{"id":521,"date":"2009-03-07T05:14:10","date_gmt":"2009-03-07T10:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinemacrazed.wordpress.com\/?p=521"},"modified":"2009-03-07T05:14:10","modified_gmt":"2009-03-07T10:14:10","slug":"the-zeta-project-season-one-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/07\/the-zeta-project-season-one-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Zeta Project: Season One (DVD)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"There\u2019s only one other science fiction series I can think of that manages to be half as good and exciting as \u201cThe Zeta Project\u201d and that\u2019s \u201cReboot.\u201d The series, now on a special edition DVD, \u201cThe Zeta Project\u201d is a spin off of the critically acclaimed \u201cBatman Beyond.\u201d His story in the aforementioned series is pretty much the same as the one told here. Zeta is an android who has the ability to change appearances which allows him to remain in the general population without being detected.<\/p>\n

His introduction in \u201cBatman Beyond\u201d happens to be one of the best episodes of the series; so good was it that it eventually branched out on its own. Sadly, the series didn\u2019t last very long on the WB Network here in America and the characters were shun in to obscurity.\u00a0 Looking back at the format thanks to this great long overdue DVD series, it\u2019s still a fun and exciting sci-fi series very much in the vein of \u201cThe Fugitive\u201d following a robotic unit intended for war who suddenly gains a conscious.<\/p>\n

This leads his rogue behavior as a national threat to the US and he becomes wanted by the authorities. No matter where he travels, he\u2019s wanted by the law, and must depend on his cunning and street wise partner Ro to help him survive all assassination attempts. The reality here is the same as the one in \u201cBatman Beyond\u201d and this is proven by Batman\u2019s inevitable guest spot on the show to boost ratings.\u00a0 Why he never remained a fixture in the Bruce Timm DCverse is baffling especially when an equally powerful hero like Static Shock was accepted and became apart of the mythos. \u201cThe Zeta Project\u201d is granted a grade A treatment from Warner who never ceases to stun me when it comes to their releases of classic cartoons from the nineties and it\u2019s a well deserved home release. \u201cThe Zeta Project\u201d hasn\u2019t waned in quality even after so many years; the voice work is tight, the animation is simple but in keeping with the tone, and there\u2019s a heavy argument for a film adaptation.<\/p>\n

For people looking for a classic chase series that borders on brilliant at times, you don\u2019t have to look very far. I always felt this show needed to hit the store shelves and I\u2019m glad it finally did. Thanks Warner! Apart from that we\u2019re given a two disc edition that features six full uncut episodes and \u201cZeta,\u201d a fifteen minute look at the creation and development of the series that imparts some interesting insight as to why the series is still such a strong concept to this day. There are interviews with the creators, the directors, and we even get an interview with star Julie Nathanson who plays heroine Ro. It\u2019s a great little extra that gathers wonderful trivia for those interested. On Disc Two we have the remaining six episodes of the compilation and get to explore Zeta with two episodes of \u201cBatman Beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cZeta\u201d is where the character first appeared as an intended Frankenstein monster, a product of war and rage who builds a conscious, and \u201cCountdown\u201d an appearance by the new Zeta and his pal Ro as they team up with Batman venturing out of their own show. All in all it\u2019s a great purchase for anyone looking for \u201cThe Fugitive\u201d a la the distant future.
\nI still think that “The Zeta Project” is surefire material for a sweet science fiction film in the vein of “Minority Report,” but since that will never happen the two disc set is good enough for those people looking for some good science fiction masquerading as children’s fare. It’s just a great set.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s only one other science fiction series I can think of that manages to be half as good and exciting as \u201cThe Zeta Project\u201d and that\u2019s \u201cReboot.\u201d The series, now on a special edition DVD, \u201cThe Zeta Project\u201d is a spin off of the critically acclaimed \u201cBatman Beyond.\u201d His story in the aforementioned series is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[58,99,308,340,580,906],"class_list":["post-521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collectors-den","tag-action","tag-animation","tag-dvd","tag-family","tag-kids","tag-science-fiction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}