Flight of the Low-Rent Super Villain

Comedy of the mundane is in.

In Flight of the Conchords fashion, Neil Patrick Harris' latest project (yes, that's Doogie Howser) is a web-series that derives it's humor from the banality of a traditionally sensationalized topic. In the case of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, the painfully average day-to-day life of a humble super villain is explored.

And yes, it is a musical.

It purportedly began as a labor-of-love project outside the Hollywoood system, during the WGA strike earlier this year. From what I've seen so far, there isn't enough substance for the project to go anywhere beyond a limited run of webisodes. But these days, who knows?

The trailer is below. Act I (of three) is out now, and available to view on the creator's website: http://www.drhorrible.com/