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Title: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on October 02, 2010, 08:58:40 PM
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According to C21Media.net (http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=4&article=57641), a  television revamp of The Hardy Boys is in development at Nelvana! Although they are best known for their animated children's shows, the Canadian company has produced a few live-action series including the short-lived Hardy Boys show from the 90s.

Page 50 of a pdf document  (http://www.corusent.com/home/CorusentFiles%5Cfiles%5CCorporate%20-%20Investor%20Day/2010InvestorDaySeminar_slides.pdf) on Nelvana's Parent Company's (Corus Entertainment) web site also mentions the Hardy Boys.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on October 02, 2010, 09:08:49 PM
*fist-pump* YES! I hope this is good. I've been waiting a long time for another Hardy Boys TV show!
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on October 02, 2010, 11:59:09 PM
Seriously? WOW! I hope this is actually a good thing. I wonder what continuity it would be based on- the original 58 and Digests, the Hardy Boys Casefiles, or more likely- The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers?
Well, anyway- definitely very cool to know. Thanks for the heads-up. Who knows? This might even be the push Universal needs to finally release Season 3 of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries on DVD. :)
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on October 03, 2010, 12:22:47 AM
And of course, they could always write new stories and their own continuity- but it would be nice to see some adaptations of the books- even ones from multiple series, if possible. And as far as I can tell, it is live action, right?
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on October 03, 2010, 01:55:51 AM
Quote from: MacGyver on October 02, 2010, 11:59:09 PM
Seriously? WOW! I hope this is actually a good thing.

That was pretty much my reaction when I saw the article. Hopefully Nelvana learns from their mistakes in the 1995 series and gets it right this time. Not that I've watched any of that series but from what I've seen, and considering it only lasted one season, it couldn't have been that great. Plus, I'd like to see something closer to the source material.

Quote from: MacGyver on October 03, 2010, 12:22:47 AM
And of course, they could always write new stories and their own continuity- but it would be nice to see some adaptations of the books- even ones from multiple series, if possible. And as far as I can tell, it is live action, right?

I think this is, most likely, what we're going to see. The article does use the word "revamp". I'm kind of hopping for a Casefiles inspired take on the Hardys.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: hardygirl847 on October 03, 2010, 12:58:43 PM
I hope for a Casefile spin on it too. SOOO excited!!!

And yeah...the '95 series wasn't all that great.

MacGyver, I hope it gives a HUGE push to release Season 3! But NOT The Hardy Men movie. lol

I wonder if we could make a petition/request to Nelvana to make them the right ages, right personalities, etc. Hmm....
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on October 03, 2010, 01:38:55 PM
Well, I don't think the 1995 Hardy Boys series was totally horrible necessarily. I enjoy it for what it is. It could've been better though- I think the half hour format is just not enough time to really cram a full mystery into. I guess it works well enough for Scooby-Doo, but then that show is meant to be a comedy/mystery and the mysteries are generally not meant to be too in-depth. Watching the 1995 Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series is a great mental exercise though- because you really have to be very observant to pick up on everything that's going on and really understand the whole story. Of course, it's still better than taking a entire story from the original 58 revised books and try to condense it into a 15 minute cartoon episode. Throw in 2 of those and a song in between and you've got the 1969 Hardy Boys cartoon. Wow- that's really stretching your mental powers to keep up.
      Anyway- back to this new Hardy Boys series- I presume it would not start airing until next year in any case, as it's really too late to get into the fall season, unless it's going to be a mid-season replacement. (And of course, we don't know much Nelvana has already done on this other than discover that they still have the rights to The Hardy Boys and decide to make a new TV series.) I'm still not positive if they are talking live action or animated though- but I got the impression it was live action, since they emphasized that Nelvana is not known for doing live action shows, though it has done some in the past. (Obviously, most notably for this forum- the 1995 Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series.)
       I think I would like to see maybe a mix of adaptations and original stories. But I suppose they would have to pick one continuity and stick with it, as it may be confusing to have the various continuities all represented.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SkyWarp on October 04, 2010, 12:44:31 PM
And here is an official file on Nelvana's Parent Company's web site Corus Entertainment. 
http://www.corusent.com/home/CorusentFiles%5Cfiles%5CCorporate%20-%20Investor%20Day/2010InvestorDaySeminar_slides.pdf

Page 50 of the PDF document mentions the Hardy Boys.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SkyWarp on October 04, 2010, 12:57:28 PM
With "The Hub" now entering children's tv cable this month, the need for additional children's (young through teen) television programming is needed for all children's networks.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on October 04, 2010, 03:18:36 PM
Quote from: SkyWarp on October 04, 2010, 12:44:31 PM
And here is an official file on Nelvana's Parent Company's web site Corus Entertainment. 
http://www.corusent.com/home/CorusentFiles%5Cfiles%5CCorporate%20-%20Investor%20Day/2010InvestorDaySeminar_slides.pdf

Page 50 of the PDF document mentions the Hardy Boys.

Thanks for the update.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: JoeHardyRocks on October 04, 2010, 04:34:40 PM
That sounds AWESOME!!! I am soo going to watch it. ;D  8)
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on October 04, 2010, 05:00:22 PM
Quote from: MacGyver on October 03, 2010, 01:38:55 PMI'm still not positive if they are talking live action or animated though.

