I was with you on the title up until DBZ.
I do think most cartoons can't hold up to classic cartoons... but DBZ isn't my measuring point... cause in my opinion that show went from good, to great, to stupid, to over the top.
It got old once it became apparent that DBZ was really titled as someone put it "Waiting for Goku."
Of course nostalgia plays a part too. I loved Voltron as a kid. And i love it now, but for a different reason, the voices. Anyone not a main character has a ridiculious voice because it's obvious they only had like 4 voice actors. The little girls for example sound like guys pretending to be women protending to be kids.
Then all the edits where people were supposed to die, but instead were editing with quick asides to make it seem like everyone lived.
"Yes my giant monster lick them!" or my favorite... watching someone die in Lance's arms... then him say "Your alright though, i'll take you back to your planet after i beat this Robeast!" Then the aside afterwords about how she's doing fine even though they never show her onscreen again.
