For those of you who do not know, ReBoot was an animated series that started in the late 90s in Canada. The show revolved around the inner workings of a computer. All the players were sprites, programs, bits and bytes. And the badguy was a virus. It was made by Mainframe Entertainment who’s founders had their humble beginings in a little music video for Dire Straits called Money for Nothing.
The show had a huge following but most people didn’t even know it existed in the US. Season three ended the show just as Nick Jr picked it up in the states to air the seasons. The slight boost in popularity and the fan outcry had the unaired 4th season released as two Movies. My Two Bobs and Daemon Rising.
Thanks to the efforts of Zeroes2Heroes.com a comic book was released on the next generation of Reboot, which Rainmaker Entertainment intends to make into another movie. With any luck this will revitalize a new TV series.
The last television episode of ReBoot aired in November of 2001 with a cliffhanger episode that left viewers wanting more. Through websites and online forums, die-hard fans continued to speculate, predict and in some cases fictionalize the next chapter in the ReBoot story.Fast forward to 2007. Rainmaker Entertainment teamed with Zeros 2 Heroes Media to give ReBoot fans the power to decide which of five new concepts have the most merit. Over four weeks, thousands of comments, ratings, blog posts and votes poured in.
I have a lot of passion behind this project. Last summer at FanExpo in Toronto, I had a quick sit down with one of the creators of ReBoot, Gavin Blair who was absolutely overwhelmed at the fan reaction to his book, The Art of ReBoot. Even at the Masquerade competition the Reboot team won the ensemble cast.
This show just had so much charm and light humour that made it perfect for kids and adults alike. The constant pop culture references and lingo based on computer terminology made every line and every scene something you looked forward to.
Go check out Reboot.com to see how the story is progressing and all new news about ReBoot!
