Comments on: TV Times

By: bon bon

bon bon — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:24:15 +0000

i'm going to guess that you made up every title that you mentioned in this post. bon bon's last blog post..final bow

By: Bec

Bec — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:21:17 +0000

Decent free DVDs and I've missed them. Damn, damn and double damn. If anyone ever gives away Mysterious Cities fo Gold though I will move heaven and Earth to get them. Heaven and Earth! Bec's last blog post..You already are an animal

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:50:55 +0000

Did you get Captain Kangaroo over there? He was my hero as a preschooler. Jeff's last blog post..No, really... it wasn't me!

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:11:40 +0000

Gary – Andy Pandy, Muffin the mule and Bill and Ben are still around in their reincarnated versions, although you probably wouldnâ€™t recognise them now.

Jason â€“ one of my other gripes is that while in our day we had uniquely British childrens TV shows, but now they are nearly all American. Which is a rant for another post I think.

Pandora â€“ As I say, Iâ€™m not saying modern kids shows are bad, but Iâ€™m sad that my kids experience of TV will never be the same as mine.

Arjan â€“ That Rainbow show is a genuine British TV program. That episode was made for the channels Christmas party and was never intended for public consumption.

Darren â€“ Iâ€™ve managed to inflict the muppets on Amy, and have a long list of classic shows that she will be exposed to at some point in the future. But as you say, the problem with dedicated kids tv channels is they donâ€™t get to see other stuff.

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By: Darren

Darren — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:04:01 +0000

I have a similar complaint. With so many kids' shows on so often they never get to discover things like Gilligan's Island, the Brady Bunch or I Love Lucy. Instead we watch the same episodes of SpongeBob or other things over and over again. I'm not sure those old sitcoms are even on so often anymore, but there must be some old show from the 80s or 90s that they'd love if they took a chance on it. Darren's last blog post..Nine Random (and Partially True) Facts

By: Arjan

Arjan — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:34:26 +0000

that was thÃ© most suggestive 3.05 minutes of television I ever saw. I say, check the computers of those guys and you'd probably find a lot of 'plucking' & 'ball-playing' I'm not that worried that kids won't discuss tv in the future like we do now. I was born in the 80s and watched faaaaaaaaaar to much tv for my own good, but still relish those days. And pokemon, avatar and many others will be remembered by kids. Arjan's last blog post..Upcoming: Thank you for smoking OST

By: PandoraCaitiff

PandoraCaitiff — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:02:50 +0000

*Lynches Dan for his comment on Bagpuss* At least Dora the Explorer can claim it is promoting bi-lingalism. And Lazytown has high camp value. But yes, there is a sea of dross out there. PandoraCaitiff's last blog post..2007 Retrospectacle

By: jason

jason — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:06:15 +0000

I hear you brother. Although our programs in the States were different (never heard of those you mentioned), there was something special about catching your favorite after school program. Now kids have access to as much Backyardigans as they want.

The other night, after his shower, I was walking our son down the stairs to the family room when he blurted out as clear as a child much older than his 21 months, “I wanna watch television.” It was a mix of funny, amazing and disturbing.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:01:10 +0000

The Woodentops, Andy Pandy, Rag Tag and Bobtail, Bill & Ben and Tales of the Riverbank were my staples, Camberwick Green and Trumpton were cutting edge, we watched them in awe as they had no strings. What I dont understand is why my two can sit and watch crappy American kids sit-coms that have no "com" element, but watch the same episode every four hours on rotation on a TV channel that I have never heard of. Childrens programmes (until you are at least 18) should have visible strings and a lady called "auntie" presenting them. Gary's last blog post..The Gun...