Anybody feel sorry for kids today? [Archive]

Ambassador

03-04-2008, 07:52 PM

DaiRed

03-04-2008, 09:01 PM

Yeah, I do feel sorry for kids today. The cartoons they have now are total crap. When I was a kid, there were tons of cool shows: Rugrats, Ren and Stimpy, Dexter's Lab, Cow and Chicken, Hey Arnold, Doug, I could go on and on. What the heck happened? The only good shows today are the action influenced ones like Ben 10, The Batman, Transformers, and Legion of Superheroes. All the rest are crap.

Curtis Martin

03-04-2008, 09:02 PM

Yeah, kids of this generation are getting the short end of the stick in TV as well as video games.

Ecliptor_knight

03-04-2008, 09:02 PM

Ah yes I do feel some sorrow for the kids today they don't have quality PR and they will probably never know what PR was like in its heyday.

DaiRed

03-04-2008, 09:07 PM

Ah yes I do feel some sorrow for the kids today they don't have quality PR and they will probably never know what PR was like in its heyday.

Well if they still showed Power Rangers Generations, they could.

Ecliptor_knight

03-04-2008, 09:10 PM

Well if they still showed Power Rangers Generations, they could.

I really wish they would bring back PRG I miss the classic seasons of PR, No offense but I'm getting sick of seeing only disney era PR seasons now it's really getting tiring.

Curtis Martin

03-04-2008, 09:19 PM

I really wish they would bring back PRG I miss the classic seasons of PR, No offense but I'm getting sick of seeing only disney era PR seasons now it's really getting tiring.I have to agree on this one.

Deadpool

03-04-2008, 09:24 PM

Actually, I don't feel bad for kids these days. Cause they have enough things other than TV. They all have Gameboys and Fancy Counsle systems. Hell, through the wonders of the internet, they have access to not only new and entertaining things, but also things from the past 10 years or so.

mesulater

03-04-2008, 09:27 PM

I dont think kids are spoiled today. PR is really the only kids show I watch, but these days companies are making products that everyone can benifit from.

For instance with regards to cell phones, they arent really a want item anymore. They are a necesity. Some families (like mine) Have cancelled are house phone and only use our cell phones to communicate. When you do it this way, with family plans, its free to call between your families. They also allow parents to keep in touch with their children if they cant find them.

From studies I have done, kids are starting to get into comedy style shows rather than live-action. You also have many more parents thinking TV is getting to violent for their children, and not allowing them to watch shows like the PR, where they have people beating up eachother. So instead you are seeing an increase in kids liking shows like Hanah Montana, Cory in the House, Raven where they have live audiences come and watch the shows. There is also less violence in these shows.

Curtis Martin

03-04-2008, 09:30 PM

From studies I have done, kids are starting to get into comedy style shows rather than live-action. You also have many more parents thinking TV is getting to violent for their children, and not allowing them to watch shows like the PR, where they have people beating up eachother. So instead you are seeing an increase in kids liking shows like Hanah Montana, Cory in the House, Raven where they have live audiences come and watch the shows. There is also less violence in these shows.And that kind of makes me sad.

"zomg, power rangers has a fighting scene, *banzors*"

Everyone overreacts to stupid crap like this now.

mesulater

03-04-2008, 10:06 PM

"zomg, power rangers has a fighting scene, *banzors*"

Everyone overreacts to stupid crap like this now.

In my sociology class we did a survey. We watched children's shows from the 90's compared with those today. We found that shows have more fighting in them than they did in the past. Shows in the 90's often tried to portray a message. For instance with MMPR, they often showed teamwork, how martial arts is for defencesive mesures. Today, kids see violence and it causes them to want to fight.

Look at horror movies from before the 70's. Yea they had cheaper filming tactices than they do today, and then compare them to today. There is alot more unescesary blood today than there was back then.

Curtis Martin

03-04-2008, 10:10 PM

In my sociology class we did a survey. We watched children's shows from the 90's compared with those today. We found that shows have more fighting in them than they did in the past. Shows in the 90's often tried to portray a message. For instance with MMPR, they often showed teamwork, how martial arts is for defencesive mesures. Today, kids see violence and it causes them to want to fight.

