It's an attention span iss . . .
sorry, as I was saying,
. . . issue. In the case of the average North American--
hey look it snowing out, how pretty . . .
oh yeah,
. . . the average North American's attention span as it relates to cartoons is eleven minutes--
I guess I'm going to have to dig out the driveway, again . . .
anyway,
. . . occasionally our attention can last for a twenty-two minute show provided we get enough ads to fill in the remaining of the time. This is to keep our collective heads from exploding due to information overload should we have to concentrate for more than five minutes--
now where did I put the snow blower . . .
oops,
. . . To ask the average North American to pay attention and then retain the plot threads that develop over a twelve or twenty-four episode story arch is akin to expecting real talent from a boy band or pop-princess--
speaking of pop-princesses, did you hear the latest about . . .
where was I,
. . . We North Americans have had our attention spans whittled down by fast food and empty entertainment (American Idol or Survivor anyone?) that our brains can't wrap around the concept of entertainment that requires us to be active participants and the idea that we may need to mull over the questions about life, the universe and everything (thank-you Douglas Adams) that are frequently posed by animes--BESIDES: A LOT OF ANIMES ARE SUBTITLED AND THEY NOT ONLY EXPECT THAT I AM ABLE BUT WILLING TO READ!!!
got to run dnacing with the stars is on. . .