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TRON UPRISING:

For those that haven’t yet watched this, this cartoon takes place between TRON and TRON LEGACY. The cartoon starts up sometime after CLU’s rebellion and Flynn being sent into exile. We also see in the flashback that CLU defeated TRON.
Now in the cartoon CLU sends General Tessler to take over Argon City, one of the last free cities on the grid. His forces arrive and drop a statue of CLU into place and declare that they are now under CLU’s authority, etc. A young engineer program named Beck and his friends do not like this and one of Beck’s friends gets derezzed while arguing with a trooper. Beck retrieve’s his friends disc and knows that if TRON were there things would be different. The general consensus among the public is that TRON is dead and CLU can’t be stopped. Later that night, Beck makes a decision. He accesses his ID Disc and alters the code on it so that when he clips it back in place his outfit will change in appearance so that its circuit lines alter and he wears the “T Crest” of TRON. Concealing his face and voice via a helmet he blows up the statue and rides off on a light cycle. The troops see him and report in stating that it looked like it was TRON. CLU assures Tessler that TRON is dead by CLU’s own hand. Troopers are dispatched and Beck deals with them until Lt. Paige arrives who is a more capable fighter then the average trooper. She is determined to stop Beck but is also growing infatuated with Beck as she wonders who he is. Beck escapes into the far wilderness of the grid and Paige reports to base stating that while Beck got away and is a good fight that “he’s no TRON” and quotes CLU’s party line that TRON is dead.
Beck finds an abandoned offroad vehicle and fixes it and rides towards home when a mysterious red and black program easily outrides him and subdues him. Beck awakes somewhere and the mystery program speaks to Beck, asking why he did what he did and what his motives are and what he will do now etc. Beck eventually gets free and states that even if he dies the revolution has begun as long as people think TRON lives. Their fight is brief and the mystery program shows he is easily faster and stronger then Beck and more experienced, but it ends with each having their disc at the other’s throat. Beck demands to be free or it is over for the both of them. The mystery program states that Beck won’t kill him and that Beck was right about one thing, he then retracts his helmet and has his black and red costume revert to its normal grey with white circuit lines and he stands revealed as TRON! He then says “I’m not dead”
TRON tells Beck that he needs help and feels Beck is the one he has been seeking. Beck asks what was he seeking and TRON responds “the next TRON”. TRON steps into a scanner beam and shows Beck just how injured he was thanks to CLU. The scars are extensive on his torso and up his neck and left side of his face. Beck doubts that he can be the next TRON and leaves. Later his boss pulls him aside and the conversation makes it clear that his boss knows or at least suspects Beck blew up the statue. Paige arrives and warns them that if the Renegade isn’t revealed and captured or surrenders that programs will soon be “volunteering” for the games. Later Tessler accelerates things by rounding up some of Beck’s friends. Beck is ready to fight on the spot but his boss stops him. Later Beck slips away and adjusts his costume back into “TRON mode” and rides off to save his friends. Beck succeeds and manages to survive a battle with General Tessler despite Tessler having “superior force of arms”. Beck manages to “Disarm” Tessler and escape and goes back to TRON’s hidden base. Beck now knows he is ready and wants to fight. TRON tells Beck he isn’ t quite ready yet. TRON removes his own disc and separates it into two segments and gives one to Beck. Beck separates his own disc and puts TRON’s segment onto one of his own then attaches the modified disc to himself and TRON’s costume loads onto Beck. TRON then takes him to be trained. (Whether this disc exchange upgrades Beck’s strength and speed is unknown as TRON shows in other episodes that he can still outfight Beck).

Next Ep: beck’s training begins but he still has doubts about himself. TRON of course is a strict teacher. Beck later heads home and evades a patrol but ends up hiding in a prisoner cube with others and they are taken to the games! One of Beck’s companions is a veteran of the ISO WARS and that he came to Argon after hearing about the Renegade that is fighting back and believes the Renegade is TRON. He and Beck survive the games, Beck is set free and his companion is sentenced to be derezzed. TRON tells Beck that until his companion is derezzed he hasn’t failed. Beck then changes his costume to “TRON mode” and heads out. He rescues him and as they are escaping on the seas, TRON shows up in a submersible vehicle to blast their pursuers. Beck/Tron tells his companion that was a “friend”. His companion then leaves to spread the word for the revolution “TRON LIVES!” Also in this episode we see the classic light cycle and BIT!

Next EP: Beck must destroy an energy drill that threatens the city. Along the way he must save some programs on an underground cycle race, one of his coworkers decides the Renegade must be stopped and Beck fights Paige again. We also see some signs of power struggle contention between Paige and Pavel, Tesler’s second in command.

