Are Teen Sitcoms Dead? (By FC100) Edited By CJF1994

Noticing that a channel called The Hub is getting popular (maybe because of My Little Pony?) I took a look at some shows airing like The Haunting Hour and Game Night as well as reruns of Batman: The Animated Series, Animaniacs, Superman: The Animated Series, and Transformers.

I also noticed that it shows reruns of familiar sitcoms from back in the day like Happy Days, Family Ties, and ALF. There was sitcom I haven't seen yet called Wizards vs. Aliens and judging from the previews alone, I wasn't really hooked. The writing and dialogue didn't seem to impress me and this is coming from a guy who grew up with sitcoms like Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, iCarly, and Degrassi.

Probably many of you don't know but teen sitcoms back then were better then the ones we have today.  This makes me wonder: are teen sitcoms dead?

Let's start with one of the earliest teen sitcoms: The Monkees and Gidget.



They were popular back in the 60's. To put in simple, the shows made the teens look like the good guys and the adults look like the bad guys (and idiots). They were eventually cancelled due to the rise of other popular shows like 60's Batman show starring Adam West.

Then there was rise in teen sitcoms during the 90s with Nickelodeon producing a lot of them (both live-action and animation) like:

 




These shows not only made pre-teens and adolescents laugh but also provided relatable topics like overspending, first kisses, and the like. Disney Channel, known for their animated shows, eventually tried to compete with Nickelodeon by providing their own teen sitcoms like:

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One of their most popular shows was Kim Possible, a cartoon, to be exact. While not completely a sitcom, as it is more action-oriented, it does take elements of teen sitcoms during the high school subplots and include their own twists to them to avoid being cliched. It was known for its memorable characters, light-hearted atmosphere, brilliant writing, and action set-pieces.





Probably due to the show's high ratings, Disney Channel produced more sitcoms and animated shows with sitcom elements. One example, in particular, is The Buzz on Maggie which was created by Dave Polsky, one of the writers of Scary Movie 2. When you hear those two together, you are in for a bad sign. Other animated shows like American Dragon: Jake Long and The Emperor's New School (a spin-off of The Emperor's New Groove) took elements from teen sitcoms and were either a hit or a miss.

Many are saying that teen sitcoms are spreading like a plague and ruining Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. That statement is up for debate, but many would agree. Bringing up the question again: Are Teen Sitcoms Dead?

This is just my opinion, but not completely. Teen sitcoms that take other elements of fiction like fantasy or science-fiction, when done right, are done right. Shows like Phil of the Future and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide add their own twists to become more disctinct. Recent ones like House of Anubis add mystery and suspense.

Disney Channel's two popular animated shows like Phineas and Ferb and Gravity Falls, while they can at times feel like sitcoms, you instantly forget they are sitcoms because there is a lot imagination and creativity put into these shows, which probably explains their high ratings. Pair of Kings on Disney XD add a sort of Jurassic Park-esque type of show full of creatures and warriors.

While only five episodes have been released so far, I have to bring up Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures on Disney XD. It takes elements of sitcoms but remains faithful to the original Pac-Man character, in my opinion, at least.

Perhaps teen sitcoms in general need better writers so as not to make the older audience eager to dismiss them.

So what do you guys think? Do you agree or disagree? Let me know in the comments below. FC100 signing out. See you guys in my next blog.

The Forbidden Kingdom (Movie Review) By FC100

This movie many don`t talk about anymore but I like to talk about something that I Think is worth checking out



At the time of 2008 Jackie Chan wasn't in any movies as often he did before and people though that his career was about to be over I thought so as well because he has been in over 100 of films and he hasn't been making any movies lately but then I went on the Internet on yahoo and there was a background of a new movie coming out. The Forbidden Kingdom it was a new Jackie Chan film but not only that also Jet Li was going to be in the movie. Everyone called it "Jackie Chan and Jet Li Together For The First Time!" people went crazy that there favorite action star was going to be in another film and I beg my mom to take me to see it and at first I was Hype but then after leaving the theater I was not only amaze but I started to not really that much I just thought it was decent but not bad. But then in a later time I bought the DVD and try to get back to it and in an older age I learned how to appreciate the film.

