Welcome back everyone!
I’ve written a few blog posts giving some Netflix/TV show recommendations, and I wanted to discuss something related to this topic that I hadn’t previously. In case you’re new to my blog (welcome!!), I’m an incoming sophomore in high school, but I often have a child-like taste for many different things. One of these things would be TV shows and movies; I was always a big Disney fan when I was younger, but I honestly still enjoy watching a lot of my childhood favorites.
I think a lot of this has to do with my parents being strict about TV habits when I was little. I wasn’t allowed to watch Disney shows until I was about 6 or 7 because my mom thought a lot of the teenage/tween girl characters were bad examples because they were “sassy” and “talked back to adults”. Her words, not mine. Since I had a late start getting into those types of shows (and it was the same for Nickelodeon), it makes sense that I held onto watching them for a bit longer than other people.
Nostalgia also plays a big part; there aren’t many things I did when I was little that I still enjoy doing, but for some reason I still love to watch cheesy shows. Shows like Wizards of Waverly Place, Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and Hannah Montana can entertain me just as much as more typical teen/adult programs. I think watching them just reminds me of simpler times when I was young and actually had the time to sit and watch TV all day.
The last thing that I think contributes to my love of shows aimed at younger kids is that not so long ago, they were all easily available on Netflix. Most of the Disney things aren’t anymore since they’re creating their own streaming service (which I want really badly!), but I used to rewatch them on there all the time. Having anything available online makes it more accessible and people are more likely to watch it as a result, so people often return to their old favorites when they’re bored if they can watch on a streaming service.
Here’s a short little list of all my favorite childhood TV shows and movies, no explanations needed since they’re all pretty basic/mainstream:
- Wizards of Waverly Place
- The Suite Life of Zack and Cody + The Suite Life On Deck
- Hannah Montana
- Good Luck Charlie
- Shake it Up
- Big Time Rush
- H20 Just Add Water
- ~ANY~ Barbie movie
- Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse
- High School Musical (all 3)
- iCarly
- Victorious
- Spongebob
- Gravity Falls
I hope you enjoyed hearing my random ramblings about my inner child. I feel like it’s actually pretty common to watch throwback shows- I follow an account on Instagram that just posts little anecdotes about all the old popular Disney/Nick shows. Either way, it’s just something I’ve accepted that I like to do. Let me know what your old favorite show was and of course, if you have any requests for future posts! I’ve been posting pretty much everyday throughout all of summer, but I haven’t figured out what I’m going to do once school starts.
-Brooke
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