"I won’t pretend like I haven’t stuck an iPad in front of my son and let him watch Cocomelon or Blippi so I could get some work done. Guilty as charged.„
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)
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Can you help me understand why you feel that a show inducing ugly crying is desirable?
Is this a serious question?
Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)
#53Well, 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.)
Let's not even mention Rug Island, the device in reading on is not nearly waterproof enough for the rain of tears it provokes!
Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)
#54Bluey is a little brat to her parents that is totally unnecessary.
You're getting a lot of downvotes, but you're right, Bluey can be quite cruel when playing with her dad.
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#55I watched a few episode of Bluey and I feel they are really great for parents. So great that I think they are meant for parents, not children...
Healthy, emotionally secure parents raise good kids. "Put your own mask on before helping others..."
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Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)
#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Can you help me understand why you feel that a show inducing ugly crying is desirable?
Usually creative work and the arts are judged by their ability to move something inside of us to which you can say that crying is a proxy for that. It's effectively saying it's good art.
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#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can you help me understand why you feel that a show inducing ugly crying is desirable?
Is this a serious question?
Completely serious.
I understand it's very ingrained in our culture at this point that this is a thing people do. But, if I decontextualize enough mentally, it starts to feel quite strange: manipulating one's brain into having a negative emotional reaction.
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#59I don’t understand the negative talk about Cocomelon. Kids learn a lot through songs. Cocomelon is full of songs. My son enjoys singing many of them. I’m happy with this.
Pretty sure that's why the author wrote that blog post
Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)
#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can you help me understand why you feel that a show inducing ugly crying is desirable?
Usually creative work and the arts are judged by their ability to move something inside of us to which you can say that crying is a proxy for that. It's effectively saying it's good art.
Right, that's a bit circular though. It isn't a law of nature that humans should do anything that is considered "good art".
Why do we want to synthetically manipulate our brains into an emotional reaction, especially in the case of a negative emotion?