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<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="13576706" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="icarly" source="Orion">iCarly</keyword>" star <keyword id="13626243" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nathan-kress" source="Orion">Nathan Kress</keyword> told Insider that his character is "on an upward trajectory" in season two.</li><li>Kress said that Freddie's career will take off and his love life will become "very interesting."</li></ul>"<a href="https://www.insider.com/icarly-miranda-cosgrove-josh-peck-guest-starring-season-2-interview-2022-4">iCarly</a>" star Nathan Kress said that his character, Freddie Benson, will have a much more optimistic storyline in season two of the revival. "He is on an upward trajectory," Kress told <a href="https://www.insider.com/">Insider earlier this week</a>. "You kind of see it at the end of the first season where he's sort of getting his creative legs under him. He's on his way to having a winner of an idea for the first time in a long time."Kress previously portrayed Freddie, the longtime best friend and tech-savvy friend of protagonist Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), in the original "iCarly" series. The Nickelodeon show lasted for six seasons between 2007 and 2012. The revival premiered on Paramount+ in June 2021, centered on Carly's life as a 26-year-old influencer relaunching her titular web series with the help of Freddie. Freddie's season one journey was largely defined by unfortunate circumstances, from two divorces to a failed attempt at entrepreneurship. Season two, which kicked off on April 8 with two episodes, showed Freddie celebrating the launch of his newly-founded pet therapy app called Kevin.<div type="image" title="Nathan Kress and Miranda Cosgrove in season two of the &quot;iCarly&quot; revival." height="916" width="1222" msid="90865947" hostid="261"></div>"We hit the ground running with Freddie and his career sort of taking off," Kress said, adding that in his character's dating life, "things start getting very interesting for him." The season two premiere laid the groundwork for Freddie's romantic complications, as he simultaneously entered a fake relationship with Carly to win back her fans' support online and began a real romance with Pearl, his app's certified animal therapist.Kress said that including a new love interest for his character allows the show to explore Carly and Freddie's dynamic "from a different lens."The two characters briefly dated in the original series. But a majority of the time, Freddie's crush was largely unrequited."Freddie's never really had a serious girlfriend before, so this is sort of new territory for the 'iCarly' viewer to see," Kress said.<h2><div type="image" title="Nathan Kress and Miranda Cosgrove in season two of the &quot;iCarly&quot; revival." height="568" width="758" msid="90865948" hostid="261"></div>While Cosgrove is 'rooting' for Carly and Freddie to become a couple, Kress is more skeptical</h2>Cosgrove recently told Insider that <a href="https://www.insider.com/icarly-miranda-cosgrove-carly-freddie-relationship-meant-to-be-interview-2022-4">she's personally rooting for Carly and Freddie to become a couple</a>, but Kress is a bit more skeptical for the time being. "From the beginning, I've been rooting for whatever their relationship is — whether it's a friendship or a romantic thing," Kress said."Their relationship has developed a lot in the last 10 years and the jury's still out on whether they're an ideal romantic relationship," he continued. "I think that the dynamic would have to change substantially because, since the beginning of the original show, it's always been, 'Freddie loves Carly.'"If a real romantic relationship were to develop, Kress said that it would have to be less one-sided, with Carly coming to the realization that Freddie has consistently been a loyal and supportive person in her life. <div type="image" title="Miranda Cosgrove and Nathan Kress in season two of the &quot;iCarly&quot; revival." height="623" width="831" msid="90865949" hostid="261"></div>"If it's gonna move forward, it's gotta be from a perspective of her sort of opening her eyes to that," he said.Kress continued: "I certainly wouldn't mind it, but I think it would just depend on how Carly reacts to this upcoming season and how it would push her forward in a season three."Freddie will be subjected to "a lot of roadblocks" this season, he noted but Kress added that he'll also have a greater "sense of purpose" and luck in his life. "I was very sad to see that Freddie was in such a sorry state in the first season," the actor said. "But I do love that because it gives him a good trajectory. You don't want to have everybody from the show all of a sudden just be in these amazing places where you can't really identify with them.""I don't mind being the character that had a long way to go as far as getting their life back on track," Kress continued. "He makes a good underdog, I think."Season two of "iCarly" is currently streaming on Paramount+, with new episodes released every Friday through June 3.

