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Shows that you loved as a kid, but hated when you rewatched it as an adult
- Thread starter Baphomet
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I've been rewatching old Disney Channel/Nickelodeon stuff lately too. Lizzie McGuire/Phil of the Future/Zoey 101 are actually fucking terrible and I remember enjoying all three of those.
That's So Raven and Drake & Josh haven't aged a day. They're still pretty hilarious.
That's So Raven and Drake & Josh haven't aged a day. They're still pretty hilarious.
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Not necessarily , there are still kids shows I enjoy like original Blues Clues, Rugrats, Hey Arnold, Drake and Josh, etc.
There are shows I watched as a kid (before 16) that I still love watching today
Doctor Who, The Goodies, Monkey, The Muppet Show, Buck Rogers, Battlestar Galactica, Six Million Dollar Man, Wonder Woman, Thunderbirds, Blake's 7.
and stuff I remember loving that I wouldn't go near with a barge pole today - like Diff'rent Strokes, Knight Rider, Gilligan's Island, Gomer Pyle, Starsky and Hutch, Benson, Happy Days, MASH, Laverne and Shirley, all and every cartoon series (very few weren't garbage but even the good ones just aren't things I want to watch anymore)
Doctor Who, The Goodies, Monkey, The Muppet Show, Buck Rogers, Battlestar Galactica, Six Million Dollar Man, Wonder Woman, Thunderbirds, Blake's 7.
and stuff I remember loving that I wouldn't go near with a barge pole today - like Diff'rent Strokes, Knight Rider, Gilligan's Island, Gomer Pyle, Starsky and Hutch, Benson, Happy Days, MASH, Laverne and Shirley, all and every cartoon series (very few weren't garbage but even the good ones just aren't things I want to watch anymore)
Bucky O Hare
I remember watching that show and loving it as a kid but when we decided to give it a watch with some bears we learned we didn't watch the show but only one VHS tape a bunch of times and while that first VHS tape had actual good episodes everything but everything after that was some nonsense, seemed like they cut out some things making some scenes have no sense at all, they stopped with the narrative they started in the first 4 episodes.
I remember watching that show and loving it as a kid but when we decided to give it a watch with some bears we learned we didn't watch the show but only one VHS tape a bunch of times and while that first VHS tape had actual good episodes everything but everything after that was some nonsense, seemed like they cut out some things making some scenes have no sense at all, they stopped with the narrative they started in the first 4 episodes.
Animaniacs.
Used to love it until I actually got the jokes. Now I can only see it as a bunch of smug irritants making life miserable for hardworking people around them. Constant, baffling pop culture references too. And an obnoxious, intrusive soundtrack.
Used to love it until I actually got the jokes. Now I can only see it as a bunch of smug irritants making life miserable for hardworking people around them. Constant, baffling pop culture references too. And an obnoxious, intrusive soundtrack.
Seinfeld. Enjoyed it as a teen but now I am annoyed by almost all of the characters. The same goes for Friends as well. Matt (Joey) and Matthew (Chandler) really carried that show.
George Lopez
I don't necessarily hate it now, but I tried rewatching it and barely cracked a smile.
I don't necessarily hate it now, but I tried rewatching it and barely cracked a smile.
I use to love watching anime, but I now find the way shows are structured tedious as fuck. Endless character reaction shots, monologues, flashbacks, and time wasters. Oddly enough I think filler is structured better than "the real" arcs .
Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days actually hold up pretty well. Stuff like Knight Rider, CHiPs and Dukes of Hazzard are hard to watch. Painfully hard.
Thundercats
I can't say I hated it but it really wasn't very good. Snarf annoyance became real even though I always said he wasn't that bad. He was.
Well it's still an issue for long runing shounens, the genre is troupey as hell. If you want quality anime usually it's 12 to 24 eps. There are exceptions like hunter x hunter, gintama but those are few and far between.
Thundercats
I can't say I hated it but it really wasn't very good. Snarf annoyance became real even though I always said he wasn't that bad. He was.
The outtakes, on the other hand
same here, tried watching a few episodes on netflix and nope it doesnt do anything for me now.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Although I would say hate is a strong word.
Funny, Seinfeld was a show that only got funnier to me as I got older. I was a kid when it aired and so I only understood more of the jokes and humor as I aged.
I revisited Animaniacs recently and agree totally. I appreciate Slappy Squirrel way more these days, tho.
Now you know why they were locked up in that WB water tower for 80 years.
I recall rewatching the early episodes of TMNT '89 and being put off my the terrible writing.
South Park.
I loved it as a kid but when I look back at it I realised just how insensitive and offensive it was to minorities and LGBT people. Things like gay jokes constantly made about Mr. Garrison, dick size jokes about Japanese people or Ethiopian children clamoring to eat a fat American are so gross. How about the constant jokes about Jewish people directed at Kyle? Oh look, Cartman is dressed like Hitler for Halloween for a joke.
I loved it as a kid but when I look back at it I realised just how insensitive and offensive it was to minorities and LGBT people. Things like gay jokes constantly made about Mr. Garrison, dick size jokes about Japanese people or Ethiopian children clamoring to eat a fat American are so gross. How about the constant jokes about Jewish people directed at Kyle? Oh look, Cartman is dressed like Hitler for Halloween for a joke.
Three's Company. Recently saw some reruns and couldn't believe what a garbage show it is. There's probably a few shows from the 70s and 80s that wouldn't be "politically correct" now.
