134 reviews
Nope
I was so excited to see this title in a live action remake. But i was very disappointed, if it doesnt have bob then i am not interested. They could have made him the character the teenagers meet instead of a different robot. Its all logo, nothing really from the cartoon.
- hnestyrevu
- May 16, 2019
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Takes no risks, and doesn't stand out from a million simlar shows
So I'd like to cover the big issue first: It's not Reboot.
To actually review this show in any real way, the first thing to toss aside is that this is somehow connected to the original show from 1994. It's not. There's a couple crossover episodes, some of the same imagery (like the icons), and the occasional reference (Hurricane Cecil for example), and a cameo by the original cast, but that's about as far as it goes. I grew up on the original reboot, and I loved it, and I still love the original. As soon as I saw episode 1, I knew this wasn't Reboot, but something new. Like most of the old fans, I was disappointed by how badly they missed the mark. That said, I want to put the old show aside for this review. This is something new, and the connection to the original is minimal at best, so I'll try to only compare it with current shows from this point out.
Premise/Concept - What we've got here is a basic monster of the week show. There's a group of teenagers who go to school, and between classes they use a machine to go into the internet and fight viruses controlled by an evil hacker named The Sourcerer (Hardy har har) who wants to send humanity back to the dark ages for some unknown reason. The premise is actually pretty cool. It's reminiscent of power rangers, with a modern twist. I won't say it hasn't been done before, because it has (Code Lyoko, Samurai Syber Squad, etc), but I think this boat has room for a few more, so I won't hold that against it. As to the studio's choice to use this premise, it seems strange since Rainmaker had already made a show with a nearly identical plot called Zixx back in 2004. Regardless of why they chose to do it, it's not automatically a bad concept for a show.
Characters - The characters are where this show really bombs. The heroes (called Guardians in the show) are four teenagers named Austin, Tamra, Parker, and Trey. These characters seem to be mainly based on a single characteristic, rather than being interesting and fleshed out characters. Leader, Girl, Nerd, Jock. Next we've got Vera, a computer program trapped in a human body, and our two villains: The Sourcerer (an evil hacker), and Megabyte (a computer virus).
Austin - Code named Vector, he's the leader of the group. He lives alone with his somewhat goofy but typical suburban mother, because his father died when he was young. He doesn't have any real personality traits beyond "Sad about dead father" and "Likes video games." He's been designed to be as bland and inoffensive as possible, and lacks any real depth to speak of. If you imagine 4 producers sitting down in a boardroom and brainstorming ideas for an easily relatable teen character, this is who they'd come up with. He plays videogames, he doesn't belong to any teams or clubs, he has a loving, but annoying mother, he does okay in school, but never makes any waves, and he dresses in nice clothes, but not TOO nice. If you think "Typical Teenage Boy," you'd get Austin. Nothing sets him out at all. Boring.
Tamra - Tamra (Codename Enigma) is a wannabe iCarly vlogger. She's the token girl of their group, and that's basically it. Her vlogging never comes up in the show, outside of the occasional mention, or clip of it used for exposition. This seems like a missed opportunity really, since they fight in the internet. Why not have a plot where megabyte attacks her vlog and they have to go save it? The showrunners seem to have been going for "Strong female protagonist" but instead, they landed on "Annoying and and vapid, somewhat pandering female protagonist." There's not much I can say about her, since she has no backstory to speak of, and basically just fights the Sourcerer, gives vera snarky fashion advice, and talks about her vlog. It sucks that this character was an obvious afterthought for the producers.
Parker - Parker, unfortunately nicknamed "Googz" (it sounds a LOT like a well known racial slur whenever they say it in the show) is the geek of the group. He's awkward around girls, he loves technology and he naturally crushes on Vera, the sentient computer program. That's it. He has no backstory, or other characteristics.
Trey - Nicknamed "Defrag," Trey is the jock of the group. He plays basketball, he struggles to balance sports, world-saving, and homework, and his father is disappointed in him because he spends too much time with videogames and friends. Like the other protagonists, Trey just feels like he was designed via focus group, to be as inoffensive and generic as possible-An easy character for a kid to imagine themselves as. What kid hasn't felt pressured to do well in school, or struggled with homework or tests? Boring character. Enough said.