Look at horror movies from before the 70's. Yea they had cheaper filming tactices than they do today, and then compare them to today. There is alot more unescesary blood today than there was back then.Mhm mhm. Good point.

Pumpy

03-04-2008, 10:15 PM

Kids today are attracted to all the latest trends, and TV Shows these days support the latest trends. TV has taught kids they can slack off in life and still make huge amounts of money.

By the way, Doesn't this belong in the Off Topic Zone?

Hear All

03-04-2008, 10:52 PM

Not only do kids not have PR they don't have Big Bad Beetle Borgs, VR Troopers, Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog. And good cartoons like Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, X-Men, Digimon (first season).

If i was a kid today i might actually start to read books...

2580

03-05-2008, 11:30 AM

Ambassador

03-05-2008, 01:25 PM

Let's no forget Animanics, Pinky and the Brain, or MiB the Series

OldSchool_RangerGirl

03-05-2008, 01:37 PM

I really wish they would bring back PRG I miss the classic seasons of PR, No offense but I'm getting sick of seeing only disney era PR seasons now it's really getting tiring.

I agree, I actually came to HT after watching a afternoon of PRG.

I also agree that children don't really have anything to connect with on TV. Reality shows are far from reality and talk shows are rigged.

I certainly didn't grow up that way.

Ambassador

03-05-2008, 01:50 PM

The problem with PRG is they cut out scenes from the original episode often. For someone that has never seen the episode before, it isn't so much a problem, but for those who have seen it before, it's like trying to watch a movie on TBS/PeachTree TV (lol).

In Canada, it isn't an issue at all, since Disney doesn't show any pre-Disney PR at all. This is partly because of the CBSC and Disney's mission to sweep the Saban-era under the rug. Thank goodness for YouTube, PowerRangerPlanet, TimeForce.ca, and IRC!

Hear All

03-06-2008, 12:29 AM

The television shows that kids have today suck, their video games are superior, and their toys are mixed bag; some of them suck, but others are better than what we had. By the way: if you thought that Rugrats, Dexter's Laboratory, Doug, Big Bad Beetleborgs, VR Troopers, or Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog were good television, then please do me a huge favor and slap yourself. :)

Thats true, Video Games sucked back in those days they rock now.

Also lets not forget our good ol' japanese anime shows like Sailor Moon, Gundam Wing, Dragonball Z (best show ever)

And even north american shows Beast Wars (much better than G1 in my opinion, Reboot and many other classics

Thesecretfan

03-06-2008, 01:05 AM

Yeah. Unfortunately, kids today are so spoiled, thinking they need cell phones and all the latest technology crap. And today's kids shows (including PR) excentuate this stereotype of modern culture. Also, most kids shows today are cheaply done and generic, so it's no wonder why they are starting to show the older kids shows from the 90's more and more; they are just so much better.

And I suppose when you were a kid you didn't NEED a walkman or whatever the newest toy or whatever? It's the same exact thing as always, it's just more high tech now. Less more expensive things is what kids are into now. You know, video games and stuff.

And look at some of the old tv shows. they'd just take any movie that's ever been made and turn it into a cartoon! James Bond Jr? Back to the Future? GHOSTBUSTERS!? Tell me that WASN'T generic!!

Ambassador

03-06-2008, 08:07 PM

And I suppose when you were a kid you didn't NEED a walkman or whatever the newest toy or whatever? It's the same exact thing as always, it's just more high tech now. Less more expensive things is what kids are into now. You know, video games and stuff.

The only time I got toys was for the holidays or with my own money. I have never owned a video game console aside from a Game Boy Pocket I bought some time ago. To fully understand how kids are more spoiled, watch a few of the Rogers Commercials in Canada, and then you will understand. Also, you should note that I live in a small town, and the fact is that it simply doesn't make sense that everybody should have a cell phone. In fact, NO ONE NEEDS a cell phone. Who are they going to call so despirately? If they really need to make a call, they can use the school phone in the office or the pay phone.

And look at some of the old tv shows. they'd just take any movie that's ever been made and turn it into a cartoon! James Bond Jr? Back to the Future? GHOSTBUSTERS!? Tell me that WASN'T generic!!

