Yu-Gi-Oh!

[Rubyfruit]

Have your children been gripped by this terrible disease? It's sweeping the country at epidemic rates, effecting mainly boys, ages 6-10, but no child is immune.

;-)

I swear, they must put the best marketing minds in the world on developing these things.

I think this one is going to be bigger than Pokemon.

 

[EarthWind]

I babysit a 9 year old boy.

he askes me if he could watch Yu-Gi-Oh.

I'm like.. whats that??

he told me it was a cartoon.

I said sure


I saw what it was

he knows hes not allowed to watch pokemon and digimon and stuff like that because i also take care of younger kids.


yu-gi-oh is now on the list.

 

[Eagle70]

Holy SHIT!!!

Ruby darlin, i'm 20 and i still get a kick outta watching that show!! All the cool monsters, and the dueling, its diesel!! lol, i'm also a wicked geek, i'm not gonna go buy the cards and stuff, but damn, i get wrapped up in the fight...i'm SUCH a loser.

 

[Rubyfruit]

Do you like to play Nintendo too, Eagle?

Hmmm....maybe I should date younger men so they can play with my son. ;-)

 

[CAROSI]

Masters of the Universe

My son cried when I told him we lost his "Teela" doll. (she just got moved to daddy's bathtub for "anaconda wrestling"

 

[Soblue]

I've never heard of this! I't all Power Puff girls, Barbie and Hello Kitty in my house. And a front hall full of shoes, but that's another story.

 

[Todd-'o'-Vision]

they have to be marketing geniuses to be able to sell there cards at 6$ for a pack of 9, with no gum to boot.

I'll be it it is a semi decent storyline cartoon but here in canda they play through half the season in two weeks and then start it over at the beginning again every two weks, uit really sucks, I would like to see what happens after yugi-oh fights the girl for her fathers blue-eyes white dragon that yugi's grand father supposidly stole, ytv plays the season up to the first episode where he and her start to fight then back to the beginning agin very frustrating.

especially on the plot developed with the millienium key keeper, the evil guy that stole the dudes eye and the other guys millenium ring.

its like cooking a big old pot roast dinner, getting it all set up to eat and having it taken and thrown away and you start cooking it all over again every two weks

 

[Eagle70]

Do you like to play Nintendo too, Eagle?

Hmmm....maybe I should date younger men so they can play with my son. ;-)

Hell yeah, i LOVE video games!!! I'll babysit for free Ruby, honestly! it'll be SO cool!!

And, btw, i grew up with the original Masters of the Universe series, during the 80's action figure blow out, and damn, i woulda cried if any of my action figures were taken away....<sniff sniff> i wanna go dig them all out....

 

[EarthWind]

my husband got me into DragonBall and DragonBallZ.


i think i watch it just cause i think the cartoons are cute! lol

 

[His_kitty]

My son and nephews are obsessed, tho he (my son) still collects Pokemon cards. He loves that he can get them cheaper now, doesn't care that is because no one else is into them anymore. LoL


They've all asked for their trading cards for Christmas.

 

[modest mouse]

All this card bullshit and whatever contributes to and is prime example of the homogenization of Americas youth. In a time when more is availabe than ever, so much is the same. I think its absolute bullshit and should be frowned upon by parents as teh TV-based entertaiment it is.

 

[EarthWind]

All this card bullshit and whatever contributes to and is prime example of the homogenization of Americas youth. In a time when more is availabe than ever, so much is the same. I think its absolute bullshit and should be frowned upon by parents as teh TV-based entertaiment it is.

Still looking to pick a fight huh modest mouse???


good luck!! (oh btw, im not looking for one at the moment.. get back to me tomorrow tho.)

 

[DevilBoy79]

Have your children been gripped by this terrible disease? It's sweeping the country at epidemic rates, effecting mainly boys, ages 6-10, but no child is immune.

;-)

I swear, they must put the best marketing minds in the world on developing these things.

I think this one is going to be bigger than Pokemon.

eh its like He-man , and Gi-Joe was to all of us growing up in the 80's etc, no big deal, the kids will grow out of it

 

[Never]

Monsters and Trading cards. There are better cartoons.

 

[His_kitty]

All this card bullshit and whatever contributes to and is prime example of the homogenization of Americas youth. In a time when more is availabe than ever, so much is the same. I think its absolute bullshit and should be frowned upon by parents as teh TV-based entertaiment it is.