Vera - Vera is actually pretty fun. She's a sentient computer program designed to help protect the internet by recruiting guardians to defend it. She gets trapped in a human body, and basically 7-of-9s around, being awkward and out of place in the human world. I actually enjoyed her quite a bit. She had some funny dialogue, she has lots of great scenes pretending to be a foreign exchange student to Austin's Mom, and some funny one-sided romantic tension, with her being totally clueless about it. Vera is the only likeable character in the show, and she's basically a soulless robot. Despite being a program, vera does occasionally display emotions (including an episode where she installs an emotion app and it wreaks a little havoc), and has a passion for protecting other artificial intelligences, such as the personal assistants in peoples' phones. She's really the shining light of this otherwise bland and unlikable cast.
The Sourcerer - I have no clue what to make of this character. He's some kind of greasy hacker, who lives in an abandoned warehouse full of computer parts, and hates the internet for some reason. He eats with his hands, and shouts at his computer when things go wrong. It seems like they might give him a backstory in the second half of season 2, so I'll hold judgment until I see it. He dresses like an edgy 17 year old, and works with the viruses inside the computers to attack targets, all with the goal of sending humanity back to the stone age. As villains go, he's just kind of lame, so it's really hard to care about him. It's pretty obvious that Megabyte is simply playing along until he can seize control. That betrayal can't come too soon. This guy sucks.
Megabyte - This is really tough to talk about without discussing the original show. In the original, Megabyte had 4 years of being a bad-ass villain to make you take him seriously. I see megabyte, and hear his voice, and I connect his character to the original show automatically. But kids watching won't have seen the original Reboot, so what is megabyte from their perspective? He's lame. He's a glowing guy who bumbles around, occasionally kills his faceless robot henchmen, and generally never poses a real threat to the Guardians, the world, or anything but my childhood. Compare him to villains in other modern kids shows (for example Emperor Zarkon in Voltron: Legendary Defenders), and he comes up pretty lacking. He's ineffective, he's bumbling, he's lacking firepower, and he doesn't have interesting henchmen. I still enjoy when he's on screen, since I can imagine him as the original megabyte, but the truth has to be said: This megabyte kind of sucks.
And that's it for the characters. And that's kind of the biggest problem of all. Besides the villains, and the protagonists, the entire world of Reboot: The Guardian Code feels empty and lifeless. None of the action feels important. The internet is populated entirely by soulless robot drones who slave away like cogs in a machine. None of them have personalities, or emotions, or anything to connect to, so when megabyte kills them, it feels meaningless. If megabyte destroys a system, it's not like anyone was living in it, and in real life the consequence is probably just that somebody's laptop breaks. Outside of the internet isn't much better either. Besides Austin's mom, there aren't any recurring characters to speak of. There's a fun teacher character who shows up, a mocking "basement dwelling reboot fanboy" character, and Tray's dad, but they basically just get one episode each, and are never heard from again. The kids don't have any other friends at school, and there's never anyone they need to hide their identities from. You have bland protagonists, bland villains, and no real supporting cast. It's hard to feel connected to the world of Reboot: TGC, because the heroes have nobody to protect that isn't annoying or a one off gag character. By the end of the show I found myself siding with The Sourcerer. This world is awful, and needs to go.
Overall - The show is honestly pretty harmless. It feels workshopped and lifeless, like a lot of low budget kids shows. It's not that it's bad, but it's cheaply made, and it's lazy. Nobody took any risks at any point in this show and it suffers because of that. The acting is mediocre, the plotlines are mediocre, and the characters are about as bland and one dimensional as you can get. The effects are somewhat dated looking, but passable. If they hadn't called the show Reboot, I doubt it would have more than a handful of reviews, because it's utterly forgettable.
If you're a reboot fan: Don't watch it. You won't like it. No need to endlessly hate on it, because it's not like it'll stick around in the cultural landscape very long. I doubt it'll be picked up for another season after all the bad press it got, and nobody's going to be cosplaying as Tamra or Austin in 20 years.
To actually review this show in any real way, the first thing to toss aside is that this is somehow connected to the original show from 1994. It's not. There's a couple crossover episodes, some of the same imagery (like the icons), and the occasional reference (Hurricane Cecil for example), and a cameo by the original cast, but that's about as far as it goes. I grew up on the original reboot, and I loved it, and I still love the original. As soon as I saw episode 1, I knew this wasn't Reboot, but something new. Like most of the old fans, I was disappointed by how badly they missed the mark. That said, I want to put the old show aside for this review. This is something new, and the connection to the original is minimal at best, so I'll try to only compare it with current shows from this point out.
