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Nightbat® · 2013-01-11, 05:36

I'm with Chiibi

I'm gonna go out on a limb and claim it's because we're living in the "Nerd Generation"

A good example is the absence of 'real' action heroes in current day media
and the succes of the 'nerdy' marvel movies

While in the past the role-model men were the 'tough guys', in this day and age it's the 'educated men'
No more "Happy Days" with the no-diploma, biker, intimidating Fonz, nope, it's "The Big Bang Theory" with hyper-intelligent nerds as the heroes
Al Bundy scored 4 touchdowns in a single game,.. now he sells shoes

And with that, the stigma of 'sissy' hobbies has slowly eroded
DnD-ers, Trekkies, Otakus, etc, could finally crawl out from under the rock they hid under from the jocks and the martial artists

having a 'nerdy' hobby isn't 'uncool' or 'immature' anymore
so more people take to it and keep it up

Vexx · 2013-01-11, 17:31

"Kids shows" often have underlying adult themes or jokes that appeal to adults - it depends on how clever the writers are.

Series like "Animaniacs" or "Earthworm Jim" were clearly designed to be as amusing to adults as they were for kids (sneaking the jokes past management).

As for the appeal of anime/manga clearly aimed at small boys or girls ... again, I'll give a few points in that the writing isn't utterly dumbed-down to insult children (much less adults). I don't find them very interesting but hey --- watch an episode of almost any "prime time adult drama series" on television and really LOOK at the script and dialog. Its often worse than comic book writing. I can count the american tv series that occasionally hit adult level writing on one hand.

Ichuki · 2013-01-11, 20:14

Well for that some adults do like kids shows and like Vexx said kids shows do have innuendos adults get so yea.

Write · 2013-01-11, 21:26

I look at it like this: If you're completely in tune with your dreams, and what you see as fun, beautiful, or artistic then that part of you won't fade as you get older.

To quote Kanye West, "society has broken us down to not even feel what we feel anymore". This is true. If you thought giant robots were cool when you were 8, why should they stop being cool when you're 18? Who's making these rules that say I have to feel a certain way about "kid's shows" as an adult?

I can't wait to see what my generation comes up with as we get older and graduate from college. You think shows like Adventure Time are crazy? Wait until you see the visions of all the kids who grew up on anime. It's a cycle and each generation influences the next, so it's only going to become more "normal" for people of any age to watch these shows.

Now if you're an adult and you let these shows consume you then I don't believe you're on the same page as what I detailed above...A lot of anime fans are like that and I think they watch these shows for totally different reason that I'm still not sure of.

2013-01-11, 05:36	Link #21
Nightbat® Deadpan Snarker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Neverlands Age: 46	I'm with Chiibi I'm gonna go out on a limb and claim it's because we're living in the "Nerd Generation" A good example is the absence of 'real' action heroes in current day media and the succes of the 'nerdy' marvel movies While in the past the role-model men were the 'tough guys', in this day and age it's the 'educated men' No more "Happy Days" with the no-diploma, biker, intimidating Fonz, nope, it's "The Big Bang Theory" with hyper-intelligent nerds as the heroes Al Bundy scored 4 touchdowns in a single game,.. now he sells shoes And with that, the stigma of 'sissy' hobbies has slowly eroded DnD-ers, Trekkies, Otakus, etc, could finally crawl out from under the rock they hid under from the jocks and the martial artists having a 'nerdy' hobby isn't 'uncool' or 'immature' anymore so more people take to it and keep it up __________________

2013-01-11, 17:31	Link #22
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	"Kids shows" often have underlying adult themes or jokes that appeal to adults - it depends on how clever the writers are. Series like "Animaniacs" or "Earthworm Jim" were clearly designed to be as amusing to adults as they were for kids (sneaking the jokes past management). As for the appeal of anime/manga clearly aimed at small boys or girls ... again, I'll give a few points in that the writing isn't utterly dumbed-down to insult children (much less adults). I don't find them very interesting but hey --- watch an episode of almost any "prime time adult drama series" on television and really LOOK at the script and dialog. Its often worse than comic book writing. I can count the american tv series that occasionally hit adult level writing on one hand. __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

2013-01-11, 20:14	Link #23
Ichuki ┌(^o^)┘モリ!┌(^o^)┘モリ! Join Date: Sep 2010	Well for that some adults do like kids shows and like Vexx said kids shows do have innuendos adults get so yea.

2013-01-11, 21:26	Link #24
Write Banned Join Date: Sep 2012	I look at it like this: If you're completely in tune with your dreams, and what you see as fun, beautiful, or artistic then that part of you won't fade as you get older. To quote Kanye West, "society has broken us down to not even feel what we feel anymore". This is true. If you thought giant robots were cool when you were 8, why should they stop being cool when you're 18? Who's making these rules that say I have to feel a certain way about "kid's shows" as an adult? I can't wait to see what my generation comes up with as we get older and graduate from college. You think shows like Adventure Time are crazy? Wait until you see the visions of all the kids who grew up on anime. It's a cycle and each generation influences the next, so it's only going to become more "normal" for people of any age to watch these shows. Now if you're an adult and you let these shows consume you then I don't believe you're on the same page as what I detailed above...A lot of anime fans are like that and I think they watch these shows for totally different reason that I'm still not sure of.