Our Favorite Binomes
Sailor ReBoot!
Some of the most popular sightings of "Sailor Moon" are in the television
series "ReBoot."
Towards the end of the series we find that some of the "binomes" appear to
have a striking resemblance to our favorite sailor soldiers in "Sailor
Moon." (Other Binomes have also looked like other famous celebrities and
personalities.)
Binomes are the comic relief in "ReBoot"--intentionally ugly and always up
to mischief. They are, "the ones and zeros" in the hierarchy of the land
of Mainframe. Because of their low status some of them live in constant
fear of being deleted while others pretend to be more important than they
are--in the hope that they will not be crushed. Gee, we wonder why the
child in all of us identifies with such sprites? ;)
Binomes were developed to be animated & rendered easily but character builders found themselves driven to produce ever simpler-designs. The challenge was (with the fewest "add-ons" as possible) to model immediately recognizable characters with, what was most of the time, 3 blocks with poles! These limitations (both budget & design) created the most popular characters in the series.
In a valiant attempt, a Sailor Moon binome tries to use her magic wand to stop a building from falling. Surrounded by the other Inner Scout binomes, the Sailor Moon binome is about to succeed when some rubble crushes her flat--leaving only her hair sticking out. The other binomes (typically) become lost, dazed and confused! It's a funny, pathetic scene. (We especially liked the lighting.)
For more about "ReBoot" visit Joe Smith's mind-boggling "Unofficial ReBoot Home Page." (Have you ever feared that you were becoming obsessed with your favorite TV show? Well after a visit to this fan's site--you'll feel a whole lot saner! It's therapeutic! Our favorite feature has to be Joe's "Census Count" where he keeps track of every single inhabitant of Mainframe!)
Currently on Mainframe's site you can read up on their plans for "ReBoot: The Ride!" It's a simulation attraction proposed in conjunction with Imax (another Canadian company) which would use a scaled-down version of their projection system. The ride would utilize 35mm VistaVision at a hopped-up 48 frames per second projection. Imax is usually 70mm (with a VistaVision-like movement) projected at 24 frames per second. The "ReBoot" ride is to have a 14 foot high screen which will wraparound the viewer for 180 degrees. This is very similar to the projection system originally designed for a "Benny The Cab" ride planned for (but never built) at Toontown in Disneyland. |