Premise/Concept - What we've got here is a basic monster of the week show. There's a group of teenagers who go to school, and between classes they use a machine to go into the internet and fight viruses controlled by an evil hacker named The Sourcerer (Hardy har har) who wants to send humanity back to the dark ages for some unknown reason. The premise is actually pretty cool. It's reminiscent of power rangers, with a modern twist. I won't say it hasn't been done before, because it has (Code Lyoko, Samurai Syber Squad, etc), but I think this boat has room for a few more, so I won't hold that against it. As to the studio's choice to use this premise, it seems strange since Rainmaker had already made a show with a nearly identical plot called Zixx back in 2004. Regardless of why they chose to do it, it's not automatically a bad concept for a show.
Characters - The characters are where this show really bombs. The heroes (called Guardians in the show) are four teenagers named Austin, Tamra, Parker, and Trey. These characters seem to be mainly based on a single characteristic, rather than being interesting and fleshed out characters. Leader, Girl, Nerd, Jock. Next we've got Vera, a computer program trapped in a human body, and our two villains: The Sourcerer (an evil hacker), and Megabyte (a computer virus).
Austin - Code named Vector, he's the leader of the group. He lives alone with his somewhat goofy but typical suburban mother, because his father died when he was young. He doesn't have any real personality traits beyond "Sad about dead father" and "Likes video games." He's been designed to be as bland and inoffensive as possible, and lacks any real depth to speak of. If you imagine 4 producers sitting down in a boardroom and brainstorming ideas for an easily relatable teen character, this is who they'd come up with. He plays videogames, he doesn't belong to any teams or clubs, he has a loving, but annoying mother, he does okay in school, but never makes any waves, and he dresses in nice clothes, but not TOO nice. If you think "Typical Teenage Boy," you'd get Austin. Nothing sets him out at all. Boring.
Tamra - Tamra (Codename Enigma) is a wannabe iCarly vlogger. She's the token girl of their group, and that's basically it. Her vlogging never comes up in the show, outside of the occasional mention, or clip of it used for exposition. This seems like a missed opportunity really, since they fight in the internet. Why not have a plot where megabyte attacks her vlog and they have to go save it? The showrunners seem to have been going for "Strong female protagonist" but instead, they landed on "Annoying and and vapid, somewhat pandering female protagonist." There's not much I can say about her, since she has no backstory to speak of, and basically just fights the Sourcerer, gives vera snarky fashion advice, and talks about her vlog. It sucks that this character was an obvious afterthought for the producers.
Parker - Parker, unfortunately nicknamed "Googz" (it sounds a LOT like a well known racial slur whenever they say it in the show) is the geek of the group. He's awkward around girls, he loves technology and he naturally crushes on Vera, the sentient computer program. That's it. He has no backstory, or other characteristics.
Trey - Nicknamed "Defrag," Trey is the jock of the group. He plays basketball, he struggles to balance sports, world-saving, and homework, and his father is disappointed in him because he spends too much time with videogames and friends. Like the other protagonists, Trey just feels like he was designed via focus group, to be as inoffensive and generic as possible-An easy character for a kid to imagine themselves as. What kid hasn't felt pressured to do well in school, or struggled with homework or tests? Boring character. Enough said.
Vera - Vera is actually pretty fun. She's a sentient computer program designed to help protect the internet by recruiting guardians to defend it. She gets trapped in a human body, and basically 7-of-9s around, being awkward and out of place in the human world. I actually enjoyed her quite a bit. She had some funny dialogue, she has lots of great scenes pretending to be a foreign exchange student to Austin's Mom, and some funny one-sided romantic tension, with her being totally clueless about it. Vera is the only likeable character in the show, and she's basically a soulless robot. Despite being a program, vera does occasionally display emotions (including an episode where she installs an emotion app and it wreaks a little havoc), and has a passion for protecting other artificial intelligences, such as the personal assistants in peoples' phones. She's really the shining light of this otherwise bland and unlikable cast.
The Sourcerer - I have no clue what to make of this character. He's some kind of greasy hacker, who lives in an abandoned warehouse full of computer parts, and hates the internet for some reason. He eats with his hands, and shouts at his computer when things go wrong. It seems like they might give him a backstory in the second half of season 2, so I'll hold judgment until I see it. He dresses like an edgy 17 year old, and works with the viruses inside the computers to attack targets, all with the goal of sending humanity back to the stone age. As villains go, he's just kind of lame, so it's really hard to care about him. It's pretty obvious that Megabyte is simply playing along until he can seize control. That betrayal can't come too soon. This guy sucks.
