What do you think about all the trilogys? I hope it dosnt end the series!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :( :( :( :o
Me neither, sis ;D
I just hope new Hardy Boys books don't stop, period. Even if it's this series.
me too. i like the UB books! :)
Yeah, I hope it doesn't stop the series, just cuz I doubt they would start a new series if this one ended.
Well, even if this series ended, they might still carry on the Graphic Novels maybe. I hope they don't end the series anyway!!! :o :o :o
I think the trilogies are S&S's last grasp at straws for the series. And so far from what I've read, the Murder House trilogy really isn't a trilogy at all.
But hopefully the Graphic's will continue.
Then why do they call it a trilogy?
Are the Graphic Novel better than UB's?
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on July 21, 2008, 09:43:59 PM
Then why do they call it a trilogy?
Very good question! Many fans who have read the Murder House ''trilogy'' have asked the same! Because in my opinion it's NOT really a trilogy at all!
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on July 21, 2008, 09:43:59 PM
Are the Graphic Novel better than UB's?
YES, read around the forum and you will be told why!
I saw an excerp for a graphic novel, they looked pretty good.
Graphics are da'Bomb!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
I just got House Arrest from the library, but I'm afraid to read it. Just like I don't feel like reading Casefiles #24 Scene of the Crime because it's all TV and movie plots, and I'm actually tired of it (even though I usually have a high tolerance of patience). You would think I would want to read this stuff because I study and work in it too ::)
AAHHHH! :o :o :o mystery chick 901 must have deleted her account, cause she's only a guest now! :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Nooooooo!! MPF has lost a member! :'( :'( :'( :'(
I noticed that too, I wonder what happened. People are scaring her off? :D
Come on MPF isn't that scary. ::)
It was a joke ::) ;)
Sort of, anyways.
Quote from: oliviatocali on September 13, 2008, 12:28:48 PM
People are scaring her off? :D
I think your avatar scared her off, Olivia! :D ;)
Or maybe NegativeZone scared her off! :o
Bouth of them! :D ;)
I hope the ATAC seroes goes over 100 books. That would be really good and what reason is there to stop writing, its money for the company who writes them and isn't that all that they really care about!!
Yeah, but it's not all we really care about. That's the the thing, $&$ doesn't care about their fans!
Quote from: bozonessinc on September 26, 2008, 11:06:27 AM
I hope the ATAC seroes goes over 100 books. That would be really good and what reason is there to stop writing, its money for the company who writes them and isn't that all that they really care about!!
I hope the series ends with the
Galaxy X Trilogy and it is put out of its dying misery once and FOR ALL!
Quote from: SDLagent on September 26, 2008, 04:33:02 PM
Yeah, but it's not all we really care about. That's the the thing, $&$ doesn't care about their fans!
Good one haha!
I still say it's really stupid that they don't listen to fans. Because it's the fans that keep them going ::)
Quote from: tomswift2002 on September 26, 2008, 04:50:42 PM
I hope the series ends with the Galaxy X Trilogy and it is put out of its dying misery once and FOR ALL!
Didn't you make up a plot for that trilogy in another thread? ;)
Quote from: SDLagent on September 26, 2008, 04:33:02 PM
Yeah, but it's not all we really care about. That's the the thing, $&$ doesn't care about their fans!
Well some fans are being cared for! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: 003Robin457 on September 27, 2008, 07:54:09 AM
Well some fans are being cared for! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yeah, but wait until you want to give them a suggestion and they ignore you, or they do something you completely hate (like, I don't know - cancel the UBs? ;)), and still ignore you.
ETA: Or even when they changed the cover art. Did anyone even like that change?
Well, not really. :P
I hate the change of the cover art! >:( :P
See! There ya go. "$&$" (thanks SDLagent) should pay more attention. I'd really love to see an interview of the people behind it all, or even have a conversation with them...(http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb80/oliviatocali/pout.gif)
Where do they get their ideas anyways? And how do they know or reasonably predict what will or what will not be a "good" move? Hello, the cover art? Did tons of people say they hated it or something? Really. They don't even pay attention to feedback in the first place, so how would they know anything?
The more I think about this, the more it makes less and less sense (http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb80/oliviatocali/doh.gif)
$&$ has never really never showed any interest in their fans, but pre-$&$ there was a official Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys fan club.
Quote from: SDLagent on September 28, 2008, 01:17:24 AM
$&$ has never really never showed any interest in their fans, but pre-$&$ there was a official Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys fan club.
