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Reckless City (animated series)
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Reckless City is a limited animated science-fiction series created by Jason David Cook. It follows Reckless Roger, The Stardance Kid and Weyland as they help the inhabitants of Zile City deal with damaged machinery, disrupted routines and unfamiliar personal problems. The series remains in development.
Premise
The series takes place after the citywide crisis explored in Reckless Roger the Bullet Dodger, the single-player video game. Repairing a broken component is only part of the companions' work: changes in programming can also affect what a person wants or how they relate to others. Their encounters explore identity, responsibility, attachment and the consequences of deciding who to become.
Roger's improvisation, Stardance's tactical judgment and Weyland's technical knowledge give the group different ways of approaching trouble. Informal jokes and physical comedy accompany their more difficult conversations. The characters' everyday irritation and warmth remain part of the story even when a situation becomes dangerous.
Format and development
The tentative six-episode order is:
- Reckless Too
- Zero-1
- City Boy
- Love & Logistics
- Extreme Maximum — an intermission within the season
- District 6
Most episodes are intended to run closer to half an hour, with District 6 envisaged at about 45 minutes. The lineup and running times remain development plans.
The principal visual approach is three-dimensional animation, with colorful characters against the damaged city's darker surroundings. A proposed Extreme Maximum intermission would use two-dimensional anime. The series is designed as an entry point to the franchise for viewers unfamiliar with the games; no final release date or running times have been established.