Megabyte - This is really tough to talk about without discussing the original show. In the original, Megabyte had 4 years of being a bad-ass villain to make you take him seriously. I see megabyte, and hear his voice, and I connect his character to the original show automatically. But kids watching won't have seen the original Reboot, so what is megabyte from their perspective? He's lame. He's a glowing guy who bumbles around, occasionally kills his faceless robot henchmen, and generally never poses a real threat to the Guardians, the world, or anything but my childhood. Compare him to villains in other modern kids shows (for example Emperor Zarkon in Voltron: Legendary Defenders), and he comes up pretty lacking. He's ineffective, he's bumbling, he's lacking firepower, and he doesn't have interesting henchmen. I still enjoy when he's on screen, since I can imagine him as the original megabyte, but the truth has to be said: This megabyte kind of sucks.
And that's it for the characters. And that's kind of the biggest problem of all. Besides the villains, and the protagonists, the entire world of Reboot: The Guardian Code feels empty and lifeless. None of the action feels important. The internet is populated entirely by soulless robot drones who slave away like cogs in a machine. None of them have personalities, or emotions, or anything to connect to, so when megabyte kills them, it feels meaningless. If megabyte destroys a system, it's not like anyone was living in it, and in real life the consequence is probably just that somebody's laptop breaks. Outside of the internet isn't much better either. Besides Austin's mom, there aren't any recurring characters to speak of. There's a fun teacher character who shows up, a mocking "basement dwelling reboot fanboy" character, and Tray's dad, but they basically just get one episode each, and are never heard from again. The kids don't have any other friends at school, and there's never anyone they need to hide their identities from. You have bland protagonists, bland villains, and no real supporting cast. It's hard to feel connected to the world of Reboot: TGC, because the heroes have nobody to protect that isn't annoying or a one off gag character. By the end of the show I found myself siding with The Sourcerer. This world is awful, and needs to go.
Overall - The show is honestly pretty harmless. It feels workshopped and lifeless, like a lot of low budget kids shows. It's not that it's bad, but it's cheaply made, and it's lazy. Nobody took any risks at any point in this show and it suffers because of that. The acting is mediocre, the plotlines are mediocre, and the characters are about as bland and one dimensional as you can get. The effects are somewhat dated looking, but passable. If they hadn't called the show Reboot, I doubt it would have more than a handful of reviews, because it's utterly forgettable.
If you're a reboot fan: Don't watch it. You won't like it. No need to endlessly hate on it, because it's not like it'll stick around in the cultural landscape very long. I doubt it'll be picked up for another season after all the bad press it got, and nobody's going to be cosplaying as Tamra or Austin in 20 years.
- varonessor
- Apr 12, 2018
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Not very original
Thier is no originality to this what so ever. If your a fan of the Reboot series then just skip this. Four students who enter the digital world to fight an evil hacker which to me feels a bit like a bad dash of Tron tossed in.
Where have we seen this before?
Superhuman samurai cyber squad. A show from the 90s about four students who enter the digital world to fight an evil hacker.
Where have we seen this before?
Superhuman samurai cyber squad. A show from the 90s about four students who enter the digital world to fight an evil hacker.
This is bad, really bad.
Not only is this more code lyoko than ReBoot, it's also somehow worse in it's execution everything seems to lag behind the old ReBoot even the CGI. What is worse episode 10 is both a nod and an insult to old fans, mostly an insult. It even makes jokes about how the last 20 years waiting have been wasted. I hope Netflix chancels it and brings back the old format, with no Teen drama and users. Even just the old series in a HD version would be better, as it is right now it's really just below mediocre.
- glenbording
- Mar 31, 2018
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Disappointed
I was a fan of the original "Reboot" and was looking forward to the new reboot. What a disappointment. All I kept thinking of while watching it was Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
I mean really, stuntman in suits. And why live action? What made the original so good was the CGI. And the stories. And the characters.
Maybe this will get better.
Reboot or Power Rangers reskined?
- keith-umsted
- Apr 12, 2018
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Hilariously bad
- imdb-77014
- Jul 17, 2018
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Words cannot describe how bad.
I tried to persevere, but its impossible.
Concepts, story and imagery is for primary school kids, but unfortunately as an adult, not for me.
- danielsarah
- Apr 19, 2018
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Mediocre
Fake Reviews. Not here.
First off I was surprised to see the low rating for this series as well as the, let's call them "suspect" reviews. It appears that most of the 1 ratings are posted by "new" imdb members. As in just this week. After a little "googling" it didn't take long to find the reason for the influx of new reviewers. There is a Facebook group that is actively soliciting its members to join imdb and leave scathing reviews and downvote the series. So take the bad reviews with a grain of salt.