And also pre-$&$ the Stratemeyer Syndicate listened to parents in the 1950's concerned about the "excessive" racism in the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books. But the Revied Texts still turned out, for the most part, alright, especially since after #23
The Melted Coins all the books were just shortened and condensed.
Look, there are as long as they make money.
ARE SIMON AND SCHUSTER EVIL MONEY LOVERS
Yeah, but remember my point in the other thread. They could be breaking even or re-couping their losses somewhere else. But I'm sure they can't do that for long if it's really failing.
Does anyone really know how the HB:UB are doing financially? And I just don't mean the ranking of how much they selling on websites, or the fact of putting out trilogies to try to boost the series. I mean actual numbers and estimates of what they sell or anything else.
Quote from: Iola.Alive on September 29, 2008, 10:07:49 PM
Yeah, but remember my point in the other thread. They could be breaking even or re-couping their losses somewhere else. But I'm sure they can't do that for long if it's really failing.
Does anyone really know how the HB:UB are doing financially? And I just don't mean the ranking of how much they selling on websites, or the fact of putting out trilogies to try to boost the series. I mean actual numbers and estimates of what they sell or anything else.
$&$ doesn't like to release its sales figures for its books, but from the last time that I was at the bookstore about a month ago, the store had about 2 copies of all the books from #15 onward and they were all 1st printings. So I don't think the series is selling that well.
I dont know, I was just looking a Murder House on Amazon the other day and they only had 2 left, and they usually have way more, so I think the hardy boys are selling well, I mean how many people are there on this forum, each one probably has bought at least one book, well others who have tons in there collection make up for it.
I know quite a few people who still buy the UB's so that they can have the books in their collection, but they don't read them. As soon as they see that it is another murder book on the back they just shelve the book.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on September 30, 2008, 06:39:21 PM
I know quite a few people who still buy the UB's so that they can have the books in their collection, but they don't read them. As soon as they see that it is another murder book on the back they just shelve the book.
WHAT THAT SHOULD HAVE SAID WAS:
Quote from: tomswift2002 on September 30, 2008, 06:39:21 PM
I know quite a few people who still buy the UB's so that they can have the books in their collection, and they enjoy reading the books, and the delight and joy of finding out the endings.
Quote from: bozonessinc on September 30, 2008, 06:41:27 PM
WHAT THAT SHOULD HAVE SAID WAS:
What that should have said was WHAT I SAID! They just have them as part of thier bookshelf collection and they never read the UB's because so many of the back not-eve write-ups all talk about the Hardy's trying to find out who committed a murder.
The people I know, whenever they want to read a Hardy Boys, they just pick up one of the Grosset & Dunlap/Applewood, Digest and/or Casefiles.
I haven't met a single person outside my family that reads Casefiles or UBs or Digest. Everyone just reads orginals.
Yes, the originals are more popular and just as good as the UBs I think
Most people I know read the originals, as well.
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 04, 2008, 10:53:28 AM
Yes, the originals are more popular and just as good as the UBs I think
The originals are far superior to the UBs.
I've read a few originals and I don't like them that much. :P
That doesn't make any sense Q! You must have rocks in your head.
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on October 05, 2008, 03:55:28 PM
That doesn't make any sense Q! JHR must have rocks in her head.
That dosn't make sense.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on October 05, 2008, 04:35:27 PM
That makes perfect sense, Q! I must have rocks in my head!
THIS IS HOW YOU EDIT QUOTES!
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on October 04, 2008, 08:37:32 PM
I read Casefiles and I like them very much. ;D
Quote from: Bigfootman on October 05, 2008, 06:01:32 PM
HOW DO YOU EDIT QUOTES?
You know all the Geust are like man these guys have no life!
Probably. ;D
Quote from: Bigfootman on October 05, 2008, 06:51:03 PM
Robin, you are so smart! I wish I could quote like you. :-[
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on October 05, 2008, 06:51:53 PM
Bigfootman, you are my hero, you are ten times smarter then me!
Ok, this has gone WAY off topic! We were talking about Trilogys! Not Fake qoutes!
Back on topic:
The new Trilogy format means that:
A) They are ending the series soon.
B) $@$ have no idea how to do series anymore.
C) They are trying to drive everyone crazy.
Quote from: Bigfootman on October 05, 2008, 07:00:30 PM
Back on topic:
The new Trilogy format means that:
A) They are ending the series soon.
