[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by webz

You can have kid shows that are aimed at kids without "talking down" to them, such as 1990's Spider-Man, X-Men, and Batman. Those are aimed at older kids and teens. Those are "more mature" art.

You can have kid shows like Brave and Bold, Teen Titans GO, Super Hero Squad that are aimed at younger kids 7-12 year olds. Those are dorky and fun. They are fun "Saturday morning cartoons" style.

You can also have "adult" animation, like the DC Animated releases on video. Those have Nightwing giving Harley Quinn his first name and far more violence and language than any of the earlier type cartoons. My biggest issue is that I see tons of adults who get mad that any of the earlier categories get made, and they want the last category made for Cartoon Network. I'm all for a grittier line of Marvel animation or Starwars or Hasbro, but I'd rather it be paid for by adults, rather than taking away content from kids. So many manchildren sobbing that "_______ raped my childhood!" then they turn around and demand that cartoon heroes need to be grittier, darker, and cater to them, taking quality content away from the next generation.

Just a different opinion. That's all, as someone who's looking at it from being a son collecting and watching heroes with his father, as a father with kids, and as an "old man" who has seen the quality of content for children crumble even though the quantity has skyrocketed.

Yeah, that was the point I was making with bringing up Avatar and Rebels in response to your statement, "in my personal belief, anything on a channel that is aimed at kids should focus on kids." I don't believe that content for kids needs to be vapid (i.e. Teen Titans Go - which I like for its batshit crazy). Well written stories with complexity and adult nuance can be entertaining to all audiences and there was no need for Loeb to scrap a well received show like Earth's Mightiest Heroes and replace it with junk. Especially since children would've been just fine consuming it as is (or as it was, I should say).

You said you are anti - "long story shows" and advocated "silly fun, as children's programming should be" as some sort of default setting for certain age groups. I disagree, mostly because you seem to be confusing the demographics of Disney Junior (7 and under) and the Disney Channel (6-16yrs). That said, I was reading Rom, Spidey, Moon Kinght, FF and X-men at age 7-8. Did I understand absolutely everything? Of course not. Did I thoroughly enjoy what I was reading and catch up? Obviously.

But whatevs, dude. Internet debates lost meaning for me years ago, so, feel however you want.