With Shark Tale’s utterly predictable box office victory this weekend, the AP declares animation voiceover work to be the “cool thing to do in Hollywood.” Pray tell, AP coolhunters, what’s the appeal of working in the hotter-than-hott CGI genre?

“For the talent, the voice-over work is a minimal commitment,” said Eric Wight, an artist who has worked on cartoons for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Charlie’s Angels.” “They can record an hour’s worth in a couple hours. I always love being at these voice-recording sessions and they show up and they’re practically in their pajamas and unwashed - very easy work for them.”

Ah, now we get it. Actors have been craving relief from the stresses of long days playing dress-up and gobbling Oxycontin to alleviate the soul-crushing boredom of watching their bank accounts fill with millions of dollars. Why put on pants when DreamWorks will richly subsidize a brief vacation from the hard work of bathing and maintaining an eating disorder?