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Could also just be that you remember how little you worried about your time or your responsibilities when you were little, because you had less or none of them. That made the good times that much more gratifying and memorable, rather than contentious and stressful. Back then, it was just you and the TV. In that programming block at whatever time, nothing else mattered.
Now, when you're an adult, you have more to worry about, so it's easier to forget how to relax when you've got the time. It's easier to get frustrated at yourself over things you did or should have done by now, and sometimes you'll bite off more than you can choose because you want to prove something, because you don't know better, or because you feel like time's against you. You're thinking more about accomplishing something or tending to your responsibilities than taking the time relax; and when you're tired, you just want some instant gratification to make you feel better before you move on with your day or decide to end it by going to sleep.
Basically, it isn't so much the show, but you and your life that affects how you enjoy something. That doesn't mean that shit isn't shit, but when you remember how to recapture your childhood while moving on with your adulthood, you stop seeking cheap one-hit thrills and focusing on the shit every second of the day.
Anyways, I think FiM is an excitingly unique show in kid's entertainment and highly enjoyable, because it captured my attention like those old shows used to, and using better production values and a simply appealing art and animation style. It's repelled and lost some of it's enjoyment value for me with what's happened to it since S3, but it's still a good show that's worth enjoying.
I enjoyed Digimon more. Especially S3. Pokemon had better production values but didn't hang onto my attention like Digimon did