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Mr. Marshmallow · 04-24-2007, 08:51 PM

Okay, this is probably the most incredibly, maniacally, insanely, beyond all comprehendable guilty pleasure I have ever had and probably WILL ever have. It really doesn't get anymore embarassing then this.

I watch....the Care bears. I loved the cartoon series, and I loved the movies, I'm even re-watching old episodes of it through a channel on Youtube that has LOTS of old Care bear toons.

This is as embarassing as it gets.

GrimTheLost · 05-04-2007, 09:16 AM

I am obsessed with musicals. I love them... except for Cats, Phantom, and Les Mis (not my cup of tea). I especially love West Side Story. It fills me with joy.

Vampyre · 05-04-2007, 12:30 PM

Hmm... Lets see... Oh yes, I am currently sat in front of the TV, watching 'Nick Jr Classics' which is a collection of old, normally stop motion, little kid's TV shows that comes on after 8:00 PM, including things such as Bagpuss, the Clangers and The Wombles. Some of my favourite shows when I was little and I still haven't grown out of them, I think it's quite obvious since I have all thriten Bagpuss episodes on DVD.

koosie · 05-04-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Vampyre

Hmm... Lets see... Oh yes, I am currently sat in front of the TV, watching 'Nick Jr Classics' which is a collection of old, normally stop motion, little kid's TV shows that comes on after 8:00 PM, including things such as Bagpuss, the Clangers and The Wombles. Some of my favourite shows when I was little and I still haven't grown out of them, I think it's quite obvious since I have all thriten Bagpuss episodes on DVD.

I was raised on those shows. Especially Bagpuss which is beautifully animated. I like to think they're all still asleep somewhere and one day I'll be in some sleepy little town in the Chilterns or something and there'll be this odd little shop...

Why don't they show Chorlton and the Wheelies again? That was really brilliantly made too.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Marshmallow

Okay, this is probably the most incredibly, maniacally, insanely, beyond all comprehendable guilty pleasure I have ever had and probably WILL ever have. It really doesn't get anymore embarassing then this.

I watch....the Care bears. I loved the cartoon series, and I loved the movies, I'm even re-watching old episodes of it through a channel on Youtube that has LOTS of old Care bear toons.

This is as embarassing as it gets.

The Care Bears were ok. Not the very worst thing in the world. Just not very gritty, that's all. Personally I prefered them to those ewok vermin. Bad enough they were in the film let alone their own horrid cartoon show. I suppose none of you would remember The Wisdom Of The Gnomes? It was a euro-toon I think. Their 'wisdom' really didn't stand up to scrutiny.

My Guilty Pleasure is the Bee-Gees. I don't own any but I'm always happy to hear them on the radio, sadly.

Pawbah · 05-04-2007, 03:54 PM

I thought of my ultimate embarrassing guilty pleasure, though it's been a while since I watched it... I used to baby sit this little baby and sometimes TV was the only thing that would get him to shut up. I spent the majority of my time watching Sesame Street and Blue's Clues.... and I actually enjoyed myself. I would have long conversations about Blue's clues with my friend and I even looked it up online. After I was no longer babysitting that baby anymore I still found myself turning to Blue's Clues... I don't really do that anymore, but sometimes when nothing else is on....

vinny · 05-04-2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pawbah

I thought of my ultimate embarrassing guilty pleasure, though it's been a while since I watched it... I used to baby sit this little baby and sometimes TV was the only thing that would get him to shut up. I spent the majority of my time watching Sesame Street and Blue's Clues.... and I actually enjoyed myself. I would have long conversations about Blue's clues with my friend and I even looked it up online. After I was no longer babysitting that baby anymore I still found myself turning to Blue's Clues... I don't really do that anymore, but sometimes when nothing else is on....

thats how i came on to fosters lol. but a few days ago i was watching my brothers and this kid show called lazytown came on. that is a cool show, watch it. same with peewee's play house....*love*

jekylljuice · 05-05-2007, 01:36 AM

Wanna know one of my biggest guilty pleasures? I actually get real kicks out of spending hours flicking through my trusty dictionary and seeing what fresh words, phrases and definitions I can discover. I may be an English student, but this is geekery on a whole different level. Bless you, Samuel Johnson.

