The Nickelodeon Boycott: F.A.Q
NICKHUD
This is Robert again.
Their are still viewers who don't know what this boycott is,and their are some
viewers who are boycotting but don't know exactly why are some of the reasons
for the boycott.
1. What Is Nickelodeon??
Gee,this isn't hard. Unless you been in a cave and had no t.v since
1979,Nickelodeon is a network that at one time provided "Quality" tv shows for
the Children of America.
2. What Is The Nickelodeon Boycott???
The Nickelodeon Boycott and their 7 Aol Member Branchs was created because of
the decline in quality programing on the network.
3. What is All That??
This t.v show is the main reason why were boycotting. The 1994 Pilot was great
but the 1996-1997 was getting more offensive. This show promotes kids as
"Stupid Mindless People" since I am a kid myself (Most of you don't know that)
I am very offended that a show like this is still on the air.
4. How old is the Boycott
The Boycott Started in 1996 but,I have been a member since OCT 1997.
5. What is Kennen & Kel?
This is a spin off of " (Not) All That" created in Oct 1996. The shows two main
characters left to form their own show. The person who co-founded the Boycott
said this show is 10 times more offenceive,but I guess it's not as bad as "A-T"
6. What is FoodLion Orange Soda???
This is orange soda the Kel's Character lives for. But it taste like P***
7. What is Good Burger??
Good Burger is a movie based on a "A-L" plot.
8. When will this boycott end?????
When all that is toned down or canceled.
One goal of this boycott is NOT to put Nickelodeon out of business,but to
improve their programing to non-offensive,quality programing just like the good
old days.
Thanks 4 Your time
Robert Smith
Please Visit Squash The TV Bugs!!
http://homepage.usr.com/b/badlogos
Flipper UK
>This is Robert again.
>Their are still viewers who don't know what this boycott is,and their are
>some
>viewers who are boycotting but don't know exactly why are some of the reasons
>for the boycott.
I doubt your second point is correct.
>1. What Is Nickelodeon??
>Gee,this isn't hard. Unless you been in a cave and had no t.v since
>1979,Nickelodeon is a network that at one time provided "Quality" tv shows
>for the Children of America.
Actually, kids of the world. Hey, if you're a kid I'm surprised you are aware
it's been going since 1979. You weren't born then, right?
>2. What Is The Nickelodeon Boycott???
>The Nickelodeon Boycott and their 7 Aol Member Branchs was created because
>of the decline in quality programing on the network.
In your opinion.
>3. What is All That??
>This t.v show is the main reason why were boycotting. The 1994 Pilot was
>great but the 1996-1997 was getting more offensive. This show promotes kids as
>"Stupid Mindless People" since I am a kid myself (Most of you don't know
>that) I am very offended that a show like this is still on the air.
I think you are doing a much better job of promoting kids as stupid mindless
people.
If you are very offended - here's an idea. Don't watch. I am very offended you
are trying to inflict your views repeatedly on other people who are perfectly
happy with Nickelodeon. If you don't like it, don't watch. If you do like it,
do. You are entitled to your opinion. I am not so sure you are entitled to
repeatedly take up my bandwidth expressing the same valid but tired opinion.
>8. When will this boycott end?????
>When all that is toned down or canceled.
All That will probably end in a couple of years. All Nick shows end sometime.
You will doubtless convince yourself it was your massive boycott that achieved
the end of the show. Problem is, it won't be cancelled - it will just end -
when it's ready to. Just like Roundhouse did.
>One goal of this boycott is NOT to put Nickelodeon out of business,but to
>improve their programing to non-offensive,quality programing just like the
>good old days.
The good old days? My my, earnest words from a "kid" .
>Thanks 4 Your time
I suspect you are just trying to get flamed - if that's the case, can't you
find something more worthwhile to do? "Why don't you turn off your TV and go
out and do something more interesting instead?"
Ryan Mead
Nickelodeon is not degrading.
I also like orange soda.I've never drank urine,so I can't compare...
(Sorry about that.But hey,at least I said urine!)
Ryan Mead,age 12
mo...@webtv.net
"Well,Scooby-Doo can doo-doo,but Jimmy Carter is smarter!"-Homer J.
