earlier this year we spoke about camp coral the first of two spongebob squarepants spin-off shows
this year and at that point paramount plus had only released the first six episodes and then
went silent that is until now where we just received seven more and we also recently spoke
about the second spin-off show for spongebob the patrick star show if you're curious to hear about
that my thoughts on the show and more check out the video linked down below but today let's see
if camp coral with its extended time between episodes has helped improve the overall quality
of the show the first few episodes were a bit rough and had some awkwardly stiff animation but
the last few episodes seemed to start faring a bit better with the team behind it starting to
figure out their natural groove and producing the episodes so here's to hoping for something
surprising as always thank you so much for checking out this video i truly appreciate
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maybe all right i don't know how to approach this video at this point this is my third time
rewriting it within the past 24 hours i didn't think taking the approach of briefly recapping
and going over every half episode segment the show had as it became very monotonous and just
drawn out and i want to just jump straight into my thoughts and opinions on the show as a whole
so let's approach this differently and now i always want to go into this kind of stuff with an
open mind obviously i have my previous thoughts on the first six episodes but if we are going to get
spin-off spongebob content regardless i at least for the sake of the writers animators and the crew
working on trying to make something special i feel i owe it to that to let the preconceived notions
drift away if you don't want to watch the show or in general don't enjoy the show that's fine this
is just a portal into what the show brings to the table through my thoughts on what was presented
your opinions are valid no matter how you feel and no one can take that away from you after watching
all the new camp coral content i can honestly say that the experience was okay the time in
between releases of episodes definitely helped benefit the overall quality of the animation
maybe minus a few bits of noticeable stiffness here and there but in general the animators seemed
more familiar and more comfortable with translating the spongebob mannerisms to the
3d animated world when it comes to the spin-offs camp coral exists as the one to create the biggest
divide and how it looks and how the tone of each episode is presented but what is nice about it
is the fact that they are trying to play around with not only the limits of 3d animation but are
not afraid to cut away to a puppet music battle between anchovies like it was harry potter puppet
pals or even some live action moments or above the sea moments the further you watch into the series
the more you see how impressive the animation quality gets by episode 13 i had been completely
enthralled with how great and detailed the vibrant world looked something that did take time to get
used to and eventually feel more accepting of such a big departure of spongebob's roots
okay some animation still looks a bit weird with the clipping aspects but honestly after investing
the time into camp coral i am fine with the show's 3d look i know very controversial please put the
pitchforks away it's not that deep i promise i also want to speak on the targeted demographic for
the show now we do have to technically classify this show under the baby vacation category aging
down the main cast of characters for spongebob but if anything the show only continues to keep
the same level of comedy reference and overall writing which can be found in the main spongebob
series you wouldn't be mistaking to see the concept of the show and maybe even look at it
and immediately write it off as a spongebob show for an even younger audience essentially dumbing
it down further as just a flashy keep your attention for 22 minutes watered-down version
of spongebob but it doesn't differ far from the main show aside from the camp setting and the
adventures related around that it's very much more of the same with the same characters only slightly
skewed it doesn't rely on the fact that they are younger for the crutch of the comedy which i feel
a lot of similar shows that do the baby vacation thing do which now i think exemplifies the point
i'm trying to get across now this still doesn't give it the most concrete reason to be its own
separate show a problem i feel plagues this and the patrick show but here it's only saving grace
is the camp aspect as far as my personal enjoyment of the episodes presented it's a mixed bag as well
there were a bunch of okay ideas that didn't leave a lasting impression beyond the initial viewing
but a few stuck out to me that i enjoyed some even answered and addressed spongebob questions
we had since the beginning of spongebob literally everyone now figures out that they can breathe
underwater in the under underwater since they are sea creatures of any circumstances
to address this matter that has been a part of spongebob forever within a prequel spin-off show
is continuity wise weird but that's been out of the window for a while now but something that
was funny to see and to finally be questioned and answered even when they grow up they're going to
forget all about it the first of the newest episodes episode 7 opens with a pretty fun
story about an anchovy being different from the rest of the crowd of anchovies i genuinely liked
the story given here about him it was funny and another great segment is when spongebob has to go
in timeout and he's treating it as if it's jail in his own mind there are some standout great moments
like these sprinkled throughout that i will take away and i will remember but the few and far
between of great just don't push the forgettable and less enjoyable episodes to a higher feeling
for the show now i can recognize that i am not a kid anymore clearly i do feel that animation in
general can be enjoyed by anyone i mean just watch any grown adult cry to any toy story film but here
i can feel how much the show doesn't hit the same notes that the original spongebob seasons did for
me when i was growing up if you enjoy modern day spongebob then this show is something you would
probably enjoy as well it's really catered to keeping that same comedy tone while trying new
animation styles and giving us a new setting to play around in while still respecting the basic
sanctity of the characters for the most part not a hundred percent but enough there to feel that the
respect is still there behind the scenes from the team working on the show i do hope the generation
of people who are enjoying this or growing up with this now are truly enjoying what's being offered
i hope it hits those notes for you and imprints everlasting feelings of nostalgia when you look
back upon this down the road if you're curious and checking it out even while not being a modern day
spongebob fan i do think there are some impressive visual moments and some decent episodes in there
that older spongebob fans would actually enjoy which is nice that there is a little something
for everyone here it's just one of the biggest hurdles is getting over the choice and giving this
show a chance or not which for many whether for a lack of interest or principles of not wanting
to watch the spin-off shows may be hard to do and if you decide not to i don't think you're
missing much i don't know if i'll cover camp coral specifically again in the future though while i
don't outright dislike the show i feel i've said all i can say about it now there would need to
be something substantial enough for me to have a deeper look and dive back into at least if i
was to make another video between the premiere episodes and the original video i made and the
episodes presented here i think that's it for my opinions on camp coral it's a very okay mostly
harmless show that while having some creative animation fails to differentiate itself as a show
that runs simultaneously with two other spongebob shows maybe i'm just spongebobbed out i don't know
regardless i am glad i took a look to see what the show had to offer after all these months of
waiting for more episodes but the conclusion i landed on stayed the same as last time so that's
where camp coral is currently at you heard my thoughts now i would love to hear yours down
below in the comments are you enjoying camp coral are you not are you spongebobbed out like i am
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