On to my review.
Reboot the Guardian code is a ton of fun with "relevant" scenarios. The term "Cyberspace"is used a lot and some will find this term "outdated" but the US department of Homeland security uses the term regularly when discussing "cyber crime"and "cyber security" along with "Cyberspace" in their daily briefings. So does "The Guardian Code" to great effect. "Cyberspace" is at risk in the real world and the "Guardians"set out to protect it from malicious hackers and viruses. Artificial intelligence, smart phones, online games, online banking etc... play a part in our everyday lives and we get to imagine the inner workings while following the Guardians that defend it.
It looks and sounds like a kids show and it is. Both my kids absolutely love it and can't wait for the next season. My only complaint would be the length of each episode and the number of episodes in season one.
My kids don't come here and neither do their friends, "thankfully". They just enjoy it for what it is and so should yours. Give it a try you I think you might enjoy spending some time "binging" with your kids.
On to my review.
Reboot the Guardian code is a ton of fun with "relevant" scenarios. The term "Cyberspace"is used a lot and some will find this term "outdated" but the US department of Homeland security uses the term regularly when discussing "cyber crime"and "cyber security" along with "Cyberspace" in their daily briefings. So does "The Guardian Code" to great effect. "Cyberspace" is at risk in the real world and the "Guardians"set out to protect it from malicious hackers and viruses. Artificial intelligence, smart phones, online games, online banking etc... play a part in our everyday lives and we get to imagine the inner workings while following the Guardians that defend it.
It looks and sounds like a kids show and it is. Both my kids absolutely love it and can't wait for the next season. My only complaint would be the length of each episode and the number of episodes in season one.
My kids don't come here and neither do their friends, "thankfully". They just enjoy it for what it is and so should yours. Give it a try you I think you might enjoy spending some time "binging" with your kids.
- Bigdaddy999
- Apr 10, 2018
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Bait and Switch
This show has gone to great lengths to not be anything like the original ReBoot, and in one episode openly mocks the old fans. Ok what if it's not for the old fans? Well, why not make something new in that case?
The show is by no means ReBoot. It is a patchwork of other shows and movies like Tron and VR Troopers.
This show couldn't stand on its own feet even if you took any aspect of ReBoot out of the equation.
It is almost like someone had the chance to publish their fanfiction and they weren't even a fan.
This show has no heart or soul, don't waste your time with it.
The show is by no means ReBoot. It is a patchwork of other shows and movies like Tron and VR Troopers.
This show couldn't stand on its own feet even if you took any aspect of ReBoot out of the equation.
It is almost like someone had the chance to publish their fanfiction and they weren't even a fan.
This show has no heart or soul, don't waste your time with it.
Fun to watch, Good Acting, good animation
I gave this show a 9 out of 10 because I find the animated villain a little "old school" with the deep voice and narcissistic demeanor.
I find "the sorcerer" (the real life partner to the animated villain Megabyte) very fascinating and had to look up info on the actor and his background, he is a professor of Shakespeare at a University, how am I not surprised, he is an EXCELLENT actor! I also very much enjoy the real life character "VERA", she plays her role of a come-to-life robot very convincingly.....how does she do that twisting motion with her head? I love how they show the guardians faces in the helmet and it looks as if the electronics inside the helmet are glowing on their faces! When the characters talk about getting killed in real life if they get killed in the digital world I feel like I can really hear the anxiety in their voices, it is very convincing. A lot of people on here have been complaining that the story line is old, but really, lots of TV shows share similar story lines, if it is done in a fresh, new way then who cares, it's ALL new to the next generation of TV watchers and ALL old to people who have watched TV for years. For the parents out there: this show does NOT have boy/girl relationship scenarios, everyone is dressed in a manner that would not offend most people, there is no adult content or language, and nothing suggestive at all from what I have seen so far and the story line does not seem to go in that direction. The only warning I would see the potential for is that VERY Young children might find "the sorcerer" villain character mildly scary which is probably why it has a Y7 rating instead of a G rating.
- susanswanner1
- Apr 4, 2018
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IT'S NOT REBOOT but IT'S NOT BAD
- thekittiejc
- Apr 5, 2018
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A ReBoot straight to the behind
- TechenPrime
- Apr 7, 2018
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A Forgettable Generation of Guardians ?
