To start the day the whole office was showered with gifts: Angry Kid season 2 and the Shaun the Sheep box set - sweet! It never occured to me at the time to ask why we were being given free stuff (my student instincts kicking in again) but I assume that it keeps the staff happy and *just might* inadvertently increase their knowledge of the 2 shows.
Later on in the day, the whole online team took a trip up to the Aztec West Studios to meet the team working on the new Timmy series, which was mind-boggling! This spin-off from Shaun is aimed at pre-schoolers and is set in a nursery where Timmy is joined by lots of other young animals. Timmy is away from the farm, where he is used to being spoiled, and has to learn some of life's lessons on his own. Each episode he learns a different lesson - the one we watched was about saying sorry. The way the story has been scripted is very effective and I think it will be very easy for kids to relate to.
After watching the pilot episode the differences between Timmy and Shaun were quite clear - Timmy is aimed at a pre-school audience - the pace is much slower, the story less complex and the colours much brighter! Saying that, the subtle Aard humour runs throughout and the story flows beatifully, it was highly entertaining to watch.
As with Shaun, kids are going to love the fun story and cute characters, and parents are going to be happy to let them site goggle-eyed in front of the TV because of the take-home messages, in addition to the cute characters of course!
What parent could resist, eh?
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