Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4353262-20151208234506/@comment-5057483-20151231035428

B1littlehero wrote: I don't know. 11 minute episodes generally translates to "comedy" in my book. I mean really. Do we need to "dumb down" Ben 10 for the next generation in this way? It's like CN is assuming all of the younger kids these days only like short, easy-to-watch comedy with no real storyline. Which is largely true, but still... isn't that something we should be fixing, not encouraging? There's a paradox going on here. People assume kids want to watch silly, nonsensical 11 minute episodes because that's all that people put them in front of. Kids will eat anything, even if they find out the hard way that they don't like it (like LEAD BASED paint chips or pennies (my sister ate the latter along with bugs and grass)). It's a dangerous thing that companies are practicing. Sure, 11 minutes can be use efficently (see Steven Universe for a great example), but shows like Ben 10 need more time to get set up and have whatever zany adventure they are going on well explained and well told. 22 minutes is not an option.