deilaitha
Sage
So, I am excitedly awaiting the return of Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles this Saturday. I have found that the show is cleverly written--containing plots and subplots not common in children's television. Plus, there's humor on two levels. I don't have children yet, but when I do I fully intend to let them watch this show.
I think it is so important for children to have something that allows them to imagine alternate realities. Not only does it educate them on what is real and what is not, it gives them that temporary escape from the harshness of the real world. As they grow and read more adult fantasy and sci-fi, it allows them to see the real-world problems and understand them through a different lens. And, there is still that wonderful feeling of escape.
In C.S. Lewis's Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Eustace is a character deprived of fantasy storytelling and anything other than "the facts." Both Lewis and Tolkien were so adamant in the advocacy of mythology and fairy tales for children.
So, anyway, I'm looking forward to that. Am I the only Nick's TNMT fan here on Mythic Scribes?
I think it is so important for children to have something that allows them to imagine alternate realities. Not only does it educate them on what is real and what is not, it gives them that temporary escape from the harshness of the real world. As they grow and read more adult fantasy and sci-fi, it allows them to see the real-world problems and understand them through a different lens. And, there is still that wonderful feeling of escape.
In C.S. Lewis's Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Eustace is a character deprived of fantasy storytelling and anything other than "the facts." Both Lewis and Tolkien were so adamant in the advocacy of mythology and fairy tales for children.
So, anyway, I'm looking forward to that. Am I the only Nick's TNMT fan here on Mythic Scribes?