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ReBoot Comes To DVD (3rd Season)
bodosom writes: "DVDFILE notes in this blurb
that ADV films has purchased the rights to the third season of ReBoot
It's not really anime but ADV is primarily an anime distributor.
If you've never seen ReBoot ... well ... I'm sorry. The canonical
episode (Talent Night from the second season) is available
on VHS."
In case anyone was wondering what software was used to create the series, Reboot really shows off the capabilities of Avid's Softimage; the program used to create it.
Here's an excerpt from this page that mentions the use of Softimage to create the series:
Proven Productivity
As a result of its 10 years of continuous development and refinement, SOFTIMAGE|3D is a carefully balanced, production-proven creative environment. For example, Mainframe Productions, makers of the weekly animated television series "ReBoot," uses SOFTIMAGE|3D to produce approximately 22 minutes of lip-synched, animated content each week. This is by far the most ambitious 3-D graphics production schedule ever attempted. The reason Mainframe Productions uses SOFTIMAGE|3D is very simple: productivity.
Help bring more animation to DVD. You can start by signing a petition to bring Batman the Animated Series to DVD here.
.... the list goes on and on.
I'm sure that many of us would like to see other animated series be published on DVD. Personally, I'd like to see The X-Men, Dexter's Lab, The PowerPuff Girls, The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest, Voltron,
Damn, I really hope they *don't* come out with those on DVD, otherwise I'm not going to have much money left from my pay check....
You should never take life too seriously - You'll never get out of it alive.
The link is this one.
You should never take life too seriously - You'll never get out of it alive.
What's with all this anime news lately?
It's the tentacle penises (penii?)
CmdrTaco LOVES tentacle penises. Espescially tentacle penis rapes involving schoolgirls.
--Shoeboy
Perhaps he thought "CGI...Perl...News for Nerds"
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I do not wish to be cynical... but I really do not see Reboot as a "good" show.
I first saw the show on Cartoon Network a year or so back, when it was first on CTN. My first impression was: my god... more CGI. In addition to the CGI, it is _bad_ CGI. Examples of good CGI are : The up and coming Final Fantasy movie (get the trailer at http://www.rpgamer.com ) and some of the scenes from Gladiator.
Aside from the poor CGI, the show is just generally lacking. I have fialed to find a plot in any of the several episodes I have watched. All I see in that show are wandering characters, full of the sensationalism that often crowds the mass media when it comes to technology.
If you want good CGI, there is plenty of it, or, if you want good anime, just watch Gundam, Urusei Yatsura, or that wonderful show, Sailor Moon.
Fran Frisina (franf@hhs.net)
http://www.zero-productions.com/
Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.
I can remember way back when, watching ReBoot on TV before it was syndicated. I was always amazed that they did the whole show using computer animation. Looking back, its interesting to see how computer animation has progressed and become so much more advanced.
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Kevin Mitchell
Anime has a huge following, here and everywhere... find out why, watch some! :)
If I may, I'll point you to CmdrTaco's post in Ask Slashdot, Essential Anime
I'd say the fact that it has over 1000 comments attached would prove that the anime enthusiasts are in force
the slashdot compound, which is what really matters anyway /. crews collective ass. Don't let him go unrewarded!
Moderators, did you catch that? This dudes totally kissing the
--Shoeboy
All in all I think the big success factor for the show was revolutionary animation and a completely unexplored plotline. There had never been a show like it, besides, it's kinda fun to think that people are running around in you computer and playing your video games with you!
Me too. I couldn't believe that hacker humor could make it into Saturday morning cartoons. The concept of Phong being Phong shaded (hey, where's Goraud? He could be called Henri and have a French accent) was enough to get my lousy butt out of bed on onto the couch where it belonged. ReBoot and The Tick reignited my interest in cable TV and changed my life. I hate them.
You can't fight in here - this is the war room!
The point about them not being picked up in the States (particularly for season 3) was partly the cause of the improved storyline and plotting for season 3. The staff of the show had long felt that they were being unduly cramped by BS&P - Broadcast Standards & Practices - and felt they had a chance to cover more ground without that restriction.
Some specific examples come to mind - the "BS&P Approved liferaft", and Dot's monobreast (search on 'monobreast' inside the article).
A more important and less noticably point is that the Canadian episodes were 'censored down' for U.S. viewing. There was consistent pressure to control language and imagery, but there were also apparently post-production cuts. If you watched it in the U.S., missing bits may contribute to plot inconsistencies.
Although "YRO" may not be the original reason this item made it to /., it's a good thing to note here; if you are getting the originals on DVD, then there is one less snipping layer between you and the creators of the work...
I question why this is on slashdot.. its not really any news because its coming to DVD.
FYI this information was released 3 days ago in an ADV press release..
If your looking on any anime information goto
http://www.animeondvd.com
instead as its allways upto date and has a great forum and you can even get a response to studio reps sometimes =)..
Anyhoo in closing.. leave it to a dedicated site.. this is more proof that slashdot is going downhill...
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--Shoeboy
EA got the ReBoot license in early 1995 when Don Mattrick (our studio head at the time) heard that Microsoft was after it. The license was then bounced around the studio until my group got it in late '95. The game wasn't completed until February of '98, hitting stores just before the end of March. By then the license was thoroughly dead, no one even remembered the show, and marketing (justifiably) chose not to support the product. Consequently, it went on to sell about 50,000 units, not even breaking even (the game cost US$2.1M to produce!).
It's got to be one of the worst "cartoons" ever made. The minor degree of fame it did achieve (at one time it was broadcast in over 50 countries), was largely due to the fact that it was the only computer-animated show of its kind back then. Once other cartoon shops caught up with Mainframe's technology (Mainframe is the Vancouver company that made ReBoot and now makes Beast Wars, Weird Ohs, Imax stuff), ReBoot's shoddy script and bland modelling sunk it for good. Season 3 was never picked up by a major network in the States, to the best of my knowledge. And now they're putting out a DVD? I can't imagine who would shell out good money for it.
www.AdrianCrook.com
This really kicks butt. I spent way to much time recording all of season 3, then editing out the advertisments so I had 3 long tapes of pure reboot. (which I goofed on and recorded in mono)
If you recorded them from Cartoon Network, you didn't goof. Cartoon Network broadcasts in mono. It is my understanding that they use the other audio channel in the satellite downlink for the SAP (usually Spanish) audio. The reason your TV says it's in stereo is because SAP is an extension to stereo broadcasting. So the cable company just plugs the mono audio into both inputs of the stereo encoder, and the other channel into the SAP input.
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Anyone heard anything about the two new movies? Mainframe's site says that there will be two movies released on YTV, a Canadian TV network. Will these be released in DVD or VHS format as well, or, for that matter, will they be shown on Cartoon Network?
Mike Hollinger.
Michael C. Hollinger
For people unfamiliar to the show, Joe Smith's Reboot page is probably the best internet resource on the show. I think i have my Megabyte action figure around somewhere... :^)
-legolas
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