Holy Crap! All the Pop Culture References in Reboot!
Wasan Syananondh
great so far. Being an immense Evil Dead / Army of Darkness fan, I was
incredibly surprised at the season premiere's game! The last episode that's
been on (just warning, if you reply to this thread, don't go ahead of the
U.S. schedule) has been 3.2.1, the first of the *new* Enzo and Andraia that
was in all of those season 3 promo's...
What I've really been loving have been all of the massive, massive pop
culture sci-fi / etc. references to everything in the show so far! From the
whole Bond thing in Firewall to the Frances McDormand / Fargo imitation,
hanna barbara cartoon characters (can't remember his name, with the mutt and
the car) and even a somewhat obscure quote in 3.1.4 Game Over from Star Trek
II: The Wrath of Khan ("I don't believe in a no-win situation.") and that
doll Volkswagen commercial, there's been a lot.
I don't know if this was already covered in the ng when S3 original series
aired, but I'd like to hear what other ones have been in there. I've caught
a lot but I'd like to hear what others have seen... my friend today pointed
out that Koboyashi Maru ref.
Can't wait to see this new tetrology...
Ampoy
> >About the Star Trek II reference, I hope everyone noticed Cursor's last
> words
> >in today's ep, "Where No Sprite Has Gone Before":
He also talked like kirk(or how they make fun of how he talked)...with the
voice pauses...
>
>
> I hope that wasn't the only Star Trek reference everyone noticed in that
> ep... My goodness, they were everywhere, weren't they? I mean, I like
little
> jokes like that as much as the next ReBoot/Trek fan, but that was a LOT of
> references! (Yeah, I know who wrote it...)
>
>
Red13
>
> > >About the Star Trek II reference, I hope everyone noticed Cursor's last
> > words
> > >in today's ep, "Where No Sprite Has Gone Before":
I'm not going to give any spoilers away, but the Star Trek references in
ReBoot resurface soon. You'll know them when you see/hear them.
bth-bob
> What I've really been loving have been all of the massive, massive pop
> culture sci-fi / etc. references to everything in the show so far! From the
> whole Bond thing in Firewall to the Frances McDormand / Fargo imitation,
> hanna barbara cartoon characters (can't remember his name, with the mutt and
> the car) and even a somewhat obscure quote in 3.1.4 Game Over from Star Trek
> II: The Wrath of Khan ("I don't believe in a no-win situation.") and that
> doll Volkswagen commercial, there's been a lot.
>
About the Star Trek II reference, I hope everyone noticed Cursor's last words
in today's ep, "Where No Sprite Has Gone Before":
"System out of Danger?" "Then Where I go, I go alone."
Just like Spock's last words in Wrath of Khan.
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words
>in today's ep, "Where No Sprite Has Gone Before":
Harvey Lee
> He also talked like kirk(or how they make fun of how he talked)...with the
> voice pauses...
I don't under...STAND what you're...talkingabout. :)
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> Ampoy wrote:
> >
> > > >About the Star Trek II reference, I hope everyone noticed Cursor's
last
> > > words
> > > >in today's ep, "Where No Sprite Has Gone Before":
>
> ReBoot resurface soon. You'll know them when you see/hear them.
And they've been in before...
In "Talent Night",the Captain Quirk version of Elton John's "Rocket Man"
Maybe we should start "The Annotated Reboot", a list of such references?
Pairaka
That would be a good idea.
-- Pairaka
MG
>
entertaining.
"Bob had three stunt doubles for this sequence."
"Dot's Diner is actually a storefront in Edmundville, KS."
"The nulls formed a labor union just after this episode."
"The firewall was actually lit by a spark from Mouse's hair."
---MG
Angus Manwaring
>> >About the Star Trek II reference, I hope everyone noticed Cursor's last
>> words
>> >in today's ep, "Where No Sprite Has Gone Before":
>He also talked like kirk(or how they make fun of how he talked)...with the
>voice pauses...
Yeah, it's funny, I can recognise a Capt. Kirk impression a mile off, but
they don't actually sound like the man himself to me.
All the best,
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Scott Delahunt
"Ian Worrall" (i...@washuu.freeserve.co.uk) writes:
> Red13 <Re...@bc.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:372001D1...@bc.sympatico.ca...
>> ReBoot resurface soon. You'll know them when you see/hear them.
> And they've been in before...