As for the Care Bears, the Care Bears Movie was probably my favourite film as a nipper (not that my film-viewing experiences had been particularly varied at the time). Every now and then I do like to dig out my old videotape and relive those memories, and I can actually find myself getting sucked in by their facile but still very warm-hearted message, even if the endless animation errors are a tad jarring.

I wasn’t particularly thrilled by the Care Bears’ early 00s revival though. Remember how they changed Share Bear’s emblem from a milkshake with two straws to a couple of lollipops? So great was my bewilderment that I was compelled to visit the official website in search of an explanation, and they actually had one embedded in their FAQ. Something about how they wanted to update (read: sanitise) certain emblems for the contemporary age and, given that people these days tend to be more health-conscious, they felt that two pieces of candy set a healthier dietary example than the milkshake. Erm, did I miss something there?

Ditchy McAbandonpants · 05-05-2007, 03:19 AM

jekylljuice: Ah, but you're a lady, are you not? For a girl to get a nostalgic kick from Care Bears doesn't have quite the same stigma attached to it as it would for a rough-and-ready man's man like Mr Marshmallow; we men supposed to like things like cars, beer, wenches and killing.

vinny, Bloonan: Right on!

Arthur's a quality show, and as for LazyTown, I used to rely on that to wake me up in the morning; something about the shockingly bright colours, ludicrously peppy music and vaguely disturbing puppets really kick-starts a sleepy brain, you know? We're not alone, either; LazyTown has a surprisingly large following amongst UK students, often involving the deification of Robbie Rotten. I can understand why, too; his "You Are A Pirate" song is amongst the greatest artistic achievements of the early 21st Century.

Personally, there aren't that many things that I would say I felt guilty or embarassed about liking, but if I had to pick something out, I'd have to say Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z, the PPG anime, for one simple reason; I really don't think it's very good. It's twee, silly and largely incoherent, with the vast majority of the plots adhering to a frankly stupid formula (an everyday inanimate object comes to life and attempts to take revenge against humans for transgressions committed against it when it was still inanimate, which forces the girls to abandon whatever banal activity they were participating in in order to reason with it ???), and with unforgivably lazy action sequences that almost always rely on the standard "recycled footage of the characters attacking cutting to a shot of the baddie flying into the air and becoming a star" anime cop-out.

Most of all, unlike the original PPG, it's a show clearly that's designed exclusively to entertain little girls (which introduces the "wenches and killing" dilemma again

).

Why do I even watch it, then? I could say it's because the art and animation is sometimes nice; that the girls themselves remain pretty likeable characters (Blossom in particular is an amusingly hyperactive nutcase); that sometimes the plotting and scripting is so ludicrous that it becomes entertaining again just for its bizarreness; or that the opening and closing sequences usually serve up some damn catchy J-Pop

. But though those are contributing factors, I know they're not the real reason; the real reason is that I'm such a raving mad PPG fanboy that I feel compelled to watch anything with that relates to them regardless of quality, which also explains why I watched the Craig McCracken-less and therefore largely poor final two seasons of the original PPG. This is what keeps me watching despite all the evidence suggesting I shouldn't, and it's what makes it so gratifying when the show inexplicably produces freak episodes (almost always when the plot centres around Him, strangely) when the plotting suddenly becomes intelligible, the jokes start to work, the pacing clicks and the fight scenes are actually animated.

We've had about seven or eight of those in the 36 episodes I've seen so far; I'm hoping we get a few more in the sixteen that remain...

jekylljuice · 05-05-2007, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Ditchy McAbandonpants

jekylljuice: Ah, but you're a lady, are you not? For a girl to get a nostalgic kick from Care Bears doesn't have quite the same stigma attached to it as it would for a rough-and-ready man's man like Mr Marshmallow; we men supposed to like things like cars, beer, wenches and killing.

