Scream Street, Lost in Adaptation ~ The Dom

[@Dominic-Noble]

So post making this video I discovered that Tommy Donbavand is battling cancer. (I'm kind of glad I made a predominantly positive review of his books or I would have felt like a right dickhead). Wishing him all the best and the strength he needs to kick its arse.

[@baka-chan4226]

Okay

[@marshalinehamismother]

I can’t stop looking at your eyebrows while you do your reviews, they move so much

[@sleepysartorialist]

The Dom UGH FUCK CANCER. Thanks for bringing this series to my attention. I’m always looking to add to my daughter’s library.

[@TommyDonbavandauthor]

Thanks for the review. A couple of points you may find interesting... * Yes, you did pronounce my surname correctly. Not many people do. * The first four Scream Street books were published in the UK in October 2008, not 2010. I thankfully had a little longer than a year to write all 13 adventures. * The TV company's decision to tell different stories to those in the books came about because they didn't want to launch a brand new show about a protagonist trying to leave and put an end to the fun. Plus, this way - readers get to see the characters in new stories. * No overarching story allows broadcasters around the world to show the episodes out of order, should they so wish. * SPOILER: At the end of the 13th book, Luke and his parents remain in Scream Street - so the TV stories could take place between the books, or after the final installment. * I am indeed fighting cancer; I was diagnosed with stage four throat cancer in 2016, and had a tumour and section of my left lung removed six weeks ago. I'm currently waiting to find out where the little bugger will attack next.

[@Katherine_The_Okay]

Good luck, Mr Donbavand. We're all pulling for you.

[@fionastirling986]

I think this book series deserves a more faithful adaptation. Having a gothic-inspired tv show for youngsters with a morally complex villain would be awesome!

[@jmurray1110]

Yeah I read the books first and when I saw the show i immediately noped out of it

[@stanletters]

The fact that Dom always wears formal clothes for us is appreciated

[@eugenideddis]

Seth Tan You may wish to know that he is probably not wearing pants.

[@TheMimiSard]

It is a very neat and stylish vest and tie combination.

[@Shoulderpads-mcgee]

Such a professional!

[@Falloutlover1011]

Eugenideddis how would you know that?

[@eugenideddis]

Falloutlover1011 He said so on Twitter. It’s hotter in California, so he had to do something to cool down. It’s why he started filming from the waist up.

[@jaysea5939]

"...the concept of a young man finding out that he's special, going to a magical place, befriending a boy and girl, and going on a quest to find certain magical items does sound a little familiar..." *DragonBall!*

[@heikesiegl2640]

Jay Sea percy jackson!

[@Roadsidefool]

Iker González Sánchez sea of monsters!

[@InoMercy]

That doesn't actually track. Goku grew up learning martial arts so his ki powers were completely natural to him and didn't realize they made him special. (And he didn't find out he was an alien until he was an adult.) When he started his journey to find the Dragon Balls, he only had Bulma as a companion, and he didn't go to a specific magical place before going on this journey.

[@artamaris2529]

@@InoMercy but he didn't know about the monkey thing or that his ability in martial arts was all that special and you could argue that going to the normal world with all it's Technology would seem magical to him

[@gonzaloegonzalez8106]

Well... He said 7 items to make a wish come true... The boy have the power to transform into a monster but later mañana to use his Powers in a human form. Yeah, he's more anime main character than a Harry Potter -ish

[@sorcerersapprentice]

Not gonna lie, The Dom's irrational fear of Stop Motion reminds me a lot of Mabel Pines from Gravity Falls.

[@scottishgamegrumps3644]

The author of the book once came to my primary school a very long time ago, I remember him being really funny and honestly didn’t care if we read the books just that we had fun thinking about the idea. At the time we were all 8-9 ish (I’m 18 now) but his talk always stuck with me, so it’s a nice surprise seeing this episode. Also He tore the Character of Hermione a new one, It was pretty funny

[@drawntoicehockey]

I never knew the books were around when I was younger! I remember the cartoon coming out when I was 15 and I watch that whenever it's on.

[@scottishgamegrumps3644]

Sadique Both

[@Rock-my2ko]

Scottish Game Grumps what did he say though. I’m kinda curious

[@hi-cz8zd]

Remin Wooten same

[@MartaTarasiuk]

It's a shame that Scream Street is so clearly aimed at younger readers because the setting sounds pretty cool.

