44-1302: [REDACTED] Look up bucky in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bucky may refer to: People [ edit ] Nickname [ edit ] William Bucky Baxter (1955–2020), American multi-instrumentalist from New Jersey Arlen Bucky Bockhorn (born 1933), retired American basketball player Darrell Bucky Brandon (born 1940), American former Major League Baseball player Morris Bucky Buckwalter (born 1933), American former National Basketball Association coach and executive William Bucky Covington (born 1977), American country music singer Ernest Bucky Curtis Jr. (c. 1929–2019), American football player for Vanderbilt University Russell Bucky Dent (born 1951), American former Major League Baseball player Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983), American architect, author, designer and inventor Clark Bucky Halker (born 1954), American academic, music historian, labor activist, singer and songwriter Stanley Bucky Harris (1896–1977), American Major League Baseball player, manager, and executive Temuchin Bucky Hodges (born 1995), American football tight end for
88-418: A 2-DVD set for Region 1 on March 17, 2009. The bonus material for the set was handled by Retrofit Films , who reached out to fans of the series to help field interview questions for the cast and crew. While the released disc featured a 16-minute documentary featurette, titled "The Making of Zeta", about the show's origin with commentary from the voice cast and production staff, the original press release stated
132-529: A conversation between Dr. Selig and Zeta, in which Selig admits he implanted a chip inside Zeta that gave him a conscience, it is unknown if he is willing to cease being his enemy. Bennet is inspired by Lt. Philip Gerard from The Fugitive . Doctor Eli Selig is Zeta's creator and the former head of the government's Infiltration Unit Program, who knows Zeta's abilities and limitations better than anyone else. Since building Zeta, he has moved on to another government project—one more confidential than his past work. In
176-419: A hologram to match his picture. Ro finds out about a TV show that helps kids find their family members, and Zeta insists that she go on it. However, Ro realizes that once she is on the show, Bennet will be able to find her and she will never be able to see Zeta again. Zeta insists that she try to find her brother anyway, and so they separate. Later, Zeta sees a girl who had been on the show earlier complaining that
220-507: A re-printing of Season 1, Season 2 was finally announced for release by Warner Archive in February 2017 and arrived March 14, 2017. Attempts to locate the originally planned bonus features were unsuccessful, and they remain lost. To promote the release, Warner Archive held the "Warner Archive Collection's Kids' WB Flashback" panel at WonderCon Anaheim , featuring Diedrich Bader, Julie Nathanson, and Bob Goodman, as well as Phil LaMarr , who
264-562: A thief stealing Myrell's devices, but are unable to stop him. Because Zeta disguised himself as Kevin, one of the children at the center, he inadvertently gets him arrested for suspected involvement in the theft. After investigating, Zeta learns that the thief is Blake, a customer of Myrell who resorted to crime to earn funds for him, and is able to stop him. Following the September 11th attacks, Kids' WB considered canceling The Zeta Project , but Bob Goodman convinced them he could keep
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352-574: A town in Scotland Buckie (disambiguation) Bucky bit , a type of bit in computing Buc-ee's , a convenience store Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bucky . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bucky&oldid=1247640230 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Nicknames Hidden categories: Short description
396-482: Is a source of comedy in the series, contrasting with Zeta's stoic nature. She is visually inspired by Priss from Blade Runner . Agent Bennet is the leader of the NSA team sent to capture Zeta and bring him back alive, believing him to be working with the terrorist organization Brother's Day. Despite his supposed professionalism, he is shown disobeying orders when it suits him and abusing his authority. Despite overhearing
440-435: Is clumsy and overeager, while Lee is more controlled and by-the-book and keeps him in check. Lee has her doubts about Zeta's guilt and is willing to believe he might be peaceful, which sometimes putting her at odds with Bennet. Lee eventually leaves Bennet's team and is replaced by Agent Rush West shares a last name with and resembles Wally West , who is also voiced by Rosenbaum. However, showrunner Bob Goodman has stated this
