New cartoons are terrible

I've also liked The Batman and Spectacular Spiderman, I know Spiderman got canned after Disney bought Marvel (the bastards), and I'm not totally sure what happened to The Batman, but it doesn't show anywhere that I know of.

I could not agree more...

I used to think it was nostalgia, but it aint... after I started watching Boomerang and NickToons, I realized how much better the cartoons of my youth are than the crap out now...

There are some good newer cartoons. Chowder is absolutely fantastic, and Johnny Test is pretty awesome as well. While it is SLIGHTLY older, Fairly Oddparents was/is an absolutely FANTASTIC cartoon that is right up there with the other 90's Nicktoons IMO.

I do think the observation of modern cartoons not being as good is a fair assessment and for one big reason, the 90's cartoons went ALOT farther than current cartoons. There was alot more adult humour thrown in back in the day and I think it is that humour that really takes the cartoons to a whole other level. You can throughly enjoy them whether you are a kid or an adult and that was fantastic.

Oh and BTW Invader Zim was FANTASTIC! Just watched a bit of that last night. The episode where Gir becomes the brain of the house and gets obsessed with going to get tacos is honestly one of the best cartoon episodes EVER!!!

Spongebob is the only good cartoon left.Y2Jfan23

[QUOTE="Y2Jfan23"]Spongebob is the only good cartoon left.Symphonycometh

remember Jackie Chan Adventures...best show ever

[QUOTE="Symphonycometh"][QUOTE="Y2Jfan23"]Spongebob is the only good cartoon left.soulless4now

[QUOTE="6_volts"]

[QUOTE="funsohng"] the new animes do suck. :?funsohng

Attention Deficit Disorder

The network found that it was both cheaper and more profitable to have no story (or minimal story) insanity than to actually spend time to develop something worthwhile. Of course, they also decided that impossible story arcs compensated for the lack of "thought process" spent on a new "unique" episode.

I do have to say, one of the things I absolutely abhor is when writers make the "bad guy" too powerful to be beaten. So in the final fight they either have to give the "good guy" superpowers or turn the "bad guy" into a klutz

Which is made even worse when they defeat the "bad klutz" as a "team" (individually our attacks did nothing, but now us attacking separately the same as before but "together" he is helpless).

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I hated the people who topped showing Ed Edd n Eddy. They are win

Pirate700

MY GYM PARTNER IS A MONKEY MONKEY MONKEY!

i miss old cartoons ;/

ITT: My generation is better than your generation! Keep in mind people who grew up solely with Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, The Smurfs, The Jetsons, etc said the same thing about the cartoons you most likely grew up with. Some of the new cartoons aren't half bad, just take off the damn nostalgia goggles. Besides, technically speaking childrens cartoons are kind meant to be watched by, you guessed it, children.SeraphimGoddess

but some cartoon like dexters lab has some things for like adults and teens, some woh i cant belive they would suggest that in a childrens show, or some fuuny cameos

What about, Phinas and Ferb, and Avatar the Last Airbender?ferrari2001

I don't watch cartoons but visiting people's houses with kids... those shows are the dumbest pieces of... plus cartoons are PG now I've heard...

Spongebob is the only good cartoon left.Y2Jfan23

Spongebob took a huge nosedive after the movie, so no.

Cartoons have gone somewhat downhill, but alto of it is nostalgia. There probably was crap in every cartoon decade, it's just easier to point out the good stuff nowadays. I do agree there were more dark, adult cartoons in the 90's though, like Batman:TSA and Gargoyles.

Phineas and Ferb. Nuff said.

but some cartoon like dexters lab has some things for like adults and teens, some woh i cant belive they would suggest that in a childrens show, or some fuuny cameos

Feryraiser

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but some cartoon like dexters lab has some things for like adults and teens, some woh i cant belive they would suggest that in a childrens show, or some fuuny cameos

SeraphimGoddess

Current cartoons really do not go nearly as far as they used to with the more "adult" humour. Stuff like Rocko's Modern Life had way more mature jokes than any current show I have seen.

I really think the networks got too uptight with that stuff unfortunately.

[QUOTE="SeraphimGoddess"][QUOTE="Feryraiser"]

but some cartoon like dexters lab has some things for like adults and teens, some woh i cant belive they would suggest that in a childrens show, or some fuuny cameos

LostProphetFLCL

Current cartoons really do not go nearly as far as they used to with the more "adult" humour. Stuff like Rocko's Modern Life had way more mature jokes than any current show I have seen.

I really think the networks got too uptight with that stuff unfortunately.

thats y u would watch em as kids and think they were cool, and u would then watch um as older teens/adults and u think there cool for another reason

so were counting the simpsons and family guy as old right?

some episodes are pretty nice but others are more meh

Why people are watching cartoons aimed at kids, with a few exceptions is beyond me.

The thing is that you all suffer from nostalgia, believing everything in your childhood was quality, but to the 60 year old, the old mickey mouse was quality and stuff like courage the cowardly dog is just downright lame, and now you are going through the same fase, and in the next decade these kids will baww how the future cartoons are horrible compared to what we have today. It's an evil circle. Face it, the shows we watch as kids are downright bull, but we grow attached to them just like kids today will be attached to naruto and Phineas and ferb.

You dont have their mindsets, stop watching those shows, they were never intented for you in the first place.

Sandvichman

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

[QUOTE="SeraphimGoddess"] And from I've seen, the same stills holds true for current cartoons nowadays. But the fact of the matter is, they're created and marketed with children in mind.Feryraiser

Current cartoons really do not go nearly as far as they used to with the more "adult" humour. Stuff like Rocko's Modern Life had way more mature jokes than any current show I have seen.

I really think the networks got too uptight with that stuff unfortunately.

thats y u would watch em as kids and think they were cool, and u would then watch um as older teens/adults and u think there cool for another reason

Exactly.

This is why watching Rocko as an adult is like a whole new experience. They got away with SO MUCH in that show I am honestly astounded it got played during the day and was marketed towards children...

until you have seen an unedited jonny quest from the 60's and jonny just shot aguy with a .45 you have not seen a real cartoon.

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"]What about, Phinas and Ferb, and Avatar the Last Airbender?dunl12496

I don't watch cartoons but visiting people's houses with kids... those shows are the dumbest pieces of... plus cartoons are PG now I've heard...

[QUOTE="Y2Jfan23"]

What happened to the classics like Rocko, Hey Arnold, Ed Edd n Eddy and Johnny Bravo? These new ones are so bad I can't even finish a episode. Even the new anime sucks. The ones like DBZ, Trigun and Cowboy Bebop were great action animes. The new animes like Bleach and Naruto are pathetic.

6_volts

Agree. There are quite a few new anime that are better than DBZ which is overrated.

What happened to the classics like Rocko, Hey Arnold, Ed Edd n Eddy and Johnny Bravo? These new ones are so bad I can't even finish a episode. Even the new anime sucks. The ones like DBZ, Trigun and Cowboy Bebop were great action animes. The new animes like Bleach and Naruto are pathetic.

Y2Jfan23