Change is in the air

NPR did a story on "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" on Friday. It's a musical comedy made specially for the Internet.

The show is pretty funny. I'm not big on musicals, but the humor was great and Ian and I watched all three acts.

It was available free on Hulu until last night, but starting today you have to pay $1.99 to download the acts from iTunes.

I think this is a great idea, a step in the right direction for mainstream entertainment. The show went into production around the time of the Hollywood writers' strike. Dr. Horrible is proof the writers don't need Hollywood, along the same vein as Radiohead's latest album and the slew of musicians who are showing the recording industry it's not necessary for success.

I love the smell of media convergence in the morning. Don't you?