How do you feel about the major Kids Networks

Oh, I thought that you were talking about original shows. I love Gravity Falls but that's technically a Disney Channel show and I used to watch a lot of Kid Vs Kat but nowadays, the show is just okay to me. At its worst, the show can end up annoying as heck. But it does get better during the specials.

edited 1st Aug '14 9:09:26 AM by I-Block

Milly certainly did not help matters.

Out of the three I have to say I enjoy Cartoon Network the Best.

Disney XD has some good stuff, but most of those sitcoms are obnoxious. The same applies Nick as well.

Same,though its hard to say which channel has the worst live action Tween schlock.

I find Kat adorable, oddly. The one thing about the show I did not like is how Kat was, at first, just an obnoxious trickster. Now, I started watching the show late, so I already knew he was a cyborg-alien trying to do some major conquest or something, so when I saw the show start over from season one onwards, I was amazed at the just prankster nature of Kat, and was anxious to see the big reveal in Kat becoming a bigger threat than imagined. However, it seemed to just go from prankster to alien attacker within a blink of an eye.

Sitcoms in general, however, I can not stand on any network. Nick is no exception.

Even though Disney Channel and Nickelodeon have more crappy live-action tween stuff, Cartoon Network technically has the worse live action tween stuff in my opinion.

Also, my favorite episode of Kid Vs Kat was the episode where Coop enters a Bad Future. I don't know why. I just like that one. I think I lost interest in the show as I found a better alternative to the show (Invader Zim).

edited 1st Aug '14 9:40:29 AM by I-Block

True,true(actually forgot they had that crap on that channel).

Nick: Victorious was the last thing of value there as far as I'm concerned, and even that was drooping in quality (or so I've read, I didn't really keep up with it). Don't care much for any of its cartoons - whatever there is other than Spongebob, who has outstayed his welcome on television in my opinion.

Cartoon Network: Stopped watching and caring when The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack and Chowder ended. I actually enjoyed Flapjack to keep up with the premier of new episodes, and I hardly do that with "real" TV shows. I just loved the deranged, out-there style of both shows but they were still confined to a universe that pretended to make sense. I don't like Adventure Time and Regular Show failing to live up to their predecessors, and the former's merchandising is just ridiculous. It's the annoying Cloud Cuckoo Lander show, not the adorable one in my opinion.

Disney Channel: Declined in quality over the years, but looking at the above two networks, it's not that worse than either of those. It's more clear I think that Disney Channel's run out of ideas than anything else. I actually really liked the idea behind Dog With A Blog but the execution ruins it. Same goes for Girl Meets World whose lead actress is just...actress isn't a fitting term for her. I've only seen the pilot so maybe too soon to call judgments but...idk, I'm tentative to keep watching. Like the rest, I don't keep up with the network enough to give a really accurate assessment though.

Disney XD: Never watched it, never wanted to.

The Hub: I like MLP but haven't bothered to expose myself to anything else on it. Seems innocent enough and in no immediate danger of the Network Decay that's befallen everything else on the list, at the very least.

Nick: Really went down in quality, there still is a few franchise zombies (Obviously FOP, Spongebob and a few others that I don't remember right now) and a lot the live-action shows on Nick nowadays still royally suck (I can't stand Sam And Cat because I despise Sam's Karma Houndini and Creator's Pet status that has been around since iCarly and Cat's Flanderization into a ditz annoys me. The only other show I know of was the Superhero family show which did not interest me whatsoever). Sanjay And Craig grossed me out (and not in a amusing way like Invader Zim, Ren and Stimpy, and Rocko would) way with 2 of the only episodes I watched, Breadwinners was okay. I haven't checked in on Nicktoons in a while but from what I have seen they still seem to be pretty good.

