Greetings, Programs!The BLUE LIGHTS STICKS mail-out campaign is this Saturday, 29 August 2015. For your listening pleasure as you prepare your letters, glow sticks, and packaging, SHAZ, SHUA, and JAMIE have compiled some TRON and TRON inspi

37 TRON: Legacy "More Programs"

Aug 18th, 2015 1h 14m

Greetings, Programs!The characters of TRON: Legacy dominate the discussion as JAMIE, SHUA, and SHAZ decode the GRID by focusing on SAM, JARVIS, ZUSE, and GEM. PLUS: TRON gives up on TRON and what you can do with some blue light sticks

36 TRON: Legacy "PROGRAMS" (1)

Aug 4th, 2015 1h 1m

Greetings, Programs!The characters of TRON: Legacy dominate the discussion as JAMIE, SHUA, and SHAZ decode the GRID by focusing on CLU, FLYNN, and QUORRA on the GRID. PLUS: TRON gaming news and some interesting clips from a MACHINIMA “

35 TRON: Legacy "USERS"

Jul 21st, 2015 1h

Greetings, Programs!TRON: Legacy continues to be the topic of discussion as JAMIE, SHUA, and SHAZ decode the GRID by focusing on key characters in the movie, specifically those in the REAL WORLD. Sam Flynn, Alan Bradley, and Edward Dillinge

34 TRON: A Reasonable Rescue

Jun 30th, 2015 1h 20m

Greetings, Programs!JAMIE is back for more discussion about the possible reasons for Disney’s shelving of TR3N with SHAZ and SHUA. But we don’t stop with simply striving to DECODE their reasons for keeping the GRID offline — we come up wi

33 TRON: Saving the Grid

Jun 24th, 2015 1h 2m

Greetings, Programs!As we were getting all excited for TR3N, Disney announced the shelving of the TRON sequel. We have lots to say about this, but this week we talk to Ernie Estrella from BLASTR.com about his ideas for the future of the GRI

32 TR3N Rumors & Speculations

Mar 17th, 2015 1h 4m

Greetings, Programs!Last week, VanCity Buzz reported that the next TRON sequel is set to start shooting in Vancouver this October. Of course, SHAZ, SHUA, and JAMIE chime in on what we might expect in this (finally) upcoming sequel. Takin

31 TRON Legacy Commentary (2010)

Jan 21st, 2015 2h 10m

Greetings, Programs!Kevin Flynn mysteriously vanished from public and private life in 1989. In 2010, his trusted friend and coworker, Alan Bradley, was paged from FLYNN'S ARCADE. Now his son Sam unlocks the door to understand what happened to

30 TRON Character Archetypes

Jan 8th, 2015 57m 43s

Greetings, Programs!Starting the new year off right, SHAZ, SHUA, and JAMIE are back to continue their discussion of the archetypes of TRON. Based on the concept that all people have a ROOT CODE with similar universal themes in our PROGRAMMI

29 TRON Archetypes

Dec 24th, 2014 1h 1m

Greetings, Programs!After sixteen cycles on the GRID, SHAZ, SHUA, and JAMIE are back to talk TRON with a discussion of themes and archetypes present in the classic 1982 movie. Based on the concept that all people have a ROOT CODE with simil

28 TRON Kodalithic Animation & More

Aug 27th, 2014 1h

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

27 TRON Ambitious Digital Graphics

Aug 13th, 2014 1h 18m

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 GR

26 TRON Behind the Scenes

Jul 30th, 2014 1h 7m

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

25 TRON Behind the Scenes

Jul 16th, 2014 1h 11m

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 g

24 TRON: Betrayal

Jun 18th, 2014 1h 14m

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 wee

23 TRON and WarGames

May 21st, 2014 1h

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 fr

22 TRON "Programs & Users"

May 7th, 2014 44m 56s

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, GUA

21 TRON "Programs and Users"

Apr 24th, 2014 59m 5s

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 S

20 TRON Commentary on TRON 1982

Mar 26th, 2014 1h 40m

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 n

19 The Story of TRON Told through Tunes

Feb 26th, 2014 58m 34s

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 pi

18 TRON: Uprising (I/O COMMUNICATION)

Feb 12th, 2014 1h 1m

Greetings, Programs! The Uprising has just begun, and even though TRON: Uprising has yet to return for a second season, USERS and PROGRAMS are talking about the possibilities all over the GRID. This episode of TRON: Decoding the Grid is totally

17 TRON: Uprising "Terminal"

Jan 29th, 2014 1h 24m

Greetings, Programs! The title of this episode of TRON: Uprising is TERMINAL, but does it refer to the virus infecting TRON or the premature and sudden end of this incredible animated series? In hopes of answering this question, SPENCER and AS

16 TRON: Uprising "No Bounds"

Jan 22nd, 2014 1h 28m

Greetings, Programs! CYRUS is back, and he is determined to make life difficult for BECK. Deceptions abound, trust is challenged, friends are betrayed, and hope is nearly lost by the end of this penultimate episode of the first season of TRON:

15 TRON: Uprising "Rendezvous"

Jan 15th, 2014 1h 17m

Greetings, Programs! PAIGE and BECK finally have their first date, and what did they do? Jumped out of a LIGHT CHOPPER together -- how romantic! Their second date was fraught with more dangers, however, when both of them were arrested by PAIG

14 TRON: Uprising "Welcome Home"

Dec 18th, 2013 1h 8m

Greetings, Programs! KELLER has escaped, but TESLER wants her back. After all, she destroyed all the work she had done for him when she left. All of ARGON CITY is on the alert for this defector, so she has to get out of town...fast! Nearly al