I had already read many of the HB books as a kid. Two brothers, Frank and Joe Hardy, work on solving mysteries. Good, wholesome, books. As a kid, who wouldn't want to be like them?
This TV series has the same characters, Frank, Joe, Fenton (father), and Gertrude (aunt). But now it is many years later.
Frank was a bit smarter than Joe, Joe was more rambunctious, he loved chatting with the ladies. Both actors had their fan base. The girls would go nuts when Cassidy would sing.
The interaction between ND and HB didn't appear to be smooth. The addition of Nancy Drew's character/scripting with the HBs was a mistake, IMO. Her female character, possibly because of the feminist movement in the 70s, had to be rough, tough, argumentative, a control-freak, and her inter-personal skills were minimal. She had few good qualities, except for her "intelligence". Where the HBs would be good role models, ND was not. ND's team was ridiculous, Ned telling ND's father that he would "straighten her out" ... what misogynistic statement ... and in the 70s. Ned was a nit .. I have never read the ND books, so I have no idea of how consistent the books/series were.
I read the HB stories to my kids every night. They loved them. Sure, the books were unrealistic, but that is part of their charm.
This TV series has the same characters, Frank, Joe, Fenton (father), and Gertrude (aunt). But now it is many years later.
Frank was a bit smarter than Joe, Joe was more rambunctious, he loved chatting with the ladies. Both actors had their fan base. The girls would go nuts when Cassidy would sing.
The interaction between ND and HB didn't appear to be smooth. The addition of Nancy Drew's character/scripting with the HBs was a mistake, IMO. Her female character, possibly because of the feminist movement in the 70s, had to be rough, tough, argumentative, a control-freak, and her inter-personal skills were minimal. She had few good qualities, except for her "intelligence". Where the HBs would be good role models, ND was not. ND's team was ridiculous, Ned telling ND's father that he would "straighten her out" ... what misogynistic statement ... and in the 70s. Ned was a nit .. I have never read the ND books, so I have no idea of how consistent the books/series were.
I read the HB stories to my kids every night. They loved them. Sure, the books were unrealistic, but that is part of their charm.