First, that still happens today, and has happened pretty much in every possible era. Secondly, there was enough differences in the shows to tell them apart. Today, everything is crappy Japanese animation, and often some sort of Pokemon derivative. Live-action kids shows like PR? Gone. WB Spielberg animations shows? Gone. Even the Real Ghostbusters and Inspector Gadget have more character and quality.

GreenwithEVIL57

03-06-2008, 09:23 PM

I feel sorry fot them, my brothers got newer TMNT and mine were better, they never had The real Ghostbusters, they tried with extreme but that wasnt nearly enough, as fat as PR goes older fans had it much better, MMPR, ZEO, IS. the only one i wish i didnt have to go through was turbo.

mesulater

03-06-2008, 09:48 PM

I feel really sorry for kids, they dont have Bill Nye.. Wait!!! They can watch mythbusters!!!

Legendary.

03-07-2008, 01:51 AM

I don't feel sorry for today's kids, we lived through our generation already so it's time to pass the torch, even if the shows today suck. I don't mind. I can always remember the past.

RedDragonThunder

03-07-2008, 02:43 AM

That sounds a lot like a thing called wisdom.

NekoLLX

03-07-2008, 05:58 AM

2580

03-07-2008, 12:31 PM

Today, everything is crappy Japanese animation, and often some sort of Pokemon derivative.

Pokemon is only one very flawed facet of anime. Try exploring more, with a focus on anime that's actually made for adults, not for children.

NekoLLX

03-07-2008, 03:03 PM

Pokemon is only one very flawed facet of anime. Try exploring more, with a focus on anime that's actually made for adults, not for children.

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Anybody feel sorry for kids today?

Ambassador

03-07-2008, 09:59 PM

Pokemon is only one very flawed facet of anime. Try exploring more, with a focus on anime that's actually made for adults, not for children.
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Sigh. This kind of excentuates the rule of thinking before posting...

2580

03-08-2008, 05:52 AM

Sigh. This kind of excentuates the rule of thinking before posting...

Thinking is pretty hard to do after pulling an all-nighter, which is why I made this small slip-up. But is it really a slip-up? Not really. This thread has nothing to do with American toku, even though it's on the American toku section of Henshin Talk. In effect, it's impossible to derail an irrelevant thread.

Gem_x

03-08-2008, 08:17 AM

I think kids have enough shows. On sky they have 20+ channels of kids shows. But One this that annoys me is when they "update" older shows like Tom & Jerry.

some one mentioned Doug just now, I loved that show =]

Legendary.

03-08-2008, 08:28 AM

I liked Doug until Disney got it...sounds like I said that before...Oh yeah, power rangers lol.

Gem_x

03-08-2008, 08:59 AM

lol

I used to watch a lot of shows but hardly any of them are showed anymore.

Legendary.

03-08-2008, 01:55 PM

And luckily, we have the internet and freedom while those lil suckers have to watch Dora and learn they're ABC's lol.

Jyukai Rahziel Azu

03-09-2008, 01:09 AM

Kids not having anymore daily programs on regular TV is just another ploy to sell pay TV. It sucks to only have one day of kids shows on TV(sat. only shows) compared to me when I had 6 days as a kid to an adult! (mon-fri and a totally set of sat. only shows). The kids shows today either just suck or they imported(lack of originality)

MMPR-Fox
Batman TAS(fox even aired it on sunday nights sometimes)Fox then WB
Batman Beyond- WB
The orig TNMT- CBS, the old WB Mon-fri
Eek the Cat- fox
Superman TAS-WB
The Disney afternoon(ducktales, gummi bears, darkwing duck etc.)- the old WB(before renamed)
Earthworm Jim- WB
ExoSquad(one of the most serious american animated series made)upn before it took that name
Robotech- Sat mornings on CBS(Sci fi used to air it in the morning just a few years ago)
Bionic Six- the old WB(before renamed)

I've only scratched the surface

Gem_x

03-09-2008, 08:47 AM

Here on regular TV kids have every morning for about maybe 2 hours and 3-5 o'clock in the afternoon - but hardly any of it is any good. The better stuff is on Sky/Cable etc.

kadosho

03-09-2008, 08:53 AM

To be honest, growing up with so much diverse bits of entertainment as kids was a lesson for all of us. Just going to school the next day and sharing "hey did you see what happened!?" Now everything is watered down, reality, to drama, and even some cheesy show about a pop singer.

