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A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by conductr »

Benjamin_Dobell wrote: post #15
Fire-Dragon-DoL wrote: post #9

Well, I was horrified the first time I saw the Cocomelon and was unsettled as a dad. This article explains why. I need to check Bluey, we watched Miraculous, tales of Ladybug with our kids and enjoyed it (the plot is for adults). There is a whole bunch of "junk food" in both tv and videogames (those were you win no matter what). I'm hoping things get better.

Bluey is much more wholesome than Miraculous. Not a judgement thing, my eldest watches Miraculous too and I don't really have a problem with it. It's just not on the same level as Bluey. A huge plus for parents is also that Bluey is WAY more engaging for adults. Far and away my favourite program to watch with my kids. Some episodes really pull at the heart strings.

Going into parenthood I never thought I'd say it about a kids show but Bluey has damn near made me cry and Bandit makes me strive to be a better dad

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by danielvaughn »

Fire-Dragon-DoL wrote: post #9

Well, I was horrified the first time I saw the Cocomelon and was unsettled as a dad. This article explains why. I need to check Bluey, we watched Miraculous, tales of Ladybug with our kids and enjoyed it (the plot is for adults). There is a whole bunch of "junk food" in both tv and videogames (those were you win no matter what). I'm hoping things get better.

I cannot recommend Bluey enough. It’s made me, a 40 year old father of one, ugly cry. And I’m not one to cry from watching a show.

If you hate Cocomelon like me, you’ll love Bluey. It’s like the polar opposite of it.

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by Yhippa »

I like Bluey but couldn't get my young one to sit through it for a nebulizer. Cocomelon did the trick and I'm very thankful for them for that. Honestly, I don't think it's as garbage as everyone makes it out to be. It's hard trying to find video-form nursery rhymes that aren't weird out there. They have that done well. I really like Bluey but I feel like it's for a much older crowd.

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by kewho »

Bluey is excellence, but I’ve always said Bluey is a kids show for parents.

It’s representation of how the parents behave around, and communicate with, their kids, and the numerous examples of ideas for how to play with your children make the show invaluable to parents.

The fact that kids love it too only reinforces its clever brilliance.

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by ranger_danger »

conductr wrote: post #29
bri3d wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Daniel Tiger (Mr Rogers spinoff/remake/???) is really quite good as well. They did well at preserving the idea of the original in a very different format.

I had to block this one in my house. Daniel is whiny and my kid started mimicking it, otherwise I think it's good

Nobody is as whiny as Caillou.

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by conductr »

ranger_danger wrote: post #37
conductr wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had to block this one in my house. Daniel is whiny and my kid started mimicking it, otherwise I think it's good

Nobody is as whiny as Caillou.

Lol, yeah I had been pre-warned about that one and have avoided it entirely for my kid's >6 years

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by ranger_danger »

ashton314 wrote: post #19
Fire-Dragon-DoL wrote: post #9

Well, I was horrified the first time I saw the Cocomelon and was unsettled as a dad. This article explains why. I need to check Bluey, we watched Miraculous, tales of Ladybug with our kids and enjoyed it (the plot is for adults). There is a whole bunch of "junk food" in both tv and videogames (those were you win no matter what). I'm hoping things get better.

Bluey is next-level. S-tier television. It’s wholesome, calm, and entertaining. Episodes like Camping, Baby Race, Cricket, and Onesies are all emotional sucker-punches to the adults watching. (My pet theory, which my wife first suggested: Camping is essentially the Star Trek TNG episode Darmok.)

The newer Bluey episode "The Sign" made me ugly cry.
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