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| − | '''''The Zeta Project''''' |
+ | '''''The Zeta Project''''' is an animated series that ran from 2001 to 2002. It was a spinoff of the {{bb}} episode "{{ep|Zeta}}". |
Infiltration Unit [[Zeta]] was built by the government to replace and eliminate targeted enemies. On one mission, however, he learned that the man he was sent to kill was innocent and made the decision not to destroy anymore. Unfortunately for Zeta, the government believes he has been reprogrammed by the organization he had been infiltrating and will stop at nothing to retrieve the renegade [[synthoid]]. |
Infiltration Unit [[Zeta]] was built by the government to replace and eliminate targeted enemies. On one mission, however, he learned that the man he was sent to kill was innocent and made the decision not to destroy anymore. Unfortunately for Zeta, the government believes he has been reprogrammed by the organization he had been infiltrating and will stop at nothing to retrieve the renegade [[synthoid]]. |
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| − | On the run from the National Security Agency, Zeta is joined by [[Rosalie Rowan]], a sarcastic, street-smart runaway searching for her family. With Ro's help, "Zee" learns that his only chance for freedom is to find his creator, Doctor [[Eli Selig]]. |
+ | On the run from the National Security Agency, Zeta is joined by [[Rosalie Rowan]], a sarcastic, street-smart runaway searching for her family. With Ro's help, "Zee" learns that his only chance for freedom is to find his creator, Doctor [[Eli Selig]]. |
| − | The show was cancelled at the eleventh hour, with the crew unsure if the network would renew it (but ordered to have a cliffhanger, the apparent death of [[Eli Selig]], anyway as a ratings boost). Robert Goodman said in an interview with ''Worlds Finest Online'' that this made him unsure where to take the show. "I also knew that if we did come back, the network wanted to take the show in directions I didn't want to go... I was wondering if it wouldn't be best to let the curtain go down right then and there." <ref>[http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/zetaproject/backstage/rg04.php The World's Finest talks to Series Creator, Robert Goodman]</ref> On |
+ | The show was cancelled at the eleventh hour, with the crew unsure if the network would renew it (but ordered to have a cliffhanger, the apparent death of [[Eli Selig]], anyway as a ratings boost). Robert Goodman said in an interview with ''Worlds Finest Online'' that this made him unsure where to take the show. "I also knew that if we did come back, the network wanted to take the show in directions I didn't want to go... I was wondering if it wouldn't be best to let the curtain go down right then and there." <ref>[http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/zetaproject/backstage/rg04.php The World's Finest talks to Series Creator, Robert Goodman]</ref> On 12 May 2013, Goodman finally revealed one of those directions when he tweeted that "one of the twists the network wanted" was that Ro would be a robot.<ref>[http://the-zeta-project.tumblr.com/post/50279344822/savannahjh-this-really-scares-me Screenshot of tweets between Goodman and Nathanson, "The Zeta Project" tumblr]</ref> |
| − | Goodman made it clear that Zeta and Ro wouldn't have become a couple; "sorry to disappoint, 'shippers." <ref>[http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/zetaproject/backstage/rg04.php The World's Finest talks to Series Creator, Robert Goodman]: "They already love each other plenty," says Goodman. "It's the kind of love that's between two close friends, or even more to the point, between siblings... It was really never my intention that they be anything more than that."</ref> |
+ | Goodman made it clear that Zeta and Ro wouldn't have become a couple; "sorry to disappoint, 'shippers." <ref>[http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/zetaproject/backstage/rg04.php The World's Finest talks to Series Creator, Robert Goodman]: "They already love each other plenty," says Goodman. "It's the kind of love that's between two close friends, or even more to the point, between siblings... It was really never my intention that they be anything more than that."</ref> |
== Cast == |
