Mr Men - adapted for modern audiences

[Neko Bazu]

www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007450512,00.html

MR Men are getting a makeover — because modern kids find them too DIFFICULT to understand.

The famous book characters, created in 1971 by Roger Hargreaves, are being updated for a new TV series.

Mr Strong — previously square with a trilby hat — will now be a triangle with bulging biceps.

And Little Miss Naughty, who only ever had a bow on her head, now has curly hair.

John Collins of Chorion, the makers of the show to be broadcast on Five next year, said yesterday: “Children need to be able to tell, for example, that Mr Strong is strong just by looking at him — so now he has muscles.”

The 48 Mr Men and 30 Little Miss books have been published in 22 languages and have sold 100million copies.

WHAT A FUCKING JOKE!

[Mrs H]

What ever happened to children using their imaginations?

[Neko Bazu]

I still fail to see how it's suddenly gotten to be 'too difficult' for children to understand - hasn't been too difficult for the last 36 years!

[Mrs H]

Because kids have to be spoon fed everthing these days and not be allowed to form an opinion about anything.

God I'm old.

[addicted2venos]

neko said:

I still fail to see how it's suddenly gotten to be 'too difficult' for children to understand - hasn't been too difficult for the last 36 years!

........ I said yesterday Neko. The chavs are breeding faster then you and me, so there will come a timesby sheer weight of numbers, they'll be a revolution .......... and Jade Goodey will be their queen!!

[addicted2venos]

mrsh said:

Because kids have to be spoon fed everthing these days and not be allowed to form an opinion about anything.

God I'm old.

...... and the music the kids play on buses all sounds the same!! ;D

[Mrs H]

addicted2venos said:

neko said:

I still fail to see how it's suddenly gotten to be 'too difficult' for children to understand - hasn't been too difficult for the last 36 years!

........ I said yesterday Neko. The chavs are breeding faster then you and me, so there will come a times by sheer weight of number they'll be a revolution .......... and Jade Goodey will be their queen!!

*breaks down at thought of post chav apocalyptic society*

[ITFC Dudette6]

I managed to understand it perfectly, surely the people after me aren't that thick?

[Neko Bazu]

itfcdudette6 said:

I managed to understand it perfectly, surely the people after me aren't that thick?

I fail to see why it's so hard to work out that "Mr Strong" is very strong, and "Mr Busy" is very busy - not exactly rocket science, is it?

[ITFC Dudette6]

neko said:

itfcdudette6 said:

I managed to understand it perfectly, surely the people after me aren't that thick?

I fail to see why it's so hard to work out that "Mr Strong" is very strong, and "Mr Busy" is very busy - not exactly rocket science, is it?

Are they changing "Mr Greedy" to stamp out childhood obesity?

[Rulesaints]

You may have the wrong end of the stick.

It's all well and good in the books when it says the name of the character on the front but when it's on tv it might get confusing with many people at once!

Either that or kids are stupid nowadays

[ColUShifty]

Have you seen the new Mr Strong? He's got muscles like a flamin bodybuilder - what kind of image is that to give to little kids? It was far better when he was, erm, perfectly square-bodied...

[Rulesaints]

So you've been watching this programme then?

[ITFC Dudette6]

If you highlight, copy and paste the link Olly, you'll see...

[Rulesaints]

Now it all makes perfect sense!

[Arnold]

;D

[CmonYouSpurs]

[Teesside White]

itfcdudette6 said:

neko said:

I fail to see why it's so hard to work out that "Mr Strong" is very strong, and "Mr Busy" is very busy - not exactly rocket science, is it?

Are they changing "Mr Greedy" to stamp out childhood obesity?

wouldnt surprise me.....theyll probably phase out Mr Skinny because of eating disorders