[@sighcantthinkofaname]

Eh, I'm in my 20's and will still read kid's and YA fiction sometimes. Often times the biggest differences are the lack of sex and gore, younger characters, and a simpler vocabulary. The stories themseves can be fun, creative, and full of depth. I'd encourage you to read books that sound interesting to you even if you're not in the target audience. Plus it's good that kids have books with actual creative concepts and not just cliches.

[@iliveameme4930]

I binge read this when I was 16, it wasn't too bad even then. I won't suggest it if you are bored but if you are curious; check it out (won't take even an hour per book)

[@authoralysmarchand4737]

Sometimes a quick read is fun. I admit I read middle-grade books (for about ages 8-12) when I want something I can read while waiting for my daughter to get out of ballet or something. Adult books are almost always so serious and often heavy, and the real world gives us enough of that. Ignore the age of a book's target audience and just read them if you find them fun.

[@Nionivek]

@Laura B, frankly the reason I gravitate towards younger works is just because they often aren't shrouded in a constant dour attitude and don't make good characters "Complex" by making them mostly evil. I kind of wish adult media stepped up a bit in that respect but I understand we are just recovering from our "EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DARK!" phase.

[@spiritninja5757]

Just cause your older doesn’t mean you can’t watch it

[@horseenthusiast1250]

One thing I really like in the animation is that the Egyptian character is actually black, that’s not portrayed often enough.

[@yiwoon_cr8s]

You mean Cleo Farr? This does make sense that Egypt is a North African country... even if the real Cleopatra is not from Egypt...

[@burstingstitches]

I feel the need to be "that person" and mention that in TV Trope speak, a bottle episode isn't really an episode that doesn't connect to an over arching plot but is typically an episode that uses as few sets and extra characters as possible in order to save production costs. It's standardly the main cast stuck in a room and is where the entire episode takes place (see my favorite example "Cooperative Calligraphy" from Community). I could be wrong though since phrases can have multiple meanings. I've just never heard bottle episode used that way before.

[@VikingSchism]

Yeah, you're right, I think "episodic" would likely be a better fit

[@Nionivek]

Your right, Episodic is the correct term.

[@mayaklast6334]

About the "ten books in one year" thing. The writer probably didn't write all those books during the year of their release. Publishers are often scared of readers forgetting about a series before it's over, especially when it targets a younger audience. As a result, it's not unusual for them to ask for several books to be written before the first one is set to be released (generally, they are released two or three at a time and we try not to go over 6 months between releases... children grow fast and trends die even faster). I'm currently working on a series for kids and I was asked for four books set to be released simultaneously, followed by two books which will be released five months later (followed by two books five months after that if it doesn't bomb... so that will be 8 books released in less than a year but with almost two years of writing before the first book hits the shelves).

[@sinom]

I actually love stop motion animation but yeah it's really hard to get right so many of them sadly look really bad. (E.g. The studio Laika movies are amazing)

[@goodjobeli]

Also Aardman films (and aardman tv shows) are also amazing

[@yiwoon_cr8s]

I am surprised that Scream street the animated series still has Laika quality animation to the point of deceiving my eye into thinking its CGI even if its a British stop motion show that isn't made by Aardman but isn't as choppy as it

[@yiwoon_cr8s]

@@goodjobeli Agreed as someone who watched Shaun the Sheep and Wallace and Gromit as a kid

[@SuperSongbird21]

I can sympathize with your fear of stop-motion animation - I'm not technically scared of it, but it does have an uncanny valley vibe going on and I suspect that's why it's the go-to medium for films and programmes with gothic or horror themes.

[@Tickerbee]

I've never heard of this before but I actually really like this animation style, I would love some adult animation to look like this because there only seems to be Robot Chicken in that region.

[@jonsnor4313]

There is a old series celebrety death match, from former mtv which robot chicken copied just as a guess.. The style can be really good to to have dark absurd humor without being too graphic. It would be the perfect to do a south park style series, or just s children series for adults. Wallace and grommit exist through that is are childrens movies. I dont know why the style isnt more popular. Its good for series where you do a style that the audience doesnt expect. The shows today have likely less experimentation.

