Rumor has it, that an Animorphs 2.0 might be in the works...with Scholastic!

[tobiasthehawk]

I just don't know what to believe! Such news does peek my interest but I am doing my best not to get my hopes up. If it is to be so I think a series re-read is going to be in my future now either way though .

[voodooqueen126]

Well whilst it sounds unlikely the thought terrifies me at the same time i look forward to it.
i fear that it would be aimed at children like the old book
I mean you read the conversations on this board and people are discussing the morphemes of andalite language, whether yeerks photosynthesize or how a yeerk would control someone with DID.... The fans are grown up and in university although we loved the original as children we basically just deconstruct everything in the animorphs because we've grown out of them at the same time the books themes were immortal and incredible. So I fear that they would either redo the old books with Ipods and we would have to relieve the whole 'my name is jake elfangor gave us the power to morph' even if the books were as thick as Harry Potter. So I would prefer if any new series continues on from 54 and the whole weird thing with the One gets explained etc but also that since the animorphs were 18 it would be ridiculous if the series continued on being aimed at 10 year olds, i mean that would expect that the animorphs never grow up.

[Breekan1]

It'd be an absolute travesty for the books to not be aimed at youngsters. Children's literature is such a maligned and ****-choked field that kids need and deserve something smart like Animorphs to read. They need books that respect them, enrich them and interest them. The reason we keep deconstructing Animorphs isn't because we've outgrown them; it's because the books were written in such a way as to remain relevant even as we've gotten older.

[Alaphlosiam]

Well, I mean, some things were rather unrealistic (BESIDES THERE BEING ALIENS), like the lack of sex drive. Yeah, yeah, it's a kids' book, but they're RIGHT at the age where it's almost guaranteed that the one thing on a boy's mind is sticking it in a girl. Hell, with morphing, maybe the somewhat desperate Marco would go off in some morph and get carried away.

In the years they didn't see him, what did Tobias do? He kept his hawk act up, so did he make a little hawk family?

Definitely should make the "new" series for young adults and up. Not sex scenes all over the place or anything, but with respect to us somewhat older people (I say somewhat because, relative to most people here, I think I'm young). We know that jokes about their genitalia changing/disappearing would be funny. I sure as hell know that Marco would have complained about it almost every time he went wolf. And Tobias, stopping by Rachel's often at night? Psh.

[Darth Revan]

Haha, they could have a scenario where tobias swipes a box of condoms from a guy walking out of a store!

[Alaphlosiam]

And then, the next day, when someone no doubt finds out, an awkward silence moment in the barn. Then, Rachel slowly goes grizzly, flicks them all off, and walks out.

[Darth Revan]

Yeah, hopefully Tom never finds out!

[goom]

If you ask me, the ending to 48 was a huge part of what made it a good book.  I really liked the ambiguity of not knowing what Rachel did with David (I am personally of the opinion that she had the strength to do the right thing and killed him).

i agree. the ending made the book.
very sad, sad moment.

[voodooqueen126]

The bad science and a few inconsistencies and the pointless subplots (like Atlantis) and insufficient explanation of the Andalites and Yeerks and everything else. Is the sort of stuff that i think we deconstruct and is the reason I would like the books to be aimed at late teens rather that preteens. I would like the books to be much longer and less "my name is ___ repeat the exposition adnauseum" and more exposition about stuff we don"t already know.

[Darth Revan]

I thought her explanations of the Andalites and Yeerks was plenty for what the story demanded. However I do agree that not enough info was divulged to create accurate fanfics and other expansions from the Ani-verse

[voodooqueen126]

yeah, the lack of concrete information was the reason I created my calendar.

[wolfev]

DO you think we can get K.A. to write a series Bible? Or at least approve of fan theories build upon interpretations of KASU? Compile a list of which situation was its?

[voodooqueen126]

That is what I am trying to do, but still I am nervous and  I don't want to come across as crazy fan.

[animefanboy]

Don't worry, it won't make you seem like a crazed fan, just a curious one. At least, that is what I believe.

[Darth Revan]

No, if you go as far as to create a fictional calendar for an entire planet that only exists in a book series, that's called fanaticism.

But you should be proud of it. You care about something enough to try and improve it. Fanaticism isn't anything to be ashamed of.