'iCarly' star Nathan Kress teases Freddie's 'upward trajectory' in season 2 and potential romance with Carly: 'Things start getting very interesting for him'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Jennette McCurdy recalled the nerve-racking experience of filming her first-ever kissing scene.</li><li>Sam and Freddie's kiss in season two of "iCarly" marked McCurdy's first one in real life and on-screen.</li></ul>Former Nickelodeon star <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennette-mccurdy-nickelodeon-hush-money-offer-memoir-2022-8">Jennette McCurdy</a> recalled her negative experience filming her first-ever kissing scene while starring in the hit sitcom "<a href="https://www.insider.com/jennette-mccurdy-miranda-cosgrove-friendship-mom-warned-her-memoir-2022-8">iCarly</a>."McCurdy wrote in depth about her time portraying Sam Puckett in "iCarly" and the spin-off series "Sam &amp; Cat," both of which were created by TV producer Dan Schneider, in her new memoir, "<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Im-Glad-My-Mom-Died/Jennette-McCurdy/9781982185824">I'm Glad My Mom Died,</a>" released on Tuesday. "iCarly" <a href="https://www.insider.com/where-are-they-now-icarly-stars-photos">lasted for six seasons between 2007 and 2012</a>, costarring <a href="https://www.insider.com/icarly-miranda-cosgrove-carly-freddie-relationship-meant-to-be-interview-2022-4">Miranda Cosgrove</a> as Carly Shay and <a href="https://www.insider.com/icarly-season-2-nathan-kress-freddie-journey-carly-romance-interview-2022-4">Nathan Kress as Freddie Benson</a>. Together, Sam, Carly, and Freddie launched a successful web series while in high school. <div type="image" title="Jennette McCurdy, Miranda Cosgrove, and Nathan Kress in season one of &quot;iCarly.&quot;" height="1611" width="2148" msid="93481325" hostid="261"></div>Although McCurdy's character often bullied and teased Freddie, the two had a brief romantic relationship in the show.In the season two episode titled "iKiss," Sam and Freddie kissed for the first time. The moment happened after both of them revealed that they hadn't kissed anyone before and decided to get it over with. In her memoir, McCurdy said that the scene marked her first kiss, both on screen and in real life. The actress said that her nerves were compounded by a man referred to only as "<a href="https://www.insider.com/jennette-mccurdy-underage-drinking-pressure-icarly-creator-memoir-2022-8">The Creator</a>" yelling at her while shooting."Our lips are touching," McCurdy recalled. "He's moving his mouth around a bit, but I can't move mine. I'm frozen. His eyes are closed. Mine aren't. Mine are wide open, staring at him. It's so odd, staring at a person while your faces are touching. I don't like it. I can smell his hair gel."She continued: "'Move your head around a bit more, Jennette!' The Creator yells from off-camera."McCurdy said she "honestly" tried to do what was asked of her, but her body was "stiff" and "unflinching.""My mind is saying who cares that this is your first kiss, that your first kiss is on-camera. Get it over with. Do what you're told," she said. "My body is saying no, I don't want this. I don't want my first kiss to be like this. I want my first kiss to be a real first kiss, not a kiss for a TV show."<div type="image" title="Nathan Kress as Freddie and Jennette McCurdy as Sam in season two of &quot;iCarly.&quot;" height="801" width="1068" msid="93481326" hostid="261"></div>The star said that she suppressed the romantic side of her and was "embarrassed by it" because her mother, Debra McCurdy, didn't encourage it. Because of her lack of experience, McCurdy found filming to be nerve-racking."You try to just go with it, and if you're Nathan, my costar, it seems like you can," she wrote. "But if you're me, you can't. If you're me, you're just thinking about every single little thing that's happening, and your mind is racing, and you can't wait for it to be over with."McCurdy said that The Creator yelled "cut!" and approached her afterward to double down on his note. "The Creator looks me right in the eye but doesn't say anything for four or five seconds," she said. "I almost start to laugh, thinking he might be messing with me for fun like he does sometimes, but then I recognize that there is a deep anger in him. This is no time for laughter. Finally, he speaks.""'Jennette. More. Head. Movement,'" she recalled, adding that he shouted at the crew to get the cameras rolling. <div type="image" title="Nathan Kress as Freddie and Jennette McCurdy as Sam in season two of &quot;iCarly.&quot;" height="1428" width="1905" msid="93481327" hostid="261"></div>McCurdy said that she had an "out-of-body experience" in the scene leading up to the kiss, with her heart pounding and her hands feeling clammy."We lean in," she wrote. "Our lips touch. Lips feel nasty. They're like little gross fleshy piles of flesh. It's disgusting to be a person."McCurdy continued: "Shoot, I'm supposed to move my head. I start moving it. Back and forth. Back and forth. I sway it around. It doesn't feel natural so I'm sure it doesn't look natural. Nathan, as his character, Freddie, finally breaks away."McCurdy said that The Creator shouted "cut!" and she could "tell by his tone" that he wasn't happy with the footage.The star said that The Creator asked the assistant director if they had time for another take.When he was told that they had to move on after doing seven takes, McCurdy recalled him being terse. "'Fine,' he says angrily," McCurdy wrote in her memoir. "'That was not ideal but FINE, we'll move on. I'll be at crafty!'"

Jennette McCurdy recalls being yelled at repeatedly while filming her first kiss with 'iCarly' costar Nathan Kress

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Jennette McCurdy spoke about her friendship with her "iCarly" costar Miranda Cosgrove in her memoir.</li><li>McCurdy said her mom warned her about befriending Cosgrove "because she doesn't believe in God."</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/jennette-mccurdy-underage-drinking-pressure-icarly-creator-memoir-2022-8">Jennette McCurdy</a> said her mother discouraged her from befriending her "<a href="https://www.insider.com/jennette-mccurdy-nickelodeon-hush-money-offer-memoir-2022-8">iCarly</a>" costar <a href="https://www.insider.com/icarly-miranda-cosgrove-carly-freddie-relationship-meant-to-be-interview-2022-4">Miranda Cosgrove</a> because she "doesn't believe in God."In her new memoir, titled "<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Im-Glad-My-Mom-Died/Jennette-McCurdy/9781982185824">I'm Glad My Mom Died</a>" and released Tuesday, McCurdy described being <a href="https://www.insider.com/celebrities-who-were-raised-mormon-2018-4">raised in a Mormon household</a>, how her mom, Debra McCurdy, pushed her into acting at 6 years old, and how her life changed when she was cast as <a href="https://www.insider.com/where-are-they-now-icarly-stars-photos">Sam Puckett in Nickelodeon's "iCarly."</a>The hit sitcom, created by Dan Schneider, ran for six seasons between 2007 and 2012. McCurdy and Cosgrove starred as the best friends Sam and Carly Shay, respectively, who launched a successful web show with their pal Freddie Benson (Nathan Kress).<div type="image" title="Jennette McCurdy, Miranda Cosgrove, and Nathan Kress in season one of &quot;iCarly.&quot;" height="1611" width="2148" msid="93458891" hostid="261"></div>McCurdy recalled meeting Cosgrove at her screen test for "iCarly" and immediately thinking the "Drake &amp; Josh" alum was much cooler than her."She was leaning against a wall, sipping Coke from a glass bottle and texting on her Sidekick," McCurdy wrote. McCurdy said she and Cosgrove didn't talk much while shooting the pilot, though they were friendly with each other. But when Cosgrove sent her a gift basket with movie-theater candy and a $100 gift card for the ArcLight theater, McCurdy was moved."I'm really surprised that another child actor would be so nice to me," McCurdy wrote. "Usually there's such a sense of competition. This gesture is the opposite of that. I'm touched."While Cosgrove seemed independent, McCurdy said she was constantly monitored by her overbearing mother, who she said taught her to become anorexic at 11 years old and was critical of her acting. "On set, Miranda said cuss words like 'shit' and 'ass,' and she took the Lord's name in vain at least 50 times a day," McCurdy wrote in her memoir. "Mom warned me not to get too close to Miranda because she doesn't believe in God. (Nathan is OK for me to get close to, Mom says, because he does. 'Southern Baptists are no Mormons, but at least we've got Jesus in common.)" She added: "Even though Mom said not to get close to Miranda, I really wanted to. I wanted some of her coolness to rub off on me. And she seemed nice too, which is hard to be if you're cool."I had my fingers crossed that somehow, despite our mutual shyness, a friendship between us would develop."<div type="image" title="Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress, and Miranda Cosgrove in season one of &quot;iCarly.&quot;" height="1413" width="1885" msid="93458894" hostid="261"></div>Their friendship eventually grew over the instant-messaging service AIM."Miranda and I spent hours talking every day on it," McCurdy said. "Sometimes if Mom walked past and asked me what I was doing, I'd tell her I was talking to Miranda, but most of the time I'd shrink the AIM text bubble, lie, and say I was doing schoolwork. She didn't question me. She'd leave the room and then I'd pull the text bubble back up and start laughing."She added: "Even though in person Miranda seemed shy and quiet, she had a distinct and hilarious personality through her written words. So many of the things she said made me laugh. Her way of observing things — people, habits, human nature. I loved her. And I was so excited we were becoming friends."McCurdy feared that their friendship would dissipate once "iCarly" concluded, but in her memoir, she said their bond became "stronger."She said that three years after the show ended, her friendship with Cosgrove was "a source of camaraderie and emotional support." McCurdy added that Cosgrove was "very supportive" of her eating-disorder recovery.The actor said they had "drifted apart" in more recent years but that Cosgrove reached out to her about <a href="https://www.insider.com/why-sam-isnt-in-icarly-revival-jennette-mccurdy-missing-reason-2021-6">joining Paramount+'s "iCarly" revival series</a>.McCurdy, who <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennette-mccurdy-talks-hellish-career-quitting-acting-2021-3">quit acting several years ago</a>, declined to reprise her role to prioritize her "mental health and happiness."

Jennette McCurdy says her mom warned her not to get 'too close' to 'iCarly' costar Miranda Cosgrove because she 'doesn't believe in God'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="13576706" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="icarly" source="Orion">iCarly</keyword>" actress <keyword id="12395988" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="miranda-cosgrove" source="Orion">Miranda Cosgrove</keyword> spoke to Insider about reuniting with her former costar <keyword id="13440727" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="josh-peck" source="Orion">Josh Peck</keyword>.</li><li>Cosgrove said she was "so excited" when he said he told her he was interested in being in the show.</li></ul>Miranda Cosgrove said that she was thrilled when her former "<a href="https://www.insider.com/drake-and-josh-cast-then-and-now-2020-4">Drake &amp; Josh</a>" costar <a href="https://www.insider.com/josh-peck-nickelodeon-addiction-growing-up-interview-2022-3">Josh Peck</a> expressed interest in appearing in season two of her <a href="https://www.insider.com/icarly-revival-reed-alexander-nevel-reuniting-cast-interivew-2021-7">"iCarly" revival series</a>. "The first acting job I ever got was 'Drake &amp; Josh' and getting to work with him, it was like a dream come true when I was little because I watched 'The Amanda Show' and I thought he was hilarious," Cosgrove told <a href="https://www.insider.com">Insider</a> in a recent interview ahead of the season two premiere.Cosgrove and Peck met through their roles as stepsiblings Megan Parker and Josh Nichols in the Nickelodeon sitcom "Drake &amp; Josh," which lasted for four seasons between 2004 and 2007.