Simpson
Karen (Miss Midi)
If you do not like Nickelodeon then I think you should just not watch. I happen to
be a fan of "All That" and Nick in general and I don't see what you're so upset
about.
-Karen
P.S. How can you be a kid and know about the "good old days"? Just wondering.
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NICKHUD wrote:
>
> This is Robert again.
>
> Their are still viewers who don't know what this boycott is,and their are some
> viewers who are boycotting but don't know exactly why are some of the reasons
> for the boycott.
>
> Gee,this isn't hard. Unless you been in a cave and had no t.v since
> 1979,Nickelodeon is a network that at one time provided "Quality" tv shows for
> the Children of America.
>
> The Nickelodeon Boycott and their 7 Aol Member Branchs was created because of
> the decline in quality programing on the network.
>
> This t.v show is the main reason why were boycotting. The 1994 Pilot was great
> but the 1996-1997 was getting more offensive. This show promotes kids as
> "Stupid Mindless People" since I am a kid myself (Most of you don't know that)
> I am very offended that a show like this is still on the air.
>
> The Boycott Started in 1996 but,I have been a member since OCT 1997.
>
> 5. What is Kennen & Kel?
> This is a spin off of " (Not) All That" created in Oct 1996. The shows two main
> characters left to form their own show. The person who co-founded the Boycott
> said this show is 10 times more offenceive,but I guess it's not as bad as "A-T"
>
> 6. What is FoodLion Orange Soda???
> This is orange soda the Kel's Character lives for. But it taste like P***
>
> 7. What is Good Burger??
> Good Burger is a movie based on a "A-L" plot.
>
> When all that is toned down or canceled.
>
> improve their programing to non-offensive,quality programing just like the good
> old days.
>
> Robert Smith
> Please Visit Squash The TV Bugs!!
> http://homepage.usr.com/b/badlogos
As much as I think All That and Kenan & Kel are sorry
excuses for TV shows, I really have to point out that no matter
what you do, Nickelodeon WON'T LISTEN TO YOU. Just because a
small band of people are boycotting a children's TV network
doesn't mean they're gonna freak out and do whatever you
want them to do. All in all, you have a good cause, but the
way you're pursuing it is completely ineffective.
Rich Bunnell
Jeff Harris
Hey NICKHUD? Kid, you brought up a vaild point for a boycott.I want to
join the boycott. However, the reasons for the boycott aren't legitimate
enough.
As an animation fan, I seldom look at Nickelodeon because the shows are
atrocious, cut up severely (check out Looney Tunes and older episodes of
Ren and Stimpy [YAY SPUMCO!!] if you don't believe me), repetitve (just
when did Salute Your Shorts stop production, 1993?), and aren't necessarily
good anymore.
Most of the non-Nickelodeon owned shows like Beetlejuice and the Chipmunks
have already left the network while others like Inspector Gadget are
getting ready to bolt to either Toon Disney (which owns the entire DIC
library, creators of the show, and already carries the spinoff, Gadget Boy
and Heather [I really think that they are also trying to get their hands on
the original episodes of Doug as well]) or Fox Family Channel (which has
acquirred many DIC shows such as The Real Ghostbusters and Heathcliff). So
unless Nick gets the rights to some major non-Nickelodeon animated shows
such as those from BKN or Columbia-TriStar, they would be really slumping
in non-Nick-owned shows. I hope that the Dreamworks shows are worth
watching.
I also want to boycott the yearly "Kid's Choice" Awards program because
they aren't really voted on by the kids. Titanic? How many kids actually
saw this 3 + hour movie to vote for it for best picture. Any Nickelodeon
show (whether Stateside or in the UK where shows like Sabrina, Sister
Sister, and Moesha air on Nick UK) should be nominated for a Nickelodeon
award. For example, why didn't shows from Disney's One Saturday Morning,
Kid's WB!, Cartoon Network, and Fox Kids even get nominated for best
animated series? Jealousy, maybe? And who seriously believes that Kenan
and Kel is the best sitcom on TV?
