Full House, The Powerpuff Girls, and Star Wars. People may find these to be common household names from the nineties and early two thousands. However, in 2016, almost twenty years since these shows and movies were relevant, billboards and commercials announce the return or reimagining of these intellectual properties. Some look forward to experiencing their earlier memories again. But for others, the revival of these defunct shows is evidence of dwindling creativity or companies looking to make a quick buck. Through the definition of nostalgia, the current trend of reboots can be analyzed and split into two categories: enduring nostalgia, and pandering nostalgia.
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The main purpose for the eighties’ Full House was to impart a sense of morality to young audiences. The producers and writers achieved this through the use of a typical comedy. That is, a format where an everyday situation becomes problematic through the addition of conflict and at the end the conflict is resolved and everything goes back to normal. The show was popular because of the close-knit relationship of the family on-screen. Another part of the charm were the characters. Uncle Joey and Jesse make for great comedic relief and at the same time moral compasses. Fuller House attempts to capture in essence the nostalgia that witnessing the girls all grown up might create. The feeling of watching familiar characters deal with the conflicts that might arise in today’s society. From DJ’s dating conundrum, to Stephanie’s maturing out of her “party girl” phase the program tries to relate to millennial viewers. However, the program does not account for modern cynicism prevalent among millennials. None of the conflict resolution in the show is relatable. DJ’s reassurance that her children are also Stephanie’s does not provide closure to Stephanie’s inability to conceive. As a whole the show seems to try to teach old morals to a generation that might not consider that ethics code relevant anymore. The program seems to pander to a very niche portion of its’ potential audience. Those who wanted to see the …show more content…
Through the use of a unique art style and mold-breaking characters, The Powerpuff Girls became an incredibly definitive show for many millennial children. For starters, the main characters were superpowered kindergarten schoolgirls. The bad guys of the show included a hyper intelligent monkey and an androgynous devil. This show broke many barriers as far as stereotypes and expectations from older generation, making it extremely appealing to children. Now in April of 2016 a reboot is due in Cartoon Network. Although the characters and premise of the show will remain the same, minor changes have been announced. The girls will be older yet still children, their landline emergency phone will be replaced by smartphones, and, perhaps most controversial of all, their voice actresses have been recast. This makes for an interesting situation with regards as to the classification of the use of nostalgia. The intellectual property seems to be aided, not reliant, on the nostalgia that the characters might bring. However, it seems like the show will innovate upon its’ previous iteration and bring the setting to a more relatable scenario. Overall the classification of the nostalgia this show is relying on is heavily dependent on the final execution of the
To properly classify a medium as enduring nostalgia or pandering nostalgia, the …show more content…
The main purpose for the eighties’ Full House was to impart a sense of morality to young audiences. The producers and writers achieved this through the use of a typical comedy. That is, a format where an everyday situation becomes problematic through the addition of conflict and at the end the conflict is resolved and everything goes back to normal. The show was popular because of the close-knit relationship of the family on-screen. Another part of the charm were the characters. Uncle Joey and Jesse make for great comedic relief and at the same time moral compasses. Fuller House attempts to capture in essence the nostalgia that witnessing the girls all grown up might create. The feeling of watching familiar characters deal with the conflicts that might arise in today’s society. From DJ’s dating conundrum, to Stephanie’s maturing out of her “party girl” phase the program tries to relate to millennial viewers. However, the program does not account for modern cynicism prevalent among millennials. None of the conflict resolution in the show is relatable. DJ’s reassurance that her children are also Stephanie’s does not provide closure to Stephanie’s inability to conceive. As a whole the show seems to try to teach old morals to a generation that might not consider that ethics code relevant anymore. The program seems to pander to a very niche portion of its’ potential audience. Those who wanted to see the …show more content…
Through the use of a unique art style and mold-breaking characters, The Powerpuff Girls became an incredibly definitive show for many millennial children. For starters, the main characters were superpowered kindergarten schoolgirls. The bad guys of the show included a hyper intelligent monkey and an androgynous devil. This show broke many barriers as far as stereotypes and expectations from older generation, making it extremely appealing to children. Now in April of 2016 a reboot is due in Cartoon Network. Although the characters and premise of the show will remain the same, minor changes have been announced. The girls will be older yet still children, their landline emergency phone will be replaced by smartphones, and, perhaps most controversial of all, their voice actresses have been recast. This makes for an interesting situation with regards as to the classification of the use of nostalgia. The intellectual property seems to be aided, not reliant, on the nostalgia that the characters might bring. However, it seems like the show will innovate upon its’ previous iteration and bring the setting to a more relatable scenario. Overall the classification of the nostalgia this show is relying on is heavily dependent on the final execution of the