ReBoot
ReBoot is a mix of old-fashioned good-versus-evil cartoon show, computer generated imagery (CGI) and a computers theme. Set in "Mainframe", ReBoot follows the adventures of Bob (a Guardian from the Internet sent to protect Mainframe), Dot (one of Mainframe'a inhabitants and owner of "Dot's Diner") and Enzo (Dot's very exciteable little brother) as they battle against MegaByte (a computer virus set on taking over Mainframe) and Hexadecimal (another virus with a couple of bits short of a byte and a face to match every mood). Screened in many countries around the world by Y-TV, ReBoot has just finished screening its third season in the US, Canada and Australia.
The Characters
The world of Mainframe is filled with many wonderful characters. Here is a list of some of them:
- Bob
- Bob is a Guardian, which is a special type of person that has special abilities and can win games from the user. Bob's job here is to protect Mainframe and the SuperComputer from MegaByte and Hexadecimal, repair tears and win games to prevent nullified sectors.
- Dot
- Dot is one of Mainframes inhabitants and the owner of Dot's Diner. Dot is always concerned with facts and figures and never really has much fun. Later into series' two and three she becomes much more organised as she fights to save Mainframe from MegaByte
- Enzo
- Enzo is Dot's brother. Another citizen of Mainframe, Enzo is very exciteable and always reading for a new adventure, which gets him into troubles sometimes. Later on, Enzo gets a new friend called AndrAIa and becomes a guardian.
- AndrAIa
- AndrAIa appears about halfway into series two as an artificially intelligent game sprite. She is then resurrected when the game finishes and is brought back when Enzo presses on his icon.
- MegaByte
- MegaByte is a virus hell-bent on taking over Mainframe and enslaving its inhabitants. The series revolves around Bob, Dot and Enzo fighting to stop him and another wicked virus, Hexadecimal.
- Hexadecimal
- Hexadecimal is another virus bent on enslaving Mainframe. She has a lot of high level functions and is quite powerful. Bob is the only one who can truly stop her. Later on in series three, Bob learns of a startling fact about Hexadecimal.
Episodes
Here is a guide to all of the episodes to ReBoot, up to halfway through series 3. Bear in mind that I have yet to complete this section, and that these episodes aren't sorted into order but here's a few to satisfy your appetite.
Series 1
- Racing The Clock
- Enzo starts up a new delivery service, shipping packages all over Mainframe. When Enzo's first custome is MegaByte, Bob decides to deliver the package himself to Hexadecimal. The package turns out to be a bomb.
- The TIFF
- Bob and Dot start fighting with each other when Bob says that Dot isn't spontaneous enough. Enzo tries to get them back together.
Series 2
- AndrAIa
- AndrAIa begins when Enzo becomes fed up with not having anyone his age to play with. Frustrated and confused, Bob and Dot try to solve the problem but a game cube descends before a decision is made. Bob, Dot and Enzo prepare for action. Enzo finds his companion when he makes friends with an artificially intelligent game sprite named AndrAIa.
Series 3
- End Prog
- Final episode of the series. Mainframe is on the verge of collapse and Bob, Dot and the team realise there's nothing they can do to save it. Bob comes up with an idea to let the user win a game, therefore nullifying the sector, which will force a system crash and restart. It works, rebuilding Mainframe to its former glory. A few surprises are found here and the episode ends with a musical opera that shows you what happened in series 3.
Links
There a many web pages dedicated to the show ReBoot. Here is a list of the one's I have seen and bookmarked: