New vs Nostalgia

Wild Kratts: Remember that show called Zoboomafoo about a decade or so ago? Well Chris and Martin are back in this new cartoon that looks like it's from the same animators that produced Kim Possible, and if you liked that, you're going to like this because it's pretty much the same thing. They still begin and end each episode with live action segments like before, but for the most part it's a cartoon (and the best part? no commercials!). While it doesn't have claymation segments, puppets, or any other characters from the old show, the new characters shouldn't be that jarring. It's for kids, but if you watched the Kratt brothers growing up you can still enjoy their antics.

My Little Pony: I didn't watch this as a kid, but I did see the review by the Nostalgia Chick and her BFF Nella. My brother started watching the new channel called The Hub and found this show because it features Tara Strong as the voice of the main character. While I'm not in the age range for this new incarnation (which carries the subtitle Friendship Is Magic), I would have to say that it's something I would have loved to have seen when I was a child. Compared to what I saw in the Nostalgia Chick's review, the characters have more individual personalities that little girls can relate to and care about. It's already exploded all over the Internet with adults, even males.
Pound Puppies: Okay, I fully admit I'm a bit biased with this one. It's not actually that bad of a show if you're starting fresh, but it's got nothing to do with the original Pound Puppies whatsoever. It's about dogs living in a pound, and that's where the similarity ends. The characters are not the same, and the human caretakers are very different from the original - the guy who runs the pound is not mean, but his mother (voiced by Betty White) is more than a little displeased with her son's occupational choice until she accidentally brings one of the puppies home. Still, I'd take the old series over this one any day, with the exception of the movie (which I didn't remember as being that awful until the Nostalgia Critic reviewed it).

Care Bears: There was a new incarnation a couple years back on CBS that has since been cancelled. I would not be surprised if they decided to bring it back on The Hub alongside the other two shows I've just mentioned because it wasn't all that bad. There are many differences between new and classic, but even the classic version had its color swap and gender ambiguity issues. I loved the classic Care Bears and still do, working them into some of my Kingdom Hearts fan fics (while not owned by Disney, at least I don't think so, it did air on that network at one time alongside Winnie the Pooh and Gummi Bears if I remember correctly). While I can't say I loved the new incarnation as much, for obvious reasons, it definitely gets a nod from me all the same.

Scooby-Doo: The new incarnation subtitled Mystery Incorporated is a pretty decent show, and I like that Lewis Black voiced the mysterious guy sending him recorded messages. I also like that Matthew Lillard voiced Shaggy and Casey Kasem voiced his father. I don't like what they did to Velma or casting Linda Cardelini as "Hot Dog Water" the Anti-Velma (no offense to Mindy Cohn, who does a lovely job as Velma but I hate the choices the writers made regarding her character). If I still had cable, maybe I'd still watch it and maybe I wouldn't. Definitely watch the Critic's final review of the first Scooby-Doo live action movie (or E-Rod's, and I'm hoping that someday MikeJ will cover the sequel).