I have watched this entire series on Netflix. The main characters are largely forgettable. After watching 10 episodes I barely remember the red one and the girl's name. As for Vera, out of the entire cast, she was probably the most memorable character and mostly because of her eccentricity was akin to Mork from Ork. This show pretends to portray messages then falls short of ever doing so. Although they are fighting these villains, it feels like there is no true moral compass. During their jaunts in cyberspace the main characters have no qualm in terminating the lives of innocent binomes just because they happen to be in their way, whereas in the original television program of the 90's the message portrayed was that every life had value as demonstrated by Dot Matrix's incredible show of character in the "Firewall" episode. The emphasis of this show seems to be on the children jumping around yelling hackneyed catchphrases while destroying their enemies. The characters brought back from the original series, although similar, are blatantly different from their portrayal in the original show. Megabyte is little more than an inept lackey, Hexadecimal seems quite underpowered, and the CGI animation of all the characters seems lazy. The series is at all times predictable and completely without substance, or soul. This new program seems to attempt to try to do so many things at once that it falls short of every mark. While borrowing elements from many other successful programs from the 90's and riding on a widely popular franchise with a cult following, it just is not memorable in and of itself. This show will not even be a footnote for many who watch it.
- david-m-fleisch
- Apr 2, 2018
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Textbook bad, with a terrible flourish
The characters begin by being one dimensional, and proceed to being completely generic. Stock teenagers #1-4 are joined by robot #1 to fight bad-guy #5. Every episode we just mow down waves of unnamed minions. I think the comparisons to Power Rangers are somewhat unfair, as the rangers always had a unique monster to fight, in the same way, every episode. Ten episodes in, and I can't even remember the names of the Teenagers with Attitude. They make that much of an impression.
The ReBoot name tricked me into giving the first release a full watch, hoping that there would be something to like. Every episode got progressively dumber and dumber until the finale: when the show decided to directly insult the classic fan base.
I really feel I should invoice Rainmaker for the time I spent trying to like this cinematic bowl of cream of wheat. It was at best, bland. I guess some of the robot's faces were kinda funny?
The ReBoot name tricked me into giving the first release a full watch, hoping that there would be something to like. Every episode got progressively dumber and dumber until the finale: when the show decided to directly insult the classic fan base.
I really feel I should invoice Rainmaker for the time I spent trying to like this cinematic bowl of cream of wheat. It was at best, bland. I guess some of the robot's faces were kinda funny?
- colossal_power
- Apr 2, 2018
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This is bad, very bad.
- unchartednight
- Apr 12, 2018
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Terrible
I've seen episodes 1-3 and episode 10 as of writing this. If the upcoming episodes or in-between episodes change my mind, then I will change my review. Thus far the show has been mediocre to average with the exception of episode 10. I will get to that in a moment.
Let's' start with the positive. The show is passable. Stereotypical teens in a high school saving the world in a computer. For its concept it is competently done with some clever concepts and the lines did get a couple laughs out of me. There are a few decent designs, and the animation ranges from "okay" to "good." The way places and programs are handled are interesting and there was clearly effort and thought to put into the conflicts and how they are handled. The actors are obviously trying very hard and having quite a bit of fun in their roles. Such as Vera, whose sass I think is written very well and the hacker villain who is basically ham, cheese, the plate, and the counter it sits on. In the best way. Additionally the actor they got to replace Tony Jay as Megabyte is doing a really good job (no easy feat) and Hex's old VA is back which is just a treat. Additionally whomever wrote their dialogue exchanges was clearly a fan and the quick witted humor and banter is outstanding. More of this please.
Now for the bad... Which is pretty much everything else. Though the show is passable as a whole, the down times are extremely boring. While the actors are clearly good, the direction and script is not and it causes the show to drag painfully at times. On top of that the graphics of the digital world are boring, generic, and downright ugly. The approach to the whole "teens save the digital world" concept is far too much like power rangers crossed with code lyoko and doesn't have enough different to stand on its own. And finally... It's just not reboot. Not the spirit of the show, not the plot of the show. None of it. The only relation to the original show itself are some buzzwords and what happens in episode 10.
Speaking of Episode 10, it alone knocked 2 stars off of this review. Very mild spoilers ahead. I was excited to see the old cast again and groaned (in a good way) when they fit Bob's speech about coming from the net and mending and defending from the show's intro into normal dialogue. This FELT like reboot. Everyone came back to reprise their role and it was just great all around. And it had Hex! Objectively one of the best characters from the original and she was written perfectly... The problem is they show the user. And it comes off as hugely insulting to fans of the original. Additionally the episode ends with a "the net is in good hands" kind of line as if the original characters are passing the torch to the new ones which was absolutely not earned even a little bit.