[@Tickerbee]

You know what, tell a lie I do remember that on MTV. :D I was very young at the time so I wasn't able to to watch a lot of it so it just kind of faded into the mists of time. :P

[@jonsnor4313]

To be honest, i think the show was very obscure and became worse with time. And more enjoyable for children an teenager a guess due just being very odd. Mtv had suprising good series like daria, who is a sarcastic loner teenager and people like beevis and butthead and ren and sti... sorry forgot name. And i guess nowadays cartoon series are less experimental. Its even a wonder that south park exists. And robot chicken. I think wallace and gromace movies are familie movies. Adult may enjoy it too. And i am sure there exist some movies faded in obscurity in that stlye for adults.

[@Pterosauria]

the production quality doesn't look cheap to me. it's really rare to see a stop motion television series use this sort of complex character rigging/lighting/set pieces and the animation itself is employing a lot of full body shots/constant gestures you wouldn't see with something more rushed.

[@yiwoon_cr8s]

Well Aardman is made in a lower budget than Scream Street and Laika films but it still has a special kind of charm that you didnt expect for something that looks like it was made using 10 pound sterlings.

[@coal_inks4793]

“Not enough children media with complex moral villains” laughs in cirque du freak

[@peateargryfin844]

You know, when you were going over the plot synopsis of the books being about a boy who finds out he's special, meets up with a boy and a girl, and goes on a quest to find magical McGuffins, Harry Potter wasn't the first place my mind went. I was more thinking of Dragonball.

[@eliasmg9144]

It's because they have to collect relics isn't it?

[@mynameismaddymwah3178]

I totally forgot this show existed until right now but I loved it Definitely an absolute gem of my childhood

[@theirnknight]

These were the last books I read with my dad before I grew out of that sort of thing, very nostalgic, we were both big fans.

[@rach_laze]

Tbf my favourite part of being really ill from 2013-2017 was my high af fever dream making me mix scream street and Caspers scare school together, it's really good you should try it sometimes

[@rach_laze]

May I point out that I was legally high af on morphine given to me by the hospital and there's nothing but kids tv or cash in the attic and dickinsons real deal on Monday to Friday before 5pm, and that I was also 15 so technically a child when this all started

[@max3rchy]

I remember as a kid I had the entire collection from the time, and the books are forever going to be better than the series for me personally.

[@littlelupie2786]

Have you seen the Gravity Falls episode where Mable gets over her fear of stop-motion animation? :P

[@kharisma8388]

I'd like to see a golden compass lost in adaptation but simultaneously don't do that to yourself. That movie sucked.

[@desmondgentle1474]

Grace Doctorwhomanic I agree. "His Dark Materials" is one of my favorite book series.

[@BlueMageDaisen]

Yeah, alas poor Northern Lights, you had your core ripped from you

[@KhaosAdmiral]

I agree, Sidebar: Iorek Byrnison is my favorite character from that series

[@Lollovovisossa7]

Im pretty sure its somewhere on the list of patreon chosen LiAs :) im really excited too

[@annienunyabiz6627]

I really hope he does a LiA for the TV show though.

[@Wandergirl108]

This sounds like something I would have loved as a kid. I'm almost tempted to seek it out now, despite having reached the age of 30. Even stories meant for children can have merit!

[@Toneill029]

I quite enjoy comedy style spinoffs of established series because you get to enjoy the characters but without threats or baggage holding characters back. I always wonder if characters don’t face conflict with each other how they would interact with the goal of having fun.

[@toddjackson3136]

If the Dom is going to be doing TV show adaptations of books I hope he does the Dresden Files

[@ShiroOokamitoko]

Seconded!

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

There's an In Name Only comparison if ever I've heard one.

[@seacow4705]

Oh my god, I remember Scream Street, I used to fucking love it.

[@thesatelliteslickers907]

I read the books when I was a teenager I was frankly, well out of the age demographic for the books. But I still really enjoyed them. Like a lot

[@elbraymundo]

Dude this show looks AWESOME

[@snackpack3787]

I loved this book series when I was like 7 or 8. I think it was the thing that made me interested in monsters and the macabre. I'm goth now, so I its influence never left me.