<div type="image" title="Miranda Cosgrove, Josh Peck, and Drake Bell in season four of &quot;Drake &amp; Josh.&quot;" height="1792" width="2390" msid="90731367" hostid="261"></div>The same year that the series finale of "Drake &amp; Josh" aired, Cosgrove made her debut as the teen internet personality Carly Shay in "iCarly."The show costarred <a href="https://www.insider.com/why-sam-isnt-in-icarly-revival-jennette-mccurdy-missing-reason-2021-6">Jennette McCurdy as Sam Puckett</a> and Nathan Kress as Freddie Benson, Carly's best friends."iCarly" ran for six seasons, concluding in November 2012.In June 2021, Cosgrove reprised the role for a revival series at Paramount+ costarring returning actors Kress and Jerry Trainor (Spencer Shay, Carly's big brother) and new cast members Laci Mosley (Harper, Carly's best friend and roommate) and Jaidyn Triplett (Millicent, Freddie's stepdaughter). The first two episodes of season two were released on the streamer on Friday, with the remaining eight episodes dropping weekly.The new season will feature a handful of guest stars, including <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CXb9B65BJXY/">Peck</a>, who will portray a manager hired to assist Carly with her web series. Cosgrove told Insider that she and Peck "really started talking and hanging out again" four or five years ago."He's just the best," she said. "He's one of the nicest people I know and he texted me and said he'd be up for doing some episodes of 'iCarly' and I was so excited. He brought so much to this season, playing my character's manager. I can't thank him enough for doing it.""I hope if we get another season that he comes back and we get to work together again," Cosgrove added.<div type="image" title="Nathan Kress, Josh Peck, and Miranda Cosgrove in season two of &quot;iCarly.&quot;" height="1391" width="1855" msid="90731369" hostid="261"></div>Peck shared similar sentiments about his costar during a recent interview with Insider in support of his memoir, "Happy People Are Annoying."He vividly recalled meeting Cosgrove, then approximately 8 years old, at her audition for "Drake &amp; Josh.""Now I'm looking at this 28-year-old talented, lovely, badass, businesswoman that is my friend Miranda," he said.Peck continued: "I feel very lucky to have watched her grow up and to feel as warmly about her as I did when we first met — and protective, by the way. I'm always like, 'Tell me about these boys you're dating' and 'Let me make sure they're treating you nicely. Otherwise, they're gonna have an issue with me.'"Watch the <a href="https://youtu.be/nO3gFhiCnfU">trailer</a> for season two of "iCarly" below.

Miranda Cosgrove says former costar Josh Peck brought 'so much' to season 2 of the 'iCarly' revival: 'I can't thank him enough'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="13576706" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="icarly" source="Orion">iCarly</keyword>" star <keyword id="12395988" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="miranda-cosgrove" source="Orion">Miranda Cosgrove</keyword> shared her thoughts on Carly and Freddie's dynamic.</li><li>"I think that they're meant to be together," Cosgrove told Insider. </li></ul>"<a href="https://www.insider.com/icarly-revival-reed-alexander-nevel-reuniting-cast-interivew-2021-7">iCarly</a>" star <a href="https://www.insider.com/icarly-miranda-cosgrove-josh-peck-guest-starring-season-2-interview-2022-4">Miranda Cosgrove</a> is rooting for Carly Shay and Freddie Benson to become a couple given their years-long history. "I think that they're meant to be together, only because I like to think of things in a very fairy-tale, nice way," Cosgrove, who stars as Carly, told <a href="https://www.insider.com/">Insider</a> ahead of the season-two premiere of the "iCarly" revival on Paramount+ on Friday."I feel like I can totally see how a lot of people might like to see them actually in a real relationship because they've known each other ever since they were little kids," Cosgrove continued. "They're best friends. They still live in the same building together and it seems like Freddie's always there for Carly and Carly is always there Freddie. They're always there for each other, no matter what."Cosgrove and Nathan Kress previously played Carly and Freddie in the original Nickelodeon series "iCarly," which lasted for six seasons between 2007 and 2012. The two characters, who grew up as neighbors across the hall from each other at the Bushwell Plaza in Seattle, stayed platonic for the majority of the original show. <div type="image" title="Jennette McCurdy, Miranda Cosgrove, and Nathan Kress in season one of &quot;iCarly.&quot;" height="1611" width="2148" msid="90782264" hostid="261"></div>Freddie's crush on Carly was largely unrequited until he saved her life during season three.They briefly dated but broke up because Freddie believed that Carly got carried away with his heroic action and didn't really have romantic feelings for him. In the series finale, they kissed. When the characters returned for season one of the revival, it was revealed that they remained platonic over the past few years and Freddie got divorced twice. "They have a lot of the pieces that you need for a good relationship, I think a lot more in their adulthood than when they were young," Cosgrove said of Carly and Freddie, known as Creddie. "On the old show, Carly just kind of thought he was sweet and enjoyed him having a little crush on her, but it's different now that the characters are older.""Personally just me Miranda, I think it'd be nice if they ended up together," she said.<div type="image" title="Nathan Kress and Miranda Cosgrove in season two of the &quot;iCarly&quot; revival." height="671" width="895" msid="90782266" hostid="261"></div>Carly and Freddie shared a few sweet moments and referenced their complicated history in season one of the revival, and Cosgrove said that their dynamic will be explored more in the new season. After having generally bad luck in his personal and professional life during season one, Cosgrove said that season two will be a brighter one for Freddie. "This season, you really see him kind of taking off in life," she said. "His business starts to do well and he gets a girlfriend, his first long-term girlfriend in a long time. And you kind of get to see how Carly's happy for him, but she is starting to feel a lot of things that she maybe didn't even realize she felt before."The actress said that she relished the opportunity to dig into that side of their relationship, "because normally, it's always Freddie who's that's kind of pining for Carly or trying to get Carly to like him and it's just so not like that this season.""It's more from Carly's perspective and how she feels about all that," she said.

