Talk:Seddie/@comment-5679407-20140706112829/@comment-14284535-20140708133415

@Seth1028 - I am going to give a more detailed construction later. Before I begin, let me make sure that my stance is clear. Please let me know if you wish to add to or subtract from the list below, which I think are incontrovertible facts:

Miranda Cosgrove had a recording and acting contract with Columbia/Nickelodeon; Miranda Cosgrove is the lead actress; Jenentte McCurdy is the lead supporting actress, and Nathan Kress is the lead supporting actor.

A few other points, which are debatable: it is in Nickelodeon's and Columbia's best interests to maximise the positive exposure of Miranda Cosgrove within iCarly and other media (this means that her character must do things that may objectively be objectionable, but would be acceptable if not expected within the target demographic); her character should grow and overcome her foibles as the demographic learn to also; within any television series, the convention is leads pair up romantically with leads and supporting characters pair up with supporting characters; a convention of romantic comedies is that the lead character looks around for what s/he wants and needs, only to find that the opposite gender lead is that person who was right in front of him/her all the time.

My argument is that Creddie was Dan Schneider's plan at the very beginning. I am not saying that it is better, worse, smarter, dumber, more natural, more artificial, etc. than Seddie or anything else - I am saying that the format and design of iCarly was imbued with Creddie from the start. I have no intention of bostering Creddie's integrity; indeed, after some reflection, I think its integrity was damaged beyond repair in iGoodbye.