== Cast == |
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=== Directors === |
=== Directors === |
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| + | * [[Bob Davies]] — Director |
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* [[Bob Doucette]] — Director |
* [[Bob Doucette]] — Director |
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* [[Curt Geda]] — Director |
* [[Curt Geda]] — Director |
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* [[Liz Holzman]] — Director |
* [[Liz Holzman]] — Director |
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| + | * [[T.J. House]] — Director |
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* [[Tim Maltby]] — Director |
* [[Tim Maltby]] — Director |
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* [[Dan Riba]] — Director |
* [[Dan Riba]] — Director |
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| − | | 01 || 01 || [[The Accomplice]] || January 27, 2001|| [[James Bennet|Agent Bennet]] & [[NSA]] |
+ | | 01 || 01 || [[The Accomplice]] || [[Curt Geda]] || [[Robert Goodman]] || January 27, 2001 || [[James Bennet|Agent Bennet]] & [[NSA]] |
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| − | | 02 || 02 || [[His Maker's Name]] || February 3, 2001|| Agent Bennet & NSA |
+ | | 02 || 02 || [[His Maker's Name]] || [[Tim Maltby]] || [[Hilary J. Bader]] || February 3, 2001|| Agent Bennet & NSA |
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| − | | 03 || 04 || [[Remote Control]] || February 10, 2001|| [[Bucky]] & [[Donald Tannor]] |
+ | | 03 || 04 || [[Remote Control]] || Curt Geda|| [[Ralph Soll]] || February 10, 2001|| [[Bucky]] & [[Donald Tannor]] |
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| − | | 04 || 03 || [[Change of Heart]] || February 17, 2001|| Agent Bennet & NSA |
+ | | 04 || 03 || [[Change of Heart]] || [[Bob Doucette]] || [[Kevin Hopps]] || February 17, 2001|| Agent Bennet & NSA |
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| − | | 05 || 05 || [[The Next Gen]] || February 24, 2001|| [[IU7]] |
+ | | 05 || 05 || [[The Next Gen]] || Tim Maltby || Hilary J. Bader|| February 24, 2001 || [[IU7]] |
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| − | | 06 || 06 || [[West Bound]] || March 10, 2001|| Agent Bennet & NSA |
+ | | 06 || 06 || [[West Bound]] || Bob Doucette || [[Stacey Liss Goodman]] & Robert Goodman || March 10, 2001|| Agent Bennet & NSA |
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| − | | 07 || 07 || [[Hicksburg]] || March 31, 2001|| Agent Bennet & NSA |
+ | | 07 || 07 || [[Hicksburg]] || Curt Geda || [[Paul Diamond]] || March 31, 2001 || Agent Bennet & NSA |
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| − | | 08 || 08 || [[Shadows]] || April 7, 2001|| IU7 |
+ | | 08 || 08 || [[Shadows]] || Tim Maltby || Hilary J. Bader || April 7, 2001 || IU7 |
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| − | | 09 || 09 || [[Crime Waves]] || April 14, 2001|| [[Sven]] |
+ | | 09 || 09 || [[Crime Waves]] || Bob Doucette || Kevin Hopps || April 14, 2001 || [[Sven]] |
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| − | | 10 || 10 || [[Taffy Time]] || May 5, 2001|| [[Krick]] |
+ | | 10 || 10 || [[Taffy Time]] || Tim Maltby || Hilary J. Bader || May 5, 2001 || [[Krick]] |
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| − | | 11 || 11 || [[Ro's Reunion]] || May 12, 2001|| Agent Bennet & NSA, [[Harry Lux]] |
+ | | 11 || 11 || [[Ro's Reunion]] || Tim Maltby || [[Katy Cooper]] & [[Ned Teitelbaum]] || May 12, 2001 || Agent Bennet & NSA, [[Harry Lux]] |
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| − | | 12 || 12 || [[Kid Genius]] || August 11, 2001|| |
+ | | 12 || 12 || [[Kid Genius]] || Bob Doucette || Paul Diamond || August 11, 2001 || Donald Tannor |
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| − | | 13 || 13 || [[Absolute Zero]] || March 23, 2002|| Agent Bennet & NSA |
+ | | 13 || 13 || [[Absolute Zero]] || Curt Geda || Robert Goodman & Kevin Hopps || March 23, 2002 || Agent Bennet & NSA |
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| − | | 01 || 14 || [[Wired|Wired, Part I]] || March 30, 2002|| Agent Bennet & NSA, [[Meg]], [[Plug]] and [[Buss]] |
+ | | 01 || 14 || [[Wired|Wired, Part I]] || [[Curt Geda]] || [[Robert Goodman]] || March 30, 2002 || Agent Bennet & NSA, [[Meg]], [[Plug]] and [[Buss]] |
