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Movies are usually fine for me, as long as the sound is reasonably loud. Television not so much: stuff is going too fast and I'm always anxious about missing out. Paradoxically I was very fond of cartoons back in the days, just frustrated that I could never get the whole story because of worldly contrivances.
You would hate The Amazing World of Gumball then: an overwhelmingly absurd sitcom marketed towards kids despite being awful and inappropriate for younger children.
Since it raked in the ratings like all the other young adult shows on the network also being marketed towards kids, I’m not surprised.
One episode had Gumball and Darwin taking over a medical procedure on two balloons and blaming one of them for being ungrateful as soon as the victim realizes what he just did and then the whole episode just cuts out.
And that’s how I stopped watching Cartoon Network despite watching other shows that should’ve been filtered from the lineup.
Cartoon Network was originally known for classic cartoons like from Warner Bros. or Hanna Barbera and other good shows, not young adult sitcoms made for children.
I don't have an issue with one specific piece of media being absurd and unhinged, my problem with TV is that everything is cut with ads and tailored to make you need more. I have no issue with Adventure Time for example.
Have you tried watching PBS in your area?