ColdNeverBotheredMe
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- Mar 30, 2014
I have to say, I agree with most of the sentiments here, except Phineas and Ferb which is, in my opinion, one of the most genius, clever, brilliant animated shows ever. Just sayin'
I grew up watching the Disney shows of the earlier '00s -- Lizzie Maguire, Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Kim Possible, Phil of the Future, That's So Raven, American Dragon et cetera, et cetera. Those shows were miles better than anything that's on today.
I'm older now, but if those shows were still on, I'd definitely be checking in with the Disney Channel devotedly. Sadly, I stopped watching sometime ago -- not so much due to my age but due to the poor quality of the programming. I personally thought Shake It Up was horrendous (and as a side note, the main actresses looked borderline anorexic -- why are all Disney stars of today so skinny?? ), as well as the Zack and Cody spinoff (and I was a diehard viewer of its predecessor when I was younger). Not to mention some of the other offerings, like Good Luck Charlie -- which, in all fairness, isn't anywhere near as bad as some of the channel's other shows, but still isn't great.
I know I'm in the minority here, but I also loathe Phineas and Ferb.
Nickelodeon has also gone downhill quite severely, which is sad. Both channels once offered such surprisingly smart, witty programs... it's hard to believe how far they've fallen.
I haven't even dared watch Girl Meets World yet... I started watching its predecessor in reruns a few years ago and I fell in love with it. If this spinoff isn't good (and, considering what channel it's on, I'm not hopeful), it'll really upset me...
awesome ideaMy kids watch these Disney shows endlessly. I do try to balance out this bad with good classic comedies like Andy Griffith, I Love Lucy, Dick Van Dyke, Green Acres, Get Smart and Bob Newhart. Hopefully this will make them more discerning on what to watch in their future television viewing.
I also wish Disney would show more of their classics like they used to do on Vault Disney.
Speaking of which, why not a whole channel devoted to that? There's plenty of material I'm sure to sustain its own channel.
Fwiw Girl Meets World is pretty good so far, and this is from somebody whom use to watch BMW back in the 90s and it was my favorite show. It isn't perfect, but it is definitely hitting it's groove and I expect it to get better!
The 7D on DisneyXD is pretty good so far too, IMO.
I rarely watch the Disney channel because I think their new 2014 shows are just trying to be funny when they're not. Am I alone in this? I told my mom I really wish they would bring back the classic Disney movies or shows so this new generation can watch. I feel like a majority of the magic is absent from the channel now. It also doesn't help that they're going to show Ice Age, which isn't even a Disney movie at all. I don't waste my time hating on things I don't like, but I really wish they would bring back the classics on that channel, like Jungle Cubs, House of Mouse, and Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers.
Thoughts?
However, YouTube can be your friend.