really? uncle grandpa and tgg? people i know those shows aren't exactly the high mark of quality but compared to everything we've seen since 2016? Is it really that bad for a cartoon to be insipid and retarded as its biggest flaw? The crap being made today in some ways almost makes me long for the days of "two slack jawed idiots being jackasses" that was all the rage for a brief time.
So it's a Duck Dodgers movie. Just say what it is, WB.
There are a lot of good multi-episode arcs in the DCAU that make good little "movies" on their own. The initial arc in Superman TAS where Batman shows up for the first time, "World's Finest," actually was later released recut as a little movie called "The Batman Superman Movie."
You are absolutely right; the 2000s was when SpongeBob was at its height. And not to mention all the live-action classics of the era: Drake & Josh, Ned's Declassified, etc.
Nickelodeon has been a large supporter of the Democrats for a long time now, have we all forgotten how much they inflated Obama when he was becoming president? (Tried to find the song as I swear there was one, but couldn’t) Not to mention Michelle’s guest appearances on shows like ICarly. They even had a BLM live stream for 2020 and it was said they rigged the kids pick the president because Donald won, they claimed tampering by 4Chan.
The time period between SpongeBob and Avatar was Nickelodeon’s strongest period. All of their biggest hits came from there with Fairly Odd Parents and Jimmy Neutron being heavy hitters while Danny Phantom, Invader Zim and My Life as a Teenage Robot became cult classics. In many ways the early 00s shows outlived most of the 90s with most being more obscure outside Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy and Hey Arnold.
They already made Looney Tunes cartoons where they went MeatCanyon brutal.
Holy Shit that artstyle looks so hideous, is it like a corporate mandate make every character as ugly as possible
One of the biggest problems with the entertainment industry is that it’s filled with the wrong types of people nowadays. Especially in the kid show department.
iCarly will also be a masterpiece.
And don't forget the live-action sitcoms such as (the one post I've quoted) Drake & Josh and such. I'd say the mid-to-late 2000s was overlooked and underappreciated. Nicktoons such as Back at the Barnyard, The Mighty B! and Catscratch (but it's a shame that the latter's original creator, Doug TenNaple, is such an NFT faggot and also a much boring version of Scott Adams), as well as original Nicktoons Network shows such as Kappa Mikey and Nicktoons Film Festival, were underrated gems that need more love these days.
Sure, I'll remember when Nick did a few US presidential bumpers back in 2004, but back then they never came across as biased. Except just over a decade later, Viacom (now simply known as Paramount) made more political sperging then they can ever chew, lest we forget the summer of love 2020 when the St. Floyd rioters were destroying the nation, and so the networks owned by Paramount partook in Blackout Tuesday. Also, the virtue signaling keeps on going as Nick used their LGBT bullshit for their content.
It's less about creativity and more about nepotism.
Agreed.
If modern day showrunners for animated shows are creative, then they would've come up with something original and less of fanfic writing. Unfortunately because the media industry is lactose towards the idea of originality.
How is it I keep running into danna "I'm still seething about my lousy hs prom." Terrance every couple of pages on here?
First I've heard of this bit. What happened with her prom?
Generally speaking, I take Victorious as the last good Nick sitcom. The show was Dan at his most unhinged for better and worse in many circumstances.
The late 00s had its highlights, mainly Kappa Mikey, El Tigre, Making Fiends and Catscratch, but it was also a pretty obvious downfall as the mentioned were dead before even airing.
It is that plus black rock and government incentives to hire minority voices (not white male). There is probably also “special favors” being done.
I don't blame you for sure. Dana Terance cannot tell a story to save her precious soul, and I feel like she needs to have her own lolcow thread at some point.
Yea, I'm very surprised to find out that Victorious had some surprisingly good moments.
Which is also why SpongeBob has taken the majority of the network. It's not just Nick's popular show, but it's literally Paramount's own version of either Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo, Spiderman, Mario or Simpsons. The company wants to milk it for years on end. During this era, a lot Nicktoons such as Barnyard, Kappa Mikey, FB&CC, Catscratch, Mighty B, etc. were fucked over by the yellow sponge.
It's sad yet unsurprising that by 2012 or so, companies need to collect BlackRock money in order to chase trends and virtue signal about "caring about sex, gender, race, religion, etc." when they're the ones ruining society as a whole.
I'm more of a sucker for more underrated studios during those eras, basically stuff from the likes of Terrytoons, UPA, Screen Gems, Noveltoons, Harveytoons, Famous and Walter Lantz. But yes, Warner and MGM were among the best for sure.
One of the most interesting things to learn about SpongeBob is that the show is only Nick's 4th highest grossing IP, third if we leave out acquired brands. Both Paw Patrol and Dora beat the Sponge, along with TMNT.
The show would have benefitted more than any others from being an adult comedy. Dan pushed the envelope with Victorious and it is a show I wish I watched more of as a kid. It can be a great watch, even to just ask how any of this got made. The talent they got for this show was stellar.
Hate the creator love the creation I guess...or the base concept and characters (and the first dozen eps as it were) which brings me to my next point for
Apparently Dana was seething so much about how lousy her hs prom nay her whole adolescence was that she wrote episodes of owl house like the prom one (where it was revealed that amity blythe was a lezbo and luz was bi) as a means of compensating for it. It's why I swear by my eye teeth after owl house got popular and started bringing in views Dana basically turned the show into her wish fulfillment fantasy. The characters became dolls in a dollhouse that she shipped and paired up all while pretending to be one of them.
Sometimes, you gotta separate the art from the artist. She is great at drawing, but she is a shitty storyteller and, as seen in interviews and stuff, is seen as a complete bitch
Shows like Back at the Barnyard, The Mighty B, Fanboy & Chum Chum, TUFF Puppy and a DreamWorks IP known as Penguins of Madagascar were pretty popular, but aren't among the same level as popularity as SpongeBob or even Fairly Oddparents and TMNT. Nick cares less about artistic integrity and more about business practices, and this is saying a lot with other big name industries.
"Hey guys, what if Ren & Stimpy, but it's Bugs Bunny and co. instead?"
