It has started — the Internerds have uploaded tonight's Emmy ep of Dr. Horrible (background here) and it is begun metastasizing across cyberspace, from Mashable to Mag.ma to Newsweek's Tumblr to an, er, Neil Patrick Harris appreciation blog to Dr. Horrible Himself. Did we love it? Yes, along with New York's Emily Nussbaum and Time's James Poniewozik and St. Petersburg Times' Eric Deggans — even if probably most of the CBS viewing audience had no clue what was going on. Oh well. That's the future of media — niche, baby! (more...)

The "Horrible Emmys" puns will be beaten to death before the night is through, but even before the broadcast begins tonight on CBS it's a pretty good bet what the high point of this weekend's obligatory awards show will be.  Yesterday, Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello breathlessly reported on EW.com that "Sources confirm...exclusively that host Neil Patrick Harris will headline a Dr. Horrible-themed production number about midway through Sunday’s ceremony."

Well, duh.  Dr. Horrible's eponymous NPH is hosting the show.  Plus, his singing was pretty much the most bearable part of this year's Tony Awards (which he also hosted). But wait, there's more! (more...)