I admit that years ago, I wasn't too eager to be a fan of "SpongeBob Squarepants". It was at the time I saw an episode called "Survival Of The Idiots" that I got hooked on the show. In its first three seasons, SpongeBob was one of the greatest cartoons of all time. We get a lot of nice characters with interesting personalities and tons of great gags and jokes to go along with it. The series was originally going to end after three seasons and after that, creator Stephen Hillenberg left. For the longest time, there weren't any episodes people considered their favorites made in the show for years.
I stopped watching the show after the fourth season and pretty much stopped watching Nickelodeon after that. With Cartoon Network being obsessed with "Teen Titans Go!", I came back to this network if only to watch new great cartoons like "The Loud House". I kept hearing horror stories about new SpongeBob episodes where the characters became little more than shells of their former selves, doomed to have the same single personality trait for the rest of the run. I did watch the new SpongeBob movie and am very glad to find out Hillenberg went back to the show.
I've seen newer episodes and they really are a big improvement from when he wasn't there. Hillenberg didn't want the show to go on forever so they continued it without him. I really don't know his exact thoughts on the series now but he has come back and episodes are getting good. I'm glad to say I'm back to watching SpongeBob after many years. Looking here on the IMDb, it saddened me to see new reviews where everyone says the show has declined, but it has gotten good again.
What can I really say? This show has had some of the best lines and scenarios in any animated show ever. It's weird looking back and seeing as how newer cartoons like "Gravity Falls" and "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" have revolutionized entertainment as we know it. This was still a great show for its day and has really gotten better. We don't want to see our favorite characters become caricatures and they have in fact grown out of them. I'm glad to say we're back on track not just for the show, but Nickelodeon in general. ****
I stopped watching the show after the fourth season and pretty much stopped watching Nickelodeon after that. With Cartoon Network being obsessed with "Teen Titans Go!", I came back to this network if only to watch new great cartoons like "The Loud House". I kept hearing horror stories about new SpongeBob episodes where the characters became little more than shells of their former selves, doomed to have the same single personality trait for the rest of the run. I did watch the new SpongeBob movie and am very glad to find out Hillenberg went back to the show.
I've seen newer episodes and they really are a big improvement from when he wasn't there. Hillenberg didn't want the show to go on forever so they continued it without him. I really don't know his exact thoughts on the series now but he has come back and episodes are getting good. I'm glad to say I'm back to watching SpongeBob after many years. Looking here on the IMDb, it saddened me to see new reviews where everyone says the show has declined, but it has gotten good again.
What can I really say? This show has had some of the best lines and scenarios in any animated show ever. It's weird looking back and seeing as how newer cartoons like "Gravity Falls" and "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" have revolutionized entertainment as we know it. This was still a great show for its day and has really gotten better. We don't want to see our favorite characters become caricatures and they have in fact grown out of them. I'm glad to say we're back on track not just for the show, but Nickelodeon in general. ****