Dr. Horrible Crashes the Emmys

There were more than a few comments about the changing nature of entertainment during the 2009 Emmy Awards tonight, but Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion brought it into sharp relief with a pre-recorded sketch featuring cameos from Horrible co-stars Felicia Day and Simon Helberg, a CSI joke and not as much singing as you’d expect.

(My favorite bit? The buffering joke. Alas…)

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