'iCarly' star Miranda Cosgrove thinks Carly and Freddie are 'meant to be together'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The first three episodes of the "<keyword id="9471331" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="icarly">iCarly</keyword>" revival are now streaming on Paramount+.</li><li>The premiere episode addressed the absence of Sam Puckett, played by <keyword id="993570" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jennette-McCurdy">Jennette McCurdy</keyword>.</li><li>Carly and Freddie revealed that Sam is "off following her bliss" with a biker gang.</li></ul>"<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/icarly">iCarly</a>" has returned nine years after the hit <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> sitcom ended, but a key <a href="https://www.insider.com/where-are-they-now-icarly-stars-photos">cast member</a> from the original series is absent from the revival. On Wednesday, Paramount+ released the first three episodes of "iCarly," which jumps ahead a few years and centers on Carly Shay's (<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/miranda-cosgrove">Miranda Cosgrove</a>) life as a 26-year-old.The revival features the return of Carly's brother Spencer Shay (Jerry Trainor) and Freddie Benson (Nathan Kress), plus two new characters: Carly's roommate and friend named Harper (Laci Mosley) and Freddie's stepdaughter named Millicent (Jaidyn Triplett). But main cast member <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/jennette-mccurdy">Jennette McCurdy</a>, who portrayed Carly's longtime best friend named Sam Puckett, won't be part of the show. <div type="image" title="Miranda Cosgrove as Carly and Nathan Kress as Freddie in a still from the Paramount+ series iCARLY" height="800" width="1066" msid="83621140" hostid="261"></div>Sam's absence was explained early in the premiere episode of the revival. During a conversation between Carly and Freddie, the titular character debated whether or not she should relaunch "iCarly" despite Sam not being around. "You don't need a partner to do that," Freddie said. In response, Carly said: "I don't need a partner, I need Sam. But she's off following her bliss with that biker gang.""The Obliterators. I hope she's OK," Freddie replied. "It's Sam," Carly said. "I hope they're OK. I just wish she was here so we could do 'iCarly' again."This reasoning was possibly a nod to where Sam ended up on the finale of the original series. In "iGoodbye," Spencer gave Sam a motorcycle that she helped to fix up. <div type="image" title="Jennette McCurdy as Sam Puckett and Miranda Cosgrove as Carly Shay on the first episode of &quot;iCarly.&quot;" height="1425" width="1900" msid="83621141" hostid="261"></div>Past guest stars from the original show are expected to make appearances on the latest iteration of "iCarly," but not McCurdy. The actress <a href="https://www.insider.com/jennette-mccurdy-talks-hellish-career-quitting-acting-2021-3">previously said</a> that she's "ashamed" and "embarrassed" by past roles, which partly contributed to her quitting acting. Cosgrove also told <a href="https://ew.com/tv/miranda-cosgrove-icarly-revival-sam-absence/">Entertainment Weekly</a> that aside from the mentions of Sam in the premiere, she'll be referenced again as the show continues. The first three episodes of the "iCarly" revival are now available to stream on <a href="https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/icarly-2021/">Paramount+</a>, with the remaining episodes dropping weekly.

The 'iCarly' revival explains Sam's absence on the season premiere

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="9471331" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="icarly">iCarly</keyword>" is a popular late 2000s <keyword id="16123" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</keyword> sitcom about teenagers with a web show.</li><li>While the series sometimes feels dated, it captured viral ambitions that are still prevalent today.</li><li>The show echoes conflicts, tropes, and milestones in today's influencer space. </li></ul>When "iCarly" premiered in 2007, it was a reflection of a mid-aughts aspiration: that anyone with a sense of humor, a camera, and <keyword id="6357247" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Internet">internet</keyword> access could become famous. The series, which follows three teenagers who host an incredibly popular web show that's also called iCarly, is chock full of references to late 2000s and early 2010s humor. Bits like the show's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRV7UE7CouE">iconic "random dancing" sequences,</a> and the completely nonsensical shirts the main characters wear that say things like "Mister Duck Lumps," evoke the era's junior high <keyword id="24504" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="culture">culture</keyword>. But in the years since it debuted, it has taken on a peculiar kind of relevance. Despite the potential pitfalls of making a show pegged to a particular era of the internet, "iCarly" still feels more relatable than ever. That might help explain why it's been <a href="https://collider.com/top-10-netflix-tv-shows-list/">floating around in Netflix's top 10 in the United States</a> since it hit the platform in early February. While it doesn't map onto the current era of social media perfectly, its portrayal of internet drama, online personalities, and viral aspirations makes "iCarly" a surreal and valuable piece of media in 2021. These days, it seems to be one of the first representations of a possibility that has gripped generations even since - the idea that you have the agency to go viral and become famous from your own home.<h2>'iCarly' was savvy about bridging the gap between viewer and star</h2>YouTube launched in 2005, creating an entirely new avenue to attain fame. At that point, posting your content online wasn't just a way to get famous on TV or the silver screen. Instead, it was possible to build a fanbase from your own home with content tailored to the internet itself. iCarly - the in-universe web show central to "iCarly," the Nickelodeon sitcom - is a livestreamed comedy show hosted by the titular Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove) and her best friend Sam Puckett (Jennette McCurdy). Their AV-savvy friend, Freddie Benson (Nathan Kress), runs the technical side of the show and helps the crew stream on their own website, iCarly.com.Occasionally, their videos end up going viral on SplashFace, a fictional platform that's essentially a YouTube clone.