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Older shows. Sometimes, it can also apply to older episodes of a long-running show, like SpongeBob, but generally I like the older shows better. There are a few new shows, like iCarly and Avatar The Last Airbender (I know it's 2007, but it's too new to be "old"), but those are few and far between.
Invader Zim, Code: Lyoko, and the Kanto arc of Pokémon were such good shows... then they ruined it with new shows pushing into their timeslots and forcing them off the network. |
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You're being unfair. Yes there are bad shows now. There were bad shows then.
I notice in the Cartoon Network section you didn't mention Chowder, Flapjack, or Adventure time. All of those are good. Plus Scooby Doo and Tom & Jerry shouldn't count since they are not really cartoon network shows, they're REALLY old. This section is called DEBATE. Don't skew the views to one side in the first post. Having said all of that, yes, Nickelodeon does kind of suck now. Though I don't know why you put Wayside in the old section. That's a fairly new show. And I think it sucks, but clearly you don't, since you put it in the old section. |
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Scooby Doo? Amazing. Flintstones and Jetsons? Classics. Even speed racer was good if you ignore the way they talked... The fact is, today's shows are crap. They have b-team storywriters, the cartoons practically made in flash, and each newer one looks like a cookie cutter of the last one. I'm not biased because they're new... I'm biased because they're crap. Plain and simple. Last edited by Jaredvcxz; July 10, 2010 at 10:22:47 AM. |
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Frankly, I hate the Jetsons and the Flintstones. Hanna Barbara had lazy animation and it's plots weren't very good, the only one I really liked was Top Cat.
I like shows in the 90s and early 00s because that's when I was a kid, so the shows were directed at me. I don't watch the new shows because they aren't directed at me, but I still think we should give them a fair chance. It's like Twilight. Now, I really don't like Twilight, but you know what? It's not directed at me, it's directed at a completely different audience. Hating Twilight is like hating Barney, it was never intended for you anyway. And really, among the terrible genre that is teen romance, Twilight has got to be one of the better ones, or it wouldn't be so popular. I say look at things outside your own views. I don't watch many CN or Nicktoons shows anymore, but by talking with people who do I can generally get a consensus of what's good. iCarly, Phineas and Ferb, Chowder, Flapjack, these are all good shows. Occasionally something will even appeal to me, like Avatar or Batman: The Brave and The Bold. |
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I have to agree with Sable on this, I do like Chowder, Flapjack, or Adventure Time, or even Batman: The brave and the bold. I have to say old shows are better though. I miss Courage the cowardly dog or Ed, Edd, and Eddy. Those were great. But, my opinion matters as much as the next guy.
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I think for cartoonetwork, you should have accounted for Dragonball Z, Yu Yu Hakusho, Gundam, Zoids, and other shows like that considering that was a big thing for them. Although, Powerpuff Girls and Dexter's Laboratory were also popular back then. I think it all depends on the network though because I prefer some new cartoons on some networks and old ones on others. As mentioned earlier, I also enjoyed watching Code Lyoko. What a show! Anyway, it is clear that I am going for the older shows.
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Exactly what I was going to say. Especally for Disney Channel. Back then Mickey was one of the most popular cartoon characters, now he's shoved in Playhouse Disney with Miley Cyrus replacing him. They could've at least kept him like he was and just made some kind of sub-show or something for Playhouse Disney so everyone can hear Donald's hillarious gibberish and whatnot.
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I find older shows (cartoons in this case) a lot more appealing because they didn't have to "dumb down" their content or make every single joke understandable and at the bare minimum.
For example, amazing cartoons like Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain made tons of references to some things children wouldn't get, but that made them so much more appealing. Nearly anyone could watch the shows and get a kick out of it because of how it was able to appeal to all age groups. From what I have seen on TV these days, cartoons seem to have lost their charm and wit and just seem interested in milking the cash cow or pulling some cheap jokes. |
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