ReBoot Haikutopia
(Miss the classic "in space" version? Find it here.)
Okay, this is my substitute for an episode guide. You can find those anywhere. I do things differently around here. (You couldn't tell?) Below you'll find a haiku about each ReBoot episode. Nothing fancy or particularly artistic, just the old 5-7-5.
Episode #1: "The Tearing"
Meggy had a tear.
Bob was too independent--
Dot saved him a lot.
Episode #2: "Racing the Clock"
Hexadecimal
Firmly refused to explode
While the sprites bonded
Episode #3: "The Quick and the Fed"
In which we learn that
Magnets are hazardous to
Those without slow food
Episode #4: "Medusa Bug"
A guardian bear
Is not nearly enough to
Exact one's revenge
Episode #5: "The Tiff"
Enzo is upset
When Bob and Dot will not speak--
But they work it out
Episode #6: "In the Belly of the Beast"
I want a dog who
Can walk high wires and has a
Flip-top nose motor
Episode #7: "The Crimson Binome"
Password "guardian"?
If Bob wasn't in stasis
That could be awkward.
Episode #8: "Enzo the Smart"
"Look! We are helping!"
The fools cried as they almost
Got us nullified.
Episode #9: "Wizards, Warriors, and a Word from Our Sponsor"
Mike is a hero
But that doesn't stop his friends
From wanting silence
Episode #10: "The Great Brain Robbery"
Mouse arrives at last
But where in the net did she
Get all that spandex?
Episode #11: "Talent Night"
Watch in wonder as
Dot sings and Primitives swing
Just before the duel
Episode #12: "Identity Crisis, Part 1"
Cyrus was never
As bad as the words I saw:
"To be continued"
Episode #13: "Identity Crisis, Part 2"
A distortion of
Reality can ease your
Fatal apathy
Episode #14: "Infected"
Recharge your keytool
Before leaving home or else
You might regret it
Episode #15: "High Code"
Old Man Pearson was
More than anyone realized
(Except, of course, Phong)
Episode #16: "When Games Collide"
I don't remember
This one well enough to write.
Stupid VCR!
[A note from MG: Yeah, yeah... I should really have written a real one there by now. Why am I so unmotivated?]
Episode #17: "Bad Bob"
Road rage goes to new
Extremes as Meggy's face is
Smashed through Binky's rig
Episode #18: "Painted Windows"
Classic art confronts
Hex's chaotic vision--
A designer's dream
Episode #19: "AndrAIa"
Enzo makes a friend
As a fish-girl joins the cast.
Oh, to have those nails!
Episode #20: "Nullzilla"
Nibbles is on the
Loose, but he's not the biggest
Problem presently
Episode #21: "Gigabyte"
Brother and sister--
So, who saw that one coming?
Clearly, Bob didn't.
Episode #22: "Trust No One"
As Prime Guardian
One would think Turbo could flip
The clock at least twice
Episode #23: "Web World Wars"
Where's my guardian?
Oh, this is sad. Very sad.
Please come back soon, Bob.
Episode 3.1.1: "To Mend and Defend"
From here I can see
This won't be an easy fight
Train well, guardian.
Episode 3.1.2: "Between a Raccoon and a Hard Place"
She's a biker babe?
This could lead to some future
Déjà vu-type scenes.
Episode 3.1.3: "Firewall"
Should I be getting
This much enjoyment out of
Seeing Santa die?
Episode 3.1.4: "Game Over"
And this is the point
When one comes to realize that
BS&P's gone
Episode 3.2.1: "Icons"
Looks like being trapped
In a game cube makes for a
Really good workout
Episode 3.2.2: "Where No Sprite Has Gone Before"
I'm imagining
Things-- I could have sworn I'd heard
A Trek joke just now...
Episode 3.2.3: "Number 7"
Ooh! Where can I get
A golf ball that will make me
Think I'm in Mainframe?
Episode 3.2.4: "The Episode With No Name"
Daemon will remain
Unexplained and never seen--
Can we say "fanfic"?
Episode 3.3.1: "The Return of the Crimson Binome"
It's always fun to
See some long lost friends and then
Break them out of jail
Episode 3.3.2: "The Edge of Beyond"
Matrix has enough
Issues to start giving out
Weekly subscriptions
Episode 3.3.3: "Web Riders On the Storm"
Don't worry about
The clothes, voice, or hair; just be
Glad to have him there!
Episode 3.3.4: "Mousetrap"
Glitch is a hero!
The keytool saved them all, but
Will be greatly missed.
Episode 3.4.1: "Megaframe"
I swear, if Mouse goes
And kisses Bob ONE MORE TIME...
Oh, wait. Nevermind.
Episode 3.4.2: "Showdown"
Hmm... Hex looks like Dot
Now that her mask is repaired.
Was that on purpose?
Episode 3.4.3: "System Crash"
So close to seeing
A kiss, but everso far.
The raccoon must die.
Episode 3.4.4: "End Prog"
A glorious end
And a whole new beginning
For my TV friends
Episode 4.01: "Daemon Rising"
Now we've seen Daemon
But this still needs explaining--
Proceed with your fics
Episode 4.02: "Cross Nodes"
They could have packed in
Some more clock imagery if
They'd just had more time
Episode 4.03: "What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Her "sister" and dad
Make the the thing with Dot's brothers
Start to seem normal
Episode 4.04: "Sacrifice"
I really don't want
To know anything about
Matrix's dark place
Episode 4.05: "My Two Bobs"
No way around it--
This haiku has to include
The phrase "Kitten Bob"
Episode 4.06: "Life's a Glitch..."
Go follow your heart
Just have some mouthwash on hand
When you learn the truth
Episode 4.07: "Null Bot of the Bride"
Now Glitch is back, too?
No wonder these people have
Lost respect for death
Episode 4.08: "Crouching Binome, Hidden Virus"
Well, that settles it--
Phong is now my favorite
New action hero
So, that's it. Sure hope you weren't looking for anything useful!
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Written by MG from a minor glitch.
Inspired by ReBoot from Mainframe Entertainment.
Read by ReBoot geeks from who-knows-where!