User blog comment:Z!/iCarly: Why Dan Screwed It All Up/@comment-4135215-20130111044617

Lucas Cruikshank is still on the air because Nickelodeon is paying him a s***load of money, and they need to feel justified for doing so, even if everything he touches fails miserably. Personally, I can't stand Fred, but I guess the character works in 5 minute youtube clips (to some people), but the character doesn't work when expanded. (Although, in all honesty, Fred 2 ALMOST worked.  Almost.)  That being said, more power to Cruikshank. He ultimately conned Nickelodeon out of a helluva lot of money. You go, bro.

Gibby sucks, flat out. From the moment he became a main character, I hated him. I think the main reason he became a main character was because Dan thinks Noah Munck is hilarious, and because Noah makes Dan laugh, he thinks Noah needs more screen time, thus, Gibby becomes a main character, even if the character is paper-thin and really only functions as an oddball side character. It got to the point that i dreaded every secod of screen time devoted to Gibby. I don't think "Gibby" will succeed. Nothing against Noah, but if the character wasn't strong enough to succeed as a main character in an ensemble show, then it sure isnt strong enough to succeed in carrying a show without any help.

I think "Sam & Cat" is happening because Jennette and Arianna are close friends in reality, and Dan is hoping to capture some of that in the show. Personally, with Jennette turning 21 this year, I really think it's time she moved on to something other than Nickelodeon, but hey, follow the money, girl. I think this show will succeed for at least a couple of seasons, based solely on the popularity of the character of Sam. Personally, I think Jade would've been a better character to pair Sam up with, but that hardly sets up the "wackiness" that I think Dan is shooting for here.