One of the things that I am planning to hold court about in the near future, next time I am in front of my computer proper (because I can't tap out these thoughts coherently on a BlackBerry), is my disappointment in recent seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants.
I'd hoped to drop 1,000 words on how singularly awful newer eps have been, but I'll prime the pump and say that, while I am a little late to the game as far as my SB fandom, I'd estimate that the theatrical release of the SpongeBob movie some years back coincided with the creative and artistic zenith of the series. I'll check the particulars and get back to you on this point.
In the meantime, if you're a fan, I'd ask you to take the sweet silliness of classic episodes like "Imitation Krabs," "Krab Borg," "Krusty Love" or "Opposite Day" (to name four) and compare them to "To Love A Patty" or "The Splinter", two episodes that are a microcosm of the show's sustained nadir.
The former group, like almost all SB episodes from that time, had depth, warmth and a goofy innocence about them that made the show appeal to kids and adults alike. The latter eschews any redeeming qualities in favor of an cheap, uncreative meanness, not to mention turning the "gross-out" knob to 11 solely to curry favor with toddlers and kids who think fart jokes are hilarious. Even David Bowie lending his voice to "Atlantis SquarePantis" couldn't pull that episode out of the murk.
Sad that a "kids' show" that I probably liked more than my son does has now found itself lost at sea. Is it time to bury SpongeBob - and awful dreck like "Fungus Among Us" or "The Krusty Sponge" - in Davy Jones' locker?
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