This is the trailer for Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog. It's a movie in three parts made by Joss Whedon. Joss Whedon, if you don't know who that is (lord have mercy on your soul), he's the visionary behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it's spinoff series Angel, and Firefly. Look him up. This movie is about a man named Billy (Neil Patrick Harris, TV's Barney Stinson, formarlly TV's Doogie Howser, MD) who's alter ego, Dr. Horrible, is a small time super villain trying to make his way into the Evil League of Evil. Mean while the girl of his dreams,Penny, (Felicia Day) an activist with a heart of gold, begins to date cheesey, shallow Captian Hammer (Nathon Fillion), a super strong defender of the city who also happens to be Dr. Horrible's nemisis. Oh, and did I mention it's a musical?

The unique thing about this movie is that it was made without the help or support of any big name studio. In fact, it's made mostly by friends and family of Whedon himself. And, as a kicker was shown free, on the internet for a long time (now it's just four dollars for the whole movie on itunes). it was conceiverd as a means to break free from the dictation of the Big Time movie studios and deep pocket producers and let go into the creative genre of "why not". In fact this was one of the only things in production during the long entertainment drought known as the Writer's Strike. The point was to view this medium as art, not product. And even when there's probably not going to be any money in it, doing art is rewarding. To quote Mr. Whedon on his own Master Plan:
"The idea was to make it on the fly, on the cheap – but to make it. To turn out a really thrilling, professionalish piece of entertainment specifically for the internet. To show how much could be done with very little. To show the world there is another way. To give the public (and in particular you guys) something for all your support and patience. And to make a lot of silly jokes. Actually, that sentence probably should have come first. "

If you have four dollars, I strongly suggest you buy this movie. It's a good cause. and it's a Damn good movie.