[@sarafontanini7051]

the books sound sooooo much more interesting than the show omg o3o I don't care what you say I'mma read them if I find 'em and that character design for the villain sounds great! I don't think I've ever seen a character, elt alone a villain, with such a gruesome deformity in anything, let alone in a kid's story

[@ZipplyZane]

I literally have no idea what Scream Street is, other than guessing. Yet that doesn't really matter to me, because I like the quality of your content so much. That's not always the case for every reviewer. I just thought you might like to know. Cheers.

[@r2puppet]

I feel like the Dom's feeling about the stop motion reflects the feeling of the parents in the book

[@nemowindsor8724]

I’m glad to have something more unusual in your episode lists. More out of the box stuff like this please!

[@Blue-bx9pb]

I think this is the only time I’ve heard of an adaptation lasting longer than the actual book series

[@12kidder1]

So basically, the TV show is what the story would be if the MC'S parents weren't traumatized. Sounds like the adaptors legitimately tried. Better than many.

[@VerchielxKanda]

Thank you for this! ^_^ One thing that really bothered me, besides some character re-designs, is the fact that they changed the fact that Dixon and Otto are related. It would make Otto look worse in the viewers eyes, since he finds his own family repulsive, so I don't understand why they changed it. =( I'm in my 20s, and I absolutely LOVE this series. I prefer action adventure type stories, and all that there really is in my age demographic is romance shit, besides finding a few gems in the scifi section...

[@aionicthunder]

“Dixon” Oh, so he’s not the same guy who sells anti-mechon weapons at ludicrous prices (I’m still salty about that by the way, you son of a dick)

[@dantpointy436]

I can't help but think of Sesame Street when I saw the title

[@Dominic-Noble]

Dant Pointy I think that's intentional

[@TommyDonbavandauthor]

No, not intentional. The books were conceived and written long before a TV version was considered. The title 'Scream Street' is simply an alliterative name for the place where these adventures happen.

[@QueenOfDarknessX]

Good, at least I'm not alone.

[@RedRannon]

I read all 13 books when I was younger, and for a long while it was my favorite book series. When I found out that there was a TV show I was very excited to see what they would do to my old favorite... The TV show is stop motion animated disaster, that did not retain anything that was good about the books

[@johnvinals7423]

“Those little shitters must know when I encompass their doom, and the other Monsters of Scream Street must learn of it. The knowledge will give them….paws. The necessity is obvious, but I don’t have to like it”. -Sir Otto

[@lanaalba8392]

Dom, your reviews are amazing. EVERY.TIME>

[@Dim4323]

I like the stop motion it has a charm.

[@LagrimaArdiente]

I'd love to see you tackle how Ghibli's Grave of the Fireflies adapted the original source material. We all know about Miyazaki's tendency to do his own spin on adaptations, but Takahata was the one who did this one and I've been thinking more and more about his work since his passing.

[@onijester56]

A younger audience is...I grew up with R.L. Stine and Bruce Coville and Stephen King as my go-to horror novelists. I stayed up on school-nights watching "The Twilight Zone" and "The Outer Limits", while also watching "Goosebumps" and "Are You Afraid of the Dark" during the daytime. Outside of that, I also enjoyed "The Hardy Boys" and "The Boxcar Children" books, obviously Power Rangers, and a shit-ton of other content that you would expect from a "90's-kid". In every instance, with these and other works, the lack of a continuous story was never a hindrance when the stories told within the works were good or presented competently. However, that said, having the same characters reappear or specific plot elements impact a later work's series of events was always something I enjoyed because it made things feel more important. It brought the work to life. So, with that in mind, I can understand the more-episodic status of the show as it makes screenwriting more cost-effective and quicker. I can't say I ever saw the show, of course. But since the kid that I was didn't oppose either method I'm sure that the kids who watched this likewise didn't oppose either method.

[@Stupidtacocatstuffgrr]

This just now was recommended to me, and I love thiisss.

[@bi_cycle]

Always loved the TV series.

[@Unicorn44556]

Oh my god I loved this book series! Great video man!

[@metanight788]

When I was 12 I would have loved this series. To bad as a 20 something American I never even heard of this before the CONbravo video.

[@simon-normann]

I read and loved those books as a kid, and i didnt know there was a show.

[@gregorybrosproductions7485]

Make a goosebumps lost in adaptation

[@bucwhovian8305]

He does take requests in return of money, watch until the very end of the video.