B) $@$ have no idea how to do series anymore.
C) They are trying to drive everyone crazy.
D)$&$ has just plain run out of usable plots and has to put out a trilogy where each book is an exact duplicate of the one before.
The story line changes in the original, which is probably why you like it more than the UBS because in the ubs the storyline always stays the same.
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 06, 2008, 11:07:12 AM
The story line changes in the original, which is probably why you like it more than the UBS because in the ubs the storyline always stays the same.
Let's see:
The Tower Treasure- The Hardys investigate the theft of bonds and securities from a nearby home.
The House On The Cliff-The Hardys bring down a big smuggling gang that has been importing drugs into the United States through Bayport, and yet have managed to elude US customs.
The Secret of The Old Mill-When a bunch of counterfeit bills show up in Bayport, and one gets acquired by Laura Hardy, the Hardy Boys team up to bring down this gang of counterfeiters.
The first three original books had a variety of crimes, with the main ones being: burglary, smuggling and counterfeiting.
The UB's tend to just have murder, murder and more murder. Do young people find that books written on counterfeit credit cards or DVD's/CD's just too boring nowadays?
They are kind of like comic books now actually. For example the issues of Robin collected in Days of Fire and Maddness. For all of the issues Robin is with the Veterin and his team simaler to the Murder house Trilogy. They have a few different arcs like the Deamons and the Meta human outbeak or in the HB world DH, HA, and MH. and trough it all they have a contuning plot Robins desion about if he will join the gov't or in HB land the Game Show and Brynn. And yes I am a little bit of a Comic Geek. :D
Right the story line changes in that series. The only thing that stays the same is that they are hunting down criminals. Do you not know that?
Quote from: tomswift2002 on October 05, 2008, 03:53:57 PM
That doesn't make any sense Q! You must have rocks in your head.
Is that a drug reference, Trevor? lol!
Is that against forum rules.. (even though it was not directed at me)
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 17, 2008, 11:04:02 AM
Is that against forum rules.. (even though it was not directed at me)
What? Drug references? I dunno...
I don't see what the big prob with talking bout a drugs is anyway. It's not like if I hear someone talkin' about cocaine I'm gonna go snort some.
Yeah, but if your promoting it. That is illegal!
No, because Sammy Shovel lives in Amsterdam
Your talking about sammyshovel, now maybe samspade lives in the US or canada!
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 18, 2008, 07:04:18 AM
Yeah, but if your promoting it. That is illegal!
I'm not promoting drugs. Anyone who does drugs is a jackass. It's true, cuz you're destroying your life, (cocaine, heroine, ect.) and/or your mind (pot), and everything else.
Right you are Sam Spade, Right you are!
Unless you believe in The Magic Bullet Theory.
Okay, I can see that this topic is going no where fast. Back on topic.
Ok. Trilogys Rule! 8)
I agree with Robin
*Suddenly a crowd of people, see bozonessinc marching down the streaming, with signs, screaming I LOVE TRILOGYS, I LOVE TRILOGYS!*
*The people yell at him for inturupting their baths, and of of their towels fall off! :o *
I hate the triogies becuase of three reasons:
1. They are just the same plot over and over agian, with minor diffrences.
2. each book seems to be written by a diffrent athor.
3. Seems to be a last dicth effort to save the series, and it dosen;t seem to be working.
Quote from: 003Robin457 on October 19, 2008, 01:17:05 PM
Ok. Trilogys Rule! 8)
The Trilogies in the
Casefiles RULE!!!!!!
The Trilogy in the
Undercover Brothers is downright garbage and is NOT A TRILOGY!!!!!!!!!!!
Look, the trilogy, is basicly one book separated into a few. Now, It does not suck though!
Well, it's NOT a trilogy. So why did $&$ call it that?
Looking at your Avatar I thought you where the head of S&S. ;D
He's the head of the wiki, it says. He needs the profressor look for that robin!
It's scary! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Its just an old guy.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*JOEHARDYROCKS Has been admitted to Toronto General Hospital..
-Over the PA at Toronto Hospital
*JHR escapes*
Quote from: 003Robin457 on October 20, 2008, 05:27:14 PM
Looking at your Avatar I thought you where the head of S&S. ;D
Edward Statemeyer was never the head of S&S. He was the head of the Stratemeyer Syndicate.
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 20, 2008, 07:19:07 PM
He's the head of the wiki, it says. He needs the profressor look for that robin!
