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Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, July 09, 2004 - 11:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Guess I should have qualified that...Nick Jr. is great until about 2 in the afternoon! LOL We don't watch much now (one morning and one afternoon show), so I'm not sure if Maisy is still on. We usually end up back at PBS morning kids' shows. No worries there!

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Monday, July 12, 2004 - 1:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rug Rats is a no no.....I don't think it is appropriate to teach children to say "Stupid Babies". Another horrible show is Courage the cowardly dog. It is just weird with weird things happening, it is kinda eerie. Power puff girls is also a no no. Too much rudeness and violence. Sponge bob I like, he's a good friend and a hard worker. There is never any real message or teaching, but there is nothing bad either.

Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Monday, July 12, 2004 - 7:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Escapee, good to know these things! Thank you for helping out a time depraved mom!!!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 7:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
But beware, while Spongebob is a good guy and it is a decent cartoon, they do use words like stupid, etc.

Nightowl
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08-16-2000

Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 11:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just wanted to add that I really like some of the kids shows on PBS. The Chicago PBS station plays shows like Arthur and George Shrinks til 6:00pm when all the news shows start. I know every city has different programming times so I guess you can "check your local listings". Channel 11 (Chicago) keeps the younger shows (Sesame Street and Caillou) on in the morning and caters to the afterschool crowd in the afternoon. I don't know what I would do without it. Also, without sounding too much like a promo, pbskids.org can tell you when the shows are on. I go there often to print out pages for my ds to color. They have some cool online games and projects too.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 7:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Did anyone catch the Sesamse Street 30th Anniversary special a couple of months ago? I HAD to watch (I've been bummed that DS outgrew it the past few years).

First...since when did Cookie Monster start belching after eating cookies???? (gimme a break)

However....I LOVED the montage at the end. They did a 30 sec. - 1 min. spot from every year of the show. Lots of old and new faces and memories.

Yup...I'm a child at heart (or in my TV watching). Made a special point to watch Fred Roger's Memorial service on PBS, and am now heading back to viewing my Little House on the Prairie Season Two DVD.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 7:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, The Waltons recently came out on DVD too.

Carrie92
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09-15-2003

Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Does anyone know anything about Yu-gi-oh? I think it is something like Pokemon, but I don't know. Scotty is starting to get into it, I think because of the influence of his buddies, because I know nothing about it.
I guess they have cards, too. His friend gave him a few. I don't get what they're for - but today he was telling me about the Egyptian god cards. Anyone know anything about this?

I'm about ready to tell him it's off-limits with the whole god card thing... I told him I would learn more about it and decide later.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 6:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What is wrong with Egyptian gods? (Unless you really start worshipping them?) The cards are pretty much like Pokeman cards. Kids collect 'em and there are certain ones that are really hard to get...

Carrie92
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09-15-2003

Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 7:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I don't like the idea of any other god besides the One and Only God. The only Egyptian gods that I know of are the ones that were worshipped in ancient times; Ra, Baal, etc.

Carrie92
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09-15-2003

Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Does anyone know of a good website that discusses this? It seems like all I can find are movie and game reviews for parents.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, August 13, 2004 - 5:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My kids will sort of watch this.
I did find this for you.

Name: Kazuki Takahashi

Birthday: October 4, 1961
Born In: Tokyo, Japan

The creator of YU-GI-OH! became passionate about drawing comics in his teens, and made his debut in Japan's best-selling weekly comic magazine, Shonen Jump, in 1991. After taking some time to recharge his artistic energy, he began drawing the comics series YU-GI-OH! in 1996. The animated version of YU-GI-OH! debuted in 2000 and became an immediate hit, spawning a mania that included video games, animation, and a card game, all of which boasted record sales. 23 million comics have been sold thus far.




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Interview--
This is an interview Time.com had with Kazuki Takahashi.

TIME: How did you get your start in manga?
TAKAHASHI: As a kid, I always liked to draw. But it wasn't till high school that I tried to actually put a manga together. I published my first one 20 years ago. It was a cartoon comedy about a high school, and it was a total flop. Then I followed with one about pro-wrestling, which was also a failure. I don't really like to think about it.

TIME: How did the idea for Yu-Gi-Oh! come to you?
TAKAHASHI: I've always been obsessed with games. Certainly as a kid, and even today, I like blackjack and board games like Scotland Yard. In a game, the player becomes the hero. And that's the basic premise for Yu-Gi-Oh. The main character, Yugi, is a weak and childish boy who becomes a hero when he plays games.