I suppose that’s one the advantages of being female. We're allowed to get away with fluff-indulgence a lot more readily.

Apropos Share Bear, Wikipedia gives a slightly different account of the reasons for her makeover to the official site:

"Originally, Share Bear's symbol was a heart-sprinkled sundae with two straws. In 2004, it was changed to two heart-shaped lollipops, on the grounds that sharing milkshakes can spread germs, according to present-day distributors Play Along Toys. She is lavender in color."

Doesn't that just fill you with the urge to go out there and start punching something?

I guess the Care Bears didn’t manage to install quite as much love and kindness in me as they'd hoped after all. Well, sometimes you’ve got to do things the Professor Coldheart way.

Cassini90125 · 05-05-2007, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by jekylljuice

"Originally, Share Bear's symbol was a heart-sprinkled sundae with two straws. In 2004, it was changed to two heart-shaped lollipops, on the grounds that sharing milkshakes can spread germs, according to present-day distributors Play Along Toys. She is lavender in color."

Doesn't that just fill you with the urge to go out there and start punching something?

It does. That is absolutely ridiculous.

04-24-2007, 08:51 PM	#131
Mr. Marshmallow Not-So-Hopeless Romantic Gotta love being in love Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orland Park, IL Posts: 1,924	Okay, this is probably the most incredibly, maniacally, insanely, beyond all comprehendable guilty pleasure I have ever had and probably WILL ever have. It really doesn't get anymore embarassing then this. I watch....the Care bears. I loved the cartoon series, and I loved the movies, I'm even re-watching old episodes of it through a channel on Youtube that has LOTS of old Care bear toons. This is as embarassing as it gets. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/BionicSlime http://www.fanfiction.net/~nukem999

05-04-2007, 09:16 AM	#132
GrimTheLost Insomniac Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In the middle of Rabbittown, Ga Posts: 514	I am obsessed with musicals. I love them... except for Cats, Phantom, and Les Mis (not my cup of tea). I especially love West Side Story. It fills me with joy. __________________ <a href="http://www.us.playstation.com/PSN/Users/grimthelost"><img src="http://pid.us.playstation.com//user/grimthelost.jpg" width="235" height="149" border="0" /></a>

05-04-2007, 03:54 PM	#135
Pawbah my brother's keeper All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: so cal Posts: 252	I thought of my ultimate embarrassing guilty pleasure, though it's been a while since I watched it... I used to baby sit this little baby and sometimes TV was the only thing that would get him to shut up. I spent the majority of my time watching Sesame Street and Blue's Clues.... and I actually enjoyed myself. I would have long conversations about Blue's clues with my friend and I even looked it up online. After I was no longer babysitting that baby anymore I still found myself turning to Blue's Clues... I don't really do that anymore, but sometimes when nothing else is on.... __________________ <Click!

05-05-2007, 01:36 AM	#137
jekylljuice Executive Weasel Ball jekylljuice was here. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the 44th floor (not counting the mezzanine) Posts: 1,568	Wanna know one of my biggest guilty pleasures? I actually get real kicks out of spending hours flicking through my trusty dictionary and seeing what fresh words, phrases and definitions I can discover. I may be an English student, but this is geekery on a whole different level. Bless you, Samuel Johnson. As for the Care Bears, the Care Bears Movie was probably my favourite film as a nipper (not that my film-viewing experiences had been particularly varied at the time). Every now and then I do like to dig out my old videotape and relive those memories, and I can actually find myself getting sucked in by their facile but still very warm-hearted message, even if the endless animation errors are a tad jarring. I wasn’t particularly thrilled by the Care Bears’ early 00s revival though. Remember how they changed Share Bear’s emblem from a milkshake with two straws to a couple of lollipops? So great was my bewilderment that I was compelled to visit the official website in search of an explanation, and they actually had one embedded in their FAQ. Something about how they wanted to update (read: sanitise) certain emblems for the contemporary age and, given that people these days tend to be more health-conscious, they felt that two pieces of candy set a healthier dietary example than the milkshake. Erm, did I miss something there? __________________ That's it, The End, But you'll get over it, My Friend. Last edited by jekylljuice; 05-05-2007 at 01:58 AM.

