Saturday, October 16, 2010

The [chat] your [chat] could smell like.

Posted by _J_ at 11:59 PM

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10 comments:

Andrew said...

That is fantastic!

October 10, 2010 at 10:52 PM
_J_ said...

We are an immigrant nation!

The first generation works their fingers to the bone making things.

The next generation goes to college, and innovates new ideas.

The third generation...snowboards and takes improv classes...

October 11, 2010 at 2:20 AM
Roscoe said...

Discussionamente!

Hasbro has acquired either.. a majority.. or.. hrmn.. 50%.. is that a Majority, or just a Plurality?....stake in a network, the one that used to be Discovery Kids..

Point being.. They're under fire now for this network, The Hub, because they produce children's toys primarily.. and people fear the network may only be substantial advertising.. which.. sofar is half true.. the programming is heavily built on properties Hasbro owns or liscences..

but.. This has ALWAYS been the way of children's tv, no? either liscencing the property to continue pushing the program, ala Children's Television Network, or vice versa, ala 80's cartoons.

Thoughts?

October 13, 2010 at 12:21 AM
Unknown said...

I am a little surprised by this. Cartoons in the 80s and even the early 90s made no attempt to hide their intent to sell merchandise to the children who watched them.

That was the only reason most cartoons were created in the first place back then. Transformers, GI Joe, MASK, and a whole slew of short lived TV shows were created purely for the purpose of selling the already existing toys.

October 13, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Roscoe said...

That's pretty much where I eventually fall as well..

I mean, even NOW, the vast majority of kids cartoons exist to sell toys. Certainly all but.. maybe two.. of the 4 Kids line up does.. Cartoon Network, and to a lesser extent, Nickelodeon skews that some, w/ more cartoon for animation's sake output, but even then, the more popular lines become toy franchises...

October 13, 2010 at 5:54 PM
Caleb said...

I don't know how owning a network is any different for Hasbro than buying one super long commercial.

October 13, 2010 at 8:36 PM
_J_ said...

"and people fear the network may only be substantial advertising"

Which makes it different from every other television network, how?

October 13, 2010 at 11:24 PM
Roscoe said...

So.. we're all on the same page, and the other side of this argument is just Stupid?

October 14, 2010 at 12:08 AM
_J_ said...

Basically, yes.

Other side: THEY ARE USING A TELEVISION NETWORK TO ADVERTISE!

Us: ...what else would a television network do?

October 14, 2010 at 3:27 AM
Roscoe said...

HEY CAVEMAN!


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REEEEEEJOICE!

October 15, 2010 at 2:43 AM

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