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Animated Alias: Jennifer GarnerA thin line separates Jennifer Garner's "Alias" character from reality.
It's a series of thin lines, actually - sketches that take her sexy superspy from the world of live action to the world of animation.
The seven-minute "Animated Alias" on the new third-season DVD of the ABC thriller is the latest example of a renaissance in the short-cartoon format inspired by the success of 2003's "The Animatrix."
The movies "Van Helsing," "The Chronicles of Riddick," and the TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" also have tried to expand their reach through animation - from short stand-alone films to TV shows.
Short cartoons, like music soundtracks in the 1980s, are becoming popular movie and TV spin-offs that have an artistic legitimacy beyond simple merchandising.
And with 3-D computer animation such as "Shrek 2" and "Finding Nemo" taking over the feature film market, these shorts may be among the few places fans can see traditional hand-drawn animation.
"There are certain sign posts that you've broken through into the subculture," said "Alias" creator J.J. Abrams. "The idea of having the show animated, to me, was like crossing that threshold."
Although the cartoon is very brief, Abrams described it as a chance to dip his toe into ink and paint.
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