The Story from critics said it is a good movie but some said it was a mixture between the wizard of oz and the karate kid. That's kind of true but it has it's own plot, Here's the story a young boy played by Michael Angarano which last role I saw him in was Disney Sky High and also it kind of the same kind of role because in Sky High he was a weak teenager and than later he turns into a strong person and learns how to fight which is kind of the same in The Forbidden Kingdom. Well what happens in the movie he's friends with an old man who owns a pawn shop full of Chinese movies and house furniture and weird looking Sculptures. He loves watching foreign films and he mostly likes the combat movies so he always comes to his pawn shop to get something, He is bullied by a gang of thugs we likes to steal from house and stores he is tricked to bringing them in the pawn shop and stealing the money but then the Gang Leader shoots the old man. The young boy finds a staff and the old man tells him to bring it to the rightful owner and then runs for his life and on the top of the roof the staff pushes him by the ledge and falls of into Ancient China where he meets a drunk man played by Jackie Chan who tells him the story that the staff belongs to the Monkey King who had Fought an evil warlord who wants to kill him but needs the staff destroyed to finish the job and that's the plot. The Characters are given good explanation in film but some background characters are just people who help are not important in the film. The greatest things in the film is the environment and the Action. There are many fight scenes in the film and there insane and there not predictable when you think someone going to win your wrong it takes time to figure out who's going to win unless if you saw the film many times and you remember but first time viewers will have difficulty. The film brings Chinese Culture, Great Fighting, Sad Moments, and Great Suspense it will keep you on your seat and I won't explain who Jet Li characters because it's an important part in the movie so I won' spoil it so that's a;; I have to say.

My Last Impression it's a good movie and if you happen to spot a copy on any dollar store or stores like Target, Wal-Mart or in any video store I say get it you won't be disappointed FC100 signing out and I will see you on my next blog. 

E3 2013 Talk

I Know there not much to talk about so this might be my shortest blog ever so I just want you guys to know that I systems and Games coming out are going to be awesome there are some games I`m looking forward to like Super Mario 3D world, Yarn Yoshi, New Yoshi Island, Pikmin 3, Mario and Luigi Dream Team, Sonic Lost World, and Donkey Kong Country Returns 2 and many more but I am also very excited for the new PS4 now I don`t have to get a PS3 anymore now I can get this and it will be awesome to play and I know about the XboxOne don`t worry I know it`s just Bad not in a good way. But I am very excited for the stuff coming out and more so yeah that`s all I have to say so The End FC100 Signing out see you on my nexr blog.

My Pikmin Story (By FC100)

It`s has been 12 years since the first Pikmin game and has been 12 years since I started playing the Nintendo Gamecube.

  

I would like to talk about one of the games of my childhood that gave me something to look forward to in the future. It was my 6th birthday at the time and my parents and my brother were planning something special and what I got was a few toys and a new game console my last one was the Nintendo 64 but will get to that in another time so my mother asked me what game should I get first I had to pick one for now so I just picked at pure random and by looking at the covers I picked Pikmin when I played the game I was OK with it for a while then I got bored after trying to learn how the game worked so I just didn`t play it anymore. Then I went on and played Super Mario Sunshine and Super Smash Bros Melee those games I loved them. But then a few years later I went back to play Pikmin to see if I can play it and get use to it and after that I was Fascinated all those imaginary creatures that were awesome to look at and also I really loved the main character Olimar who was the space captain that has a funny looking nose and has face that will make you laugh for hours .The story is about the captain trying to fix his space ship by finding all the parts and getting back home he befriends these plant-walking creatures as the game calls them Pikmin who helps him gets his parts back and keeps him out of danger from the monsters on the planets that the basic stuff that's happening.But to me and probably not notice but others it`s kind of a close story to the movie E.T you know he gets on earth and can`t get back home, He befriends a young boy and tries to find a way off the planet. Also in the E.T video game he has to collect parts of a phone to get back home. So what I can say I guess Pikmin is a Way better version of the E.T video game. The Game-play is great all you have to do is find all the parts of your ship, collect numbered food to mutiple the number of pikmins, and Finally defeat all the bosses to get back your parts all in 30 days. When I play this game I know it`s an adventure with a limited time and has a great way of making the players feel excited it holds up great even til this day. That`s all I have to say but I know that you want me to mention yes this actually was starting as another mario game called Super Mario 128 but later became somthing better.


After the time of the console wars with Gamecube, Playstation 2, and Xbox, I was playing with the Playstation 2 at the game and hold on to my Gamecube til later on and three years later
 
This game came out when I found out there was a sequel I was ready to play when my brother got the game it was awesome but still to this day I have not beaten the game cause I don`t have it anymore nor do I have Pikmin because I moved so many times that some of my stuff is lost and at the time I had the game I couldn`t figure it out again because it was 2 players now and new creatures and Pikmin I had to know how to control and I didn`t even know they remove the 30 days time limit until few years later cause I was young and I was still getting use to games with different kinds of genres. So then I moved on but til this very day I appreciate the series for what it is and are very memorable.

Now What do I think of the New Pikmin game coming out
 
I`m Hype and can`t wait for this new game to come out on the Wii U it`s to soon to say a lot on what will it bring to the series but still we can just hope it will be a great game to play the one down side is that in North America it`s coming out August 4th and in other countries it`s coming in July how come it`s hard to send games to North America when it`s done and ready but not send it early. I just can not believe it`s coming late but at least we still get to play it. OK that`s my Pikmin Story FC100 signing out and see you on my next blog.