Nickelodeon Is Developing SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Spinoff Shows
Newly-named Nickelodeon president Brian Robbins is looking to keep the kids network strong. With more and more kids finding their entertainment on YouTube and the multiple streaming services, Robbins is hoping to keep Nickelodeon relevant.
One of the big things that he plans on doing is developing some spinoff shows for the incredibly popular animated series SpongeBob Squarepants. So, if you’re a fan of the show, you can expect more craziness from it!
Robbins explains to Variety, "That's our Marvel Universe. You have this amazing show that's run for almost twenty years." He went on to say that the original series in not going anywhere, so the fans shouldn’t worry. These spinoff shows will just expand the universe. He also thinks that some of the characters from the animated series could use a little more time in the spotlight.
Robbins says that he hopes the spinoffs will "tell an original story about SpongeBob and Patrick, or maybe tell a Sandy Cheeks stand-alone story, or can Plankton have his own? I think the fans are clamoring for it."
I’m not sure if fans are “clamoring” for it. While I enjoy watching SpongeBob, one show is really all I need. I can only handle so much SpongeBob, but maybe there are fans that would love to see more.
In addition to more SpongeBob programs, Nickelodeon is working on several other projects such as the Kenan Thompson-produced All That reboot, a LEGO City TV series, a new version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader with John Cena, a new Paddington show, and they are looking at producing a Star Trek series!
When talking about the state of the TV business, Robbins shared his thoughts saying:
”The cable model was a rinse-and-repeat model. Today we live in a binge-viewing world. Give me a fresh show. Give me another fresh show. I want to watch it, eat it up and go on to the next show. What used to be OK was having one or two hits, then making a zillion episodes of them, and then repeating them. That was enough to satisfy the kid audience because they didn’t have choice. I think today we need to make a volume of quality franchises, but not necessarily feed a million episodes of those shows. We need to keep a constant number of new shows coming, and not necessarily make one show with 80 episodes.”
Hopefully Robbins finds success in his efforts with keeping the Nickelodeon audience hooked, but the competition is certainly growing.
What do you think of his plan to develop multiple SpongeBob Squarepants spinoff shows?