I guess I can accept that. The only tolerable shows of that demographic that I have seen since then was Pocoyo and maybe Bubble Guppies (that show is flat out weird at times though)
All I can think of when I hear Shimmer and Shine is the Ben Harper song of the same name.
On my wave, passing oooooooonBut I just heard it has the voice of Princess Elsa!
Here's what I'm talking about.
What you get when you fuse I Dream Of Jeannie and The Fairly Oddparents and simplified it for a young audience.
I can't seem to get the Embedded Youtube Markup right!
edited 27th Aug '15 9:19:25 PM by asiacatdogblue
Yep, I'm still here.You can only embed 1 0 videos per post.
Shimmer and Shine is created by the same people as Dora The Explorer. Explains a lot.
"They're not making these shows for preschoolers adult enough for me!" That's all I'm hearing here.
Insert witty 'n clever quip here.Yeah that's pretty dumb. It's why I gotten used to hating Nickelodeon now. They're fine making shows aimed at kids. They're the KIDS' network! They don't need to aim at me!
The problem is not who they're aiming at, rather if the shows are good or not.
What? All gone?!? HULA HEIDIIIIII!!!!Yer tellin' me.
As I said, most preschool shows are designed for one audience only, with very few exceptions. (Most of which are foreign cartoons that aired on Nick Jr. in the States, but in regular children's timeslots in their home countries.)
If you feel the need to complain about preschool programs not appealing to you, may I suggest reexamining your life?
"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."I was asking a question on why these shows always seem to suck even for the intended age group and that get's turned into yet another stupid argument about age groups...
Wonderful....
I was just saying that the target audience doesn't mean anything as long as your product is good.
What? All gone?!? HULA HEIDIIIIII!!!!I wasn't talking to you specifically with that comment
Well, what do you consider a good show for preschoolers? Maybe if you gave some operational definitions here, we could get somewhere in this discussion. As I see it, as long as it teaches the kids positive lessons (both social and educational) and succeeds in entertaining them without being too much of a slog for the parents to sit through, it's probably at least not a bad show for preschoolers. You can't demand too much from these shows, because they're constrained by their very genre and purpose. And, as both non-parents and non-preschoolers, we aren't exactly the best judge of their quality. Because they aren't made for us.
edited 28th Aug '15 9:44:34 PM by Odd1
Insert witty 'n clever quip here.I mentioned 3 that I considered good or tolerable in my second post. Blues Clues, which so happens to fall in Aldo's explanation of pre-school cartoons that Nick has had that can be endearing to both children and adults.
That comment wasn't even meant to start an argument. I was confused because even when I was part of that age group so long ago I found a lot of the shows were pretty bad. Aldo explained that Nick's 90's pre-school cartoons along with Sesame Street tried to make sure that the adults that were forced to watch it with there children or younger siblings didn't hate it.
And I agreed with that explanation myself. And I did point out a few that I have been forced to watch over the years that were okay (Bubble Guppies, Pociyo)
edited 28th Aug '15 9:52:47 PM by Bleddyn
I was more addressing it to the people dissenting in general. I dunno, I don't really have anything to add beyond what I said above.
I honestly don't remember much of watching those shows as a kid, aside from seeing something on Sesame Street where some worm goes to the moon and being afraid of the ending credits to Barney for some reason. Also trying to slide my Woody doll down the banister like Andy and failing.
Insert witty 'n clever quip here.I kinda remember. The memories of the shows are coming back since I have two really young siblings that love them. I still can see why I liked Blues Clues when I was a small child nowadays.
edited 28th Aug '15 10:19:51 PM by Bleddyn
Blue's Clues was my favorite "little kid" tv show when I was little, too, and I can still go back and watch it without cringing.
"Anybody got some coffee? But nothing too strong! I don't wanna fly into a window at a gajillion miles per hour again, scree!"I was obsessed with Blue's Clues when I was in preschool and kindergarten.
I still sometimes listen to songs from the Blue's Big Musical Movie soundtrack...
What? All gone?!? HULA HEIDIIIIII!!!!Since we're on the subject, Has anyone seen "Fresh Beat band of spies"? It's simplistic enough for preschool-aged children, but not too dumbed down to make me cringe. It almost feels like a classic Hanna-Barbara mystery cartoon in it's comedy and timing.
"We be we baby!"I recall there was a flap a while back over one of the folks behind Uncle Grandpa essentially telling adult fans who disliked his show to piss off, given that his show was aimed at little kids. I can definitely understand that attitude; you've got a show that's apparently enormously successful among the folks you and your network are aiming it at, and all you ever hear are the complaints from people who aren't your target audience, it's bounc to be frustrating. Of course, knowing that a show is not primarily aimed at you ain't gonna make you like it, but it SHOULD perhaps make you take a bit of the tone of personal affront out of your complaints. Animation need not be entirely for kids, but when it is, perhaps adults shouldn't take it so personally.
Still, the makers of children's entertainment should be aware that there ARE likely to be adults in the room, and so endeavor not to make said entertainment be of the kind that makes adults want to stuff cotton in their ears and claw out their eyes. This was a primary complaint about Barney, and the Teletubbies, back in the 90's, as well.
edited 29th Aug '15 2:44:51 PM by Robbery
Of course, those shows deserved it...
I would advise any parents to hope your 3-year-old child takes to media made for older children (e.g. preferring the Nicktoons over Nick Jr.) - generally, those shows are made with the knowledge that adults are watching and thus aren't as obnoxious as the little kid stuff.
"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."But if a child needs to develop, well, developmental skills, those shows won't help. They're fine for fun, but sometimes kids need more than just fun. Gotta have some sort of balance.
Also:
edited 29th Aug '15 10:23:23 PM by Odd1
Insert witty 'n clever quip here.Then hope your kid turns into a couch potato.
"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."
Most preschool shows are by nature designed only to appeal to one audience.
The only exception being Sesame Street, which knew the adults were watching and tried to get them to not hate it; and some of Nick Jr.'s early shows.
"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."