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I have to admit, I’m impressed. This century has produced an abundance of advances in technology, medical treatment and many other things. However, somewhere along the line, the glories that we knew from childhood must have been lost in translation.
Remember when you were a kid and you used to get up early every Saturday morning to watch cartoons? That moment was the highlight of the weekend, because that’s when all the quality animated shows were on. Now, for both us and children, Saturday has turned into the “sleep-in” day and nothing more. Why bother getting up early to watch TV when there is nothing worthwhile to watch anymore? And this doesn’t just go for Saturday mornings. Main channels that were loved by all in our early years have deteriorated. Take the Disney Channel for example; it went from showing classics like “Boy Meets World,” “Aladdin” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” to…”Hannah Montana.”
Not even the classic “Winnie the Pooh” series is safe. The TV series is now called the “New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” and has switched out Christopher Robin with a younger girl, who seems to have more of the show’s focus than Christopher Robin ever did.
“Christopher Robin did nothing. He showed up maybe every 20 episodes. This new girl has too big a role,” Kevin Barnes, a freshman, said.
Plus, the producers of the new show have made all the loveable characters we adored into creepy 3-D images.
“It’s like [the producers] are just saying ‘Look how impressive these graphics are’ and there’s no plot anymore,” Alex Anderson, a freshman, said.
Again, what went wrong here?
Now, to be honest, I can live with all these changes. I don’t like them, but I can live with it. However, there is one change that I just don’t get, nor will I ever accept: the death of Cookie Monster. Okay, so the producers of Sesame Street didn’t take Cookie Monster out completely, but they might as well have. Due to an effort in many children shows to show healthy lifestyle habits, the Cookie Monster is now the Veggie Monster. His whole character is essentially destroyed with one title change. This is just one thing you have to shake your head at.
“Those values that parents put on their children are getting so absurd that they had to change the Cookie Monster to the Veggie Monster. They are fundamentally changing the character to make kids eat vegetables. Did we really have to go that far?” Jake Lee, a freshman, said.
“I think [the change] is stupid because I can relate to people eating cookies, but I can’t relate to people eating vegetables,” Freshman Harrison Gross said.
On a more serious note, there is one aspect of society that has changed for the worse and is affecting our generation on a more professional level. The economy today is much worse off than it was when we were young. Now, for we students who have not yet made the full transfer to the real world, this certain aspect may not have as strong an impact. Unfortunately, in a couple of years, it will most certainly touch our lives in the negative way it is impacting adults now. This is one thing that I hope will not remain on the “what went wrong?” list.
When looking back at all the things that have changed, I sometimes feel like one of those elderly people who sit around and complain about “the good ol’ days.” But what other response is there? Sure, we have a great society with convenient gadgets, but the entertainment value has gone out the window. Quality shows, singers and aspects of culture have degraded as the years progressed. One can only wonder what other changes are yet come.
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