Originally posted by: NewSc2

Am i the only one here that thinks new cartoons suck? I mean come on, Ed, Edd, and Eddie, Powerpuff Girls, Hey Arnold!, Johnny Bravo, Dexter's Laboratory are educating our kids today, while back in the days we had creative cartoons like Transformers, Gonad the Barbarian, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, X-Men, Spiderman, even Aladdin was a decent cartoon. Click to expand...

Even Disney movies nowadays suck compared with the old ones (how many of you watched Treasure Planet..) Click to expand...

I seriously think new cartoons are dumbing down the kids of today. The animation sucks, the jokes aren't even that funny, and the setting is all in some boring old town - never cool like the world of TMNT or Transformers. Click to expand...

You're probably overestimating your love of your childhood favorites. There were lots of shows I loved as a kid which don't hold up well now (Transformers and G.I. Joe among them). At least there are some modern shows which were not immediately intended as merchandising vehicles (although popularity has now gotten them to that point).I think you're also underestimating (some of) the current crop of shows. Johnny Bravo, Dexter's Laboratory, and the Powerpuff Girls can be hit and miss, but they can also be pretty sophisticated satire, much in the vein of classic Looney Tunes cartoons. You also failed to note some of the most visible current entries in the genre: Futurama, King of the Hill, and The Simpsons.Treasure Planet was not a particularly bad film, but it was a lackluster one, and that's viewed as a cardinal sin when you've got a resume of beloved films like The Little Mermaid or The Lion King. But Lilo and Stitch was some of the best character-driven storytelling the studio has ever put out (almost at the level of the severely underrated Warner Bros. The Iron Giant). And I loved the visuals in both Treasure Planet and Atlantis, even though I found their storylines less than stellar.I can't remember when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wasn't just in the city.As for animation, don't confuse minimal style with poor animation. Samurai Jack is one of the simplest-looking cartoons on television, and easily one of the most well-animated.