>
> In "Talent Night",the Captain Quirk version of Elton John's "Rocket Man"
There's also a Picard binome, seen in AndrAIa, IIRC
"All you said was 'Engage!'"
"And 'Make it so.' I said 'Make it so' more than I did 'Engage.'"
(IIRC again, a Riker binome was deleted after Megabyte used his Borg
routine in 3.1.1 or 3.1.2. "Resistance is futile. You will be
assimiliated.")
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Pairaka
>routine in 3.1.1 or 3.1.2. "Resistance is futile. You will be
>assimiliated.")
Actually, the one deleted by Megabyte was a Piccard binome ("The line must be
drawn HERE!"). The Riker binome, or rather Number One, was in "Bad Bob." It
only looked like Riker; it sounded like Sean Connery.
-- Pairaka
Glenn Shaw
>
>(IIRC again, a Riker binome was deleted after Megabyte used his Borg
>routine in 3.1.1 or 3.1.2. "Resistance is futile. You will be
>assimiliated.")
No, that was a Picard binome -- it spoke Picard's famous line from "Star
Trek: First Contact": "The line must be drawn *here*!"
At which point Megabyte deleted him, leaving only his boots.
There was a Riker binome in "Bad Bob" (Dot even addressed him as "Number
One"), but he talked like Scotty. >_<
Glenn Shaw
...who likes all the in-jokes....
webrunner
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>
>"Ian Worrall" (i...@washuu.freeserve.co.uk) writes:
>> Red13 <Re...@bc.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:372001D1...@bc.sympatico.ca...
>>> I'm not going to give any spoilers away, but the Star Trek references in
>>> ReBoot resurface soon. You'll know them when you see/hear them.
>> And they've been in before...
>>
>> In "Talent Night",the Captain Quirk version of Elton John's "Rocket Man"
>
>There's also a Picard binome, seen in AndrAIa, IIRC
>
>"All you said was 'Engage!'"
>"And 'Make it so.' I said 'Make it so' more than I did 'Engage.'"
>
>routine in 3.1.1 or 3.1.2. "Resistance is futile. You will be
>assimiliated.")
>
"You can see that resistance is futile.. anyone else have a problem with
that?"
thalamic
the white ball thingie was great too. Special since not a lot of people
remember the Prisoner
Eugene Myers
> I thought adding the reference to 'The Prisoner' with 'Be seeing you' and
> the white ball thingie was great too. Special since not a lot of people
> remember the Prisoner
>
I specifically went and got a copy of the Prisoner episodes because I knew
there was a ReBoot ep based on it, and I am glad I did! It's a great
series in its own right, and ReBoot couldn't have handled it better. I
recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen the Prisoner yet.
-Darkling
David Farr
angus@angusm_ANTISPEM_.demon.co.uk says...
> On 23-Apr-99 08:24:41, Ampoy said
> >> >About the Star Trek II reference, I hope everyone noticed Cursor's last
> >> words
> >> >in today's ep, "Where No Sprite Has Gone Before":
>
>
> >He also talked like kirk(or how they make fun of how he talked)...with the
> >voice pauses...
>
>
> Yeah, it's funny, I can recognise a Capt. Kirk impression a mile off, but
> they don't actually sound like the man himself to me.
>
I don't know, have you heard him speaking in Starfleet Academy. My first
reaction was: "My God! He does speak like that!"
Harvey Lee
> There's also a Picard binome, seen in AndrAIa, IIRC
>
> "All you said was 'Engage!'"
> "And 'Make it so.' I said 'Make it so' more than I did 'Engage.'"
I never did like that binome. Didn't act like Picard in any way. Too
whiney. In S3 they had a 1 version, and he died with his boots on. Brief but
more like Picard.
Pairaka
>> "And 'Make it so.' I said 'Make it so' more than I did 'Engage.'"
>
>I never did like that binome. Didn't act like Picard in any way. Too
>whiney.
I think that binome was more of a "ST fan dressed as Picard."
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William Brogden
I would love to have a copy of the complete Prisoner episodes - where
can
they be purchased?
WBB
Lizard
wrote:
>On a similar theme, can we have a "Seven - Of - Nine " Sprite?
>
You've got AndrAIa, Mouse, and Dot. What do you need '38 of DD' for?
(To add a more serious note:While the "Women Of Season 3" are, uhm,
well-devloped in that sense of the word, it's also worth noting that
they're also extremely well-round (slap! no pun intended!) characters.