[@msjkramey]

Y'all don't need to be dicks about it

[@rachaelbeth3119]

of the movie or the tv show? and if the tv show then witch episodes?

[@thebeavpercabethftw9604]

rachael beth. Considering the Goosebumps movie wasn't meant to be an adaptation of the books, I'd probably say the tv show.

[@TheAbyssoftheMind]

The bit about the parents not adapting well reminds me of the Neighbor Steve tumblr post. The one with the eight-foot sculpture.

[@CartwAalbiel]

Never heard of this but the GHOUL acronym is genius

[@GloomyFish]

Holy crap Scream Street was based on a book? Also holy crap someone who's actually heard of Scream Street!

[@bigpenny8223]

Gloomy Fish I would read the books all the time but I could never find book 6 so I gave up on them

[@goodjobeli]

Same, I watched it around the time I was getting out of watching CBBC haha

[@Andromida]

i just found it on youtube and got hooked and cant find any episodes available in my country. XD

[@archmagefrey]

Never heard of the books or show. I kind of thought it was going to turn out that "Monster House" was the movie based on the books from the thumbnail, haha. I think I would have liked watching this as a kid. Also, this got me thinking about how awesome it would be to do a LIA on Redwall, and I'd be super curious to see how many people actually know what that is considering it was one of the main 2 book series my friends and I all read in school. Great work as always!

[@eddiesmith2979]

That was a pretty epic presentation by Emma, I’m glad she won

[@Jigglysaint]

It was an awesome panel and I'm glad that my friend won. I don't know why it took me so long to start watching this stuff.

[@undeadladybug7723]

Both of these are exactly the kind of stuff I liked as a kid, looks like I've got some searching to do!

[@imsmolandangery4274]

Holy shit I loved these books as a little one. Saw one episode of the show when I was a bit older it shocked me how different it was.

[@willrigby8202]

Huh, so that's what the TV show I never watched, but saw promoted was like.

[@YggdrasilAudio]

"Why would I help this 'friend' of yours?" "Because he...you know he's me, right?"

[@Anthintendo]

11:46 The vampire character has a reflection. Even “My Babysitter’s A Vampire” knew this wasn’t the case.

[@TommyDonbavandauthor]

That's a story point; Resus is a normal boy born to vampire parents. He hates blood, has a reflection, and has to dye his hair to fit in with the rest of his family.

[@Anthintendo]

Tommy Donbavand , i wasn’t being serious.

[@TommyDonbavandauthor]

I guessed that. Just offering a small explanation for anyone who might not know the character. ;)

[@animelytical8354]

10:00 I need a compilation of all the moments of wit in the whole show 10:24 I enjoyed tf outta this one

[@Darkrose517]

Reminds me of Halloweentown, sounds cute.

[@PeacefulPastel]

I feel like both styles could have made the show for children. The serious plot lines then the show’s style of comedy to lighten things up on occasion but not to detract from needed tension.

[@bigpenny8223]

Monica Burchell who knows maybe in a few years someone who loved the books as a kid will try to make an accurate adaptation with elements that worked in both that would be cool I’d watch the hell out of it even if it wouldn’t be popular at all anywhere outside of the uk and probably wouldn’t even air

[@softyspectre8125]

Thank you for all you're wonderful content you cheeky reveiwer

[@GummyDinosaursify]

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[@nemowindsor8724]

I think the animation looks amazing, personally. But the voices....and of course flattening characters is unforgivable.

[@iluvpotter4]

You posted this on my birthday! Thanks for the awesome present, The Dom

[@salvadorp9141]

I would love love love to see a The Duff LIA review. It’s a book that took a very boilerplate premise - plain girl gets a makeover by hot popular guy - and managed to imbue it with meaning and pathos that I remember meaning a lot to 14 year old me. And the movie made me boil over with sheer rage at the utter disrespect they paid the book.

[@thomaspolaino3188]

Hey Dom how about you cover Stephen King's It.... both versions. King adaptations are bigger than ever, and the newest version of It is an interesting one. Not a perfect adaptation, but interesting.

[@teeveeee]

The new It was much betterly structured, while many points in Kings novel were......Awakard *cough* awkard sewer scene *cough*

[@goodjobeli]

@@teeveeee Yeah I'd hate to be a kid reading IT because they fell in love with the film and coming across......the sewer scene. God what was King thinking.

