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To me it just seems to be another manifestation of AquaBats reality-contorting modus operandi. Until some network fesses up, I'm betting it's just a bit of silliness from an odd set of people. But maybe you all already knew that and I'm just coming late to the party.
Oh, and the music bugged the heck out of me. Riff off video game sountracks if you must, but tone down the synthesized drums a few dB. *grumble, grumble* kids these days *grumble, grumble*
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According to the website, he's a "special guest".
Some of the animators on the various cartoon and animation blogs I follow said they've done segments for the show, which is still being shopped around.
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My problem is I don't really trust the official site to give truthful information. I mean, it could all be part of the joke. Or, not joke, exactly, but maybe say band-idiosyncrocy? They like this weird reality-bending self-image, so why shouldn't they continue it in their official press release.
I guess my doubt isn't so much about whether there is an intent to make a show at all (although I _do_ wonder if it isn't some sort of prank), but whether any children will ever actually see it (since I see no interested networks/audiences, other than AquaBats fans). I could see them using these characters on their next tour, or in a music video (in fact, that's what the "trailer" feels like to me; just a music video intended for their adult/pre-adult audience), all the time talking about the new children's show their producing.
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Well, if you'll excuse the expression, dur-hey.
The vast majority of TV show pilots never sell. There's no guarantee that this one will.
As for there being no interested networks: Are you an network executive with an inside track on what shows are being looked at as prospective new series?
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Okay, that's worse than Viva Pinata. But a show about pinata's getting smacked around is pretty absurd.
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A friend from UT just mentioned having seen Yo Gabba Gabba while watching TV with her two-year-old daughter. She thought it was great children's entertainment. Just wanted to say sorry I doubted you (and the sincerity of the Aqua Bats); I should have known better.
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My kids like this. They especially like the rock anthem "Party In My Tummy."
However, my five year old definitely pointed out that she likes Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! better. And Dora and Diego better than either of those.
As for Wonder Pets, my daughter says she likes it less than Yo Gabba Gabba, but my wife says this is incorrect. I am now confused. I am unsure whether this is a reflection of my daughter's feelings or my wife's.
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My three-year-old gets bored with this and asks to watch the "Food Channel" instead.
Now, Wonder Pets, she loves. And likes Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! okay. Dora and Diego, she would watch, but unless I am extremely ill (or she is), I do not allow them in my house.
Wonder Pets I actually find useful. When I need help with something, all I have to do is sing, "What's going to work? TEAM-work!" and she pitches right in.
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My kids are the only ones I know of that would choose Kipper or Angelina Ballerina or Charlie and Lola over any other show. What is it with those Brits?
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quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen: My three-year-old gets bored with this and asks to watch the "Food Channel" instead.
Now, Wonder Pets, she loves. And likes Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! okay. Dora and Diego, she would watch, but unless I am extremely ill (or she is), I do not allow them in my house.
Heh... Audrey gets bored with the Food Network and I have to switch to Noggin. She requests Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and Little Bill both by name (thank god for DVR!).
My wife *hates* Yo, Gabba Gabba. I've only seen short bits of it, so I can't really comment. But she swears it's the end of civilized culture.
kq, I have to ask though, what wrong with Dora and Diego?
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This makes me nostalgic for Barney. I think it's become more inane since Barney and Friends in 1992, but it least Barney had some redeeming qualities.
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I about feel out of my chair when I heard They Might Be Giants singing on one of those kids shows.
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quote:Originally posted by Godric 2.0: kq, I have to ask though, what wrong with Dora and Diego?
They drive me MAD. Dora most of all. STOP FREAKING YELLING AT ME, YOU DUMB LITTLE WEIRDO!
I made the mistake of allowing Ni Hao, Kai Lan a few times.
Ni Hao, Kai Lan is Dora the Explorer with Mandarin instead of Spanish.
You've been warned. Her eyes are slightly less creepy and her voice slightly less shrill but the repetition and yelling are the same.
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There's a whole market for tv shows like Dora the Explorer that are expressly designed for audiences too young and dumb to be watching TV in the first place.
