It feels like a Golden Age of Cartoon Seralised TV Shows is coming to an end.

TheGamingNewsGuy · May 16, 2022

With Gravity Falls, Regular Show, Infinity Train, Adventure Time, Gumball,Steven Universe,Tangled Ducktales,She-Ra,Castlevania and even weaker shows such as Star and the Forces of Evil and Voltron: Legendary Defender all ending, it really does feel like we are coming to an end of a golden age in terms of Cartoon Seralised TV Shows especially considering Disney's recent pushback against shows like the Owl House. It is a depressing thought to think about but i hope i am not right and that we may get more of these types of shows in the future but it does feel like this has era in animation is coming to an end. What do you think though? I would like to know your thoughts and opinions on this.

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DarkLordMalik · May 16, 2022

The golden age for me was the 90s since I am an old fart. Not a fan of a lot of these newer shows.

Legacy · May 16, 2022

Regular Show was amazing.

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DarkLordMalik said:
The golden age for me was the 90s since I am an old fart. Not a fan of a lot of these newer shows.

Gotta agree here also

Helix · May 16, 2022

while some of these were good, we are way past the Golden Age of serialized cartoons.

Ehoavash · May 16, 2022

Hm I only watched like 4 of those shows lol. (All of Rick and Morty, less than 20 episodes of adventure time and like 10 episodes of gumball/ regular show when I was hospitalized in 2014)

Haven't seen the rest...

Golden age really died for me when we got rid of cable backs in 2008 😬

BassForever · May 16, 2022

It ebbs and flows, in a decade this same thread can and will be made about another 15-20 shows that will have successful runs during that time.

Defect · May 16, 2022

Adventure Time is technically coming back-ish with a sequel Fiona and Cake series.

mopinks · May 16, 2022

it's okay, they're making more Adventure Time

bushmonkey · May 16, 2022

DarkLordMalik said:
The golden age for me was the 90s since I am an old fart. Not a fan of a lot of these newer shows.

The last 10 years wasn't "The" golden age but "A" golden age.

Shemhazai · May 16, 2022

The only cancellation in the OP that hit me was Final Space. I didn't actually watch Gravity Falls till it was already over so I wasn't really that fussed about it ending, but even that didn't grab me much. Everything else is pretty meh.

Though has to be said, where the fuck is Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts in this list? Show was legit.

nutaroundthecorner · May 16, 2022

mfs on here like we didnt just have amphibia, kid cosmic and owl house, great serialized cartoons will always keep coming

HStallion · May 16, 2022

Isn't it the opposite and most streaming services are scrambling to get even more animated content for both kids and adults?

Mr. Snuffleupagus · May 16, 2022

DarkLordMalik said:
The golden age for me was the 90s since I am an old fart. Not a fan of a lot of these newer shows.

This.

Zombine · May 16, 2022

There have been good shows for well over 25 years. They come, they go, they are replaced by other good shows. If there is anything that needs to change it's the fact that we need more confidence given to creators.

The only thing that has changed is that people get older and they get stuck on their era of things. Cartoons will be fine.

OP it's more like your golden age is ending :(

ara · May 16, 2022

Maybe I should watch more of these. Really dug Gravity Falls and Adventure Time.

Dr Doom · May 16, 2022

When Saturday morning Cartoon was a thing
Was my Golden Age

GCX · May 16, 2022

I would've been obsessed with shows like Steven Universe, Adventure Time, etc. as a kid.

TheGamingNewsGuy · May 16, 2022

Zombine said:
There have been good shows for well over 25 years. They come, they go, they are replaced by other good shows. If there is anything that needs to change it's the fact that we need more confidence given to creators.

The only thing that has changed is that people get older and they get stuck on their era of things. Cartoons will be fine.