[@NerdOManyThings]

Stephen King was addicted to drugs at the time of writing It (fortunately, he has since recovered) and has said that there were times when he would get so high on cocaine he would black out and wake up with pages of the book written and no memory of writing it. I'm very much hoping *that* scene was written during one of those times.. Or at the very least that he wouldn't write it now, which is quite likely since it is over 30 years later

[@kayb5966]

Am I the only one that got nostalgic whiplash when they saw this? I completely forgot about Scream Steet until now even though it used to be one of my favorites as a kid

[@zaccarpenter621]

I can't blame your fear of Stop motion since I share that fear

[@x_8643]

Can you please do captain underpants? It's much a better book series than the title suggests

[@rcct44444]

Firehoof And the movie (in my opinion at least) is a great film.

[@SgtTwilight]

The movie was actually pretty great, yeah. Haven't read the books in about 13 years so I can't judge their quality but they got me into reading longer term books so they did something right!

[@aimeem]

Is that from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid author?

[@NitroIndigo]

I remember reading about this in First News! I thought this was that CGI movie about a kid who gets turned into a monster at first.

[@MizukiUkitake]

Thanks for introducing this to me! I'm waaay outside the demographic, but the book sounds good, and the show looks highly entertaining.

[@gingerstorm101]

I feel so early! Thanks for the episode, even if the stop-motion freaks you out a bit!

[@thealbatross3292]

GASP that vampire Resus was in Hilda! I knew I recognized his voice

[@yiwoon_cr8s]

As Alfur.

[@catearphanatic]

I love the intro so much omg

[@JadenTSlime]

And now I have a new creator to marathon... Right after I get through with the Worm Audiobook project.

[@angelique1508]

The characters look like plastic toys in the tv show. From what I remember, the books weren't too bad. They are a quick read.

[@yiwoon_cr8s]

Well its a more expensive looking Aardman animation

[@awesomesauce10001]

The thing is kids shows are much more likely to have singular episode cos I feel like kids aren’t gonna tune in on a regular basis and watching them out of order could be really confusing if there was an overarching plot

[@Xehanort10]

I remember another kids horror book series called Spooksville that I read when I was younger.

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

Okay, just seeing this made me wish for a Lost In Adaptation Goosebumps episode, buuut...you'd have to do episodes from the Canadian TV show to individual books and I can't ask for you to sit through terrible child acting from "Ghost Beach" (which is one I'd want to see since it's one of my favourite books in the series, but the kids playing Sam and Louisa are just not threatening when they need to be, or even just weird, like they were for most of it). Perhaps the Ryan Gosling ep?

[@Bookdragon11]

I really like your intro with the book being cut into a film scroll 😆.

[@VikingSchism]

Just a thing: I think your use of the term "bottle episode" is a bit off. A bottle episode is an episode of a TV show designed to use as little money as possible (usually by keeping the cast limited, as well as keeping it in one or two locations, etc) - an example would be Heaven Sent from Doctor Who. I think you meant something more along the lines of "episodic".

[@twilightsquire]

I read the books again as a teenager and actually really enjoyed them and I didn’t know there was a series until recently and I’m not going to lie I was disappointed in the series because I liked the darker tone of the books. Also spoiler for anyone who may want to read it... But I was annoyed that Luke’s mum also being a werewolf wasn’t brought into it. Edit: so it's been 4 years and I wanted to come back here as my opinions habe changed quite a lot, I've really grown to love the TV series as it's own thing, series 2 did some really cool stuff. I even saw the Alton Towers shows these last 2 scarefests and cosplayed Luella from the TV show. The books will always be my favourite but it's funny how time has really changed my opinions of this world. 🥰

[@pizzacrust688]

Ha!! I was 100% sure by her design that she’s a werewolf! Omg I’m totally gonna read the books.

[@irishcoco725]

Great video

[@catfoy8888]

Hey The Dom have you ever read animorphs?

[@MsCassidy23]

cat foy I used to obsess over the books when I was younger (was massively disappointed in the tv show). Rereading them as an adult, I recognize that the stories were rather repetitive, however I'm surprised to how violent and grim those books were.

