Thread:Fire Eater/@comment-24152851-20141126042007/@comment-1037137-20141208111605

Well I'm glad you agree. I wrote that entry, wanted to be sure I was being accurate and fair, in keeping with TVTropes' policy of relative objectiveness. I definitely think the show counts as a case of sequelitis, as these subsequent seasons never quite met the unbroken praise of TDI and some, like Action and All-Stars, are heavily loathed while the rest have some notorious problems in spite of their better success.

Yeah, Terry McGurrin is not meant for screenwriting, his approach is pretty poisonous and rarely considers how the rest of the plot, character development, and such may be negatively affected by the extreme drama and over-the-top twists he seems to relish. There's a right way and a wrong way to do drama. He has not figured out the right way yet, and at this point keeping him onboard indefinitely is far too big a risk. Supposedly and allegedly, Ed MacDonald isn't coming back, but McGurrin's continued involvement doesn't exactly balance things out with that rumored development. If anything, it means that we're still at the exact same level of risk for the kind of crap Greece's Pieces, Booty-ful, Wreck-ening, or One Big Prize left us with. At this point, that's really the last thing we need........Or him helming anymore finales.

As a voice actor, he can't really do much harm. As a screenwriter, it only keeps open the floodgates for more of what we've come to hate of his most recent output.