Ever since Walt Disney made "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" we've been watching and enjoying animated "actors" in movies. When "Beauty and the Beast" was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, it did so on the strength of the performances of animated actors. In Japan, anime characters like "Lupin III" are every bit as adored as real actors. Fact is, we've been watching, loving and accepting animated actors for years. Just because the new ones will be C.G. and will look "real" won't matter much. We'll still like them based on the skill of the animator and the story being told. Some day, kids will look at old footage of real, live actors and think it's all very primitive -- just as we do when we look at silent film actors with their white makeup and thick eyeliner. Times (and tastes) change. -jjsemp