The debut episode of Mods' second season will see Franz Ferdinand’s 'Take Me Out' performed by the Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith III game's virtual cast. The Beastie Boys, Breaking Benjamin, Taking Back Sunday, Yellowcard, and the ubiquitous Killers will star in video mods, using assets from games like EA's NBA Street V3 and Medal of Honor 3: European Assault, Konami's Silent Hill and Dance Dance Revolution, NCsoft's Lineage II, and Valve's Half-Life 2. The concept behind the show proved popular-or popular enough at least to warrant a renewal and a lineup of beefier talent. The concept was tested in Video Mods' first season, which saw Majesco's BloodRayne belt out 'Everybody's Fool' by Evanescence and VU Games' Leisure Suit Larry perform the Black Eyed Peas' 'Shut Up,' and the Vines' 'Ride.' Characters from another VU Game title, Tribes: Vengance, rocked on an outdoor stage as the game's jet-powered mechwarriors streaked overhead, while characters from EA's The Sims 2 mimicked the Fountains of Wayne's 'Stacey's Mom' video as the original played alongside it. Take the latest chart-topping songs, then create 'video mods'-new, all-CG music videos using characters from popular games in lieu of decked-out rockers and oiled-down models.

The show's concept seems tailor-made to woo 18- to 35-year-olds-and the valuable advertising dollars that go with them. Tomorrow night at 8pm EDT/PDT, the second season of Video Mods will debut on MTV2. However, gamers seemed much more willing to accept the fact that their game alter egos led a double life as rock stars. The show was canceled after only a few airings. Despite some critical kudos, audiences didn't accept that characters that risked life and limb in-game were just another squabbling family once the console was switched off.

Last year, UPN debuted the computer-animated sitcom Game Over, which portrayed game characters' suburban home life.

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