Yes it is entertainment, but harmless in my eyes. When there is so much out there I see this as being innocent fun. My son doesn't watch TV very much, he does play video games. But he's very active in sports, he is a good student.

 

[modest mouse]

No fight. This card phenomane is laughably sad. Its the same cards, or pogs, or whatever marketed to little consumers. its crazy and seemingly sponsored by parents who just want to satisy their kids need for stimulation.

 

[DevilBoy79]

Hell yeah, i LOVE video games!!! I'll babysit for free Ruby, honestly! it'll be SO cool!!

And, btw, i grew up with the original Masters of the Universe series, during the 80's action figure blow out, and damn, i woulda cried if any of my action figures were taken away....<sniff sniff> i wanna go dig them all out....

hehe didnt see your post till now, i had almost every single he-man figure execpt like 4-5 i believe, i was so pissed when it all got ruined , when the basement in the one house flooded,

 

[Rubyfruit]

All this card bullshit and whatever contributes to and is prime example of the homogenization of Americas youth. In a time when more is availabe than ever, so much is the same. I think its absolute bullshit and should be frowned upon by parents as teh TV-based entertaiment it is.

Eh, I look at it as a today-form of marbles. Same thing.

The cards have encouraged my son to read, write and do math. He wants to write each card's name out and know it by sight. There's a game involved with this one, which requires some math skills. Plus, it's gotten my son socializing more, which, while difficult for him, he needs to do.

In short, I'm cool with it.

 

[p_p_man]

Holy SHIT!!!

Ruby darlin, i'm 20 and i still get a kick outta watching that show!! All the cool monsters, and the dueling, its diesel!! lol, i'm also a wicked geek, i'm not gonna go buy the cards and stuff, but damn, i get wrapped up in the fight...i'm SUCH a loser.

Why not try a nice game of chess? Much more cut-throat...



ppman

 

[Ice Cold]

My nine year old nephew is hooked on Yu-Gi-Oh, he's filled me on it. He's up to the point any time he gets money, he goes to e-bay and bids on the cards he is missing. He's becomind a real wheeler dealer with the trading.

 

[Rubyfruit]

they have to be marketing geniuses to be able to sell there cards at 6$ for a pack of 9, with no gum to boot.

I agree Todd - nice to see you.

I really think they put big, big money into developing these programs. Well you know they do. The merchandizing hits the stores at the same time the show comes out. This one has spread like wild fire since the beginning of the school year.

 

[modest mouse]

Eh, I look at it as a today-form of marbles. Same thing.

The cards have encouraged my son to read, write and do math. He wants to write each card's name out and know it by sight. There's a game involved with this one, which requires some math skills. Plus, it's gotten my son socializing more, which, while difficult for him, he needs to do.

In short, I'm cool with it

The compariosn to marbles doesnt hold water but I am glad to hear that your son is benefitting from the cards.

Its jsut pint-size consumerism. Its based on acquisitions and money. Those with more affluence buy more cards and use those to be at teh top of the foodchain that is established in grade schools around a card 'game'.

If this is what a kids game must be to be popular then its a sad day.

 

[Minkey Boodle]

I had a Yu-Gi-Oh Sticker Pop today. It was tasty, and it had gum inside! I don't what that was on the sticker, but I never mind a free prize with my suckers.

 

[p_p_man]

The compariosn to marbles doesnt hold water but I am glad to hear that your son is benefitting from the cards.

Its jsut pint-size consumerism. Its based on acquisitions and money. Those with more affluence buy more cards and use those to be at teh top of the foodchain that is established in grade schools around a card 'game'.

If this is what a kids game must be to be popular then its a sad day.

Wouldn't it be better to make him sit down and study properly?

ppman

Oops. This was posted to the wrong post....



ppm

 

[Rubyfruit]

Mouse, I know what you're saying. I think I'm just a more relaxed parent than you probably will be. ;-) Hey, the marketing towards kids in the grocery store gets my goat. Used to be all parents had to worry about was the cereal aisle. Now, there are products packaged, advertised and marketed directly to kids in almost every section of the store. At their eye level. That annoys the fuck out of me.

Isn't marbles a street game wherein children compete with their friends to gain their opponent's card....I mean marble? ;-)