It may also apply here, but I'm also against the bastardization of Nick At
Nite. The Wonder Years may be a good show, but I wouldn't necessarily call
it CLASSIC TV. A show should be considered a classic if it a high quality
show that premiered before 1987 (although Murphy Brown, Seinfeld, ER, Mad
About You, Frasier, and The Simpsons are only a few that broke the mold)
and 99% of the shows on Nick at Nite fit that catagory. They didn't have
to pick The Wonder Years, but I guess they had no choice. All of the other
modern classics such as The Cosby Show, MASH, and (I think) Cheers are
being snatched up by their competitors such as TBS and fX.
Also, since when did Nick start going commercial. Back when I was younger,
the only products I've seen with the Nickelodeon name was Green Slime
Shampoo (the stuff would get you clean, but it won't get you green), and
the Double Dare and Finders Keepers games from Pressman Toys. Nowadays, I
see Rugrats hawking everything from dolls to theme parks to deep fat foods,
Nickelodeon having theme park attractions from big theme parks like
Universal Studios to smaller ones like King's Dominion in Virginia, albums,
dolls, games, action figures, movies, is Nickelodeon trying (and apparently
succeeding) to out-Disney Disney? What they really need to do is
concentrate mainly on the net
Boycott Nick. It sold out to corporate America and isn't the network many
of us grew up with. Kids, the Nickelodeon that you're hooked to isn't
necessarily the same one your older brother, sister, or cousin looked at
when he/she was your age. Help bring back prestige to the young people's
station (fans, remember that slogan?), the first kid's network,
Nickelodeon.
Jeff
Proud Supporter of the Nickelodeon Boycott
John Porter
Jeff Harris wrote:
>
> I also want to boycott the yearly "Kid's Choice" Awards program because
> they aren't really voted on by the kids. Titanic? How many kids actually
> saw this 3 + hour movie to vote for it for best picture. Any Nickelodeon
> show (whether Stateside or in the UK where shows like Sabrina, Sister
> Sister, and Moesha air on Nick UK) should be nominated for a Nickelodeon
> award. For example, why didn't shows from Disney's One Saturday Morning,
> Kid's WB!, Cartoon Network, and Fox Kids even get nominated for best
> animated series? Jealousy, maybe? And who seriously believes that Kenan
> and Kel is the best sitcom on TV?
>
As far as the nominations go, I had the opposite idea - that
Nickelodeon shows shouldn't be nominated at all. The only
reason Rugrats won - again - was because it's got a home
turf advantage. If you ask kids watching a channel on which
Rugrats is the most popular show wether they prefer that
or The Simpsons, naturally they'll say Rugrats! Sabrina spits
on Kenan & Kel from a very great height (and even if you
disagree with me, you must admit that it's a much more
professional and well made show), but Kenan & Kel won
for the very same reason that Rugrats did.
It's the same as, for example, asking regular NBC viewers what
their favorite show is - the number of people who'd pick
Seinfeld would probably be higher than those who watched the
other networks more.
I agree with you on principle, though - either all Nick
shows, or none at all. It's an uneven playing field.
And by the way, who DID pick the nominations? King of The Hill
for best cartoon, even though it's not aimed at kids at all?
Though I'm pro-Nintendo, all four game nominations being Nintendo
games was ridiculous - and really... Donkey Kong Country
came out in 1994/95. StarFox - and it did say 'StarFox',
not 'StarFox 64' - came out in 1993. "Super Mario'? could
you be a bit more specific? Super Mario 64, Super Mario Kart...
Best Actress was an improvement, at least. Unlike last
year (ROSEANNE nominated?) 3 of the 4 nominees were actually
in shows aimed at kids, so Tia & Tamera Mowry finally met
their comeuppance to Melissa Joan Hart in this category.
The fact they won the Hall of Fame award, however, is
completely ridiculous. The only way to be nominated
is if you've won three times before - and the only
way you can be nominated three times in the first place
is if Nick let you. There are many, many celebrities
in Hollywood who should have been nominated for KCAs
over the years - and many celebrities who deserved the
Hall of Fame award a lot more than the Mowrys - but their
inclusion is at Viacom's discretion.
