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Post by nucleusofswarm on Jul 15, 2017 23:46:29 GMT
Consider this a sister thread to doctorkernow's on children's entertainment.
When is a piece of media, geared mainly towards children, simply not appropriate for adults? Things like Narnia, Batman, Harry Potter and any others you'd care to name usually have other thematic and character elements going for older viewers to sink their teeth into, but then we get into the adult fandoms (yes, they do exist) of properties like Barney, Thomas the Tank Engine and many other properties that have nothing going on, past the surface. It's just nostalgia immersion. Is this at all healthy, or should there be a line drawn?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 0:05:29 GMT
I think it's alright so long as it doesn't impeach on the children.
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Post by theotherjosh on Jul 16, 2017 12:26:58 GMT
Consider this a sister thread to doctorkernow's on children's entertainment. When is a piece of media, geared mainly towards children, simply not appropriate for adults? Things like Narnia, Batman, Harry Potter and any others you'd care to name usually have other thematic and character elements going for older viewers to sink their teeth into, but then we get into the adult fandoms (yes, they do exist) of properties like Barney, Thomas the Tank Engine and many other properties that have nothing going on, past the surface. It's just nostalgia immersion. Is this at all healthy, or should there be a line drawn? I'm not sure what you mean by appropriate in this context. I'm not interested in Barney and I find it boring and wouldn't want to watch it, but if another adult wants to watch it, that's fine with me. It's not my thing, but if it makes them happy, I'm happy for them. |
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Post by anothermanicmondas on Jul 16, 2017 12:56:00 GMT
If you enjoy it and do not taint it by creating porn fan works on the internet (or similar) it is fine
I enjoy some children's TV shows (Wolfblood, Jarah Jane Adventures, Half Moon Detective Agency) but not others (M.I. High) - I consider it okay I do not enjoy it as long as the target audience does
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Jul 16, 2017 13:43:01 GMT
Consider this a sister thread to doctorkernow's on children's entertainment. When is a piece of media, geared mainly towards children, simply not appropriate for adults? Things like Narnia, Batman, Harry Potter and any others you'd care to name usually have other thematic and character elements going for older viewers to sink their teeth into, but then we get into the adult fandoms (yes, they do exist) of properties like Barney, Thomas the Tank Engine and many other properties that have nothing going on, past the surface. It's just nostalgia immersion. Is this at all healthy, or should there be a line drawn? I'm not sure what you mean by appropriate in this context. I'm not interested in Barney and I find it boring and wouldn't want to watch it, but if another adult wants to watch it, that's fine with me. It's not my thing, but if it makes them happy, I'm happy for them. Appropriate as in, for an approximate, the old addage of 'the toys go and stay in the box'. |
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Post by theotherjosh on Jul 16, 2017 13:50:17 GMT
I'm not sure what you mean by appropriate in this context. I'm not interested in Barney and I find it boring and wouldn't want to watch it, but if another adult wants to watch it, that's fine with me. It's not my thing, but if it makes them happy, I'm happy for them. Appropriate as in, for an approximate, the old addage of 'the toys go and stay in the box'. I dunno. It really is a tricky question. I derive no pleasure at all from watching sports, and I'm wired in such a way that I can't even comprehend how other people would. Nevertheless, they do. But here's the thing, I deeply love Doctor Who and I derive a lot of enjoyment from watching/listening to the stories, and those sports watchers are probably saying something similar about me. I occasionally wish the most ardent enthusiasts would shut up a bit about their team, but it's not hurting me and it's making somebody else happy, so it's fine. |
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Post by Ela on Jul 16, 2017 23:09:38 GMT
I'm trying to fathom what would make a children's show "not appropriate" for adults. As a parent, I often watched children's shows along with my kids. Some I enjoyed, some, like Barney, mentioned above, I couldn't stand (fortunately, the appeal of that particular show to my kids was very short-lived). Sesame Street always had little in-jokes for parents watching along with their kids - the kids wouldn't get the jokes, but the parents watching along with their kids could be amused by them (Eg, calling a character Placido Flamingo, and similar).
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Post by charlesuirdhein on Jul 16, 2017 23:25:43 GMT
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Post by omega on Jul 17, 2017 0:19:00 GMT
I'm trying to fathom what would make a children's show "not appropriate" for adults. As a parent, I often watched children's shows along with my kids. Some I enjoyed, some, like Barney, mentioned above, I couldn't stand (fortunately, the appeal of that particular show to my kids was very short-lived). Sesame Street always had little in-jokes for parents watching along with their kids - the kids wouldn't get the jokes, but the parents watching along with their kids could be amused by them (Eg, calling a character Placido Flamingo, and similar). I think it depends largely on the content, and just how young an audience it's directly targeting. Sometimes kids shows will follow an extremely formulaic script, which is fine because the kids probably won't have the attention spans to realise this. It's not a question of a show being inappropriate for adults, but rather how much there is to engage adults. Like you say, Sesame Street. A Series of Unfortunate Events is another good example. There's plenty of story on the surface for a ten year old to understand, but it's filled to the brim with references adults are more likely to understand. The fact that the characters in book the thirteenth are all named after characters from plays and literature based on or around island castaways. Very Fine Details indeed. |
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