Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-80629.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Disney's One Saturday Morning and Why It Needs to Return</b></a> <p>Marshal Knight at The Disney Blog looks back on Disney's One Saturday Morning programming block on ABC, premiering in 1997, and urges Disney to bring it back.</p>
Originally Posted By mawnck Not trying to be a killjoy here (well, ok, maybe a little) but every generation thinks their Saturday morning TV shows were fabulous, and everyone else's were garbage. Every generation is half right.
Originally Posted By magic0214 Well that's why its new stuff, not old stuff (except for a half hour). I would just enjoy the block theme and concept coming back, not as much seeing the old shows.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I very much like the idea. When my kids were small, we would have "Friday Night Movies." We'd rent a movie or put in one of our own Disney movies, make a bowl of popcorn and settle in for an evening together. It was a great way to end the week. We also sometimes watched the TGIF shows on ABC. The shows were simple and fluffy, but good clean fun for the whole family. I have great memories of eagerly getting up on Saturday mornings when I was a little kid and watching cartoons until mom or dad sent me out to play. So I like these special blocks of programming, and agree that I'd like to see Disney try it again now with new shows.
Originally Posted By matthewdort I remember One Saturday Morning. Used to watch it all the time. In hindsight, the only show of any value was "Science Court". The rest was crap. Anyway, the concept of designated programming blocks is a relic of the past I think, as less of us actually watch programs when they air and either DVR them or watch online. I for one never watch live TV anymore.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 With the way viewing habits have changed, I doubt it will ever come back...at least on network TV. The reason most of those channels dumped the kid's programming, or severely cut back, is because kids are watching cable channels specifically aimed at them. Why have a cartoon block, when they are watching Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, etc.? I realize lots of families don't have cable, but I just see the trend to not invest in network cartoon blocks for kids continuing.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Oh, and forget One Saturday Morning, what about the Disney Afternoon? That was great! See, each generation does look back on what they watched as kids and wishes it were back.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I can't stand the live action shows but the animated shows they're putting out are fantastic. I maybe late to the Phineas and Ferb party, but that is a terrific show. Doofenshmirtz is one of the funniest characters on tv, no matter the medium. And I caught a few episodes of Gravity Falls. Again really funny. Smart and clever writing.
Originally Posted By rspezzano The good news is that many of the great shows, like Duck Tales, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, TaleSpin and Darkwing Duck are available on dvd. I also miss the blocks Disney use to have on tv, but then I also remeber when we only had 3 networks and UHF to choose from! Lol.
Originally Posted By basil fan Yes! Those DVDs rule! The bad news is that Disney never finished the sets. Disney Glitches www.whatsitsgalore.com/glitch/disneyglitch.html
Originally Posted By rspezzano Lol...true, and they get so close! only 1 more needed for Duck Tales.....and don't get me started on Swamp Fox and Elfego Baca! Robert Alwaysdisney.com