Look at Melissa Joan Hart, for example. First ever
sole female lead in a Nickelodeon series, star of Nickelodeon's
first ever bona-fide sitcom, worked on Nick for 4 years
as Clarissa, and every year afterwards in promotional
activities for CEIA, The Big Help, Kids' Choice,
and contributes to numerous charities aimed at helping
kids. But, in 7 years, she's never been nominated for
the Hall of Fame award because of this stupid '3 awards'
rule. It's almost as bad as Nick's old '65 episode-per show'
rule.
> Also, since when did Nick start going commercial. Back when I was younger,
> the only products I've seen with the Nickelodeon name was Green Slime
> Shampoo (the stuff would get you clean, but it won't get you green), and
> the Double Dare and Finders Keepers games from Pressman Toys. Nowadays, I
> see Rugrats hawking everything from dolls to theme parks to deep fat foods,
> Nickelodeon having theme park attractions from big theme parks like
> Universal Studios to smaller ones like King's Dominion in Virginia, albums,
> dolls, games, action figures, movies, is Nickelodeon trying (and apparently
> succeeding) to out-Disney Disney? What they really need to do is
> concentrate mainly on the net
Hmm. I don't know if they really are beating Disney at their own
game. GoodBurger wasn't exactly a blockbuster of Lion King proportions,
was it? If anything, Disney are using predatory tactics towards
Nick, and winning. Just look at the success of 'Disney's Doug'.
And I'd much rather they didn't concentrate on the Internet.
Viacom's lawyers have made moves to shut down Star Trek fan sites...
We've been lucky so far that they haven't came after Nick show
sites.
--
John Porter - Melissa Joan Hart/Transformers fan & writer of
'Go! Go! Superstar Clarissa' - check it out at:
http://freespace.virgin.net/frank.porter/
"Feel the itch of real wool!!" - Mortimer Kahn
Jeff Harris
John Porter <frank....@virgin.net> wrote in article
<352933...@virgin.net>...
:
I agree with you 125%. I just accidently forgot to put the n't at the end
of should. What it should have read was Nickelodeon shows SHOULDN'T be
nominated for Nickelodeon awards. If it was a perfect world, shows like
The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Recess, Pinky and The Brain, Disney's
Doug, or Spider-Man would be nominated for best animated series. But since
Nickelodeon is in its own world, we as viewers could only dream. Sabrina
would have won too.
: And by the way, who DID pick the nominations? King of The Hill
: for best cartoon, even though it's not aimed at kids at all?
: Though I'm pro-Nintendo, all four game nominations being Nintendo
: games was ridiculous - and really... Donkey Kong Country
: came out in 1994/95. StarFox - and it did say 'StarFox',
: not 'StarFox 64' - came out in 1993. "Super Mario'? could
: you be a bit more specific? Super Mario 64, Super Mario Kart...
I would have loved to see Final Fantasy VII, Crash Bandicoot 2, NFL Gameday
98, or PaRappa the Rapper nominated in this catagory (I can't help it, I'm
pro-Sony).
: > Also, since when did Nick start going commercial. Back when I was
younger,
: > the only products I've seen with the Nickelodeon name was Green Slime
: > Shampoo (the stuff would get you clean, but it won't get you green),
and
: > the Double Dare and Finders Keepers games from Pressman Toys.
Nowadays,
: > I see Rugrats hawking everything from dolls to theme parks to deep fat
foods,
: > Nickelodeon having theme park attractions from big theme parks like
: > Universal Studios to smaller ones like King's Dominion in Virginia,
albums,
: > dolls, games, action figures, movies, is Nickelodeon trying (and
apparently
: > succeeding) to out-Disney Disney? What they really need to do is
: > concentrate mainly on the net
:
: And I'd much rather they didn't concentrate on the Internet.
: Viacom's lawyers have made moves to shut down Star Trek fan sites...
: We've been lucky so far that they haven't came after Nick show
: sites.
I didn't mean net (it was near 1 a.m. when I wrote this and I was tired).
What I meant was that they should just concentrate on the network, trying
to make it better. Surely the Oh, Yeah! cartoon shorts and the future
Dreamworks projects will be much better than the Catdog cartoon they
previewed after the "Awards" show.
