POST #101: Sam & Cat-roversy

You don't see this happen every day. Or maybe you do.
Nickelodeon's hit series Sam & Cat is probably in disarray and its star Jennette McCurdy is on full damage control...because of this.

and this
aaaand this.

Mmm-mm-mmm.

These pictures of her were leaked last week. Jennette claims that an ex-boyfriend, Detroit Pistons star Andre Drummond, leaked them after hearing her mock him on a local podcast for being a bad kisser. (If that's true, this guy's a disgusting jerk, and probably deserves the wrath of Jennette's fans.) Because of these pics, the show has been put on hiatus with McCurdy being in a painful and public battle with Nickelodeon, the network that made her a star. The crux of this came when Jen didn't show up at last weekend’s Kids' Choice Awards. Some sources say that she was pissed when she and co-star Ariana Grande were nominated for the same award in the same category: Favorite TV Actress. Ariana won.
I honestly think she didn't attend because she didn't want to face questions about the leaked images. Some have said that these pics would ruin her career, but I think these will help her for the better. The pics being shown all around the world more than a typical episode of Sam & Cat will probably make her more well-known like Ariana's song music career has helped her.

You know, I heard everyone say stuff like what I'm gonna say for a long while, but Jennette McCurdy is NOT a little girl anymore. She was still barely a girl when iCarly was in its last two seasons. Any female on a kids' show or teens' show isn't and won't be a little girl for a long time. You can pretty much expect one to make sexy pictures either when the show is in its final season or when it ends. She may be playing a character on a television series, but even the youngest of fans know that Jennette is not playing a teenager on this show. She's almost a grown adult here.

Same with Ariana. In fact, she already has a successful career as an R&B artist. She’s gonna show off some skin in a music video sometime or another. And the prototype cover of her debut album looked like this.

It could've been sleepwear, but still...

There's also no way you'd think a near grown adult would still be referred to as a little girl just because she plays one (with the grating voice, brain capacity and attention span of an 8-year-old) on a kids’ show. Hell, even Lisa Simpson acts more grown than usual too, and not just because her voice actress Yeardley Smith is pushing 50. Ariana will get through this the same way Jennette will.


It's hilarious that some people still act shocked that a girl from a kids’ show is acting risque now that she’s an adult. It's happened to Lindsay Lohan, Miley Cyrus, Hilary Duff, Raven-Symone (she's a lesbian now!), Vanessa Hudgens, Britney Spears, and some others. And it could soon happen to other girls like Zendaya, G. Hannelius, Cymphonique, Keke Palmer, the girl from The Thundermans, the other girl from The Thundermans (sorry for the cheap joke, if you think it was one.), Laura Marano, Raini Rodriguez, Olivia Holt, China McClain, Sierra McCormick, Brigit Mendler; you get the idea. I bet you, any of the girls mentioned here, and many others that make a kids' show, might, in the next few years, do exact same thing; and the pic either they show themselves or get leaked, will either make or break their careers. And if they don’t do this, then thank God. They really don’t need to.

As for Sam & Cat, this is a real shocker. This show is a huge (sorta) hit for Nickelodeon. Every other kid watches it and likes these characters (well, except me; I find them irritating). The fact this show didn't get second season earlier instead of having this 40-fucking-episode 1st season shocks me. And understandable too; because of this, the cast and crew have been suffering a lot from the pain of working 40 straight tapings of these episodes. In fact, I think this is a blessing for them. This taping schedule is so damn absurd. I also enjoy the show for its other characters Dice (he’s not creepy or annoying), Nona (not a kooky, cranky old bitch) and even Goomer (Meh. He’s fine...and stupid). I hope everything sorts out between Jennette and Nickelodeon and that the show comes back well. I don't care for a TV show for my personal gain or close-ness to it; I just hope she get through this--like the show’s theme song--Just fine.

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!