All of them are competant, capable, and, more importantly, unique
individuals. Unlike most series where you have the token female
sidekick, ReBoot has several women in important roles. So why isn't it
ever lauded by the usual suspects?
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> To add a more serious note:While the "Women Of Season 3" are, uhm,
> well-devloped in that sense of the word, it's also worth noting that
> they're also extremely well-round (slap! no pun intended!) characters.
> All of them are competant, capable, and, more importantly, unique
> individuals. Unlike most series where you have the token female
> sidekick, ReBoot has several women in important roles. So why isn't it
> ever lauded by the usual suspects?
This was well-discussed several years ago, but is worth bringing up again
for all the new viewers. It is refreshing to have a series that shows
women as strong role models. And not just one woman, but half the cast.
Kudos to Mainframe's leaders for providing such a positive vision.
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Angus Manwaring
No I only know him from the original series .............and of course,
the legendary, the immortal, the crap, T.J.Hooker
"I guess kids and booze just don't mix." :)
Matthew Hambley
"thalamic" <(spamfilter)thal...@concentric.net> wrote:
> I thought adding the reference to 'The Prisoner' with 'Be seeing you' and
> the white ball thingie was great too. Special since not a lot of people
> remember the Prisoner
Maybe it's just the people I know but I don't know anyone who doesn't know
of the Prisoner. (Wow, what a lot of knowing going on in that sentence)
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MG
intended to have Picard's character.
Corey Sampson wrote in message...
>I dont think he was supposed to be Picard at all. He was just supposed to
be a
>bit of a trekkie I do believe.
Corey Sampson
bit of a trekkie I do believe.
The other Guardian452
Harvey Lee wrote:
> Scott Delahunt wrote:
>
> > There's also a Picard binome, seen in AndrAIa, IIRC
> >
> > "All you said was 'Engage!'"
> > "And 'Make it so.' I said 'Make it so' more than I did 'Engage.'"
>
> I never did like that binome. Didn't act like Picard in any way. Too
Patrick McNamara
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> "Ian Worrall" (i...@washuu.freeserve.co.uk) writes:
> > Red13 <Re...@bc.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:372001D1...@bc.sympatico.ca...
> >> I'm not going to give any spoilers away, but the Star Trek references
in
> >> ReBoot resurface soon. You'll know them when you see/hear them.
> > And they've been in before...
> >
> > In "Talent Night",the Captain Quirk version of Elton John's "Rocket Man"
>
>
He pops up on a vid-screen for the first time in 'Racing the Clock', and is
referred to as Jean-Luc. (I just noticed it recently.)
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> "All you said was 'Engage!'"
> "And 'Make it so.' I said 'Make it so' more than I did 'Engage.'"
>
> (IIRC again, a Riker binome was deleted after Megabyte used his Borg
> routine in 3.1.1 or 3.1.2. "Resistance is futile. You will be
> assimiliated.")
>
>
u5...@cc.keenospamle.ac.uk
= I dont think he was supposed to be Picard at all. He was just supposed to be a
= bit of a trekkie I do believe.
Of course he was Picard. He even had the uniform and the four pips on his
collar.
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> Well, his name IS Jean Luc.... But you're right. I don't think he was ever
> intended to have Picard's character.
>
> Corey Sampson wrote in message...
> >I dont think he was supposed to be Picard at all. He was just supposed
to
> be a
Lee Ann Rucker
<snow...@therealm.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>Maybe it's just the people I know but I don't know anyone who doesn't know
>of the Prisoner. (Wow, what a lot of knowing going on in that sentence)
>
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Prisoner *and* Pratchett.
ObReboot - someone should ship a selection of Pratchett books to
Mainframe, I bet they'd love them. (Canada is almost as bad as Merkia
when it comes to getting Pratchett books, else we'd probably already have
seen Discworld refs)
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Pairaka
>Mainframe, I bet they'd love them.
On that note, ever notice how Mainframe looks just a wee bit like the
Discworld? Maybe Mainframe isn't a RL computer at all, but what Hex becomes?
Er, Hex from the Practett books (a big magical computer), not Hex the virus.
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Ian Worrall
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> Prisoner *and* Pratchett.
