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'''dubistestupido''', 12/13/2007 12:01 PM
:I was farting around ebay and I came across some Hey Arnold's books, some having stories I hadn't seen yet (Arnold for President, EFiles, etc).<br /><br /><br /><br />I was just wondering if anybody here had a copy or two and could tell me if it would be worth the $3, and if it had any pictures...
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'''kcheetah999''', 12/14/2007 12:08 AM
:We were discussing these a few months back. The books are written by Craig &amp;<br />Maggie Bartlett, and illastrated by Tuck Tucker &amp; Tim Parsons (designers<br />from the show). The stories are nice, and in the case of two of them, I&#39;m<br />convinced that these were stories intented as future episodes. You&#39;ll find<br />Arnold&#39;s E-Files most interesting indeed :D<br /><br />----- Original Message -----<br />From: &quot;dubistestupido&quot; &lt;tabascostar@hotmail.com&gt;<br />To: &quot;Arnold&#39;s Room&quot; &lt;ArnoldsRoom@groups.msn.com&gt;<br />Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:01 AM<br />Subject: So like, the books...<br /><br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />New Message on Arnold&#39;s Room<br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------<br />From: dubistestupido<br />Message 1 in Discussion<br /><br />I was farting around ebay and I came across some Hey Arnold&#39;s books, some<br />having stories I hadn&#39;t seen yet (Arnold for President, EFiles, etc). I<br />was just wondering if anybody here had a copy or two and could tell me if it<br />would be worth the $3, and if it had any pictures...<br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your<br />E-mail Settings.<br />http://groups.msn.com/ArnoldsRoom/_emailsettings.msnw<br /><br />Need help? If you&#39;ve forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member<br />Services.<br />http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help<br /><br />For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page.<br />http://groups.msn.com/contact<br /><br />If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you<br />received this message by mistake, please click the &quot;Remove&quot; link below. On<br />the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click &quot;Send&quot;. Your<br />e-mail address will be deleted from this group&#39;s mailing list.<br />mailto:ArnoldsRoom-remove@groups.msn.com
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'''dubistestupido''', 12/14/2007 7:44 AM
:EFiles huh? It sounded interesting from the description. xD Thanks, I think I'll buy that one and see how it goes.
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'''Manolo''', 12/15/2007 5:29 AM
:Hi dubistestupido and King Cheeta!<br /><br /><br /><br />I think the books certainly are worth of $3 USD.&nbsp; In the collection, there are 8 books, 4 of them - Summer Love, Arnold's christmas, Arnold's Valentine and Parent's Day - are retellings of the shows, and the other four are originals.<br /><br /><br /><br />Now, of these tales, I would like to advice you:<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>1. The return of the sewer King:&nbsp; </strong>I think this is a little predictable, because we know the character and to tell you the truth, is not that interesting.&nbsp; This tale is an Arnold and Gerald adventure. There is an scene like "Androcles and the lion" and I think is a try to get for the old glories of the first season: all the urban legends lore.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>2. The mistery of the Bermuda Triangle:</strong> I liked him better, and I would have liked to see it animated: There is the introduction of the strange corner of the Bermuda Triangle, and even when is another Gerald and Arnod Adventure, there is Grandpa's tall tales and Granma dressed like a viking.&nbsp; Plus: A great new character and a great new villain.&nbsp; Even when the plot is something very far from reality, I think captures the urban legend feeling we saw in the first season.&nbsp; Plus, there is a chasing for the police and booby traps in the floor.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>3. Arnold for president:&nbsp; </strong>This is a chapter that gives us what we all want: The Arnold and Helga dinamic. It's politics: Arnold is being good at being good, and Helga... well, her campain plan is to play very dirty.&nbsp; We have Helga competitive side against her tender side, in an intern struggle who will&nbsp;divide her very soul.&nbsp; Also, has a truly good end (maybe somewhat cliche,&nbsp;but remember, this is 4th grade politics).&nbsp; We also have the pleasure to see Phoebe&nbsp;standing up to Helga (sort off)&nbsp; and of&nbsp;all the original stories, I&nbsp;think this is&nbsp;one of the most "canon" of the show. And even some bit of trivia: (How may shrines has Helga built for Arnold?&nbsp; How is called Vermicelli's business?, oh, and even the first mention of a certain Scheck guy).<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>4. Arnold's E-files. </strong>&nbsp;If Arnold for president is like an episode of the show, I would like to compare Arnold's E-files to the final scene of "usual suspects" or the scene of the poster&nbsp;and the hole in "Shawshank redemption" or the final scene of "Sixth sense". This book &nbsp;reveals something that modifies and shock all the chapters in the series.&nbsp; Well, at least reveals something about a certain character who is a real mistery, and it would have worked incredibly well to an introduction to "The Jungle Movie".&nbsp; Of course, we have the Arnold / Helga relationship more two others characters, some hints about a Phoebe / Gerald relationship, and we know some more of a character who only spoke a word in the series: Shioban, maybe the only girl in all the PS 118 who is smarter than Phoebe.<br /><br /><br /><br />In my opinion, all the books are worth $3.00 because the feeling you have reading them is the same as the show: there is laughter, there is drama, and certainly there are broken hearts, but always with a optimistic view of the human condition that I consider was the appeal of the tv show.&nbsp;<br /><br /><br /><br />The books are told in a simplistic prose who almost seem like fanfiction, but it reveals the skills of Craig as an storyteller who can deliver an interesting tale with economy of words (something that a lot of fanfiction cannot acomplish) and at the same time, can rise good feelings in the audience, just like the show.<br /><br /><br /><br />Well, I hope this can help you to choose dubistestupido.<br /><br /><br /><br />PD: King Cheeta, what books do you think would have been animated? I'm sure <strong>Arnold's e-files </strong>is a given, but I really think that <strong>Arnold for President </strong>and the <strong>Mistery of the Bermuda Triangle </strong>are in a tie.<br /><br /><br /><br />Manolo
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'''dubistestupido''', 12/16/2007 4:02 AM
:Thanks! I just ordered Arnold for president. Come to&nbsp;think of it... wasn't there one part where Rhonda was mad at someone for running against her for president or something?
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'''Manolo''', 12/17/2007 6:37 AM
:Hi there!<br /><br /><br /><br />Of course dubisestupido, you're referring to "Cool Party", where&nbsp;Rhonda didn't want to invite Gerald ("the epithome of Cool") to her party because he was against her for president of her class (I believe), so, maybe there is a little contradiction between the show and the books... Do any of you know more about the matter?&nbsp;