484-1299: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages bucky [REDACTED] Look up bucky in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bucky may refer to: People [ edit ] Nickname [ edit ] William Bucky Baxter (1955–2020), American multi-instrumentalist from New Jersey Arlen Bucky Bockhorn (born 1933), retired American basketball player Darrell Bucky Brandon (born 1940), American former Major League Baseball player Morris Bucky Buckwalter (born 1933), American former National Basketball Association coach and executive William Bucky Covington (born 1977), American country music singer Ernest Bucky Curtis Jr. (c. 1929–2019), American football player for Vanderbilt University Russell Bucky Dent (born 1951), American former Major League Baseball player Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983), American architect, author, designer and inventor Clark Bucky Halker (born 1954), American academic, music historian, labor activist, singer and songwriter Stanley Bucky Harris (1896–1977), American Major League Baseball player, manager, and executive Temuchin Bucky Hodges (born 1995), American football tight end for
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#1732776216855528-531: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Zeta Project The Zeta Project is an American science fiction animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation , which first aired on Kids' WB in January 2001. It is the sixth series of the DC Animated Universe , and a spin-off series based on the character Zeta from
572-469: Is faster than a human, can perceive wavelengths outside human perception, and is self-repairing to a limited degree. Rosalie Rowan is a 15-year-old girl who grew up in foster care in Hillsburg with Sheriff Morgan and his family before being assigned to a state-run home on Gaines Street. The only thing she knows about her family is vague memories of an older brother, who she was separated from years ago by
616-528: Is pursued by a team of NSA agents led by Agent Bennet and aided by a 15-year-old runaway, Rosalie "Ro" Rowan. The series was cancelled after two seasons. The Zeta Project is inspired by Frankenstein , Blade Runner , and The Fugitive , and follows Zeta and Ro as they attempt to prove he is non-violent, while the NSA agents pursuing him believe the terrorists he was investigating before going rogue have reprogrammed him for an unknown purpose. To prove his innocence, Zeta and Ro search for his creator,
660-577: Is reluctantly taken to Buss's house. Bucky manages to message Ro, warning her that Meg and Plug want to use Zeta for parts. Ro escapes to save Zeta, and Zeta repairs himself while Ro drives one of the hackers' motorcycles. The motorcycle runs out of power, the NSA captures Zeta, but Ro is saved by Buss. She is informed that the NSA plans to erase Zeta's memory. Zeta and Ro are infiltrating a youth center run by Dr. Myrell, who previously helped create synthoids before dedicating himself to helping disabled children using special devices. While doing so, they encounter
704-438: Is the next generation of Infiltration Unit after Zeta, which Agent Bennet unleashes to capture its predecessor. Like him, it is a synthoid with mimicry skills and wields a large arsenal of weapons, but its metal frame is larger, powerful, and heavily armed. Because of the single-mindedness of IU7's programming, Zeta and Ro usually find ways to outsmart it. Ro wants to meet her brother, and is practicing talking to him with Zeta in
748-737: The Batman Beyond episode of the same name. The show was created by Robert Goodman. The story's main character, Infiltration Unit Zeta, is a humanoid robot (synthoid) designed to carry out covert assassinations on behalf of the National Security Agency . When Zeta discovers that one of his targets is innocent, he experiences an existential crisis about goodness and the value of life; following this epiphany, Zeta finds he can no longer kill. He refuses to continue working as an infiltration unit and abandons his mission, going rogue. As he tries to find his creator, Dr. Selig, Zeta
792-442: The "Scooby-Doo", adventure of the week, formula. Tired of network demands getting in the way of his vision, Goodman ultimately quit the show. Interviews were held to replace him as show runner, but enthusiasm for the show lowered following his exit. In December 2004, John Schneider revealed he was working on a filmed version of the show with series creator Bob Goodman. Goodman later expanded, saying Warner Bros. Television Studios
