Thread:Fire Eater/@comment-1741760-20141016153715/@comment-1037137-20141018013653

I don't even remember the CN Real lineup very well. Maybe it's best that I don't. CN's barely gotten more than an hour of my attention at any point in the past nine eight years I have given up on them. But yes, live-action and animation are two entirely different things and their are different rules for both as both have wildly different means of appeal. Cartoon Network forgot for a long time that it was because of their cartoons that they were popular, I mean it is only the freaking name of the network, for crying out loud. And as we saw with most of their live-action shows, they don't have a handle on that medium because it simply is not their thing, it's not their strength. I wouldn't be surprised if such shows did come across as a documentary for most who were watching, mostly the younger crowd of course. And others, like Out of Jimmy's Head were just plain stupid. Yeah, I think CN Real is firmly dead. You live to die another day Toonami, and God Bless You for that.

They are just so out of touch with who they're catering this stuff to and constantly underestimate or play down the intelligence of those who are watching. It's an excuse not to try harder, they're in it for the ratings and the fast buck. And Sanjay and Craig and Breadwinners rely on the lowest common denominator to get by. It's embarrassing how many episodes are wasted on such trivial plots. And this wave of surreal ****crap is going to die down eventually, I just wish it would die down sooner. It's ugly to look at, if you ask me. Butt-ugly. As for SpongeBob, his time's gonna come eventually. And Nickelodeon will suffer heavily for living under the self-induced illusion that SpongeBob is somehow eternal. They'd better start facing the impending reality that is his eventual exit from the network. Before it's too late for them.

Hell, No! I'd never want to see those as actually Nick movies, those would be horrifying. Though I do hope the second SpongeBob flick will at least be decent. I loved the first movie, the trailer looks promising, but I won't jump the gun because we know how poisonous and witless the show has become since the fifth season. Just gotta pray that Stephen Hillenburg and the few people who still do give a crap about what goes on with their creation make a bruising effort to craft together something that is worthwhile and true to what SpongeBob used to be. They at least owe us that much. And I would LOVE to see Avatar or Korra get their own animated movies, an idea that the actual creators have explored before and are still exploring, according to what a friend said to me this week. So let's hope that that comes to pass someday. But again, not too hard, because the rumor of three Avatar specials after the original series ended sadly proved to be false; the idea either never got through or was scrapped before anything could come of it. But it's not too late to make up for that. I don't think anyone wants to say goodbye to Avatar, even with Korra nearing its own end.

I'll have to dig up that video and watch it again then. If it was a good idea that went to waste, shame on you Nick. And yeah, I actually would've been curious to see how The Patakis might've played, with its darker tone duly noted given the nature of Helga's dysfunctional family.

And I want to get to the bottom of that. And I want it all to STOP. This relentless torture, derailment, and cruelty to the characters is making the series wholly unpleasant to watch, and I seriously don't think it's at all funny. Most of us are deeply resentful of what they keep doing to the originals in one way or another, that is a real problem and it has to be addressed before more seasons are made. Same with the later casts who don't get off clean either. But the originals by far have it the worst. Enough is enough, please redeem them, we gotta tell them to redeem them! We love these guys and hate seeing what is becoming of them. How can they not see what this is doing to them and for us? And I do NOT want to wait until the final season to see Chris finally get what he deserves, it has to happen sooner than that. He still has a lot to answer for in the TDAS and TDPI finales, and I refuse to wait an eternity to see him pay the price for both.

It's something I heard elsewhere, and what I heard sounded pretty reliable. They shouldn't be proud of the season or that episode and I'm glad they aren't. I just hope they understand why that thing is so reviled. That thing killed the season and was just truly evil. That episode should not exist. As for Mr. Ed MacDonald I don't know, that's a rumor. But what is a fact is that he did not research the series at all before he wrote his episodes for it, and he does in fact carry most of the blame and responsibility for that episode. I can't imagine Moon Madness or Regatta help his case either, everybody hates those too. Regatta is a great mess and Moon Madness despite the huge fanfare a week prior came to be one of the biggest letdowns of the season. Weeks before the Unholy Trinity began its assault in the final act.

And you can blame Alex Ganetakos and Terry McGurrin for those final two episodes. Also shockingly bad, and McGurrin's handling of the series in particular really alarms me. Just look at the episodes that are under his name. He certainly seems to embrace the show's worst elements.

All of those are worthy of mention, if he does ever do Admirable Animations on them. Though he probably figures they speak for themselves when it comes to their greatness. :D

Oh I was fanboying so hard over The Southern Raiders. You probably don't know this but I am a HUGE Katara fan. :)