The news story says "[Nelvana] is looking to add an updated version of the age-old mystery property to its recent line of live-action titles" and the PDF groups The Hardy Boys with other live-action shows.

Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on October 04, 2010, 04:34:40 PM
That sounds AWESOME!!! I am soo going to watch it. ;D  8)

We can agree 100% for once.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Mattie on October 04, 2010, 05:14:20 PM
Im soooo excited!!!
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on October 04, 2010, 07:10:06 PM
QuoteThe news story says "[Nelvana] is looking to add an updated version of the age-old mystery property to its recent line of live-action titles" and the PDF groups The Hardy Boys with other live-action shows.
Yep- that's the confirmation I wanted. Thanks.
I also noticed one other thing about that PDF file- the live action shows are listed under the Corus Kids line, which makes me wonder if this version of The Hardy Boys is going to be aimed at a younger audience than most of the other Hardy Boys shows. (i.e. Of the live action versions around- the Disney serials were certainly aimed at kids (0-12 or so)- but I'm not sure on The Hardy Boys '90s show. That one seems to be aimed more at the ages of 10-18 and maybe through early '20s or so. And The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries seems to be aimed at slightly older audiences too- that 10-18 and maybe through early '20s or so.)
So basically I guess I just realized that there is another line of Hardy Boys books the show could be based on. It could be technically be based on The Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers or Secret Files books- but I kinda doubt it really. When they say "Corus Kids", they probably just mean kids in general from 6 or 7 on up.
    Oh well- I guess this thread is going to be nothing more than speculation until further details are released. I'm definitely interested to see how it turns out.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SkyWarp on October 04, 2010, 09:48:35 PM
"kids" tv shows are more grown-up than "kids" books.

Or at least they tend to be. 

And a great "kids" show can be great for us older folks as well. :)

Take the following current examples for instance...

Backyardigans
Phineas and Ferb

Of course, these are animated versions, but I am sure we could all come up with some live-action ones too.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on October 04, 2010, 11:07:15 PM
True. And Phineas and Ferb is by far one of the best cartoons I've seen in a long while. I would even say it's probably the best cartoon on the air nowadays.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Jokerette on October 05, 2010, 06:16:54 AM
Quote from: MacGyver on October 04, 2010, 11:07:15 PM
True. And Phineas and Ferb is by far one of the best cartoons I've seen in a long while. I would even say it's probably the best cartoon on the air nowadays.


i wouldn't go that far. cause IMO, there are some cooler ones out there (namely, the ben 10s, hot wheels battleforce 5, star wars: the close wars, etc.) but it certainly is one of the better ones out there!

Quote from: Mattielvsu on October 04, 2010, 05:14:20 PM
Im soooo excited!!!

ditto

Quote from: SDLagent on October 04, 2010, 05:00:22 PM
We can agree 100% for once.

OK, now you're scaring me!  ;D
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Q on October 05, 2010, 07:14:55 AM
I'm definitely going to watch the show.

Quote from: SDLagent on October 03, 2010, 01:55:51 AM
I think this is, most likely, what we're going to see. The article does use the word "revamp". I'm kind of hopping for a Casefiles inspired take on the Hardys.
Tell us something we don't know. And are you hopping or hoping?

Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Jokerette on October 05, 2010, 08:33:52 AM
Quote from: Q on October 05, 2010, 07:14:55 AM
Tell us something we don't know. And are you hopping or hoping?

LOL!
(and i know you've had that avatar for a while but i gotta say, it sooo rocks!  ;D)
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on October 06, 2010, 02:02:46 AM
Quote from: Q on October 05, 2010, 07:14:55 AM
I'm definitely going to watch the show.
Tell us something we don't know. And are you hopping or hoping?



Your mum's hopping.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Q on October 06, 2010, 06:35:11 AM
Quote from: SDLagent on October 06, 2010, 02:02:46 AM
My mum's hopping.
And seriously using British/Canadian spellings really bother me. I mean, why add the extra letters?
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on October 06, 2010, 12:37:17 PM
What extra letters? Like the ones in colour, honour and favour? Those "u"s complete the word. ;)
(seriously though- I grew up with British spelling, so I'm used to it. It looks more correct to me to use words like tyre, grey and centre, but I'm also familiar with American English spelling. It's not a huge thing to me.)  :D
Maybe this page will help- http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones/differences.htm
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on October 06, 2010, 04:23:56 PM
Quote from: Q on October 06, 2010, 06:35:11 AM
And seriously using British/Canadian spellings really bother me. I mean, why add the extra letters?

There's only one way to spell "hopping", British, Canadian, or American. I don't quite get what your saying...?

Quote from: MacGyver on October 06, 2010, 12:37:17 PM
What extra letters? Like the ones in colour, honour and favour? Those "u"s complete the word. ;)
(seriously though- I grew up with British spelling, so I'm used to it. It looks more correct to me to use words like tyre, grey and centre, but I'm also familiar with American English spelling. It's not a huge thing to me.)  :D
Maybe this page will help- http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones/differences.htm

Where are you from? I thought you were American. And actually, Canadian spelling isn't the same as British spelling.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on October 06, 2010, 06:19:13 PM
Okay- that's cool to know. I had gathered a lot of folks on here are Canadian and I noticed the spelling differences- but I didn't realize Canada and England has some differences too.
And as for me- I'm from all over. I've been in different countries, but yes, I am American. ;)
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: hardygirl847 on October 06, 2010, 06:42:37 PM
I totally want to contact them and ask for more information. They would probably think I was crazy but I don't care. This is super exciting!
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Mattie on October 06, 2010, 07:05:53 PM
Quote from: hardygirl847 on October 06, 2010, 06:42:37 PM
I totally want to contact them and ask for more information. They would probably think I was crazy but I don't care. This is super exciting!
you aren't the only one might do that you can count me in too!!!  ;D
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SkyWarp on October 06, 2010, 09:56:15 PM
Quote from: hardygirl847 on October 06, 2010, 06:42:37 PM
I totally want to contact them and ask for more information. They would probably think I was crazy but I don't care. This is super exciting!