Cartoon Network: They also went downhill since Flapjack and Chowder. It's funny really I used to dislike Chowder for well...Chowder himself but when I look back on it on the re-runs through Boomerang it actually was pretty funny. I can't get into Adventure Time, Gumball, and Regular Show unfortunately, those shows just bother me for some reason other than the weird art style. I also unfortunately did not see Young Justice or Symbiotic-Titan before those shows were cancelled which I heard good stuff about (I heard Young Justice was the new Teen Titans which I loved, and that Symbiotic-Titan was like the old school Ben10). I do hear Attack On Titan airs on this channel but I don't really have that much interest in the dub at the current moment.

Disney in general: Unfortunately other than the movies I don't really have that many good memories of this channel. The tween sitcoms that my little brother would watch would drive me away from these channels, I can't get into Phineas And Ferb either

The Hub: Interesting stuff on this channel, admittedly I have not tried watching Friendship Is Magic yet (dspite having a few brony friends push me to do it) but I have seen a few older shows that I loved as a little kid.

edited 2nd Aug '14 8:13:29 PM by Bleddyn

@132 - I would never call Adventuretime or Regular Show "predecesors" to anything. They're completely different in everything from Flapjack except for sharing a few of the same staff members, and they're from another CN era, after they changed management.

edited 3rd Aug '14 6:20:57 AM by kyun

Nick - I do not care for it at all, now. All the new cartoons suck, Sparky was a horrible additions to Fairly Odd Parents, and Sponge Bob is still pretty bad in the newer seasons.

Disney Channel - It was having a few rough years, but everything seems back up to code now, with Gravity Falls, Phineas and Ferb, and WOY.

Cartoon Network - Now that the CN Real stage is normal, again, everything seems back up to code. Adventure Time is one of my favorite shows (along with Gravity Falls), but Regular Show and Gumball are pretty good, too.

The Hub - Haven't watched any shows, don't have an informed opinion on it.

Like the DISGRACED BASTARD that I am, here I am to weigh in my honest opinion on the situation so far... Even if it means being called insanely stupid for it.

1st - CN / Boomerang: Thanks to Adventure Time, Regular Show, Clarence, Steven Universe, and even Uncle Grandpa (despite what everyone thinks of it! Fuck these haters.), I've actually got a healthy amount of cartoons to watch for now here. I don't watch a lot of Boomerang, but they still have some good "classic" stuff on there, but I'm sure that won't last once the rebrand is successfully completed. To be honest, I'm looking forward to Boomerang becoming a better channel, seeing as I can watch the classics just about anywhere on the internet now, so I'm not phazed a bit by the rebrand.

This channel also had a lot of action shows I enjoyed, which needed better treatment (Young Justice, Green Lantern, Symbionic Titan, Generator Rex (yes, even that; fuck you, haters!).). If merchandizing were not such an issue and their action shows begin to be treated better (which I can only hope happens, as I have no control over how the business of entertaining kids over everyone else works), this will, IMHO, truly become the best network, but only if... That, and some more girl centric programming done right (as in like that damn pony show...).

2nd - Disney Channel / Disney XD: (Ignoring all the live - action trash which gives these channels a general bad name...) Wander Over Yonder, Gravity Falls, The 7 D, and Randy Cunningham. Again, a healthy amount of good cartoons to sit down to for me, with hopefully more on the way, according to current events.

Like CN, they need to treat their action fare better (TRON Uprising and Motorcity should have lasted longer than they did, and I don't like how that new Max Steel series (which I enjoyed the first season of, overall) is being treated.), if they want any increased positive recognition going forward. Comedy can't be the only thing (same with CN.).

3rd - The Hub: This channel had some real shit I was proud to sit down to, specifically Transformers Prime, The Aquabats Super Show, Dan Vs., GI Joe Renegades, and even Littlest Pet Shop and Shezow! (yes, even these two - FUCK THE HATERS! Same for Pound Puppies, which was okay at best, but still had its moments of genius.).

