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[LoganRuckman1]

@Vexer Well, Stuart Snyder has actually been fired, and the live action shows have all been cancelled. Shows like Regular Show, Adventure Time, The Amazing World Of Gumball, and Steven Universe definitely mark a huge improvement for me. Nick, on the other hand, has recently cancelled The Legend Of Korra, SpongeBob and Fairly OddParents, while still having good episodes here and there, have definitely jumped the shark, the live action shows are terrible IMO (Icarly was the last decent one), and TMNT is pretty much the only consistently quality show still on the network.

Mods, I promise this will be my last off topic post in this thread.

[Vexer1]

Snyder got fired?  Interesting, did not know that, it's about damn time, maybe now CN can finally start to regain it's former glory. Still most of their current animation shows don't do much for me, Regular Show and Adventure Time are two shows that I just don't "get", they simply don't strike me as funny.

I don't think Spongebob or FOP have "jumped the shark" in the least, they may not be as good as they once were, but I still find them very watchable and I think Nick still has some good live-action shows.  

TMNT is definitely a great show, after the way the last season ended, I can't wait until season 3 premieres.

[Leo1]

Disney is pitiful compared to the old days and just seems to peddle trash as far as I'm concerned. Walt's probably rolling over in his grave as we speak.

I wish they'd at least do more on DVD/Blu-Ray since I treasure the dozens of releases I have in the Walt Disney's Treasures line, their live action classics, their animated classics, their late 80's and very early 90's tv cartoons, etc. But you could fill a boxset alone of just unreleased episodes of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color about designing and building Walt Disney World. Tons of Disney's heritage remain absent on home video sadly, and today's Disney doesn't seem to care about its heritage much and isn't interested any longer in making such material available. 

After watching an episode of this my Little Little Pony revival, whatever attraction there is wasn't evident to me. I still love animation and other children's oriented content, but I'll stick with Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies shorts from decades ago, 1940's Tom & Jerry, 1960's/1970's Hanna Barbera cartoons, Disney's theatrical shorts, DuckTales, Fraggle Rock, etc. Stuff that despite being in my 30's, still is entertaining.

Watched an episode of the original immediately after and whatever charm it may of had, this new one butchered. 

[Atarifever1]

[QUOTE=Leo]

Watched an episode of the original immediately after and whatever charm it may of had, this new one butchered. [/QUOTE]
Not to go too far down this path, but the original is garbage. 

A real good old cartoon that never gets its due is Teddy Ruxpin. One continuous piece of fantasy epic fiction disguised as a show to sell toys. SPOILORS:

It starts with him meeting some new friends and ends with him getting the seven crystals of Grundo, having overthrown the "Supreme Oppressor," and restoring the memory of his long lost father (who was a wanderer called "the Hermit" for the intervening years). It does this in one continuous 60+ episode story arc. It is up there with Reboot and Gargoyles in being so surprisingly deep over time. 

[Vexer1]

I find these "real" men comments very annoying and stereotypical, I just don't get this macho attitude that men aren't allowed to enjoy something that isn't "manly".

P.S. Dr. Who is overrated anyways.

[Dogtanian1]

[QUOTE=Vexer]

I find these "real" men comments very annoying and stereotypical, I just don't get this macho attitude that men aren't allowed to enjoy something that isn't "manly".

P.S. Dr. Who is overrated anyways.

[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure Josh was joking. No need to find his comment "annoying".

[Atarifever1]

[QUOTE=Josh]Real men watch Dr. Who - not My Little Pony. Sheesh[/QUOTE]

I found out at Sci fi on the Rock that there is a fez wearing pony called Dr. Hooves. Whatever else MLP does, it does seem to embrace much of the rest of geekery.

[velcrozombie1]

Vexer: I really enjoyed the first three seasons or so of Sailor Moon, but it's such a predictable, "monster-of-the-week" type of show that I got bored and lost interest after that. I still like the art and the characters, but after a while there wasn't enough new being offered to keep me watching. You can have a formula if your writing is good enough and/or there are enough interruptions or changes to it (the X-Files was good for a long time, for instance) but once Rini became the focus I tuned out.

Neon Genesis Evangelion is the ultimate "teen angst" show and, for a long time, my favorite anime series (today I'd pick either Cowboy Bebop, FLCL or Azumanga Daioh, depending on my mood). I haven't watched it since I was 18 (so it may not hold up as well today), but at the time I'd never seen a show that was so willing to put it's characters through pure hell. It was also very unpredictable (especially considering how formulaic most giant-robot shows have been) and the religious symbolism gave the show this mysterious, foreboding atmosphere. One day I'll have to go back to it to see how it holds up.

[Gentlegamer1]

The only anime I ever liked was Robotech (Macross), if that counts.