Your childhood.Quote:
Originally Posted by DominationMags
Your childhood.Quote:
Originally Posted by DominationMags
Welp...
Spongebob: I remember when the show was actually very funny. Now? Every new episode sems to torture Squidward.
Nickelodean: Spongebob and iCarly. Everyday. Forever.
Cartoon Network: Well, duh. It's the CARTOON network, not the LIVE ACTION network. Also, Adventure Time creeps the hell outta me.
History:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utDHc...RHju-xBEVb4%3D
Replace "Pawn Stars" with "Ice Road Truckers" and there I am.*
MTV: I've never really watched it, but I hear it was about music. It was.
Top Gear UK: Before, it was a funny show about cars. Now they try to make European cars look superior.
As an example, they compared this:
http://www.rpmgo.com/images2009/2010...aro-SS_opt.jpg
Chevrolet Camaro SS: $35,000 Specs: 0-60-5.5 seconds: 426 hp
Against this:
http://forportal.ru/uploads/thumbs/1...iew2010opt.jpg
Mercedes Benz E63 AMG : $88,000 Specs: 0-60-4.1 Seconds: 518 hp
And they chose the M-B, even though it was "a bit" more expensive.
Of course.
*History: I actually like Pawn Stars, American Pickers, etc. because those shows can teach you about historic items. IRT? DON'T THINK SO.
What happened to this patrick in Spongebob?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW7-5dc5O5E
:kz:
Top Gear is English, of course they're going to say European cars are better, because the presenters have grown up around them. No doubt you get offended when Clarkson makes a joke about fat Americans or roads in America having no corners? Seriously, they take the p*ss out of everything, everywhere and everyone. Yeah, that Camaro is kinda awesome looking. But how do you know if it feels better to drive unless you've driven both? And the Mercedes, although it doesn't have as much HP, it's faster, would feel less plastic-y/less likely to fall apart and is probably more comfortable to drive as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by alex-10798
I don't know of any show or channel that isn't going down hill....
What I meant was that there's a $53,000 difference between the two cars. Of course the Mercedes is built better, it was designed to take on Premium Luxury cars costing $80-100,000. The Camaro was built to take on other Pony & Muscle cars in the $20-40,000 range.Quote:
Originally Posted by abyssalassassin
It's like comparing Apples to Oranges.
I don't, because that's Clarkson. If he didn't do that, something's wrong. In fact, when he reviews a car, expect silliness (Ascari vs. Daihatsu, anyone?). The example review was done by Hammond, who is normally more serious.Quote:
Originally Posted by abyssalassassin
That's my reasoning behind that. TGUK isn't the worst offender on the list, by far. I just think that the show isn't as good as it was.
Now, can we get back to shows/channels circling the drain?
I always used to watch NickToons, and then they started getting rid of good shows for effectively trial runs of others. Shows they hyped up but only made about 3 episodes of (I clearly remember one about a girl scout (is what what Americans call them?) trying to get a bunch of badges for her sash and doing stupid things to do so, among others). Due to the lack of episodes, they got repetitive stupidly quickly, then just died out. Then it happened again, and again. This is when things started to go downhill for that channel.
Yu-Gi-Oh ! Nuff Said :P
I just think, It's gone really far and gotten really wierd, I mean dueling on Motorcycles ! :O
Do they not think about there safety ?? :D
You aware there's a new series called 'ZEXAL'? It's even worse ._.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conorp55
Wow, I didn't even know about that ! :PQuote:
Originally Posted by kirbyman62
Let's Check it out, worse than 5'ds, not surprised ! :D
So im going through the schedule of NickToons, and guess whats on the majority of the day?!
Winx Club!
LIKE WTF? You think that 13-16 year olds want to watch a 6 year old fairy show? Get it together, Nick. Spongebob is better than that.
Same could be said about 13+ year olds wanting to watch a children's pony show. They'll still find a demographic that'll be willing to watch any show.Quote:
Originally Posted by DominationMags
In defense of Nickelodeon, Legend of Korra has started airing on it and so far it's been pretty good; though it is the sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender, which was awesome (awful live-action movie adaptation aside). On the otherhand, those are literally the only two shows I've watched on that network in years...
Haven't really bothered with Cartoon Network in a long time either; the last memorable shows I remember from it were Venture Brothers and Morel Oral, both of which were hilariously dark in content. I hear some good things about the new Young Justice cartoon and the Thundercats reboot but I honestly can't muster up the enthusasm to check them out.
The Daily Show and the Colbert Report are the only shows I watch with regularity on Comedy Central, lost interest in South Park about two seasons ago and every other show exclusive to that network just seem to transient to even capture my interest at all.
