<![CDATA[io9: evil league of evil]]> http://tags.lifehacker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: evil league of evil]]> http://io9.com/tag/evilleagueofevil http://io9.com/tag/evilleagueofevil <![CDATA[Meet the First Inductees into the Evil League of Evil]]> Hundreds of aspiring villains submitted their video applications to become members of the Evil League of Evil and earn a spot on the Dr. Horrible DVD. Check out the videos of those found worthily evil.

Joss Whedon and his co-conspirators on Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog asked fans to submit their own video applications to the Evil League of Evil, promising that if applicants could win over the likes of Fake Thomas Jefferson, Dead Bowie, and Bad Horse, their video would earn a place of honor on the Dr. Horrible DVD.

A review of the DVD at CliqueClack TV mentions three standouts among the fan-made applications. Above is Tur-Mohel, an actual Jewish Mohel fond of puns (that's his "Minyan" standing behind him) and foreskin-themed crime. Below is Mr. Terrible, whose application takes an appropriately Gilbert and Sullivan-esque turn. Terrible assures us that he's far more evil than Dr. Horrible, but still takes time out to talk to his mother:


The Evil League of Evil gets a legacy candidate in Lord Stabbington, a polite British chap who was more than a little ambivalent in accepting his ancestral duty of patricide:


The rest of the highlighted applications will be on the DVD, due out this Friday, December 19.

[via CliqueClack TV via Whedonesque]

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<![CDATA[Would You Let These People Into Your League of Evil?]]> Did Joss Whedon and co really know what they were letting themselves in for when they invited fans of Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog to apply to join the Evil League of Evil by posting audition videos to YouTube? The answer may be yes - but that doesn't stop us being surprised, amused and in some case, disturbed by some of the applicants. We've posted a handful of favorites below.

The deadline for applications was yesterday, so the world can breathe easy that Bad Horse and cronies will be too overwhelmed with the amount of applications to sort through that evil will have to take a back seat to administrative duties for awhile. We can only hope that this accidental ceasefire lasts at least until the release of Doctor Horrible on DVD...

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<![CDATA[Twitter Me This: Our Favorite Fake Twitter Feeds]]> Is fake-Twittering the new fan fiction? We think so! It’s pithy, witty, and boundless in possibilities. Lately it seems like these micro-compositions are omnipresent: Pretty much every Battlestar Galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Batman character has a feed. But we’ve come to learn that some imitations are more potent than others. We've got 10 fab fauxs you need in your life, in no particular order.

Michael Bay
The Transformers director offers egomaniacal musings on vegan grub, explosives, and beach volleyball. What’s not to love?
Soundbite: “Right now, I am combing my hair. Holy hell it's a breathtaking mane.”

William Shatner
Apparently the real Shat has started his own official Twitter feed, but we’ll always have a soft spot for his original, macho imitator.
Soundbite: “Khhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannn!!!!! There. I said it. Happy?”

Captain Picard
Ooooh, it’s on! At the risk of mixing metaphors, thus far fake Jean-Luc Picard has secured the lead over fake former James T. Kirk in the wackadoodle division.
Soundbite: “Captain’s Log: Did Horatio Hornblower ever have to put up with this?”

Dr. Walter Bishop
The brilliant/nutty doc from Fringe makes for bountiful fodder for satire in this more-creepy-than-deadpan offering.
Soundbite: "When given the option I prefer human test subjects as opposed to animals, simply because humans can better describe the type of pain."

Darth Vader
Or as he’s come to be known: nerd comedy gold
Soundbite: “Just realized I could totaly [sic] go SCUBA diving right now if I wanted to, no special equipment needed. It’s good to be me.”

Bad Horse
The Evil League of Evil leader riffs on villainy and reveals that he's a gadget hound.
Soundbite: “Developing a new superweapon; gathering ingredients. Wondering if I should make this hoof-triggered or telepathically controlled. Decisions.” (Meanwhile, we’re eagerly waiting for his spitfire take on Harry Potter’s provocative turn in Broadway's Equus.)

David Hasselhoff
Oh, ex-Knight Rider. Why are you so easy to make fun of?
Soundbite: “Deciding which leather jacket to wear.”

Aquaman
The curious trials and tribulations of superherodom’s most muscular swimmer gets immortalized. In yo’ face, Michael Phelps.
Soundbite: “Emergency over. Making some crab salad.”

Buffy Summers
The one-liners don’t even come near to rivaling Joss Whedon’s clever TV (or comic-book) scripting, but for sentimentality’s sake—and a quick Slayer fix—this will do.
Soundbite: “Ok. Seriously: Nigerian Masks and Hawaiian Tiki dolls are never a good thing to bring into the house.”

Zombie Attack
Which zombie attack? Well, any of them. Here, the walking-dead genre is imagined in a rather gripping play by play.
Soundbite: “I grab Greg and tear him away from the body. We run towards the exit as he tries to wipe the blood from his face.”

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<![CDATA[Join Dr. Horrible's Evil League Of Evil]]> Big Bads in the making, your time has come! Grab your sidekick and create your own video application to join the infamous Evil League Of Evil. Yes, right now the E.L.E. is accepting video auditions for new members. But be careful, you know what happens to those who disappoint Bad Horse.

Should you be deemed evil and worthy by the E.L.E., then you will be eligible for a spot on the extras of the Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog DVD (rumored to be released this July). And with the way this world is going, I bet you're also offered three different webisode deals in no time.

Songs are not required in this submission, but they're a plus, so says the E.L.E.

The submission deadline is October 11, so you'd better get your minions in shape. Oh I hope if you get in, you're notified by a singing group of cowboys.

[Evil League of Evil]

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