Already done.  They have nothing new to share at this time as the process is still at such an early stage that beyond the announcement, there isn't anything more to share.

When more comes available, I hope to have that to share.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Mattie on October 06, 2010, 09:57:39 PM
Quote from: SkyWarp on October 06, 2010, 09:56:15 PM
Already done.  They have nothing new to share at this time as the process is still at such an early stage that beyond the announcement, there isn't anything more to share.

When more comes available, I hope to have that to share.
did you actually called?
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on October 06, 2010, 10:16:36 PM
Cool deal, Skywarp. I kinda got that impression- that this was very much at the starting stages. The article made it sound like Nelvana was digging through their old files for ideas for new shows for the fall and all of a sudden realized they had The Hardy Boys property still. And it probably fit just right with the kids live action block they were wanting to do and there you go. It is exciting to hear about and it will be great to have more info- but I have a feeling we will have to wait a good little while for that.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SkyWarp on October 07, 2010, 07:20:42 PM
Quote from: Mattielvsu on October 06, 2010, 09:57:39 PM
did you actually called?

emailed.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Mattie on October 07, 2010, 08:40:47 PM
Quote from: SkyWarp on October 07, 2010, 07:20:42 PM
emailed.
o thats cool 8)
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: hardygirl847 on October 09, 2010, 12:48:28 AM
Well I suppose that's all we were going to get but thanks Skywarp for being on top of things! We should try again in a few months or the beginning of the new year to see if anything has developed.

I hope they don't sit there and tease us with this possibility but then leave it sitting on the table for years before actually trying to make something of it.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Mattie on October 09, 2010, 01:10:40 AM
Right on
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on October 09, 2010, 03:21:55 AM
Quote from: hardygirl847 on October 09, 2010, 12:48:28 AM
Well I suppose that's all we were going to get but thanks Skywarp for being on top of things! We should try again in a few months or the beginning of the new year to see if anything has developed.

I hope they don't sit there and tease us with this possibility but then leave it sitting on the table for years before actually trying to make something of it.

Yeah, I hope this doesn't turn into another "Hardy Men". Hardy Men's been talked about off and on for at least ten years.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SkyWarp on October 09, 2010, 09:38:53 AM
My guess is that they have a contract that may run out eventually (probably sooner rather than later) and they want to get something out of this before that contract runs out.  So I doubt it would sit there forever, unless S&S just doesn't care about tv rights.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on October 09, 2010, 07:27:55 PM
Good point. Does anyone have any idea how long their contract with S&S is?
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: tomswift2002 on October 09, 2010, 07:30:17 PM
Quote from: SkyWarp on October 09, 2010, 09:38:53 AM
My guess is that they have a contract that may run out eventually (probably sooner rather than later) and they want to get something out of this before that contract runs out.  So I doubt it would sit there forever, unless S&S just doesn't care about tv rights.

From the sounds of it, Nelvana may've originally signed a 15 or 20 year contract (possible 25 years) for the rights to the Hardy Boys (and possible Nancy Drew), and right now they've realized that if they don't produce anything on the Hardy Boys, then they could loose the rights early. 

And this is probably why we haven't heard anything about the Hardy Boys on TV in ages, but the Hardy Men has popped up quite a bit on the internet.  If the movie rights were the only ones that were actually active (and maybe there is a shorter contract length on them) then it would make sense for Fox to make as much noise as possible in order to keep the rights from reverting back to Simon & Schuster.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: hardygirl847 on October 11, 2010, 05:12:49 PM
Hmm...well, either way I still hope they don't sit on it for a long time. Saying "hey, we'd love to do a Hardy Boys live action series" as just a tease and then never following through would tick a lot of people off...However, if there are rumblings that the series is going to be something that is NOT the Hardys (but just uses their name and a few parts of the books/personalities), I am all for it going down the toilet.

Go Hardy or Go Home.


Did I use that saying correctly? lol
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Olivia on October 15, 2010, 05:09:59 PM
Quote from: hardygirl847 on October 11, 2010, 05:12:49 PM
Hmm...well, either way I still hope they don't sit on it for a long time. Saying "hey, we'd love to do a Hardy Boys live action series" as just a tease and then never following through would tick a lot of people off...However, if there are rumblings that the series is going to be something that is NOT the Hardys (but just uses their name and a few parts of the books/personalities), I am all for it going down the toilet.

Go Hardy or Go Home.


Did I use that saying correctly? lol

I think so, anyways, lol.

But I cannot believe this news. It gave me quite a shock because I was just thinking a few months ago that I wished Nelvana would try out a Hardy Boys TV series again, and here it is. I just can't believe it.

