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ReBoot Comes To DVD (3rd Season)

Posted by Hemos on from the join-the-master-race-of-media dept.

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."

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  1. The Production Software... by intrico · · Score: 3

    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.

  2. Re:no way! by ellbee · · Score: 3

    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.

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    You can't fight in here - this is the war room!

  3. Download me, Bob... by Legolas-Greenleaf · · Score: 3
    Heh... Reboot was one of the coolest cartoons i've ever seen. It really played on the computer metephors quite nicely... i was *quite* disappointed when they didn't make a season four.

    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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