Too bad all of these shows are over now, and I know Littlest Pet Shop is getting the boot eventually as well (which really PISSES ME OFF to no end, as MLP is likely all they have left to sustain themselves, in terms of new shit, after that happens!).

What's worse is that it's only because of that damn pony show (which I've really grown to dislike now) that this channel has any recognition (which I think is really sad at the end of the day.). I'm calling it right now, once MLP is gone or goes downhill in any way, I see a massive downfall from a mile away for this channel, if it hasn't happened already, due to how the classic holdovers are on the schedule less and less to help diversify things old and new.

Unless a just as good or even much better set of show(s) than MLP can come around someday, this channel will end up in trouble in the near future, just like Nickelodeon has with Spongebob and Fairly Oddparents - and don't think it can't happen, either.

And I refuse to sit through any BS adaptations of that damn pony show (which is all Equestria Girls fucking is!) - one show of its kind (that was actually alright, despite being horribly overrated, IMHO!) was enough for me.

Dead Last (and for good reasons) - Nick / Nicktoons: (Ignoring all the live - action trash which gives any of these channels a general bad name, especially on a channel meant for CARTOONS ONLY like Nick TOONS!)

- Overuse of good shows gone bad that need to be cancelled (SPONGEBOB! FAIRLYODDPARENTS!)? Check. - Treating some of their good action shows like garbage and acting like that isn't true (I'm sorry this is happening to you, Lengend Of Korra... You we're getting so damn good, too.)? Check. - (Without naming examples...) Most of their new shows are considered forgettable and/or garbage, and unfortunately are? Checkmate.

Unless the newer cartoons really blow people away (Which they likely won't), or unless the trash is gotten rid of by some miracle, this channel is never to going to please anyone ever again, making it the worst of the Big 4...

edited 3rd Aug '14 9:09:36 AM by TheShopSoldier

Cartoon Network Is hands down the best of the major kids networks right now. With creative and imaginative shows such as Adventure Time, Gumball, Steven Universe and Clarence the network has sure as heck managed to get out of their horrible CN real area. All they need know is to get out of their reverse comedy ghetto and actually treat action cartoons good and actually care about the female demographic as well and they network will be golden. Disney I am indifferent to because all they air are copypaste vanilla tweencoms with little to no substance and when they did get some of my favorite cartoons on the air right now in Gravity Falls and Wonder Over Yonder they get shipped off to XD which in all honesty is what Disney Channel should be considering that it treats both live action and animation pretty well. Nickelodeon needs to either wake up and get a reality check or die. With the inability to create shows that actually have creativity and actual effort in them and when the do get great shows such as the Avatar, Korra, Danny Phantom and the new TMNT cartoon they always manage to screw them over so they can just relay on zombie franchises and what ever fad the kids are into this day. This has been going on for many years and flat out can't be called just a rough patch by now. They seriously need a radical shift in staff, bring in new creators and actually put effort into their programming and then I might actually be able to muster up any positive emotion towards it.

I don't really consider the Hub to be a major kid network considering it is digital cable only so it isn't easily accessible to most children and has not been around long enough to create a definite name for itself which will probably happen in the future. Currently I consider it a channel that I should watch more often as they have Animaniacs and Tiny Toons reruns, Transformers Prime which from the few episodes I have seen is quite solid and I will check out the new show once it comes out,they had Dan Vs which what I have seen from is very relatable and quite funny too bad it only lasted for 3 seasons. There are also a few other interesting and creative shows on the air that I just haven't got around to watching but they do seem like they could be worth my time. So currently I think that the Hub is what Nickelodeon used to be a center of creativity filled with shows aimed for children that the whole family can watch together and actually enjoy. Though I hope they get other big hits before they have the chance to become the monster that Nickelodeon is today.

All the Hub does is rely on nostalgia and ponies. I wish they aired their game shows more often.

You deserve a medal just for getting what I'm trying to say and doing it better.

So here you go -

I don't favor their game shows, personally. Animation and narrative are all up in MAH ballpark!