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First Look at the Live-Action Portion of ReBoot... reboot

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Penguin

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Didn't realize this was a thing, but first look at the new heroes

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And this is the teaser for CG aspect

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sorry if old, it's impossible to search ReBoot on the site.
 
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One of those CW lookin casts like they have for every one of their shows where they all look like catalog models playing young so it feels disgustingly superficial and aimed at gullible youths
 
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Ri'Orius

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Puck Beaverton said:
...but why?
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Apparently they want to focus more on the User, and presumably have some actual interaction between Users and Sprites.

I loved ReBoot, and the direction it went was a lot of fun, but the original theme song ended with: "They say the User lives outside the Net, and inputs Games for pleasure. No one knows for sure, but I intend to find out!" And I was always a little disappointed they never really lived up to that.

Hopefully there's still some element of mystery/discovery in this version, and not just from episode one Bob opens a chat client with the humans or something dumb.

EDIT: Oh wait, I was assuming the live action people are Users, but it sounds like they may just be Sprites? Well that's disappointing...
 
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Shaanyboi

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Why is there a live-action portion of ReBoot? Who wants a live-action portion of ReBoot?

Why is this a thing?


I get they're never going to complete the story from over a decade ago. I'm not stupid. But seriously, why is this a thing?
 
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Sciz

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The picture's new, but we've known this was the unfortunate choice of format they were going with for a while now.
 
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BreezyLimbo

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GUYS WE NEED TO HACK INTO THEIR SERVERS

ACCESS THE GUI FRAME

NOW OPEN THE COMMAND PROMPT

RUN:>>HACKENEMYSERVER

I do not like this new reimagining
 
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Breads

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I wonder who this one is.

Role #3 – Tamra

The Social Media Maven. Tamra is an intense, opinionated, alt chick. But under her edgy, sarcastic exterior she is actually quite sensitive, open and empathetic. Her YouTube channel gives her a voice and a means to share her thoughts and feelings.
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EmCeeGramr

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Here's an article from mid-2015 that explains the premise:

Titled ReBoot: The Guardian Code, the new show will follow four 16-year-old humans who become guardians in cyberspace. Rainmaker president Michael Hefferon said in an email that the show will feature a mix of live action and computer animation.

Guided by a cyberbeing from the original Guardian Program named VERA, teens Austin, Parker, Grey and Tamra will enter cyberspace to do battle with viruses. Guardians, like the character Bob in the original, are the police of the cyberworld, able to resist viruses and heal other sprites.

All four teens will wear protective suits that will allow them to survive in the digital world. An image of the character Austin as his guardian alter-ego Vector was released Monday. The other three character's will go by the names Googz, D-Frag and Enigma in cyberspace.
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"The world of Mainframe is so much bigger now, with internet access; cyberspace is vast," said Hefferon. "Everything from satellites, power utilities, drones, appliances, mobile devices, toys all are connected, online and provide some of the new location and plot points."

And while some things are changing, others will stay the same.

Hefferon said that Bob, hero of the original series, will be a part of the pilot episode and that other beloved favourites, such as Dot and Enzo, will have a role to play as well.

Original villain Megabyte will have a particularly prominent role in the new show, according to Hefferon.

"With the advances in technology, it was fitting to upgrade Megabyte aesthetically, along with his abilities/powers. But ReBoot fans will recognize him as the same villain they grew to love, or despise from the original ReBoot series."

Many online have speculated that the reflection in the teaser image released Monday gives a sneak peak at the revamped character.

Megabyte's memory-challenged henchmen Hack and Slash will be back as well, Hefferon said.

But Megabyte won't be the only villain in the new series. Hefferon said a mysterious hacker called The Sourcerer will play a major role.
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