Animorphs
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So I heard somewhere that they're revamping the Animorphs series. For those who don't know about it (and are thus that much more uncool) it was a late 90s book series about a group of teens who could change into animals who fought off a secret alien invasion. Real good stuff, but it ended like way long ago. So I heard that they're planning to re release the series, so a whole other generation can enjoy the stories. But... they're planning to change pop culture references to fit the current trends.
In some ways, that's sad, because the books reflect the pop culture of my childhood from the 90s, so I don't want them to change. (And what's Marco going to call Rachel now since there isn't really a Xena show out there?) And what about the whole book about the Internet... its almost like a relic from an ancient age where they used such primitive systems. (Also, AOL) And the airport security they dealt with in that same book is nothing like today's. On that same note, one thing I remember about the book set in New York is that it identified the World Trade Center... sadly, that is no longer possible. 
So I don't know what to think about this new release. Of course, I probably won't buy any, since I have a majority of the series already. Although if I do happen to see one of the books I never got on shelves... well, I'll have to think about it, because when the Animorph series ended, I started funneling all my money into Bionicle instead, and there are still plenty of Lego products out there. 
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