DadMom AngryPants
Hi, I'm normal.
This is kind of a response to RSF's status but I think we need a thread for it.
So, as the title says. If anybody is expecting that one day the show will return to the way it was in the classic era they are setting themselves up for disappointment. So many things have changed over the last decade that even if the whole pre-movie crew came back to the show it wouldn't be the same. A huge part of the classic era's charm was a quirky roughness that can never be recaptured because the SpongeBob machine is so well-oiled now. It was a goofy little show that broke out and took everybody by surprise, and that's a phenomenon that happens rarely and can't be manufactured.
Pre-movie happened. It was amazing. It still is amazing and I will always love it. But it has been over for many years and it isn't coming back.
That's not to say I'm pessimistic about the future of the show. Although SpongeBob will never feel like pre-movie again, there is potential for it to be at least enjoyable and better than it has been the last few seasons. I am in no way expecting a big "return to form" or "return to its roots" but I think it is reasonable to expect improvements here and there due to certain new/returning crew members and for that reason I am quite looking forward to new episodes again. I haven't been excited about new episodes in several years because there was no reason to expect them to be anything different, but now there are actual changes taking place and at the very least I am interested to see if they will make a noticeable difference.
Agree? Disagree?
So, as the title says. If anybody is expecting that one day the show will return to the way it was in the classic era they are setting themselves up for disappointment. So many things have changed over the last decade that even if the whole pre-movie crew came back to the show it wouldn't be the same. A huge part of the classic era's charm was a quirky roughness that can never be recaptured because the SpongeBob machine is so well-oiled now. It was a goofy little show that broke out and took everybody by surprise, and that's a phenomenon that happens rarely and can't be manufactured.
Pre-movie happened. It was amazing. It still is amazing and I will always love it. But it has been over for many years and it isn't coming back.
That's not to say I'm pessimistic about the future of the show. Although SpongeBob will never feel like pre-movie again, there is potential for it to be at least enjoyable and better than it has been the last few seasons. I am in no way expecting a big "return to form" or "return to its roots" but I think it is reasonable to expect improvements here and there due to certain new/returning crew members and for that reason I am quite looking forward to new episodes again. I haven't been excited about new episodes in several years because there was no reason to expect them to be anything different, but now there are actual changes taking place and at the very least I am interested to see if they will make a noticeable difference.
Agree? Disagree?