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Anyone watch this as a kid? This was a great CGI cartoon and everything and everybody in it had something to do with computers.
[b]Wiki:[/b]
ReBoot is a Canadian CGI-animated action-adventure television series that originally aired from 1994 to 2001. It was produced by Vancouver-based production company Mainframe Entertainment, and created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace, with the visuals designed by Brendan McCarthy after an initial attempt by Ian Gibson.
It is the first full-length, completely computer-animated TV series.
[b]Setting:[/b]
The setting is in the inner world of a computer system known by its inhabitants as Mainframe. It was deliberately chosen due to technological constraints at the time, as the fictional computer world allowed for blocky looking models and mechanical animation. Mainframe is divided into six sectors (moving clockwise): Baudway, Kits, Floating Point Park, Beverly Hills, Wall Street, and Ghetty Prime. Mainframe is populated almost entirely by binomes, little creatures that represent either 1s or 0s, as well as a handful of Sprites who are primarily humanoid creatures of more complex design and are the main characters of the series.
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The Main Characters:[/b]
Bob – Guardian #452, acts as the guardian of Mainframe.
Dot Matrix – the COMMAND.COM of Mainframe, who also owns a local diner and many other "businesses" (as seen at the end of one episode in the first season).
Enzo Matrix – Dot's younger brother who idolized Bob as a hero, later grows up to become the renegade simply known as Matrix.
Frisket – A dog that belongs to Enzo.
Phong – Mainframe's system administrator, serves as a mentor and adviser to its inhabitants and works with Bob in defense of the system.
AndrAIa – A game sprite and friend (and later girlfriend) of Enzo introduced in season two. The "AI" in her name refers to "Artificial Intelligence."
Megabyte – A "command and conquer, and infectious" computer virus, and the series' main villain. He is the opposite of Hexadecimal, and is an "Order Virus." Once came from the virus known as Killabyte. When merging with his sister Hexadecimal, they form an even more powerful virus called (as one might guess) Gigabyte. Has an English accent.
Hexadecimal – Megabyte's twin sister (came from the same viral strand: Killabyte), a "chaotic" computer virus, whose face is represented by a series of masks, each portraying a different emotion. She is the opposite of Megabyte, and is a "Chaos Virus." An English accent prevails here too, in the style of a particularly flirtatious (if not, at times, deranged) Honor Blackman.
Mouse – A freelance Hacker who originally was mentioned briefly, then worked for Megabyte in a one-shot early in the season, but then later switched sides and joined Dot and Enzo to defend Mainframe when Bob was trapped in "The Web." Speaks with a southern U.S. accent, and uses the word 'sugah' a lot as a term of endearment.
Hack & Slash – The two most commonly seen Henchmen in Megabyte's employ. Neither of them is very good at problem solving. During the 3rd season they switch sides and join the "command.com" of mainframe.
[b]Episode 1:[/b]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaxT4yyuJjE&fmt=35[/media]
The show also makes about a 100 pop culture references to movies, games and television shows:
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReBoot#Popular_culture_references[/url]
Some References: Crossroads, Star Wars, Toy Story, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Jurassic Park, Evil Dead, Thunderbirds, Star Trek, Wallace and Gromit, Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, Stargate, Mortal Kombat and Sonic the Hedgehog.
I nostalgia'd
I remember in grade 2 coming from school and watching it all the time
no, I was too busy watching Eds, Dexter and other fucking awesome shows
how the fuck would a kid understand any of this anyway
I also watched Dexters lab, good show. Also watch the video, this show makes computers kids friendly.
[QUOTE=reapaninja;16340457]no, I was too busy watching Eds, Dexter and other fucking awesome shows
how the fuck would a kid understand any of this anyway[/QUOTE]
Dexter's lab was the shit.
When I first watched ReBoot I didn't even know they were in a computer. I thought all the lingo they used and the names were just funny words. Now I watch it and its a lot more interesting since I actually know what all the stuff means.
I watched it, hearing our sacred terms tossed around like that is making me cringe
I miss the good days of Cartoon Network
[QUOTE=M2k3;16340510]When I first watched ReBoot I didn't even know they were in a computer. I thought all the lingo they used and the names were just funny words. Now I watch it and its a lot more interesting since I actually know what all the stuff means.[/QUOTE]
I always felt it was subliminally teaching me about computers.
Oh shit yes I remember this. I used to love this when I was little. The good years of Cartoon Network.
Star Trek intro?
I watched this all the time when i was at school! some of it used to scare the crap out of me, especially with the purple cacoons?
This was the best TV show on earth. It was just to early for its time. If it were to be done now it would most likely be better.
I can't wait till the movies come out, they are gonna be fuckwin.
Thats just fucking creepy D:
[QUOTE=jivemasta;16348094]I can't wait till the movies come out, they are gonna be fuckwin.[/QUOTE]
Movies?
I loved this show.
[QUOTE=Agent_Wesker;16353319]Movies?[/QUOTE]
Yeah aren't they making a movie out of this because fans wanted it so bad? I'd like to see it happen..
Would be nice to have some more movies I guess. I think this show is still far more complex and entertaining than any kids shows that are being aired today.
They are making a trilogy of movies. I have no clue when they are supposed to be out though.
They also made a comic series you can read online.
I'm sorry, did someone start a thread on one of the most epic CG television shows to come out of Vancouver and forget to tell me about it?
Oh yes they did!
[img]http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/reboot/images/8/88/Main_frame.jpg[/img]
My friend lives a few blocks away from Mainframe Entertainment (now known as Rainmaker Entertainment).
EDIT: Hey, who didn't link to the episode library? Someone got permission to upload every episode to youtube.
[url=http://purplemagpie.0catch.com/reboot/archive.html]They are all organized here[/url].
Every episode? Youtube? Epic.
I watched the entire show last summer. Straight through. It made me so happy because its probably my favorite childhood show.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al6ssH4vkdY&fmt=18[/media]
I always knew Megabyte was a metalhead...
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My friend lives a few blocks away from Mainframe Entertainment (now known as Rainmaker Entertainment).
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:raise:
[QUOTE=Agent_Wesker;16363026]Every episode? Youtube? Epic.[/QUOTE]
That is thouroughly cool. Even cooler that it's being done with the companies permission. Most companies like that will hold onto their most redundant copyrights just out of spite. Nice to see a company that just wants people to enjoy what it makes.
Used to watch this when we went camping in Belgium.
I must have watched every episode at least once. I even had the game for PS1.
[QUOTE=ijyt;16369890]:raise:[/QUOTE]
Their offices are in Kitsilano ([B]reference note[/B]: there's a place in Mainframe called "kits") on Broadway Street ([B]reference note[/B]: again, here's a place in Mainframe called "Baudway").
Apparently they also worked on Prototype.
The second and third seasons were the best, where the plot went "fuck the silly little kids shit, this is gonna get alot more serious."
Canadian TV in the 90's was the shit.
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