A reprogrammed, debugged TRON.

Either Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz learned to write better at some point between their screenplay for TRON: LEGACY and now — an uncertain notion, given their cutesy-wutesy dwarves-hatching-from-eggs episode of Once Upon a Time — or it’s a lot easier to craft an entertaining story without studio executives breathing down your neck. Whatever the case, their pilot episode for Disney’s new animated spinoff, TRON: UPRISING, manages to pack a good 80% of the movie’s visual style, easily half again as much genuine excitement, and a far more intriguing and engaging cast of characters, into just over a half an hour. 

With an impressive cast including Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chiquri, dependable gravel-throated menace Lance Henriksen, and the original film’s Bruce Boxleitner, and an entertaining premise that sneaks superhero tropes into the movie’s digital world, UPRISING marks the first time I’ve been unreservedly entertained by anything TRON-related. Check out the nifty first episode yourself, free and legit on YouTube, and be prepared to go, “Oh, COOL!” a lot more than you ever did in the theater.

by associatevidiot