Greetings, Programs!

In 1982, TRON was repeatedly featured in reports about cutting-edge computer graphics (and rightfully so), but truth-be-told, many journalists were crediting the computer with animation that was often accomplished by hand and through painstakingly tedious photographic processes.  Go behind-the-scenes with  SHAZ, SHUA, and JAMIE once more as they continue to DECODE the GRID of the original TRON movie as they delve into The Making of TRON. 

PLUS: The original TRON Soundtrack comes out on translucent blue vinyl and other news.

Let us know what you love about TRON and want to hear on TRON: Decoding the Grid.  And don’t forget to let Disney know how much you like TRON (in all its various presentations) and that you want more!

TRON LIVES

Greetings, Programs!  

In 1982, computer graphics were just in their infancy.  When a major motion picture decided to include digital effects for nearly half of its length, it was a mammoth task.  SHAZ, SHUA, and JAMIE continue to DECODE the GRID by forging ahead with the behind-the-scenes coverage of TRON as they discuss the struggles and successes of making a movie based largely on computer effects.   

PLUS: Polaris teases PROGRAMS and USERS alike with their three-wheeled version of a LIGHT-RUNNER, the Slingshot. Light up your listening with these light-up ear buds from NOMA.  

Let us know what you love about TRON and want to hear on TRON: Decoding the Grid.  And don’t forget to let Disney know how much you like TRON (in all its various presentations) and that you want more!  

TRON LIVES

Greetings, Programs!

In 1982, TRON stunned the world with its innovative techniques and imaginative story about man swallowed by a machine.  SHAZ, SHUA, and JAMIE continue to DECODE the GRID, quadrant by quadrant, uncovering the mysteries that lie beneath the surface of this continuing classic Disney production. 

PLUS: Find out about hand-held 3D scanners and how they may affect TR3N (or not). SARK might just equip his WARRIORS with these ingenious devices to REZ USERS into the DIGITAL WORLD when he invades our side of the screen....

Let us know what you think about the podcast or about anything TRON-related.  Contact us at podcast@TechnoRetroDads.com, tweeting to @TRON_DTG, or leave a voicemail at (209) 878-7323.  Don’t forget to let Disney know how much you like TRON (in all its various presentations) and that you want more!

TRON LIVES

Greetings, Programs! 

Thirty-two years ago (and a week), the world was treated to a unique experience with the release of TRON, a Disney production that combined live action, traditional animation, backlight techniques, and computer generated graphics on a scale which had never before been seen.  Developed from the imagination of Steven Lisberger upon seeing the potential in backlit graphics and computer animation, TRON embraced and amplified the expanding world of computers before the world at large truly understood them or their potential.

TRON has been embraced by a community of fans who saw it when it was released in 1982, fans who were introduced to it later, and even the generation whose first TRON experience came in the form of TRON: Legacy and TRON: Uprising have recognized the amazing story, themes, and industry-changing processes created out of necessity to tell this story bridging two worlds on either side of the computer screen.  

JAMIE joins SHUA and SHAZ this month to talk about some of the behind-the-scenes aspects of this truly innovative feature.   

PLUS: You can wear a bit of TRON on your wrist if you act soon by going to touchofmodern.com and checking out some of the glowing timepieces offered there this week.  One favorite is the SEVENwatch with two discs on the face that comes in TRON blue, SARK red, or USER white.  

Let us know what you think about the podcast or about anything TRON-related.  Contact us at podcast@TechnoRetroDads.com, tweeting to @TRON_DTG, or leave a voicemail at (209) 878-7323.  Don’t forget to let Disney know how much you like TRON (in all its various presentations) and that you want more!  

TRON LIVES

Greetings, Programs!

In the months leading up to the release of TRON: Legacy in December 2010, Marvel Comics published an adaptation of the original TRON as well as a limited series of comics to bridge the gap between TRON and Legacy.  This week, SHAZ and SHUA discuss TRON: Betrayal as the discussion moves from TRON to TRON: Legacy. 

PLUS: The future may have TRON roads, paved with hexagonal panels filled with lights, electronics, and solar panels.