>
> ObReboot - someone should ship a selection of Pratchett books to
> when it comes to getting Pratchett books, else we'd probably already have
> seen Discworld refs)
>
Bob = Captain Samuel Vimes
Dot = Lady Sybil Ramkin
Matrix = Cpl Carrot Ironfoundersson
AndrAIa = Lance Constable Angua
Mike TV = Cpl Cuthbert St.John Nobbs (Nobby)
Frisket = Gaspode The Wonder Dog
Phong = ArchChancellor Mustrum Ridcully
Megabyte = Lord Vetinarii (The Patrician)
I TOLD you so! ^_^
Matthew Hambley
lru...@aruba.apple.com (Lee Ann Rucker) wrote:
> In article <48F84BFE55%snow...@therealm.freeserve.co.uk>, Matthew Hambley
> <snow...@therealm.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >Maybe it's just the people I know but I don't know anyone who doesn't know
> >of the Prisoner. (Wow, what a lot of knowing going on in that sentence)
> >
> >--
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> > \ your ear!"
> >snow...@therealm.freeserve.co.uk \ - Gaspode interogates a Gargoyle
>
> Prisoner *and* Pratchett.
The two are not mutually exclusive you know.
> ObReboot - someone should ship a selection of Pratchett books to
> Mainframe, I bet they'd love them. (Canada is almost as bad as Merkia
> when it comes to getting Pratchett books, else we'd probably already have
> seen Discworld refs)
I would have thought that in these days of the Internet book shop things
where a lot easier. Amason isn't the only one you know. There are a
couple based in the UK which might be of interest. From memory
<http://books.blackwells.co.uk> and <http://www.bol.com>.
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> You'll be SORRY! ^_^
>
> Bob = Captain Samuel Vimes
> Dot = Lady Sybil Ramkin
> Matrix = Cpl Carrot Ironfoundersson
> AndrAIa = Lance Constable Angua
> Mike TV = Cpl Cuthbert St.John Nobbs (Nobby)
> Frisket = Gaspode The Wonder Dog
> Phong = ArchChancellor Mustrum Ridcully
> Megabyte = Lord Vetinarii (The Patrician)
>
> I TOLD you so! ^_^
Who gets to wear the leather kilt again?
Matthew Hambley
"Ian Worrall" <i...@washuu.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> Lee Ann Rucker <lru...@aruba.apple.com> wrote in message
> news:lrucker-0405...@browpo.apple.com...
> > ObReboot - someone should ship a selection of Pratchett books to
> > Mainframe, I bet they'd love them. (Canada is almost as bad as Merkia
> > when it comes to getting Pratchett books, else we'd probably already have
> > seen Discworld refs)
> >
> You'll be SORRY! ^_^
>
> Bob = Captain Samuel Vimes
> Dot = Lady Sybil Ramkin
> Matrix = Cpl Carrot Ironfoundersson
> AndrAIa = Lance Constable Angua
> Mike TV = Cpl Cuthbert St.John Nobbs (Nobby)
> Frisket = Gaspode The Wonder Dog
> Phong = ArchChancellor Mustrum Ridcully
> Megabyte = Lord Vetinarii (The Patrician)
OK, I'll run with this. You've done a good job of mapping positions but
this list totally ignores personalities. For instance Phong is quiet and
wise which is nothing like the bosterous, slow witted Archchancelor.
Matrix has never shown any propensity for being far to naive for his age.
Pairaka
>> Dot = Lady Sybil Ramkin
>> Matrix = Cpl Carrot Ironfoundersson
>> AndrAIa = Lance Constable Angua
>> Mike TV = Cpl Cuthbert St.John Nobbs (Nobby)
>> Frisket = Gaspode The Wonder Dog
>> Phong = ArchChancellor Mustrum Ridcully
>> Megabyte = Lord Vetinarii (The Patrician)
>
>OK, I'll run with this. You've done a good job of mapping positions but
>this list totally ignores personalities. For instance Phong is quiet and
>wise which is nothing like the bosterous, slow witted Archchancelor.
>Matrix has never shown any propensity for being far to naive for his age.
And Megabyte as Vetinari doesn't exactly work, either. Havelock knows how to
balance all the different factions working against him into a working system,
whereas MB just wants the city to himself even if it means sacrificing it in
the end.
Alan Deikman
one pop culture reference I never saw. Was there ever
a Max Headroom character?
A.
Lightwave
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Alan Deikman wrote in message <37348ADC...@home.com>...
Harvey Lee
> I think I've seen all the episodes now, but there was
> one pop culture reference I never saw. Was there ever
> a Max Headroom character?
That'll be scary seeing Max's spastic head inside Mike the TV.