Disney Vs. Nick... Again...................

[Janice Johnson]

I made a thread about who was the biggest "pusher" out of the two, now I have one about who's better/worse.................

I think that Nick is better at showing more mature things. It seems to be better at knowing that kids are getting more mature faster, and get to the "Cut the crap", age at a faster age......

I think that Disney is better at keeping kids at the "stupid", "naive" age....... Disney seems to want to keep kids kind of immature..... Can you see Disney saying things like, 'boobs".............. They don't seem to realize that kids are not as naive as they used to be nowadays......

But, about Nick showing more "mature" things, I remember feeling disguted watching Drake watching kiss one girl, and three seconds later kiss another girl on the opposite side of him.............. That was kind of going too far............ Did kids really need to see him making out with two girls almost simultaneously?

But, if you want your kids to remain innocent, let them watch Disney. If you want them to "grow up" let them watch Nick.....

[howierules86]

Right now, I vote for the Disney Channel having better shows. If anyone's ever seen "Zoey 101" & "Unfabulous" on Nick, then you'll know my reasons Disney got my vote.

[comedyfreak]

I liked Drake and Josh, along with iCarly. I also like Disney's Hannah Montana and The Suite Life of Zach and Cody. I do agree that Nick is geared more for the older teen and Disney is more for the younger crowd.

[JulieSomoski]

The only Disney show I've every ever sat down to watch is That's so Raven - while it was by far Disney's best and most mature show, it was still no where near Nick's standards. Nickelodeon definitely has less standards for their shows - all Disney shows seem way too silly and completely unwatchable. It seems like as the years go by, they get more kiddish, and they're not the quality shows they were 6 years ago.

[ryan423]

Originally Posted by JulieSomoski

The only Disney show I've every ever sat down to watch is That's so Raven - while it was by far Disney's best and most mature show, it was still no where near Nick's standards. Nickelodeon definitely has less standards for their shows - all Disney shows seem way too silly and completely unwatchable. It seems like as the years go by, they get more kiddish, and they're not the quality shows they were 6 years ago.

Agreed.

I was in the 4th and 5th Grade when shows like Lizzie McGuire were popular. And even if you were a guy, if you didn't watch it, you weren't cool, lol.

Lizzie McGuire, that's so raven and the Proud Family were my favorite originals. Drake and Josh is def. Nick's best show to date.

[JulieSomoski]

Originally Posted by ryan423

Agreed.

I was in the 4th and 5th Grade when shows like Lizzie McGuire were popular. And even if you were a guy, if you didn't watch it, you weren't cool, lol.

Lizzie McGuire, that's so raven and the Proud Family were my favorite originals. Drake and Josh is def. Nick's best show to date.

Disney's old shows like Lizzie McGuire and That's so Raven were not bad shows at all. They were much more teen-oriented than their shows nowadays, like Hannah Montana, which are suited for the kids/pre-teen audience.

Drake and Josh isn't a bad show as well. I'd agree it's easily Nick's best sitcom to date.

[D-Dey]

As you probably know, I'm way past the target demographics for both networks, but as far as I'm concerned, funny is funny, good writing is good writing and bad writing is bad writing. There's good and bad in both.

Nickelodoen:
"iCarly" is a halfway decent show. Miranda Cosgrove isn't the most attractive of teen actresses, but she is amusing enough.

"All That" was the funniest thing this side of Saturday Night Live, until Amanda Bynes and Lori Beth Denberg left.

"The Amanda Show" wasn't as funny or as talented as Amanda Bynes herself is.

The cartoons on Nickelodeon have gone stale.

Disney Channel:
Still has a few decent 'toons, but nowhere near the quality of Kim Possible or American Dragon: Jake Long.


"The Suite Life of Zack and Cody," was funniest in the first season, and had a few touching episodes like "A Prom Story, " "Cookin' with Romeo and Juliet," and most recently "Orchestra," but otherwise it has gone downhill in the third season. The closest thing you had to a "very special episode" was "Back in the Game."

"That's So Raven"; Okay, it's far-fetched, but you have to expect something like that from Disney going as far back as the days of Walt himself. The closest thing you had to a "very special episode" here was "True Colors."


"Even Stevens" was one of the better sitcoms on that show, and I don't think "Lizzie McGuire" was so bad either(although not as good as Even Stevens). I doubt most of today's DC audience knows anything about these shows, but if it weren't for Even Stevens, Christy Carlson Romano wouldn't have done the voice of Kim Possible.

In 2005, DC had two Canadian imports; "Naturally, Sadie" and "Life with Derek." I know that Sadie was straying from the original premise in the second season, but Disney made a mistake by not getting the third season.


As far as Hannah Montana goes, I couldn't give a rat's poop-chute about the recent "scandals" that Miley Cyrus has been involved in, but the writing of the show leaves much to be desired. Take the episode "Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas," for example; The original premise of the show is that Miley Stewart's alter-ego is supposed to be a secret, right? Well, the first thing we see when The Jonas Brothers meet Miley as Hannah and her father is that they recognize both Hannah and the former country star... and they hear her call him "Daddy," and it doesn't even phase them that she's not who they think she is. I mean, how may people are supposed to be in on this alleged "secret?"

[Scoobiedoo30]

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