Kids Shows Suck Today

[CyanLink]

For some reason it seems that the TV people are just trying to appeal to children's fascination with shiny objects and annoying sounds. Animaniacs was out there, but it could still be enjoyed by adults. I still get a laugh out of it when someone brings it up.

Kids shows today are disgusting, flashy and provide no option for thought.

Anyone remember the original Batman cartoon? Now didn't that challenge you mentally and morally? That was a good show. The new Batman, tomorrow or whatever it's called is OK. My little cousin watches that and I approved when he showed it to me. All the other shows are just balls though.

You can't tell me that I only like Ghostwriter, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers, Duck Tales, Tale Spin, Square One TV, and The Joy of Painting because I'm looking at them through the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia. These were GOOD SHOWS, and you can't find anything like them in the homogenized landscape of modern-day American TV.

Sadly, now that the American studio system is so bloated and inefficient, everything has to be committee-run, and aimed squarely at the lowest common denominator, to the exclusion of all other demographics.

Yes exactly, you are correct sir.

 

[senorcromas]

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The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack exists. Your argument is invalid.

I once spent an entire friggin' day just watching this show.

 

[Indecizion]

OMG YES everything from Arthur which was pretty great to like all the cartoon cartoons from cartoon network with dexters lab etc THEY WERE GREAT kids miss out these days really.

 

[Matu Flp Krwfe]

if you compare something like Bill Nye the Science guy with any of the "educational" crap out there you don't have a lot of room for any sort of bias.

Bill Nye wasn't funny.

Did I say or every imply that he was? No, but he did run a pretty fine children's television show that actually tried to expand our young ones' horizons rather than cutting them off with some sort of focus tested hour of the PBS diversity bunch, teaching kids life lessons that they would be getting from their parents if they weren't so bloody apathetic about the raising of their children.

 

[GrizzlyCow]

Kim Possible, anyone? Grrrrr.

I think a lot of the content of the shows reflects the shortening attention span of today's youth. There are some that are based around learning (Dora the annoying Explorer, for example), but for the most part... it's like they're just on for the sake of killing time and keeping your kids out of the way while you make dinner or something.

I miss Sesame Street.

The main point of cartoons are to be entertaining. Like I mentioned on an above post, people have different tastes, so lets not get into much about that.

Cartoons aiming at kids (specifically children above five years-old) know that kids have more interests today than they did ten years ago. Y'know, video games? The reason it seems for killing time is that computers, cell phones, and video games are occupying their time. I mean Kids Shows are competing with video games and computers for children interest, so the educational value of the program goes down as their fun and interesting value goes up.

(Here's an interesting point about Dora the Explorer: It is for extremely young children who needs things repeated at them to hold their attention. To be exact, children around three years-old; it is a niche show like that. Unlike other Kids Shows, it is not trying to appeal to a larger demographic. No older kids or preteens. Heck, most children six and up are sick of it.)

Your opinion of the matter is actually the fact of the matter. Today Kids Shows, and by kids I mean over five years-old, are more aimed for senseless entertainment (like most video games, hmm) than actual intellectual pursuit. Odd right?

 

[GrizzlyCow]

if you compare something like Bill Nye the Science guy with any of the "educational" crap out there you don't have a lot of room for any sort of bias.

Bill Nye wasn't funny.

Did I say or every imply that he was? No, but he did run a pretty fine children's television show that actually tried to expand our young ones' horizons than cutting them off with some sort of focus tested hour of the diversity bunch (AKA today's children's programing.)

Maybe if parent's weren't so bloody apathetic these days we wouldn't need the glowing rectangle in the TV room to teach children the social concepts that would normally be assimilated through effective parenting. Then we might just be able to empart just a sliver of the past few centuries of scientific knowledge to bring the unenlightened masses out of the dark-age stupor that their over-entitling parent's put them in a generation ago in appealing to emotion rather than reason through their social initiatives which have ultimately defined the do-nothing attitude of the modern world.

I misinterpreted the intent of your post then.

Also, I have to agree with your post, but your post have more to do with today's inept teachers and parents rather than today's television for children.

 

[Jack and Calumon]

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The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack exists. Your argument is invalid.

I once spent an entire friggin' day just watching this show.

