Young Nug Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 So, there's a lot of debate. Which Season is better? Season 8 or Season 4? It's time for a breakdown. Inspired by a topic on SSMB, we're gonna compare each Season in a different category each round, and we'll see who wins at the end. So, without further ado, let's begin! Round 1: Writing SpongeBob's Fourth Season is really at odds, because the first half has really strong writing, while the second half has weaker writing. The way SpongeBob acts is generally okay, although he screams way too much, and things are really exaggerated. There are episodes that really mess up the characters in this Season too- Good Neighbors, Squid Wood, and Rule Of Dumb are big examples. But, there's still a lot of great writing in the Season, like Where's Gary, and The Lost Mattress. It's a hard one. Meanwhile, with Season 8, it's not hard. The writing is good and consistent all the way through. There are a few weaker episodes towards the end- Move It Or Lose It and For Here Or To Go are good examples- But there aren't any awful character damaging episodes (except one, but it's still alright) like in Season 4, and the rampant inconsistency is nowhere near as apparent here. It's solid all the way through. Season 4's best is better than Season 8's best, but Season 4's worst is much worse than Season 8's worst. The characters are much more tolerable in Season 8, as well. Not much of a contest- Season 8 wins here for me. Who do you think wins? Explain your choices! We'll move onto the next round and topic of discussion soon. Discuss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Long Timmy Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I think I agree with all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Sejima Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 So, there's a lot of debate. Which Season is better? Season 8 or Season 4? It's time for a breakdown. Inspired by a topic on SSMB, we're gonna compare each Season in a different category each round, and we'll see who wins at the end. So, without further ado, let's begin! Round 1: Writing SpongeBob's Fourth Season is really at odds, because the first half has really strong writing, while the second half has weaker writing. The way SpongeBob acts is generally okay, although he screams way too much, and things are really exaggerated. There are episodes that really mess up the characters in this Season too- Good Neighbors, WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO LIKES GOOD NEIGHBORS!??! FUN FACT: IF THIS IS HATED FOR SQUID ABUSE, I HATE IT TO THE DEATH BUT I LET IT SLIDE THIS EPISODE! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Pretty great analysis. Season 4 started out strong, but began to deteriorate around halfway through until it was just absolute garbage that they were putting out. Season 8 had some bad guys, but had heavy hitters that can definitely compete with Season 4's best, and are even on par with Season 3 episodes (IMO). Season 8 was far steadier in terms of writing than Season 4 was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Nug Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 Now that the writing portion is done, it's time to move on to the next topic: Round 2: Animation Season 4 has great animation. The above image definitely qualifies as some of the best animation the show has ever had. Episodes from the beginning of the Season seriously feel as if the show had some money leftover from the movie and poured it into the animation budget. The designs are all fluid and every character moves nicely. Best examples of animation: Patrick SmartPants, Fear Of A Krabby Patty, Ghost Host Season 8 on the other hand, doesn't have much going for it. It comes after a time where the designs had stiffened up and the animation had become cold and sterile. Season 8 isn't Season 6, no, and it seems as if in this Season, the animation was trying to get nice and softer, less dead and mechanical. And at some points, it works. Some episodes are animated rather nicely: Home Sweet Rubble, Pet Sitter Pat, Hello Bikini Bottom, and Treats are really nice looking. But Season 4 wins because the animation is so much more fluid to me. Your thoughts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Sejima Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Season 4 is a loyal customer,Season 8 is a deadbeat holdout in this round. Get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cha Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I always thought that before season eight we saw much more off model and movement on SpongeBob. Even though I didn't like some episode's animation (for example Fear of A Krabby Patty) it was interesting. I'll just go with season 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Internet Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I agree with everything. Next round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Nug Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 Season 4 wins the animation department! Now for the third round! Round 3: Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAurZm59s38 Season 4 was the start of newer music in the show (the music played above is basically Season 4's theme), and because this is the first Post-Movie Season, it still has some pre-movie tunes. I like the newer tunes they introduce, as well, they're very catchy. The title card music of that episode is, to me, the theme of Season 8. I honestly prefer that Season 8 uses more original music while still using some APM. There's a lot less APM, but there's still some in there, and there are some really nice original tunes like that one. Season 8 wins this round for me. You? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumbo Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Edited the title for ya. Nice analysis! You pretty much hit the nail on the head with your points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick-Man! Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 season 8 had fantastic music! so i agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.V.I.L. Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I like how Season 8 has it's original music and has subtle additions of the old APM music here and there "like in Patrick's Staycation" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Slug Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Season 4 doesn't have the amazing writing of Bubble Buddy Returns and Glove World RIP so the answer's pretty obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippythehippo Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) Season 8 has Pet Sitter Pat has great animation, unlike the garbage Fear of a Krabby Patty. Easy pick for me. Edited October 1, 2018 by hippythehippo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Nug Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 at this point we need to just delete all of my posts from before 2015 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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