05-05-2007, 03:19 AM	#138
Ditchy McAbandonpants At Home Sorry, you must have me confused with some other Harrier jet. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Here, there and everywhere Posts: 191	Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free, you are a pirate! jekylljuice: Ah, but you're a lady, are you not? For a girl to get a nostalgic kick from Care Bears doesn't have quite the same stigma attached to it as it would for a rough-and-ready man's man like Mr Marshmallow; we men supposed to like things like cars, beer, wenches and killing. vinny, Bloonan: Right on! Arthur's a quality show, and as for LazyTown, I used to rely on that to wake me up in the morning; something about the shockingly bright colours, ludicrously peppy music and vaguely disturbing puppets really kick-starts a sleepy brain, you know? We're not alone, either; LazyTown has a surprisingly large following amongst UK students, often involving the deification of Robbie Rotten. I can understand why, too; his "You Are A Pirate" song is amongst the greatest artistic achievements of the early 21st Century. Personally, there aren't that many things that I would say I felt guilty or embarassed about liking, but if I had to pick something out, I'd have to say Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z, the PPG anime, for one simple reason; I really don't think it's very good. It's twee, silly and largely incoherent, with the vast majority of the plots adhering to a frankly stupid formula (an everyday inanimate object comes to life and attempts to take revenge against humans for transgressions committed against it when it was still inanimate, which forces the girls to abandon whatever banal activity they were participating in in order to reason with it ???), and with unforgivably lazy action sequences that almost always rely on the standard "recycled footage of the characters attacking cutting to a shot of the baddie flying into the air and becoming a star" anime cop-out. Most of all, unlike the original PPG, it's a show clearly that's designed exclusively to entertain little girls (which introduces the "wenches and killing" dilemma again ). Why do I even watch it, then? I could say it's because the art and animation is sometimes nice; that the girls themselves remain pretty likeable characters (Blossom in particular is an amusingly hyperactive nutcase); that sometimes the plotting and scripting is so ludicrous that it becomes entertaining again just for its bizarreness; or that the opening and closing sequences usually serve up some damn catchy J-Pop . But though those are contributing factors, I know they're not the real reason; the real reason is that I'm such a raving mad PPG fanboy that I feel compelled to watch anything with that relates to them regardless of quality, which also explains why I watched the Craig McCracken-less and therefore largely poor final two seasons of the original PPG. This is what keeps me watching despite all the evidence suggesting I shouldn't, and it's what makes it so gratifying when the show inexplicably produces freak episodes (almost always when the plot centres around Him, strangely) when the plotting suddenly becomes intelligible, the jokes start to work, the pacing clicks and the fight scenes are actually animated. We've had about seven or eight of those in the 36 episodes I've seen so far; I'm hoping we get a few more in the sixteen that remain... __________________ Well, well, well; if it isn't... Ditchy McAbandonpants "Is not dead, despite all external indications suggesting otherwise."

05-04-2007, 12:30 PM	#133
Vampyre Smart Aleck Woah! Look at that ZIT!... PSYCHE! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Black Country Posts: 299	Hmm... Lets see... Oh yes, I am currently sat in front of the TV, watching 'Nick Jr Classics' which is a collection of old, normally stop motion, little kid's TV shows that comes on after 8:00 PM, including things such as Bagpuss, the Clangers and The Wombles. Some of my favourite shows when I was little and I still haven't grown out of them, I think it's quite obvious since I have all thriten Bagpuss episodes on DVD.