90s Kids: Why do you think cartoons are getting worse?
I was born in the 1990's, but I have a passion for cartoons and know a thing or two about what I'm talking about. I don't think that anything 90's is automatically better. The 1990's in regards to cartoons is called the Cartoon Renaissance. Meaning that it was an explosion of creativity after the cartoon "dark ages" which were the 1980's. Channels like Cartoon Network, Fox, Disney, and especially Nickelodeon were willing to take risks by letting the creators of the cartoons dictate almost every aspect of their show, instead of the networks, toy companies, or other outside entities. This model was made after the Golden Age (1930s-40s) of cartoons. This freedom allowed for many amazing cartoons, and many more failures. This trend sailed well into the 00's and still exists today, but has started to drop off somewhat. Another reason why things have declined a bit is cel animation becoming obsolete. By the 90's, it had already been mastered. With the introduction of digital 2D in the early 00's and especially 3D CGI, animation took a bit of a hit. I think that digital 2D has gotten its legs by now and is just as fine as cel animation, but 3D animation in my opinion has a long way to go before it starts to learn to break its own rules.
Do any of you guys miss the old Disney Channel?
I am 21, and remember watching it back in 1994! Did you know that The Disney Channel used to have actual Disney character cartoons on? But what really got me was Nickelodeon! After about 2000, it was raped and has never been the same since! You kids just don't know what TV is until you see an episode Rocko's Modern Life! Thank God for You Tube or my memories would forever be lost to the air waves of yesteryear!
Adults, what is your favorite Kid Cartoon??
I LOVE CURIOUS GEORGE!!!
In what ways did Cartoon Network deteriorate from its glory days of the late 90s and early 2000s to its present day avatar?
The difference is very simple:-The current cartoons on-air and most watched now areLet's just start with speculation that Cartoon Network in India is trying to promote religion through Chhota Bheem and Roll no. 21.(I really don't know how that actually works because those characters make no sense whatsoever)Ben 10 may stand out as a cooler one of the lot.The rest are just a waste of time and money. It just shows how lazy the animators are today.Let me just strengthen my point by putting up some really cool cartoons of the 1990's and the early 2000's.Oh, I've saved the best for the last...!!!!!!Just one look at the posters will tell you the level of effort used back then and now. I've stopped watching cartoon network and any other cartoon channel for a long time for the same reason.I really pity kids these days because they have no idea as to how lame the cartoons they watch are,compared to the 90s.
Which movie reminds you of your childhood?
I've always been a big fan of movies, so this is an interesting question to me. Here are my top 3:'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone I was four years old when the first Potter film came out, and I remember as if it were yesteray. Although I never got to see the film in the cinema, I watched the film on VHS tape practically everyday until Chamber of Secrets came out the following year. Whenever I watch or think of the film, I'm instantly transported back to dressing up in robes and playing Quidditch and duelling with friends and my cousins; when 95% of my entire Primary School dressing up in robes for World Book Day; playing the Harry Potter games (video games, board games, and card games) with my family; and finally, even having sleepovers with friends throughout my teenage years, watching the beloved films. The film itself reminds me of a happy and innocent time in my childhood, as well as following me in my teenage years and young adulthood; the film even started my love-affair with books! 'Halloweentown'My birthday is Halloween, and I vividly remember watching the film every year on one of the Disney Channels. I still love the film and think it is great! Although the sequels were a bit off, the sets and costumes were real with nostalgic nineties charm, and - of course - the fantastic Debbie Reynolds stars. 'Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'I was 8 when the film came out, and although I have a great love with the Original Trilogy, this particular film stands out in my childhood. With the Prequel Trilogy being released throughout my childhood, Star Wars mania had resumed. We were inundated with toys, lightsabers, costumes, ad campaigns, and the hype for the film was phenomenal. I also wasn't able to see it in the cinema, but remember that I spent hours upon hours playing with my Anakin and Obi-Wan dolls, whilst watching the film. I have some great memories of lightsaber fights in the playground, and dressing up as Anakin and Darth Vader.
Why isn't animation as popular in the west as Japanese animation has been?
