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The primary episodes of Quiet On Set: The Darkish Facet of Youngsters TV have dropped, and they’re a catastrophe for Dan Schneider.
The creator of reveals like iCarly and Zoey 101 was an enormous deal on Nickelodeon within the early 2000s. However was he sufficiently big that his most annoying conduct obtained brushed beneath the rug? That definitely appears to be what the brand new docuseries is suggesting. And it strains up all too nicely with what we’ve been listening to about Schneider for years.
In her memoir, Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy wrote concerning the “Creator” coming to her costume fittings in addition to encouraging her to drink. She by no means named him, however Schneider created her reveals. And in 2022, Zoey 101’s Alexa Nikolas stated on a 2022 podcast that Schneider sat in on her costume fittings when she was 12. She additionally claimed he always took images of kid stars’ toes. The Amanda Bynes stuff is especially upsetting to consider, particularly contemplating her psychological points as an grownup.
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Once more, these weren’t even the primary occasions we heard people whispering about what a creep he was behind the scenes. However generally it takes a documentary like this to put all of it out for everybody to see.
It appears the doc has already had an impact. It’s gotten Schneider to reply! A rep for the Drake and Josh creator has now issued a response on his behalf, telling Selection:
“The whole lot that occurred on the reveals Dan ran was rigorously scrutinized by dozens of concerned adults, and authorized by the community. If there was an precise drawback with the scenes that some folks, now years later are ‘sexualizing,’ they might be taken down, however they don’t seem to be, they’re aired always everywhere in the world right this moment nonetheless, loved by each children and fogeys.”
So his protection is… As a result of they had been all filmed on mainstream TV and are nonetheless on the market, it’s proof all the pieces behind the scenes was applicable? It kinda looks like he’s responding to the argument the reveals sexualized the children — possibly as a result of it’s the simpler one to battle? The assertion continued:
“Keep in mind, all tales, dialogue, costumes, and make-up had been totally authorized by community executives on two coasts. A requirements and practices group learn and finally authorized each script, and programming executives reviewed and authorized all episodes.”
Finally he obtained round to addressing what issues had been like again then:
“As well as, daily on each set, there have been at all times mother and father and caregivers and their pals watching filming and rehearsals. Had there been any scenes or outfits that had been inappropriate in any method, they might have been flagged and blocked by this multilayered scrutiny. Sadly, some adults challenge their grownup minds onto children’ reveals, drawing false conclusions about them.”
OK, so what does he must say concerning the particular allegations? Like claims of toes pics? Holding polaroid images from costume fittings?
Nothing, sadly. Other than making an attempt to suggest there have been mother and father or different authority figures round always, he doesn’t do an awesome job of denying what individuals are actually weirded out by. For probably the most half, it’s not what’s on digicam.
Schneider did reply to at least one specific drawback a number of staffers recalled on the docuseries. Quite a lot of crew members claimed they might typically be requested to therapeutic massage him. Their boss. Once more, these are movie crew, not masseuses. So inappropriate. Effectively, that one Dan can no less than admit and apologize for. His workforce instructed Selection:
“Dan deeply regrets asking anybody for neck massages. Although they occurred in public settings, he is aware of this was extremely inappropriate and would by no means occur once more.”
Hmm.
The community was additionally requested concerning the allegations. They too gave a press release, by way of their spokesperson:
“Although we can’t corroborate or negate allegations of behaviors from productions many years in the past, Nickelodeon as a matter of coverage investigates all formal complaints as a part of our dedication to fostering a secure {and professional} office surroundings freed from harassment or other forms of inappropriate conduct. Our highest priorities are the well-being and finest pursuits not simply of our workers, casts and crew, however of all kids, and we now have adopted quite a few safeguards through the years to assist guarantee we live as much as our personal excessive requirements and the expectations of our viewers.”
Discover the phrase doing lots of work there? “All formal complaints.” Formal. The kid stars who weren’t snug coming ahead then however are saying one thing now? They didn’t file “formal” complaints. It appears to us, with regards to kids’s security, even hints and rumors must be investigated.
Yet another individual responded to Selection. Russell Hicks, former president of Nick’s content material and manufacturing, sang Schneider’s praises to the outlet:
“Dan’s reveals transcend kids’s tv and are staples on many streaming platforms right this moment, loved by each children and their mother and father. Dan cared concerning the children on his reveals even when generally their very own households sadly didn’t.”
WTF is that presupposed to imply? He wasn’t being inappropriately shut, he was being a surrogate mother or father? Inform us, do any mother and father you recognize take pics of their children’ toes? He added:
“What folks appear to be forgetting is the truth that the community has a expertise administration division that’s maintaining tabs on all the pieces that’s taking place and going to each occasion these children go to… Each single factor that Dan ever did on any of his reveals was rigorously scrutinized and authorized by executives at Nickelodeon.”
If somebody accountable was maintaining tabs on everybody in each second, then how did Drake Bell find yourself getting molested? Dialogue coach Brian Peck went to jail for that — it’s a matter of authorized reality now, proper? So how did that occur if all the pieces is so strictly monitored?
What do YOU consider all this, Perezcious readers? The subsequent episode of Quiet On Set airs Monday evening.
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