User blog comment:Poptropica411/Big Fear for Phineas and Ferb???/@comment-406459-20100813023750

I really see no threats to Phineas and Ferb in the future. For example, Kim Possible had TWO movies and didn't really have a decline in quality- in that case also, the second film was supposed to be the series finale, but the show was brought back for one more season due to fan demand. SpongeBob's deal was that their creative team has shifted over the years, which happens a lot when a show runs for a long time- a lot of fans of "Gilmore Girls" thought the final season was inferior due to the absence of the series creator, and of course there's the whole debate about when exactly "The Simpsons" went downhill and whether or not it's still funny. (Povenmire didn't "take over SpongeBob"- he was a writer and storyboard artist on a few episodes. It should be pointed out that a number of former SpongeBob staffers, including Kaz and Sherm Cohen, the latter of whom was very integral to creating the "SpongeBob style," now work on Phineas and Ferb.) I'm sure if Phineas and Ferb was to continue after the movie (and I don't see why it wouldn't, given its current ratings and financial success), the same creative team would be still there.

As for a new series stealing Phineas and Ferb's thunder, who says one series inevitably has to outperform another? This isn't the Highlander- there can be more than one. Heck, Disney has at least five different live-action comedies, all of which do well. It's not like they're internally competing against themselves.

And finally, Phineas kissing Isabella...this is a non-issue to me. Phineas and Ferb is a comedy, not a soap opera. The goal is to be funny. And the way Phineas and Isabella's relationship is now- with Phineas completely clueless- is very funny and is a lot better than if he knew it. One of my personal idols and inspirations, Charles Schulz, knew a thing or two about humor, and he wrote a LOT of stories regarding the humor that can be found in unrequited love. He always gave as an example the popular comic strip "Li'l Abner," which he always said stopped being entertaining once Al Capp gave into the requests of the fans and had him finally marry his would-be girlfriend. As Schulz himself put it, "There is nothing funny about being happy." The real concern to me is the plot that involves Phineas and Ferb finding out Perry's secret, which would seem to destroy one of the main aspects of the show's comedy formula. But I'm sure the writers have it all figured out and there might possible be some sort of deus ex machina in Doofenshmirtz form that brings everything back to normal (or about as normal as you can get from Phineas and Ferb's world), just as it always does.

I'm sure Phineas and Ferb aren't going to come to an end soon. If anything, they seem like they're just getting started. If the creative team sticks together and are still able to tweak the familiar formula for maximum comedic potential as they have been for two seasons now, I'm sure there will be a lot more fun in the months to come. Much as Candace does every day, all we can do for now is wait and see what Phineas and Ferb are going to do next.