Talk:Seddie/@comment-3247345-20120330050240/@comment-4184884-20120330152247

I grew up on early 90's Nick as well. Clarissa Explains it All, Ahhh! Real Monsters, Pete & Pete etc and I remember loving it. I do think Nickelodeon lost it's way at one point, but I also think, at least for me, there's a certain nostalgia attached to those shows that makes them seem much better than they actually were. I LOVED Clarissa Explains It All growing up, but I re-watched an old episode not too long ago and...well it wasn't necessarily the strongest kids show in the world. iCarly & Victorious have much stronger actors, funnier storylines, etc (and I don't even like Victorious) But the nostalgia is what makes it so great.

That said, I do think Nick has lost it's way a bit. I think Nickelodeon lost touch a bit with it's animation roots and (other than Spongebob) they don't really have the powerhouse cartoons that they used to. To a certain extent, I understand because the market has changed. I think Nickelodeon sort of morphed to try and better capture the tween sort of market. I know I loved Nick growing up, but when I hit my tween years, I switched over to Disney because they had stronger life action tween sitcoms. I think Nick tried to move in on that market because it was what was making Disney Channel so successful and I think it worked to a certain extent, but I think in doing that they've lost a bit of what made the channel so great when I was growing up.