Thread:Fire Eater/@comment-1741760-20141016153715/@comment-1037137-20141017003259

Yep, and the Big Three have suffered bigtime in the past ten years. They're like the Big Three auto brands of America: CN is like GM, Nickelodeon is like Chrysler, and Disney is like Ford (Disney and Ford had it the least bad; you can guess why CN is General Motors here). Yeah, even in the early 2000s they were still great, but that did not last and they've just fallen apart and lost sight of who they were and what made them great over the last few years. I remember watching Cartoon Network ALL of the time whenever at a relative's away from home, and now I loathe the network intensely. And what was up with all that live-action garbage they kept trying and failing at? Nickelodeon was not faring much better, but shows like Avatar made it fully worth my time, and Danny Phantom too. But they don't treat their good shows with any respect, instead investing in the straight up pander, bland, and lowbrow now. What happen to the days of the classic Nicktoons and Cartoon Cartoons? I miss those days where it didn't matter what was on, you were guaranteed to have fun with it. And yeah, the movie was supposed to be the SpongeBob finale, but they obviously underestimated the show's enormous impact. And I wouldn't mind the show going on for as long as it has if not for the extremely toxic writing and lack of humor in the newer episodes. (Total Drama definitely suffers the same problems) And the rest of their newer fare has been underwhelming and lacking in imagination.

And oh yeah, the damn ratings traps. 500 SpongeBob "specials" and live-action crossovers for FOP? No Thank You, Nickelodeon, nothing special about your "specials" anymore, they miss more than they hit now. And like all other normal episodes, they lack genuine humor. They lack Old SpongeBob's classic touch.

Planet Sheen..........One Word: Pointless.

As Mr. Enter would say, good luck with a show handed over to a comic relief side character, Sheen was not THAT popular with viewers.

The Last Airbender is a total farce. The producers behind that were only interested in the money and didn't give a damn about this incredible series. Shyamalan who says he did see it was forced to submit to their meddling, and ultimately nobody came out with anything to show for the film other than a rushed, possibly racist mess that lacked everything that made Avatar a true experience. Not even Mike and Bryan will defend it, they hate the movie too. On the bright side, don't count on any sequels to it.

I absolutely detest pandering and talking down to the audience.

As do I, though Greenblatt I may have some reservations over. I do hope they can still deliver on original and funny cartoons more in line with what Nick used to be. And yes, I hear Season Nine is a modest improvement for the SpongeBob series. But those handful of episodes are still ones to skip.

Those last three episodes are just plain evil. I don't know what possessed the writers or the rest of the crew, how could they turn out anything so ugly and vile, and smash half a dozen major plots just to satisfy one that was overblown and ultimately bad for the entire season? Sundae and Wreck-ening outrage me the most, but Booty-ful is still garbage. What they did to Courtney was unforgivable, redeeming her just to villify her again out of nowhere? I just want them to redeem her and stop making a mess of her. I don't feel resentment for her, I feel sorry for her. I feel sorry for all of the characters who have been ripped apart and made to look horrible by this truly evil and misguided writing. And Gwen too, all this season did was make me dislike her sort of; my favorite character is now one I feel bitter towards! And again, how dare they leave us on that note with the people sent floating? We don't get one mention on if they are okay, and how is sending them flying into the sky screaming for help supposed to be funny? HOW??? How dare they put episodes like these out? They should've been stopped before they ever hit the air. And I think all three of them should be banned.

Craig Bartlett tried to force Nick to ban "Arnold Betrays Iggy" from the air and it has rarely ever aired at all since 1998, so they can do the same here. These last three episodes are not funny, they are not clever, they are just SICK. I don't like that this season, let alone these episodes are still being treated as canon.

Perhaps, doesn't sound as bad but it does not sound special to me either. And Dave, oh my God, what were they thinking? I mean I am glad he and Sky are not an item, but the dude just, what was that? He's totally pegged as a villain next time. As for possibly redeeming him.......Yeah, don't hold your breath. Fresh and/or its partners seem to hate their own characters for no good reason.

Way too many one-note characters, I can tell just by looking at some of these guys. I don't want one-off characters, I want actual characters. Not guys to fill the early slots, I want to be able to take something from everybody in every cast. Don't create characters just to be obvious fodder to get the ball rolling.

Large Hams either sink or swim with me, personally.

Well, it does sound like it has its moments. But I miss Wawnakwa, NOT cool sinking the island. I want the campsite back. But the season definitely sounds more bearable than TDAS, I'll give it that much.

All of those miserable episodes......Again, you got a whole Animated Atrocities series right there, with Total Drama. That is a shameful record for one show to have. Also, Greece's Pieces, 3:10 to Crazytown, and The Chefshank Redemption all deserve mentions.

As Admirable Animations? Practically every episode of TDI is one. Broadway, Baby is one. Up, Up and away in My Pitiful Hot Air Balloon is one. The final Aftermath of TDWT is one. Masters of Disasters is one. One Million Bucks B.C. is sort of one. Crouching Courtney, Hidden Owen is sort of one. Just to name a few.

Yep, I know that story. I was sort of a casual fan of the show, but I still have a huge appreciation and respect for it. And I sincerely hope we finally get that second movie someday. The first movie is not particularly memorable but it wasn't all bad. The second absolutely needs to happen though.