What do you mean there was originally going to be a new Penguins of Madagascar show with the style of Puss In Boots The Last Wish's animation?
That would've been much better than that crappy Megamind TV sequel/TV series. These episodes were ment to be creative. According to Spider Verse artists, Kade Bryant and Andres Mignucci, these are concepts of episodes that were supposed to happen.
There was supposed to be an episode where the penguins' heist gets bombarded by the lemurs having their first heist. Which was actually the first episode to begin with.
There's was one where King Julien gets pissed off that the new building is blocking his view.
Two episodes involves Hans the Puffin coming back as one of their villains where he places a bomb under the penguins' car and Marlene has to navigate them to safety. And one of the episodes involves him fighting Skipper after he replaced Kowalski with an A.I. app on a phone.
There was also going to be a Halloween episode where Private has to get rid of his fear of ghosts. Involving with the lemurs and penguins once again.
Even more episodes like the penguins fighting a giant squid. King Julien becoming an anti-vaccine guru after Skipper's fear of needles shuts down the entire zoo. And one of them with King Julien and Marlene trying to save Skipper from Dr. Blowhole returning new revenge onto the penguins.
Lots of stuff was going to happen in this before it got canceled. Who knows. Tom McGrath the voice of Skipper hinted a possibility for Madagascar 4 without making it a cash grab. Why? Because he loves those characters. There are his creations. Like i said. Who knows... maybe these concepts could be saved for a viable sequel.
People? In MY computer?? It's more likely than you think!
The following is a fanvertisment and is not connected to the show. ****Yet.*** *Also yes, this is the fourth time I'm posting this because TUMBLR WONT LET ME EDIT SPELLING MISTAKES!
ANYWAY,
Once upon a time, back in 1987, Dire Straits put out this music video for “Money for Nothing”, which, as you know, was a song about wanting my MTV.
The video was made by two guys (Gavin Blair and Ian Pearson) on a very moody computer. After the video went out, these two guys went to a pub:
Ian: “Hey, we should make a whole show like this!”
Gavin: “Dude, making three minutes almost killed us.”
And so it was decided!🎉
The two guys were joined by two other guys (Phil Mitchell and John Grace) and created the Hub, which then became Mainframe Entertainment. They got even more people, and then they all holed up in this hotel.
They were mad lads with a dream: a whole cgi animated show, and they made it happen a whole year before Toy Story!
Behold! ReBoot!
(Yes that fever dream was real)
Now before I get any of this:
Let me lay this down. If you can’t with the animation of the first season because it was CUTTING EDGE IN 1994, you can close your eyes and listen to it. ReBoot wasn’t just a CGI gimmick. The characters are fully developed, the voice actors are peerless, the plot is sharp, and there’s so many easter eggs that you’ll never find them all.
Never
(And yes the episode "Bad Bob" was the actual catalyst for Fury Road. Look it up)
ReBoot is about what life is like in a computer (in the 90s, because it was the 90s) called Mainframe (because of course it is). People are sprites, the guys that look like 1s and 0s are binomes (which represent 1s and 0s). Bad guys are viruses, and the good guy is a Guardian named Bob, who is a certified cinnamon roll.
In the first season the eps are light and self-contained, mainly because there was constant friction between the Mainframe studios and the Board of Standards and Practices.
They still got away with some pretty dark stuff, like Megabyte (virus) making Enzo (the kid) watch his dog get sliced open (dog got away, obviously) , Dot (sprite) have a hallucinatory breakdown, and the fridge horror of realizing the thousands of worm things (nulls) that plunged off a bridge to their death were actually people.
And Hex's (virus
best girl) scary face single-handedly traumatized an entire generation. 🙂
But busting through a window was a no go, because WhAt If tHe cHiLdReN dID iT tOo?
Anyway, halfway through the second season, ABC cut them loose, so they were like, fuck it, we’re going to start going hard. The story shifted from episodic to arcs and things start to get serious.
Third season the show moved to YTV in Canada, which gave no fucks about shielding the innocent children.
So it got DARK
How dark?
The UK refused to show the entire season, so the audience there had to wait until pirated copies made it across the pond to see how it ended.
Also by 1997, the animation was gorgeous. (Best example of third season animation I could think of that didn't have spoilers)
The show was green-lit for a fourth season on Cartoon Network, but halfway through production Warner Bros took over and the same fucking thing happened.
Because Mainframe was halfway done, they decided not to scrap all of it, but knowing they wouldn't be able to finish it correctly, Mainframe stripped anything that would hint at Season Four's true ending, then left what remained on a cliff-hanger of angst.
FOR 22 YEARS
(It's also why the last four eps of season four seem to make no sense)
And so it was.
Other crap happened, the soul left Mainframe, and its animated corpse spat out “The Guardian Code” in 2018.
But never say die! The year is (almost) 2024, 30 years later. ReBoot shall rise from the dead, because here come the documentary!!
Do you dare see what you’ve been missing?
What the (UK) government doesn’t want you to know??