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| − | | 02 || 15 || [[Wired|Wired, Part II]] || April 6, 2002 || Agent Bennet & NSA |
+ | | 02 || 15 || [[Wired|Wired, Part II]] || [[Liz Holzman]] || Robert Goodman || April 6, 2002 || Agent Bennet & NSA |
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| − | | 03 || 19 || [[Resume Mission]] || April 13, 2002 || IU7 |
+ | | 03 || 19 || [[Resume Mission]] || [[Rob Davies]] || [[Ralph Soll]] || April 13, 2002 || IU7 |
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| − | | 04 || 16 || [[Hunt in the Hub]] || April 20, 2002 || [[Thomas Boyle]], NSA |
+ | | 04 || 16 || [[Hunt in the Hub]] || [[T.J. House]] || [[Paul Diamond]] || April 20, 2002 || [[Thomas Boyle]], NSA |
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| − | | 05 || 17 || [[Ro's Gift]] || April 27, 2002 || [[Brain Trust]] |
+ | | 05 || 17 || [[Ro's Gift]] || Rob Davies || [[Hilary J. Bader]] & [[Joseph Kuhr]] || April 27, 2002 || [[Brain Trust]] |
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| − | | 06 || 20 || [[Lost and Found]] || May 11, 2002 || Krick |
+ | | 06 || 20 || [[Lost and Found]] || Curt Geda & T.J. House || [[Randy Rogel]] ||May 11, 2002 || Krick |
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| − | | 07 || 24 || [[Eye of the Storm]] || May 18, 2002 || Tornadoes |
+ | | 07 || 24 || [[Eye of the Storm]] || [[Tim Maltby]] || Ralph Soll || May 18, 2002 || Tornadoes |
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| − | | 08 || 18 || [[Quality Time]] || July 13, 2002 || Agent Bennet |
+ | | 08 || 18 || [[Quality Time]] || Tim Maltby || [[Kevin Hopps]] & Ralph Soll || July 13, 2002 || Agent Bennet |
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| − | | 09 || 21 || [[On the Wire]] || July 20, 2002 || Agent Bennet & NSA |
+ | | 09 || 21 || [[On the Wire]] || Curt Geda || Joseph Kuhr || July 20, 2002 || Agent Bennet & NSA |
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| − | | 10 || 22 || [[Cabin Pressure]] || July 27, 2002 || Agent Bennet & NSA |
+ | | 10 || 22 || [[Cabin Pressure]] || Rob Davies & [[Olaf Miller]] || [[Lyle Weldon]] ||July 27, 2002 || Agent Bennet & NSA |
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| − | | 11 || 25 || [[The River Rising]] || August 3, 2002 || Agent Bennet & NSA, [[No-Tech]] |
+ | | 11 || 25 || [[The River Rising]] || Curt Geda || Paul Diamond || August 3, 2002 || Agent Bennet & NSA, [[No-Tech]] |
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| − | | 12 || 26 || [[The Hologram Man]] || August 10, 2002 || Brother's Day, Agent Bennet & NSA |
+ | | 12 || 26 || [[The Hologram Man]] || Rob Davies || Robert Goodman & Joseph Kuhr || August 10, 2002 || Brother's Day, Agent Bennet & NSA |
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| − | | 13 || 23 || [[The Wrong Morph]] || August 17, 2002 || [[Dr. Myrell]], [[Blake]] |
+ | | 13 || 23 || [[The Wrong Morph]] || Curt Geda || [[David Benullo]] || August 17, 2002 || [[Dr. Myrell]], [[Blake]] |
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| + | * [[The Zeta Project: Season One (DVD)]] |
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| + | * [[The Zeta Project: Season Two (DVD)]] |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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| + | * [[The Zeta Project/Full episode list|Full episode list]] |
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** "[[Countdown]]" |
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* [http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/zetaproject/ ''The Zeta Project''] at [http://wf.toonzone.net The World's Finest] |
* [http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/zetaproject/ ''The Zeta Project''] at [http://wf.toonzone.net The World's Finest] |
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0260662/ ''The Zeta Project''] at [http://www.imdb.com the Internet Movie Database] |
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0260662/ ''The Zeta Project''] at [http://www.imdb.com the Internet Movie Database] |
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Revision as of 15:17, 24 November 2019
The Zeta Project is an animated series that ran from 2001 to 2002. It was a spinoff of the Batman Beyond episode "Zeta".