I wouldn't rate the show so harshly if the original didn't leave us on a cliffhanger for twenty years. If the show was standing on its own and not digging up Reboot's corpse (and episode 10 wasn't a huge insult) I would give it a solid 6/10. Unfortunately, that's not the case. It is my hope that Rainmaker learns from its mistakes and gives us the closure reboot fans want. And I hope the actors of this show understand that the poor reviews and hate this show is getting is not their fault. It's because this show is not Reboot.
Let's' start with the positive. The show is passable. Stereotypical teens in a high school saving the world in a computer. For its concept it is competently done with some clever concepts and the lines did get a couple laughs out of me. There are a few decent designs, and the animation ranges from "okay" to "good." The way places and programs are handled are interesting and there was clearly effort and thought to put into the conflicts and how they are handled. The actors are obviously trying very hard and having quite a bit of fun in their roles. Such as Vera, whose sass I think is written very well and the hacker villain who is basically ham, cheese, the plate, and the counter it sits on. In the best way. Additionally the actor they got to replace Tony Jay as Megabyte is doing a really good job (no easy feat) and Hex's old VA is back which is just a treat. Additionally whomever wrote their dialogue exchanges was clearly a fan and the quick witted humor and banter is outstanding. More of this please.
Now for the bad... Which is pretty much everything else. Though the show is passable as a whole, the down times are extremely boring. While the actors are clearly good, the direction and script is not and it causes the show to drag painfully at times. On top of that the graphics of the digital world are boring, generic, and downright ugly. The approach to the whole "teens save the digital world" concept is far too much like power rangers crossed with code lyoko and doesn't have enough different to stand on its own. And finally... It's just not reboot. Not the spirit of the show, not the plot of the show. None of it. The only relation to the original show itself are some buzzwords and what happens in episode 10.
Speaking of Episode 10, it alone knocked 2 stars off of this review. Very mild spoilers ahead. I was excited to see the old cast again and groaned (in a good way) when they fit Bob's speech about coming from the net and mending and defending from the show's intro into normal dialogue. This FELT like reboot. Everyone came back to reprise their role and it was just great all around. And it had Hex! Objectively one of the best characters from the original and she was written perfectly... The problem is they show the user. And it comes off as hugely insulting to fans of the original. Additionally the episode ends with a "the net is in good hands" kind of line as if the original characters are passing the torch to the new ones which was absolutely not earned even a little bit.
I wouldn't rate the show so harshly if the original didn't leave us on a cliffhanger for twenty years. If the show was standing on its own and not digging up Reboot's corpse (and episode 10 wasn't a huge insult) I would give it a solid 6/10. Unfortunately, that's not the case. It is my hope that Rainmaker learns from its mistakes and gives us the closure reboot fans want. And I hope the actors of this show understand that the poor reviews and hate this show is getting is not their fault. It's because this show is not Reboot.
- agentsapphire
- Mar 31, 2018
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Belittling people is not going to make and production good.
I ignore the bad press this show was getting before it was avoided released and avoided the trailer in order to give he show as fair of a shot as I could.
The show was fascinating from a business analysis perspective: why would a name with just an incredible amount of branding and goodwill build up ignore the elements that made it possible to ReBoot the series -- their fan and story concepts that of the original lore.
Why did the producers create something unoriginal that it follows 99.9% of the patterns and story elements used by common children / teen shows today? As a result ReBoot comes off as more of a "money grab" than a show that respected itself.
After forcing myself to watch the whole series I checked out socias media to see how others have recieved the series, and what kind of PR was being done.
I was horrified, and will never watch another show from this company. From basement dwellers, to smelly people, I am shocked at the type of things that people who are associate with the series have said to fans of the brand.
When you have 14k dislikes and 1k likes on your trailer, 2.7 stars out of 10 on the actual title, 0 positive critic reviews, and 1000's of comments condemning your product, maybe name calling and belittling fans of the original series isn't the correct solution to your problem-- it speak more about you and your product than you think.
The show was fascinating from a business analysis perspective: why would a name with just an incredible amount of branding and goodwill build up ignore the elements that made it possible to ReBoot the series -- their fan and story concepts that of the original lore.
Why did the producers create something unoriginal that it follows 99.9% of the patterns and story elements used by common children / teen shows today? As a result ReBoot comes off as more of a "money grab" than a show that respected itself.
After forcing myself to watch the whole series I checked out socias media to see how others have recieved the series, and what kind of PR was being done.
