Enjoying something that you aren't the target audience for

The target demographic of all CW shows is women 18-32, so you’re probably not too far off.

On the other hand, I regularly read YA fiction. One of my professors made us promise that we wouldn’t turn up our noses at a book because it’s “for kids” because you miss important things that way. He seems to be right.

The song “Enemy” by Ice Cube. I will forever love this song.

I’m a 28 year old white kid from Minnesota…

36 year old male Powerpuff Girls fan here. Buttercup’s my favourite.

I’m a 51 year old white female. I really don’t think that I like anything that I AM the target audience for, except possibly support garments and gourmet chocolate.

I love Sponge Bob Square Pants. I’m not entirely sure I’m really of an an age that is ten or eleven times their demographic. I just regret that most viewers will miss the best jokes.

When I was 14, I was a fan of professional wrestling. Not sure why I liked it so much, but I was the only girl I knew that had a Hulk Hogan poster in her room. I also used to enjoy Erma Bombeck’s books - they taught me a lot about American culture and made me realize I was not cut out to be a stay-at-home mom. Nothing wrong with it, just not for me.

Now that I am a late-30s mom, I should be watching Lifetime network, listening to Josh Groban and reading Ladies’ Home Journal. Or so the advertisers and focus groups think. Instead, I read manga and Harry Potter books, listen to dance music and rap, and watch shonen anime. I used to claim that I was the oldest fan of Naruto, but I have since found out there are older fans. Oh, well, look for me at the anime conventions in a few years. I’ll be the Tsunade cosplayer. :smiley:

I watched the Powerpuff Girls when they were on. I liked them too.

My wife and I are in our mid 30’s and like Anime. We even went to a convention in San Jose a few years ago.

I’ll cop to this too (mid-forties male). I even saw the movie in the theater. Bubbles was my favorite.

I am the target audience and I’m loving this thread !

Too funny - the dummer in my first mid-life crisis band was Lou’s drummer and music director for 10 years.

40’s guy - also love the PPuff Girls, Dexter’s Lab and Fairly Oddparents. And I am currently addicted to the single That’s Not My Name by the Ting Tings…

I’m 45, and I love The Sarah Jane Adventures, which is targeted at kids/tweens and is not as “intense” as the other Doctor Who series (for the record, I also love the original Who and Torchwood).

As a straight Christian conservative male-
Tori Amos, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Will & Grace

As a 47-yr old male-
Lizzie McGuire, That’s So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (because of Ashley Tisdale & Brenda Song).

There! THAT raised eyebrows for two opposite reasons!

Oh, yeah! I forgot all about Robot Wars! We all watched that on PBS, faithfully!

I have a Hello Kitty wallet.

I sit through Harry Potter marathons on weekends and can. not. wait until the new HP movie comes out this summer.

I saw it in theatre too. I got many interesting looks from parents, being by myself.

I still read books from the kids’ section of the library.

Last year, when I was living in a place without a kitchen (and was on medication that had the side effect of increased appetite!) I couldn’t stop watching the food network. I’m sure that most people watching weren’t gourmets, but I bet they assumed most had kitchens.

Considering how shocked a friend was when I said my favourite band was the Pogues, I bet their fans are generally not mid-twenties fairly straight-laced women.

I rush back home from leaving the kids at school so I can watch The Backyardigans in peace.

Dude, 44, and I’ll cop to Samurai Jack and Clone Wars, too.

Samurai Jack is definitely not for kids. I have the DVDs.

[looks around suspiciously] Are you me?

No, she’s me! Well, not middle aged yet, but I, too, had a HUGE crush on James! Also, on Gyrados.