All right, this thread overall is a bit of a mess--the video hosting site I use, besides not embedding videos for browser viewing, is not permanent as I had assumed so all the links are dead. Not to mention I had made some factual errors in some things I wrote. All of which need a bit of an overhaul as I try to work out some details about this show.
But I'm bumping this thread anyway, because I finally uploaded the VHS tapes to archive.org, leaving all 15 noted episodes for viewing among other stuff. See here.
I uploaded a series of Arabic TV recordings on tape recently, where somebody identified one of the programs as an episode of Omakase Scrappers. I went into the linked-above page of Chinese uploads and found it was Episode 39 (is that the official episode order?). I do not know if any of the Arabic dubbed episodes are documented anywhere, but if that episode is not available then I have it in full.
Update: I fixed the page such that it has both the original wmv files and converted, viewable-in-browser m4v files. The 6-hour-long tapes may take time to render in browser but by the looks of it they should be fine.
A couple months ago I made a thread for found media called Big Beithere. The show was the main draw for me from three VHS tapes I had on me, all derived from miscellaneous clips of NTSC broadcasts of Dish Network's Arabic channel package sometime in early 2003 (based on a frame in the second tape). Though Big Beit was the most significant presence on there with a whopping 15 episodes (and the aforementioned thread describes each episode's status in more detail), I suspect a large sum of the remaining footage is lost in some form but in writing the tapes description I could not identify everything.
I have uploaded the three tapes to archive.org which can be found here. The files are wmv so they cannot be previewed in browser but downloaded. I wrote a summary of each tape in the page description, which I will polish and update over time the more I learn. While a few of these are tweaks I can manage myself (e.g. identifying which episodes of Calimero or Tintin were dubbed), a good deal of this is unfamiliar to me.
The aspects of priority to me: filling in the gaps on all music videos, identifying the original anime dubbed as "My Adventures With Robots", and identifying the musical puppet show that appears a few times. Other shows I identified by title are ones I cannot seem to find online sans the music videos I could nail by name. I cannot find any reasonable information about the networks themselves online which I imagine is a hindrance in identifying half of the remaining footage, but I will try.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Last Edit: Nov 20, 2023 3:41:34 GMT by mrhoopoe: Updated link to media
I am continuing this thread by uploading the songs. This will be divided into two posts, with this first post focused exclusively on the Arabic songs. Compared to the trilingual songs, these are detached from segments (i.e. where the arts and crafts song is directly related to the arts and crafts activity, the song about jobs has no related segment).
This clown Tommy gets not one but TWO whole songs. The first one is him bragging about his nose being so big he can seek out news and use his big mouth to spice it up; the second one is him repeatedly being denied by his friends to share the news on the grounds of him being “talkative”, but despite such confusion he won’t stop because he knows everybody loves him.
Here we have a song about Sally’s general clumsiness in movement, knowing what day it is, and crossing the road. There is a very cool cut near the end that never fails to surprise me. (In watching this closely, I notice a calendar mentioning the year 2002? This is a bit in contrast with an upcoming song.)
For this song, which features an elephant and a clown who looks a bit like Sally but likely isn’t (I haven’t seen them elsewhere), the Do Re Mi Club is described as a place to do arithmetic, arts and crafts, music and dancing, and storytelling.
This song asks what you want to be when you grow up. First we note the office father, the teacher mother, the shopkeeping grandfather, and the chauffeur grandfather. Then we look at all the options the children come up with, dubbed over with adult voices: an announcer, a journalist, a cobbler, a poet, a magician, a secretary, and a manager.
Finally, we have, in conjunction with one of two jingles for segues into commercials (subtitled “Break In” and “Break Out”), a song where several children and the clowns go to LBC studios and start working in the newsroom. (Every episode plays this after the second break, no exceptions.) Both when I was younger and now, I always did get the impression stuff like this was giving a convincing view of the children being in charge of the camerawork (they sure love the swerving camera used in so much of the program). Although, in watching this all grown up, I do wonder, between the given job opportunities in the previous song and the setting and funding of LBC for this show, if this show was designed so the next generation of children would come to work at LBC in the future. And I wonder if anybody who grew up watching this actually went and did just that…
There is some VHS capturing stuff available for sale on eBay, but not sure if Lebanon tapes would be PAL or NTSC.
My understanding is that these tapes aren't from Lebanon but from international satellite broadcasting, probably from Dish Network, and I believe it's NTSC.
