[OT] ReBoot: The Guardian Code

[Rick C. Hodgin]

Totally off-topic post, but if you like technology (hardware and/
or software) you may find it interesting. It's on Netflix, and a
TV station in Canada (where it was produced).

==> Spoilers! Just read the top part before the episode listing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReBoot:_The_Guardian_Code

I have found this new TV show interesting. It's a Netflix original
about four high school students drafted into service inside cyber-
space. They enter a special room with something like a transporter
pad from Star Trek, but instead of beaming someplace else, they beam
into cyberspace as code (the "Guardian Code"). There, they are
drafted into service and fight viruses and enemies.

If you remember the TV show ReBoot from the 1990s, this is a reboot
of that show. It has a notably different flavor. MegaByte is back
with an upgrade. We get to see Dot and Enzo, Bob and Hexadecimal,
all in MainFrame, which is one part of cyberspace the Guardians go
to.

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It's one of the best Sci-Fi shows I've ever seen.

Netflix released episodes 1-10 earlier this year as season 1, and
have just released episodes 11-20 as season 2. In Canada, the whole
series has been available for a few months.

This apparently will be the end of the series as I do not believe
it's been picked up for another season, but, it is such a well-writ-
ten show. The concepts are creative and the 3D scenes in cyberspace
are all done using the UNREAL gaming engine. When cyber-locusts at-
tack, they're using the gaming engine's AI to coordinate their fly-
ing so they don't collide with one another, nor the scene. It al-
lowed them to have such high volumes of animated characters, accord-
ing to an interview I saw on YouTube earlier this year.

The show begins by laying down some basic concepts, and some of the
acting is weak in the first few episodes in my opinion, but it picks
up mid-first season, and the story line is very compelling. The
actress who plays V.E.R.A, and the actor who plays Sourcerer (the
main bad guy) ... they deserve awards for their roles.

I'm on episode 6 of season 2. Episodes 11+ really amp up the show.
I would like to see a season 3 pickup.

If you like Sci-Fi, I think you might really like this show. I'd
be curious to hear some reviews about it. Please email me privately
if you prefer.

Thank you.

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Rick C. Hodgin