User blog comment:The Flaming Sword of Fury/Are We Seriously Still Doing This?/@comment-1037137-20141108010730/@comment-1037137-20141108094112

@PhenomsServant3

Maybe so. But there is a catch. It was made at almost the same time as TDAS. Maybe all the effort went into this, but that's not an excuse for the zero effort put into that. And again, the problems that brought down All-Stars aren't isolated to All-Stars. I see that as the unfortunate result of some bad trends that had already been unfolding. I'm sure many of us have noticed that there were things done, choices made in All-Stars, familiar choices, repetitions and such that they did before that got worse here. And it's continued to insult what the season once was, as well as the previous casts and adopted an approach that is far removed from what made it so full of promise early on. All-Stars was the inevitable result of things, ill-advised things that they should've clamped on a while back. And even if no prior season was equally bad, and they weren't honestly, well it's still not an excuse for the quality of the overall season. Whatever happened, whether it was rushed, lack of team chemistry or just some really bad calls made here and there, they still made some bad calls that left some serious damage. It left a black mark on so much. So it's best to ensure that they know how it can be avoided next time. Most of their sequels just don't do justice to the original series, and they don't do justice to the previous casts either. I do not expect perfection. No, I don't expect perfection. I don't even expect a masterpiece. Nothing is perfect and I won't ever try to insist that something should be perfection. I just expect to see effort. An honest effort. Something All-Stars and arguably some other seasons simply were not.

I won't comment on TDPI since I have not seen it, but I respect that people like it. At least with that knowledge I know it wasn't anywhere near as bad, but they were made simultaneously so I still have to question why one half got all the effort while the other didn't. It's not exactly an illegitimate need to wonder why that was. Or why they pursued an all-star concept with so many of the more iconic participants but didn't ensure it was serviceable to the huge followings most of those guys did and still have.

I just happen to really care about the series and its characters and so I want to see them do better and well, okay? I'm a fan of the show, and I want to see it do well. I don't want to see it hit that low point again. That's it. That's the crux of it.

I just want to see effort next time. You know, when they return to the regular series, and they'll inevitably bring back some longrunners and stuff again later. And next time I hope for it to offer far better payoff. I'm not counting TDPI in this chat since that was a season that had no ties with and did not interfere with longtime elements of the series on a whole, okay? So let's just consider myself neutral on TDPI. There isn't much for me to say on that one, so I can't really converse about that one for the present time. Not until I do take the time to see it.

But okay, I know everyone here knows full well the faults and failings of that season, TDAS is enormously unpopular here and everyone is full aware of its problems, you're right. So I can be fair and tone it down some, okay? No need to get excited, I'll take it down a notch or two, is that a deal? My apologies if it ever grew into an annoyance, my bad, entirely unintentional and I'm sorry, alright? I mean that. Sorry if it got a bit thick.

Anyway, I sincerely hope I answered your questions this time. Peace, man.