I actually have the technology but have been set back both by fiddling with moving it to another computer and needing to re-record Tape 1, most of which is in spotty quality. Once that's done, I'll probably upload the entirety of the three tapes to archive.org, as there might be some other lost stuff on these tapes. That should get its own post on the unidentified media board.
I think this post would benefit from some images, so my next post will touch on the clowns with associated images.
In the first half of each episode, there is usually an interaction across up to five clowns, four of which pop up elsewhere in the show just to be a part of the activities (e.g. basketball drills).
The clown I remembered most vividly for his wacky voice and loud clothes, Tommy is a clown that means well but his body language suggests him being a pompous, self-absorbed fellow.
Rudy, also featured in the intro/outro I posted, comes with a timid demeanor.
Jamie, also featured in the intro/outro I posted, is probably the most level-minded and outwardly compassionate of the bunch.
Sally has a mind for studying but is also very indecisive and stumbles about herself.
Incidental snowman character simply referred to as Snowman. I completely forgot he existed given he barely shows up, and his design is rather lame. His scarf looks like an oversized handkerchief.
Sample image of Tommy running with the basketball players in a drill. In the forthcoming basketball game, the most any clown does is try to block the player, but they never grab the ball. (They are in only some games, most likely due to how much screen time they had in their situations beforehand--if the game occurs in the second quarter of the episode after the clowns wrap up their story, they may participate in the game.)
I probably would have posted about this show sooner had I known I had the tapes with the episodes back when I made my account, but it was only this month that I noticed and digitalised the tapes. So my bad. But I’m glad I remembered my account to write about what is probably the most significant lost media in my possession (in terms of my ability to document it).
This thread focuses on a show, mentioned nowhere on the Internet as far as I can ascertain (except possibly in that vague “what’s that show?” form of a forum post with no answer, of which I have no sure way of scouting out), that aired on the Lebanese network LBC in 2003 called “Big Beit” (translation: Big House; correlation to prison: seemingly none). I will be laying my discussion of the show out in multiple posts, but I want to kickstart this thread by merely acknowledging the show's existence. As for a concise explanation of what the show is: Big Beit is an hour-long variety series for children that mixes clown interactions with various activities and stories for viewers to follow along with simplicity–painting, cuisine assembly, Powerpoint skills, and drawing all communicated in easy ways for children to understand. The primary language is Arabic, although, most notably in the wide variety of songs (all of which I will post in due time), there is also English and French (the other significant spoken languages in Lebanon).
From a trio of VHS tapes, I have managed to find footage from 15 episodes. I…don’t know for sure about this, but I assume these are chronologically ordered on each tape (labelled 1-3 on my end back when they were recorded), so for convenience sake I will label them 1-15 as I describe the status of each episode–assuming I figure out just how to upload them all.
6 episodes are captured in full, maybe missing a bit of the intro/outro but all the events within the episode are intact (episodes 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, & 11). Of the remaining 9 episodes, what follows is the amount of footage I have for each.
Episodes 3, 6, & 12 are missing part of the first quarter, not just the intro.
Episode 4 contains part of the second quarter and the entire last quarter.
Episode 7 is otherwise intact but skips over the second quarter entirely.
Episode 10 is missing the second half.
Episode 13 cuts off a few minutes before the end during the blooper reel, before the recap
Episode 14 is missing the start of the first quarter and the entire second quarter.
Episode 15 is almost entirely missing with less than a quarter of footage present.
I will close this post with the identical opening and closing themes (almost entirely the same footage wise but with differing overlay text), available for download. More to come soon.
I considered doing some reviewing ideas such as countdown lists but now I figure that it is not really a good idea for me to tackle it. This means I most likely will not release a worst Disney Channel shows list anytime soon. Part of it has to do with me. I am not exactly the best at forming opinions or establishing foundations upon which to base these opinions. This makes deciding what goes on the list and where to put each entry particularly hard.
That being said, I think that this really helped me in researching the candidates to collect information and see what I could learn from them. In fact, there are a few other things that I uncovered that I will have to mention sooner or later.
Being a critic is hard, so I may as well keep my rankings to myself until I get the perfect opportunity to express myself.
