User blog comment:Xpstarburst/iOMG. Seddie/Creddie not gonna happen./@comment-3419321-20110330160857

It has often been speculated (including by my siblings and myself) that if Freddie winds up in a permanent relationship with either Carly or Sam, it will not happen until the series finale.

I've noticed that some people seem to believe that the reason people are saying this is because Dan Schneider is supposedly afraid of losing viewers if he creates a permanent relationship before the finale. The idea being that once the finale comes, the show will be over anyway, so he won't have to worry about losing viewers.

I'd like to point something out here :

Dan Schneider has built up a lot of goodwill among fans who have enjoyed the T.V. shows he has created. Even when iCarly ends, he will still have a vested interest in keeping iCarly fans happy, because the next time he creates a T.V. show, he wants that goodwill to carry over.

Dan Schneider wants iCarly fans to say, "Oh, Dan Schneider has created a new T.V. show? I loved the last one he made, so I'll check this one out, too!"

He doesn't want iCarly fans to finish watching his series unhappy. Dan may not be able to lose viewers from iCarly after the show ends, but he can still lose potential viewers from his next production.

If Dan waits until the series finale to put Freddie into a relationship with Carly or Sam, it won't be because he wants to avoid losing viewers. It will, most likely, be because of the unpredictable way that Nickelodeon airs iCarly episodes.

In the past, Dan has indicated that he doesn't want to create ongoing relationships on the show because the network often airs episodes out of order.

Suppose, for example, he creates an episode where two characters become a couple, and then an episode where the two characters are a couple ... and Nickelodeon airs the second one first? That could create real problems.

I actually think this was the reason why Carly and Freddie's relationship started and ended in the same episode - Dan didn't want to take any chances. So if Sam and Freddie were to become a couple, it would probably be the same - a one-episode story, no more.

If you're unhappy about that, just remember - Don't blame Dan. Blame Nickelodeon.

Dan could probably get an assurance from Nickelodeon that they will at least air the series finale on the intended date, so he wouldn't have to worry about creating a permanent relationship in that one.