22 January 2011. Horrible Histories wins the 2010 British Comedy Award for Best Sketch Show. The first time a children's show had won a British Comedy Award.
"...it is still, at heart, a kids show, so if you're not really, really happy for us, that's the same as punching a baby!"
Sometimes I just need SOMEONE else to be from the UK and understand what I'm on about when I talk about Wolfblood, Hetty Feather and The Next Step (My childhood)
Like come on guys... CBBC was peak (None of you know what I'm on about)
So we know in Young Dracula they can't see themselves in reflections, right? And vampires don't show up in photos because cameras work with mirrors... but the later seasons demonstrate that vampires show up in digital cameras. So, I want to present to you...
I'm doing a series of "Best Character Named X" polls where all the characters have the same first name but are from completely different media, feel free to send in name/charcacter suggestions, I'm posting one poll a day, check my pinned post for active polls
“The Chibnall era of doctor who is supposed to appeal more to children and be more family friendly, that’s why it’s more obvious in its storytelling” doesn’t really hold up to me, because the late 2000s, early 2010s era of BBC kids programming that used relatively sophisticated sci fi and fantasy plots and had no trouble attracting dedicated younger audiences.
The obvious example is The Sarah Jane Adventures, which remains CBBC’s most popular show ever, but there’s many other examples that spring to mind. The Sparticle Mystery hinged its plot on the concept of particle acceleration, going so far as to actually shoot scenes in a real life particle accelerator facility. Young Dracula depicted a classic ethical conflict between groups of vampires with differing views on killing humans, with multiple morally grey protagonists. It make many references to the novel Dracula, which is significantly above its 6-12 year old target audience’s reading age, as well as historical figures associated with vampire legend. Wizards vs. Aliens decided to humanise one of its main villains at the end of the final series by showing her care for her family, and be capable of forming connections with people who should be her enemies. And that doesn’t even begin to go into the appeal of other childrens series that use more “grown up” themes (Go look up Jacqueline Wilson - I watched dustbin baby on the kids channel at a formative age).
So no, appealing to kids is not an excuse for simplistic storytelling and lack of nuance