IT is "All That"

I, along with many of my friends and acquaintances, continuously drop one-liners and jokes based on things we grew up on: Pogs, Fireball yo-yo’s, professional wrestling, etc.

One of the most pertinent subjects of discussion for many of those from my generation revolved around the “golden age” of Nickelodeon, a programming channel that used to air shows such as the young adult sketch comedy program “All That”, cartoons like “Doug” and even competition shows like “GUTS” and “Legends of the Hidden Temple”. We always used to say how we knew what it was like to “feel old” because programming for kids was nothing like it used to be. In fact, I even joined a FaceBook page that lampooned more recent shows aired by Nickelodeon titled “When I was your age, we had Kenan and Kel. Not Drake and Josh”.

Now, thanks to social media and high demand, my favorite shows are back.

A new block of programming called “The 90’s Are All That” features old school Nickelodeon shows form the 1990’s, airing nightly on the company’s TeenNick network between midnight and 4AM. This resurgence was caused mainly by the vast amount of fans of the old programming on FaceBook and other social media sites; close to 15 million people craved their favorite shows returning, according to executives. In fact, Nickelodeon President Cyma Zarghami has gone on record as saying that the network will rely on social media feedback solely to make future decisions about rotating programming.

Though the rise in IT has caused many people to rely on the Internet for their entertainment fix, it is uncertain if sites like Hulu will stream the line-up for those who do not have TeenNick. With networks like CNN moving towards the digital side of broadcasting by making their programming available on the iPad and other mobile devices, it would certainly bode well for Nickelodeon to invest in doing something similar. Besides, they already own rights to the shows they’ve been begged to bring back, so providing a wider range of accessibility for such in-demand TV can only help their viewership.

Who loves IT? Nick loves IT. Is IT true? Mhmmm. I do, I do, I do-ooooo.