I hope they get some fan input, or at least someone in the business who is genuinely familiar with the Hardys.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: NancyDrew on October 15, 2010, 09:01:14 PM
So is this true? I mean I know it might not happen but it is a possibility? If so, YES! I would die...hopefully of happiness. lol
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: hardygirl847 on October 16, 2010, 04:21:11 PM
So far, they have expressed enthusiasm about still having the rights to the Hardy Boys. What they do with it, how long it takes, etc....is still a mystery in itself.

Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on October 18, 2010, 03:30:30 PM
Quote from: Olivia on October 15, 2010, 05:09:59 PMBut I cannot believe this news. It gave me quite a shock because I was just thinking a few months ago that I wished Nelvana would try out a Hardy Boys TV series again, and here it is. I just can't believe it.

Same here. But I didn't realize Nelvana still owned the rights.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Olivia on October 18, 2010, 10:27:51 PM
Quote from: SDLagent on October 18, 2010, 03:30:30 PM
Same here. But I didn't realize Nelvana still owned the rights.

That hadn't even occurred to me. I must have been completely focused on the rest of it lol.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Olivia on October 28, 2010, 08:36:37 PM
I think the TV show can do alright as long as they keep the general premise of the series and the integrity of the brothers.

The '77 series was obviously good, and the '95 series did fine IMO. The '95 series was off-beat, but I could tell that they were starting to find what seemed to work before it got cancelled. A couple of the plots and some of the humour could have really been built from had they been given more of a chance. Some of the details were different, what with Joe being a college student and Frank working at a newspaper, but it was a decent adaptation (especially compared to what it could have been).

So in other words, the main goal I have for this show is for them not to characterize them in...well, a stupid way. Don't know how else to say that.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on October 28, 2010, 08:39:19 PM
Yeah- I was just watching some of the '90s show the other day and I really enjoyed that series well. It's different from the '70s show in a lot of ways certainly- but I really enjoy the humor and the camraderie Frank and Joe have on the '90s series. (And that was present on the '70s show too- but I think maybe it was a little more pronounced on the '90s series.) Well, they're both great shows in any case and I hope the new one lives up to these previous series.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on October 31, 2010, 03:17:55 AM
Still haven't seen the 95 series. :(
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: tomswift2002 on November 01, 2010, 07:40:56 PM
It's also interesting how in the 90's show Frank and Joe are mentioned as being 22 and 20, respectively, but then in the 70's show, from what I've seen, Frank and Joe's ages are kept rather incognito so that you know that they are young adults and are old enough to even marry, but their ages are never explicitly stated.  You know, in the books that sort of information comes out, but on TV, unless you have a shot showing their birthdate, and what day and year the episode is set in (or a shot of a tombstone with their birthdate and death date on it), or someone says it, then that sort of information isn't important.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: hardygirl847 on November 04, 2010, 09:19:46 PM
If you figure in that most teenage roles on TV are played by people in their twenties, age is really subjective. I still hope for teenage Joe and Frank. However, I'm sure they would look slightly older than an actual teenager because that's just how it goes.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Hardy Boys UB Fan on February 02, 2011, 07:43:05 PM
Has there been any news on this at all?
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on February 03, 2011, 01:19:16 AM
Other than the original announcement, no.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: hardygirl847 on February 14, 2011, 04:41:33 PM
Will there ever be another announcement? :(
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Hardy Boys UB Fan on February 14, 2011, 04:42:22 PM
Quote from: hardygirl847 on February 14, 2011, 04:41:33 PM
Will there ever be another announcement? :(

That's what I'm wondering, too! ;)
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on February 14, 2011, 06:26:47 PM
Quote from: hardygirl847 on February 14, 2011, 04:41:33 PM
Will there ever be another announcement? :(

It's still pretty early in development. They just recently started working on the project so it'll probably be awhile before they even have a release date, let alone a cast.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on February 15, 2011, 12:51:49 AM
Yeah- don't give up hope on it yet, by any means. But I do kind of wonder if this might turn out to be another one of these deals where something is initially announced as a potential project but then winds up fizzling out for whatever reason. (The proposed 1988 revival of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries series that never happened is coming to mind.) But like I said- don't give up hope yet. We just need to be a little more patient and keep an ear out for any more developments.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: SDLagent on February 15, 2011, 04:16:18 AM
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries revival? I've never heard of that! What were the plans?
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on February 15, 2011, 11:18:33 AM
Well, in 1988 there was a big TV writers' strike. Brandon Tartikoff, then president of NBC, needed to fill TV show slots for the Fall of 1988 and one of his proposals during that summer was to revive The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries with new actors. I don't know if he would have done the Nancy Drew part- only The Hardy Boys were specifically mentioned. He seemed to indicate that old scripts for unfilmed episodes of the '70s show existed and new actors would have been filming those episodes. You can read some article I dug up about it in this thread. (http://thread.)
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on February 15, 2011, 11:19:14 AM
Okay- that link didn't work right. http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=1952.msg51090#msg51090
There you go.
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Hardy Boys UB Fan on February 15, 2011, 05:56:41 PM
Quote from: MacGyver on February 15, 2011, 11:19:14 AM
Okay- that link didn't work right. http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=1952.msg51090#msg51090 (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=1952.msg51090#msg51090)
There you go.

