Why does Nickelodeon resort to this? (Nickelodeon)

Member Name: Geneson

Product:	Nickelodeon
Date:	04/08/02 (1287 review reads)
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Advantages: Classic shows still very memorable, Once produced cartoons which actually have meaning to them, Nick Jr. is excellent for children

Disadvantages: Been on a slide in recent years, killing their old classics such as Salute Your Shorts, went with some arrogant approaches past few years

To this day I still do not understand, why does Nickelodeon repeatedly pound out garbage shows monthly instead of going back to their classics? Shows like Salute Your Shorts, Pete and Pete, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Nick Arcade, and Ren & Stimpy are infinitely better than most of Nick's newer shows. Watching Nickelodeon since oh say, 1990, I know Nick inside and out, until now. Their selection of programming has pushed me away from watching their network, and it would take a lot to get me back.

Nick does not realize how many old fans are clamoring for their old shows, even to this day. I read message boards everywhere, even Nick un-exclusive ones and all they do is complain how awful the programs now are, and wanting the old shows back.

I turned on Nick the other day and saw All That. This show has made me laugh on several occasions so I thought why not, it's better than nothing. I was speechless. Instead of seeing that classic All That show with memorable cast members such as Kel, Amanda, and Josh, I saw kids maybe 5 years younger than me. The acts were unexplainable. I saw a one where some girl looked out of the window and saw a fat man rubbing his stomach for two minutes. Okaaay....needless to say that may be the last time I ever watch Nick again.

Nick does have it's bright sides on it's current lineup (If they're still there the last time I saw it). If I'm not going to list one of your favorite shows, it was either complete rubbish *coughSPONGEBOBcough* or I don't remember it.

Rocko's Modern Life - 80%
This show aired for several years and was a fixture in Nick's lineup until recently. Some things grossed me out and depressed me whenever I watched it, other things were pure genius. By far my favorite episode was the one where Rocko made a TV show where they aired a jar of mayonaise for 30 minutes. Now if that were to appear on actual TV, I would have laughed my head off.

>All That - 65%
For the most part, the acts were pretty corny. I'm not even going to mention the "NEW" All That because that would plummet the score down to 0%. Every now and then though, there would be an act where I could laugh at until my sides hurt. This show is like a kid version of SNL. And the cast members, I remember maybe everyone of them, that's how memorable they were.

Kenan and Kel - 80%
I loved this show. Many episodes were absolutely hilarious, others never made me laugh. It's those two bumbling idiots that make this show so amusing, like Beavis and Butthead. "Who loves orange soda?"

Hey Arnold! - 90%
Remember that bright side I was talking about? Here it is. Some shows were very amusing, other shows dealed with the life of a teenager, and the rest were just simply fun to watch. Every one of the characters were different and unique, everyone had their own troubles that the show focused on and that was such a great idea. We didn't have to focus on Arnold the entire time.

Ren & Stimpy - 70%
I had nightmares watching this show. Definetly not for kids. Grown up however, I realize the humor in this. Watching Stimpy sing "HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY" is one of those special moments of your childhood, and the memorable LOG stays in your memory forever. The jokes however are intended for a more mature audience and I doubt Nick should have ever aired this.

Wild & Crazy Kids - 75%
I liked watching this show. The challenges were sometimes very entertaining to watch and they really looked like they were a lot of fun. Only problem were the hosts. Ugh, how annoying can they get?

Doug - 95%
DOUG! Not that insulting Disney version, the one that has aired for almost a decade now! To this day it remains one of my all time favorite shows because the real life situations appealed to me, I've dealt with many of those experiences before myself. Doug is such a si
mple character, he's just an average guy and sometimes we like to see that in a TV show. And of course the humor was also there, not humor where you make the main character act like an idiot *coughSPONGEBOBAGAINcough*. The humor was sophisticated in a way, and that created a brilliant formula with the show.

Rugrats - 85%
I look at Rugrats and see Nick itself and how both have changed. Both started out so simple, but so appealing. Slowly they managed to build up popularity, until they decided they needed to load up the artillery. Rugrats eventually brought in new babies, while Nick brought in loads of new shows, both with no thought and no imagination. Rugrats and Nick are directly connected, when Rugrats succeeded Nick succeeded. However, from the constant re-tooling and changing, they have lost a lot of what they were. Rugrats means so much to Nick, ratings are likely to drop, so does Nick let go of the show like every other show? I think it's been to big to drop, but it's not fair at all considering other shows have receieved that exact fate.

The Angry Beavers - 90%
This stuff is GENIUS! This may be the closest to an ideal show I have ever witnessed, something every generation would love. Sure didn't last too long, this show bit the dust too. Why must Nick remove the shows with slightly more adult appeal? To attract younger children? Younger children can watch Nick Jr. (Which I'm not going to rate because I'm not one to judge) This show is about two beavers who live an interesting life each day. Animation is so bright and appealing in this cartoon, this may be the most beautiful cartoon I have ever seen. The show succeeded in capturing sarcastic humor, there's a character stump named, well, Stump, who could be ruler of the world. It never went to far on the silly meter, and threw out such memorable lines such as "Help, the vikings are growing from drinking the lava". One of the most underrated shows
in my time.

Invader Zim - 85%
*Sigh*. This show has so much potential and they scrapped it after less than a month. Again, we see Nick taking out some of the darker cartoons in exchange for the pathetic ones *COUGH SPONGEBOB for the millionth time COUGH* This show dealt with aliens and the arrival of an alien named Zim on planet Earth, and his interaction with the humans. This was probaby as dark as cartoons get.

Salute Your Shorts - 90%
Allow me to search my memory for some of the truly great sitcoms made by Nick. Hmmm, Salute Your Shorts, Salute Your Shorts, and did I mention Salute Your Shorts? 'Shorts' is a show about a bunch of kids living at a camp, and their hilarious experiences. The characters were different and memorable, I felt like I was in the camp at times. And what did Nick do to? Scrapped it. No more Spongebob jokes because that's getting old.

Legends of the Hidden Temples - 80%
This was a neat show. It's like an average extreme sports gameshow, but with the temple twist. The goals and obstacles all involve temple stuff and that sets a really nice atmosphere for the entires show. This one isn't around either.

Spongebob Squarepants - 100%
HAHA! You never saw this coming did you? Nah just kidding. If I were to give Spongebob a real rating, it would be maybe 35%. Yes it's awful. Yes it ruins Nick's image. But no it's not the worst show ever, I admit on laughing one or two times watching it.

Nick seems to be appealing only to children under the age of 10, which they shouldn't be doing because that's what Nick Jr. is for. And once I remember seeing a Sunday block called 'Teen Nick'. Okaay, so they're trying to appeal to teens here? What kind of teenagers are going to watch Taina and Ginger? Nick has an entire history of being stupid, and it's only getting worst. The condition it's in is depressing, the worst part of it is people are
actually WATCHING stuff like Spongebob. I never thought I'd see the day. They can keep on with their act, but I once considered Nick hands down the best kids programming network ever made. Six years ago I could have given them 5 stars without a doubt. If you like watching garbage such as a cat and dog merged together or a sponge living under the sea, by all means, watch Nickelodeon 24/7 and lose brain cells by the second. If you want to stay with intelligent TV though, by all means stay away from Nickelodeon until they change their programming.

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