I think in a such polarized world, it is almost impossibile to do a good quality-tv show for families. I mean, imagine an episode where they say that trans people have rights. Really, there would be a Capitol-style assault on studios.
No clue. My kids and I watch a lot of animated streaming shows, or older shows. Perhaps the closest for us is "The Goldbergs" but even that isn't default family watching.
I think that the concept of "quality family tv shows" is completely dead. I mean, it could make sense when there were only three TV channels and one TV in the house, so they were all forced to watch the same thing. But now it would be just an act of cruelty to force children to see the same things that parents like: "Son, I know that watching JAG with your father now may seem like a useless cruelty, but one day you will thank me."
I loved watching JAG with my parents...
Ops!I loved watching JAG with my parents...
I used to watch NCIS with my motherI loved watching JAG with my parents...
But, your overall point is fair. It just takes more creativity for parents right now.
It's cool. It's funny you picked that showOps!
Fun show but my parents never liked it. Too bad. My wife and I thoroughly enjoy Gibbs.
I mean if your thin covering is that bad why even try might as well get to the point‘Compared’ is the important bit
I found Jag to be boring no offense in comparisonIt's cool. It's funny you picked that show
Fun show but my parents never liked it. Too bad. My wife and I thoroughly enjoy Gibbs.
. With all the alternatives there are today, it's simply harder for kids to find something to watch with their parents. And I can also understand that sometimes it can be difficult for writers to create something of quality that is appealing to every age group on a TV show (obviously for a movie it's easier).
I give up trying to write fiction that is friendly for "all ages" there's no point anymore for somthing that appeals to everyone since "family TV time" is a thing of the past really, I think my family were one of the lasts to do that kind of thing that I knew of at the timePerhaps I should explain my point
None taken. It isn't a show for everyone. Perhaps that is the point
Perhaps I should explain my point
I think what really is apparent now is that tastes will vary. Certainly Walking Dead isn't a "family show" but it still gets parents and kids watching it. I think writing a good story is the best part.
Like you said, Walking Dead wasn't conceived a "family show" but TNG was.
I think how you do that is tell a good story. Look at Gargoyles. It is arguably a child framed show, especially at the time it was released on Disney. But it had different themes, topics of alienation and feeling like an outcast, with fairly long story arcs. It could work well for adults as well as children. And I think that is the art of telling a good story.
Still, it's a litte different. It was evidently aimed at children but enjoyable by adults. But still kids were its main target audience. Which was the last quality show aimed at the whole family?
I still lean in to Goldbergs.
Kind of hoping the new Prodigy show will fall into that category. My daughter is looking forward to it, but I fear it's going to be like Star Wars Resistance. The puerile writing and childish slapstick in that show really turned me off. I miss Rebels & Clone Wars.
A little of topic, would you consider Yamato 2199 a family tv show?Kind of hoping the new Prodigy show will fall into that category. My daughter is looking forward to it, but I fear it's going to be like Star Wars Resistance. The puerile writing and childish slapstick in that show really turned me off. I miss Rebels & Clone Wars.
Hopefully Bad Batch will scratch that itch soon.