I was horrified, and will never watch another show from this company. From basement dwellers, to smelly people, I am shocked at the type of things that people who are associate with the series have said to fans of the brand.
When you have 14k dislikes and 1k likes on your trailer, 2.7 stars out of 10 on the actual title, 0 positive critic reviews, and 1000's of comments condemning your product, maybe name calling and belittling fans of the original series isn't the correct solution to your problem-- it speak more about you and your product than you think.
Does the phrase TV-Y7 mean anything to you?
For a show that's pretty much rated for the same aged audience as the original 2.5 seasons of ReBoot (the original) they pretty much nailed it. There can only be so much whinging from adult kids here, I for 1 applaud the reboot of ReBoot. Keep Mainframe alive.
An Update: WOW, re-watching several of the later episodes was a blast. I'm terribly sad for the folks that aren't catching the fun. It's ok, being from the west coast, so many originally aired ABC episodes were pre-empted by college football.
An Update: WOW, re-watching several of the later episodes was a blast. I'm terribly sad for the folks that aren't catching the fun. It's ok, being from the west coast, so many originally aired ABC episodes were pre-empted by college football.
No
I'll resume all of this with one the original series's Bob quote; " this is bad, real bad"
- alexandresagan
- Mar 31, 2018
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Power Rangers in the virtual flesh
It's a Power Rangers and a Zixx rip off. Funny thing is, a show called Reboot gets a Reboot. It's so comical.
Live action goons go into the virtual world to save the world dress in the colours like the Power Rangers and behaving like the Power Rangers, while the cliché hooded censored identity villain pulls strings in a hidden location.
This show was nothing like the original legend known as Reboot of the 90s. This show was a huge mess and shows the producers didn't care about my childhood feelings.
It could barely last 1 year, let that sink in as the virus took over and shut down this show.
Live action goons go into the virtual world to save the world dress in the colours like the Power Rangers and behaving like the Power Rangers, while the cliché hooded censored identity villain pulls strings in a hidden location.
This show was nothing like the original legend known as Reboot of the 90s. This show was a huge mess and shows the producers didn't care about my childhood feelings.
It could barely last 1 year, let that sink in as the virus took over and shut down this show.
- ThunderKing6
- May 2, 2022
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Ignore the bandwagon
While I usually choose to not write anything ever about shows and keep my opinions to myself this review section has pushed me to the limit.
Every review makes me question if they even watched the show instead of just reading each description and complaining how it's not the old show.
I grew up with reboot and love it to death but when I saw this was being released and read up on how it was a NON CANNON story that played on the ideas of a living web like reboot and took it to a new more tech advanced level with how current technology I was interested and honestly after watching the entire show I'm not disappointed. And let's get something straight here I have a masters in tv and film and while I see the faults it has as corny show it isn't bad it's strange at times but it has nothing to do with ripping off reboot or anything like that. It's a cool story and it's entertaining and created a interesting new world to explore.
I really hope people actually watch it see how well put together this attempt is and how much better it can get. I'd like to see mainframe become more involved. Some how have them start repairing the computer resurrecting the rest of the cast to the moment we get to in the original show and work that into the new cast.
Every review makes me question if they even watched the show instead of just reading each description and complaining how it's not the old show.
I grew up with reboot and love it to death but when I saw this was being released and read up on how it was a NON CANNON story that played on the ideas of a living web like reboot and took it to a new more tech advanced level with how current technology I was interested and honestly after watching the entire show I'm not disappointed. And let's get something straight here I have a masters in tv and film and while I see the faults it has as corny show it isn't bad it's strange at times but it has nothing to do with ripping off reboot or anything like that. It's a cool story and it's entertaining and created a interesting new world to explore.
I really hope people actually watch it see how well put together this attempt is and how much better it can get. I'd like to see mainframe become more involved. Some how have them start repairing the computer resurrecting the rest of the cast to the moment we get to in the original show and work that into the new cast.
- nicksupersick
- Apr 3, 2018
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Hefferon didn't think this through.
- stevewalke
- Apr 14, 2018
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I'm not mad, just disappointed.
It's hard to put into words how upsetting this over 15+ year rollercoaster of Reboot returning, to screen shots, to articles to teaser trailers and much more has been.
And this is what we get...
Rainmaker has broken my inner child's heart.
Please do yourself a favour and stay far away from this show
#notmyreboot
And this is what we get...
Rainmaker has broken my inner child's heart.
Please do yourself a favour and stay far away from this show
#notmyreboot