Ever seen the 90's HB TV series?
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on February 15, 2011, 09:13:31 PM
Yep- I've seen all the episodes. I've got both the '90s The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew shows on DVD. :)
I like them both pretty well- though The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries from the '70s is still my favorite. But they're all good. 8)
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: Hardy Boys UB Fan on February 16, 2011, 11:15:37 AM
Quote from: MacGyver on February 15, 2011, 09:13:31 PM
Yep- I've seen all the episodes. I've got both the '90s The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew shows on DVD. :)
I like them both pretty well- though The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries from the '70s is still my favorite. But they're all good. 8)

Which one(s) from the 70's and 95 series are your favorites?
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on February 16, 2011, 02:43:29 PM
Ooh- that's a toughie. I'm honestly really no good at choosing favorites. I try to look for the good things I can appreciate in movies and shows and books and generally I can find something. Consequently, I wind up enjoying all of them to some degree and find it hard to pick a favorite. Or it could just be that I'm incredibly indecisive like Wembley. ;D
      But I'll throw out a few favorite episodes anyway-
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries-
First Season
"The Mystery of the Haunted House"- first episode to kick off the '70s show and I love the spooky fun of it.
"The Mystery of Witches Hollow" because it's pretty much the only episode to really fairly faithfully adapt one of the books- and The Clue of the Screeching Owl is one of my favorites of the books too.
I liked "The Secret of the Jade Kwan Yin" pretty well too.
As for the Nancy Drew episodes- "The Mystery of Pirate's Cove" was a fun one to kick things off
and I really liked "The Secret of the Whispering Walls"- again, mainly because this had some of that kinda-spooky, but-not- too-much fun aspect and it was based on some of the Nancy Drew books- can't remember exactly which ones, but I've heard it is based some on Password to Larkspur Lane and The Secret of Shadow Ranch, I think.
I also like "A Haunting We Will Go".

Second Season
"The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula" (Parts 1 and 2) are definitely fun episodes. Same with "The Mystery of the Hollywood Phantom" (Parts 1 and 2).
"The Creatures Who Came on Sunday" and "The Strange Fate of Flight 608" because I like the mysterious factors here that play some with the supernatural- UFOs and aliens in one and the Bermuda Triangle in the other.
"Acalpulco Spies" was pretty neat as well- Frank and Joe rescue their dad in this one.
And I have to mention "The House on Possessed Hill" and "Voodoo Doll" (Parts 1 and 2)- WOW! Those two are worthy of an Alfred Hitchcock movie mystery. Those are the kind of episodes that definitely play a lot with the paranormal (which I didn't mind too much depending on how far they go- and how it's presented- and if there's a logical explanation- but yeah- these episodes definitely kept me in suspense and left me just a bit creeped but thrilled too- kinda like when I first read Dead of Night
"Sole Survivor" was also really interesting- I thought it had a really neat storyline.
And "Death Surf" was powerfully intense as well, particularly with Frank's lingering memories of this dream girl.
And for Nancy Drew's last few solo cases- "Nancy Drew's Love Match" because I like tennis and "Will The Real Santa Claus...?" because I LOVE Christmas! And "The Lady on Thursday at Ten" was definitely cool too- and it featured Nicholas Hammond, who starred as Spider-Man in the live action '70s US series that I also love. :)
Third Season
Haven't seen all of it yet- but I would say "Last Kiss of Summer" (Parts 1 and 2) because it looks pretty epic and deals with a storyline that definitely hasn't been seen in any of the books yet- and it features a great '70s song by Bread- If
"Search for Atlantis"-  I have seen this episode on the officially released VHS and it is a great one. I love the archaeological dig aspect- I love those kinds of storylines in most any show- like the ones on MacGyver and of course in the National Treasure and Indiana Jones movies.
"Game Plan"- just because this episode looks pretty intense.

Okay- and every other episode that I didn't mention. Haha- because yeah- really, they're all good.

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Post by: MacGyver on February 16, 2011, 02:47:30 PM
I should throw in honorable mentions to "The Disappearing Floor", "The Flickering Torch Mystery", "Wipe Out" and "Scorpion's Sting" for using episode titles that were either exact titles of books from the series or at least very close to book titles- even though none of them necessarily had much to do with their corresponding books. Though I think those first two I mentioned did have at least a few things in common and I did appreciate that.
And one more for Nancy Drew- "The Mystery of the Ghostwriter's Cruise"- because they do a shout out to Pamela Sue Martin's Poseidon movie and because it's a mystery on the high seas. :)

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Post by: hardygirl847 on February 16, 2011, 02:51:54 PM
Mac, you must type super fast. :)

I like a lot that you mentioned. I think you forgot to mention which ones of the 95 series you liked though. ;)

Game Plan was one of my faves because it was different. It was a better storyline too. PLUS, Frank aims a gun at Joe!!

LKOS was good but the death of Joe's fiance was really lame. Sorry...but it didnt even seem like an accident someone would have been killed in. Perhaps I need to watch it in a better quality to get a better perspective.

Search for Atlantis was really good too because Joe gets in some serious danger. I don't like when the danger aspect is soooo lame. Make it more realistic at least!

I guess that's partially why I felt I needed to write my own fanfic.

