Life with Derek

[lpetiti]

Does anyone ever watch that show on Disney "Life with Derek"? I don't watch it an awful lot but when I do, it just makes me angry. Like that episode "Babe Raider". I mean first of all, DisneyChannel needs to remember what is okay to show on a Family-style channel. Second of all,the main character Casey, is a total hypocrite (if she wore her "Babe Raider" outfit in my school, or in my house, she would be in so much trouble and her parents just let her walk around like that).

All Casey does is complain about how much her life stinks and that is what every episode is about. It gets annoying

Anyone care to comment?

[xfkirsten]

Ah! Glad to see I'm not the only one that thinks that! I saw that episode while back on the Disney Channel and just could not believe they were showing that. I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination, but that sort of material just does not belong on a channel geared towards children.

[Piglet]

Originally Posted by xfkirsten

Ah! Glad to see I'm not the only one that thinks that! I saw that episode while back on the Disney Channel and just could not believe they were showing that. I'm not a prude by any stretch of the imagination, but that sort of material just does not belong on a channel geared towards children.

Unfortunately, however, that seems to be the direction the Disney Channel is heading. Did anybody happen to catch the latest Ali and AJ video? It had such a "Nirvana" feel to it, it really surprised me. I have watched the Life With Derek show several times and did see the episode you're referring to, and yes that shocked me as well. The Disney Channel used to be a safe place to let your kids watch TV, but now I am so careful about letting my 4 year old watch it. By 2:00, it becomes programming that is inappropriate for him. I guess the days of fun shows ala "Disney Afternoon" are not only no longer needed but also no longer wanted by kids. Sad.

[PeoplemoverMatt]

Disney Channel seems to have undergone a metamorphosis from being a channel parents enjoy seeing their kids watch to being a channel kids want to watch.

That sounds good until you remember that they're kids and in today's culture the childhood desire to completely rebel against your parents, shirk off all responsibility, and basically live as an anarchist, as stupid as it is, is highly fed and encouraged. Why? Because businesses know that parents will actually give their kids money, A LOT of money to consume it. Businesses want that money so they do everything they can to appeal to the adolescent 'tween' so the kid will demand it from the most-likely unknowing and irresponsible parent (let's face it, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree). It's said that it happens but it does to the tune of tens of Billions each year.

It's kinda like when as a small kid I begged my mom in the grocery store to buy me the marshmallow cereal I saw on TV. She had the audacity to say no each & every time, and she also wouldn't stand for my pitching a fit. Was she some mean over-agressive overbearing monster? No, she was simply looking out for my best interests knowing I was far too young to know them myself.

-- PMM

[TopCat8]

I don't watch that show, so I don't know what you're talking about, but I have noticed there has been some racier stuff on Disney Channel recently. I was watching the Suite life this one time and I just found myself thinking "this is being shown on Disney Channel?" I don't remember the episode or anything, so I'm not too useful in that respect, but I know what you mean about the new Disney Channel.

[lpetiti]

What I don't get is why they show things that have a somewhat suggestive content (just a few minutes ago, the film "Bob the Butler" had a moment where he said, "nice melons" to a woman) and yet they will not show movies that have a lot of action/adventure in them. Normally I like the shows on DisneyChannel, but Life With Derek completley disgusts me.

[PeoplemoverMatt]

That breeze you felt was this thread moving to 'All Things Disney'!

-- PMM

[jagfkb]

It's also one of the only shows that had a curse word in it.

[navas]

i think disney should take away all those shows on disney channel and replace them with with the old cartoon shows like darkwing duck and tailspin. i used to watch toondisney to watch the shows i would watch when i was little but now all thats on toondisney is power rangers

[mousecrazy]

My son loves Life with Derek! He TIVO's it... actually he tivo's everything. The little guy is almost as bad as me! LOL

[lpetiti]

Originally Posted by jagfkb

It's also one of the only shows that had a curse word in it.

When did said terrible curse word appear, because I don't remember it in any of the episodes I've seen.

[ryguy222]

Originally Posted by navas

i think disney should take away all those shows on disney channel and replace them with with the old cartoon shows like darkwing duck and tailspin. i used to watch toondisney to watch the shows i would watch when i was little but now all thats on toondisney is power rangers

U know what they used to have that. I loved tale spin. Also we got a phone service with our cable company and when we got telepohne they gave us channels like toon disney. I was excited about getting it bc my friends had it and they had rescue rangers, old mickey cartoons, tail spin, darkwing duck, timon and pumba, and all sorts of fun stuff. But now they have stupid JETIX on. Kids these days think there growing up too fast. As for me i never watch disney channel. I HATE lizzie mcguire. And Life with derek. I thought thats so raven was pretty good, and sister sister was a great show. But now they have all those bad shows on. If i was really bored i'd rather watch spongebob

[sora_145]

Originally Posted by ryguy222

U know what they used to have that. I loved tale spin. Also we got a phone service with our cable company and when we got telepohne they gave us channels like toon disney. I was excited about getting it bc my friends had it and they had rescue rangers, old mickey cartoons, tail spin, darkwing duck, timon and pumba, and all sorts of fun stuff. But now they have stupid JETIX on. Kids these days think there growing up too fast. As for me i never watch disney channel. I HATE lizzie mcguire. And Life with derek. I thought thats so raven was pretty good, and sister sister was a great show. But now they have all those bad shows on. If i was really bored i'd rather watch spongebob

Agreed. JETIX is filled with stupid violence, and PowerAngers... ( YUCK!!! )

I can't belive Disney officially owns Powerangers...

But when I first got Toon Disney, I would watch it all day. Now the only time you can see the shows that you know and love, is on a Holiday ( Such as Labor Day ) where their is no school.

All the good shows are run from 12:00PM- 3:00PM.

--Sora


PS. No limits is done downloading!!! Time for some action packed coaster building!

[mickeyfan]

I agree, I didnt think that episode was very family friendly. Also, there's no point to the show. Its just Cacey complaing the whole time about life stinks with Derek ect, ect...

[Harrison Hightower III]

That little whinny Girl can just go and make their parents Divorce if she doesn't like them!!! She's smart enough to!!!


HHIII