User:Marxo Grouch/Page cleanup workshop

Behold the workshop where I, Marxo Grouch, aim to fix up pages slapped by the cleanup template!

I have a few rules for this workshop.
 * 1) Do not apply these to the main pages until I give the green light to do so.
 * 2) * In order for a page to be approved, it must have at least 8 well-detailed pointers. That means you should be practicing quality over quantity. Focus on adding detailed, strongly-reasoned pointers rather than adding short pointers with no explanation.
 * 3) Do not vandalize anything. Common sense, really.
 * 4) Pointers that just state facts (ie CNN has a world headquarters) are not valid pointers as they don't explain why the piece of media rocks. Please refrain from adding such pointers. I will remove them if I see them.
 * 5) For pages about channels, stick the focus to the channels themselves and not the companies. Talking about foreign versions of the network is okay, but they must be noteworthy versions of the channel and the same rules apply.

= PBS (Reason for cleanup: Some pointers just state facts rather than reasons) =

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and television program distributor.

Why It Rocks For Viewers Like You

 * 1) The "Everyman" p-head logo, introduced in 1971, is iconic of the network's goal towards education.
 * 2) The PBS network is home to great original shows, including Sesame Street, Nova, This Old House, Washington Week, Nature, Antiques Roadshow, Frontline, Masterpiece, MotorWeek, and PBS NewsHour, Finding Your Roots, Masterpiece Mystery! and Austin City Limits.
 * 3) The "Just Watch Us Now" music video is surprisingly catchy.Editor's reminder: find the video in question later.
 * 4) It had some heartwarming promos with the Sesame Street Muppets.Again, find some of these promos
 * 5) It also helped distribute many great programs from American Public Television.Maybe this could use examples too.
 * 6) It has a well-received programming block for children's programming called PBS Kids, which eventually spawned a full 24-hour channel as well as a sub-block called PBS Kids GO! for older children.
 * 7) * The music in the 1999-2002 bumpers and IDs for PBS Kids is great. It can best be described as synth or art pop and acapella.
 * 8) * The animation in the bumpers and IDs are also quite creative, such as simulating cutout animation in the 2008 era.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Although PBS Kids is a well received block, it is not without flaws:
 * 2) * Their original bumpers and IDs used from 1999 to 2008 may frighten young viewers. Thankfully, they were phased out by 2010.
 * 3) ** Similarly, some have found some of the newer bumpers and IDs from 2013 onwards to be annoying.
 * 4) * Speaking of which, it went downhill starting in 2013. For instance, with the removal of the PBS Kids GO! sub-block in that year, there's currently little-to-no content for older kids. Luckily, they do have their own streaming service (as well as a deal with Amazon Prime Video) and currently haven't seen too much decline regarding its main target audience.
 * 5) It can sometimes lean to the left, though being a a public broadcaster this is rare.
 * 6) Some bad shows here and there, such as:
 * 7) * Donkey Hodie
 * 8) * Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019)
 * 9) * Angelina Ballerina
 * 10) * Seasons 9-14 of Barney & Friends
 * 11) * Caillou
 * 12) A major shift in the schedule made half the programming slots be reserved by kids shows, and the rest of the slots are reserved for boring documentaries.
 * 13) The bumpers and IDs from 2002 to 2008 ditched the art pop music and acapella in favor of synth-pop, but luckily trace elements of these remained until mid 2008 when they were ditched in favor of acoustic instruments.

Trivia

 * It was America's very first major commercial-free television network.
 * Starting in 2016, PBS became Sesame Street's second-run network courtesy of the show coming to HBO.
 * Before it became PBS in 1970, it was originally launched as National Educational Television (NET).

= Summer Camp Island (Reason for cleanup: Poorly written, incomplete and needs grammar and spelling corrections) =

Summer Camp Island is an American animated series that airs on Cartoon Network and HBO Max (as of season 2) created by Julia Pott. The series first aired on July 7, 2018.

