User blog comment:3cooldog92/Sam and Cat/@comment-4559766-20121118140805

I agree with pretty much everything you've said.

Of course, I'll definitely be tuning in for the first few episodes and I'll give the show a fair chance. I, along with all of the iCarly fans, owe Jennette that much (although I'm hesitant to say the same about Noah's new show).

And I really wish Dan had written new characters. Jennette is now going to be tied to the character of Sam Puckett for the better part of an entire decade and it's doing her incredible acting abilities a disservice. She was absolutely outstanding when she guest starred in Victorious because she was playing a completely different character and she totally nailed it. That's why I was looking forward to Jennette getting her own show (because, let's face it, everyone knew she would) but now she's just going to be same old Sam again. Don't get me wrong, I love the character, but there's only so much Dan and Jennette can bring to her before it makes the show start to drag (I'm predicting this will be clear for all to see by Season 2).

And I'd be happy about Cat being in this if her personality remained consistent with how it was in Season 1 throughout Victorious's entire run. The writers are trying to redeem her personality slightly in the more recent episodes, which I appreciate, but the damage is done already. I was looking forward to seeing Ariana's natural acting abilities shine through but instead we'll just get more of her irritating, obviously put-on Cat acting.

So yeah, I don't have very high hopes for this show. Same goes for Gibby, but that's a rant for another blog.