Infiltration Unit Zeta was built by the government to replace and eliminate targeted enemies. On one mission, however, he learned that the man he was sent to kill was innocent and made the decision not to destroy anymore. Unfortunately for Zeta, the government believes he has been reprogrammed by the organization he had been infiltrating and will stop at nothing to retrieve the renegade synthoid.
On the run from the National Security Agency, Zeta is joined by Rosalie Rowan, a sarcastic, street-smart runaway searching for her family. With Ro's help, "Zee" learns that his only chance for freedom is to find his creator, Doctor Eli Selig.
The show was cancelled at the eleventh hour, with the crew unsure if the network would renew it (but ordered to have a cliffhanger, the apparent death of Eli Selig, anyway as a ratings boost). Robert Goodman said in an interview with Worlds Finest Online that this made him unsure where to take the show. "I also knew that if we did come back, the network wanted to take the show in directions I didn't want to go... I was wondering if it wouldn't be best to let the curtain go down right then and there." [1] On 12 May 2013, Goodman finally revealed one of those directions when he tweeted that "one of the twists the network wanted" was that Ro would be a robot.[2]
Goodman made it clear that Zeta and Ro wouldn't have become a couple; "sorry to disappoint, 'shippers." [3]
Cast
- Diedrich Bader as Zeta / Zee
- Julie Nathanson as Ro
- Kurtwood Smith as Agent Bennet
- Michael Rosenbaum as Agent West
- Lauren Tom as Agent Lee
Production Crew
Creators
- Robert Goodman — Series Creator, Producer, Writer
Producers
- Haven Alexander — Associate Producer
- Alan Burnett — Producer, Writer
- Liz Holzman — Supervising Producer
- Jean MacCurdy — Executive Producer
- Kathryn Page — Associate Producer
Directors
- Bob Davies — Director
- Bob Doucette — Director
- Curt Geda — Director
- Liz Holzman — Director
- T.J. House — Director
- Tim Maltby — Director
- Dan Riba — Director
Writers
- Hilary J. Bader — Writer
- Kevin Hopps — Writer
- Ralph Soll — Writer
- Rich Fogel — Writer
- Stacey Liss Goodman — Writer
- Wendell Morris — Writer
- Tom Sheppard — Writer
- Paul Diamond — Writer
- Katy Cooper — Writer
- Ned Teitelbaum — Writer
- Joseph Kuhr — Writer
- Liz Holzman — Writer
- Randy Rogel — Writer
- Lyle Weldon — Writer
- David Benullo — Writer
- Christopher Simmons — Writer
Casting
- Leslie Lamers — Casting Director
- Andrea Romano — Casting Director, Voice Direction
Episodes
Season One
| Airdate Order | Prod. Order | Title | Directed by | Written by | Airdate | Opponent(s) |
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| 01 | 01 | The Accomplice | Curt Geda | Robert Goodman | January 27, 2001 | Agent Bennet & NSA |
| 02 | 02 | His Maker's Name | Tim Maltby | Hilary J. Bader | February 3, 2001 | Agent Bennet & NSA |
