The Great Animorphs Re-Read

cassie; wolf, osprey, butterfly.

drshebloggo — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:33:27 -0400

cassie; wolf, osprey, butterfly.

damnedifido: ‘While you do the right thing, I do the necessary...

drshebloggo — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:30:19 -0400

damnedifido:

‘While you do the right thing, I do the necessary thing.’

rachel; grizzly bear, eagle, elephant

cassie: x

Just want to say I absolutely love your podcasts - they're so entertaining and thoughtful. Well done guys! :)

drshebloggo — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:09:51 -0400

Thank you so much! We really do aim for ‘entertaining and thoughtful,’ so it’s wonderful to hear we’re close to the mark. :)

saeto15: Andalite print with four buttons, available in my big...

menshevixen — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:55:08 -0400

saeto15:

Andalite print with four buttons, available in my big cartel store.

kiriska: Remember when all we argued about was boy bands and...

menshevixen — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:42:01 -0400

kiriska:

Remember when all we argued about was boy bands and fashion?

I think once a year I just randomly get hit with lots of feelings about Animorphs. The breakdown of this friendship in the latter half of the series doesn’t get talked about all that much, but man. Man.

And now, here is a bit of Animorphs evangelism for you. Spoilers below; mostly super vague, but many can be guessed at if you’re at all familiar with the characters.

HI YOU GUYS LEMME TELL YOU ABOUT

that time the bad guy literally eats the good guy (wait, that totally happens in the first book)

that time a classmate tried to kill them all in cold blood, but not before he kills one of their cousins, throws the body down an elevator shaft and tries to steal his identity (#21)

that time we have an alternate universe that opens with all the animorphs as fascists or imprisoned and their country is leading a genocidal war (MM #3)

that time an animorph spent an entire book plotting the murder of his mother, whom he loves (#30)

that time an animorph is captured then physically and mentally tortured to the point he defecates on himself and starts hallucinating (#33)

that time a romantic relationship came to an end because one stopped the other from killing a family member (#50)

that time they used a bunch of disabled kids as a diversion/cannon fodder (#53)

that time an animorph gets sent on a suicide mission to kill a family member (#54)

that time everyone got ~~a happy ending~~ PTSD forever

Things the good guys do in Animorphs: lie, steal, cheat, vandalize, grand theft auto, take hostages, threaten the lives of innocents, mass murder, and attempt genocide. And eternal angst over all of this.

PS these kids are 13-16 for the duration of the series! 8D

A good portion of our most recent podcast revolved around the heartbreak that is Cassie and Rachel’s relationship.

The Great Animorphs Reread #20-22: The David Trilogy

drshebloggo — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:02:40 -0400

The Great Animorphs Reread #20-22: The David Trilogy:

David is a dangerous little shit. We stretch it into 38 minutes of talking about heartwrenching feels.

leahsfiction: Guys. This is the best Animorphs vid I have ever...

menshevixen — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:13:00 -0400

leahsfiction:

Guys. This is the best Animorphs vid I have ever seen.

We can’t tell you who we are ~ Animorphs DreamCast by stephantom

Jake: Gregory Smith
Cassie: Keke Palmer
Rachel: Evan Rachael Wood
Tobias: Andrew Garfield
Marco: Tyler Posey

And
Ax: Jesse Williams
Tom: Chris Evans
Visser One: Jennifer Lopez

For a plot-relevant description, check out the vidder’s description on YouTube (which has spoilers for the ending).

[0:03 bass begins as] fade in on a seagull in the sky; a snake swims through blue ocean across the sun. We can’t tell you who we are.
0:06 a butterfly in a forest; upside-down shot of shadows of some people walking along a sandy beach. Or where we live.
0:10 a crowded school corridor (Jake stands in their midst, looking straight at us); space thick with stars and dust. The thing you should know is that everyone is in trouble.
fade to five abstract silhouettes. Yeah. Even you. [fade to black]

[0:21 booming percussion begins; fade in to] space, Earth hanging above; a bright dot streaks under and toward it.
0:24 two velociraptor-clawed feet pass close by, at ground-level, from the view of someone hiding under a table
close-up: a slimy Yeerk on a human ear
huge worm-like Taxxons rear up, waving their circular mouths
a Yeerk leaving an ear
0:30 some hosts being controlled, touching/shaking their heads
a glowing blue cube; multiple hands touch it
double helix of DNA floats by
0:39 backlit silhouettes obscured by bright haze/smoke — title: ANIMORPHS [percussion becomes more complex, bringing in snare drum]

