Terror on Tour
Lots of running around at first and it didn?t look like the book was going anywhere. But the climax was really good! Frank used his head (but Joe doesn?t) and came up with a really good plan to stop the bad guys. The whole thing with Frank taking ear plugs to the rock concert and not wanting Joe to now was really funny. :D I can?t believe they made Joe?s favorite band pretend to commit suicide >:(, Joe doesn?t like that sort of thing! Ned didn?t have thing to do with the story the only point in him has to give Nancy and her friends a change to get to the concert and get back stage. It isn?t that good but you don?t want the first book in the series to be the best, right? Three and a half stars, out of five.
It looks like the books in this series will came out yearly, I was hoping that they would came out more often than that. Dose any body now if a 2nd book has been announced yet?
Just finished the book a couple days ago. Not bad...my only criticism was the exaggeration of Frank's character, but perhaps he's like that in every UB book.
For example, I don't like how angry he was when he found that ATAC was revealed to Nancy and her friends. However, now that I look back on it, it was justified in a sense. Just in the book it seemed very extreme. So extreme that I got a bit annoyed.
Another minor detail (that you, in turn, mentioned) was that there was a bit too much running around. I guess that's reasonable, though, especially on the concert grounds - realistically they would have to go all over like that.
:)
Forgot a few things ;D Don't mind me.
I was a bit miffed at the Nancy/Joe undertone that they hinted at. I mean, I know it was mostly Joe that seemed interested in Nancy, but it felt a strange. I don't know if the writers are going to continue that undertone, or if it was just Joe being Joe (i.e. liking girls as normal) and if it wasn't anything more. I remember in the other SuperMysteries that there was an undertone between Frank and Nancy that I really liked.
Something else I wanted to bring up was that I like how they brought Ned in (even though it was just brief instances) and how the Hardys accepted him. I don't know, I always felt like Ned and the Brothers would have a, I don't know, shaky relationship? Probably just my imagination or how I picture them.
I liked the role of Bess and George, especially how they helped out at the end; it felt exactly right. I also like George's sarcasm/dry humour (i.e. toward Joe).
And, yeah, that band "death" idea was pretty, um, pretty something ::)
Quote from: oliviatocali on August 08, 2007, 09:12:52 PM
Just finished the book a couple days ago. Not bad...my only criticism was the exaggeration of Frank's character, but perhaps he's like that in every UB book.
For example, I don't like how angry he was when he found that ATAC was revealed to Nancy and her friends. However, now that I look back on it, it was justified in a sense. Just in the book it seemed very extreme. So extreme that I got a bit annoyed.
He?s not like that in most of the UBs. :)
Quote from: SDLagent on August 09, 2007, 07:21:38 PM
He?s not like that in most of the UBs. :)
Okay, didn't think so ;)
I loved the earplugs and Joe getting mad at Frank bit. I wish Nancy had alreaady known about ATAC, but this makes the series interesting. Not a bad book.
Not bad at all, sort of.
Yeah, Frank's character was just a bit over emphisized.
Quote from: SDLagent on July 07, 2007, 02:52:01 PM
Terror on Tour
Dose any body now if a 2nd book has been announced yet?
They already have a second book out. It's called Danger Overseas. There is a third one coming out, too. It's called Club Dread. I can't wait 2 read it! ;D
That question was asked in 2007, before there was a book two.
Oh, I don't really read the dates on it.
I rushed to the book store almost the same day it came out, and I was dissapointed. I wish the book was like the old SMs. And good greif, will the Hardy's ever get a break for ATAC? On the rare times they do, the case has to do somehow with ATAC, or the whine about gadgets.
I realize this thread is out of date but oh well....
I just read Terror on Tour and hmm...
Pros:
-Frank and Joe are funny! Since its in first person it makes it even more hilarious to read how they feel about each other and how they poke fun without the other knowing it.
-It did have a plot ...when they finally got around to it.
-Nancy did NOT steal the show which is great.
-Frank's idea saves the day
-They act more like teenagers and have less "wow that was great timing" situations. They still have some though...
-Frank actually makes a few jokes!
Cons...
-It took awhile for the plot to unravel
-Dierdre was super annoying (but I guess that was supposed to be that way)
-Joe liked Nancy a little too much. lol
-There was significantly less action or "in harms way" type of situations.
-Frank is characterized a little too seriously where as Joe is way too carefree.
-They didn't act as mature as in the Casefiles.