But anyways, those were some good choices. There weren't many out of the 95 series that I loved though. Sad to say...but true.
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Post by: MacGyver on February 16, 2011, 02:52:45 PM
The Hardy Boys (1990s series)

"All That Glitters" - first episode that sets up things in the series and it was a pretty good start.
"Say Cheese" for starting out with a simple thing and leading into a bigger mystery.
"The Curse" because it's the only episode to feature Chet Morton and it was a pretty funny episode.
"Jazzman" because it reference Shaun Cassidy's music. ;D And I like those buried-in-history type mysteries.
"Play Ball" because I love sports and baseball is certainly cool.
And "The Last Laugh" for using the name of one of the books even though it has nothing to do with the book and because it's a crossover episode with Nancy Drew.
And the last episode "No Dice" was pretty cool too- and another Nancy Drew crossover.

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Post by: JoeHardyRocks on February 16, 2011, 02:53:49 PM
LOL I like the end of that one, where Nancy's like "I'm SO glad I'm an only child" ;D
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Post by: MacGyver on February 16, 2011, 03:07:55 PM
Thanks- I can type fairly fast when I need to.

And I also meant to add the "Oh Say Can You Sing" episode from the '70s show because I like some of Shaun Cassidy's songs and I thought the whole thing of Frank leaving whenever Joe sings was a hilarious running gag. ;D

And now, I'll try to list a few from the
Nancy Drew (90s series)

"Welcome to the Callisto"- first episode that kicks things off. And I thought it was neat that it gave the whole season a running arc that continues for a few episodes.
"Asylum"- This one was fairly spooky with a chase through an asylum.
"The Ballad of Robin Hood"- Ned Nickerson is in this episode and we have the Robin Hood legend. Cool!
"The Death and Life of Billy Feral" - an episode with a mystery surrounding local weird dude who's actually friendly and pretty cool. Those are always neat storylines.
"The Stranger By the Road"- this one was fairly mysterious
"Fashion Victim" - Ned Nickerson shows up in this episode (and we have an interesting revelation about his relationship with Nancy)
and "The Long Journey Home" - last episode and Ned's still around for this one too.

It's been a while since I've seen this series, so I don't remember them all terribly well- but though both this and The Hardy Boys equivalent series were pretty fast paced and hard to keep up with sometimes- I enjoyed them pretty well too. It was sort of an idea of what a modern Casefiles style might be- (at least as far as the setting goes- not necessarily the storylines, though some of them sort of got there sometimes.) But they are both fun series in any case and I like them. Cool theme songs for both- but The Hardy Boys' one was definitely most rocking. :)
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Post by: MacGyver on February 16, 2011, 03:15:09 PM
For the record, Ned Nickerson is also in the "Happy Birthday, Nancy" and "Exile" episodes of Nancy Drew. It would have been nice if he had shown up in the crossover with The Hardy Boys on their show too. Those last two episodes of The Hardy Boys would really have felt like the Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys Supermystery ('88) series if they had Ned there, along with Bess and George. Well, at least we got that sort of feel on The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries with episodes like "The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew meet Dracula" (Parts 1 and 2) and "Mystery on the Avalance Express".
And I forgot to mention that Fenton Hardy also shows up in "The Last Laugh" episode of The Hardy Boys. ('90s series)
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Post by: SDLagent on February 16, 2011, 08:39:28 PM
So, basically, you like every episode?
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Post by: MacGyver on February 16, 2011, 09:48:17 PM
lol- pretty much. I warned you I'm no good at this. ;D
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Post by: Olivia on February 17, 2011, 12:23:06 PM
Someone should create a poll for what our fav episodes are for each series ('77 and '95) and each season (1, 2, and maybe 3 for '77). I think it'd be good if we could check off two or three choices.

By all means, if someone wants to go ahead and do that...'cause I don't feel like writing it up myself. lol.
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Post by: Hardy Sleuth on March 14, 2011, 09:38:57 PM
I hope the Hardy Boys show will be airing soon! When I had first heard about it I was so excited ;D...and I'm still excited!  ;D And hopefully they will have actors who look like Frank and Joe.  8) It can be done, I'm sure. Any updates on when?  ;D
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: hardygirl847 on March 20, 2011, 01:23:16 AM
Hardy Sleuth, no new info. That's not a horrible thing but not a good thing either. I just guess we continue to wait and see.
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Post by: Hardy Sleuth on March 21, 2011, 12:49:10 AM
Quote from: hardygirl847 on March 20, 2011, 01:23:16 AM
Hardy Sleuth, no new info. That's not a horrible thing but not a good thing either. I just guess we continue to wait and see.

No news, huh? I agree it's not a good thing?trying to decide about it not being a horrible thing, though. :P Just kidding.   ;) Thanks.  :)
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Post by: SDLagent on March 21, 2011, 11:57:03 PM
It's probably a little early for anymore news. I wouldn't expect this series to come out until 2012...
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Post by: Hardy Sleuth on March 22, 2011, 12:09:27 AM
Quote from: SDLagent on March 21, 2011, 11:57:03 PM
It's probably a little early for anymore news. I wouldn't expect this series to come out until 2012...

