30 Day Challenge - TV Shows

Favourite Animation.

Obvious choice here would be The Simpsons. This show has no doubt become integrated into virtually everyones lives. The humour, the reality and the simple genius of the show sets the standard not only for animated shows but for many shows on television.

If you simply look at the famous cameo roles that have taken place it amazes to see so many people clamber to become a yellow citizen of Springfield. The shows openings are genius, the couch moment, the saxophone tune, the till register and of course the blackboard (oooh how non-pc of me - showing my age too) all make up the magic of the show. If you look at Cougar Town, it has clearly copied elements from this show with its ever changing titles.

Since I was young cartoons as they were known became a staple part of my TV diet. Shows like Transformers and He-Man are still great to watch now. You only have to look at the success (that's right Kermode - SUCCESS!!!!) of the Transformers movies to see that the appeal has not gone, just evolved with the technology. He-Man - erm, let's leave it there.

Technology has played a major part in the evolution of animated favourites. You'll have to forgive my chronological timeline here but this will emphasise the point.

Spider-man - back in the 70s (I think) there was this http://youtu.be/qyYrxQx7RBc - apparently 'He Comes Alive' and 'You'll see it all'. How exciting - cue the disappointment. Then we have this http://youtu.be/4o29VoxtsFk - you'll be humming that tune for days now - sorry. Eventually the animated series reaches the levels we expect in modern day times http://youtu.be/uvrNHlo3dEs. Of course you have the movie trilogy which was as a huge Spider-man fan a spine-tingling event. Despite some of the obvious flaws, like for example Spider-Man 3 having way too many bad guys at once they have been a triumph.

Batman too, my favourite super-hero has also been through some significant changes due to technology.

Ka-pow! through to Heath Ledger (R.I.P.) via the animated series and original movies - I'm trying not to throw things at the thought of George and Val!

So animated TV has grown with the times, yet today I would be hard pushed to choose a favourite. There are shows I dip in and out of such as Family Guy which makes me chuckle when I watch it but I do not watch them religiously. There is South Park which kept me amused for a while until it became a simple idea of how to shock the audience the most or at least that's what happened in my eyes.

I know there have been plenty of others and I welcome suggestions as always, I guess though for me it will always be the simple shows that you remember with fondness;

http://youtu.be/43M55Ay6RKA

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Oh I just remembered I do like this as well;

Parental Advisory Lryics!! http://youtu.be/n3jfbAcsfX8 -