Synopsis
Set in a world of anthropomorphic animals, Summer Camp Island follows two childhood best friends Oscar Peltzer, an elephant, and Hedgehog, a mammal of the same name, who are dropped off at a magical summer camp. The camp is a host to many bizarre occurrences, such as camp counselors who are popular girl witches, horses that transform into unicorns, talking sharks, yetis, haunted cabins, post-it notes that lead to other dimensions, and nosey monsters that live under the bed. Oscar and Hedgehog must contend with these out-of-place events and make their stay at camp worthwhile.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The first thing to mention about this show is the absolutely adorable animation and character designs, especially from Oscar and Hedgehog.
 * 2) It has an excellent premise where it takes the cliched "camping series" and turns it into something new.
 * 3) Awesome and chill songs, which include the theme song.
 * 4) In addition to the pilot episode, many episodes have such great and unique plots, such as:
 * 5) * The First Day
 * 6) * Monster Babies
 * 7) * Saxophone Come Home
 * 8) * Pajama Pajimjams
 * 9) * Oscar & Hedgehog's Melody
 * 10) * Feeling Spacey
 * 11) * Hedgehog Werewolf
 * 12) Likable characters include Oscar, Hedgehog, and especially Betsy.
 * 13) Gorgeous and absolutely beautiful background art with a pink-azure sky, and lots of details on the landscape that are similar to that of another Cartoon Network show.
 * 14) The voice acting is great and pleasant to listen to.
 * 15) Some funny and exciting moments here and there.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Susie can be unlikable at times, especially with how she treats the campers.
 * 2) While setting aside all of the good episodes, there are a few bad episodes every now and then, such as "The Great Elf Invention Convention" and "Mom Soon".

Reception
Summer Camp Island has generally received positive reviews from both critics and audiences alike. It currently has a 7.4/10 on IMDb, and a 91% on Google.

Trivia

 * Julia Pott was originally an Adventure Time animator and story/staff writer before she worked on this show.
 * The series is the second Cartoon Network original series to be solely created by a woman, the first being Steven Universe, which was created by Rebecca Sugar.

= Nickelodeon (1977-2008) (Reason for cleanup: A lot of pointers just state facts and there's a user forcing their hate on SpongeBob on this page and insisting that the 14th season will be the last with no proof whatsoever) =

Nickelodeon is an American pay TV network which was first tested in December 1, 1977 in Ohio, before launching nationwide on April 1, 1979, as the first children’s cable TV network. It was named as "C-3" until it was renamed as Nickelodeon in 1979.