But I'm anxious! ;D 2012, that's reasonable.  8)
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Post by: SkyWarp on May 31, 2012, 09:11:28 PM
I asked for an update from Corusent today and their response was "We don't have any additional information at this point."
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Post by: Hardy Sleuth on May 31, 2012, 11:13:15 PM
Awww, I got excited when I saw this topic had been posted on today and hoped you had news of when it would be on, Skywarp. Well, at least they didn't say they weren't going to make the show. :)
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: MacGyver on June 01, 2012, 08:35:05 AM
Somehow I'm not surprised. They haven't said it's cancelled or anything, but it does seem like it's been a long while in coming. Maybe they're still in the phase of doing careful market research and figuring out how best to tailor a Hardy Boys show to the right audiences. Better that they take some time to make a well-made show than just rush something into production.
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Post by: Hardy Sleuth on June 03, 2012, 05:17:07 PM
I think they might be waiting for the new Hardy Boys books series to be released. :) 8)
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Post by: Hardy Sleuth on June 03, 2012, 11:35:18 PM
I think they might be waiting for the new Hardy Boys books series to be released. :) 8) And according to Amazon that would be Feb. 5, 2013 for Secret of the Red Arrow (http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Red-Arrow-ebook/dp/B005C7CY0U/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1338783208&sr=1-1/) and Curse of the Arctic Star (http://www.amazon.com/Curse-Arctic-Star-ebook/dp/B005O315CK/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1338783249&sr=1-1/) (Nancy Drew).

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Post by: MacGyver on June 04, 2012, 12:46:52 AM
True- that's a good point. Maybe they will try to model the TV show after the new series of books.
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Post by: SDLagent on June 04, 2012, 03:12:59 AM
That is a good point. I hadn't thought of that. Still, don't get your hopes up.
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Post by: Hardy Sleuth on June 05, 2012, 02:16:28 AM
Quote from: MacGyver on June 04, 2012, 12:46:52 AM
True- that's a good point. Maybe they will try to model the TV show after the new series of books.

To me it's even more important that the books be good, but it would be great if both the books and show are cool! ;D

Quote from: SDLagent on June 04, 2012, 03:12:59 AM
That is a good point. I hadn't thought of that. Still, don't get your hopes up.

Wise words, so I'll try to be optimistic while waiting to believe it when I see it. ;D
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Post by: VLoneWolf on December 08, 2012, 04:38:11 PM
Any word yet?  I hope they do make a new series.
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Post by: MacGyver on December 08, 2012, 04:53:16 PM
I've heard nothing further. Maybe some day....
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Post by: Hardy Sleuth on December 16, 2012, 08:49:35 PM
Quote from: MacGyver on December 08, 2012, 04:53:16 PM
I've heard nothing further. Maybe some day....

Isn't it some day yet? :D
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Post by: MacGyver on December 16, 2012, 09:37:47 PM
It is some day, just not apparently the day we will hear any further news on this. ;)
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Post by: Hardy Sleuth on December 16, 2012, 09:47:57 PM
Quote from: MacGyver on December 16, 2012, 09:37:47 PM
It is some day, just not apparently the day we will hear any further news on this. ;)

Oh, okay, just thought I'd check. ;) :D
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Post by: MacGyver on January 10, 2013, 03:23:22 PM
I found this quite by accident today- I wasn't really looking for it, but stumbled across it and it is very interesting indeed.
Is this possibly the start of casting for the new Hardy Boys show? I am somehow getting the impression that this is a fanbased thing and not the new show from Nelvana- but I am not totally sure. Anyway, just out this site (http://www.auditionsfinder.com/location/washington/) with an audition call (http://www.auditionsfinder.com/new/hardy-boys-mysteries/) for a new Hardy Boys Mysteries series and the main site with further casting information and location pictures. From what I read on the main site (http://hardyboysmysteries.moonfruit.com/#), the goal is to film a number of episodes like for a television series and the first one is an adaptation of The Tower Treasure. There are characters listed that don't appear in the book though, so I guess they will be used in later episodes. I also noticed some of the characterizations seem to be based on aspects added to the characters later on in the book series' life (like some Casefiles characterizations for Phil Cohen being computer smart, for example.)
    In many ways, they do seem to be making an effort to stay true to the book and to the book series in general though, so that's cool. And they're actually including Laura Hardy, which is nice, since she has yet to show up in any other Hardy Boys adaptation that I know of. The location for the Tower mansion looks pretty decent too.
They are apparently taking audition calls for parts now with the plan of filming in Spring 2013. However, the site says it is copyrighted 2012 Spike Industries Studios - is this possibly a branch of Nelvana? Somehow I just don't think this is connected to that effort. (Particularly since the Terms and Conditions link says that it is a voluntary effort on the part of the cast and crew.) But if it is a fanbased effort, I'm sure they don't have the rights to use the property...but I suppose it's like any of the other fan films made for numerous other properties (Star Wars, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, MacGyver, Quantum Leap, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, etc.) - there are a number of these kinds of films on Youtube and I guess the property owners don't worry about pursuing such cases, especially since they are supportive of the various franchises and not mocking them or slandering them, etc. (generally anyway) Either that or the studios just aren't aware of them all. I do know that George Lucas is generally supportive of such fan efforts and even hosted an award ceremony for best Star Wars fan films. I have heard he is a pretty big fan of famous productions like George Lucas in Love, Hardware Wars and TROOPS. In the case of Star Trek, there's even been a whole online TV series based on the original classic that has had some of the original cast members reprising their roles- so that definitely gives it a lot of legitimacy.
         So anyway, whether this is legitimate or not, I'd be interested to see their efforts, especially if some Hardy Boys characters never seen on screen before show up. It would also be interesting to see what books might get adapted.
     
