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Our pals over at Cinematical are understandably excited about the upcoming Watchmen movie. There is a bit of fun in it for us over in TV land as well. As part of the Watchmen push, Warner Premiere's Motion Comics has launched Watchmen - Motion Comic.

As they put it in the press release - "Warner Premiere's Motion Comics draw on a massive amount of source material to bring a visually engaging experience to life through the use of subtle movements, voice-overs, sweeping music scores and stunning comic book artwork." If that doesn't make sense, think of it as a graphic novel treated to the Ken Burns effect, with bits of animation added in, and a voice over to top it all off. The first episode is available as a free download from iTunes, and well worth a look. So far it seems to be getting great reviews, with the exception of a number of complaints due to the choice of using a male voice for a female character.

If you're a fan of Battlestar Galactica, then you probably wish I would have told you this yesterday, but the latest issue of TV Guide (which came out yesterday) contains a special code which can be entered in at the iTunes Music Store for a free download of a Battlestar Galactica episode. The promotion is being done in partnership with the SciFi Channel. The episode features Lucy Lawless, and a first look at the Cylon world. Since I don't watch the show I have no idea what that means, but hey, free shows are always cool.