बच्चे और कार्टून चैनल – बहुत सारे बच्चे पार्क में खेलते हुए बतिया रहे थे कुछ स्कूल की तो कुछ होम वर्क की बाते कर रहे थे और एक बच्चों का समूह शायद थक हार कर बैठ गया था और उनके बीच शुरु हो गया कार्टून का वार्तालाप. सभी अपनी अपनी पसंद के कार्टून बता रहे थे. किसी को डेक्स्टर किसी को पावर पफ गर्ल तो किसी क शिन चैन पसंद है…
शिन चैन का नाम लेते ही मुझे याद आया कि कुछ दिनों पहले जब शिन चैन देख अतो उसकी शब्दावली ऐसी थी कि अगर बच्चे बोले तो …. अच्छा नही लगेगा. वैसे एक ये भी महसूस की कि अगर कोई मूवी डब हो हिंदी में या कार्टून हिंदी मे डब हो तो भाषा बहुत गंदी इस्तेमाल करते हैं जबकि आम बोल चाल मॆं ऐसा नही होता.
इसी की कुछ और बाते सर्च करने के लिए मैनें पर देखा.
आजकल कार्टून की दुनिया भी अपनी सोच और हास्य में बॉलीवुड फ़िल्मों की तरह हो गई है. फ़िल्मों पर ‘क़ैंची’ चलनी तो आम बात थी ही अब बच्चों के कार्टूनों पर भी क़ैंची लगने लगी है.
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आजकल कार्टून की दुनिया भी अपनी सोच और हास्य में बॉलीवुड फ़िल्मों की तरह हो गई है. फ़िल्मों पर ‘क़ैंची’ चलनी तो आम बात थी ही अब बच्चों के कार्टूनों पर भी क़ैंची लगने लगी है.
जिन कार्टूनों को देखकर बच्चे हँसते हैं, ख़ुश होते हैं उन पर भी ‘कैंची’ चलने का दौर शुरू हो गया है.
भारत में पिछले एक दशक में ‘जापानी’ कार्टूनों ने अपना दबदबा बनाया है. जो बच्चे ‘टॉम एंड जेरी’ और ‘टेलस्पिन’ जैसे कार्टून देखा करते थे. वहीँ आज ‘डोरेमोन’, ‘शिनचैन’ जैसे कार्टून चरित्रों के दीवाने हैं.
बी.सी.सी.सी, यानि ‘ब्राडकास्टिंग कंटेंट कम्प्लेंट्स काउंसिल’ एक संस्था है. यहां टेलीविज़न पर दिखाए जा रहे कार्यक्रम के ‘आपत्तिजनक’ दृश्यों के विरोध में कोई भी शिकायत दर्ज करा सकता है.
हाल ही में बी.सी.सी.सी में बहुत से माता पिता ने शिकायतें दर्ज कीं. इन शिकायतों में कहा गया कि कार्टून चैनल ‘अनुचित’ दृश्य दिखा रहे हैं. बी.सी.सी.सी ने तुरंत इन कार्टून चैनलों को हिदायत दी की वे ऐसा कोई दृश्य न दिखाए जो बच्चों के लिए ठीक न हों.
अब कार्टून चैनल आपत्तिजनक दृश्यों को हटा कर उन्हें बिलकुल ही नए रूप में ढाल रहे हैं.
डबिंग इंडस्ट्री के निर्देशक या क्रिएटिव एक्सपर्ट ऐसे कार्टूनों पर अपनी पैनी नज़रें जमाए रखते हैं. उन्हें बदल कर वे ऐसे कार्टून तैयार करते हैं जिसके चाहने वाले देश भर के बच्चे होते हैं.
कार्टून किरदारों को डब करते वक़्त छोटी मोटी तब्दीलियाँ अक्सर हर विदेशी कार्टून और प्रोग्राम में करनी पड़ती है. क्योंकि उनके विचार स्थानीय दर्शकों के विचारों से मेल नहीं खाते.
पर कई बार कार्टून की तब्दीलियाँ काफ़ी अजीब और मज़ेदार होती हैं.
अलका शर्मा अरसे से शिनचैन की आवाज़ रही. ‘शिनचैन’ जापानी कार्टून है. वह एक पांच साल का बच्चा है और अपने माता पिता और बहन के साथ रहता है.
शिनचैन बेहद नटखट किरदार है और बच्चों में ख़ासा लोकप्रिय है. अलका शर्मा ने ‘शिनचैन’ में हुई कुछ मज़ेदार तब्दीलियों के बारे में बताया.
अलका बताती हैं की कई बार डबिंग डायरेक्टर स्क्रिप्ट बदल देते थे.