836-656: The Marvel Comics universe Bucky, a squirrel from The Emperor's New Groove franchise Bucky, the ship from the show Jake and the Never Land Pirates Bucky, the protagonist of the manga Jibaku-kun Bucky Buenaventura, a character from The Zeta Project Bucky Katt, a character from the comic strip Get Fuzzy Bucky McBadBat, on the television show The Fairly OddParents Bucky O'Hare , comic book and television show character Mascots [ edit ] Bucky Badger ,
880-516: The Marvel Comics universe Bucky, a squirrel from The Emperor's New Groove franchise Bucky, the ship from the show Jake and the Never Land Pirates Bucky, the protagonist of the manga Jibaku-kun Bucky Buenaventura, a character from The Zeta Project Bucky Katt, a character from the comic strip Get Fuzzy Bucky McBadBat, on the television show The Fairly OddParents Bucky O'Hare , comic book and television show character Mascots [ edit ] Bucky Badger ,
924-418: The NSA. However, after realizing that one of his targets was actually innocent, he refused to kill anymore and went on the run. Ever since, Zeta's creators have been pursuing him, convinced that he was reprogrammed by terrorists. Zeta hopes that his creator, Dr. Selig, can prove his innocence, and so is searching for him. He meets Rosalie after saving her from a street gang, and in return she helps him escape from
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#1732776216855968-1592: The New York Jets Gordon Bucky Hollingworth (1933–1974), Canadian ice hockey defenceman Newton Bucky Jacobs (1913–1990), American Major League Baseball pitcher Larry Bucky Jacobsen (born 1975), American former Major League Baseball player Charles Bucky Lasek (born 1972), American professional skateboarder and rallycross driver Paul Bucky McConnell (1928–2019), American former professional basketball player William McCullough (loyalist) (1949–1981), Northern Irish paramilitary Harris McGalliard (1908–1978), better known as Bucky Harris, American professional baseball player William Bucky Moore (1905-1980), American National Football League player Frank Bucky O'Connor (1913–1958), college men's basketball coach Ralph "Bucky" Phillips (born 1962), American convicted murderer John Bucky Pizzarelli (1926–2020), American jazz guitarist Frank Bucky Pope (born 1941), American former National Football League player William Bucky Scribner (1960–2017), American punter Frederick Bucky Veil (1881–1931), Major League Baseball player Raymond Bucky Waters (born 1935), American basketball broadcaster Wallace Bucky Williams (1906–2009), Negro league baseball player Surname [ edit ] Gustav Peter Bucky (1880–1963), German-American radiologist who made early contributions to X-ray technique Fictional characters [ edit ] Bucky (Marvel Comics) , several fictional characters in
1012-1495: The New York Jets Gordon Bucky Hollingworth (1933–1974), Canadian ice hockey defenceman Newton Bucky Jacobs (1913–1990), American Major League Baseball pitcher Larry Bucky Jacobsen (born 1975), American former Major League Baseball player Charles Bucky Lasek (born 1972), American professional skateboarder and rallycross driver Paul Bucky McConnell (1928–2019), American former professional basketball player William McCullough (loyalist) (1949–1981), Northern Irish paramilitary Harris McGalliard (1908–1978), better known as Bucky Harris, American professional baseball player William Bucky Moore (1905-1980), American National Football League player Frank Bucky O'Connor (1913–1958), college men's basketball coach Ralph "Bucky" Phillips (born 1962), American convicted murderer John Bucky Pizzarelli (1926–2020), American jazz guitarist Frank Bucky Pope (born 1941), American former National Football League player William Bucky Scribner (1960–2017), American punter Frederick Bucky Veil (1881–1931), Major League Baseball player Raymond Bucky Waters (born 1935), American basketball broadcaster Wallace Bucky Williams (1906–2009), Negro league baseball player Surname [ edit ] Gustav Peter Bucky (1880–1963), German-American radiologist who made early contributions to X-ray technique Fictional characters [ edit ] Bucky (Marvel Comics) , several fictional characters in
1056-407: The agents pursuing him. Though Zeta no longer possesses most weapons he was originally equipped with, his arms are equipped with saw blades and cutting lasers; he also possesses various non-lethal tools, such as welding lasers, a computer interface, and an unlimited credit card. He has a high-endurance metal frame and the ability to project a hologram around himself and alter his voice. Additionally, he
