My Opinion on Today's TV

Why bash something that is not like what we used to watch?

I just recently joined RJ and I have to say I am impressed with many of the members opinions on what Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, etc. should be like. However, I have read some articles that did annoy me as it reminded me of what I constantly preach to people, how Nickelodeon, etc. should bring back the old skool shows. Now that I have seen what I will call a "reflection in the mirror," I see now that even if Nickelodeon (i'll just say Nickelodeon even though I mean other channels as well) did bring old shows back, yes, it would satisfy veteran viewers, but would it appeal to the younger demographic? Lets face it, the concept of "cool" back in the 90's and 80's is way different from the concept of "cool" today. What we grew up watching in our prime could have a younger kid saying "why did you like this show?" I read an article by Spongeroks that they posted recently and it brought up a VERY excellent point on how people are different.

He said:

"10 years from now, there would be a bunch of people on this site who grew up in the 2000s, saying stuff like "Disney, please bring back American Dragon: Jake Long." or "I miss Spongebob Squarepants, too bad Nick went down the drain." and the "TV Sucks Now" articles would say that they hate cartoons from the 2010s, which would still drive me crazy."

I agree 100%, once I read that, it was a wake up call. If the people that grew up with 90's cartoons grew up with the shows that are on now, we would be loving them right now!

so to sum up...I say we should just let Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network have the programs that are airing right now. Because they are the shows that kids today will remember when they become adults. Besides, it's not like the shows that we love dissappeared, they live on on VHS tapes, DVD's that are being released, our memories, and let's not forget, by all the wonderful people here on RJ!

Comments

Things are always better in your own generation. Doesn't matter what your age is, your generation was always better. The music was always better. The TV shows were always better. The movies were better.

And everything now sucks (whether now is right now or a decade from now).

And no amount of arguing will ever change the mind of someone who feels this way. Now sucks. Then was better. There is no middle ground.

Oh well. Miss out on all the good stuff, then. I'll just enjoy it.

You should have just went to the forums, and not write an article, it was unnessasary.

I agree with this article. Today's kids will have their own memories like we have ours. Most of these articles are poorly written and all they are say is that "Kids TV sucks now this" and "Kids TV sucks now that". No explanation why cartoons suck so much now. I'm tired of it and I have only been a member here for 22 hours!

This article is so-so, but I still agree with it.

go for it....

i might just print out this artical and burn from how crap it is

I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to everyone in general.

ok Hiro:

1. you restated my point, but used bigger words
2. I was not complaining about TV nowadays! if you open your mind and re-read what I put, I said that once I read spongeroks' article I decided to accept TV for what it is now, ok?
3. I agree with you, nostalgia does play a big role in all of this.

This article really sucks,Spongerok's article was enough. You wasted your time doing this article.

This article was unnecessary. I do agree that the TV sucks now stuff have been beaten to the ground, but we already have the article by Spongeroks.

Enough complaining why TV sucks now, the reason why you all think that the cartoons from the 70s and 80s are better than the stuff on now is because of nostaglia. Nostaglia clouds our judgement of modern things and people automatically think that old shows are better than the ones on now. Not true at all. You all just changed, it's not the TV, it's you. There were just as many bad shows back then as there are now. There are other things to life other than watching TV. Read a book, go outside, ride around town. Just stop whining how much cartoons/TV shows suck now and get on with your lives.

Your article needs pictures but the content is good.

This is what happens when people from different generations clash with each other. We all have different tastes, and it's not uncommon to see kids from the 70s bash things that were popular in the 90s. I'm a huge fan of late 80s, early 90s culture including the video games that came out then. But times change and more often than not we have to accept them.

It would of been good if you would of posted this in the forums. Just my suggestion.

Oh, I forgot some stuff. And can someone talk about other channels other than Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network for once? Nothing about these channels changed much, you all just grew up. The stuff that was on Nick, Disney Channel and CN in the 1990s isn't really that different from the stuff they play now. Some of the other cable networks have gone downhill though. MTV doesn't even play music videos anymore, same with VH1. They both play mostly reality shows. Sci-Fi network shows wrestling, for pete's sakes. What does wrestling have to do with Science Fiction shows? Nothing. G4 TV shows stuff like Star Trek and COPS and those have nothing to do with video games. Hey, at least Comedy Central is sticking to their roots (for now).

good point but u shouldve posted this in the forums mang...

We already have 1 article dealing with this subject. We don't need 2.

Thumbs down.