<div type="image" title="icarly iplot episode going viral" height="1080" width="1440" msid="81697328" hostid="261"></div>"iCarly" capitalized on those early days of YouTube, both by capturing its spirit in the show itself and in the way it connected with viewers. Writer Jonathan Dee <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/magazine/08NICKELODEON.t.html">wrote</a> in 2007 that "iCarly" presented an opportunity for Nickelodeon to engage cross-platform with their audiences. Teens watching the show could go online and visit the "iCarly" website, uploading their own comedy videos for a chance to be featured on the show.Despite being a typical sitcom otherwise, it represented a new future of programming that played into the growing trends of the digital age. And grow they did. In the time since the show's heyday, livestreaming technology and culture have rapidly developed. Every major social media platform, from streaming giant Twitch to Facebook-owned Instagram to Gen Z-favorite TikTok, has some sort of capability that allows creators to stream in real-time and narrows the distance between them and their audiences. <h2>The show still captures modern tropes and characters of the influencer world</h2>Like some of today's TikTok stars, Carly, Sam, and Freddie happen upon their internet career with a bout of accidental viral fame after Freddie uploads a video of Sam and Carly making fun of a teacher on the internet. Soon after, they're drawing half a million - half a million! - viewers to their webcasts. <div type="image" title="icarly view count" height="652" width="869" msid="81697330" hostid="261"></div>As In The Know internet culture reporter Kelsey Weekman <a href="https://okayzoomer.substack.com/p/how-a-2007-kids-show-predicted-modern">wrote in her newsletter</a>, the events of "iCarly" feel shockingly similar to news items we'd write as reporters who cover the internet in 2021. Like today's influencers, the iCarly crew ends up embroiled in feuds with other creators.But in at least one case, the feud ends up bringing them further popularity. Drama with 2000s YouTube icon Fred Figglehorn (a fictional <a href="https://www.tubefilter.com/2010/08/06/youtubes-fred-star-gets-nick-tv-deal-marvin-marvin/">character created by Lucas Cruikshank</a> on YouTube) in the episode "iMeet Fred" ends up driving visitors to both their websites. That parodies the way that <a href="https://www.insider.com/cancel-culture-youtube-actually-help-a-youtubers-career-2020-12">conflict can often propel influencers to further fame</a>. During the YouTube beauty guru drama of May 2019 known as "Dramageddon 2.0," Tati Westbrook publicly announced that she was ending her friendship with James Charles.In the height of the feud, Westbrook's subscriber count skyrocketed. Charles took a hit in the moment, but <a href="https://www.insider.com/james-charles-canceled-jeffree-star-why-real-subscriber-loss-2020-12">analysis from Insider's Madison Hall and Kat Tenbarge</a> showed that countering Westbrook and Jeffree Star's claims during the feud helped his subscriber count rebound. The iCarly team also faces an influencer-marketing scandal, endorsing a bogus sneaker for money in "iPromote Tech Foots." Influencer marketing, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/03/instagram-beware-bad-influencers-product-twitter-snapchat-fyre-kendall-jenner-bella-hadid">as Chris Stokel-Walker reported in The Guardian in 2019</a>, came under increased scrutiny after big-name influencers including Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner promoted the disastrous Fyre music festival online. In recent years, <a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/instagram-cracking-down-on-influencers-hiding-ads">platforms like Instagram have cracked down on influencers</a> who don't disclose when a post has been sponsored.Meanwhile, throughout the series, they're engaged in a bitter rivalry with commentary blogger Nevel Papperman (played by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/reed-alexander">Reed Alexander</a>, who also happens to be an Insider finance reporter). They're also "shipped" - the term when fans want to see characters or celebrities in a relationship - in a way that mimics real-life fandom tendencies. In <a href="https://icarly.fandom.com/wiki/IStart_a_Fanwar">"iStart a Fanwar,"</a> Sam incites a fight between "Creddie" (Carly and Freddie) and "Seddie" (Sam and Freddie) fans. The characters in "iCarly" also fall into archetypes reminiscent of today's online personalities. Papperman, an influencer in his own right, falls somewhere between the celebrity bloggers of the aughts and the <a href="https://www.insider.com/dangelo-wallace-interview-youtube-shane-jeffree-tati-drama-channels-2020-9">YouTube commentary channels</a> that are just as big stars as (if not bigger than) the influencers they cover.Meanwhile, number one iCarly fan Mandy (Aria Wallace) is an early manifestation of stan culture, developing a <a href="https://www.insider.com/james-charles-relationship-fan-between-influencers-stark-power-dynamic-2021-3">parasocial relationship</a> with the crew that bleeds over into real life. <h2>'iCarly' feels relevant because it was at the forefront of viral fame</h2>Making a show or movie that's so focused on the internet is a risky gamble. The terrain of the internet changes quickly, and the culture of individual platforms like TikTok shifts at lightning pace. By the time you're able to produce something, <a href="https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/22/18104615/ralph-breaks-the-internet-explained">its depiction of online life could already be outdated</a>. "iCarly" avoided this problem by being ahead of the curve. The show premiered during a period of time when YouTube still felt like a novel phenomenon and being an online creator <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/youtube-money?inline-read-more">wasn't as viable of a career path as it is now</a>. <a href="https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/2007-was-the-best-year-ever-for-viral-videos">As Miles Klee wrote for Thrillist</a>, 2007's online culture was more focused on individual viral videos rather than creators or trends. "iCarly" premiered at the beginning of that transition, and the show paralleled the rise of creator culture during <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/18287318/youtube-logan-paul-pewdiepie-demonetization-adpocalypse-premium-influencers-creators">what some have called YouTube's golden age</a>.