Talk:Seddie/@comment-3180503-20150131195848

"I agree that was part of it but there' something else I can't seem to put my finger on. It was caused by the good writers leaving, I know that." 

That was definitely a big part of it  BUT ...

At this point I sound like a broken record that one desperately wants to strike with a hammer, but I believe the change in the cast dynamics hurt the show almost as deeply as the change in writers--possibly even more. Even with crummy material to work with, if the cast is actually having fun and enjoying themselves, as they clearly were in the first three seasons, then they can make it work. I'm not even just talking about the Jathan/Jiranda switch-out here (although that did cause a lot of issues--especially as far as the arc was concerned) but the cast as a whole was changing and maturing much faster than the show.

Nathan was getting into body-building, was heavily involved with Madisen and looking more and more like a man each day. Jennette, as well, was clearly growing into a young woman and was going through a lot with her mother which made her visibly distressed and unhappy. Noah didn't grow up in a way that suited his Gibby role--his voice was deeper and he was no longer cute. He didn't even do his trademark strip-tease anymore. Miranda and Jerry pretty much stayed the same but it wasn't enough to carry the show and the scripts for Carly, especially, were always sort of weak to begin with.

I guess what I'm saying is that the cast matured in a way that absolutely DID NOT work in the show's favor. :P