Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales I have no kids so I may not see the value of this channel but there's nothing of merit here at any time of the day, I wish they'd put adult oriented stuff on in the evening like nickalodean does, something like the classic disney channel did. At least then it would be worth a stop sometime
Originally Posted By DVC_dad My TV's stay on one Disney channel or the other...usually Toon Disney. I have a couple kids though. Nick and Nick toons are on sometimes, but only for Fairly Odd Parents and Danny Phantom or whatever that ghost boy thing is. For some reason, my kids do not like Jimmy Neutron which is a shame as I like it myself. They seem to be worn out on Sponge Bob too, I don't see it anymore. Now they do like Boomerang for some reason, but It's pretty much all Disney Channels at my house
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy I do like catchin' "Sister, Sister" once in a blue moon, but they reeeeeally need Vault Disney and The Ink and Paint Club and DTV back...*sigh*...
Originally Posted By schnebs deadmen, I've been tired of TDC for a while now. Except for a few bright spots like "Kim Possible" and the occasional rerun of a favorite Disney movie, th4ey lost me after pulling the plug on the Vault. But then, what do they care? I'm not a 12-year-old girl.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Well, I have a 3 1/2 year old and it is all Disney Channel all the time. Wiggles, Higgly Town Heros and it goes on and on and on and on. And, the marketing works. At that young age he tells me, "daddy, the Wiggles will be at Disneyworld in September. Leroy & Stitch will be on at 8:00, 7:00 central, etc." I think the folks at Disney Channel no exactly what they are doing. Bastards.
Originally Posted By basil fan I watch the animated series like KP, Lilo & Stitch, Emperor's New School. They rarely have a movie I want to see. I'm either not interested, or I have it on DVD. Now Leroy & Stitch I was glad to watch. It was pretty good, too.
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo I think the Disney Channel is a wasted asset. With all the great movies Disney has made over the years, there should never be anything boring going on. No repeats. They should play all kinds of old movies, cartoons, and why not shows about the parks? Granted, it may seem like advertising, but why the heck not? I'm tired of watching the junk they put on there now. Heck, why not put the same show they play at the hotels about "The top 10 Must See things To do"? I mean, if you live across the country but have the Disney Channel, why not show this stuff? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href="http://www.newlineagefilms.com" target="_blank">http://www.newlineagefilms.com</a>
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Um.... actually the Disney Channels are very profitable (except maybe ABC Family) for the company. You guys just aren't in the target audience.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy _dad, I think we should be a different target audience though...like, later prime time hours or at least early morning (Ink & Paint Club, "Walt Disney Presents", etc.). Or heck, why can't they mix it up? Show classic Disney programs or films inbetween "Sister, Sister" and "Raven" and whatever else they show. With nostalgic folks like us out there, I think they'd be even more profitable if they'd try to target more than the kids 'n tweens. I miss the good ol' days! lol
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Playhouse Disney is perfect for the young set. My son loves Little Einstein's which IMO is the best show for children I have ever seen. While on our cruise we listened to some classical music, and my son got all excited and said "Little Einstein music, but no cartoon" The fact that the show can get children to listen to classical music is amazing and what our children need these days.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <My son loves Little Einstein's which IMO is the best show for children I have ever seen.> Hmmm, since you make that bold claim in your opinion, I hope that means you have never seen Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock". ;-)
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Hmmm, since you make that bold claim in your opinion, I hope that means you have never seen Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock".<< Let me rephrase it, "Best Educational show for children" Nothing educational about FR, lol.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy ^^^At first I instinctively wanna get defensive for FR, but I think I know what you mean, LOL. ;-P (I've never seen "Little Einstein"). But one could argue that morals and values and relationships are educational. ;-P lol
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 But one could argue that morals and values and relationships are educational. ;-P lol<< Not for a 3 year old ;o)
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo I agree with the statement that it should be geered toward another audience at night, like prime time. Why not? Go back with what I said on my last post and at night put all the Classic Disney movies, and promo shows for Disney. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href="http://www.newlineagefilms.com" target="_blank">http://www.newlineagefilms.com</a>
Originally Posted By basil fan Even the movies aimed at kids are only recent films. Try to find a movie made before 1989. This is extremely unfortunate, IMO. disney could be creating a market for their older films by getting kids into them. Beyond Experiment 626 <a href="http://www.whatstisgalore.com/disney/stitch.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatstisgalore.com/ disney/stitch.html</a>
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I very much disagree with you all on the Disney channel changing the programming at night... as a memory comes to mind. OMG here comes a story! Sorry but its a good one I think: Two years ago my (now he's 5) 3 year old son was hospitalized with Pneumonia. He was in the hosp for over two weeks. To make a long story a lot shorter, a 3 year old can go bad extremely fast with pneumonia. ok ok ok my point... my son was very very sick, oh soo very sick. In fact there was a two day period that my wife and I were told to stay at the children's hospital 24/7. One of the most encouraging things we saw every day or night, was that around 4 AM my son would be awake and wanted to watch the Disney Channel. As I walked around Scottish Rite Children's Hospital, making deals with God concerning my son, I began to noitce hundreds of kids watching the Disney Channel during the middle of the night. I thought back then, "Thank God there are channels like the Disney Channel for these kids." Something like Toon Disney in the middle of the night is such a silly thing for us to contemplate, but during my son's brush with death, the Disney Channel was paramount for him. Now during the three days that things were really really looking bad, he didn't watch TV, I watched it for him. There are millions of kids in hospitals across the country that need some channels during the middle of the night, and thank goodness Disney does it. I look at Cartoon Net and see Adult Swim...garbage. I look at Nick Toons late...trash. Disney keeps it where it needs to be IMHO.
Originally Posted By Dznygrl ^^I understand your sentiments, DVC_Dad. When I was about 11 years old (this was 1992), I was in the hospital for back surgery. I was there for about a month, and the only thing that kept me sane was looking forward to watching Adventures in Wonderland and Fraggle Rock starting at 6am on the Disney Channel. After lying awake practically every night, Adventures in Wonderland meant that it was finally morning and that my parents would be there soon. (intensive care unit, parent's weren't allowed to stay the night). Anyway, I'm still all for the return of Vault Disney. There's still Toon Disney to keep the kids entertained in the wee hours, which is something that wasn't available back then. Besides, the Vault Disney stuff is great and entertaining for all ages. Entire families used to gather around the tv for this stuff back in the day, and I think it should be the same way today.
