Kids Choice Awards 2015 - Page 3

CowabungaMikey · 03-30-2015, 09:27 AM

I have a SpongeBob comic signed by Hillenburg himself! I also have a little drawing by Casey Alexander, one of the writers.

*oldmanwinters* · 03-30-2015, 11:28 AM

I have nothing against Spongebob, but I don't understand America's enduring love of the show to such an extent that its reruns still dominate the Nickelodeon schedule.

Even the Rugrats run couldn't last forever, and they tried resorting to revamps of the formula and status quo from time to time. Maybe the... uh... "consistency" of Spongebob is the more effective approach after all? Like crabby patty leftovers that never get old?

~~Leo656~~ · 03-30-2015, 09:05 PM

I agree. Never saw the appeal, definitely don't understand the longevity.

*oldmanwinters* · 03-30-2015, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

I agree. Never saw the appeal, definitely don't understand the longevity.

I remember the first time I ever saw a promotion for Spongebob's show, never having heard the name before. At the time, I thought it was one of those gags for something that wasn't real (thought the same thing about Regular Show too, BTW). How was I supposed to know it would become people's favorite thing ever?

~~Leo656~~ · 03-30-2015, 10:11 PM

First time I ever saw SpongeBoo, I thought to myself, "Kids don't smoke weed; why would they think this is funny?" Then I thought about it, and realized how many prescription medications most kids are on nowadays, and it suddenly made a lot more sense.

*oldmanwinters* · 03-30-2015, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

First time I ever saw SpongeBoo, I thought to myself, "Kids don't smoke weed; why would they think this is funny?" Then I thought about it, and realized how many prescription medications most kids are on nowadays, and it suddenly made a lot more sense.

Hmm... the face of "Generation: Meds." Makes sense to me.

*IndigoErth* · 03-30-2015, 10:44 PM

I agree though... if it was still putting out a reasonable amount of new ones and they were of the same quality as the early years, ok then maybe, but something that has largely existed as reruns for a while... oh come on.

I suppose it probably helps that many kids never getting tired of seeing the same one over and over and over and over and over and over. At least I didn't at that age.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 03-30-2015, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by IndigoErth

I agree though... if it was still putting out a reasonable amount of new ones and they were of the same quality as the early years, ok then maybe, but something that has largely existed as reruns for a while... oh come on.

I suppose it probably helps that many kids never getting tired of seeing the same one over and over and over and over and over and over. At least I didn't at that age.

http://i.imgur.com/4qBFmCq.jpg

Ugh, yeah, I never got it either. One of our friends actually likes it so much he got the complete set of the first three seasons (or was it four? I couldn't keep track....) and watched them all in a marathon over a few days. I thought it was utter drivel. Like, Beavis and butthead/Aqua Teen Hunger Force level dumb. But maybe that just speaks of his level of erm, sophistication.

*Powder* · 03-30-2015, 11:31 PM

Sorry we can't all be as sophisticated as you.

~~Leo656~~ · 03-30-2015, 11:32 PM

There's nothing wrong at all with Beavis and Butt-Head or Aqua Teen.

SpongeBob, however, is pushing it.

*Jephael* · 03-31-2015, 02:45 PM

I always felt that Spongebob was a misguided attempt to be the next Ren & Stimpy, except the people behind the series totally misunderstood what made that series so popular. To be honest, the only character I'm actually fond of on Spongebob Squarepants is Sandy and sadly they barely do episodes set around her anymore.

*IndigoErth* · 03-31-2015, 02:57 PM

I'll still have it on sometimes, mostly if it's on when I'm getting dressed and junk and the news has nothing interesting to say. But I think Nick's taste buds have gone bad and can't recognize that it's gotten stale. Sure, keep it around... but on a million times a day?

Case in point of show favoritism annoyance... I noticed that the Turtles luck out this weekend and get a repeat (the newest one I think?) in their Sunday morning time slot.

This of course acts as a break in the tail end of an otherwise 3 hour block of Spongebob. (Imagine if the Turtles were allowed to show maybe...2 episodes! What fun!)

Hell, that's probably more of Spongebob Sunday morning than the Turtles get on Nick all week. That is, on the main channel that most fans have.

Before having the NickToons channel I didn't even know it existed. So for many kids that don't presently have it... if the Turtles are hardly on the regular Nick channel, then they may barely even seem to exist. No wonder Spongebob got the votes.

*TurtleTitan97* · 03-31-2015, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Ugh, yeah, I never got it either. One of our friends actually likes it so much he got the complete set of the first three seasons (or was it four? I couldn't keep track....) and watched them all in a marathon over a few days. I thought it was utter drivel. Like, Beavis and butthead/Aqua Teen Hunger Force level dumb. But maybe that just speaks of his level of erm, sophistication.

I HIGHLY disagree with this. The early seasons of SpongeBob were fantastic. It wasn't till after the first movie the show went downhill.

*Cure* · 03-31-2015, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Powder

Sorry we can't all be as sophisticated as you.

Nothing says sophistication like asking people if they want fries with that for a living.

*oldmanwinters* · 03-31-2015, 07:33 PM

This thread... seems to be...

derailing.

Possibly.

*pannoni1* · 03-31-2015, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

I HIGHLY disagree with this. The early seasons of SpongeBob were fantastic. It wasn't till after the first movie the show went downhill.