This morning I sat through the last ep of The Batman - Lost Heroes. And I have to admit I was impressed. Although I didn't watch much of this new show, (TAS was the best!) Seeing a neat piece of closure gave a hint, maybe there is hope left.

Spidey recently made a comeback (which i know there's a forum). But its also worth mentioning, since it will take alot of comic book fans back, and fun times.

And the biggest surprise? Bindi - The Jungle Girl (Steve's daughter is definitely "carrying the torch") This spirited girl will push for something new, and hey every star has a beginning. Hope to see her grow up, and take a stand for something worth fighting for, a future.

Every generation has its ups and downs. This one still has to get its feet on the ground, just like we grew up with. Who knows, maybe it might change, for the better all over again.

Legendary.

03-09-2008, 10:38 AM

I'd like to believe that this generation of kids don't have what we have because people are more concious of what they see on T.V.

Like everywhere you look there's something that Parents take out of context. It could be the slightest mis-conception and the FCC's phones are ringing like crazy.

(I do remember how Rocko's Modern Life was a pretty sexual show and I loved it as a kid, I just wasn't aware of some the things they said or did. Now I look back at it and it's like someone was pretty much leaving random messages through out the show.)

twister111

03-09-2008, 10:40 AM

... Feel sorry? Feel pity? For what? They don't have as much good tv to watch that's geared towards them? I see absolutely no reason to have pity for a generation who is growing up with the internet, cell phones, HDtv's, text messaging, and many more gadgets, and video game consles that they'll beg thier parents for. Which they'll probably get. Not to mention holograms(like in Star Wars/Trek) are in thier early stages and, they just might get to start growing up with those too. If thier quality of life is dependant on quality local television I still don't pity or, feel sorry for them. They should turn off the tv and, get outside and, play/make friends/do something or, wallow in thier sorry exsistance. Even if the kid's physically disabled there are many tv shows on DVD that are quality. (Edit: Just to clarify, I would feel sorry for a kid who's physically disabled for being physically disabled, not due to quality of tv he/she has to watch.)

So no, I don't see any reason to feel sorry for kids today just on the basis of the quality of local kids tv.

:cool:

mesulater

03-09-2008, 02:00 PM

I dont feel sorry for kids one bit. We arent kids anymore. Most of us are high school or up. I am in college. Each generation has its own set of ideals that they think the previous one should have. People on here just think kids should have what we had. 15 years down the road when none of us are on here, and those kids are adults, they will be on here feeling sorry for the kids in there lesser generation saying they dont have any good tv shows to watch.

Just because kids dont watch the shows we watch, doesnt mean their shows are bad. Kids love their toys from currents shows. Just like we looked up to the Power Rangers, they get to look up to people like Miley, Raven, Cory, Jackson, and alot of other people. Kids are into a different set of shows than we watched as kids. Today they are into kids sitcoms.

What we used to watch is now referred to as old school. I would take an NES over a wii any day. But today, a kid would want a wii over a NES. That is nothing to make them feel sorry for. They are being kids in a way they want to be kids, not the way we were.

Gold Fury Ranger

03-09-2008, 02:01 PM

*coughs* I was born a year after PR came out, so I dunno if that makes me a kid of today or not. I remember most of the TV shows DaiRed was talking about. Rugrats, Dexter's Lab, Ren and Stimpy... I also miss the old TMNT, but that's a different story. Oh, and the old Transformers. The new is hilarious, but it's not the old I know.

I adjust very well, and I'm a cartoon junkie, so there are actually few shows I don't like, y'know?

Oh, you know one show I miss? Thundercats. I miss Thundercats.

But that's not what this thread is about, so I'll quiet digressin'.

But I would have to say that I would actually want a NES over a Wii, though I have a Wii. I used to play with my mother's old one, and I loved it. I also miss the N64. *sigh*