His complaints are Six Hundred Times MORE valid because of that damn show!

OT: Digimon was the perfect kids Anime, and Medabots probably was as well. I don't remember it too well, or last night. Who's house is this anyway?

Calumon: I was on TV! Then Jack told me to get off it.

 

[Canid117]

Batman Brave and the Bold (bringing back the silver age of comics is just awesome)

I have seen two episodes of that show. One was highly disappointing except for the presence of a near suicidal aquaman but the other was amazing because of the most hilariously over the top set up for a batman one liner ever. You have not lived until you have seen Batman spout the one liner "The hammer of Justice is unisex" while piloting a giant transforming mechsuit.

 

[Captain Bobbossa]

Kids shows do suck these days. Especially the ones on playhouse disney.... or Pop.... especially pop.
I think its because people are trying to be more educational and not weird with anything to do with kids because they think its good for them. This of course is wrong, school is for education, thats why its there. To teach you the things you dont want to learn but should. TV is a form of entertainment. It should be entertaining and teach you interesting things if anything..... and have lots of explosions and spandex (in that order)

 

[BlueTomfoolery]

If I had kids, I'd never allow them to watch that shit. TBH I don't think a child would even want to watch that.

They'll watch for the funny dog doing charades to save his family. it's also funny in a twisted kind of way. Plus, kids like to be scared and this cartoon's scary moments are pretty tame.

 

[senorcromas]

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The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack exists. Your argument is invalid.

I once spent an entire friggin' day just watching this show.

His complaints are Six Hundred Times MORE valid because of that damn show!

OT: Digimon was the perfect kids Anime, and Medabots probably was as well. I don't remember it too well, or last night. Who's house is this anyway?

Calumon: I was on TV! Then Jack told me to get off it.

Them's fightin' words!

also, I thought Digimon was lame.

 

[AWDMANOUT]

It's not all bad. Not all kids' shows suck.

Give it a chance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23oH1Gie11I

 

[Donttazemehbro]

I agree, those shows have just been degraded but good shows on cartoon network for example such as Johnny Test or 6teen or whatever are actually good. I dont watch much tv anymore but those shows were actually good

 

[Baldry]

That might have something to do with the fact that you're not a kid any more and when you combine that with taking off your nostalgia glasses, stuff is going to be pretty lame.

Thats deep man. Real deep.

Annddd somewhat based on Lemons idea I still find the good in the new things...Except disney.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

It's not all bad. Not all kids' shows suck.

Give it a chance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23oH1Gie11I

I admit, that is one kids show I do watch. It is incredibly violent for a children's show, which is probably why I enjoy it. Cad Bane is a fucking killer.

Clone Wars FTW

 

[JopperJopJop]

I remember Muppets. Oh god how much I loved Muppets. Cookie Monster FTW.

I think 'they' are trying to change cookie monster to eathier carrot monster or vegi monster.

OT: The only thing i like is the old Spongebob episodes, I use to watch Camp Lazlo, Ren & Stimpy, and Roco's Modern Life. Every thing now a day kind of suck ass *cough cough* Disney channel.

EDIT: Okay I forgot about Chowder and The Marvoulus(spelling) Misadventures of Flapjack.

 

[Jack and Calumon]

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The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack exists. Your argument is invalid.

I once spent an entire friggin' day just watching this show.

His complaints are Six Hundred Times MORE valid because of that damn show!

OT: Digimon was the perfect kids Anime, and Medabots probably was as well. I don't remember it too well, or last night. Who's house is this anyway?

Calumon: I was on TV! Then Jack told me to get off it.

Them's fightin' words!

also, I thought Digimon was lame.

Spoiler: Ahem

Calumon: I'll fight you! Put 'em up!

 

[Legendsmith]

I like some older kids shows (kids shows that are old, not shows for older kids), they are fun to watch now because you think "Whoever made this MUST have been on illegal drugs."
Catdog is a prime example.

I remember when their mouse friend ordered a killer extermination robot to rid their house of pests.

"Exterminate and Destroy!" in a bad Governator accent.

Ah yes! I remember that episode. It was great.

 

[Acier]

I personally like Flapjack and Chowder.


You're just not a kid anymore. They aren't trying to please you.