"Beware the Beast!!!!" |
If your are an animation major like me, then I know that you love cartoons! We love the characters, the stories, the art styles, the writers and creators, and the process itself. I chose to pursue animation, because a long time ago I made a conscious decision that I would never outgrow or get tired of cartoons. The fact is, I couldn't. I was always drawn in by the fact that it was something that people liked, and that it was something that I could do. Today I still make sure that I have a childlike wonder when I watch my favorite shows, because it makes it more enjoyable for me, and because it makes it easier to analyze it later if I know how it made me feel.
Anyway, the reason I'm talking about cartoons is because I feel like what we read for last Tuesday about writing for children very much applies to the realm of children's cartoons as well as children's books. If a cartoon can be enjoyed by people of all ages, I find that it usually lasts longer and has a better story than cartoons targeted for a specific age. Lewis's quote really made me think about that notion. "I am almost inclined to set up a canon that a children's story which is enjoyed only by children is a bad story."
Man, when Spielberg makes a "kids show," he sure delivers. How many of you learned your states and capitals through this show? |
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Why Nickelodeon? Why? Someone please tell me why this show is still on. |
There are certain shows that stick in our minds, because of the stories they told or the lessons we took away from them. A fairly recent cartoon that I think will be a top favorite for a long time is Over the Garden Wall. I won't go on about this show, since others have already blogged about it, but it is, in a sense, a modern fairy tale and a treasured story that I will be telling my children.
Children's cartoons have helped to shape me to the person I am today. And I'm proud of that.
Maybe someday I can make something that people will love too.
That's all for now. What cartoons have stayed with you from your childhood?
I loved watching Kim Possible as a kids, it was and still is one of my favorite animated tv shows.
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