Saturday night held a special surprise for me, as The Crazy Random Happenstance Shadowcast for Dr. Horrible made an appearance. (I seem to be failing at finding their YouTube account, so if anyone can give me a link, I’d be much obliged.) I’ve mentioned them previously in regards to their performance at Metrocon, and since then they’ve only improved. Their timing is still spot on and now their collection of props has been increased and perfected. They even handed out a multi-page script of possible callbacks, including my personal favorite, a reference to Kanye West’s ever-thriving ego, as Dr. Horrible stops Captain Hammer mid-speech with his freeze ray – you can imagine. I’m most definitely hoping to see them continue in their efforts to bring Dr. Horrible to people around Florida, as they are an exemplary shadowcast. And with luck, perhaps sometime in the future The Keyboard Samurai can have a back-to-back night with CRH. So if you know of them having a show at some convention around Florida, definitely check them out; I can promise you the hour is well worth it.

The weekend was absolutely thrilling, filled with Gundam Wing and new friends. There were some amazing people there (not just the voice actors), and I was able to meet everyone from locals to a group that flew in from New York. But one of the greatest moments for me was the Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Picture Show held on midnight Sunday. It was a shadowcast of the Blog comprised of Team Metro members and their friends, some of which had previously shadowed Rocky in the Tampa cast. If you don’t know/haven’t seen Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, first of all remedy that. Then, feel sad that you missed watching this amazing cast. They were (to steal the ficus’ word) phenomenal. The movie is comprised of so many quick cuts and scene changes that shadowing it is difficult just from a technical standpoint. But this group really pulled it off. I can’t brag enough about them. Not only did they master it technically, their actors were all spot on.

The show started with a contest to see who in the audience would be the next member of the Evil League of Evil. Those vying for roles came up and gave their name and catchphrase, and received scores from the judges: Captain Hammer (who never actually gave numbers, only hilarious commentary), Penny, and Billy. The decision, however, came down to audience cheering. With the new member selected (a one “Electro-Boy” dressed in full body orange spandex with bug zappers in hand) the show began. I don’t want to give much detail regarding what they did during the show, because I would hate to risk spoiling it for anyone who wants to see their next performance. Just know that they took a hell of a lot of time making sure they covered everything, including certain camera shots and character details. They even incorporated some competitors of the opening contest as part of the League. Afterward I spoke to Sherman, the group’s organizer/director/Dr. Horrible extraordinaire, and learned that they were immediately requested to perform at another convention later this year. I’m definitely looking forward to it, as I can’t wait to see what this group can do now that they’ve worked out one performance. I hope that they become an official cast (they hadn’t even given themselves a name, as they had only planned to do the show at Metrocon), and that we KeySams can support them in their future endeavors.

As you can tell, the weekend was a great success and lots of fun. I hope that I can get in contact with anyone who was there and spread the word about Repo!. I’m definitely looking forward to the next convention, and hope that more of our cast can attend in the future.