Off topic for a minute. Since Fox and Viacom made Titanic together, do you
think they have an agenda against the internet fans by together shutting
down sites dedicated to Star Trek, X-Files, Millenium, King of the Hill,
and The Simpsons together? Just wondering.
Jeff Harris
Jeff Harris <EMER...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in article
<6g9mv7$5...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>...
: Hey NICKHUD? Kid, you brought up a vaild point for a boycott.I want to
: join the boycott. However, the reasons for the boycott aren't legitimate
: enough.
:
: As an animation fan, I seldom look at Nickelodeon because the shows are
: atrocious, cut up severely (check out Looney Tunes and older episodes of
: Ren and Stimpy [YAY SPUMCO!!] if you don't believe me), repetitve (just
: when did Salute Your Shorts stop production, 1993?), and aren't
necessarily
: good anymore.
:
: Most of the non-Nickelodeon owned shows like Beetlejuice and the
Chipmunks
: have already left the network while others like Inspector Gadget are
: getting ready to bolt to either Toon Disney (which owns the entire DIC
: library, creators of the show, and already carries the spinoff, Gadget
Boy
: and Heather [I really think that they are also trying to get their hands
on
: the original episodes of Doug as well]) or Fox Family Channel (which has
: acquirred many DIC shows such as The Real Ghostbusters and Heathcliff).
So
: unless Nick gets the rights to some major non-Nickelodeon animated shows
: such as those from BKN or Columbia-TriStar, they would be really slumping
: in non-Nick-owned shows. I hope that the Dreamworks shows are worth
: watching.
:
: I also want to boycott the yearly "Kid's Choice" Awards program because
: they aren't really voted on by the kids. Titanic? How many kids
actually
: saw this 3 + hour movie to vote for it for best picture. Any Nickelodeon
: show (whether Stateside or in the UK where shows like Sabrina, Sister
: Sister, and Moesha air on Nick UK) SHOULDN'T be nominated for a
Nickelodeon
: award. For example, why didn't shows from Disney's One Saturday Morning,
: Kid's WB!, Cartoon Network, and Fox Kids even get nominated for best
: animated series? Jealousy, maybe? And who seriously believes that Kenan
: and Kel is the best sitcom on TV?
:
: It may also apply here, but I'm also against the bastardization of Nick
At
: Nite. The Wonder Years may be a good show, but I wouldn't necessarily
call
: it CLASSIC TV. A show should be considered a classic if it a high
quality
: show that premiered before 1987 (although Murphy Brown, Seinfeld, ER, Mad
: About You, Frasier, and The Simpsons are only a few that broke the mold)
: and 99% of the shows on Nick at Nite fit that catagory. They didn't have
: to pick The Wonder Years, but I guess they had no choice. All of the
other
: modern classics such as The Cosby Show, MASH, and (I think) Cheers are
: being snatched up by their competitors such as TBS and fX.
:
: Also, since when did Nick start going commercial. Back when I was
younger,
: the only products I've seen with the Nickelodeon name was Green Slime
: Shampoo (the stuff would get you clean, but it won't get you green), and
: the Double Dare and Finders Keepers games from Pressman Toys. Nowadays,
I
: see Rugrats hawking everything from dolls to theme parks to deep fat
foods,
: Nickelodeon having theme park attractions from big theme parks like
: Universal Studios to smaller ones like King's Dominion in Virginia,
albums,
: dolls, games, action figures, movies, is Nickelodeon trying (and
apparently
: succeeding) to out-Disney Disney? What they really need to do is
: concentrate mainly on the network.
:
: Boycott Nick. It sold out to corporate America and isn't the network
many
: of us grew up with. Kids, the Nickelodeon that you're hooked to isn't
: necessarily the same one your older brother, sister, or cousin looked at
: when he/she was your age. Help bring back prestige to the young people's
: station (fans, remember that slogan?), the first kid's network,
: Nickelodeon.
:
: Jeff
: Proud Supporter of the Nickelodeon Boycott
I edited this rant because I wasn't totally coherant when I wrote this last
night. I was tired and didn't get enough sleep. Oh well.
