Lately I've been stuck in a bit of a nostalgia trip. Last night I watched a few episodes of Magic School Bus and I just finished watching the old Disney movie, Don't Look Under the Bed. And do you know what? I still enjoyed them. And I DO wish these shows were still readily available for viewing at any given time, especially over what the people of today seem to watch.
Even without the nostalgia goggles, there were some decent things in these two bits from my past. For one, they talked about more mature scientific elements without stopping to explain them or even acknowledge that they were "smart people" stuff. For example, in Don't Look Under the Bed, Larry the imaginary friend makes the argument that you can't see air, gravity, and ATOMS and they just continue like it's normal. They don't stop to emphasize atoms or anything, but the fact they stated it like every day knowledge when now it wouldn't even be considered.
The plot was more deep than from what I have seen from the shows they have today. Most of the Hannah Montana episodes I have watched (mostly just as background noise) had very shallow messages. But this one had to deal with how growing older doesn't mean abandoning your childhood, something that can apply to both adults and children watching the movie.
And even Magic School Bus continued to teach without being obnoxious and in your face. Plot first, facts second, but decent with both. One problem with the show though is that characters tend to get lost in the stories, but as it is a series with multiple episodes each character can get a different focus in each episode.
Plus who didn't smile to themselves in science class because they remembers "Magic School Bus taught me this! Thank you Miss Frizzle!"
Goddamn nostalgia.
Even without the nostalgia goggles, there were some decent things in these two bits from my past. For one, they talked about more mature scientific elements without stopping to explain them or even acknowledge that they were "smart people" stuff. For example, in Don't Look Under the Bed, Larry the imaginary friend makes the argument that you can't see air, gravity, and ATOMS and they just continue like it's normal. They don't stop to emphasize atoms or anything, but the fact they stated it like every day knowledge when now it wouldn't even be considered.
The plot was more deep than from what I have seen from the shows they have today. Most of the Hannah Montana episodes I have watched (mostly just as background noise) had very shallow messages. But this one had to deal with how growing older doesn't mean abandoning your childhood, something that can apply to both adults and children watching the movie.
And even Magic School Bus continued to teach without being obnoxious and in your face. Plot first, facts second, but decent with both. One problem with the show though is that characters tend to get lost in the stories, but as it is a series with multiple episodes each character can get a different focus in each episode.
Plus who didn't smile to themselves in science class because they remembers "Magic School Bus taught me this! Thank you Miss Frizzle!"
Goddamn nostalgia.
