I’ve never understood why it was ignored so completely.
Cartoon?
Led by aliens?
Initially geared towards younger audiences?
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I’ve never understood why it was ignored so completely.
Cartoon?
Led by aliens?
Initially geared towards younger audiences?
It was touted as a "Nickelodeon cartoon aimed at children" from the beginning, and that didn't help.
Yeah I feel like they deliberately put it aside from the other series and said 'this is for children', and when people saw the character designs they believed them.
It was a very respectful show, and surprisingly it didn't treat its audience like children.
It's weird how Americans think a children's show respecting its audience is somehow a surprise. I watch a lot of Japanese children's action shows, and I'm struck by how routinely they don't talk down to the audience, often featuring very rich and nuanced character writing and intense, dark storylines. For that matter, there have been plenty of smart, sophisticated children's shows in the US, from Batman: The Animated Series and Gargoyles to Avatar/Korra to The Dragon Prince.
I've said this many times before, and I'll probably say it again:
The whole premise of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, and the biggest single reason for its success, is that Fred Rogers respected his audience completely, and refused to compromise on that respect. That's why he had an on-set jazz trio (Johnny Costa on piano, celesta, various synths and keyboards, and occasionally the accordion; Bob Rawsthorne on drums, and Carl McVicker on bass, all respected jazz musicians in their own right). Why he didn't have a live audience. Why, although he always kept his word choice completely understandable to a preschooler, he never "dumbed-down" anything, and never talked down to the audience. Why he was completely frank about serious subjects from day one. And why adults can enjoy the show, too.
I didn't discover the show until I was a junior in high school, and yet I quickly became hooked.
I grew up on the original Captain Kangaroo -- I go all the way back to the original Treasure House -- (and will note that Fred Rogers and Bob Keeshan made guest appearances on each others shows), and that, too, had a creator/host/star who completely respected his young audience, and refused to talk down to them.
Really good children's television is, at its core, really good television. And given a choice, I'd gladly take a really well-made children's show -- like MRN, CK, or ST:PRO -- instead of most of the adult-audience shows currently on the air.
People forget that children's TV is meant to be watched with parents, so what's made for children is made for adults at the same time. And it's made by adults who want to enjoy their work.
And really, what kind of people would put less than their best possible effort into anything made for children? It should go without saying that children deserve the very highest quality.
‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Wins Emmy Award For Animation
This is the second Emmy for the series.
trekmovie.com
Another Emmy for the "failed" and erased from existence Trek show
Sadly, far too many.
As it happens, Fred Rogers never shied away from using polysyllabic words. Usually in the context of King Friday XII and his love of sesquipedalian elocution, but at the end of episode 1588 (from 1988; it's currently one of 5 episodes streaming from the MRN web site), around time index 25:45, he (perhaps poking a little bit of fun at how some people characterize his show and his personality) introduced his audience to the word, "soporific."