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Post by: MacGyver on January 10, 2013, 03:25:46 PM
By the way, the AuditionFinder site (http://www.auditionsfinder.com/location/washington/) where I first found this listing also has a small logo for the proposed series that looks pretty cool. :) 8)
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Post by: VLoneWolf on January 10, 2013, 04:32:15 PM
A real Hardy Boys Mystery.
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Post by: MacGyver on January 10, 2013, 05:03:47 PM
yeah- exactly. :) 8)
Title: Re: New Hardy Boys TV series coming!
Post by: tomswift2002 on January 11, 2013, 03:09:18 PM
Quote from: MacGyver on January 10, 2013, 03:23:22 PM
I found this quite by accident today- I wasn't really looking for it, but stumbled across it and it is very interesting indeed.
Is this possibly the start of casting for the new Hardy Boys show? I am somehow getting the impression that this is a fanbased thing and not the new show from Nelvana- but I am not totally sure. Anyway, just out this site (http://www.auditionsfinder.com/location/washington/) with an audition call (http://www.auditionsfinder.com/new/hardy-boys-mysteries/) for a new Hardy Boys Mysteries series and the main site with further casting information and location pictures. From what I read on the main site (http://hardyboysmysteries.moonfruit.com/#), the goal is to film a number of episodes like for a television series and the first one is an adaptation of The Tower Treasure. There are characters listed that don't appear in the book though, so I guess they will be used in later episodes. I also noticed some of the characterizations seem to be based on aspects added to the characters later on in the book series' life (like some Casefiles characterizations for Phil Cohen being computer smart, for example.)
   
     

Well from the list that I saw, all the characters did appear in the 1927 version that Leslie McFarlane wrote.

As for the legality, considering that they mention that they are going to be seeking sponsorship in the future, I think this is probably a legal thing, and Spike Industries might be the major production company behind it, with Nelvana acting as a co-production company and as the distributor for the series.  You know, it might be like Bad Robot with "Fringe" and "Star Trek", with Bad Robot producing both, but Warner Brothers handles the distribution for Bad Robot of Fringe, while Paramount co-owns the Star Trek copyright and acts as distributor for the Star Trek films.
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Post by: MacGyver on January 11, 2013, 03:54:52 PM
Okay then- it's been a while since I read the 1927 original- I didn't recall Phil Cohen and some of the other chums being in there beyond Chet Morton, but I guess some of them were then.
      And you're right- I hadn't thought about those kinds of partnerships- that may be the case. It just seems like Nelvana would've been mentioned on there somewhere- but maybe this is the group that they commissioned to work on the project and there wasn't any need to acknowledge it.
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Post by: tomswift2002 on January 12, 2013, 06:17:03 AM
Don't forget that sponsorship would also refer to product placement.  So if they were going to seek out Pepsi or Coca-Cola to contribute money by showcasing their products n any potential series, the producers would need to make sure that their series was legal.
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Post by: VLoneWolf on January 12, 2013, 01:10:21 PM
That makes sense about them coproduceing the series.
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Post by: Judah-Ben-Hur on January 16, 2013, 01:20:18 PM

Here's  the producer's site : http://spikeindustries.moonfruit.com/
To me I'm starting to doubt the legitimacy of this project, though the title logo shown is professional in the casting call. I just can't see S&S selling the Hardy Boys cheap (though obviously they aren't marketed nearly as much as Miss Drew *grumbles*), and I don't see Nevada (or whatever their called) going with such a small studio---unless it's a shell.

the 1927 text includes Biff, Phil, Jerry and Chet. Though Chet , Phil and Jerry have the most presence in my memory. Part of the reason they are missing in the revision is that many of the after school baseball games, and what not are eliminated and such things as finding Chet's car is done as a group of boys not just Frank and Joe.
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Post by: MacGyver on January 16, 2013, 02:13:22 PM
Thanks for the link, Judah Ben-Hur. (Great user name, by the way. Classic novel by Lew Wallace and of course, at the movies- Best Picture of 1959! :) 8)  I love the full title of the book though: Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ :D - it's all about Him and the change He brings to our lives when we let Him.)
         
The studio doing the show is Nelvana and I am also not sure how legitimate this deal is- but we'll see. It's the first evidence I've seen that Nelvana is actually moving forward on a new Hardy Boys TV show- if they are truly involved with this.
     Thanks too for the rundown on the chums in the Original Text. It's been a while since I've read it, but I do recall them now that you and others have mentioned it.
And welcome to the forums! Glad to have you here. Have fun and God bless. :) 8)
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Post by: Judah-Ben-Hur on January 16, 2013, 02:50:36 PM
Ben-Hur is my favorite book ;) And yes Best Picture winner, though I personally think it only a so-so adaptation (and Heston as good as he is , is TOO OLD!! XD)

That's them! I thought there was an L in there somewhere.

thanks ;)
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Post by: VLoneWolf on January 16, 2013, 05:05:09 PM
I hope it is a legmite show.
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Post by: MacGyver on January 16, 2013, 05:24:42 PM
QuoteBen-Hur is my favorite book  And yes Best Picture winner, though I personally think it only a so-so adaptation (and Heston as good as he is , is TOO OLD!! XD)

That's them! I thought there was an L in there somewhere.

thanks
It's been a while since I've seen it, but I thought it was a great movie myself. I've got the book at home but haven't gotten around to reading it yet. I will have to give it a try when I get a chance.
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Post by: MacGyver on January 16, 2013, 05:25:12 PM
QuoteI hope it is a legmite show.
Time will tell.