Another form of media that has really changed for me is music. I was into hair band rock back then but I hear it now and cringe. There are some groups that remain timeless, but you may be surprised at how many artists that you thought you would love forever as a teen but when you get older you just realize that the style of music is just no longer appealing.
Another form of media that has really changed for me is music. I was into hair band rock back then but I hear it now and cringe. There are some groups that remain timeless, but you may be surprised at how many artists that you thought you would love forever as a teen but when you get older you just realize that the style of music is just no longer appealing.
Even though i havent actually attempted to re-watch it, i know that Friends is on my list of shows that i hate these days.
I enjoyed it when i was younger (mainly since it was after Simpsons on channel 4 after school here in the UK) but thinking back now and the show is just so white and privileged (I say that as a white man). Its also bigoted and just has a bunch of smug arseholes who you are meant to empathizse with.
Almost every show aimed at kids (or anyone for that matter) is worthless, you're better off getting them into books and things like Planet Earth. I remember my dad basically forcing us to watch the Discovery Channel back when it was all "animal shows" and the History Channel back when it was actually historical documentaries. I would rather have been watching Ren and Stimpy for the 100th time but it was definitely the right thing, and I'm thankful for it.
There is value in kids keeping up with the pop culture zeitgeist of course, so that when all of their classmates are playing Power Rangers (or whatever) at recess, they aren't sitting in the corner friendless quoting Sartre at them.
The shows that I remember being involved in "breaking the ice" and helping kickstart lifelong friendships were Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers... maybe DBZ... and not much else. I can look back on pretty much every show other than those and judge that I gained almost zero benefit from watching them at all. Multiplayer video games had a lot more impact in this regard.
There is value in kids keeping up with the pop culture zeitgeist of course, so that when all of their classmates are playing Power Rangers (or whatever) at recess, they aren't sitting in the corner friendless quoting Sartre at them.
The shows that I remember being involved in "breaking the ice" and helping kickstart lifelong friendships were Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers... maybe DBZ... and not much else. I can look back on pretty much every show other than those and judge that I gained almost zero benefit from watching them at all. Multiplayer video games had a lot more impact in this regard.
Handful of sitcoms I watched as a tween/pre-teen that I wouldn't be able to take today:
- Friends
- Wings
- Basically most sitcoms with 'studio audiences' other than Seinfeld
- I never really liked South Park, but did watch it for the first 4-5 seasons
- Seinfeld
- Frasier
- Cheers
Funny, Friends was also on before (?) the Simpsons every day here in Germany that's why everybody watched it.
But I can definitely watch those old Simpsons Episodes over and over again. They aged like good wine tbh.
Going back to the 1970s, The Six Million Dollar Man doesn't quite hold up, it's a little on the dull side. However, The Bionic Woman holds up much better mostly because of the actress also some better stories. The Night Stalker is really great to this day.
Most of the early 1980s shows are painful to watch now. A-team, chips. I still enjoy Dukes of hazzard at times, but the hour long format is a chore to sit through.
Most of the early 1980s shows are painful to watch now. A-team, chips. I still enjoy Dukes of hazzard at times, but the hour long format is a chore to sit through.
Yup.
I recently bought the entire TMNT classic series on Vudu for $20 and could only watch about 2 episodes. My 5yo son though? He loves it.
Power Rangers, I actually tried watching through the entire series again and my goodness there are soooo many flaws and inconsistencies. It was still fun if you don't really pay attention and there was some cool moments but damn nowhere near as good as I remember.
Those are good picks. Most action shows were not big budget and just didn't have the tech and resources to be anywhere near as impressive as modern shows. If they don't have the acting and storyline to carry the show, the effects are just going to make the whole thing look cheesy and cheap.
I'm probably biased because I watched the ever loving crap out of Dukes of Hazzard reruns on The Nashville Network as a kid but I still enjoy watching the show, at least until the Coy and Vance episodes. The first season is a little tough because the tone changes drastically in season 2. And obviously the show can be tough to watch for one great big obvious bright orange reason...
but I'm still a fan
but I'm still a fan
Not a show but Scott Pilgrim film, despite I never liked Michael Cera as Scott I remember liking it overall.
I did a rewatch recently, well I wish I didn't do it...
It should be available at ShoutFactoryTV if your are in the US:
http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/super...-e1-seek-the-warrior/5c4fadbc72289b10ec003a32
It might not rekindle your PR appreciation, but maybe some new liking to Sentai?
Or there is also Tokusatsu GaGaGa, a comedy/toku/drama :D
I did a rewatch recently, well I wish I didn't do it...
May I recommend Jetman? It's a mix of soap opera and Sci-Fi, lots of well executed drama! It's fun :D Please give it a try
It should be available at ShoutFactoryTV if your are in the US:
http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/super...-e1-seek-the-warrior/5c4fadbc72289b10ec003a32
It might not rekindle your PR appreciation, but maybe some new liking to Sentai?
Or there is also Tokusatsu GaGaGa, a comedy/toku/drama :D
Throws stone on me but another exemple for me would be the Star Trek Original Series. Loved it as a kid. I can still respect it for what it was, but I tried to watch it again recently anc could endure just s couple of episodes. The themes may still hold, but the pacing? Argh. I can give a pass to low budget fx, some bad acting, but the pacing kills it for me.