we had it the best...kids these days have NO clue
we had it the best...kids these days have NO clue
A lot of people comparing Nick to Disney but they were different times for me. I enjoyed Nick more as a kid, like the age 8-11 range. Didn't really get into Disney until the teen years.
So, you guys are saying Nick ran mostly unopposed from the 80s to the 90s.
Cartoon Network didn't hit its groove until the late 90's, and Disney Channel wasn't mainstream.
I think the answer is both simple and a mirror of modern society. Nick was so popular because they made better shows than everyone else in a time when the internet and culture weren't like they are today. As these things evolved, their shows couldn't keep up. That said, I also grew up entirely within the Nick era. I watched You Cant Do That On Television all the way through Snick's heyday before All That started taking up too much of the development (especially since it was a terrible show).
The audience from that time grew up and thus moved on to Cartoon Network/Adult Swim while the replacement age bracket grew up too fast with the advent of the internet and social media. This is why Disney became so popular due to preteen behavior being dominant for all kids between the ages of 8 up to 20. Essentially the texting then facebook era which then evolved into the Twilight era and so on.
Long story short is that they didn't keep up with culture and became untrendy.
BAD WOLF
No, Nick should be making whatever that show Miley Cyrus was in...Hannah Montana...or the Suite Life of Zach and Cody. Basically, pre-teen shows, because Kelimbror is right, kids these days hit that pre-teen mentality much quicker and their interest in kids programming is short-lived or even non-existent.
Are they unprofitable? Do they need to change direction? I don't know any of these things because I don't watch the channel in any form and haven't for years. Other than being the best, which I'm sure all money makers would like to do, is there even a reason to try and do that?
I do know that they have some fairly popular shows for much much younger children, right? Seems like that has been their thing for a while. I don't think it's exactly wise to go after Disney (which has too much money) or AS (which has too much genre defining programming).
I believe they are owned by Viacomm which also owns MTV, VH1, and several other rather irrelevant channels in our modern era. Comedy Central is probably their best channel, but their resume isn't exactly amazing for quality anymore. Maybe they make a lot of money, I don't know, but I think all of their offerings are pretty lame.
BAD WOLF
WHat happened to Nick? Everytime I turn to it these days, its sprout now.