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Most current children's programming now, either PBS or commercial, seems hysterical and intended to create anxiety by comparison. Mister Rogers, Sesame Street,
by JJMcJ 5y ago
Most current children's programming now, either PBS or commercial, seems hysterical and intended to create anxiety by comparison.
Mister Rogers, Sesame Street, Electric Company, were really excellent.
- handrous 5y agoThey're so sedate. It's wonderful. From what I've seen with my own kids, they're entirely OK with and plenty entertained by that pace—until they become accustomed to super-fast modern kids' media. Even most of the stuff on PBS seems hyper-caffeinated by comparison. And don't get me started on the damn auto-tune. "Let's teach 3 year olds this is what a normal human singing voice sounds like". Bleh. Friggin' Daniel Tiger.
- JJMcJ 5y agoCartoon kids talk in hysterical falsettos, even third graders don't talk that high pitched in real life. Adults mostly don't exist. Often the kids have superpowers that solve all the problems. The only PBS Kids shows that seems to have kids in a normal relationship with adults is Molly Of Denali. Also just about the only one that shows adults interacting with each other.
- tclancy 5y agoWhich shows are these? The biggest difference I see between when I was a kid (born in the 70s) and my daughter (born in the 10s) is that shows now are relentlessly upbeat, focused entirely on teaching and nonviolent. We recently got HBO Max and most of Looney Tunes is lost on her because it’s basically assholes whaling in each other. I still love it, of course.