The show wasn't a complete failure because it brought a new fan base to the premise but it did let the fans down in some ways, especially in plot and characters.
Things that were notably good were the morphing effects were very good and I didn't really mind about the Animorphs morphing straight from their clothes instead of having morphing suits. Also the performances by the actors who played Jake and Rachel. In my eyes they did the characters justice.
Things that were bad: the acting from Marco, Cassie and Tobias. Cassie was not soul searching or caring enough, the Tobias in the series was too anxious and drippy and Marco was just too slimy and in no way as funny as the book Marco. Bad casting. Adding to that the cast were too old, in the books the characters were younger.
New plot points being brought in by the writers - what was this business with the disk made by Elfangor? From the fans' point of view it seemed like the writers were totally disregarding any of the plots, characters and dialogue of the 54 regular titles written by K. A. Applegate. The series missed key alien species such as the Taxxons and not enough use of the Hork-Bajir or Ax and Visser Three in their Andalite form, preferring to have them in their human morphs all the time.
It was a shame that it didn't meet to the standards of the fans because it could have been really good. However, it was nice to see the Animorphs on our screens and I hope maybe one day there will be a movie!
Things that were notably good were the morphing effects were very good and I didn't really mind about the Animorphs morphing straight from their clothes instead of having morphing suits. Also the performances by the actors who played Jake and Rachel. In my eyes they did the characters justice.
Things that were bad: the acting from Marco, Cassie and Tobias. Cassie was not soul searching or caring enough, the Tobias in the series was too anxious and drippy and Marco was just too slimy and in no way as funny as the book Marco. Bad casting. Adding to that the cast were too old, in the books the characters were younger.
New plot points being brought in by the writers - what was this business with the disk made by Elfangor? From the fans' point of view it seemed like the writers were totally disregarding any of the plots, characters and dialogue of the 54 regular titles written by K. A. Applegate. The series missed key alien species such as the Taxxons and not enough use of the Hork-Bajir or Ax and Visser Three in their Andalite form, preferring to have them in their human morphs all the time.
It was a shame that it didn't meet to the standards of the fans because it could have been really good. However, it was nice to see the Animorphs on our screens and I hope maybe one day there will be a movie!