So the other day I was sitting at home, when my seven year old sister asked me if I wanted to watch an episode of Spongebob Squarepants with her. Remembering how much I used to worship the show a decade ago, I willingly agreed.
Unfortunately, I fell out with Spongebob around the time the movie was released, so I had no idea what kind of changes the show had undergone over the years.
As soon as the show started, I was appalled at what I saw:
All the charm that the show possessed when I was a kid was gone. The plot barely made any sense, and didn't actually go anywhere. Spongebob and his friends ran around acting goofy, but there wasn't anything memorable or even entertaining about it. Everything about it was so insulting that any moral message they were trying to get across was lost under the rotten presentation. They actually needed to spell out what they were trying to do so you wouldn't be left scratching your head at the end saying "what the hell did I just watch?"
It seems that this is happening with kids programs everywhere on TV, relying on shiny objects and flimsy gimmicks to entertain the audience, rather than make something worth watching.
Perhaps I'm getting mad over nothing, but it irked me enough to write about it on the Escapist Forums. Whatever, if anyone needs me I'll be in the angry dome.
PS- no MLP recommendations please, tried it, liked it.
Unfortunately, I fell out with Spongebob around the time the movie was released, so I had no idea what kind of changes the show had undergone over the years.
As soon as the show started, I was appalled at what I saw:
All the charm that the show possessed when I was a kid was gone. The plot barely made any sense, and didn't actually go anywhere. Spongebob and his friends ran around acting goofy, but there wasn't anything memorable or even entertaining about it. Everything about it was so insulting that any moral message they were trying to get across was lost under the rotten presentation. They actually needed to spell out what they were trying to do so you wouldn't be left scratching your head at the end saying "what the hell did I just watch?"
It seems that this is happening with kids programs everywhere on TV, relying on shiny objects and flimsy gimmicks to entertain the audience, rather than make something worth watching.
Perhaps I'm getting mad over nothing, but it irked me enough to write about it on the Escapist Forums. Whatever, if anyone needs me I'll be in the angry dome.
PS- no MLP recommendations please, tried it, liked it.