<div type="image" title="icarly iweb award" height="669" width="893" msid="81697332" hostid="261"></div>Still, "iCarly" has its outdated moments.Like other shows from the era, the mainstream cultural barometer of what's considered "acceptable" has moved beyond some aspects of the show, like running jokes involving the term "hobo" and an hour-long special that caricatures Japanese people and culture.Its "random" humor - the running bit called "random dancing" makes the web series hosts pause to, well, randomly dance - smacks of late 2000s tweenage culture.And the infrastructure that has blurred the line between influencer and conventional celebrity wasn't quite in place. Carly, Sam, and Freddie weren't particularly concerned with monetizing their content, for example. But "iCarly" managed to encapsulate many of the tropes and players of the creator world, as well as the defining spirit that anyone - or, in this case, an affluent teenager with a quirky attic space and a decent camera - can become famous from the comfort of their home.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11363537" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="laci-mosley">Laci Mosley</keyword>, a Black woman, was cast as the character of Harper in the upcoming "<keyword id="9471331" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="icarly">iCarly</keyword>" reboot.</li><li>She said she received a barrage of hateful, racist comments on social <keyword id="6354777" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Media">media</keyword>. </li><li>Experts explain how widespread this behavior is, and why it remains pervasive. </li></ul>A writer on the upcoming "iCarly" reboot tweeted that one of the stars of the show was being targeted with hateful, racist comments."Hey #iCarly tweeps!" <a href="https://twitter.com/chescaleigh/status/1394066991321812992" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Franchesca Ramsey, who has over 230,000 followers, wrote on May 17.</a> "I'm seeing a looooot of racist abuse being hurled at one of our stars &amp; I'd love if you'd join me in calling it out when/if you see it." The tweet was widely shared and received over 12,000 likes."iCarly," which is set to premier on Paramount+ on June 17, is a remake of the Nickelodeon show that ran from 2007 to 2012. It stars <keyword id="1155935" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Miranda-Cosgrove">Miranda Cosgrove</keyword> as Carly Shay, who runs a web show with her friends. In the new series, Carly and her friends will be "navigating work, love, and family in their 20s," <a href="https://ew.com/tv/everything-we-know-icarly-revival-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to EW</a>.Following the tweet and subsequent comments from Laci Mosley, a Black actor set to join the cast of "iCarly", Insider spoke to experts with experience in the way people of color are treated in the <keyword id="4578" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="entertainment">entertainment</keyword> industry. They highlighted the pervasive <keyword id="44060" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Racism">racism</keyword> from online trolls, many of whom struggle to accept diversity being newly introduced into <keyword id="6357922" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Television">television</keyword> shows, and the importance of speaking out in order to effect change.<h2>Laci Mosley spoke out about racist abuse she'd received from fans who were angry she was joining the 'iCarly' cast</h2>It was announced in March that Mosley, an actor best known for her role in the sitcom "Florida Girls" and her podcast "Scam Goddess," would be joining the cast in the role of a new character called Harper, who will live with Carly.While many of the original cast, including Cosgrove, Jerry Trainor, and Nathan Kress, are returning to the reboot, fans noticed that the character Sam Puckett, played by Jennette McCurdy, was missing.This appears to have led to backlash towards Mosley on social media, with fans angry that a beloved white character is not present, but a Black woman is."Laci's character Harper isn't replacing Sam," Ramsey tweeted, <a href="https://twitter.com/chescaleigh/status/1394422103533780995" target="_blank" rel="noopener">following up with statements</a> from her fellow writers condemning the racism. "No one could replace Jeanette McCurdy or her incredible talent! But it's both racist as hell &amp; completely unfair to decide that Laci hasn't earned her role especially since the show isn't even out yet!!"Mosley tweeted that she had received racist TikTok videos and social media comments since the announcement, and it had broken her heart. <a href="https://twitter.com/DivaLaci/status/1394383888777060352" target="_blank" rel="noopener">She said</a> "being a Black woman is exhausting" and "we all deserve better."She also posted <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CO_oy75ppE3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a statement to her Instagram</a>, saying that she loves being Black, but hates "how Black people are treated on this planet."I was shocked when a celebration of all the hard work we've put into making this reboot was overshadowed by the most racism I've ever experienced in my life over the course of 72 hours," she said. "I felt silly being so upset because I've been in this little brown body my entire life and racism isn't new but it still hurts."