TIME: In the early episodes, Yugi plays a whole variety of games, some with toys, others with gadgets. But the manga didn't take off until you introduced the card game.
TAKAHASHI: That's right. Originally, I'd planned to phase out that particular game in two episodes. But the reader response we got was enormous. Shonen Jump started getting calls from all these kids who wanted to know more about the game -- how to play it, where they could get it. At the time, kids didn't really play card games; they were way into video games. But it's much more thrilling to battle against a human being while looking them in the eye than playing with a machine. I realized I'd hit on something, so I began to concentrate on the card game.

TIME: Is it hard to come up with unique creatures for the cards, each with their own set of strengths and weaknesses? I heard you've created something like 700.
TAKAHASHI: I stopped counting, but I think it's more like 1,000. And, yeah, it's hard. I'm not sure how many more I've got left in me. But all boys love monsters, and I'm no different, so it's also really fun. What I try to do is fit the creature to the characteristics of the character playing the card. For instance, Kaiba, Yugi's archenemy, is mean and vicious, so his cards tend to be that way, too.

TIME: What's your favorite card?
TAKAHASHI: Blue Eyes White Dragon. It's the very first card I introduced, so it has special significance.

TIME: Yu-Gi-Oh! has been called the next Pokemon. What has turned it into such a monstrous hit?
TAKAHASHI: The thing about the card game is that you can't play by yourself. You have to play with friends. That's how it spread: one kid saying to another, let's play Yu-Gi-Oh. As far as the manga story goes, I think all kids dream of henshin -- the ability to turn into something, or someone, else. Yugi's henshin into a savvy, invincible games player is a big appeal [to children]. There's also the mystery surrounding the games and the characters on the cards. Kids like that, too.

TIME: How do you think Americans will respond to Yu-Gi-Oh?
TAKAHASHI: The story centers on the life of a normal Japanese schoolboy, so I'm not sure they'll understand all of it. But here's the main thing I want them to understand: if you combine the "yu" in Yugi and the "jo" in Jounouchi [the main character's best friend], you get the word yujo. Yujo translates to friendship in English, but it's actually more powerful than that. If American kids get a strong sense of friendship among the characters in the story, I'll be happy
http://www.yugioh-cards.net/history

here's another pretty good link
http://virtualpet.com/vp/yugioh/index.htm

Schoolmarm
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02-18-2001

Friday, August 13, 2004 - 5:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lots of kids play Yu-gi-oh cards. They are collectible and kids trade them. They have some new Eqyptian Sphinx cards right now in an "Exclusive Pack". That might have been what he was talking about.

The cartoon basically promotes the card game. There is a "dual" between "good" and "evil" in every show that highlights the cards and how to play. "Good" usually wins.

I consider the cartoon as a commercial for the cards. Out of all the collectible cards, I think that Yu-gi-oh is the most expensive....9 cards for about $4-5.

It is a typical fantasy/science fiction role playing game, and (I feel) fairly harmless. It will help with math skills if the kids play with "life points". It sure helped my piano students practice if they were awarded a card for a good lesson. :-)

Marvel comics has a new set of collectible cards with the superheros. There is also a Christian collectible card game...I think it is called "Redemption". That might be a good alternative (it uses bible stories) if your son likes to play the card games.

Dang it, they quit making Harry Potter cards! That one was the best!

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Friday, August 13, 2004 - 11:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My #2 and his frieds are very into Yu-gi-oh the show and the cards. Harmless fun and just like with Pokemon cards, you trade and dual with them. My son also has the dual thingy you wear on your wrist. Oh and the movie comes out today.

Hippyt
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06-15-2001

Friday, August 13, 2004 - 1:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well,here's a review on the movie. It was made 8 years ago!!!

Questions to ponder about Yu-Gi-Oh!:

If it were really great, would eight years have elapsed between when it was made and when it hit theaters here? SEE IT NOW
• Visit the Web site

Does anyone else notice that the title character has a scary-in-front/party-in-the-back hairstyle that looks like a golden tarantula from the front and a purple marijuana leaf from behind?

How much should parents worry about a game that includes a "lord of the dead," a "dark lord," a "celestial blast" and "dark magic?"
Yugi displays some of his awesome power, in Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie.

Is that Loverboy on the soundtrack?

Why do so many animated films try to pass off adult voices as kids?

Doesn't an actor deserve some kind of award for getting through a line like, "You may have destroyed my dark clown, but I've still got my deck virus trapcard?"

Isn't it weird that the movie is so literal, depicting two duelers politely taking turns as they actually play the adventure card game on which Yu-Gi-Oh! is based, so watching the movie is like watching an animated film of people playing Uno?

And, although the movie isn't bad, wouldn't kids probably have a better time playing Yu-Gi-Oh themselves than watching others play it, cartoonically?