OP it's more like your golden age is ending :(

I grew up on Jimmy Neturon,Fairy Odd Parents,Avatar. I would classify that as my golden age but i generally do think in the last few years there has been a real up-tick ever since Adventure Time

Macarello · May 16, 2022

I'm pretty sure what OP is getting at is a lot of the current serialized cartoons are coming to an end either now or very soon, and given Netflix's mass cancellation of projects they had like that in the last month and wanting to focus on shows like Boss Baby (i.e cartoons with no overarching plots or character development, just one-off episodes that can get reruns repeatedly and play for years) it feels like the whole animation industry is about to be hedged into making more shows like it.

I work in the industry and the last couple years have definitely got me concerned for this trend, it feels like nearly all the big streaming players want to pivot to stuff that is easily merchandisable and ripe for continuous streaming from a younger crowd. Not to hate on those, I grew up in the 90's that had a ton of shows like that airing (Dexters Lab, the early days of Spongebob), but its a shame it feels like other types of shows have to be on the chopping block for those to get made.

Damn you Netflix, I just wanted to see Bone finally animated!

TheGamingNewsGuy · May 16, 2022

Macarello said:
I'm pretty sure what OP is getting at is a lot of the current serialized cartoons are coming to an end either now or very soon, and given Netflix's mass cancellation of projects they had like that in the last month and wanting to focus on shows like Boss Baby (i.e cartoons with no overarching plots or character development, just one-off episodes that can get reruns repeatedly and play for years) it feels like the whole animation industry is about to be hedged into making more shows like it.

I work in the industry and the last couple years have definitely got me concerned for this trend, it feels like nearly all the big streaming players want to pivot to stuff that is easily merchandisable and ripe for continuous streaming from a younger crowd. Not to hate on those, I grew up in the 90's that had a ton of shows like that airing (Dexters Lab, the early days of Spongebob), but its a shame it feels like other types of shows have to be on the chopping block for those to get made.

Damn you Netflix, I just wanted to see Bone finally animated!

Yeah pretty much, i am worried we are going to go back to one-off fluff series again.

fromotogi · May 16, 2022

DarkLordMalik said:
The golden age for me was the 90s since I am an old fart. Not a fan of a lot of these newer shows.

Disregarding Anime, were there that much serialized cartoons in the 90s?

Rotkehle · May 16, 2022

DarkLordMalik said:
The golden age for me was the 90s since I am an old fart. Not a fan of a lot of these newer shows.

This.

fromotogi · May 16, 2022

Hope the people here worshipping the 90s are talking about S1 SpongeBob and not Mega Babies.

And were serialized 90s cartoons that common?
No, Detective Conan doesn't count.

404LinkNotFound · May 16, 2022

fromotogi said:
Hope the people here worshipping the 90s are talking about S1 SpongeBob and not Mega Babies.

And were serialized 90s cartoons that common?
No, Detective Conan doesn't count.

i dont even think so
Even shows from the DC animated universe which had more continuity between episodes werent as heavily serialised as today's shows

Dwebble · May 16, 2022

Losing Amphibia hurts, but these things come and go- I got into Amphibia to take away the Ducktales pain, and Ducktales helped me through the loss of Steven Universe. I'm sure something else good will be along before too long.

Nintenleo · May 16, 2022

The golden age ended the day Bojack Horseman ended

SchuckyDucky · May 16, 2022

fromotogi said:
Hope the people here worshipping the 90s are talking about S1 SpongeBob and not Mega Babies.

And were serialized 90s cartoons that common?
No, Detective Conan doesn't count.

Yeah, I was one of those kids watching all the shows in the 90's and I remember them being much less serialized then today's animated shows.

Deleted member 55524 · May 16, 2022

DarkLordMalik said:
The golden age for me was the 90s since I am an old fart. Not a fan of a lot of these newer shows.

Those shows weren't serialised like the shows OP is referencing.

I love seralised cartoons so much, and I agree that they seem to be on their way out. It makes sense when you consider the rerun thing, but it's sad to see more complicated stories get pushed out for easy-to-digest sitcomy fluff.