वे कहती हैं, “अक्सर हम ‘ओरिजिनल’ स्क्रिप्ट को छोड़ देते थे और स्क्रीन पर शिनचैन जो कर रहा है उसी से एक नयी कहानी बना लेते थे.”
उन्होंने आगे बताया, “अगर कोई ख़ूबसूरत लड़की जा रही है तो शिनचैन ‘ओरिजिनल’ स्क्रिप्ट में कहता था ‘ओये होट्टी मेरे साथ डेट पर चलोगी’. तो हम उसे बदल कर बोलते थे ‘अरे दीदी! आपकी ड्रेसिंग सेंस तो बहुत अच्छी है. मुझे भी अपने साथ शौपिंग पर ले चलो.’ इस तरह से हम उसे बिल्कुल सरल और सभ्य बना देते थे.’ See more…
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एक सूत्र ने कहा कि 72 साल के महानायक ने ‘एस्ट्रा फोर्स’ कार्टून के लिए एंटरटेनमेंट कंपनी ग्राफिक इंडिया और डिजनी से हाथ मिलाया है. इस सुपरहीरो की रचना अमिताभ और ग्राफिक इंडिया के सीईओ और सहसंस्थापक शरद देवराजन को करनी है. अमिताभ बच्चन के सुपरहीरो अवतार वाली इस काटूर्न सीरीज को डिजनी चैनल लॉन्च करेगा. यह कार्टून हंसी-मजाक, मारधाड़ , रोमांच और रहस्य से भरपूर बताया गया है.
अमिताभ छोटे पर्दे पर इससे पहले रियलिटी शो ‘कौन बनेगा करोड़पति’ के सूत्रधार के रूप में और धारावाहिक ‘युद्ध’ में मुख्य भूमिका में नजर आ चुके हैं. Read more…
कार्टून साफ सुथरी हों प्रेरक हों तो बहुत कुछ हम इनसे सीख सकते हैं जैसाकि बचपन में हम अमर चित्र कथा पढ कर सीखते थे. अगर सुधार नही होगा हर बच्चा बहुत शान से शीन चैन जैसे किरदार बोलता नजर आएगा और हमारी आखॆ शर्म से झुकती चली जाएगी …
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Are there any mystery fans out there who haven’t read at least one Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys mystery? Dating back to 1927, The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew mysteries have been the gateway drugs for generations of mystery junkies and their influence can be felt in a wide range of other teen and children’s series ranging from Scooby Doo to Veronica Mars and Supernatural. Yet, amazingly, none of the various attempts to adapt these series directly for film or television have ever been all that successful. That is, with the exception of the late 1970’s series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries starring Pamela Sue Martin (and later Janet Louise Johnson) as Nancy and Parker Stevenson and pop singer Shaun Cassidy (half-brother of David and uncle of Katie) as Frank and Joe Hardy.
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries started off as a weekly series that alternated episodes featuring the Hardy Boys with those featuring Nancy Drew, but in Season Two the format was changed to include cross-over episodes (such as
The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula) with the three detectives working together for the first time ever. It managed to remain true enough to the original novels (in particular, maintaining the supernatural-themed mysteries that made the books so much fun), while updating a few details here and there to appeal to the audiences of the time (such as giving Shaun Cassidy ample opportunities to sing). However, due to the fact that the Hardy Boys developed a bigger following than Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boy eventually became the main characters of the series and Nancy a supporting character. Which brings us to Season Three, the primary focus of this review.
In the third season, Nancy was written out completely and the show retitled
The Hardy Boys Mysteries, although a better title might have been
The Hardy Men. In this season, Frank and Joe, having presumably graduated from college, take up jobs with the Justice Department and the
Scooby Doo-esque mysteries of the first two seasons are suddenly replaced with more serious fare, such as Joe tracking down the hit and run driver who killed his fiancé. Cassidy and Stevenson had some great chemistry going between them that made for a brotherly bond as convincing and likeable as that of Dean and Sam Winchester, and that’s still present. However, all the fun has been sucked from the series, rendering it indistinguishable from every other mystery show of the time. Cassidy isn’t even given the opportunity to sing – quite surprising, considering that one episode centres on the Hardys working with singer David Gates and his band Bread to find a Russian girl who has defected to the US. Needless to say, the changes to the series didn’t go down well with fans and after ten episodes, the show was finally cancelled.
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is essential viewing for any fans of the books, past or present, but only the first two seasons. After that, save your time and money and switch to watching the similar, but much better,
Supernatural and
Veronica Mars instead.
Verdict: A disappointing ending to an otherwise entertaining series. For fans only.