Why It Used to Rock

 * 1) Their jingle is both iconic and catchy. In fact, it's symbolic of the network and its programming as a whole.
 * 2) * Nickelodeon-related VHS tapes during the '90s had a remixed version of the jingle that's even catchier than the original.
 * 3) Many good shows originate from this network (especially the Nicktoons), such as:
 * 4) * The first four seasons of Doug
 * 5) * The first six seasons of Rugrats
 * 6) * The first two seasons of The Ren and Stimpy Show
 * 7) * Rocko's Modern Life
 * 8) * The first 5 seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants
 * 9) * The first 6 seasons of The Fairly OddParents
 * 10) * ChalkZone
 * 11) * The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius
 * 12) * My Life as a Teenage Robot
 * 13) * The first two seasons of Danny Phantom
 * 14) * The Backyardigans
 * 15) * Avatar: The Last Airbender
 * 16) * Catscratch
 * 17) * The X's
 * 18) * Back at the Barnyard (which is considered an improvement over Barnyard)
 * 19) * El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
 * 20) * Double Dare
 * 21) * LazyTown
 * 22) * Franklin (original)
 * 23) * Nick Arcade
 * 24) * Hey Dude
 * 25) * Kenan & Kel
 * 26) * Welcome Freshmen
 * 27) * Clarissa Explains It All
 * 28) * iCarly
 * 29) * The Secret World of Alex Mack
 * 30) * Drake & Josh
 * 31) * All That
 * 32) * The Steve era (Seasons 1-4) of Blue's Clues, "Blue's First Holiday", and "100th Episode Celebration"
 * 33) * The first four seasons of Dora the Explorer
 * 34) * Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
 * 35) * Go, Diego, Go!
 * 36) Their logos are also very impressive, especially the splat logo that gels well with the network's theme.
 * 37) Their various blocks aimed at different demographics are also great entertainment for their target audiences, such as Nick Jr. (for preschoolers), TEENick (for teenagers; it was also revived as a 24-hour network in 2009), SNICK (a Saturday night block), Nick@Nite (for adults), NickRewind (for nostalgic Nickelodeon fans), and The N (a nighttime block).
 * 38) Back then, it preferred quality over quantity, as it actually cared about its viewers and didn’t just air SpongeBob reruns.
 * 39) It had lots of iconic bumpers, most notably the beloved “Not just cartoons.. we’re NickToons!” song bumper.
 * 40) They've even gone as far as to make movies not just centered around their IPs, but also original productions as well. For instance:
 * 41) mh:greatestmovies:Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
 * 42) mh:greatestmovies:The Rugrats Movie
 * 43) mh:greatestmovies:Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
 * 44) mh:greatestmovies:The Wild Thornberrys Movie
 * 45) mh:greatestmovies:The Spiderwick Chronicles
 * 46) mh:greatestmovies:Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
 * 47) The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
 * 48) It introduced the animation studio company for this network, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, who has created many original television programs for Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. and created most theatrical films that are distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by Nickelodeon Movies.
 * 49) The network's international versions are still very good to this day, rarely succumbing to the pitfalls of the original American version.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Nickelodeon declined in quality starting in 2005, and in 2009, the network had officially started to lose its charm.
 * 2) Even during this time, the network has aired many bad/mediocre shows or bad seasons of good shows, such as:
 * 3) * mh:terribletvshows:Wayside
 * 4) * mh:terribletvshows:The Brothers Flub
 * 5) * mh:terribletvshows:Mr. Meaty
 * 6) * mh:terribletvshows:Double Dare 2000
 * 7) * mh:terribletvshows:Tak and the Power of Juju
 * 8) * Seasons 5-8 of Dora the Explorer
 * 9) * mh:terribletvshows:The Naked Brothers Band
 * 10) * mh:terribletvshows:Peppa Pig (although it was produced under their UK counterpart)
 * 11) * mh:terribletvshows:The Mighty B!
 * 12) * The third season of Danny Phantom
 * 13) * The second season of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
 * 14) *The last three seasons of the 1991 version of Rugrats
 * 15) *The last three seasons of The Ren & Stimpy Show
 * 16) The network also had some awful and/or average films during this era like mh:awfulmovies:Hey Arnold! The Movie, mh:awfulmovies:Rugrats Go Wild, and mh:awfulmovies:Harriet the Spy
 * 17) Cyma Zarghami, the former president of Nickelodeon from 2006-2018, was pretty bad at doing her job as president.
 * 18) They even turned some of their good shows bad:
 * 19) They ruined SpongeBob SquarePants, as mentioned before, with the sixth season, and the seventh season was also bad. However, some say that it was the fourth or fifth season that began the dark age of the series, and even then, it started to improve in the eighth season and it was the seventh season that concluded the dark age. Some even argue that Season 9 started out bad, but improved later on.
 * 20) The Fairly OddParents also declined drastically by its final two seasons, the ninth and tenth seasons, eventually leading to its permanent cancellation after 16 years on air. However, some, if not many, considered the sixth season as the start of the downfall with the introduction of Poof despite the fact that not many episodes revolved around him and the dynamic between Timmy, Cosmo, and Wanda not changing that much.
 * 21) Dora the Explorer went downhill after its fourth season, with Star Catching being removed.
 * 22) Joe, in addition to replacing Steve in Season 5 of Blue's Clues, was flanderized to become goofier and more idiotic after his debut episodes in Season 4. Blue's Room was also introduced in Season 6 and a few changes were made to make room for the segment.
 * 23) *Speaking of Blue's Room, it got worse in its second season when it brought back Joe and introduced Blue's baby brother Sprinkles.
 * 24) The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss underwent a revamp in its second season to compete with other kids' shows and multiple characters were flanderized (especially the Cat in the Hat, who became a stereotypical nurturing host). The show was later quietly cancelled, and its series finale ("Cat's Play") did nothing to end it on a high note.
 * 25) Even before the dark age, they made some bad decisions like:
 * 26) Replacing Steve from Blue's Clues with Joe in 2002 and having the new host act goofy and immature.
 * 27) Acquiring the rights to The Brothers Flub.
 * 28) Continuing Rugrats after the second film, which caused the show to go downhill.
 * 29) Closing down Nickelodeon Studios in 2005.
 * 30) Adding a segment to the end of later Blue's Clues episodes called Blue's Room in 2004 and later spinning it off into its own show.

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