# Enjoying something that you aren't the target audience for

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoying-something-that-you-arent-the-target-audience-for/491822>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 3, 2009, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoying-something-that-you-arent-the-target-audience-for/491822 "2009-04-03T07:25:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoying-something-that-you-arent-the-target-audience-for/491822/81 "2009-04-08T16:30:23Z")

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> [@JohnT](#):
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> 42yo male here who **adores** the 1991 film _Beauty and the Beast_. I even have the 20th-edition soundtrack in my car CD player.

This is a little strange, but not really- Disney (and Pixar) have always made films for general audiences, not just kids. There’s something in a Disney or Pixar animated feature that kids can enjoy, and that can make an adult feel like a kid.

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**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoying-something-that-you-arent-the-target-audience-for/491822/82 "2009-04-08T16:51:34Z")

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> [@JohnT](#):
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> Also, _Moulin Rouge!_

Is that really weird? My dad is 62 and _Moulin Rouge!_ is one of his favorite movies. It got nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, for heaven’s sake.

Okay, this is really embarrassing, but I have an inexplicable love for the cheesy Australian teenybopper show _H2O_, which is about three girls who turn into mermaids. Oh geez, I can’t believe I’m putting this on the internet. I wonder if there’s a third season out yet?

BTW: I’m 30. Not exactly in the target demographic.

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**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoying-something-that-you-arent-the-target-audience-for/491822/83 "2009-04-08T17:18:32Z")

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> [@Kyla](#):
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> Okay, this is really embarrassing, but I have an inexplicable love for the cheesy Australian teenybopper show _H2O_, which is about three girls who turn into mermaids. Oh geez, I can’t believe I’m putting this on the internet. I wonder if there’s a third season out yet?
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> BTW: I’m 30. Not exactly in the target demographic.

Hey, I like that show also-- I know there is supposed to be a third season, but I’ve never gotten to see the entire second season yet (my DVR has problems getting it sometimes)-- I also heard one of the girls leaves: i hope its not Cleo!!!

In fact, I like a lot of Australian kid shows-- _Ocean Girl_ (which appears to be by the same guy who does _H20_) was shown on The Disney Channel quite a few years back, as was the brilliant _Spellbinder_. I’ve been able to find both of those on DVD and they are almost as good as when I first watched them as a kid.

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