ReBoot is a Canadian

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 CGI

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-animated action-adventure cartoon series

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 that originally aired from 1994 to 2001. It was produced by Vancouver

Vancouver

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-based production company Mainframe Entertainment

Mainframe Entertainment

Rainmaker Entertainment, Inc. is a Canadian computer animation and design company based in Vancouver, British Columbia and Los Angeles, California. It produces computer animation TV series and movies. They are best known for producing the first ever CGI animated series ReBoot, as well as the...

, Alliance Communications

Alliance Communications

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, BLT Productions and created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace, with the visuals designed by Brendan McCarthy

Brendan McCarthy

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 after an initial attempt by Ian Gibson

Ian Gibson (artist)

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It was the first

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 half-hour, completely computer-animated TV series

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Reruns of the first three seasons can be seen in Canada

Canada

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 on Teletoon Retro

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, and the first two seasons are available on Netflix's streaming service in the US.
According to staff in the Making Reboot special, the process to create Reboot began in the 1980s, but, although the idea had largely been devised, technology was not yet advanced enough to make the show in the desired way.