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| • | ReBoot is a Canadian animated series produced by Mainframe Entertainment, noted for being the first completely computer animated TV series. Originally made for children, the series attracted many older fans when it became thematically darker partway through its second season. Additionally, throughout its entire run ReBoot made countless references to computer terms and pop culture that would not be understood by most children. The success of this series helped establish Mainframe Entertainment as one of the predominant computer animation studios in the world.
It is important to note that when the series debuted in 1994, the first computer animated feature film, Toy Story, had not yet been released.
The setting, which may have been inspired by the Disney movie Tron, is in the inner world of a computer system known by its inhabitants as Mainframe (also from which is Mainframe Entertainment named for). Mainframe is divided into six sectors (moving clockwise): Baudway, Kits, Floating Point Park, Beverly Hills, Wall Street, and Ghetty Prime. Mainframe is populated almost entirely by binomes, little creatures that represent either 1's or 0's, as well as a handful of Sprites who are primarily humanoid creatures of more complex design and are the main characters of the series. ReBoot is considered by many as one of the greatest cartoons ever. One poll by Cartoon Network asked, "What is your favorite Toonami show of all time?" ReBoot garnered 49% of votes.
ReBoot was first broadcast on Saturday mornings in the United States in 1994 by ABC and in Canada on YTV (although YTV had exclusive rights to air first-run episodes), proved to be an instant hit with children and their parents, only to be abruptly cancelled when the Walt Disney Company purchased the network. Episodes from the second season could still be seen in the States when Claster Television distributed them for a short p
Source: [wikipedia: reboot]
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