:
NICKHUD
Millions of Blessings to You.
All hail Jeff Harris!!!!
Robert Smith
YO HERB! Bow down too!.
Steve Mindykowski
are
>: atrocious, cut up severely (check out Looney Tunes and older
episodes of
>: Ren and Stimpy [YAY SPUMCO!!] if you don't believe me), repetitve
(just
>: when did Salute Your Shorts stop production, 1993?), and aren't
>necessarily
>: good anymore.
>:
either the video it came from is no longer proftable, or every kid
knows each of the already-aired episodes by heart. In the case of
"Rugrats", YTV in Canada is already showing the 2nd batch of new
episodes, while Nick is still sitting on them back in the states. Also,
Nick announced in the Winter Preview issue of TV Guide and in the March
Nick Magazine that the Rugrats "Vacation" episode (the one that was,
and still is, video-exclusive) would air March 3rd. When they prepared
the schedules for that week, they left it out, with no word on when
they'll be showing it.
Steve Mindykowski
rugr...@ix.netcom.com
http://saginaw.simplenet.com/
Home of the UNOFFICIAL Rugrats Online!
pbarnes
That's not exactly true. A lot of people really like Rugrats and let's not
forget that Hey Arnold was nominated also. Rugrats is the show. It's a hell
of a lot better than The Simpsons or King of the Hill. I do agree though
that a lot of Nickelodeon shows shouldn't be nominated because they do have
an advantage. I do agree also that Sabrina should have won. I love "Kenan &
Kel", but Sabrina is more well made and professional.
Jeff Harris wrote in message <6gbkbc$r...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>...
>
>
>: >
>:
pbarnes
pbarnes
pbarnes
I dissagree that Rugrats won because it's on Nick. It really is a great
show. I've been watching it since 1991 and I'm 12 now going on 13. I do
agree however that Sabrina should have won. I love "Kenan and Kel" but
Sabrina is more organized. Kenan and Kel have the same problem My Brother
and Me had. The actors are a lot better but it just isn't organized. I
really can't explain it right now.
Also, I'm boycotting the awards for the reason that it isn't like any
kind of award show. They have those stupid fold out chairs instead of the
kinds of seats they have in the movies which are also in the other awards
shows. Also, they don't have very many awards catogories. Plus....Arosmith
(sp?) as a musical performace? Give me a break. That's another thing. They
need more guest and performaces. Oh yeah! And one more thing. They really
need to make it last longer. That kind of goes along with more catorgories.
Ok. I'm going to shut up now, but I might have to give some more later
because i can't think of anymore right now.
MickeyB
pbarnes
pbarnes wrote in message ...
pbarnes
pbarnes
I would also like to add that i am boycotting the awards because of the
stupid folding chairs. They should get movie theater seats like they do at
the other award shows. Also they need more catorgories, more musical
performaces, and it needs to last longer than 1 and 1/2 hours.
Mickey
pbarnes wrote in message ...
>That's not exactly true. A lot of people really like Rugrats and let's not
>forget that Hey Arnold was nominated also. Rugrats is the show. It's a hell
>of a lot better than The Simpsons or King of the Hill. I do agree though
>that a lot of Nickelodeon shows shouldn't be nominated because they do have
>an advantage. I do agree also that Sabrina should have won. I love "Kenan
&
>Kel", but Sabrina is more well made and professional. It kinda has the same
problem as My Brother and Me.
>
>Jeff Harris wrote in message <6gbkbc$r...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>...
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>
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>
Jennifer Gettinger
pbarnes wrote:
> That's not exactly true. A lot of people really like Rugrats and let's not
> forget that Hey Arnold was nominated also. Rugrats is the show. It's a hell
> of a lot better than The Simpsons or King of the Hill. I do agree though
> that a lot of Nickelodeon shows shouldn't be nominated because they do have
> an advantage. I do agree also that Sabrina should have won. I love "Kenan &
> Kel", but Sabrina is more well made and professional.
>
> Jeff Harris wrote in message <6gbkbc$r...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>...
