The new Clone Wars series begins tonight on Cartoon Network at 9pm — but if you have a social life, there's more than just TiVo waiting to help you get your latest dose of Jedi juice. (Including Master Plo Koon and some clones under siege, as seen in this newly released promo image.) In fact, Lucasfilm and Warner Bros are going all out in an attempt to make sure that, if you have access to the internet, there's almost no way you can miss the new animated version of George Lucas' vision.

The day after an episode premieres on Cartoon Network, television-phobic fans will be able to buy it on iTunes, or else wait a week and watch it for free on both Cartoon Network's website and StarWars.com. In addition, StarWars.com will also be offering a regular podcast about the show as well as a weekly Clone Wars webcomic; iTunes will also have last week's Cartoon Network 30-minute behind-the-scenes Clone Wars Preview available for free.

Of course, all of this online promotion may backfire in terms of television ratings. After all, with everything that's available online, you might wonder why you'd need to turn on your television at all...

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