With too much free time to spare during spring break I searched for stuff to do. While flipping through the channels on the TV, I happened to come across Pokemon. This show brought me to think about the good old days of my childhood, and how I would wake up early for those Saturday morning cartoons. As a kid, I enjoyed watching TV if not for the thrills, but maybe for relaxing days for the past. However as I was watching the TV show, I realized just how bad kid TV shows have gotten compared to when I was a kid. It maybe that I just got older, however the kid TV shows nowadays just seem to be lacking.
The first show that I loved as a kid was Pokemon. It was one of the earliest shows that I watched. The story revolves around a boy named Ash who wants to become the greatest Pokemon trainer in the world. Not an easy goal. However on his way he meets friends and foes as he works his way around the world trying to become the very best. One of the reasons I guess I enjoyed this show was the simplicity around it. The show now though just seems pretty awful. Each episode consists of Ash making a new friend, then finding a new Pokemon, then fighting his nemesis Team Rocket. The show has gotten so redundant, that it just does not meet the standards of what it used to be. Not to mention it has been like ten years, and the kid is still ten years old. They keep trying to come up with new Pokemon as well that just don't meet up to standards. I mean seriously a Pokemon that looks like an ice-cream cone? I think that this show has gone on for far too long.
Another show that I think was ruined is Yu-gi-oh. This shows centers around a boy named Yugi who completes a puzzle and awakens the spirit of an ancient Pharaoh. Together they try and find the Pharaoh’s lost memory. However there are evil encounters that prevent this from happening. Most of the plot is centered around a card-game called duel monsters. This show used to be my favorite. I loved almost everything about it. Despite this the show has taken a turn for the worse. The current season involves brand new characters that I don't care much for, as well as an attempt to make it better by combining duel monsters and racing. The producers must have thought that racing was cool, and duel monsters is cool therefore the show cant get worse if you just combined these two ideas for something different. This in my opinion did not work, it just makes the show even more ridiculous then it was before.
It maybe that I just have gotten older and more mature, thus not enjoying these shows as much as before. I just think that most kids shows have gotten so ridiculous in their attempts to become popular that most of them are not even good anymore. One thing is for certain though, I miss being a kid.
