"Animorphs" (1998)TV series 1998-1999

Directors:

Timothy Bond
Stacey Stewart Curtis

Writer:

K.A. Applegate (novel)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

4 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

Five human kids and an alien with the ability to turn into any animal they touch vs. an army of parasitic aliens which is slowly infiltrating the earth.

Plot Keywords:

Morphing | Transformation | Alien Possession | Alien Invasion | Supernatural Power

Cast

Eugene Lipinski	...	Victor Trent / ... (13 episodes, 1998-2000)
Shawn Ashmore	...	Jake Berenson (12 episodes, 1998-2000)
Brooke Nevin	...	Rachel Berenson (12 episodes, 1998-2000)
Boris Cabrera	...	Marco (12 episodes, 1998-2000)
Nadia-Leigh Nascimento	...	Cassie (11 episodes, 1998-2000)
Christopher Ralph	...	Tobias (11 episodes, 1998-2000)
Richard Sali	...	Principal Chapman (10 episodes, 1998-2000)
Paulo Costanzo	...	Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill (8 episodes, 1998-1999)
Joshua Peace	...	Tom Berenson (8 episodes, 1998-1999)

Also Known As:

AniTV (USA) (promotional title)
The Changelings (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Canada:24 min (1998-2000) | USA:30 min (26 episodes)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Angel/Brown Productions

Quotes:

Marco: So now what? Save the world?
[looks around]
Marco: Can we eat first?

Movie Connections:

Version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Alright Animorphs fans

You know, the show REALLY could have done much better than they did. At first, when i watched the first episode the night it premiered, i was like, "this really isn't that great". I didn't care about the actors, the dialog, or even the crappy way the Controllers spoke(typical supreme being dialect). What really turned me off was the use of horrible CG and the way it strayed away from the books. If my brain could turn away from these two, then the show would be a'ight.

Later in life(present day), when i'm 19, almost 20, i decided to give the show another chance and ordered the VHS online(for only a dollar!). You know? The first 3 episodes were really not that bad. The actors were pretty good(except for Rachel) and the story was kinda similar to the books. Even Marco's humor was good. Still, the low-budget way to make this show turned me off. Hork-bajir look like something from the 80's 'Dinosaurs' and andalites really don't look that great. And this is for the first 3 episodes... Don't get me started on the others. ALSO everyone else is right in saying the show shoulda been longer and put on another channel(Nickelodeon is for 'brainless cartoons' like the other guy said).

Read and tell the Animorphs media team this. They've ruined a good series and should regret it hahaha.