By the way, if you were wondering what the candidates were, here they are:
2004: Brandy & Mr Whiskers
2005: The Buzz on Maggie
2006: Hannah Montana, Shorty McShorts' Shorts
2007: Cory in the House, Wizards of Waverly Place
2009: JONAS, As the Bell Rings, Brian O' Brian
2010: Fish Hooks, Shake It Up
2011: A.N.T. Farm, So Random!, Prankstars, JESSIE, Austin & Ally
2012: Code: 9, Dog with a Blog
2013: Liv and Maddie
2014: I Didn't Do It
2015: Best Friends Whenever, Bunk'd, Descendants: Wicked World
2016: Stuck in the Middle, Walk the Prank, Bizaardvark
I will admit that Disney Channel is trying to fix itself, but the shows that they want to make are seemingly mediocre considering the lineup of the early 2000's. As for the candidates, I can imagine shows like Dog with a Blog and Brandy & Mr Whiskers definitely appearing on the list and shows like Austin & Ally and Walk the Prank definitely not (it is complicated, really).
As for Teletoon (which feels more like Disney Channel than Cartoon Network), I probably will not make a list either. However, I could write some posts regarding the histories of different aspects in animation. I have plans to do something soon, though.
Someone apparently uploaded the original print in a downloadable format. Great. Also, I have the preschool video ready for upload but do not use video-hosting sites. Is anyone interested in uploading it for me? (I send it to you and you upload it.)
This year is well recognized for the influences that the shows and movies created. We will start with shows. That’s So Raven and Lilo and Stitch: the Series premiere this year. The former show was basically a sitcom that focused on a girl who led a normal life but kept a dark secret: she was psychic and could see the future. It quickly became the highest rated Disney Channel live-action series and has held that record to this day. It also was a great influence on future sitcoms to come. (Speaking of which, a spinoff will premiere soon, featuring Raven-Symone herself.) Lilo and Stitch: the Series was not the first or last Disney cartoon to be based on a movie, but it was the first for Disney Channel in more ways than one. Besides being a movie adaptation, it was also a tier 2 cartoon. Basically, there are three tiers of Disney Chanel cartoons. Tier 1 signifies shows that Disney Channel cares about to the end. Tier 2 runs the cartoons into the ground and pretty much abandons them afterwards, with which is a category most Disney Channel cartoons are labelled. Tier 3 is one signifying cartoons about which Disney Channel gave little attention ever. Lilo and Stitch basically was milked for its worth since it was based off a hit movie and was well-received by the general public. Not to mention that it took an approach similar to that of Pokemon and it seemed to appeal to younger children rather than teenagers (the stories were not reflective of teen issues much). However, its fame slowly declined as people got tired of the “same old song and dance” and disappeared some years later. Thus, Raven held to this day s a milestone in Disney Channel’s programming whereas Lilo and Stitch was enjoyed for its stay.
Movies were just as big, too. The Even Stevens Movie premieres this year, officially ending the series. We also got Eddie’s Million Dollar Cook-Off, You Wish!, Full-Court Miracle, and Right on Track. While the latter four were not necessarily breathtaking, there was one bound to change Disney Channel for better or for worse (I say for worse): The Cheetah Girls. Also starring Raven-Symone, it proved to be a hit with fans and critics alike, leading to the impression that Disney Channel should be music-orientated. This movie is why Disney Channel is in the state that it is now—if you thought that it was bad at this point, the just wait until we meet again next time…after 2005.
2004
And here is when Disney Channel officially jumps the shark, as I see it. Anne Sweeney had undertaken a major role back in 2002 by reformatting the network, including changing the logo, but it was here when she took full control. The music trends began development under her control. At this point, it was clear more than ever that Disney Channel cared more about competing for the most ratings and revenue than making quality products—and not just because of this.
On another note, the shows were more experimental than anything. For example, creator Doug Langdale, fresh off the fame of The Weekenders, presents Dave the Barbarian. Paying homage to the original George of the Jungle cartoon, this show came with a unique sense of humour and a message that genders did not determine bravery. Unfortunately, even with the occasional appeal to tween girls using the character Candy, this show was cancelled after one series. In other words, it was a tier 3 cartoon. On the same level is Phil of the Future, or as it should be called Human Doraemon and His Family Fit into the Past Instead of Helping a Failure in Life. Nothing more than a hunch on that preferable pseudonym.
