The Hardy Boys

The TV series is based on some of the characters while it is not like the book series. It similar to the Nancy Drew tv series where they have taken the names of the book but done a whole new spin. The tv series does contain suspense and flow, but can be a bit disconnected here and there.

I don't want to rate this show yet because I want to see more. I read at the very least half of the book series when I was young including well into my teenage years and beyond. When you go to HULU and you read the description it says inspired or based off the book series............it's NOT. Even beginning from the very first episode it is NOT inspired or based off the book series. Being somebody who has read the books if I had to give this show a rating based off the few episodes I've been watching so far it would NOT be a good rating at all. I don't want to rate it yet unless I'm forced to because I want to finish watching the rest of the episodes of this first season first.

This rating is for season 1 only, as season 2 is just idiotic with a lot of scenes hammered into the screen, not making any sense. The plot is just stupid and even the actors that seemed ok in season 1, well, the ones that were not changed, now seem to be bad with the forced dialogues they have to say.

I just hope season 3 is as good as season 1, if there is going to be one after the complete failure of season 2.

Apart from the terrible casting, seriously a man in his twenties playing a 16 year old. Then the godawful acting, soundtrack (tries to be Stranger Things) and then the assumptions all over the place it's ok for your granny to watch. However, changing characters sex, name's and basically no relevance to the original novels, you have to wonder why use the title in the first place?

Growing up in 1960s Britain FW Dixon's (nom de plume) Hardy Boys books were not recommended by teachers, who considered them vulgar. Just the information we needed to secretly read them ALL, along with Blyton & WE Johns. So it's delightful to see the Hardy adventures at last dramatized for a more diffuse market, though these stories will always principally be for a younger audience - and correspondingly tactful in the portrayal of sensitive issues, which is commendable. Compared with 1960 Children's TV or Odeon/Gaumot Saturday Cinema Club (aka the flea pit) this production's not bad, but it'll probably not get an Oscar either.