And I honestly have no idea what happened to the History Channel and the Sci - I mean, SYFY. I guess when you start treating Trucking reality TV like a history lesson and Professional Wrestling like science fiction the floodgates just open wide.
Not really a kids show, but The Office has had a huge turn since Michael left. If you don't watch The Office, Michael was a character played by Steve Carrell. He was the manager of the office, but left the show last year. I used to crack up at that show everytime, but now that Michael is gone, I have a feeling we can expect it to be cancelled soon.
Just thinking about what CyberSora said about the shows on CN, all I know about CN is that Canadian shows and live action shows taken over the network. Here's what I have to say:
Live action shows - yeah, most shows are live-animated. They are good, but Cartoon Network is Cartoon Network, not Live Action Network.
Canadian shows - nothing good really comes from Canada. The Canadian cartoons were good for Canada, Britain, and Australia, but not for America.
Other shows - most of these shows are bad for CN too. I know the older shows had a lot of fans, but when I read opinions on the other shows, there were a lot of haters and criticism.
I loved Legend of Avatar, but I swear they had no idea what they were doing and were incapable of showing the episodes in order, so I ended up seeing the same ones over and over and not knowing the proper story. I had no idea there was a sequel though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dapiek Absaroka
I should've asked you a long time ago, but what do you have against Total Drama Island?Quote:
Originally Posted by Outlaw-Jack
Overdone to death. Wouldn't be surprised if they made Total Drama SpaceQuote:
Originally Posted by Apple2012
I kinda agree on this. Total Drama Island has gone downhill at a faster rate than South Park has. TDI was the classic, but even that season wasn't perfect. TDA has destroyed the show, and TDWT is only about music. I bet TDROTI would be just as bad as TDWT or worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by gdn001
Fringe. I've watched all four seasons up to episode 18 or something. They're almost done with the season and I can't even be bothered to check it out.
How has South Park gone downhill?Quote:
Originally Posted by Apple2012
Long story, but for a simplification, Season 14 was not a good season. The censorship of 201 (a south park episode) and the whole Coon Saga from the second half (as well as the other second half episodes of season 14) made Season 14 the most disappointing season. Season 15 hasn't recovered the show. However, Season 16 has helped South Park recover from the bad days, but the audience is shrinking. I personally think Season 1 is the best because I like the classics more, but Season 16 was better than the past four seasons so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kern
i liked the coon saga.. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Apple2012
A lot of those "liberals" from South Park Studios forums hated it. In fact, according to IGN, the first episode scored a 6.0/10.0. I read from other forums about what they think of South Park from the past two seasons. They quit because of how Seasons 14 and 15 went. I don't even like the past two seasons (except for the iPad episode, the Facebook episode, and City Sushi).Quote:
Originally Posted by Kern
Another interesting fact is that I'd prefer the episodes from the first half of each season over the second half, normally. Seasons 7, 9, 10, and 12 are some exceptions.
South Park has been pretty weak recently but I think that the current season (16?) is so much better. Zipline!
2 shows. Pokemon. And Yu-Gi-Oh! 2 shows that either got worse or dissapeared. How could you hate Regular Show? It awesome! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoOOOo! And the "guy with a gumball head is benson"
Well since both of them are still around, I'm going to ask why you think they got worseQuote:
Originally Posted by SuperROBO1
Yu gi oh isnt around! It ended like 2003. And pokemon has gotten worse with cheesy tournaments and new people... I wish it would go back go the
Johto region..
Yu-gi-oh! Series that started in April 2011Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperROBO1
The Johto region sucked Dx Unova is much better
I'm a veteran to the Kanto region. The first generation of Pokemon was good, but the later generations become more unoriginal or strange. Turtwig looks like a green Squirtle. Minum and Pulse look like Pichus, as Pichu was stemmed off of Pikachu. I don't know what to say, but the first 151 Pokemon were the only ones I would use if I fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kern
I'm a veteran but you'd be stupid to limit yourself to the original 151 based on how they look, some of the Pokemon (ie Slaking) are incredibly powerfulQuote:
Originally Posted by Apple2012
Pokemon has always been at least a bit boring, with the same overarching plot of getting sidetracked way too often to promote each and every single pokemon of the region until finally getting to a gym leader, so they can learn the same lesson they've learned a thousand times before. I've only watched a couple of episodes of Black and White. Ash's new friends lack the character Misty and Brock brought to make the show bearable. I always loved seeing how Jessie, James and Meowth were handling things, as they were the highlight of the show back in the earlier seasons.