Johnzyboi · May 16, 2022

Adventure Time and her children.

Deleted member 55524 · May 16, 2022

Zombine said:
There have been good shows for well over 25 years. They come, they go, they are replaced by other good shows. If there is anything that needs to change it's the fact that we need more confidence given to creators.

The only thing that has changed is that people get older and they get stuck on their era of things. Cartoons will be fine.

OP it's more like your golden age is ending :(

More like age makes people completely misread OPs. This isn't a thread about OP's personal favorite cartoons ending, it's about a specific type of animated show being phased out of the industry. Which does seem to be true.

I still cant believe a network let Steven Universe be made. You really have to watch every single episode to understand who everyone is or the events they reference. Reruns are fun because the show is just high quality and entertaining, but the dialogue and plots can be tough to follow without prerequisite knowledge. And that's what made it so good!

SNRUB · May 16, 2022

What is it with Disney shows barely having a shelf life of three years before getting killed off

TheGamingNewsGuy · May 16, 2022

SNRUB said:
What is it with Disney shows barely having a shelf life of three years before getting killed off

Disney pretty much enforce the 3 seasons rule and then it's over. Being honest though, i do think with Amphiba - 3 seasons is probalby all it needed

Sword Familiar · May 16, 2022

I've seen one of those shows. On the whole, and at a glance, they don't look very good aesthetically and strike me as samey.

fromotogi · May 16, 2022

You know what I DON'T Miss about 90s animation?
When almost always the animators working in the outsourced studios are not credited.
It's still a huge problem now, but at least we have more stuff like this visible nowadays compared to before.

Lord Fanny · May 16, 2022

Sword Familiar said:
I've seen one of those shows. On the whole, and at a glance, they don't look very good aesthetically and strike me as samey.

Well, at a glance, a turd looks like a Snickers bar, but I imagine they don't taste the same

PSOreo · May 16, 2022

Everyone thinks their childhood shows are the "golden era" of animation, films, tv shows, serialised, one offs etc etc. For me the nineties and very early 2000s were mine. From your list I think there's maybe three I've actually enjoy.

TheGamingNewsGuy · May 16, 2022

PSOreo said:
Everyone thinks their childhood shows are the "golden era" of animation, films, tv shows, serialised, one offs etc etc. For me the nineties and very early 2000s were mine. From your list I think there's maybe three I've actually enjoy.

I grew up on early to mid 2000s shows and personally i think the quality is the highest its ever been

Evilisk · May 16, 2022

The OP image should have stuff like Venture Bros and Infinity Train, but it's otherwise true and it suuuucks

(Also did Villainous come out already? Guess I need to catch up on it)

nutaroundthecorner said:
mfs on here like we didnt just have amphibia, kid cosmic and owl house, great serialized cartoons will always keep coming

I can't speak for Amphibia but Owl House is kinda getting screwed over by Disney. And while Kid Cosmic did get to finish, it seems doubtful we're getting another show like it with all the recent Netflix news

Ehoavash said:
Hm I only watched like 4 of those shows lol. (All of Rick and Morty, less than 20 episodes of adventure time and like 10 episodes of gumball/ regular show when I was hospitalized in 2014)

You should definitely watch Gravity Falls and Over the Garden Wall

fromotogi · May 16, 2022

PSOreo said:
Everyone thinks their childhood shows are the "golden era" of animation, films, tv shows, serialised, one offs etc etc. For me the nineties and very early 2000s were mine. From your list I think there's maybe three I've actually enjoy.

Well as long as nobody talks about their golden age being 70s Hanna-Barbera and 80s Toyetic US cartoons, then it's fine.
Those shows as reruns were the worst part of being an early 2000s Cartoon Network baby

TrueSloth · May 16, 2022

TheGamingNewsGuy said:
I grew up on early to mid 2000s shows and personally i think the quality is the highest its ever been

Same, I grew up with Rugrats, SpongeBob,courage, Dexter, and so on.
But these shows are on another level.

subpar spatula · May 16, 2022

You're just getting older and cartoons aren't appealing / made for you anymore.