Then come on down to ReBoot!
We got:
Magnificent bastards with sexy voices!
(Tony Jay at his best)
Kickass women who could probably crush your head with their thighs and you’d enjoy it!
Innuendos in a kid's show!
💗 This adorable cinnamon roll!! 💗
Insane third season glow-ups!
YOUR NEW GOD
These guys!
(Gay roller-skating binome is my boi. I named him Jerry)
Nonstop cultural refs (You'll never find them all. Never.)
(There are literally videos dedicated to trying)
So many computer puns!
Body Horror!
Existential Crisis!
HAVE I MENTIONED YOUR NEW GOD?
This is it, folks! The real thing, the gem hidden in the moose-filled forests of Canadia!🌲🌲🌲
Take a trip inside a mid-90’s computer!
See the World Wide Web! (omg):
Witness the original purple Gamecubes that randomly fall from the sky when the owner of the computer (OUR GOOD LORD THE USER) wants to play a game. If it lands on people and they lose, they dissolve into mindless energy leeches, fated to tormented by their former bretheren for all of eternity.
Just like in real life! 🙃
So watch the eps! They on YouTube!
I think they're on Pluto, Hulu, Sling, and Tubi too! Also DVDs for people who have the patience to wait for them!
WATCH! BELIEVE! SUFFER THE SOUL-CRUSHING RAGE OF THE SEASON 4 CLIFF-HANGER!* (come on, its fun!)*
HYPE THE DOC!
The more people hype, the better the chances of actually getting it finished.
NOW SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE!
And now I will leave you with this screenshot from the ep "Painted Windows", where dicks can clearly be seen drawn upon the wall behind the fleeing anthropomorphized television.
(PS: If you heard the clown pic at the top of the page in your head, you're welcome)
IMPORTANT UPDATE
This message is now approved by Gavin Blair! He's an awesome guy. Show him some love on TWITTER (fuck you musk) at @TheRealMrSweary Also, if you want to share this with non-tumblr friends, here is my attempt at a webpage version:
Ray was no stranger to trouble, but this time things were different. Usually with his run-ins with the law he’d exude confidence; leaning back casually trying to hide his delight. As a minor in the foster care system he was used to being given second chances. But he wasn’t sitting in front of regular officers this time. He was far from confident. Instead of wearing a smug smile, his face was frozen in a blank stare. He had never been nervous a day in his life, but his hands trembled. Ray curled his fingers into a ball, forming two fists pressed firmly against his thighs. That wasn’t enough. Despite his best efforts every few seconds his entire body shook slightly, almost in reflex to the horrors replaying in his mind; the horrors he tried desperately to suppress.
After a few deep breaths he looked up at the two binomes sitting on the other side of the grey table. The lighting was low, yet harsh, causing dark shadows to outline every feature before him. The man, who had introduced himself as Fax Modem focussed his eye on the teen. His wispy brown hair moved slightly with the airflow in the room. Wrinkles crinkled on either side of his eye, showing his age. The suit he wore should have been neat and pristine, but instead was just as wrinkled as his skin. There was what looked like a coffee stain on his tie, and his skin glistened with what Ray assumed was sweat. He took a deep breath, but said nothing. Fax didn’t look intimidating at all.
Ray looked over at his partner, Data Nully. She was much more put together, but her expression gave no hints as to why they were there. By all reasonable accounts Ray should have been in handcuffs or behind bars by now. Instead he was sitting in front of them. Data ran a hand through her auburn hair, catching briefly on a knot before gliding through. Her makeup was precise and made her look refined; quite the contrast to Fax Modem. The purple she wore stood out against the drab grey background of concrete walls. To their left was a large mirror and behind the pair a single door. Aside from the table between them and chairs they sat on there was nothing else in the room, except for them.
Finally, someone broke the silence. Data spoke in a calm, monotone voice.
“Ray, why don’t you tell us what happened?”
Ray flinched before letting out a small chuckle.
“And why would I do that?”
“Because we are here to help.”
“Are you, now?”
“Yes we are,” Fax piped in. His speech was slow and gravely, like he had just woken from a nap.
“You’d never believe me.” Ray fixed his posture and sighed, trying to make sense of what was going on, “No one’s going to believe me.”
“Here’s the thing Ray,” Data stood and leaned in close over the table, “If no one believed you, we wouldn’t be here.”
“...Who are you?”
“We’re the guys that deal with things that don’t make sense.” Fax said, “So just try us. We can handle it.”
“Well…” Ray looked down, slouching once again. “It was today- only it wasn’t… This morning I guess. My first day at a new school, and also- Halloween.”
To be continued...
ReBootober Day 15/25: Binome - Fax Modem, Data Nully
I'm sorry for all the political re-blogging lately, voting red could actually threaten my livelihood as an autistic lesbian atheist woman. I also apologize for Glaze ruining the quality.
Here's a Matrix from the show, "ReBoot" as an apology. Got into the show recently and I kinda liked it??
Yes, I love the HC of Matrix being non-binary.
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