I'm not really the "head" of the wiki. I founded it and I am one of the admins, though.
*JHR Escapes from the mental ward!
Quote from: 003Robin457 on October 20, 2008, 05:27:14 PM
Looking at your Avatar I thought you where the head of S&S. ;D
You might want to "brush" up on your history.
Edward Stratemeyer could essentially be called the father of the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Tom Swift, the Bobbsey Twins, the Rover Boys and Bomba The Jungle Boy, since he created all of them.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on October 22, 2008, 11:25:02 AM
You might want to "brush" up on your history.
Edward Stratemeyer could essentially be called the father of the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Tom Swift, the Bobbsey Twins, the Rover Boys and Bomba The Jungle Boy, since he created all of them.
Are you saying that the avatar is of Edward?
It is.
Thanks for the enlightenment iola.alive!
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 24, 2008, 02:34:55 PM
Thanks for the enlightenment iola.alive!
Who did you think it was, bozoness?
Thank you for the enlightenment! You have shown me the path to nirvana!
I wasn't sure, I did not have a clue!
Honestly I think that all of the trilogies are stupid. If S&S are trying to raise excitement for the HUB series in me way, then why no ever get out and advertise the set of trilogies rather than just raising the prices to nearly six dollars and puttng two boys (who often look nothing like the way Frank and Joe are dscribed in the book) on the front cover? ???
Quote from: Frank rules on January 11, 2009, 04:20:50 PM
Honestly I think that all of the trilogies are stupid. If S&S are trying to raise excitement for the HUB series in me way, then why no ever get out and advertise the set of trilogies rather than just raising the prices to nearly six dollars and puttng two boys (who often look nothing like the way Frank and Joe are dscribed in the book) on the front cover? ???
Good point and good question.
Here, here.
Expounding on my last point, who here also thinks that the price increase on the books (whichwas obviously done just to help pay for their having to get models for the covers) is equally stupid ? ???
I agree with you there. Infact, Chapters.ca is showing that in Canada, as of May 2009 and starting with Galaxy X Book 1, the price is going up to $7.99, while remaining at $5.99 in the US.
So, in Canada, when I compared the UB's to the Grosset & Dunlap prices, there is only a $1-$2 difference between the paperbacks and the hardcovers (Some of the Hardcovers are selling for $8.99 [The Pentagon Spy], while others are selling for $9.99 [The Tower Treasure, Mystery of the Spiral Bridge]). But, I must say, the UB's don't have the same level of writing as the Grosset & Dunlap books.
Also, on Chapters.ca, there is a listing for 2 French language versions of UB's #'s 1 & I believe 2 (http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/search?keywords=Franklin%20W.%20Dixon&pageSize=10&sort=ReleaseDate&sortDirection=true&page=0). Also, in French the Series title roughly translates to "Frank and Joe, Very Special Agents", with Volume 2 being translated as "To Boils Race".
If the price goes up to $7.99 I will seriously consider not buying the UB, anymore.
If you don't like 'em, then why do you buy them?
Yeah, I say we should boycott the books or something until the guys at S&S either reduce the prices or promise to clean up their act and write stories worthy of us paying th extra money (Murder House Series,I see you out there!) >:(
SimonandSchuster.com (http://books.simonandschuster.com/House-Arrest/Franklin-W-Dixon/Hardy-Boys-(All-New)-Undercover-Brothers/9781416979463) now has this to say about the UB miniseries.
QuoteEach book in the new Hardy Boys miniseries format will feature a self-contained story as well as build toward a bigger mystery that won?t conclude until the end of the third installment.
I wish they could have told us that
before getting our hopes up.
Quote from: SDLagent on January 19, 2009, 09:20:14 PM
SimonandSchuster.com (http://books.simonandschuster.com/House-Arrest/Franklin-W-Dixon/Hardy-Boys-(All-New)-Undercover-Brothers/9781416979463) now has this to say about the UB miniseries.
I wish they could have told us that before getting our hopes up.
So why are they bothering to call them a "Trilogy"?
Yeah the more correct word is "mini-seris".
... or trash with a front and back cover and two mildly good looking boys as models for the covers... :-[
Quote from: 003Robin457 on January 21, 2009, 04:50:32 PM
Yeah the more correct word is "mini-seris".
Or mini-series.
Quote from: Frank rules on January 21, 2009, 05:30:27 PM
... or trash with a front and back cover and two mildly good looking boys as models for the covers... :-[
Agreed.