And yet, they're still a positive asset, because they are a handy foil: a crutch for the scores of parents too dumb, overloaded or busy themselves to do anything better for their kids with that time.
Now, when they get old enough to be ready for shows like Between the Lions and other edutainment that dun' make mommy and daddy feel like their brain is leaking out their ears, then tv is fine.
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I just don't know anymore. Why is this allowed to go on? Who is instigating this? Is it better for the kids, have there been studies conducted? Is it easier to drop a kid off in front of the newest, singy-est, colory-est, loudy-est show than it is to read to them? Do parents even watch it or do they just press play and let the tv do the teaching because the box said "educational fun"? I need answers, or at the very least some statistical data proving that these kids' minds aren't mush or permanently warped.
TV isn't inherently bad, but sometimes moderation and a little sense can go a long way.
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I sometimes have to remind myself that most of you don't have toddlers and thus are to be forgiven for thinking Yo Gabba Gabba! is something that's sprung up recently.
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God, I hate Dora and Diego so much. The first couple times you watch an episode, maybe they're not so bad. But then the little things start to get to you, most importantly the repetition -- even within phrases, like a "muddy mudslide" or a "gummy gumdrop" -- and the constant, high-volume importuning. "Come on," they yell, "do what we tell you! Or we will yell some more! Isn't this fun? Say it's fun! Say it! Say it louder!"
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I work as a nanny for a three-year-old, and we don't watch much TV, but when we do, it's because of one of three reasons: 1) We are brushing her hair, and she is a hair-hypochondriac. The shiny colors distract her from the pain. 2) I am doing a lot of cleaning (I usually try to wait 'til she's down for a nap, but occasionally there's too much). 3) She is sick (esp. feverish) and out of it, and just wants to veg. out. Grand total, we watch maybe 1/2 an hour a day.
She really likes Dora, but I find it totally disconcerting that they break the 4th wall every 5 seconds. Wubzy is a little hyper for me, as is Yo Gabba Gabba (Which I don't mind that much. I've used some of the songs to emphasize concepts with her, including their song to the effect of, "If you suffer a minor injury, say 'Ow!' and move on with your life." My girls are both pretty serious wallowers). Our mutual favorites, however are Max & Ruby and LazyTown. LazyTown seems really frenetic to me, but, hey, the songs aren't that bad (for children's programming).
I love Noggin, though. None of their shows are terrible (I'm looking at you, Spongebob). And the fact that they don't have regular commercials but instead use puzzles and songs like This makes me feel that they are the safest thing to switch to.
quote:My kids are the only ones I know of that would choose Kipper or Angelina Ballerina or Charlie and Lola over any other show. What is it with those Brits?
British children's tv is almost always better. There are a few exceptions.
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My husband watching Dora with our niece, "How does Dora know that's a magic hairbrush?" I say,"Because the talking bunny told her it was magic!" Boots' parents are scary. Giant monkies in clothes. Some characters are drawn like blobs - Isa and Benny (who is a blue bull) and other animals are drawn anotomically correct. weird
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My children are deprived I suppose. We only get broadcast, so all they know is PBS kids, and what they pick up in the DVD section at the library. Current favorites are Dinosaur Train, Harold and the Purple Crayon (via DVD), and the incredibly overprogrammed Curious George (it seems like its on 4-5 times a day). My six-year-old also really, really likes the single season of the "Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego" that's out on DVD.
Actually, considering how wild Calvin (3) goes for the Wiggles' dance numbers, he'd probably really get into Yo Gabba, Gabba; I'm a little afraid our house wouldn't survive his sweet moves, though.
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You get points for Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiengo, but I want to get The Anamaniac's for the kids in my family. Too bad Ghost Writer is completely dissproven... I had a very fantastic and silly idea of just what the internet was.
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It was interesting to read that take on YGG. It's one of those shows that drives me insane but the kids seem to like.
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I *nearly* checked out the pilot episode of Ghostwriter from the library the other day for my oldest. She really likes mysteries and detectives and whatnot. In the end, I decided it was still a bit above her (she's still only in kindergarten). Maybe next year.
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