is it just me...?
 

or does every animated kids show nowadays just have to have a movie? i mean i like spongebob as much as the next guy or whatever, but this seems a little...bleh? like a cheapshot corporate idea for more profit or something. whatever the case, i just know i'll be seeing it, as my 9 yr old brother will want me to drag me along, i'm sure.

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Its just another way to make money. Just like how ever animated kids show has dolls, and action figures, and clothes, and pjs, and bedding, and ...

Its a hideous thing thats begun... and it won't stop, because kids want it and parents buy it. Its the way it works...

what about these straight to video sequels? I've never actually seen one but they look like they suck.

Well, for some TV series it's a good idea, such as South Park. But then again, that isn't really a "childrens" show

It's for money -- they figure they can squeeze some ticket sales out of their audience so they try. It's not about art, it's about profit. Spongebob is huge with kids, absolutely huge, and the studio is going to find as many ways of making money off it as possible.

This is nothing new and isn't limited to cartoons -- after all, did the X-Files movie really have to be made? I think not.

Spongebob is big with a lot of age groups. A movie would be a cash cow considering the range of people who would see it.