tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post4074637303263484383..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Great News for Starfish LoversSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-40409898224651499802011-01-04T11:46:01.658-08:002011-01-04T11:46:01.658-08:00it's not 'scripted', although it does ...it's not 'scripted', although it does feel that way now. predictable, ie - scripted, ie, 'written', ie, 'planned out for execs, ie, 'no longer surprising'. <br /><br />ie, no longer taking risks, as shows do after jobs, reputations, and money take a front seat to quality. it's no longer the exciting table to watch on the floor. not much is in tv animation lately. there is a glut. <br /><br />tv animation has, for better or worse, become a flight to safety as the rest of live action hollywood tv runs for cover as profits and audiences shrink. and in a flight to safety, formulas rule!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-89445504591244747152011-01-04T10:26:36.604-08:002011-01-04T10:26:36.604-08:00It didn't seem that long ago when "Rugrat...It didn't seem that long ago when "Rugrats" was Nick's big thing. This renewal means that it's going to exceed the talking babies' run (172 episodes, not counting its spin-offs).Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741995395720022279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-42157151996351736522011-01-03T15:04:50.007-08:002011-01-03T15:04:50.007-08:00The only carping I've read about concerns the ...The only carping I've read about concerns the show's scripting. With which carping I fully agree. It sucks now. But what the hell, the show's for kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com