Why Cartoonnetwork? Why?
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I completely agree that Cartoon Network has become a sham of what it used to be. The most aggravating shows I've witnessed would be those like "Total Drama Island", "6-Teen" and "Stoked", all of which are basically filled to the brim with stereotypes and false pretenses of what the world should be like for that bracket of viewers who are younger and, incidentally, impressionable. I mean, sure, there aren't ever going to be people flying around with yellow spiky hair-dos throwing Kamehameha waves at aliens, but at least that was imaginative and so obviously different from reality that kids wouldn't be at home thinking they could do things like skateboard in a mall and not expect to get a fine, which they'd then have to pay for, as well as likely having to deal with no longer being able to enter into said shopping establishment.
As a continuation regarding shows being imaginative, I'm disgusted that "Ruroni Kenshin", "Yu Yu Hakusho", and "Dragon Ball" are all off-air. Hell, even "Yu-Gi-Oh" was passable with a semi-decent storyline and very concrete rules that tied into the card game. Now I turn on Cartoon Network and there's this "Bakugan" stuff playing. Seriously, the plot is literally "one day these cards just randomly started raining from the sky, so all of us kids collected them to start playing a game that happened to deal with monsters that were guardians of a dimension know as "Destroya". I mean, WTF is that? And then the monsters talk! They say things like "I'm going to do my best, I'm never going to be beaten!" even when their attack power, which is a concrete number, is lower than the other guys. YOU CAN'T WIN, but then it's as if the show just makes up some rule or circumstance that has them win in the end, regardless if the numbers should dictate a loss.
I strongly believe that the world is becoming increasingly bland. No longer is it acceptable to be imaginative and, in fact, it's discouraged. This is because humanity has become more dumb as a whole while those of us who have truly open minds are shunned off into obscurity to live seemingly separated, always suffering the sadness that comes from witnessing those around us wither. What does this have to do with cartoons? Cartoons are the culturally defining form of entertainment for kids. Whatever's on the tube is on their minds.
As a continuation regarding shows being imaginative, I'm disgusted that "Ruroni Kenshin", "Yu Yu Hakusho", and "Dragon Ball" are all off-air. Hell, even "Yu-Gi-Oh" was passable with a semi-decent storyline and very concrete rules that tied into the card game. Now I turn on Cartoon Network and there's this "Bakugan" stuff playing. Seriously, the plot is literally "one day these cards just randomly started raining from the sky, so all of us kids collected them to start playing a game that happened to deal with monsters that were guardians of a dimension know as "Destroya". I mean, WTF is that? And then the monsters talk! They say things like "I'm going to do my best, I'm never going to be beaten!" even when their attack power, which is a concrete number, is lower than the other guys. YOU CAN'T WIN, but then it's as if the show just makes up some rule or circumstance that has them win in the end, regardless if the numbers should dictate a loss.
I strongly believe that the world is becoming increasingly bland. No longer is it acceptable to be imaginative and, in fact, it's discouraged. This is because humanity has become more dumb as a whole while those of us who have truly open minds are shunned off into obscurity to live seemingly separated, always suffering the sadness that comes from witnessing those around us wither. What does this have to do with cartoons? Cartoons are the culturally defining form of entertainment for kids. Whatever's on the tube is on their minds.
crist that one slipped away so fast I blinked and missed it, what a good show thoughRuzzian Roulette said:
Last time I sat down to watch the kids saturday morning TV for a precious flashback of nostalgia, I was shocked to see that almost every show was anime...and not even a good or famous anime...just something knocked off cheap from Japan.
I guess anime shows pull in the veiwers these days. I can remember when I was young watching cartoons in the 90s I watched all these great shows like darkwing duck, rescue rangers, captain planet. They do not make cartoons like that anymore. Then I got cartoon network when I was 14 which had Dragonball Z, and Jonny Bravo, courage...all these great shows.
Origionality is dead. No-one wants to produce cartoons when you can buy cheap failed anime from Japan.
Not CN I know, but I really miss Hey Arnold the most. Cartoons used to teach you life`s lessons, now they are just weird.
I guess anime shows pull in the veiwers these days. I can remember when I was young watching cartoons in the 90s I watched all these great shows like darkwing duck, rescue rangers, captain planet. They do not make cartoons like that anymore. Then I got cartoon network when I was 14 which had Dragonball Z, and Jonny Bravo, courage...all these great shows.
Origionality is dead. No-one wants to produce cartoons when you can buy cheap failed anime from Japan.
Not CN I know, but I really miss Hey Arnold the most. Cartoons used to teach you life`s lessons, now they are just weird.
