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Post by Angry Moe on Apr 24, 2018 10:23:08 GMT
Because rewatching it, there are scenes way too disturbing for its intended demographic. Skin/flesh is bloodily torn apart, people getting eaten alive, the main characters getting killed, outright saying words like “MILF”, etc. It always seemed like an [adult swim] cartoon that somehow made it to the Cartoon Network block by accident.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Apr 25, 2018 4:23:08 GMT
It was one of those many older CN shows that featured a lot of "adult humor", which is something that I appreciated about those old CN shows nowadays in general. It actually got a lot more kid-friendler as it went-up, which is a shame. It used to be one of my favorite CN shows when I was younger. That "brains musical episode" was really messed-up. "Hey Grim!"
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Post by Martin Stett on Apr 25, 2018 4:54:06 GMT
I haven't seen it, but in my book, all the best kids shows have treated their audience with respect. Be it the humor of Animaniacs, the philosophical musings of Fullmetal Alchemist (2003), or the fully fleshed characters and complex plot of Princess Tutu -- all of them treat the core audience with great respect. And in turn, each of them are willing to show a lot of violence/adult humor if it is necessary, under the belief that kids aren't stupid, just different. I think the current definition of a "kids' show" as something that is sanitary and won't offend the parents is ultimately a loss for children. When I grew up, my mom FORCED me to read Watership Down. I had nightmares, actual literal nightmares, for what was probably weeks. And I loved every second of that book. I read the Redwall books in all of their extreme violence (funny how the moral watchdogs didn't care about the brutality of those supposed "kids' books" and yet they attacked Harry Potter because it had witchcraft), I read Ender's Game. I learned to read playing Final Fantasy VII, and loved to borrow the video copy of The Maltese Falcon from the library. I grew up on carnage and bloodshed, and I count myself blessed, because I grew up on well told stories. Aaaaand none of this has anything to do with anything, huh. Ah well. Down with poorly thought out censorship! Bring good stories back to our children! They crave it, demand it! #Make Childhood Great Again |
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