Honest Slug
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That's 1 episode. That's like if I said season 3 sucked because it had Party Pooper Pants.SpongeCob said:SpongeBob getting longer pants is not creative and/or substantial.
Plus SB LongPants was good imo.
That's 1 episode. That's like if I said season 3 sucked because it had Party Pooper Pants.SpongeCob said:SpongeBob getting longer pants is not creative and/or substantial.
irrelevantHonest Slug said:Plus SB LongPants was good imo.
You ignored the first sentence that was relevant.SpongeCob said:irrelevant
just because it was good that doesn't mean its plot was imaginative
never said that part was irrelevantHonest Slug said:You ignored the first sentence that was relevant.
The 2nd part is relevant because it shows you don't need a great plot for SpongeBob. I'm disagreeing with the OP. I don't like season 10 that much but I find a lot of E-Man's points to be poor and surface level.SpongeCob said:never said that part was irrelevant
yeah, LongPants can set a good example for how simpler plots can be beneficial to episodes, so they can focus more on gags. I don't agree with OP either (I thought I made it clear in my other post), and I don't think the show needs great stories for episodesHonest Slug said:The 2nd part is relevant because it shows you don't need a great plot for SpongeBob. I'm disagreeing with the OP. I don't like season 10 that much but I find a lot of E-Man's points to be poor and surface level.
Eh, true.McSponge said:If the thread is such a disaster, why just comment about it, rather than actually making an effort to fix it, and get back on topic?
Sometimes a simple plot is all you need, when you have plenty of jokes for it to fall back on. Just look at Chocolate with Nuts. Probably one of the least original plots of the series, yet it's full of hilarious characters and jokes that manage to make the episode stand out for it's clever wit.
You're missing my point about the plot being "substantial" There are several episodes in season 10 such as Whirly Brains, Code Yellow, Spongebob's Place, and Burst Your Bubble where the "stories" are just one conflict that comes up halfway though and solved instantly. Spongebob Longpants had a clear conflict of Spongebob missing his old life. While this was easily solved at the end of the episode, it wasn't instantly solved. The conflict was clear throughout the whole episode, and was focused. It may of been a simple story, but the conflict was actually a driving point in the episode, rather than something haphazardly put in. I will admit that episodes with little conflict can work due to good comedy (Patrick the Game), but even those are still focused on something. The humor in Patrick the Game, rather than just being mindless slapstick, was focused on the characters interacting while playing the game. That is what the episode was focused on. Compare that to something like Whirly Brains where most of the episode is nothing but Spongebob and Patrick playing with their brains. That was it. The "conflict" was forced in at the last minute, and the rest of the episode was just mindless slapstick. You understand what I am saying?SpongeCob said:SpongeBob getting longer pants is not creative and/or substantial.
Which I agree with. Stories in episodes such as Chocolate with Nuts work because the conflict and focus is clear throughout the episode. The humor partly came from the conflict and the story.McSponge said:Sometimes a simple plot is all you need, when you have plenty of jokes for it to fall back on. Just look at Chocolate with Nuts. Probably one of the least original plots of the series, yet it's full of hilarious characters and jokes that manage to make the episode stand out for it's clever wit.
I agree.Night-Waker said:Anyway, admittedly I haven't watched too much season 9B and 10, but like others have said, the show can do simple premises. Sure, I wouldn't mind seeing the show do more with the secondary characters and do something other than another "Plankton attempts to steal the formula for the 127464th time" or "SpongeBob and Patrick ruin Squidward's day" plot (I think the show has been starting to move away from that lately but I could be wrong), but at the same time we don't need anything that's totally out there.
Again, I agree. Those episodes had clear conflicts with a clear beginning, middle, and end, and were used to tell jokes that weren't just slapstick.McSponge said:Larry's Gym and Mall Girl Pearl perfectly demonstrates how to properly do a simple, yet charming plot.
Huh? Where was he referenced?Dr. WhoBob said:you know when someone references donald trump quote in a topic, the topic will go down so quickly.
in my buttHuh? Where was he referenced?
Check that post, i edited it. I now realized you were talking about the title. Can't believe I didn't catch that at first. Also, what is your opinion on the topic?Dr. WhoBob said:in my butt
it turned out to be messy and full of spam and jerkiness among members.Check that post, i edited it. I now realized you were talking about the title. Can't believe I didn't catch that at first. Also, what is your opinion on the topic?
I agree, but I meant your opinion on the original post.it turned out to be messy and full of spam and jerkiness among members.