It is with a heavy heart that I write this post. I just found out that The Upside Down Show hasn't been renewed for next season. It is a Noggin show that my niece watched and I happened to see part of one episode. I was hooked. It is so clever and funny. My niece has begun to show a real imaginiation. She plays with an imaginary ball while walking through Wal-Mart. I just hope she stops that before he's 25.
The two guys who do it are Shane and David (they are the Umbilical Brothers comedy duo). I think the charm of the show is that they aren't talking down to kids. I HATE when people talk down to kids. That's why we have so many cry babies in the world. A kid's show that is equally geared to adults is long overdue. They have made references to Pink Floyd, a bird who sounds like Paul McCartney, Happy Gilmore, Benny and Joon, and my favorite: Mini-golf episode: Shane and David present a barrage of mini items to the viewer, including Minnie Mouse, Minnie Driver, a miniskirt, Minnie Minor, Mini Major, Minnie the Moocher, and Mini Ha-Ha.
I am starting to think I am cursed. Every show I like gets cancelled or just ends. Jericho was cancelled (it's coming back for a limited run, but don't get attached). Digging for the Truth is going off. Josh is going to the Discovery channel. His next project is about weather. Oh, yay. I don't even watch the 5 minute weather forecast on the local news. There are other examples, I'm just too distraught to think about it. I hope whoever has my TV bugged doesn't realize how much I like Frasier.
Farewell Shane, David, Puppet, Shmuzzies. It was a great run. Good on you, you Aussie wonders! Thanks for giving kids some dignity, if only for a few months.
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