Sounds alot like the OT!

Sadly, for Generation Z this is their trademark franchise as like an Energizer Bunny, it keeps on going and going, and Nick knows what to do by relying more online as opposed to a traditional TV schedule. What a fry cry these awards have become back when the first in 1988 featured Debbie Gibson (just as tweeny as Ariana Grande is today) and Double Dare.

That said, I'd still see TMNT's success based on our generation passing it along similar to the Flinstones/Jetsons in the '80s (it wasn't nearly as possible as it was in it's '60s heyday and in the '70s in reruns). Some of the choices are reasonable (One Direction, Selena Gomez, Modern Family, Hunger Games) while a there are a few winners that I don't care about. I hate to say this, but what does this era of TMNT have left to prove, now that the movie got Razzies noms and even a Razzie, a lack of PR/media, and so much competition from "NOW" trends, since compared to a few years ago, there's more urge to live in the "NOW" from the active set. I still love most of what this generation has been putting out, but like all things, people have established what the it things are.

*Shark_Blade* · 03-31-2015, 08:15 PM

Maleficent won!!!

Angelina Jolie looks amazing!!

*IndigoErth* · 03-31-2015, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

Maleficent won!!!

Angelina Jolie looks amazing!!

Prob the only one I picked that did win. Decent movie and great little speech she gave so I'm glad she got it.

~~Leo656~~ · 03-31-2015, 09:06 PM

Boy, when I was a kid, I was raised that you never sh*t on someone for what they do for a living. Guess my parents had more class than I gave them credit for.

Glad to know we have a bunch of trial lawyers and other assorted millionaires among us.

*Cure* · 03-31-2015, 09:10 PM

People shouldn't be shat on for something as simple as liking a cartoon either, but hey, it's the world we live in.

03-30-2015, 09:27 AM	#41
CowabungaMikey Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2013 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 661	I have a SpongeBob comic signed by Hillenburg himself! I also have a little drawing by Casey Alexander, one of the writers. __________________ Cowabunga says it all!

03-30-2015, 11:28 AM	#42
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,501	I have nothing against Spongebob, but I don't understand America's enduring love of the show to such an extent that its reruns still dominate the Nickelodeon schedule. Even the Rugrats run couldn't last forever, and they tried resorting to revamps of the formula and status quo from time to time. Maybe the... uh... "consistency" of Spongebob is the more effective approach after all? Like crabby patty leftovers that never get old? __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

03-31-2015, 02:45 PM	#51
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	I always felt that Spongebob was a misguided attempt to be the next Ren & Stimpy, except the people behind the series totally misunderstood what made that series so popular. To be honest, the only character I'm actually fond of on Spongebob Squarepants is Sandy and sadly they barely do episodes set around her anymore. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

03-31-2015, 07:33 PM	#55
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,501	This thread... seems to be... derailing. Possibly. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

03-31-2015, 09:10 PM	#60
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	People shouldn't be shat on for something as simple as liking a cartoon either, but hey, it's the world we live in. __________________

03-30-2015, 09:05 PM	#43
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I agree. Never saw the appeal, definitely don't understand the longevity.

03-30-2015, 10:11 PM	#45
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	First time I ever saw SpongeBoo, I thought to myself, "Kids don't smoke weed; why would they think this is funny?" Then I thought about it, and realized how many prescription medications most kids are on nowadays, and it suddenly made a lot more sense.

03-30-2015, 10:44 PM	#47
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,295	I agree though... if it was still putting out a reasonable amount of new ones and they were of the same quality as the early years, ok then maybe, but something that has largely existed as reruns for a while... oh come on. I suppose it probably helps that many kids never getting tired of seeing the same one over and over and over and over and over and over. At least I didn't at that age.

03-30-2015, 11:31 PM	#49
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	Sorry we can't all be as sophisticated as you.

03-30-2015, 11:32 PM	#50
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	There's nothing wrong at all with Beavis and Butt-Head or Aqua Teen. SpongeBob, however, is pushing it.

03-31-2015, 02:57 PM	#52
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,295	I'll still have it on sometimes, mostly if it's on when I'm getting dressed and junk and the news has nothing interesting to say. But I think Nick's taste buds have gone bad and can't recognize that it's gotten stale. Sure, keep it around... but on a million times a day? Case in point of show favoritism annoyance... I noticed that the Turtles luck out this weekend and get a repeat (the newest one I think?) in their Sunday morning time slot. This of course acts as a break in the tail end of an otherwise 3 hour block of Spongebob. (Imagine if the Turtles were allowed to show maybe...2 episodes! What fun!) Hell, that's probably more of Spongebob Sunday morning than the Turtles get on Nick all week. That is, on the main channel that most fans have. Before having the NickToons channel I didn't even know it existed. So for many kids that don't presently have it... if the Turtles are hardly on the regular Nick channel, then they may barely even seem to exist. No wonder Spongebob got the votes.

03-31-2015, 08:15 PM	#57
Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,909	Maleficent won!!! Angelina Jolie looks amazing!!

03-31-2015, 09:06 PM	#59
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Boy, when I was a kid, I was raised that you never sh*t on someone for what they do for a living. Guess my parents had more class than I gave them credit for. Glad to know we have a bunch of trial lawyers and other assorted millionaires among us.