1100-430: The elusive Dr. Selig. A spin-off of Batman Beyond , Goodman initially pitched the show with plans to be darker than the original show. However, when the pitch went to Kids' WB , the network wanted shows that would skew to a younger demographic, and The Zeta Project was ultimately picked up with the thought process "It's a robot, and it's a teenage girl. How much fun can that be?" The show staff promised that most of
1144-446: The foster care system. She ran away from the state system at fifteen years old and joined a gang to have a home. But when she refused to take part in robbing a bank to prove herself to the leader, she left the gang. As she and Zeta search for his creator, Ro embarks on her own journey as she searches for a "family" to belong to. She serves as Zeta's guide to "passing" among humans, and teaches him lessons about being human. Additionally, she
1188-414: The locations Zeta would encounter would not be as dark, gothic, and oppressive as Batman Beyond' s Gotham City . As a result of this and other constraints, Goodman's original vision for the show's messages on dark government, misuse of technology, and various social and political issues became more difficult to execute. Despite the lighter tone adopted by the final product, Kids' WB felt The Zeta Project
1232-513: The new Terrific Trio, alongside Plastic Man and Batman Beyond villain Earth Mover. The seventh and eighth seasons of Arrow featured a 2040s set future where a company named Galaxy One unleashed robot soldiers named Zeta. In 2021, Young Justice mentioned The Zeta Project in the episode "Needful". The AI in 2022's Batman Unburied was named Zeta, after The Zeta Project . As with other DCAU shows before it, The Zeta Project
1276-814: The official mascot of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Bucky (mascot) , the mascot of the East Tennessee State Buccaneers Other uses [ edit ] Bucky (Tyrannosaurus rex) , a dinosaur specimen Bucky, a nickname for Buckfast Tonic Wine , a wine made in England Part of an X-ray generator that holds film See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "bucky" or "buckys" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with Bucky All pages with titles containing Bucky Buckey (disambiguation) Buckie ,
1320-599: The official mascot of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Bucky (mascot) , the mascot of the East Tennessee State Buccaneers Other uses [ edit ] Bucky (Tyrannosaurus rex) , a dinosaur specimen Bucky, a nickname for Buckfast Tonic Wine , a wine made in England Part of an X-ray generator that holds film See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "bucky" or "buckys" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with Bucky All pages with titles containing Bucky Buckey (disambiguation) Buckie ,
1364-790: The pilot. The show would have had them solving cases week to week while hunting down Zeta's creator and Ro's family. Over the years, Bob Goodman has stated a desire to finish the series' story, in either comic form or long-form straight-to-DVD format. Over the years, he has hinted at many plot points for unproduced seasons, including: Despite the show's relative obscurity, The Zeta Project has made its way into many other DC projects. Early synthoid models resembling Zeta's original design, dubbed Z-8s , appear in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited . In 2013, Zeta appeared in Batman Beyond Unlimited #16 as part of
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1408-623: The present, Selig has become a phantom—appearing where and when his work demands and occasionally aiding other scientists or lecturing at conferences. However, because his security is so sensitive, his appearances are never announced until the last minute. Formerly Scout Unit Four, partner NSA Agent Orin West and Marcia Lee fail to capture Zeta at the Wood Valley Maryland hoverbus station and are assigned to work for Agent Bennet as punishment, dedicating themselves to capturing Zeta. West
1452-473: The season 2 set were filmed at the same time of the season 1 features, and later expanded that the season was slated to release in mid-2009 with a panel discussion featurette with Julie Nathanson, Liz Holzman, Joe Kuhr and himself that covered behind-the-scenes anecdotes. However, sales for season one did not meet Warner Home Video's expectations, resulting in the cancellation of the Season 2 release. Alongside
1496-459: The set would include a since unreleased 15–20 minute featurette titled "Finding Freedom", a roundtable discussion, in which the cast speculates on various theories of where the show would have gone while producer/show runner Robert Goodman and his team give the fans the definitive answers. The second season was initially reported to be on the way as early as December 2008. The following month, series creator Bob Goodman teased that bonus features for
