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He first worked as an actor and director. He is the current president (2018-present) of Viacom's Nickelodeon division. He is also one of the creators of the sketch show ''{{W|All That}}''. | He first worked as an actor and director. He is the current president (2018-present) of Viacom's Nickelodeon division. He is also one of the creators of the sketch show ''{{W|All That}}''. | ||
In February 2019, Robbins announced that he would order spin-offs of the ''SpongeBob'' series, the first being a show about a younger SpongeBob at camp called ''Kamp Koral''.<ref>https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/nickelodeon-brian-robbins-spongebob-lego-paddington-john-cena-1203139534/</ref> This was met with negative fan backlash because [[Stephen Hillenburg]] was strongly against both aging down SpongeBob's character and making spin-offs of his series.<ref>{{cite web|first=Peter|last=White|url=https://tbivision.com/2009/10/27/spongebob-squarepants-creator-steve-hillenburg/7414/|date=2009-10-27|accessdate=2019-07-15|title=Spongebob Squarepants’ creator Steve Hillenburg|publisher=TBI Vision}}[https://tbivision.com/2009/10/27/spongebob-squarepants-creator-steve-hillenburg/7414/ TBI Vision interview]</ref> | In February 2019, Robbins announced that he would order spin-offs of the ''SpongeBob'' series, the first being a show about a younger SpongeBob at camp called ''Kamp Koral''.<ref>[https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/nickelodeon-brian-robbins-spongebob-lego-paddington-john-cena-1203139534/ ‘SpongeBob’ Spinoffs Planned as Nickelodeon Chief Brian Robbins Tries to Win Back Young Viewers (EXCLUSIVE)]</ref> This was met with negative fan backlash because [[Stephen Hillenburg]] was strongly against both aging down SpongeBob's character and making spin-offs of his series.<ref>{{cite web|first=Peter|last=White|url=https://tbivision.com/2009/10/27/spongebob-squarepants-creator-steve-hillenburg/7414/|date=2009-10-27|accessdate=2019-07-15|title=Spongebob Squarepants’ creator Steve Hillenburg|publisher=TBI Vision}}[https://tbivision.com/2009/10/27/spongebob-squarepants-creator-steve-hillenburg/7414/ TBI Vision interview]</ref> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Revision as of 14:35, 12 October 2019
Unhappy that SpongeBob "always stayed the same,"[1] Robbins came up with multiple of his own spin-off ideas for the show. He announced the first, Kamp Koral, in February 2019 (just months after the passing of series creator Stephen Hillenburg).[2]
Robbins is a strong proponent of low-cost "unscripted reality" television, and the first Nick series he greenlit was a hidden-camera prank show called The Substitute. The third episode of The Substitute attracted controversy for using a fan-edited SpongeBob poster pulled from Google Images; the gaffe was attributed to the show's intentionally low production values.
Biography
He first worked as an actor and director. He is the current president (2018-present) of Viacom's Nickelodeon division. He is also one of the creators of the sketch show All That.
In February 2019, Robbins announced that he would order spin-offs of the SpongeBob series, the first being a show about a younger SpongeBob at camp called Kamp Koral.[3] This was met with negative fan backlash because Stephen Hillenburg was strongly against both aging down SpongeBob's character and making spin-offs of his series.[4]
Trivia
- Robbins thinks that SpongeBob could be Nickelodeon's equivalent to the Marvel Universe, so he wants to continue to market and extend the franchise.[2]
References
- ↑ Nickelodeon's Brian Robbins on new IP, reboots
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.altpress.com/news/spongebob-squarepants-kamp-koral-prequel-series/
- ↑ ‘SpongeBob’ Spinoffs Planned as Nickelodeon Chief Brian Robbins Tries to Win Back Young Viewers (EXCLUSIVE)
- ↑ White, Peter (2009-10-27). Spongebob Squarepants’ creator Steve Hillenburg. TBI Vision. Retrieved on 2019-07-15. TBI Vision interview