<h2>'When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression'</h2>The issue of racist backlash against women of color in entertainment is widespread. Amina Smith, a former Stadium Sports Network host who is now the on-air talent for NBC Boston Sports, told Insider she has experienced racism in many different ways. She's had people calling her the N-word slur in messages, and has been told she's not qualified for her job because she is simply filling a "Black quota.""It sickens me to see that people who have never met you have so much hate for you just based on what you look like," she said, adding that anonymity makes it easier for people to be comfortable spewing hate."I think people often detach <keyword id="6412373" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="celebrities">celebrities</keyword> from being actual humans that can hear, see, and feel the hate that comes their way," she said. "All of this just shows that racism isn't something of the past and unfortunately, very much a reality in this country."Cheryl L. Bedford is the founder of social action organization <a href="https://wocunite.org/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women of Color Unite</a>, which focuses on fair treatment and fair pay for women of color in the entertainment and media industries. She told Insider that racism directed at the success of Black people is a blatant example of "when you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression."Seeing more Black talent taking starring roles can cause an angry reaction from some white people because they are so used to being centered in every conversation, she said."Content has always been seen through the white male cis-gender heterosexual gaze," she said. "So as we get more and more diverse, you will have that backlash."<div type="image" title="iCarly reboot" height="1500" width="2000" msid="83153606" hostid="261"></div>It's particularly apparent when shows are rebooted because people tend to have a nostalgic attachment to them, she said, and don't like to see them changed - especially when the show wasn't initially diverse."They have these feelings from childhood that come up," Bedford said. "What they fail to realize is that people like me, we never saw ourselves in that. You might be attached to it. We're not. And if you want our dollars, you got to put us in it."That fallout is a spectrum, from casually racist comments to rampant, hateful abuse. And it will continue to increase until diversity is the norm, Bedford said."The work that I do is exhausting. The emotional energy that comes from calling things out over and over and over again is exhausting," she said. "But it's the work that needs to be done because we have to get to the point where it is normalized."<h2>The hateful campaign highlights a gendered form of anti-Black racism</h2>Tyler Parry, an assistant professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Nevada, told Insider that directing racist hate towards people of color cast in television shows is common."This has been a pretty consistent thought process amongst racists on the internet," he said. "Where even before the show begins, it is doomed for failure in their minds, simply because the network had the audacity to recast the part for better representation."He thinks campaigns of targeted harassment can be intended to psychologically damage the actor, but also to put pressure on the studio to recast them with another white person."We also have to consider that this is a gendered form of anti-Black racism, and this is just the most recent manifestation of that," he said. "And I think that's important because it does seem that Black women are the ones most targeted by these campaigns."For example, the same kind of vitriol was seen when a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-hunger-games-were-you-upset-rue-was-black-because-a-lot-of-other-people-are-2012-3">Black actor was chosen as the character of Rue in "The Hunger Games</a>," or when <a href="https://attitude.co.uk/article/batwoman-star-javicia-leslie-has-a-message-for-racist-trolls-the-suit-doesnt-have-a-race/24399/">Javicia Leslie was cast as Batwoman</a>.<h2>Support from allies is vital to send a message that racism should not be tolerated</h2>Philip McKenzie, the chief strategy officer at MediaVillage and the executive director of <a href="https://www.mediavillage.com/advancing-diversity-villages/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AdvancingDiversity.org</a>, told Insider that when racist abuse happens, it is important for casts, productions, and studios to have a united front against the hate "to not only support the talent that is under attack but to send a clear message to fans this behavior is not tolerated or welcome."The Instagram account for "iCarly" on Paramount+ shared a statement following the tweets, saying the racist attacks were "not acceptable." It was shared by Mosley's costars Cosgrove and Trainor, who added that he never wanted to hear the phrase "iCarly fans are racist" ever again."Our company is proud to uphold the values of inclusivity and collaboration, where we work to embrace new and diverse voices, act with care, and work together," it reads. "The upcoming Paramount+ iCarly series is one of many examples of this commitment, and we support our entire cast and crew and stand against all instances of hate and racism."Some experts think studios could do more. Marc Morial, the president and CEO of the civil rights organization <a href="https://nul.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Urban League</a> who has fought against racism in Hollywood, told Insider that in order for people of color to see themselves in the stories that shape our worldview, diversity and inclusion needs to be pursued "at every level and in every facet of the entertainment industry.""It is just as important for white America to see people of all races, ethnicities, and cultures represented realistically in the media they consume," he said.Bedford said this means hiring more people of color as writers, producers, and directors because "the marginalized can write for the ones in power.""The opposite is not true," she said.Insider has reached out to Paramount representatives for comment.Parry said that with the rise of social media, even a small collective of online trolls "can have a very big voice.""It does amplify people who have prejudices that they want to let loose and unleash on specific groups," he said.The support shown for Mosley has also been huge though, according to her recent tweets."I just want to thank you all for being so kind and uplifting me over the past few days," <a href="https://twitter.com/DewaynePerkins/status/1394495037858222081" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she said on May 19.</a> "I can't believe how a scenario that started out so negative has become SO overwhelming positive."<a href="https://www.insider.com/culture">To read more stories like this, check out Insider's digital culture coverage here.</a>

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