1540-402: The show running without even mentioning terrorists. However, Kids' WB demanded that if the show were to be picked up for a third season, this season needed to end on a cliffhanger that appeared to kill Zee's creator, Dr. Selig. Eventually, Kids' WB! told Goodman that the finale would be the end of Zeta's search for Selig, and that a third season would reveal that Ro was also a robot, and follow
1584-508: The team recorded in their own studio. According to McCuistion, "Each episode was a different take, musically, and there were some threads of course, but I remember several of them having different musical environments, and that was really interesting creatively. [...] it certainly didn't share any of the flavor of Batman Beyond in terms of music, I don't think. It was very futuristic and very fun, but yeah, it didn't have that sort of gritty, underworld cultural thing going on." The Zeta Project
1628-407: The woman she met was an actress and not her real mother. Zeta discovers that the show does not really find lost family members, but instead makes money by turning runaways back to the state. Zeta goes to save Ro. When Ro meets her 'brother,' she realizes that although he looks like her, he looks nothing like the picture she has. Zeta exposes the show to be a fake, and the producer, who did not know what
1672-538: Was coincidental. Bucky Buenaventura is a 12-year-old boy and child prodigy , who was emancipated by his parents and lives in the Sorben Institute, an academic think tank. He is skilled at hacking and loves hacking into high-security corporate computers and exposing government secrets to show that he is capable of it. Bucky travels around freely and shows interest in Zeta and Ro as he keeps an eye on them. IU7
1716-512: Was going on, vows to change it. Zeta and Ro escape, and Ro tells Zeta that he is the only family that she needs. Part 1: The NSA is catching up to Zeta and Ro. Bucky is trying to communicate with them when his transmission is interrupted. Ro and Zeta are rescued by three hackers, Meg, Plug, and Buss. They all seem to be fans of Zeta, and Buss has an obsessive crush on Ro. Meg and Plug convince Zeta to allow them to take him apart and see how he works, and in exchange they will help him find Dr. Selig. Ro
1760-494: Was interested in adapting the show in an hour long format. As producers, Schneider and Goodman developed a live action series that took liberties with the Zeta concept to fit the sensibilities of the network at the time, which included lessening similarities to The Fugitive , since the recent reboot underperformed expectations. The show would have featured Ro working in the FBI's cyber crimes unit, with Zee having replaced her partner in
1804-455: Was representing WAC's recent Static Shock DVD releases. Zeta Quest 3D was launched May 24, 2001. Advertised as a unique multi-environment, multi-level "walk-through" online video game, "Zeta Quest 3D", let players assume the identity of Zeta, staying one step ahead of the NSA, while trying to clear his name. The game was built for the short lived CyberWorld QBORGs Browser System. According to Bob Goodman, he and Joe Kuhr contributed to vetting
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1848-490: Was scored by Lolita Ritmanis , Michael McCuistion, Kristopher Carter , and supervising composer Shirley Walker . Working concurrently with the final season of Batman Beyond , for Zeta's first season, the Walker team worked to compose original music for each episode that blended the sound of a live orchestra composed of musicians hired from American Federation of Musicians Local 47, with more contemporary electronic elements
1892-554: Was the final show the Dynamic Music Partners (Ritmanis, McCuistion, Carter) had a live orchestra on, and played a hand in the Dynamic Music Partner's being hired to score Treyarch's Spider-Man First announced at Warner Home Video's annual Home Theater Forum chat in September 2008, WHV (via DC Comics and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment ) released the first season of The Zeta Project as
1936-539: Was too dark throughout its run, and almost canceled the show entirely following the September 11th attacks due to its plotlines involving terrorism and commentary on the NSA . Ultimately, the show continued for one more season before Goodman left, believing that network demands were pushing the show away from his creative vision. Zeta is a synthoid who was originally designed to gather information and kill select targets for
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