Review of Invader ZIM

Invader ZIM (2001–2006)
10/10
One heck of a show, one wrong network
28 July 2008
Great show, great actors, humor, animation, everything! From the wild antics of GIR, to the plots of Zims to conquer Earth. This show was the top of the line, it still remains as my favorite show on Nick, even though I was pretty young when it was in its prime, I loved the humor then, too! But this show had dark times coming, darker than the show itself. Nickelodeon is a kid-oriented network, and when they take ratings, they take them from kids 5-11, so where do the teens fit in? The ratings would have skyrocketed had Nick taken the ratings from teenagers. Even some adults I know love it! It wasn't because Zim cursed in an episode, not because Nick found out of all the images Jhonen had hidden. Nick had just been doing their job, making shows for kids, and kids only. CN however, that's a different story. They have afternoon shows for kids, nightly shows for adults, and early-evening shows for teens (i.e. Courage the Cowardly Dog, etc.) many of which are pretty dark. This would have been the perfect network for Invader Zim to continue throughout its hilarious storyline. So all it was was a poorly chosen network... Well, its over, and the creators and actors said they wouldn't ever do it again, possibly to spite Nick. One things for sure, no other show can mimic the voice of GIR, the natural darkness of everything. I love it, if you haven't seen it, its available in many places. many places.
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