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* Several things about Nickelodeon's [[Network Decay]] bug me, but nothing quite like their treatment of their own game shows. First, they give out parts of the set from ''Legends of the Hidden Temple'' and ''Double Dare'' as prizes on ''Figure it Out'', then they shove it all off to Nick GAS, which eventually trickled down to only showing a scant handful of the myriad game shows they've developed, and ''then'' they decide to scrap it and turn it into some stupid network called ''The N''. The hell?
** Wait, what? As far as I know, ''The N'' is completely unrelated to Nickelodeon and was actually created by the decaying of an equally unrelated network devoted to edutainment shows that are actually entertaining. One of us is obviously thinking of something else.
*** ''The N'' was originally part of ''Noggin'', a children's network owned by Viacom (which also owns Nickelodeon). Viacom made the decision to give The N its own channel, as opposed to sharing one with Noggin, so they shut down Nick Gas and gave it to them. The N immediately went into Network Decay, having all of its original programming canceled and is now being remade to attract the "tween" demographic, as opposed to the teen and young adult audience it focused on before.
**** ''The N'' had actually begun this years before, when it canceled "Radio Free Roscoe" and "O'Grady", its only original comedies, and replaced them with "South of Nowhere", "Instant Star" and other Degrassi-esque soaps. Then they canceled those and replaced them with reality shows and...nothing, really. The network now runs 24/7 but actually runs less programming then it used to do with half the air-time; if you catch an episode of something other than Degrassi or Fresh Prince of Bel-Air count yourself lucky.
***** And now not even Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. It pretty much shows Degrassi all day long.
*** Doesn't ''Nickelodeon'' target the... (deep, exasperated sigh) "tween" demographic anyway?
**** Originally, it was more of a family channel with an emphasis on the "tween" and preteen demographic; the early morning slots were taken up for the preschoolers, the daily blocks were taken up for the tweens, the late afternoons and evenings (especially during the weekends) were for the older teens, while the nighttime was for the adults. It wasn't until around the turn of the millennium that that demographic narrowed to the tweens, and virtually all of their old content was scrapped; they tried to salvage them by shunting them off to their own channels, but those eventually died or mutated into carbon copies of the "MTV for kids" feel of the new Nick. They didn't even bother to open up the time capsule they had created for the new millennium, like they said they would. Now ''that'' is sad.
***** But Nickelodeon's "tween" shows are better than Disney's "tween" shows. Why? In ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]'', [[Fetish Fuel|there's an episode where Moze grows to giant size]]. I'd like to see THAT happening in [[Hannah Montana]].
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** This troper is at least glad that it was still Camp Snoopy during his younger days, and will forever mourn it's death.
* It bugs me that Aang, Katara, Sokka and Toph NEVER show up in those ''Nicktoons Unite!'' crossover videogames.
** Maybe it's because although they're cartoon characters, they aren't as funny looking or ''[[Real Is Brown|colorful]]'' as the likes of [[SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob]] or [[The Fairly
** [[wikipedia:Nicktoons Nitro|Not necessarily]]
*** [[wikipedia:Nicktoons MLB|Don't forget this!]]
** [[The Problem With Licensed Video Games|It's because Nickelodeon knows that Avatar's target demographic are too smart to buy their games.]]
** forget [[Avatar: The Last Airbender]] characters, why not [[Angry Beavers]] and [[Aaahh Real Monsters]] characters?
*** Because their too busy using Video Games to advertise their newer cartoons.
** [[Wall Banger|But if Nickelodeon actually put in all of the franchises the fans like, their games would actually sell.]]
* It bugs me that Nickelodeon showed ''School of Rock'', an independent movie aimed at adults.
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** Maybe they think by showing those flicks, they'll catch some of us 80s/90s babies [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|skimming channels looking for nostalgia.]]
* The new logo. Why change what's been working for 25 years just because the sextet of logos (Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., Nicktoons Network, Noggin and The N) didn't look right together on a ''business card''? [[Tropers/Anonymous User|I]]'m sure the cohesion pleases higher-ups and design enthusiasts, but I'm still no fan of the change.
** It's not just the business card thing. Apparently, a orange splat which can reshape itself into anything is ''too hard to streamline.''
** That whole "business card" shtick was just an analogy. They didn't change the logo for that ''sole'' reason. Personally, I hated it at first, but I got used to it. It's kinda like the splat logo and [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/48/Nick-old.jpg the old pinball logo] combined.
* Face, of Nick Jr. fame. No, [[Nostalgia Filter]] is not making him any less annoying.
** Face is kind of a [[Broken Base]], A. People who find him annoying. B. [[Nightmare Fuel|People who found him creepy]]. Or C. [[Nostalgia Filter|People who like him]].
* Why are there so many specials? Almost every Spongebob and iCarly episode is labeled as special.
* Does Nick have a thing for [[Les Yay]] and [[Ho Yay]]?
* So.. Am I the only one who misses the bumper around Christmas with the Snowman? Not even Nicktoons airs that one. Why not? Nick aired it for several years after many of the shows aired stopped airing.
* [[DV Rs]]/Tivos notwithstanding,does anyone else see the irony of Nick airing the 90s block (Summer 2011 so far) during the twilight hours when those of us who grew up on those shows are likely sleeping b/c we have to work the next day?
** [[Teen Nick]]'s ratings for that timeslot have been comparatively through the roof since the block started, so I don't think it's a problem for that many people, especially considering that most of them are college-age and are likely to be up around then anyway. I personally think it's a great way to please the nostalgiacs without keeping the network's "normal" line-up from stagnating.
*** Yeah, I record the blocks every night (it's like going back in time) for the next day after work. I was just acknowledging that the people who remember these shows the best likely aren't college-age/up-all-nighters. I can't wait til they add more shows.
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