TV BUZZ: Lesser-known but well-respected comic talent make up the cast and crew behind HBO’s new animated sitcom about a twenty-something New Yorker who just can’t seem to catch a break. Can’t “catch a break?” Hmmm, sounds strangely familiar .

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The Best Links:

1. If You Liked ‘Dr. Katz,’ You’ll Like Tim
2. “Imagine ‘The Office’ if Every Character Were R-rated”
3. Tim: A “Calmer, Low-key, Easier-to-take Larry David”
4. The Life And Times of Tim: Official Site
5. “Having Watched Several Clips, It Didn’t Make Me Even Smile Once. Good Luck.”
6. R.I.P. Nell Carter

TECH BUZZ: David Rees clip-art comic strip now has an animated version. Brought to you by 236.com, it mines the same deadpan absurdity for yuks about terrorism.

The Best Links:

1. Episode 1: The Watch List
2. Gets Your Video On

MOVIE BUZZ: The animated new Star Wars movie comes out August 15th, but the poster and trailer have been released this week. The 3D animation looks kind of blocky, but at least we won’t have to put up with any bad acting.

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The Best Links:

1. Watch the Preview tonight on Cartoon Network, TNT, TBS, or CNN
2. Star Wars Fans Have Mixed Feelings about the Animated Thing
3. Star Wars: Leaked Clone Wars Trailer
4. The Clone Wars Poster Revealed!!!
5. Geeky Details about Amidala, Anakin, and Obi Wan
6. The Theater Release Is the Premiere for the Televised Animated Series
7. The First Clone Wars Trailer Will Air Tonight!
8. Poster Not As Cool As the Movie is Gonna Be
9. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Official Website
10. George Lucas Presents ‘Clone Wars’ at Cartoon Network Upfront

TV BUZZ: A refreshingly original and funny animated series by MTV Japan has shorts you can watch online. Oh, how we miss the days of Liquid TV , Daria , and even Beavis and Butthead . It’s nice to see there’s innovative and quirky animation still coming out of their studios, and now it is all available on the web . (Thanks for the tip, Gavin!)

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The Best Links:

1. Watch Them All! It’ll Only Take an Hour
2. Watch all the Shorts on Their Official Website
3. “I think collectively, these cartoons are the most awesome thing I’ve ever seen.”
4. Funny, Clever CG shorts Done in a Very Original Style
5. YouTube - USAVICH vol.1-vol.5
6. The Story of 2 Imprisoned Rabbits in a Russian Jail - If That Sounds Riveting at All
7. Too Bad MTV America Doesn’t Do Animation Anymore
8. “Hilarious and Nicely Done”

TV BUZZ: Old Garfield comic strips made with live actors and turned into music videos. To say this amazing web series of homages to Garfield creator Jim Davis from Fatal Farm is surreal doesn’t quite do it justice. Words fail us - just watch.

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The Best Links:

1. The Lasagna Cat Promo
2. 08/18/1978, Featuring Music From Final Fantasy VI
3. Lasagna Cat is King
4. With Live Action Garfield Reenactments, The Internet Finally Reaches Its Full Potential
5. 10/26/2007, Featuring Jimmy Buffet
6. 01/19/1987, Featuring The Bangles
7. 04/08/1998, With Help From Nine Inch Nails
8. 06/15/2007, With Fischerspooner
9. 04/16/2007, With Music By Pat Benetar
10. 09/15/2006, Barenaked Ladies (Garfield Eats An Uncooked Cake)
11. Cats Are Involved, Just Not LOLCats