OmegaAlpha23
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When Phineas and Ferb came out, everyone loved it and saw it as the sacred vessel of modern animation. In 2011, it was at it's highest peak in popularity, with the TV movie, a fourth season ordered and a theatrical movie to boot and the fanbase was huge. It didn't seem like anything would get in it's way. Only being overshadowed by Family Guy, it was the most popular cartoon on at the time.
But in 2012, popular opinion turned against it, especially when Gravity Falls came out. People started to hate it for it's many flaws like the characters being one dimensional and unlikable, the repetition of many gags, the flat art, fourth wall breaks and the formula. People who did like the show refused to say if they ever liked it, or said they only liked it because it was better than anything else at the time and until 2015, was one of the most hated cartoons on the internet. This was especially bad when the Marvel and Star Wars crossovers came out, which were barraged by nothing but comments by people who said they hated the show and that it was repetitive. It didn't seem likely that it would ever be popular or well received again and got webbed into being a product of it's time. The hate isn't as strong as it used to be, but parts of the backlash are still here and it stings so bad that Milo Murphy's Law is doing poor in the ratings and Disney are giving it subpar treatment. Even Disney don't seem to be as enthusiastic about it. Compare the way they celebrated the 10th anniversary of Phineas and Ferb to the way they celebrated Hannah Montana and High School Musical. The anniversaries of Hannah Montana and High School Musical were trending on Twitter and they had cast reunions, where they did nothing for Phineas and Ferb and barely acknowledged it's 10th anniversary. Right now, it still seems to be toxic if you admit to liking it in public.
I remembered that the same thing happened to Rugrats in the early 2000s, with most people being tired of it, calling it repetitive and wanting it to end and through the 2000s, it was poison to say you ever liked the show. But when the 2010s came, everyone loves it again and it's so popular that it's getting a second reboot. So, the question remains is if people will start to feel the same way about Phineas and Ferb a decade down the line? They'll like the show again, cosplay as the characters, wear T shirts of the characters, say they miss it, say lines from the show to no end and then Disney brings it back.
But in 2012, popular opinion turned against it, especially when Gravity Falls came out. People started to hate it for it's many flaws like the characters being one dimensional and unlikable, the repetition of many gags, the flat art, fourth wall breaks and the formula. People who did like the show refused to say if they ever liked it, or said they only liked it because it was better than anything else at the time and until 2015, was one of the most hated cartoons on the internet. This was especially bad when the Marvel and Star Wars crossovers came out, which were barraged by nothing but comments by people who said they hated the show and that it was repetitive. It didn't seem likely that it would ever be popular or well received again and got webbed into being a product of it's time. The hate isn't as strong as it used to be, but parts of the backlash are still here and it stings so bad that Milo Murphy's Law is doing poor in the ratings and Disney are giving it subpar treatment. Even Disney don't seem to be as enthusiastic about it. Compare the way they celebrated the 10th anniversary of Phineas and Ferb to the way they celebrated Hannah Montana and High School Musical. The anniversaries of Hannah Montana and High School Musical were trending on Twitter and they had cast reunions, where they did nothing for Phineas and Ferb and barely acknowledged it's 10th anniversary. Right now, it still seems to be toxic if you admit to liking it in public.
I remembered that the same thing happened to Rugrats in the early 2000s, with most people being tired of it, calling it repetitive and wanting it to end and through the 2000s, it was poison to say you ever liked the show. But when the 2010s came, everyone loves it again and it's so popular that it's getting a second reboot. So, the question remains is if people will start to feel the same way about Phineas and Ferb a decade down the line? They'll like the show again, cosplay as the characters, wear T shirts of the characters, say they miss it, say lines from the show to no end and then Disney brings it back.
