Things that would not work today

Tom and Jerry

I think that everyone of reasonable intelligence acknowledges that Tom and Jerry is a groundbreaking cartoon that has been enjoyed for many generations. But the Tom and Jerry Show was on Cartoon Network this morning and I thought "This show would not be able to start today." This made me very sad. Try to imagine someone pitching the concept of Tom and Jerry to a major network today. Think Nickelodeon or the Disney Channel or even Cartoon Network, TV stations now plagued with live actions shows about "high school" problems such as Zooey 101, iCarley, JONAS, etc. Here's the problem as I see it. Tom and Jerry would try to be marketed towards younger kids (say 4 to 8 years old) or older kids (8-12 years old). I would imagine that it wouldn't go through for younger kids because there is too much comic violence, which is supposedly completely inappropriate for this generation. I could totally see a network suggesting that the show instead have a cat and mouse breaking stereotypes and working together to solve problems instead of fighting. They'd also suggest that it be computer animated. Now think about kids 8-12 years old. Could you seriously see Nickelodeon or Disney considering such a show? I really couldn't. All of their shows now focus on either some sort of reality concept or portraying high school or middle school students in some unrealistic scenario, trying to pass it off as an authentic high/middle school experience. Sure, shows like Spongebob and Fairly Oddparents and other such shows that were started back when I still watched these channels regularly are still on the air, but no new shows like this seem to be starting. Anyways, I think this probably more an opinion than an actual analysis or TV networks, but there are some really terrible kids shows on the air today.