Deleted member 55524 · May 16, 2022

TheGamingNewsGuy said:
I grew up on early to mid 2000s shows and personally i think the quality is the highest its ever been

I agree. And it's partially because of the really high quality serialized shows. Abandoning continuity after every episode is off-putting to me anymore.

But I also want to push back on this "your favorite era is just whenever you grew up" thing because that's just not true for me. I wish we had the shows of today in my childhood. Steven Universe would have meant so much to my confused, suppressed queer brain. 😭

Deleted member 55524 · May 16, 2022

subpar spatula said:
You're just getting older and cartoons aren't appealing / made for you anymore.

No, this isn't what the thread is about!!! OP is talking about a specific type of show! They're not just aging out of cartoons!

PSOreo · May 16, 2022

fromotogi said:
Well as long as nobody talks about their golden age being 70s Hanna-Barbera and 80s Toyetic US cartoons, then it's fine.
Those shows as reruns were the worst part of being an early 2000s Cartoon Network baby

Yo there was some great shit in there. Scooby Do Where are You, Captain Caveman, Speed Buggy, Yogi's Space Race, DC Super Friends, Godzilla and of course Dynomutt!

fromotogi · May 16, 2022

PSOreo said:
Yo there was some great shit in there. Scooby Do Where are You, Captain Caveman, Speed Buggy, Yogi's Space Race, DC Super Friends, Godzilla and of course Dynomutt!

The 69 and 70 Scooby was fun for slight viewings. I guess stuff like wacky races can be fun.
But the majority, blegh, garbage.

L Thammy · May 16, 2022

We mean serialized in the sense of having a story that progresses from episode to episode? I feel like that was pretty rare in North American in the 90s and earlier, maybe only gaining major force after kids who grew up on localized anime entered the industry. The first things coming to my mind are Teddy Ruxpin and Sonic cartoons.

TheGamingNewsGuy · May 16, 2022

L Thammy said:
We mean serialized in the sense of having a story that progresses from episode to episode? I feel like that was pretty rare in North American in the 90s and earlier, maybe only gaining major force after kids who grew up on localized anime entered the industry. The first things coming to my mind are Teddy Ruxpin and Sonic cartoons.

Yes

Elandyll · May 16, 2022

The OP is right with the keyword being serialized.
It feels, with Amphibia and Owl House ending, we are returning to an "adventure of the week" type show era where eps can be shown in any order without problem.

One from the 90s that come to mind is Gargoyles.

beelulzebub · May 16, 2022

Fuckin boomer energy not reading the OP. Holy shit. Your 90's (or earlier) cartoons aren't relevant to the topic, and anyone talking about aging out also isn't engaging with the topic.

A lot of animation creators are getting choked out either because queer content is deemed too risky (Disney) or because lowest common denominator content is safer (Netflix chasing Boss Baby) and there doesn't seem to be a lot on the horizon in terms of serialized works that take creative risks or have creative ambition aside from adult animation, which is just one aspect of the industry.

fromotogi · May 16, 2022

beelulzebub said:
Fuckin boomer energy not reading the OP. Holy shit. Your 90's (or earlier) cartoons aren't relevant to the topic, and anyone talking about aging out also isn't engaging with the topic.

A lot of animation creators are getting choked out either because queer content is deemed too risky (Disney) or because lowest common denominator content is safer (Netflix chasing Boss Baby) and there doesn't seem to be a lot on the horizon in terms of serialized works that take creative risks or have creative ambition aside from adult animation, which is just one aspect of the industry.

90s Kids having the need to center the universe around themselves.

Anyways, F*ck Disney.

It feels like a Golden Age of Cartoon Seralised TV Shows is coming to an end.

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