Ed Edd And Eddy(For the record my favorite show) was brutally murdered to make way for TOTAL BULLSHIT such as billy and mandy and the Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Chowder, what the hell is that?!!! im sorry thats fucking bullshit! Ed Edd and Eddy is on like once a week now instead of a full week!
Also all of this new reality HORSESHIT! Shows such as Slamball(basketball on FUCKING trampolines!), Destroy build Destroy (all the fun of destroying, without the mental stimulation of building), and Brainrush (A quiz show on a roller coaster) which shows that the show screeners are completely braindead(pun intended!) The shows in my day had some intellectual stimulation, today the shows have been dumbed down to accommodate our sugar boosted and ADHD medicated youth!
Also all of this new reality HORSESHIT! Shows such as Slamball(basketball on FUCKING trampolines!), Destroy build Destroy (all the fun of destroying, without the mental stimulation of building), and Brainrush (A quiz show on a roller coaster) which shows that the show screeners are completely braindead(pun intended!) The shows in my day had some intellectual stimulation, today the shows have been dumbed down to accommodate our sugar boosted and ADHD medicated youth!
I miss toonami and some of the great shows it aired, but I think the downfall of CN was the Friday Night Shows
A moment of Silence for:
Samurai Jack
YuYu Hakusho
Megas XLR
Deter's Laboratory
Johnny Bravo
Ed, Edd, Eddy
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A moment of Silence for:
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Deter's Laboratory
Johnny Bravo
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we need the 21 gun salute, any veterans in the house?
i always thought toonami/jetstream should get its own channel. i have the courage the cowardly dog 1st season buts its region 4 dvd so i cant play it but yes cartoonnetwork has gone to hell courage, ed edd and eddy teen titans had its moments the only new show i kinda enjoy is chowder(plz dont stone me to death for that one) some other old shows i miss that are no longer airring tiny toons animaniacs invader zim and angry beavers. maybe toonami/jetstream and adult swim should combine forces and get there own channels give each 12 hours.as a side note i really like the host from toonami he was pure awesomez.
I would like to throw the first stone, or roll the first boulder, whichever hurts more!wikicated said:
EDIT: i also LOVED dexters lab and CN should be killed for taking it off the air! That was a show with mental stimulation!
I think what happened with CN is they put Billy & Mandy on the air, noticed how popular it was, and then started airing show that copy the B&M formula. WORST. IDEA. EVER!
Also, do I need to talk about Toonami ending?
Also, do I need to talk about Toonami ending?
Kinda defeats the purpose for Cartoons when in face they have a spokesperson who claims there showing "more then just cartoons." The sad thing is that all of those shows suck.
Destroy Build Destroy. Is a show that involves blowing stuff up so why is it not awsome. Maybe if they lost the Bam Magera like host it would be better and if there wasen't so much output from the contesteants. In reality this show is one or two big explosions then a half hour of nothing then another explosion.
Survive this. Is proably the second worst show to come out of this. 10 kids go off and try to survive in the woods. Cartoon Network has ripped off Survior. The bad news is that they didn't rip off the good parts of Survivor.
Brain Rush. Proably the best of the shows mainly becuase it's fun to make light of the screaming contestents and there inabiltiy to remeber common knowledge.
Destroy Build Destroy. Is a show that involves blowing stuff up so why is it not awsome. Maybe if they lost the Bam Magera like host it would be better and if there wasen't so much output from the contesteants. In reality this show is one or two big explosions then a half hour of nothing then another explosion.
Survive this. Is proably the second worst show to come out of this. 10 kids go off and try to survive in the woods. Cartoon Network has ripped off Survior. The bad news is that they didn't rip off the good parts of Survivor.
Brain Rush. Proably the best of the shows mainly becuase it's fun to make light of the screaming contestents and there inabiltiy to remeber common knowledge.
Not to mention the horribleness that is their random skits and clips that play berfore and after the show. I mean they really random and fucked up, I watched some and my brain started to bleed. But what pissed me off the most is when they did a horrible spoof of Mythbusters. How dare you mock such a great show with this bullshit.Ajaysallthat said:
NO NO NO NO NO! you're harshing my buzz dude, while i respect your taste i have to say youre totaly wrong, i brought myself to watching these shows and found nothing but a random sequence of events glued together with peppy angst and stupid jokes!Watcheroftrends said:
Oh yeah i saw the one where they blew up a china collection!Armored Prayer said:
I sat for five minutes with a twitching eye staring at the remote shaped hole in my TV screen (and subsequently the wall behind it) that i had caused in a fit of pure rage!