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Re: How an Animorphs TV series should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #45 on: August 30, 2008, 08:16:20 PM »
actually someone has.
Quote from: wotw2112 on August 29, 2008, 09:58:05 PM
Chronicles could be confusing - may want to slip relevant bits into the series as it progresses rather than separate shows (or as extras on DVD

and, I like the idea actually. in fact, if I was gonna do a tv series, I'd probably do the same thing with the chronicles.
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Re: How an Animorphs movie should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #46 on: August 30, 2008, 08:17:53 PM »
well your summaries only describe one of the books, for the first movie you dont even mention #2 and for the second movie the plot of #36 is added on as the last sentence lol and the scene list doesnt really tell much
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Re: How an Animorphs movie should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #47 on: August 30, 2008, 08:21:51 PM »
I didn't want to describe everything in the plot and I thought it was easy for any big Animorphs fan to understand the chain of events in the scene selections.
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Re: How an Animorphs TV series should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #48 on: August 30, 2008, 08:23:38 PM »
I like the idea. Most of the chronicles wouldn't make sense thrown into the regular series. I also like the idea of the Chee Chronicles, giving their backstory.

I don't know if the Taxxon Chronicles short is necessary, though. The beginnings of their issues is covered in the Andalite Chronicles, and the in-series episode with Arbron could fill in the holes. Other than that, great. :)

And yeah, the Ellimist Chronicles really isn't necessary.
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How about the episode listing?
« Reply #49 on: August 30, 2008, 08:54:34 PM »
Do you like 18 episodes per season? The uninterrupted season from January-April/May?

Do you like the selections for the season premieres and finales? What do you think of the few original episodes I inserted inti each season?
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Re: How an Animorphs movie should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #50 on: August 30, 2008, 09:03:20 PM »
Quote from: Duff on August 30, 2008, 07:20:25 PM
they will milk it for as many movies they can until they stop making money, even if that means make 54 movies, they still wont make a movie about the end lol

AHAHAHAHA!  LMAO!  It's so true.  But I wouldn't mind 54 animorphs movies...

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thats all tobias' story, your basically taking tobias out of the movie and adding in some random blonde orphan

Tobias was more than just a hawk. He was dreamer, a friend an ally through and through. We don't need him stuck as a hawk to see that.

And you're right that studios would typically squeeze a cash cow till it's completely dry but this is a thread showing how it SHOULD be done rather than how it WILL be done.


well, its a thread of how you would like it to be done, alot of people wouldnt agree with you, you're changing too much

That's the point.  To find out what the consensus opinion is so Yorick can possibly make changes.  He needs a starting point and he chose what he thought would be best.  It's our job to constructively tell him why he's wrong! Lol, jk
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Re: How an Animorphs TV series should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #51 on: August 30, 2008, 09:05:52 PM »
yeah. 18 episodes is good. somewhere about 20 is good for seasons. whether interrupted or uninterrupted, I don't care

I don't think you should start season 3 with a megamorphs.
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Re: How an Animorphs movie should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #52 on: August 30, 2008, 09:12:31 PM »
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There are some huge plot changes here that while they may attract some people we leave a lot of fans feeling neglected.

Of course it isn't reasonable to follow the books word for word, but why kill off so many of the most interesting aspects of the series?

But the thing is RYTX, I or even the greediest studio head can or would try to adapt all 54 books and 4 megamorphs.

And I barely even 'changed' anything. Just really Tobias and Marco's mom. I DELETED alot (David, Crayak, Helmacrons, Leerans, the Chee, etc.) but CHANGED? Not so much.

Here we learn about the invasion, how they got their powers, how the controllers destroy lives, meeting Ax, meeting the Ellimist, destroying the Kandrona with some time traveling and mutant fish people to boot. How can fans not be satisfied?
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Re: How an Animorphs TV series should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #53 on: August 30, 2008, 09:13:22 PM »
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I don't think you should start season 3 with a megamorphs.

Why?
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Re: How an Animorphs TV series should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #54 on: August 30, 2008, 09:13:45 PM »
None of the original episodes seem like an obvious bad idea.  Can't really say more without some more detail though.  

18-22 is a good range.  

uninterrupted if possible (Jan-May seems likely if it's somewhere in an 8-10 timeslot)
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Re: How an Animorphs TV series should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #55 on: August 30, 2008, 09:17:55 PM »
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I don't think you should start season 3 with a megamorphs.

Why?
well...the megamorphs are a long book so you split them into a trilogy. I just don't think you should start a season with a trilogy. I rather have a season end with a trilogy. But that's just my personal opinion.
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Re: How an Animorphs movie should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #56 on: August 30, 2008, 09:20:53 PM »
doesn't deleting something count as changing it?
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Re: How an Animorphs movie should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #57 on: August 30, 2008, 09:23:08 PM »
Quote from: morfowt on August 30, 2008, 09:20:53 PM
doesn't deleting something count as changing it?

Depends on your view of semantics...

In other words: yes and no.

It's a question of whether he is "changing something" or simply choosing not to address it (hope that's clear).  So you could argue that by just not talking about something he isn't technically changing it.
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Re: How an Animorphs TV series should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #58 on: August 30, 2008, 09:24:26 PM »
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I don't think you should start season 3 with a megamorphs.

Why?
well...the megamorphs are a long book so you split them into a trilogy. I just don't think you should start a season with a trilogy. I rather have a season end with a trilogy. But that's just my personal opinion.

Actually now that you mention it, it could work.  You "re-hook" the audience.  Though by season 3 I would think they'd already be fairly hooked...
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Re: How an Animorphs movie should be done-REDUX!
« Reply #59 on: August 30, 2008, 09:56:36 PM »
While I would prefer a well done animated series (western or anime), I think a movie or a series of movies would be cool. Even so, I don't agree with your decision to take away crucial plot points and events. Tobias getting trapped in morph is essential to his story, character, everything.
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