I should also mention some blocks of programming that appeared. One was Click It to Pick It! This block allowed viewers to select the next episode of a show to air. If anything, it was better than Magnet-Tude, which did not last even a year. The latter block was Disney Channel’s way of competing with Cartoon Network for ratings with hip and seemingly-appealing magnets that talk. The block displayed cartoons that clearly were not helping them win against Cartoon Network, which was big due to Teen Titans. I mean, The Proud Family was deteriorating while Kim Possible was the source of income. Lilo and Stitch was weak at best and Dave the Barbarian was ending soon. They decided to create a cartoon practically designed to look like a Cartoon Network show at first glance but at heart was a Disney Channel show appealing to teen girls. This was at a time when Cartoon Cartoons were still big and before Teen Titans proved itself worthy. The show? Brandy & Mr Whiskers, or as I should call it Ren & Stimpy Meets Mike, Lu & Og for Tween Girls Before Dropping All Pretences of Flow Just to Be a Hit Show. Despite having the potential to surpass Kim Possible as a great show, it did not go well to say the least. Also, despite having four million viewers on average for each new episode (yes, four million), Disney Channel hated this one—even though it forced the show to go “far out” like Cartoon Network. Basically, the show sold its soul to be popular (making it a soulless kind of show with little to nothing new) but was nothing more than a tier 3 cartoon that got little respect from the network. It is also probably the most forgotten of the cartoons since series 2 aired in an unpopular timeslot with an unannounced show finale.
Movies are somewhat quiet, too. Stuck in the Suburbs, Going to the Mat, Pixel Perfect, and Tiger Cruise had their premieres, but the most notable ones were Halloweentown High and Zenon Z3 since they were follow-up movies to acclaimed first and second movies. Honestly, the movies in general were never as influential as the shows, though there were ones that left lasting impacts that I will note.
2005
At least this year had prominent hits. We got American Dragon: Jake Long, a show that seemed to be Kim Possible light made possible by…that one person working on Fillmore! It is tier 2. We also got The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, another hit sitcom. Like That’s So Raven, this show relied heavily on farce derived from two boys living in a hotel. A lot of shows on Disney Channel to follow would do their most to be like farce. There was also The Buzz on Maggie, which was cancelled after one series due to fan complaints. It was essentially another tier 3 cartoon. Why was it cancelled? Due to the 65-episode rule, Kim Possible had ended by series 3 (though fan requests would lead to a revival for a fourth series in 2007). When The Buzz on Maggie premiered, it was too soon since Kim Possible ended and the quality comparison led to outraged viewers. Critics, on the other hand, credited it for being good despite being a show with an edgy gross-out style appealing to tween girls (sounds familiar). And then there was Katbot—or not. The show was scheduled to premiere but was cancelled by creator’s intentions. She was upset at how much the executives had interfered with development of the show and ordered all evidence of the show to be locked away in the vault of archives.
Movies are interesting, too. Life Is Ruff feels like an experiment on using comic relief in the spotlight, which worked so well for audiences that Kyle Massey would be a star in future original series. The Proud Family Movie and Kim Possible: So the Drama premiere, ending both series (presumably for the latter, though it would be revived). Another hit movie was Twitches, featuring the cast of the popular show Sister, Sister. This may or may not have influenced Disney Channel to hire already famous stars for their movies and shows. Other movies include Buffalo Dreams, Go Figure, and Now You See It… They were not very notable in comparison, to be honest.
And that was up to 2005. By next year, things get really intense and bad. Stay tuned. We will be right back-- on Disney Channel.
Sorry for the week delay. Considering the amount of information that I gathered and was easier to find took more time than usual. I also feel that I may not have made my points as to why I disliked Disney Channel as of 1997 clear. The whole move of becoming a cable network was more or less a ploy to gain ratings. This was not necessarily a bad thing, but they then established a goal to find their voice through the right genre of live-action programming (which was big at the time). This evolved into a bigger problem around this time, as you will see. Not to mention that it gets worse and worse from there. Anyway, we shall now resume.
2000
Before I delve into the line-up, I want to note Disney Channel’s new rule (and I do not mean that 65-episode rule established years beforehand). Due to a national stance at the time, Disney Channel now must include morals in all their shows. Why is this important? Well, this is one common rule that all of the shows must use while also proving to create a decent product. While some shows did it well, others failed on this front as we shall see. Speaking of which, in 2004, Disney Channel would greenlight a cartoon called Super Cooper, which was dropped midway through production because the channel executives pushed the creators to add a moral, ruining the strongest aspects of the show. Quite a few shows in the future fell into a similar trap.
