Talk:Creddie/@comment-4087636-20110805225822/@comment-3419317-20110806051151

@ CreddieLuv4eva :

That's basically it, isn't it?

My sister made this point not too long ago :

In order for "teasing" the audience to be effective, a show also has to follow through at least sometimes, and actually give the viewers what they're hoping to see. When a show puts out too many teases that turn out to be disappointments, the teasing will become ineffective because the audience will stop believing in it.

You know, in hindsight, it is actually amazing that the Creddiers' faith in Dan Schneider lasted anywhere near as long as it did. The man spent four years relentlessly teasing the hope of a Carly/Freddie relationship ... In a sense, even iSaved Your Life and the slow dance in iSpeed Date were "teases" of the possibility of a lasting relationship ...

... and then, finally, dropped the whole thing without even a word. I don't know if I was the only person who feels this way, but looking back on it, iStart A Fan War basically comes across as Dan Schneider ducking out of taking any responsibility for all of the teasing he's done, and instead tells the audience, "Oh, no, if you're upset because your ship doesn't happen, it's YOUR fault for taking relationships too seriously and not understanding that iCarly is supposed to be about comedy."

 Can you tell that I've been waiting a while to get this off my chest?

You know, I don't think it even matters if that line was an afterthought or not. Even if it had been part of the original blog, I'm guessing that the reaction would have been the same. At least, mine would have :

"Trust YOU ... ? Yeah, that's funny, Mr. Schneider. You're a better comedy writer than I give you credit for."

Yes, I'm still watching, but as far as that promise goes, I'll believe it when I see it.