Behold: the trailer for Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog! Watch it. I know it sounds cheesy. I know you hate musicals. Watch it anyway.

If you love Firefly like I love Firefly (and if you don’t know Firefly, shame on you!), watch it for Nathan Fillion – he’s deliciously smarmy and despicable. If you are a fan of Doogie Howser (or not, whatever), watch it for Neil Patrick Harris, who is nothing short of brilliant. If you’re one of those psychotic Joss Whedon fans (which I am NOT – sorry) … well, then you probably knew about this long before I did, so never mind. Watch it because it’s part of an important movement in intellectual property rights and freedom on the internet. I don’t care. Just watch it – it’s good and it will make you laugh. And we could all use more of that these days.

It’s available to view free online at DrHorrible.com. Better yet, fork over the $6 to buy it at the iTunes Store and help fund the future of unfettered creativity.

Okay, climbing off my soapbox now.