Kira Kosarin is listed as a guest star and director for an episode. She's likely going to play a different role, given that Phoebe Thunderman is not known to be artistically inclined, and the fact that the finale to "Clash of the Thundermans" leaves her in a busy position.
Besides, it seems that the general direction of the NSU is to create more separation between the different shows, so that there aren't any gratuitous iCarly or Dangerverse references that imply a common universe. (Given how gratuitous prop reuse from Henry Danger is in Clash of the Thundermans, that might be the exception that proves the rule, though.)
So Robbie still is into Rex stuff.......well some things I guess never change...also Kira Kosarin!!! It's not that much of a surprise as I saw rumors before about her directing one episode and guest starring but it's great to see it confirmed and her on screen as I really like her! Nice to see more of Helen, hope she's gonna be recurring character! Yvette Nicole Brown is a treasure! Also more clearer look on Sofie Dossi. Overall, I dunno for me it looks quite good, cute and fun! Actually really waiting for it! At the beginning of the trailer Emmy says "This school has produced world famous artists" and we have shots on Tori, Andre, Jade and Cat, I don' t personally think this is a coincidence; rather, it's an obvious hint that it wasn't just Tori who became world-famous, yeah I mean, I know it may mean that throught the years some other students (some randos) that attended Hollywod Arts also became world famous, but I think that using flashbacks of OG main characters while she's saying this is intentional.
So many Nick stars getting to direct episodes isn't something I thought would be common. It does show that directing opportunities is given for those who want to do it.
The background composite on this shot isn't bad, but yeahhh the lighting is way too harsh to look natural, and I assume they can't pull off those wide crane shots like they used to 😞 still a decent recreation!
The difference is that the original was shot outside the filming studio in a set they constructed outdoors. Now that area was built over with apartments iirc.
Right, the show is set in Cali. A set as fundamental as the cafeteria should've been filmed outside. Especially when the background wasn't super integral and they could but the "Hollywood" sign in post. I'm trying not to be cynical about this iteration but little things like make all the difference.
I hope Victoria Justice guest stars as Tori Vega for at least one episode. It would be really funny if they mentioned Cat is busy playing Glinda in Wicked on Broadway because Ariana Grande played Glinda in the Wicked films.
So Robbie is still a loser who carries a puppet around, while his friends put their dreams in action. I feel like hes definitely about to restart Robaratzzi for a bit of fame
We'll have to wait to see but what I found great about the original was that the humour was for tweens. Not the PG safe Disney channel. It felt adult yet kid enough that people aged 11-17 could enjoy it.
This looks like all the other children sitcom reboots where they take away the edge and make it cookie cutter, like all the heart warming segments they included when it should be a wacky teen comedy
I was really excited about this but I don't think they got any of the og writers back and you can tell
Netflix and paramount + (really Viacom) has unfortunately cut a few jokes on streaming out since “quiet on set” came out, probably as damage control. Which was unfortunate since most of those jokes no one commented or complained on. (“How does someone go from an A to a D” is still hilarious to me.) Kid shows with the occasional adult joke that kids wouldn’t understand have been around since Scooby Doo.
Even without the occasional dirty joke, Dan Schneider and his crew had the perfect formula on making shows for tweens that didn’t feel to child-like. The only way I see this show doing decent is if they made the show for the OG audience. They should have made it more mature like with the icarly reboot.
There’s a difference between a Reboot and a Revival. iCarly is a revival that continues the original story with most of the original characters returning so targeting the OG or older audiences is important but Reboots are telling a whole new story and usually wants to target new audiences not just the OG or older audiences and that’s why one works almost all the time and others don’t.
The iCarly revival worked bc the old cast came back and they centered it around their adult lives. It wouldn’t have worked the same for Victorious. It would still probably only have Trina, Robbie, and possibly Tori.
They went this route because a new cast of characters wouldn’t NEED the old cast to work.
Well I prefer that over a friend group that has wondering why they even hang out with each other 😭
I love the original but they were the world’s most toxic group of friends. I don’t like how Disney portrays romantic relationships, but I do enjoy how they portray the friendships between characters.
Well…they’re trying to not have sexual jokes in the expense of children. Not saying that innuendos are bad but the putting teenagers in compromising positions for a joke is what was bad.
They probably did get the OG writers back, but are just being more careful since it was formerly a Dan Schneider property and he was just called out for predatory behavior.
I do also think it just has to do with kids not really watching tv. Tweens aren’t watching tv, so shows are now being catered to a group younger.
I actually like this because it allows them to have actual positive messages. One of the things the show lacked in my opinion was positive/heartwarming messages. Yes, teenagers fight all the time, but it's always good to have positive messages for younger audiences. Maybe that's just me.
Also, yes, one of the original writers is back for the spinoff.
Then I think they should cast adults like most teen shows do
I figured
but are just being more careful since it was formerly a Dan Schneider property
Tweens aren’t watching tv, so shows are now being catered to a group younger.
That's true but one factor of this is that there's less tween media. There was a shift in the late 2010s where kids channels started to focus on younger shows.
People keep complaining tweens and teenagers jump to shows too mature for them like euphoria / skins type but don't like the idea of any media made for them.
Feel like Robbie is a teacher at Hollywood Arts too. It’s the only reason I see he still has Rex for teaching reason hopefully. So this means we getting the OG cast except Ariana sprinkled in
I love the Kira Kosarin cameo in the trailer. I was hoping they would do some sort of Nick crossover between people from a different universe. This also confirms that Emmy is the new Tori in the spinoff.
I liked the trailer personally, to me it feels like a show in the Victorious universe and the characters seem to have distinct personalities and good chemistry like the Victorious cast, and of course the set recreation (especially for inside) is cool and looks pretty dang good. I like the first song and to me it has major early 2010’s vibes. Cameos are great to see as well. I just hope people keep an open mind.
The one thing it seems like everyone wants is the original cast in lots of guest appearances or for it to feel, look, and sound basically EXACTLY the same as Victorious. The original cast that hasn’t appeared yet is definitely NOT going to want to even guest star if everyone’s hating on it for a reason that really comes down to it not being exactly the same as Victorious. We haven’t even seen a single episode yet. It will not be the same, and it wouldn’t make sense for it to. It’s a spinoff. It’s a different show with new characters made in a new era and a new set, but in my opinion this is already much better than nothing.
It could fill in some storyline gaps and give some of the og characters closure, and has potential to get more seasons if it’s well received. Plus, every season they’ll be looking at the media to see what they can improve. I’m hyped! It’s completely fine to disagree, but we should really try to keep an open mind.
Anything would look better than Sam & Cat 😭 it was hot garbage. I enjoyed part of it, but it wasn’t great. Spin-offs surrounding comedic relief characters are always a bad idea. It basically tuned both Sam and Cat into caricatures of themselves.
I’d prefer if they weren’t married. Robbie was so creepy to her and Cat had the mental capacity of a child. She clearly could not fathom or understand a relationship.
They also just aren’t that iconic of that relationship for you to be this serious. They were barely canon. Even in Sam & Cat, Cat barely had any affections for him. They never even officially gotten together.
I’m more interested if Beck and Jade stayed together. Although, the past ships aren’t what is important about this series. It’s not about the old characters whatsoever.
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Was that Phoebe Thunderman??