Ty Mattson created a series of designs to celebrate Homeland by designing 12 vintage-styled record covers inspired by the TV series - with some very nice results. (via Homeland Vintage Jazz Record Covers « Mattson Creative)
The garage sale preparation has kept me far busier than I expected. Plus, I'm expecting company this weekend for Mother's Day. (And just in case you don't think that is enough to keep me busy, this week I babysat for my friend's sons, attended a Mother's Day tea party, and my husband was away on a business trip the past three days.) I will resume my normal posting schedule soon, I promise!
Here's another holiday to squeeze in before Mother's Day -- have you heard about National Train Day? It's on May 7th this year. There are all sorts of train related events taking place and Amtrak is celebrating 40 years.
The Jim Henson Company informed me about the special train day, and I thought I'd quickly let you know about their newest Dinosaur Train episode. Tomorrow, Friday, May 6th, Dinosaur Train celebrates National Train Day with two new train-themed segments: "Junior Conductor" and "Troodon Train Day." Some PBS stations are even sponsoring special train events! Check your local listings for air time and special event information. Here's the episode info from the press release:
In “Junior Conductor Jamboree,” Buddy and his family ride the Dinosaur Train from one end of the line to the other and visit all three time periods--from the Cretaceous, through the Jurassic, to the Triassic. In “Troodon Train Day,” the Pteranodon family rides to Troodon Town to celebrate Troodon Train Day, where the main event is a concert by King Cryolophosaurus, giving his first performance in years!
The main reason my son loves
Dinosaur Train is because of the trains! He's not as much of a dinosaur fan, but he seems to learn plenty about paleontology from the show while looking for the train appearances. Thanks to PBS he had a chance to watch a screener of the new episode. Unfortunately I haven't had time to watch it yet so no review this time.
And, be sure to take a look at the
Dinosaur Train website this month. There's a new train-themed homepage, fun train printables, and an
"All Aboard" online game.
Thanks to The Jim Henson Company for sending us a review screener DVD. (View my full disclosure statement for more information about my reviews.)
Another science TV series will debut on PBS next week - The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That. I can honestly say that I'm pretty excited about this new addition to children's programming because there is a bevy of related books already available for kids to read. Inspired by the Random House Dr. Seuss Learning Library book series (and of course the original Dr. Seuss book, The Cat in the Hat), this animated TV series hopefully will send a few kids to the library to explore those science books and maybe even pick up a few more along the way.
According to the press release about the series, "THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT! was created in response to recent findings that children graduating from kindergarten are less prepared to learn about science than about other subjects. The series supports young children’s science learning by introducing scientific inquiry skills, teaching core science concepts and vocabulary, and preparing preschoolers for kindergarten and first grade science curriculum — all in whimsical style." Sounds like the perfect show for my kids. We're planning to start incorporating more science related projects into our home activities (by participating in Science Sunday at Adventures in Mommydom) so time will tell if this new show will be a good complimentary resource.
While we haven't read any of The Cat in the Hat science books, my daughter does enjoy the original The Cat in the Hat book. She even decided to check out the sequel, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back from the library this week all by herself. A couple months ago she attended a day camp and on one rainy day they participated in The Cat in the Hat themed activities. Since I hadn't prepared a stART craft this week, I thought I'd post her rainy day drawing. The book does make the perfect rainy day read!
As shown by her artwork, my daughter would like to play ball if the Cat in the Hat came over to play on a rainy day. Let's hope he doesn't visit any time soon. I don't encourage ball playing inside the home, especially with a character like the Cat!
A Mommy's Adventures hosts the "stART" meme (Story + Art) each week.
Aww, I love her drawing! She did a great job! That is funny that she said to play ball in the house. I am always encouraging my son to play catch, soccer, etc. in our house, because he's so great at the bookish stuff that I like to try to encourage the sporty skills to catch up. I will probably regret it when he actually starts to kick hard and throw fast! His little plops don't do much harm at this point. :)
Very cute drawing.
We like the Cat in the Hat science books, as well as the original Cat in the Hat. All great!
I am excited about this show too.
I totally missed when you said it was a show. I was thinking about the books in their science series, and I love those.
I'd be worried too if the Cat came over to play at our house, but her drawing is very cute.
The Cat in the Hat is a perennial - in any format. Your daughter's drawing is charming. What fun to discover your blog. Thanks so much for following mine! And congratulations on winning the draw for Floating on Mama's Song.
I will have to check out the book series, Ive never heard of it. I don't know if we get the channel for the show though, it didn't show up when I searched.
I love the Cat in the Hat and The Cat in the Hat comes back.