Let me talk about the obscure shows first: Totally Circus and In a Heartbeat. These were short-lived reality shows that failed to be hits. The former sparked two spinoffs that I will get to soon, whereas the latter simply fell through the cracks. Even Stevens, on the other hand, was major for the network. It was their first hit series—and for good reason. It was a kid-friendly sitcom that tackled issues that felt relatable to the audience with a kind of charm and is fondly remembered (like all of the other shows I have yet to note, good or bad) to this day. While it took off, it did not necessarily spark the craze for tween-pandering sitcom-styled shows—yet. The worst of the trend was yet to come, but this show may be the main reason for it actually existing. I mean, I like the show for what it is, but I also am aware of the problems that it may have caused—not to mention that the shows following it were not much better, as we are about to see.
How are movies? There are twelve to note here—one for every month, really. Since none of them made much of an impact, I will simply run down the list of them: Up, Up, and Away; The Colour of Friendship; Alley Cats Strike; Rip Girls; Miracle in Lane 2; Stepsister from Planet Weird; Ready to Run; Quints; The Other Me; Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire; Phantom of the Megaplex; and The Ultimate Christmas Present. For the general public at least, quantity did not have the same quality as later years would. Just saying.
2001
And here is when Disney Channel finds its voice that goes against its brand name. Shall we run through the line-up? For reference, Atlantis: The Lost Empire is the Disney movie of the year.
Firstly, ignore Totally Hoops. It is basically a rendition of Totally Circus but with basketball, and reality television was clearly a dying breed at that point. The hits this year were Lizzie McGuire and The Proud Family. Oh, boy, do I have to talk about these two. Lizzie McGuire was the spark that caused the sitcom craze for the network. With commercials that may as well be lying to you (despite the situations being quite similar to that of any American adolescent—this show did have a sense of American nationalism, after all—I doubt that Lizzie’s family was like any normal family, as it was a sitcom after all) and a style that showed just how much it wanted to appeal to the younger audiences, people got turned off by this show’s style, even with the animated persona—but they were sparse in comparison to the massive amount of fans. I feel debated about this show anyway, partially because of what is to follow. In other words, this show was a hit but sent a message that Disney Channel seemed to be going downhill. The Proud Family was the first original animated series and is one of the few that Disney Channel actually cares for to this day (see the 2017 New Year’s Marathon). Basically, the show was meant to exemplify how people with black skin were no different from white fellows. What was especially noteworthy was how this show used unique plots to convey this. Despite being a hit, some people hated on the show for degrading black people on the surface and coming off as offensive to them especially with their dialogue. I enjoyed it, but it was not as big as the other hits to follow.
Movies. Zenon: The Zequel and Halloween Town II: Kalabar’s Revenge prove that sequels to hit movies worked, while Jett Jackson: The Movie proved that the same could be said for original series, whether as finales or not. Other than that, the movies are nothing really special save Motorcrossed, probably. We got The Luck of the Irish, Hounded, The Jennie Project, Jumping Ship, The Poof Point, and ‘Twas the Night.
You may notice people saying that Lizzie McGuire was the last good show because of its style and the trends that followed it, ruining everything else to come. This would happen in 2003—big time.
2002
Seriously, ignore Totally in Tune. The trend dies along with this show, anyway. And who cares—when you have Kim Possible? This show proved to be an even bigger hit—which is likely the reason why no other hit series would premiere until it officially ended in 2007. There was good reason to like this show, and many people did. It was one of those shows that emphasised “girl power” while using trends of the era along with it (the slang, for instance). While there are better analyses of this show out there, I do wonder how good of a role model Kim really is—and not just because of the bare-midriff shirt trend that seemed to exist in the cartoons (The Proud Family had this with certain characters, and cartoons that were soon to follow would do so, too). It was more about her personality and how it reflected the “basic average girl” as a whole. I will leave it up to you to decide in comparing her to Penny Proud and other girls to follow, but I still enjoyed the show for what it was. Sorry if this section is cluttered—I really do not know what to say.
Movies were interesting, too. The major hit was Cadet Kelly, while the others were merely let to the ether. They were Get a Clue, Tru Confessions, Gotta Kick It Up!, The Scream Team, Double Teamed, and A Ring of Endless Light. Bored? Next year, things get really fun. Stay tuned.