All in all, I enjoyed the read. I don't like when Nancy takes over a story with all three of them and she didn't. It was easy to follow for the most part, and had some great humor!
Quote from: hardygirl847 on January 12, 2010, 12:53:56 AM
-Joe liked Nancy a little too much. lol
If you ask me, it's not out of character.
Quote from: hardygirl847 on January 12, 2010, 12:53:56 AM
-They didn't act as mature as in the Casefiles.
In the
Undercover Brothes the boys aren't as mature as they are in the Original continuity or the Casefile continuity even though they are suppose to be the same age as in the previous continuities.
Quote from: SDLagent on January 12, 2010, 03:20:24 AM
If you ask me, it's not out of character.
I didn't say it was out of character for him. I just didn't like it. lol He is always a girl magnet and/or chaser. It was actually nice to see Frank get a little more (unwanted) attention for a change!
Quote from: tomswift2002 on January 12, 2010, 11:57:12 AM
In the Undercover Brothes the boys aren't as mature as they are in the Original continuity or the Casefile continuity even though they are suppose to be the same age as in the previous continuities.
Yeah I definitely noticed that. In Casefiles they are the same age but act much more mature and professional. Not sure which one is really more accurate. I liked the extra humor but I still prefer them in Casefiles. Glad it wasn't just me that thought it! :)
Quote from: hardygirl847 on January 12, 2010, 04:49:35 PM
Yeah I definitely noticed that. In Casefiles they are the same age but act much more mature and professional. Not sure which one is really more accurate. I liked the extra humor but I still prefer them in Casefiles. Glad it wasn't just me that thought it! :)
In the
Undercover Brothers continuity it seems like Frank and Joe are maybe at the same level of maturity as 12 and 13 year olds, respectively; however they need to be 16 or older in order to be able to drive motorcycles. Plus in the recent
Double Trouble Trilogy the boys were able to pass for 19 and 20 year olds based on their physical descriptions and not their mental maturity.
Actually, we don't really know how old they are in this continuity - it's never been said! But, yes, they must be around the same age.
Hmm interesting tomswift and SDLagent....Perhaps the writers are writing them with more of a normal teenage mentality than in the Casefiles? A lot of teens aren't as mature and professional in real life as in the Casefiles. So maybe they are trying to make it more realistic?
Could be. Sometimes they're written a bit too immature, though.
Quote from: hardygirl847 on January 12, 2010, 11:53:19 PM
Hmm interesting tomswift and SDLagent....Perhaps the writers are writing them with more of a normal teenage mentality than in the Casefiles? A lot of teens aren't as mature and professional in real life as in the Casefiles. So maybe they are trying to make it more realistic?
Or it could just be a reflection of the way teenagers are now, whereas 20-30 years ago teenagers behave much more like the Frank and Joe of the Casefiles.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on January 13, 2010, 06:16:04 PM
Or it could just be a reflection of the way teenagers are now, whereas 20-30 years ago teenagers behave much more like the Frank and Joe of the Casefiles.
Well they do use cellphones now and say "dude" and "doofus" etc...I could see it being a modernization of the characters but does it hurt them or help them? Hmm...
I agree with Spencer...they are written a little too immature. Somewhere in the middle might be better...
Is that asking too much of the current HB writers? They have big shoes to fill...
Quote from: hardygirl847 on January 15, 2010, 02:08:56 PM
I agree with Spencer...they are written a little too immature. Somewhere in the middle might be better...
Is that asking too much of the current HB writers? They have big shoes to fill...
I just started #76 (Wanderer #14)
Game Plan For Disaster (1982) and the Hardy's in that book are mature enough to pass as University students while they investigate accidents that are occurring to a University football star who is getting ready for the end of the season tournament. The plot reminds me of the UB 19
Foul Play, except that the author of #76 has already presented a couple of different plots and sub-plots in the first chapter of the book that will be resolved over the course of the story. Now then I couldn't see the Hardy Boys of the Undercover Brothers being able to pose as University students (sure they posed as College students in
Foul Play, but I had a really hard time believing that they could do it).
I think in the Casefiles they present themselves differently allowing us to believe that they are capable of passing off as college kids...esp. Frank. The UBs and SM tend to present them as younger (even if they are still 17 and 18) and therefore couldn't pass as college kids. I will have to check that one out sometime though...hmm...
Also...I can't compare with the originals because I have not read them yet...