Disney Channel
Sometimes it is really nice to
have something tame to watch. With all
the dark, dreary, and just plain strange things I usually have on my television
screen, it is great to have a place I can turn to where everything is
pleasant. Lately that place has been the
Disney Channel.
I
first started watching the Disney Channel when Girl Meets World came
out. Boy Meets World was a show I
enjoyed during its original run and I was curious about what was going to be
done with the sequel. I must say the
first few episodes I saw left me disappointed.
Things were far too goofy for my liking.
I decided I would only watch the episodes that had Boy Meets World
cast members guest starring.
It was through
these episodes that I slowly became attached to the show. I was able to see the new characters develop
and get more mature storylines. The
episodes with the Boy Meets World guest stars are still the ones I look
forward to most, but now I find myself thinking about how I want the Girl
Meets World storylines to go. Then I
tune in to see if what I want to happen actually does. It is a sure sign that after a rocky start I
am now invested in this show.
As
I watched Girl Meets World I started to come across other shows. Some were not to my liking, but others I have
taken to watching when I need a break from my norm. Actually there are three I look for: Dog
with a Blog, Liv and Maddie, and Austin & Ally.
In Dog with a
Blog there is a family that has a talking dog. The kids know about the dog’s ability but the
parents don’t. They spend a lot of time
covering for the dog and getting into trouble for the things that he does.
Liv and
Maddie is about two drastically different twin girls and their family. It’s set in Stevens Point, WI which is a big
part of what originally drew me to the show.
There is only one other show I can think of currently set in Wisconsin
and that is a long running soap opera. It’s always interesting to me to see how
Wisconsin, and the Midwest as a whole, is portrayed.
The
show Austin & Ally doesn’t have a lot of family in it, unlike the
others. Instead it’s about four friends
working together to build the music career of one of them. Each as their own specific role in the
process which they must do while also going to school and holding down jobs.
There
are many other shows and movies on the Disney Channel for all sorts of
different age groups, but these are the four I look out for. Although, I must say I am sometimes intrigued
by the Star Wars commercials, especially the show where all the
characters are in Lego. That looks like
it has some clever lines that I would find amusing.
Something
that I think is great about this channel is that during the commercials they
have very encouraging messages to its viewers.
The messages tell the kids who are watching to be who they are and to
following their dreams. These are things
that, unfortunately, not every child gets to hear during their everyday life,
even though they need to. I’m glad that
Disney realizes this and makes sure to tell everyone on a regular basis.
I
will admit, sometimes even the shows I like on the Disney Channel can start to
get to me. How could it not when I’m
usually watching something where a person meets an untimely end? It may sound strange, but all the happiness
and light can get to be a bit much at times.
That does not mean I like the shows, or the channel, any less. It simply means I am done with tame and it is
time to go back to my usual viewing. That’s
why the Disney Channel is so perfect. It
has shows I can enjoy and I know they will be there when I need them.
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