Before I begin, let me continue my thoughts from before: I am unsure how Walt Disney would feel about the changes of his company as a whole, but the current state of Disney Channel would likely result in some sort of negative reaction. Whereas the Walt Disney Company focused on creating a decent product and then trying to obtain money with it, Disney Channel jumps straight to the money-making step. This will be a recurring problem following the launch of a cable network, though for now it is still a state of experimentation.
We should start from the beginning of this phase.
1997
Since this was the first year, little actually happened besides the change in the logo and services. We might as well look t the shows. For reference, Hercules (the movie) premieres this year. Firstly, there was Flash Forward. This show was a sitcom about two friends attending school together as early teenagers and connecting their lives to their five-year-old selves. Like practically all of the other shows of this decade for Disney Channel, this one had Canadian involvement, which is not bad but will disappear by the 2000's. As for the show itself, it was a start but nothing really worth noting besides it being the first original series. Technically, it premiered in 1995 under the same label but was otherwise part of this time. The other shows were Mad Libs, a game show where people play Mad Libs to win a trip to Disneyworld, and Going Wild with Jeff Corwin, which was a more serious documentary than something like, say, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and derived its entertainment from the animals that they analysed. As you can probably tell, the programming is quite diverse-- something that becomes less common throughout the years as experimentation ceases.
How are movies? Honestly, I did not really watch the movies but chose to note them because some play important roles in the network's development. I am ignoring Northern Lights due to its premiere occurring before official cable launch. The only movie this year was Under Wraps, a comedy horror film about a group of friends befriending a mummy. Like most other movies that I will be noting, people have mixed feelings about it. Some people found the movies charming, while others found it cheesy and dull. This was not as big as some of the other movies that I will be noting, though, such as something from the following year.
While it is not much of a bad start, trends start to settle into the network here and embed themselves over time to the point of no return. At this point, Disney Channel is setting aside the classics in Vault Disney for late-night hours so that younger viewers can enjoy the more relevant shows (relevant not always meaning hip and cool, by the way).
1998
One significant event worth noting is the launch of the separate networks Playhouse Disney and Toon Disney to encourage larger audiences to enjoy Disney programming of all kinds. It is a bold move, but it will pose more problems down the line. As for original programming, Disney Channel gets Bug Juice, Off the Wall, and The Famous Jett Jackson. The first show introduces reality television to the network and influences more shows to follow in later years. The show follows teenage campers living at camp. The second show is another gameshow promoting a trip to Disneyworld as a prize. This was the last of its kind. As for the last show, it introduces teen drama in the form of a sitcom. A teenager that played in a show called Silverstone wishes to lead a normal life in his neighbourhood but must deal with the constant attention. Due to The Matrix premiering in 1999, the show decided to showcase Jett's career in Silverstone in later seasons. While the shows were fine, though not exactly major for the network's history, it would encourage trends down the line that would make matters worse.
Movies are another story. Three movies premiere this year. You Lucky Dog seems to be the weakest of them. It tells the story of a dog therapist that does not seem to be a therapist at all...and is at stake of losing his business...moving on. I prefer not to know until later. Brink! is regarded rather well as a sports movie. I am not that fond of sports, so let us just get to Halloweentown. This is the first big movie-- and I am talking massive in reception. It is fondly regarded as one of Disney Channel's best movies. There are more crucial ones for development to come, though, so let us finish on an eventful note.
1999
So Weird and The Jersey are the new shows of the year. The former is one of their best shows and is what I meant before about live-action shows fairing well as "edgy," though like Gargoyles, it has a lacklustre third series. The latter was just dull and repetitive but was actually genuine. Neither of these shows was major or influential to the network, but that would change next year.
A large sum of movies comes this year. Shall we see? Oh, boy-- Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century-- another big movie. One thing that I should note about these movies is that they tend to be milked for their worth in later years and is true of many hits to come. What else? Can of Worms has its visuals going for it, but not much else. The Thirteenth Year has...morals, but...um...I...oh, look Smart House and Johnny Tsunami. Those should be good, right? Genius was some oddball film about a clone that can define gravity...I think. Okay-- WHAT KINDS OF MOVIES ARE THESE, ANYWAY (for someone who has not seen them)? Other than that, we have Don't Look Under the Bed and Horse Sense. The former has horror and the latter has Disneyland. I should leave it at that.
Neither the shows nor the movies have shown much significant change, but the trends are being instilled slowly and will take full effect eventually. As for the worst of the worst in shows, we are in for quite the ride.