Why???

Anime are TV shows... and I like TV shows... not to mention the art is much better than most cartoons I get on TV at my house because the artists actually put a lot of effort into it. I also find that the plots are much better than most "ordinary" cartoons I come across.

To me, anime is just another form of TV show that I like to watch. Each show is individual, so it really depends on the anime on whether I think it's my type of show or not. I usually don't like to clump every single one together and label them all as "anime" because each anime show has a genre with a different plot. Some animes I like, some I don't like.

Sorry, that was a really inconsistent answer...