Talk:Seddie/@comment-3180503-20150310155122/@comment-14284535-20150310220939

I do some management and I know who have been or are on the production staffs of other series, so my judgement is clouded by that.

Clearly, Jennette was the proximate cause of the end of S&C, but that didn't come from nowhere and was not unmotivated. There were clearly problems on the set with the leads' behaviours, the horrendous shooting schedule, terrible scripts, etc. Jennette was the most unhappy that she got conned into doing Sam again (and was probably envious of Ariana's music career) and Ariana was probably itching to get on with her music career.

It was DS's job to protect his two greatest assets - Jennette and Ariana - and to ensure that they are in a good frame of mind to perform their jobs at as close to optimal condition as possible. By writing poorly, not forcing Nick to back off on production, and not working to minimise his stars' strain (e.g., one week is a Sam-lite story, the next week a Cat-lite story, then a Dice-Grandmother story, then making the reunion episode have more of the background characters to minimise their filming), he failed in his job.

IMHO, DS allowed this to come to pass because Nick was basically cramming it down everyone's throat. I would bet they had planned on rigging the KCA for Ariana early on (to capitalise on her increasing popularity) and wanted a full season in the can before uncorking their surprise on Jenentte. DS probably hoped that Jennette would swallow her pride for the last few episodes and, after an extended break, would be refreshed and in a frame of mind to return.

Nobody guessed that Jennette would have the courage / foolhardiness / hardheadedness / determination / stupidity to risk her career on a matter of principle. (I am not assessing the quality of her stance; merely that she took it.)  Whatever people think of her, IMHO, it is a testimony to her character that Miranda and Jerry thought it worth risking their own careers to support her. As someone who has taken stands on principle and had other stand with me - sometimes at the risk of their lives - I can appreciate their sentiment. Moreover, I can also understand, Ariana et al. not wanting to risk theirs too - what's worth risking to one person is not worth it to another.