Talk:Seddie/@comment-3247345-20120523044954/@comment-4184884-20120523084202

It is logical for a network to plan ahead and look for potential replacements to their line-up. I don't see the irritation at them doing that. Obviously, Nickelodeon needs something (or multiple things) to fill the gap that the lose of iCarly will create. Having new shows in their pipeline is a positive and necessary thing for the network's survival.

Renewing iCarly for another season would just have been, in my opinion, dragging the show out unecessarily. The show isn't as strong as it used to be, the characters are older, the actors want to go on and do new things, and the show has already outlasted all of it's live action peers. Now is a good time for iCarly to end.

I'm not a fan of HTR, but it's doing well enough from what I've heard (at the very least it's no Buckett and Skinner), so kids are watching and they're the ones whose opinions matter.

We can rant about the decline in the quality of TV and children's programming all we want. Heck, I jump on the "early 90's kids' tv was so much better" train all the time, but at the end of the day that's mostly nostalgia talking. And frankly, it doesn't matter what anyone outside of the demographic thinks. If the kids like it, that's what matters.

Do I think children's TV has become more vapid over the years and is far too focused on fame, overnight celebrity and catchy pop music that networks can spin into album sales and thus another source of revenue? Sure. Even iCarly is a prime example of these modern kid tv cliches.

Do I like that this is the trend in kids tv? No. But does my opinion matter? No. I'm old. The kids like it, I say let them enjoy it. I think people over estimate the negative impact of the media on kids.