I legitimately texted DRSHEBLOGGO yesterday about how much I want Tyler Posey to play Marco AND HERE IT IS WHY CAN’T I HAVE IT

Animorphs books online

menshevixen — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:21:34 -0400

Animorphs books online:

misszilla:

slashprocedural:

salternates:

for the interested who also don’t want to sleep ever again

So relevant to my interests in the very near future! I’ll probably start reading them tomorrow.

Emily

In case you’ve been wanting to read along but don’t have copies!

technicolorrelays: I imaging Ax running a food blog and then losing a bunch of followers because he...

menshevixen — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:26:45 -0500

technicolorrelays:

I imaging Ax running a food blog and then losing a bunch of followers because he periodically posts pictures of cigarette butts and engine oil.

andalite-bandits: Didn’t We Almost Have It All by suzanami

menshevixen — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:38:52 -0500

andalite-bandits:

Didn’t We Almost Have It All by suzanami

The Animorphs Comic

menshevixen — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:43:53 -0500

The Animorphs Comic:

Check out this great fan adaptation.

The Great Animorphs Reread #19: The Departure

drshebloggo — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:30:36 -0500

The Great Animorphs Reread #19: The Departure

Just listened to the newest podcast! It's been a hot second since I've read the mega morphs. Why DID they end up in the time of the Dino's and how did they figure to get back? I don't remember hearing this touched on. I mean. Why did the explosion even do what it did? And why were aliens even here to begin with?

menshevixen — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:07:00 -0500

OK SO

I can’t remember if we went over this in ye olde podcaste—I think we were a little fuzzy on the deets too. The Animorphs get zapped back to the time of the dinosaurs after doing some fiddling with a nuclear sub; ostensibly a nuke goes off, opens a Sario Rip, and boom. Then when the comet hits, the whammy of it opens up another Sario Rip, and they return home.

The Mercora were sort of space colonists who landed on Earth after their own planet was destroyed. I don’t recall if it was established why the Nesk were there.

aaaaand that’s all Diana’s got. Dear readers, input?

nafansaurus: xeno-bio-sociology: BAJIR by ~lackofa HOLY SHIT...

menshevixen — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:16:26 -0500

nafansaurus:

xeno-bio-sociology:

BAJIR by ~lackofa

HOLY SHIT HORK-BAJIR THAT ACTUALLY AREN’T OFF-MODEL

this is a glorious day.

umbrarex: Lookit how super cute and expressive these...

menshevixen — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:46:53 -0500

umbrarex:

Lookit how super cute and expressive these aaaaare.

Ahhh. CANNOT HANDLE.

(Seriously, one of the easiest ways to impress me is andalite fanart done well.)

The Great Animorphs Reread - Megamorphs #2: In the Time of Dinosaurs

drshebloggo — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:59:00 -0500

The Great Animorphs Reread - Megamorphs #2: In the Time of Dinosaurs

arainbowbrightly: saeto15: The young and (frequently)...

menshevixen — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:51:02 -0500

arainbowbrightly:

saeto15:

The young and (frequently) restless.

Photo

menshevixen — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:27:07 -0500

shorm: #aximili what do your andalite eyes see #they’re taking...

menshevixen — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:31:15 -0500

shorm:

#aximili what do your andalite eyes see #they’re taking cassie to the yeerk pool

they’re taking Cassie to the Yeerk pool

shorm: tyrianterror: suzanami: idiot teenagers with a death...

menshevixen — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:38:25 -0500

shorm:

tyrianterror:

suzanami:

idiot teenagers with a death wish.

~~Rachel’s the only one smiling oops scary.~~

Not 100% satisfied with this, but the mistakes aren’t enough to make me mess with it any more. Aaah this is apparently what I chose to do with my day off. Tumblr kept wanting to resize it when you click through so it’s temporarily hosted on LJ until I get around to uploading it to my husband’s server!

screaming from joy

THIS IS PERFECT AND I LOVE IT