Let us know what you think about the podcast or about anything TRON-related.  Contact us at podcast@TechnoRetroDads.com, tweeting to @TRON_DTG, or leave a voicemail at (209) 878-7323.  Don’t forget to let Disney know how much you like TRON (in all its various presentations) and that you want more!

TRON LIVES

Greetings, Programs!

What if the MCP was the operating system for the WOPR computer?  WarGames has been running in the background for the past couple weeks, and we have notices several similarities between these two computer-oriented movies from the early 80s.  Taking what we know from TRON and casting the internal circuits of the WOPR with PROGRAMS from TRON, we imagine what might be happening inside the brain of the WarGames computer in this episode of TRON: Decoding the Grid.

PLUS: TRON styled houses and bicycles, and our friend TEKFORCE releases a music video to his single “Stuck in a Bit World”. Join us for about an hour of TRONtasy when the McP meets the WOPR in a fast-food battle of the burgers (not really, no). 

Let us know what you think about the podcast or about anything TRON-related.  Contact us at podcast@TechnoRetroDads.com, tweeting to @TRON_DTG, or leave a voicemail at (209) 878-7323.  Don’t forget to let Disney know how much you like TRON (in all its various presentations) and that you want more!

TRON LIVES

Greetings, Programs! 

SEN69 (Sheldon) joins SHAZ & SHUA on the GRID to continue the discussion about relationships between the PROGRAMS and USERS (of the RED TEAM) from the original TRON from 1982.  In this episode, we look at the MCP, SARK, GUARDS, and the oft-chided "Bit Brain".  

You can be a part of the discussion as well by contacting us through email at podcast@TechnoRetroDads.com or leave a voice mail at (209)878-7323. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.  #TRONlives! 

Greetings, Programs!

SHAZ & SHUA are back on the GRID to discuss the relationship between PROGRAMS and USERS as evident in the original TRON from 1982.  In this episode, we look at the heroes and user-friendly PROGRAMS that populate the ENCOM SYSTEM.   

You can be a part of the discussion as well by contacting us through email at podcast@TechnoRetroDads.com or leave a voice mail at (209)878-7323. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.  #TRONlives! 

Greetings, Programs!

We know TRON as the story of two worlds and the beings who inhabit them. Our world is the one we can see and feel; the one on our side of the screen.  We are the USERS.  The other world is an electronic micro-civilization nestled in a digital existence.  The PROGRAMS inhabiting this virtual reality are our own creations and avatars, because we, the USERS, have created this new world, part of us lives there, too.

SHAZ and SHUA step up to the mics this week to record a running commentary on the 1982 original TRON.  Get out your Blu-rays and DVDs, nuke some popcorn in the microwave, turn on the TV and settle in for TRON with your earbuds! 

Let us know what you think about the podcast or about anything TRON-related.  Contact us at podcast@TechnoRetroDads.com, tweeting to @TRON_DTG, or leave a voicemail at (209) 878-7323.  Don’t forget to let Disney know how much you like TRON (in all its various presentations) and that you want more!

TRON LIVES

Greetings, Programs!

The Story of TRON depends on music as much as it does on computer-generated special effects.  Since 1982, music has been created in tribute to TRON and/or in the stylings of TRON.  In this episode, SHAZ and SHUA put some pieces of music together to tell the story of TRON.

TEKFORCE joins the party with his own addition to the GRID, “Stuck in a Bit World” from the upcoming album The Lightcycle Chronicles.  You can find TEKFORCE on Twitter @teknique45 and on the album Nerdcore Emulation Station (NES) on Bandcamp.

Also featured in this episode is a new album covering the original Wendy Carlos soundtrack with a guitar-rich twist.  STEMAGE released the album PRIORITY ONE: The Music of Tron last summer.  Some of the tracks from this album have been heard on previous episodes of TRON: Decoding the Grid.  Check out STEMAGE on Twitter and pick up the album on iTunes.

Contact us at podcast@TechnoRetroDads.com, tweeting to @TRON_DTG, or leave a voicemail at (209) 878-7323.  Don’t forget to let Disney know how much you appreciated the series and that you want more.

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