Whedon himself commented on his blog, confirming that “the guestimates were not far off, as far as I noticed.” He added, “This was a sensible article on a subject that will, if we beret-wearing artistes have our way, will matter very much.”
To get an idea of how many were able to watch it during its 5-day free viewing period at the DrHorrible.com site, here are the initial Hulu view counts by Act: (courtesy of David Sarno at the LA Times)
Act One: 1,149,846
Act Two: 625,552
Act Three: 427,785
All this further turns heads in the industry, as Hollywood is starting to notice that top name talent like Joss Whedon, who admittedly has a considerable and loyal following, can self-distribute original content outside of the traditional studio system. As for Dr. Horrible – we’ll be looking forward to the sequel.
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