Why Disney Channel Sucks Now
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March 19, 2019
Back in around 2000, was when Disney Channel was striving with excellent programs like Wizards of Waverly Place, That’s So Raven, Hannah Montana, Sonny with a Chance, The Jonas Brothers, Good Luck Charlie, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Cory in the House, and the rest of those older shows. That was when Disney Channel was in its prime and had shows worth watching that kept you entertained with enjoyable content. But now, shows starring on Disney channel are pretty much trash.
The content back then, overall, was much better and delivered a meaningful message throughout its plot. Also, the script included things that were actually comedic that had the audience laughing rather than just saying something and then putting a laugh track in the background so that it feels as though you should be laughing along to the show. In other words, older Disney shows were more genuine and well produced.
I’m not saying that every single show that Disney Channel has put out is terrible. I’m just saying that most shows that have come out are low quality compared to its shows from before. It feels almost as though writers, producers, and directors are doing it so that they can get paid, rather than creating something that is entertaining and purposeful. There are shows that feel repetitive or that have a really poor storyline or the acting being portrayed is pretty mediocre, which only helps further the argument I’m instilling. There’s simply no creativity that goes into these shows and so it makes it all seem rushed and underproduced, which is a bit disappointing because it could’ve had some potential, considering that Disney Channel has come out with some great shows in its past years.
Now in days, the shows aired are school-based, meaning it’s a show that has school as one of it’s main scenes and topics. This is great and all because it may be teaching younger kids about having a positive attitude towards your education but it’s mostly teen and school drama, and I’m sure that the last reason you’d want to watch a show. You mainly watch TV to get away from unnecessary drama from your life and because you have free time, right?
Of course, all of this could be because we’ve grown out of watching kids shows and don’t necessarily find them funny anymore, and our sense of humor might’ve changed, but that doesn’t make my point any less relevant.
Dulce Solis Hernandez, a sophomore, enjoys her journalism class because she gets the chance to voice her opinion and write passionately about controversial...
This is such a good article and I really enjoyed reading this article.
I always preferred Cartoon Network but it seems like all of our childhood memories are much better than the new.
This is so true. I really agree with you. Good Article!!!
I personally agree with this article! I think Disney channel is now trash and you just put it all in words why. I love this article, it brought back some times when I watched these shows. I love it!
You did great talking about this topic, Dulce. I also think that Disney Channel is going downhill since the beginning and the older shows. Good job!
This article was very interesting. Good work!
This is a really good article, i love how your title caught my eye. keep up the good work!
I know that some of us grew up and we don’t see Disney the same as we used too, but my brother is 8 and he doesn’t even like the shows now, he knows more shows from the past and we watch it on Hulu.
SO SO SO SO SO TRUE. Disney channel just went downhill in a flash. It absolutely sucks now. It’s dry, humorless, not creative at all, and extremely cringy. They just let it go down the drain like that. They should know that this is content no person of any kind would want to see.
Love this! Just read another article referring to basically the richest celebs Disney every created with the highest net worth. I don’t find it ironic that they were all from our generation. Miley, Selena, Demi, Hilary,etc. My little sis is a decade younger then me and I can’t even watch the shows on Disney channel now with her without cringing. Good thing she has me to show her what good television used to look like.
this is so true . I think Disney in general is so lame now , I’m a 2000s baby and even I really can’t enjoy watching tv now days because I really enjoy only watching the oldies better , its so annoying that are favorite shows ever on Disney were canceled.
I really wished it can come back.
I personally agree with this article topic good job
Yes, i agree. Same cartoon network but, it’s not better either. Now these network just put a garbage shoes that have many airtime
Disney sucks now I hate it they need to bring back old shows…. We want shake it up, good luck charlie, Austin and Ally, teen beach movies, I mean disney had it made now It sucks i would rate disney right now a star
I feel disney shows just became stupid and questionable. They should bring back the old shows.