There are definitely fans of Western animation in Japan, and how the fans act and their reasons for doing so are vastly, vastly different from Western fans of Japanese animation.Disney animation has been popular in Japan since the post-war era, and seeing classic Disney features of the 30s and 40s is a major part of what inspired Osamu Tezuka, and what inspired Toei Douga (now Toei Animation) to create the first color anime features. While Disney fandom has had its peaks and valleys, the brand is ever-present in Japanese society. Japanese kids love Disney stuff, and Tokyo Disneyland is the second most popular Disney theme park in the world (Disneyworld's Magic Kingdom is #1). Frozen was the third biggest box office hit in Japanese history, and merchandise is as ubiquitous there as it is here.One thing that you must remember is that in Japan, American entertainment has always played a very dominant role in the popular zeitgeist. Kids learn English throughout their entire school careers. People watch American movies all the time. Dubbed American TV shows become hits on Japanese TV. People listen to American music. For many Japanese people, America is simply where the cool stuff comes from. You see that reflected throughout a large chunk of Asia, but it's always been particularly pronounced in Japan. American pop culture is, simply, mainstream.Compare that to how Japan seems to average Americans: a far cry from the exotic and dated stereotypes of the past, but still not exactly familiar. Most people STILL can't pronounce Japanese names. Most people can't name a single Japanese movie or musician. When most of us discovered anime, free of context, it felt as if we were hearing fresh ideas for the first time. No matter how clichéd and tired certain anime tropes are, for the first few years we see them through fresh eyes and they're new to us. It's refreshing and exciting, like you just got let in on this great secret.
Teens: Are you 00's kids starting to feel old?
I wouldn't say I'm an anytime kid. I was born late 1990's, but a lot of media I took in from baby age was from beginning-mid-late 80's and early 90's (loads of cartoons, Sega System games, movies and crazy hairstyles). Growing up, it was like Benjamin Button; I went even further back with the 70's and the Bee Gees craze, discovering the 60's at 6 with The Beatles (still favourites), The Stones, and assorted rock pioneers. And even later than that, I started listening to the early 50's skiffle and the people that inspired today's rock greats (and great themselves): Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis, etc. By the time I'm 20, I'm worried I'll be wearing combat boots all the time and ranting about Nazi propoganda in Donald Duck cartoons. Today, I'm just sort of here, there, and everywhere. I love the 60's and 70's activist times most of all, and want to bring those ideas back to now. But I also like this decade I'm living in; loads of new things to learn through technology, new songs and bands to discover every day, and of course forming a mini-community on here with all of you, cheesy as that sounds. I'll remember my childhood and teenhood from whatever time looking back, as the age of Learning and Laughing. BQ: 1996
Which is the best cartoon show from the 90s?
My personal favorite were:Samurai Jack (TV Series 2001–2004): Brings out the action in me!!Yeah!! not giving me chance to bat first; here I switch into my Samurai mode.Dexter's Laboratory (TV Series 1996–2003): My first crush was science! So cool to have a huge secret lab!!Ri¢hie Ri¢h (TV Series 1982–1984): Who don't want to be a zillionaire? RoboCop (TV Mini-Series 1988): After watching this I thought may be I will become a cop-->get into an awesome kickass fight-->Get some machine parts-->Yeah baby ready to kick some asses again!!Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV Series 1990–1996): After watching this I pondered; yeah!! I should save environment first. I remember one time I wrote a note and kept in under my pillow as a wish, It says something like:OK! Captain Planet I am ready for the ring!Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV Series 1987–1996): I loved them!! Seriously they were awesome!! OK I guess I don't wished to be a turtle but still a ninja army no one is aware about!!Cool!!The Flintstones (TV Series 1960–1966): I loved this show! Though this show is of 60's but hell I want to include this in my answer as I watched it in 90's :P Seeing how people lived with dinosaurs!! How they live there everyday life just fires up your imagination and take you to different world!
Why are cartoons these days so terrible?
After growing up in the time of transitioning from Traditional to Flash Animation, I noticed a lot of changes from 2000 - 2018. I grew up in the late 1990s and 2000s. I have known that many people began using computers during the tech boom in the late 1990s and early 2000s, causing many animators to abandon their years of using paper and ink’s traditional animation and move on to digital. Flash Animation became the norm by 2006 but first appeared on TV a year before.The Reasons why the recent cartoons in these days are terrible is due to in fact that Many Animators, Directors and Producers are growing up into their 50s, 60s and 70s that a quarter of them had retired. Most of the today’s cartoon are made by younger people in their 20s and 30s as they grew up with computers in their homes at that time. They witnessed Flash Animation popping out on TV when they were in their childhood and Adolescence. You can blame on Technology that cause them to stunt and not watching and learning things from the older days of what techniques that they used on their animation back then.I am one of certain people who watches older cartoons and knew how traditional Animation works. I stopped watching TV two years ago.I was disappointed that the reboot of older cartoons were re-illustrated and digitized in a different style are making me disappointed and frustrated.But there are Alternative cartoons that are underground and better than Today’s Mainstream cartoons. But things will change in the future, but you have to learn to accept the new style without hesitation as younger generation are growing up.