Next Ep: Identity Theft takes on a new meaning as Beck’s disc is stolen and he and TRON race to get it back. Remember: everything a program sees, does, learns is recorded on their disc so his TRON activities are recorded, but there is an added danger. When a program is separated from their disc for too long, they slowly but surely lose their memories completely! This slowly happens to Beck as they seek his disc with the aid of a program named Lux and another one named Cobol. Turns out Cobol is the one behind it all and after learning from the disc that Beck is the Renegade they plan to let Beck’s memory fade then turn him in to CLU for repurposing via obtaining a different ID disc. TRON disguises in a black suit/helmet with white lights to aid Beck. TRON is captured and held by Lux as Cobol takes Beck away. TRON convinces Lux that COBOL isn’t to be trusted. She frees TRON and we see in this episode that TRON can still fight but only for short times until his wounds catch up with him. Cobol has Beck’s disc and Beck is about to derez TRON when TRON shows his face and reminds Beck that he isn’t a killer no matter what that they are indeed friends. Cobol and Lux are shocked to see that TRON lives, and Cobol fights TRON some more. TRON gets Beck’s disc and tosses it back to Beck who reconnects it and gets his memories back. He beats Cobol and Lux derezzes Cobol. They escape after Lux gives them cobol’s disc and her own and sacrifices herself so they can escape. TRON later states that long ago he let friendship cloud his judgment and that he paid a heavy price for it. Beck thinks he was talking about CLU…
This ep could well explain how TRON becomes Rinzler. CLU likely will end up capturing TRON and separate him from his disc until his memories fade enough, then attach the Rinzler disc to him. CLU then puts a memory block on TRON’s own disc and returns it to TRON/Rinzler to use as a second weapon. We shall see…..

Next EP: Beck/TRON and Paige are forced to work together to survive a mutually destructive situation and we learn Paige’s origin and in flashback we see Quorra!
Next EP: Beck is sent to steal a power mod and bring in the scientist alive. The plan only partially succeeds as the scientist gets derezzed but the power mod is intact. It is a massive boost to strength and speed and Beck takes it to be destroyed at the garage he works at as there is a high power laser there. However he walks into a trap and is getting dogpiled by Tesler’s troops and in a desperation move he inserts the power mod into his disc which activates it and boosts his powers……and his tendency to destroy. (think back to the 90’s Spidey cartoon and third movie to how the symbiote makes the host personality darker and more hostile) Beck/TRON then confronts Tesler and was going to win when he saw his boss Able nearby and had to save him. Able thinks Beck is TRON and is wounded but survives. TRON is angry that Beck didn’t destroy it and they fight for a moment until Beck comes to his senses, TRON then assures Beck that he was chosen because he was smart and capable and doesn’t need the power mod. Pavel takes the garage hostage to draw out the Renegade and gets the power mod before Beck destroys it. He powers up and fights Beck but Beck manages to outwit him and get the power mod away from him and gets it cut in half by a laser. However at the end we see Pavel has one of the pieces and then he laughs hysterically as the piece regenerates into a whole…….
It is not known if Beck has the other piece and if it regenerated too….

In October 2012 the series returns from hiatus with a two parter called SCARS. This two parter is set to reveal more of what happened to TRON. A program named DYSON comes to Argon City, TRON learns of this and we see the scar on his neck and face start to glow and slowly spread…… We learn that DYSON betrayed TRON to CLU and is apparently the one that gave TRON his scars. TRON now wants revenge and is determined to get it at all costs. He subdues Beck and reclaims his disc segment to restore his costume. We then see fight scenes that show the scar damage is spreading over TRON’s face. Either he will turn into Rinzler by the time this two parter is over or he will be well on the path to becoming Rinzler.

Overall an excellent series, 18 episodes are said to be ordered for the first season and the ratings are high so far. It is not known if there will be a season 2. Excellent animation and music and story, the only flaw is that we pretty much know that Beck’s efforts are doomed to fail as he is not mentioned in TRON Legacy at all. Will Tron become Rinzler and be sent to derez the Renegade?

Thanks Hit Streak. For grins, can you all activate badges like Passport and the Anniversary badges to award to alts that are logged in? Might as well rack up as many as possible before the sunset. (note: I don't expect bug-hunter of course )

A humorous read if nothing else.

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/fea...=zergnet_23736

Well thanks to a pal of mine loaning me some files and DVD's I'm now able to go back and start rewatching Dr. Who back at the beginning with Doctor 1. The plan is to watch the episodes starting from the beginning and work my way up to the present, but obviously we are speaking of many episodes and many Doctors. So, are there any stories or Doctors from the classics that could be skipped or at least delayed for awhile?

http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Seven-Co...rds=ultraseven

The second series of the long running Ultraman franchise finally comes to North America with an official subtitled release. One minor note, there will be one episode not included in this series as it is banned in Japan for evoking bad memories of Hiroshima.

The original Ultraman does not appear in this series.

Ultraseven, while on an exploration and mapping mission in the galaxy comes to Earth. Once there he begins to see why the original Ultraman defended it and begins to like Earth and the humans. He then sees two people about to have a fatal accident and that one is going to sacrifice himself to save the other. Ultraseven saves them both before they are injured or killed, and then scans the one that was going to sacrifice himself and then uses his Ultra-powers to use the human as a template to create a human form for him to transform into. Thus is born Dan Morobishi, human form of Ultraseven!

The major downside to shapeshifting into a human form instead of merging with another human is that catastrophic injuries or power loss in Ultraseven form WILL translate into serious injuries when he turns human again.

Ultraseven is still among the most popular of all the Ultra's and has been reused many times for spinoff movies, OVA's and guest starring in other Ultra series.

Now if they can release Return of Ultraman that would be great.

Thanks, Zwill!

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/18/tech/i...html?hpt=hp_t2

Autonomous cars........AUTOBOTS! TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT!

Well here's hoping they develop this AND the navigational deflector system that constantly sweeps space debris out of the way of the ship to avoid collisions in space..... force = mass times acceleration......also known as KABOOM!

Still if we can finally develop warp technology that could be a great boon to mankind and we may finally reach the stars. A quick warp jump to Mars, send people down to the planet, whoever sets foot first on Mars quotes Neil Armstrong, then we see about setting up some type of base on Mars, likely bio domes of some kind. After that we start looking at Alpha Centauri and then...beyond.