[@OverdramaticAngel]

MsCassidy23 I ended up dropping it like halfway through but checked out the last one sometime after it ended and I was so surprised. I'm not unopposed to either "dark" endings nor open ended final books but it felt very off for Animorphs. I have such fond memories of the series (the first fanfic I wrote was for Animorphs 😂) so seeing how it turned out just made me sad. I think they even killed my favorite character. 😒

[@MsCassidy23]

Star Hunter I dropped off too because I found other things, but have a lot of respect for what the author did. She was really, even in a kids series, on warfare and it's outcomes. It took some balls to do that, when everyone expects cheerful, happy endings. The context of many of the stories are the moral dilemmas of winning a one-sided war, and having savagely adults situations thrust upon these preteens. Realistically, there wasn't going to be a happy ending for any of them, given the events they had to survive. Quoting Marco in one of the books, "Win or lose this war, I'll have nightmares for the rest of my life." How many children's series has the balls to go there nowadays?

[@OverdramaticAngel]

Uuuuggh, I love Lost in Adaptation but stop motion actually makes me a kinda queasy so watching those bits was not possible! Thankfully everything I'm listening to a review of it and can close my eyes during those parts, but again, ugh! 😂 Also, I love the word shenanigans.

[@entothechesnautknight1762]

I feel like I'd definitely watch the show if I read the books, but would consider it a different entity all together that just happens to share the same names. In my little mind, that happened with people all the time, so why not media, especially ones in different formats? Reading Now, though, I see this like a macabre wayside that holds up much less well in exchange for having a TV show that wasn't garbage.

[@kylpyvene]

Me: opens the video, pauses it, leaves from yt Me: immediatly without a reason opens it again Why am I like this

[@joshiemike6690]

I actually read these in year 7 the GHOUL henchmen gave me nightmares for weeks

[@CynicalBibliophile]

Cool. Something to read to my little cousin when she gets a bit older.

[@charlestownsend9280]

what's with the new title sequence? i'm not sure that the music fits the show that well.

[@msjkramey]

Glad I'm not the only one

[@rachaelbeth3119]

agreed

[@SgtTwilight]

Same here.

[@femmeboah7414]

Haven't read the books but I've enjoyed the show. Always loved stop motion animations. But OMG I cracked up at the darth wader joke.

[@conorhoman4861]

I don't know why but but this episode felt as though you were pulling your punches and were not not going as in-depth as you normally go, it was probably because of the runtime but it still felt a bit underdeveloped which is unusual as your work is always so well done. It could just be me though, I thought that I would voice my opinion in this case 😂😂😂

[@WaffeHo]

Still waiting for LIA of Ready Player One

[@bigpenny8223]

WaffeHo they’re both bad though

[@KeyBladeMaster-Dan]

They're both shit job done

[@hrishiv27]

Ngl, I felt like I was too old for the show, but I LOVED the books.

[@BarHonigfeld]

Feeling too old is always strange. I felt too old for Pokémon... AT 12. I played Pokémon Red in secret so no one would see my GROWN UP 12 YEAR OLD SELF doing that. 10 years later everyone in university was openly playing Pokémon without a care.

[@sunnydragon722]

To be fair going on quests to find magical items, has been around since ancient Greece and probably before that to. For example Jason and the argonauts on the quest to find the golden fleece and so on.

[@KalKratos]

This, for some reason, reminded me of Trollhunters. That is based off of a book. If you ever have the chance, I would like to see an episode on that show.

[@ericafields9702]

You should do Miss Peregrine’s home for peculiar children. The adaptation is... interesting? They changed Emma and Olive’s powers and made Olive like 10 years older.

[@authoralysmarchand4737]

I hope you'll get around to the Babysitters Club. TRIPLE the fun AND unknown celelbrities to compare from then and now! BSC started off as books, then had a TV show and a movie. As a toddler, Kirsten Dunst was a model for the cover of the second book, Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls. The little blonde toddler is her. (I didn't even know that the illustrations were based on anyone, but they did have people model for photos for them!) Zach Braff, when he wasn't known, was in the TV show at some point. An unknown Rachael Leigh Cook was Mary Anne in the movie. If you need any help with the books, which there are over 100 of but were only a couple dozen when the show and movies came out, I guarantee you that just about anyone here who was a girl aged 7-13 in the last 80's will be able to tell you everything, down to the names of all of jr. member Mallory Pike's seven sibling in age order and who was roomed with whom.