What you said is so true. Disney channel just sucks now. I honestly wonder what happened did they get new managers or producers who oversee show production? It’s just sad tbh. Like I know I grew up and they are kids shows but it’s still now that same and my younger brother and cousin agrees that the older shows were way funnier and that the new shows are super cringy. Like for example, when bunk’d started it wasn’t good and was cringy but they changed the cast and somehow it got worse. They need to fix things.
I miss the shows like Dog with a Blog, K.C. Undercover, Austin and Ally, and everything else that was on around them. Now Disney channel is just crappy stuff. It’s just not entertaining.
Um? Disney channel has changed! I’m young, and growing up with the new Disney channel. You are mostly adults. Things change when you grow up! I like the new shows, and the sorta old ones too! Like Jessie, Big City Greens, and Gabby Duran and the Unsittables. And these stars are growing up in the new Disney Channel! Think how happy all these stars are, then just take that away from them and replace it with something else! The article is fine. It states an opinion that you liked the old Disney Channel better, but these comments! You are going to have to deal with the new Disney channel, because some of us really like it! Just get Disney Plus, Netflix, and Hulu! Than you have all your old shows! We like the new stuff, and you can’t take that away from us!
Too me from what I have seen Disney became big off of its movies from lion king to Halloween movies to Christmas movies I feel like Disney should go back to that for at least one day out the week. They should take at least one day out the week to show old movies and shows for a day or two just to keep their audience and I think the same way about Cartoon Network and nick
I love Disney Channel and think the new shows are way funnier than the old ones. I’m sure yall never even watched the new shows. Coop and Cami is the best
Agreed.
I agree with you.
I agree with this article so much. And it’s true as well because since all the good shows from the early 2000s ended it’s all now rubbish shows that are being aired. I have three younger siblings as well and they can’t even stand watching Disney channel now and instead, they use Disney plus and watch shows like Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly place, etc. I was even at my little cousin’s yesterday and she’s only 5 and she refuses to watch Disney channel now as well. instead, I found her on her iPad watching Austin and ally. I think this proves enough that if Disney channel wants to stay in business they need to stop making all the shows they are making now and either start airing all the good shows again or better yet get the original cast to come back from these shows and make some spin-off series. I understand however many Disney celebrities have now left or refuse to work with Disney again which is completely understandable, but many ex-Disney actors have even said in interviews that they would happily come back for a spin of series. some have even written parts of scripts for spin-off series.
I miss all of the old shows, and now Disney is basically trash. And I totally really agree with this article. I think that the writers just ran out of ideas or are just being lazy. Anyway I enjoyed this article keep writing more. 🙂
All of the old shows are 10 times better then the ones they have today, and I miss those… but I guess that that’s how things are today.
The old shows are way better I still laugh at them so it’s not even about being a kid anymore these new shows the acting is poor.
I agree on this. I love Disney, but I’d love to see some more “originality” to its shows and I’m not talking about New Age stuff. I’m talking about shows as fun as “Phil of the future”. Maybe shows like “Lizzie McGuire or however you spell her name”. I’m not saying we need them to be the same, but the acting sometimes seems not as good. Again, I love Disney and there still are some movies, but I’m grown too so that could definitely affect it, but it shouldn’t because there’s many shows and/or movies that I go back to for the memories. You may think I’m crazy, but I literally turn Disney Channel on for the dogs because the news is far more sad to listen to all day. I don’t agree with some of the things they are teaching kids these days.
This article is so true I dont think that we’re growing out of the shows though. I went back and watched shows that I found entertaining when I was younger and they are still very entertaining but the newer shows are very boring and tbh they suck. I have always been a fan of superhero shows from Disney such as lab rats and mighty med and tbh I think everyone can agree lab rats or even Austin and Ally was one of the best shows from Disney.
I think old Disney channel is better because the new Disney channel is horrible. Like all the shows now are the same. Disney Channel started getting bad when Austin and Ally ended. I loved the shows Ant Farm Good luck Charlie Jessie Shake It Up Dog with a Blog, etc. I loved the shows in the years of 2001 to late 2014. I wish they did reruns of the old shows.