Not long ago Cartoon network was something of a privilege for only some people who had a cable connection. Well …for kids of this generation there were indeed days when it it came to television only two choices were there – Doordarshan or cable connection( no pay channel, dish concepts). Sometimes it is nice when we don’t have too many choices which tend to confuse & complicate things. Well…maybe it’s a sign of growing old wherein the tendency is always to say ..Oh those good old days! Coming home, completing homework( some cases finishing as much possible during school hours itself!) so that we have those 2 hours in the evening for cartoons telecast in doordarshan.
There were some wonderful cartoons like those of mickey mouse, Chip and Dale the rescue rangers, mummies alive, Heidi , Little Mermaid, Dennis the Menace, Tom and Jerry and my favourite Duck Tales!!! Sundays were devoted solely to Disney Hour and afternoon Sunday movies.
These days the few cartoons I have had a glimpse on are really pathetic. That divine story-line, aesthetic appeal of characters is extinct. There abundance of action cartoons with aliens carrying weapons – something I can hardly connect to.