> >
> >
>
> >: >
> >:
> >: As far as the nominations go, I had the opposite idea - that
> >: Nickelodeon shows shouldn't be nominated at all. The only
> >: reason Rugrats won - again - was because it's got a home
> >: turf advantage. If you ask kids watching a channel on which
> >: Rugrats is the most popular show wether they prefer that
> >: or The Simpsons, naturally they'll say Rugrats! Sabrina spits
> >: on Kenan & Kel from a very great height (and even if you
> >: disagree with me, you must admit that it's a much more
> >: professional and well made show), but Kenan & Kel won
> >: for the very same reason that Rugrats did.
> >:
>
> >Ahhhh!!! I never saw Rugrats but how can anything be better than the
> Simpsons???
Jeff Harris
Steve Mindykowski <rugr...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in article
<6gck7l$a...@sjx-ixn8.ix.netcom.com>...
:
: In some cases, they hold off premieres of new episodes of series until
: either the video it came from is no longer proftable, or every kid
: knows each of the already-aired episodes by heart. In the case of
: "Rugrats", YTV in Canada is already showing the 2nd batch of new
: episodes, while Nick is still sitting on them back in the states. Also,
: Nick announced in the Winter Preview issue of TV Guide and in the March
: Nick Magazine that the Rugrats "Vacation" episode (the one that was,
: and still is, video-exclusive) would air March 3rd. When they prepared
: the schedules for that week, they left it out, with no word on when
: they'll be showing it.
:
For someone who never went over the border, I love YTV. I've been to their
webpage: http://www.ytv.com/ and I have to say that this network is
basically what Nickelodeon should have been from the beginning. YTV has
very original shows aimed at youngsters and young adults involving topics
such as what's hot, who's cool, and what's new. The channel hosts on this
network seem awesome, since I've seen a few of them on The Anti-Gravity
Room, a YTV export on Sci-Fi. The lineup is also diverse with programming
such aimed towards all audiences from Big Comfy Couch to Sailor Moon to
ReBoot to Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Yes, this network realizes that kids
don't go to bed at 8:30 EST). This network's own awards show, the YAA,
doesn't spotlight the entertainment world (or give awards to their own
shows), but rather the achievements of the youth of Canada. Let's see Nick
do something like that here.
Believe it or not, Nickelodeon and YTV are actually mutual allies. YTV
co-produce shows like Are You Afraid of The Dark? for them and shows like
AGR and Mission: Genesis (called DeepWater Black [a much better name if
you ask me] for then-sister station Sci-Fi Channel. In the meantime, a few
Nickelodeon shows like Rugrats appear on YTV as long as YTV doesn't plan to
come to the States anytime soon (although some people in the northern part
of the States have YTV on their cable stations - - lucky!!).
YTV lives up to the title Coolest Station in the Nation. Too bad it's just
limited to Canada because this network would be the perfect alternative to
Nickelodeon. I guess us Americans would never find out.
Jeff Harris
Jeff Harris
pbarnes <pba...@neo.lrun.com> wrote in article
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: That's not exactly true. A lot of people really like Rugrats and let's
not
: forget that Hey Arnold was nominated also. Rugrats is the show. It's a
hell
: of a lot better than The Simpsons or King of the Hill. I do agree though
: that a lot of Nickelodeon shows shouldn't be nominated because they do
have
: an advantage. I do agree also that Sabrina should have won. I love
"Kenan &
: Kel", but Sabrina is more well made and professional.
I never said that Rugrats was a bad show. It's probably one of the best
written shows on the entire network. However, the problem that I have is
that the reasons why it shouldn't have won was that it isn't the best show
and that MANY shows are better than the babies.
For instance, ever check out "One Saturday Morning" on ABC? Not only does
it include an original Nicktoon (Doug), but it also has two entirely
different shows that makes this programming block watchable. Recess is a
show about the misadventures of a group of elementary students that occur
during the best part of the schoolday - - - recess (did you think I was
going to say Quantum Physics 101?). Pepper Ann is a show about a young
girl growing up to become a young woman, much in the same vein as Clarissa
Explains it All. All three of these shows, if not at least one of them,
could have been nominated. I don't know why, but Nick (as well as every
other studio-owned network) tends to like their own products. But that
still doesn't explain why Jumanji, from sister-station UPN, wasn't
nominated as well. It just proves that Nicktoons are favored to win in a
Nickelodeon-themed award on Nickelodeon's favorite night on Nickelodeon.