But it's good to see Jessie and James actually achieve something, and well, you know, improve from before. I agree that Kanto pokemon aren't perfect, but when watching a few Johto episodes, I got so annoyed since if felt like they'd never make it to the first gym leader. That's just a few opinions of mine, after re-watching some episodes, although I'm sure other people could explain things better, watching a lot more episodes than I have, much more recently.
Avatar: The Last Airbender is a great show imo. I remember watching it a while back, but I only watched some random episodes, just ones that came on TV. Only recently did I start watching it, and I just finushed the first season, and it's awesome. Yes, they get sidetracked, but in a good way, not like how Ash and friends gets sidetracked. The stories are interesting, as are the characters, and some episodes help build the overall story. There are just so many great episodes in Season 1 alone, and by the time the season's over, you feel for Zoko and his uncle, and while you don't want then to capture the Avatar, you'd like for them to win as well, or at least, that's how I felt
Shows like that are just so much smarter than a lot of cartoons I've seen, yet it fits in some hilarious jokes and faces throughout, without trying to seem too dumb downed like a lot of shows. I tried watching Adventure Time and Regular Show, but I couldn't. I respect people's opinions, but I disagree when people relate it to old shows. I just didn't enjoy it, and thought older shows like Courage the Cowardly Dog are far more enjoyable.
P.S. Once I'm done with Avatar, I guess I'll be moving onto The Legend of Korra. Anyone here watching that and if so, how is it?
I rarely watched the recent "Pokemon" TV shows and I agree with you about Team Rocket. They did something completely different in Black and White other than try to catch Pikachu, keep on bumping into Ash and the gang, and using the same old motto. I actually thought the Black and White seasons are much better to watch than the Ruby and Sapphire seasons and the Diamond and Pearl ones, but I do agree that Iris and Cilan aren't quite as interesting as Misty and Brock. However, it's still fun to watch the battles, but it's better to experience it in the handheld games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dragonvarsity
As for "Avatar: The Last Airbender", it's a great show but I disagree with you about the other two seasons. I think all three books are equally great because of the maturity of the characters throughout the story, great animation, and the continuous freshness of the epic series. Even "The Legend of Korra" keeps those great formulas, because, well, it's "The Last Airbender". By the way, about the question at the last paragraph... YES. I highly recommend "The Legend of Korra".
Also, I do agree on some people in this thread that Cartoon Network went way too far when they air awful live action shows and some cartoons that are not as fresh as they were back in good old days. However, "Adventure Time" , "Regular Show", the "Total Drama" series, "Young Justice", the remake of "Thundercats", and "The Amazing World of Gumball" manages to keep this once great channel still watchable, while "The Looney Tunes Show", "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", and "Pokemon" are decent to watch. Plus, Cartoon Network is currently airing the good old cartoons every Friday night as part of their 20th anniversary. In the Adult Swim category I only watch the anime ones, but if anyone notices in one the the General Media threads, Toonami's coming back. This shows me that Cartoon Network is starting to improve, but I do hope it goes back to it's former glory by just airing cartoons and cartoons that are fresh as "Courage The Cowardly Dog", "Samurai Jack", and "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends". You know who else likes to see Cartoon Network go back to it's original freshness? MY MOM! Yes, I did a pretty good Muscle Man impression :p.
I, personally, liked the Hoenn Reigon of Pokemon and the pokemon it provided, thought it was exciting. I like the combo of May and brock, that was pretty good.
Shows going downhill? I wished that MLP would finally go downhill.
Why? It spawned a giant community of p****rt freaks. D:
I'm not sure what that censor is meant to be, but who are you to judge them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wouter1998
i'm censoring it because i think it needs to be censored. Well, maybe perv won't need to be censored?
Seriously, some things they do are WRONG (i mean clopping, wich is something censored so i wont tell, it is the p****rt thing and cupcakes, a wrong and extremely disturbing fanfic)
You're basing your entire opinion of a fan base based off 1 persons gory fan fic and the fact that some people clop. I'm a Brony and I don't clop, and I certainly didn't enjoy the cupcakes fan fic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wouter1998
So what am I?
Just by searching very simple thing i can find gory fan fictions from almost ANY show, but does that make all the children who watched Cardcaptor Sakura gore addicts? No.
Rule 34 if it exists there's porn of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wouter1998
Every fandom has its extreme members and they should never be considered representitive of the entire fanbase.
If you're not seeking out the perverted content there should be very little chance of encountering it.
What has probably happened is he's decided he hates Bronies for some reason, then gone and searched for that stuff to justify his own fear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rabid-Coot