Comments on: Grabbing a child’s mind http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11136 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11136/comment-page-1#comment-132746 Reader's Write Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:43:55 +0000 #comment-132746 Who's to say that the Tylonyl and minivan ads aren't targeted towards kids? Just because they can't legally buy them and just because the products aren't necessarily for a kid audience doesn't mean that the ads aren't targeted toward younger viewers. The ad industry knows full well that children are more naive, fickle, and ignorant than adults when it comes to resisting the temptation of advertisements, even if they aren't for products made for them. The kids can still nag their parents to death if they are successfully swayed by that minivan commercial. On a related note: as far as I know of, none of the three major children's networks is making any serious attempt to provide season DVDs of their current and canceled programs for archivers and others who would want them, unlike their over-the-air network competitors. This is a travesty. Many of us grew up watching one or more of these three networks, and could also be potential buyers of older shows if they were provided in season DVD form. Who’s to say that the Tylonyl and minivan ads aren’t targeted towards kids? Just because they can’t legally buy them and just because the products aren’t necessarily for a kid audience doesn’t mean that the ads aren’t targeted toward younger viewers. The ad industry knows full well that children are more naive, fickle, and ignorant than adults when it comes to resisting the temptation of advertisements, even if they aren’t for products made for them. The kids can still nag their parents to death if they are successfully swayed by that minivan commercial.

On a related note: as far as I know of, none of the three major children’s networks is making any serious attempt to provide season DVDs of their current and canceled programs for archivers and others who would want them, unlike their over-the-air network competitors. This is a travesty. Many of us grew up watching one or more of these three networks, and could also be potential buyers of older shows if they were provided in season DVD form.

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