BTW, the last non-Nicktoon to win best animated series. . . The Simpsons.
This was back in 1991, I think.
Jeff Harris
Rich Hyams
I agree with some of what you are saying. Kenan and Kel is soooo old and
boring! And how did Goosebumbs get favorite book? It is the most boring,
wothless series I ever read. I don't think any one in my school reads them
any more. As for Titanic, basicly, my school's entire chourus(there are 100
kids from 4-6 grade) saw the movie. Basicly everybody I know saw it at least
one (some more than that)
-Becky
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>Jeff Harris <EMER...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in article
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>: join the boycott. However, the reasons for the boycott aren't legitimate
>: enough.
>:
>: atrocious, cut up severely (check out Looney Tunes and older episodes of
>: Ren and Stimpy [YAY SPUMCO!!] if you don't believe me), repetitve (just
>: when did Salute Your Shorts stop production, 1993?), and aren't
>necessarily
>: good anymore.
>:
Ryan Mead
PORTER!
So,they made mistakes on some videogame nominations.What the heck?I know
what they ment (Although,to your dismay,Super Mario Kart was released in
1992.)
I make mistakes like that a lot!I call Clay Fighter Clay Fighters,and I
call the dinos in Bubble Bobble Bubby and Bobby!
I'm guessing by DKC they ment DKC3,by StarFox they ment StarFox 64,and
by Super Mario they ment Super Mario 64.
And the Kid's Choice awards are voted by kids.What do you think Voteboy
and Votegirl were talkin' about?
geta...@earth.net
Where are you from ...how old do you claim to be?You say you are a
child right?
Life is full of things we won't like ............thus find something
we like and praise it.....not find things to dislike......Why waste
what little time we have on earth to try to distroy what others may
like ?????? And push your one sided views upon poeple and worse
childen. This is a group for children.
Here in the USA freedom means free .............free-choice ever hear
of that? It means to choose what YOU want or don't want .........If
that is not good enuff............. Turn you TV off don't read
newspapers listen to radio .for there will be things that will offend
you....
Oh and thank you ...I had to answer to my 7yr old son what P*** meant
( which I said. I was not sure ) thank you again...... from where did
you get asnwer to "6. What is FoodLion Orange Soda???"
You know someone who wrote the script ????
Or maybe it is a racial thing .
Thanks For Wasting My Time
A Father
A.K.A. Turtle
geta...@earth.net
Chris Sobieniak
pbarnes
me
I think whoever started this "Nickelodeon Boycott" either needs to find
a life, or stop watching television all together. There are thousands
of shows that many people do not like, but to others, they are the
greatest shows in the world. THAT IS WHY NO PERSON IS THE SAME AS
ANOTHER! Everyone has different tastes in everything, including what
shows they watch. I, being 18, almost 19, will sit down with my little
sister or my goddaughter and watch Nickelodeon with them. I love it. I
think it is funny, and it is directed towards children, so I do not need
to worry about the language they use, or if there is going to be any
nudity. So, if you think that Nick is promoting "Stupid Mindless
People", maybe you should go try out for a part. I am sure you will get
the lead....
A satisfied viewer of Nickelodeon
Jason Ainsworth
Hey, I can see how some people might be offended by the shows on Nick,
but they really aren't meant to be in any way offending. This is simply a
network designed to entertain kids. Kids like what's funny right? Well, i am
a "kid" and find most of the shows very funny. Does anyone watch Saturday
Night Live? it has adults on it that PLAY complete idiots, however it was
not meant to portray adults as stupid mindless beings-but to be funny and
make us laugh, as do shows such as "All That, Kenan & Kel, etc.
-thanks
for reading my opinion
Jason Ainsworth
Jason Ainsworth
David Brazeal
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> -thanks
>for reading my opinion
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You're welcome. All three times. ;-)
