Garden of Eden is a 2-D animated television series aimed at children while remaining accessible to teens and young adults.
The year is 4402. Humanity has long been extinct, and the only traces of them left on Earth reside in their creations. Buildings constructed by humans are overgrown and crumbling, as nature continues to thrive without their interference. But standing taller than these ruined cities are new and shining ones, built with and around the natural world. Inhabiting these cities are the descendants of the first artificial intelligence units created by humans. Robots rule the earth now, sustained by natural resources they have learned to use wisely and respectfully. These bots have established a society in which artificial life lives symbiotically with natural life. In exchange for the plentiful resources the earth has to offer, the robots care for and maintain them, keeping watch over animal populations and defending the earth from anything that would harm it.
In addition to this, the robots seek out uninhabited, empty planets on which they can build new worlds with new and unique resources. Once they determine a planet is void of life and can serve as an appropriate base, they plant a seed. These seeds are simple bacteria clusters contained within an orb that dissolves into the ground. As the bacteria evolves, new species begin to emerge over time. The time it takes to develop an entire planet is shortened by robots who help speed up the process using their advanced technology. These terraformed planets are referred to as “gardens” and the robots love them dearly. They become their own independent worlds on which new bots are created and live their lives. New resources are discovered and shared. The robots are creative and enjoy what they create, as it is beneficial to everyone. But as is typical in any society, not everyone is happy with the way things are done.
There are a few robots in positions of power who believe it is inefficient to terraform worlds that are void of life to begin with. They believe it would be much better to start with a base, and propose harming inhabited planets for the resources they could provide. This idea begins to take hold among the population, and soon many bots become corrupt with a drive to invade and even kill rather than create. Ships are sent to neighboring star systems with an intent to destroy, and soon these terraforming robots become feared throughout the galaxy. But there are still many bots who know this destruction is wrong. There are those who want to defend their gardens and the earth. They see that the corruption in their peers resembles that of humans, and they know it must be stopped. Eden, a robot from a garden near earth, and her close friends Genesis and Orion do everything they can to restore and bring peace to the kingdom they helped create.
This project encompasses several aspects of developing a television series. With the final goal being an 11-minute pilot episode animatic, the process begins with broad concepts and vague ideas. These ideas are then shaped into a detailed season plot arc with character outlines. These outlines are turned into unique visual designs, and the environments around them are developed. Once the characters and the world are in place, the pilot episode is drafted. A script is written and re-written. Storyboards are sketched and dialogue is recorded. The storyboards are then put into a moving sequence combined with the voice-over, sound effects and music to create a rough visual draft of the pilot episode. This animatic, along with the initial concept art and ideas would then be presented to a television network in a pitch meeting with the hopes of a positive response.