| 03 | 04 | Remote Control | Curt Geda | Ralph Soll | February 10, 2001 | Bucky & Donald Tannor |
| 04 | 03 | Change of Heart | Bob Doucette | Kevin Hopps | February 17, 2001 | Agent Bennet & NSA |
| 05 | 05 | The Next Gen | Tim Maltby | Hilary J. Bader | February 24, 2001 | IU7 |
| 06 | 06 | West Bound | Bob Doucette | Stacey Liss Goodman & Robert Goodman | March 10, 2001 | Agent Bennet & NSA |
| 07 | 07 | Hicksburg | Curt Geda | Paul Diamond | March 31, 2001 | Agent Bennet & NSA |
| 08 | 08 | Shadows | Tim Maltby | Hilary J. Bader | April 7, 2001 | IU7 |
| 09 | 09 | Crime Waves | Bob Doucette | Kevin Hopps | April 14, 2001 | Sven |
| 10 | 10 | Taffy Time | Tim Maltby | Hilary J. Bader | May 5, 2001 | Krick |
| 11 | 11 | Ro's Reunion | Tim Maltby | Katy Cooper & Ned Teitelbaum | May 12, 2001 | Agent Bennet & NSA, Harry Lux |
| 12 | 12 | Kid Genius | Bob Doucette | Paul Diamond | August 11, 2001 | Donald Tannor |
| 13 | 13 | Absolute Zero | Curt Geda | Robert Goodman & Kevin Hopps | March 23, 2002 | Agent Bennet & NSA |
Season Two
| Airdate Order | Prod. Order | Title | Directed by | Written by | Airdate | Opponent(s) |
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| 01 | 14 | Wired, Part I | Curt Geda | Robert Goodman | March 30, 2002 | Agent Bennet & NSA, Meg, Plug and Buss |
| 02 | 15 | Wired, Part II | Liz Holzman | Robert Goodman | April 6, 2002 | Agent Bennet & NSA |
| 03 | 19 | Resume Mission | Rob Davies | Ralph Soll | April 13, 2002 | IU7 |
| 04 | 16 | Hunt in the Hub | T.J. House | Paul Diamond | April 20, 2002 | Thomas Boyle, NSA |
| 05 | 17 | Ro's Gift | Rob Davies | Hilary J. Bader & Joseph Kuhr | April 27, 2002 | Brain Trust |
| 06 | 20 | Lost and Found | Curt Geda & T.J. House | Randy Rogel | May 11, 2002 | Krick |
| 07 | 24 | Eye of the Storm | Tim Maltby | Ralph Soll | May 18, 2002 | Tornadoes |
| 08 | 18 | Quality Time | Tim Maltby | Kevin Hopps & Ralph Soll | July 13, 2002 | Agent Bennet |
| 09 | 21 | On the Wire | Curt Geda | Joseph Kuhr | July 20, 2002 | Agent Bennet & NSA |
| 10 | 22 | Cabin Pressure | Rob Davies & Olaf Miller | Lyle Weldon | July 27, 2002 | Agent Bennet & NSA |
| 11 | 25 | The River Rising | Curt Geda | Paul Diamond | August 3, 2002 | Agent Bennet & NSA, No-Tech |
| 12 | 26 | The Hologram Man | Rob Davies | Robert Goodman & Joseph Kuhr | August 10, 2002 | Brother's Day, Agent Bennet & NSA |
| 13 | 23 | The Wrong Morph | Curt Geda | David Benullo | August 17, 2002 | Dr. Myrell, Blake |
Home Video
See also
References
- ↑ The World's Finest talks to Series Creator, Robert Goodman
- ↑ Screenshot of tweets between Goodman and Nathanson, "The Zeta Project" tumblr
- ↑ The World's Finest talks to Series Creator, Robert Goodman: "They already love each other plenty," says Goodman. "It's the kind of love that's between two close friends, or even more to the point, between siblings... It was really never my intention that they be anything more than that."