What’s the matter with kids’ television?

So, I’m still looking out for Melanie’s replacement on Sprout (and still wanting bring her back, rowr). But in the spirit of moving on, it’s time someone piped up about the state of children’s television these days. (Well, Joel Stein is doing it. But by someone, I mean me.) First, it’s time someone pointed out that Blue’s Clues has totally lost its mojo. It started with Joe replacing Steve, but it got much worse when they introduced Blue’s Room, an end-of-show segment where Blue talked—talked!—to the audience.