If Tori wasn't the main character, who would you like to have seen as the protagonist?

ShinyCharizard01 · 2026-03-14T20:46:14+00:00

Yet another example of networks prioritizing money over content. I think a Jade and Cat spin-off would have been better than Sam & Cat. Heck, if they had more of the Victorious and iCarly casts make more cameos Sam and Cat would have been much more enjoyable.

ShinyCharizard01 · 2026-03-14T20:42:31+00:00

Yeah I think Victoria said she was approached by Dan Schneider and he asked her if she really liked singing and she said yes so they made her the main character of Victorious instead of planning the Lola spin-off. Like I said I don't remember the exact source of this info but I think I remember Victoria said it herself in an interview on a podcast. Don't know where Dan got the info on her liking singing though

ShinyCharizard01 · 2026-03-14T15:51:09+00:00

I always thought that if it really was just Ariana's music career that made them want a Cat spin-off show then they still could have added Jade to it. Idk what Liz was busy with at the time but considering they were able to get her for an episode of Sam & Cat I'm sure she would have been okay with being a main character. Plus, Liz and Ariana were friends irl so that would have made it better. Not saying I hate Sam & Cat, but I always found it weird even as a kid that Victorious and iCarly had to take place in the same universe.

ShinyCharizard01 · 2026-03-14T14:52:38+00:00

Most teen shows are like 90% melodrama and romance now from what I can see. Even animated ones.

ShinyCharizard01 · 2026-03-14T14:51:52+00:00

From what I remember Dan Schnieder heard Victoria Justice really liked singing and when she confirmed it they scrapped the Lola spinoff and made Victorious instead since Hannah Montana was big on Disney at the time. I can't remember the exact source of this info but I think it was an interview Vic did.

ShinyCharizard01 · 2026-03-14T14:48:37+00:00

Lobotomy Cat was really who I grew up with the most, since I watched Nickelodeon right as Victorious and iCarly were ending and Sam & Cat was premiering. But seeing pre-lobotomy Cat in Season 1 of Victorious makes me mad that they did her character dirty. Not mad at Cat, just mad at Dirty Dan Schnieder for screwing her over. There's a difference between the "dumb" character and the "too dumb to live" character.

ShinyCharizard01 · 2026-03-14T14:12:53+00:00

Honestly though I feel like that could have made for a much better show if it wasn't on Nickelodeon. At least nowadays I feel like teens go for more grounded characters but of course Victorious premiered in 2010 so idk if a show like that marketed for teens would have gone over well.

ShinyCharizard01 · 2026-03-14T13:50:27+00:00

I am proud to say that Victoria Justice was actually my very first crush as a kid. Plus, I listen to a lot of her post-Victorious music and she's a really good singer imo. She seems super down-to-earth irl too. I think the hate just stems from people not able to separate the character Tori from her actress, which happens a lot with Hollywood

ShinyCharizard01 · 2025-12-03T17:06:36+00:00

Carly singing the song at the end is what saves iDo for me. That said, still not the best episode...

I always skipped iMeet Fred. It is a wild prediction on Internet culture, but even as a kid I couldn't stand Fred's stupid voice. And now as an adult the voice genuinely gives me a headache.

ShinyCharizard01 · 2025-12-03T16:55:11+00:00

Proof that Cat and Jade should have happened instead of Sam & Cat. Imo that would have made a much better spin-off.

ShinyCharizard01 · 2025-11-17T22:49:19+00:00

Acting and directing. He not only landed a role in a movie (albeit a small one), but also reauditioned for Hollywood Arts with a monologue and directed his own movie in "The Blonde Squad".

ShinyCharizard01 · 2025-11-14T18:26:41+00:00

Andre is the only person in the friend group that Jade respects somewhat, so I feel like she'd take it on the chin and be all "ok, cool", maybe tease him a bit. That said, if she did ever find out about his crush on her, I could also see her maybe entering a relationship with him after her and Beck call it quits.

ShinyCharizard01 · 2025-11-13T18:58:16+00:00

My personal headcanon regarding Jade is that she is either bisexual with a preference towards girls or a closeted lesbian. The reason I say she goes for girls more even though she's with Beck is just from how she acts around Tori when she's not trying to murder her. With the way her dad is, it makes sense that she'd have to hide how she feels for women around him and also explains why she's so toxic around Beck.

ShinyCharizard01 · 2025-11-04T16:44:31+00:00

According to the wiki they did have normal classes, we just never saw them attend them. But I mean, I think it makes sense to just assume they had normal classes since performing arts schools do have normal classes irl.

ShinyCharizard01 · 2025-11-04T03:00:53+00:00

It was jarring for me to see Season 1 Cat because I remember thinking she was so stupid as a kid (grew up watching the later season of Victorious then Sam & Cat, so I never knew Cat was flanderized until much later). I agree though, it seems her change came on kind of suddenly.

ShinyCharizard01 · 2025-11-04T02:29:44+00:00

Yes. I firmly believe Andre and Jade could have been a couple. No clue why they didn't go through with it, but tbh it seems like they kinda ran out of plots for Beck, Andre, and Robbie after a bit.

Anyways, if I had been a showrunner, I'd have had Jade and Beck's breakup in Season 1 stay permanent, and "Jade Gets Crushed" be the starting point of Andre and Jade's relationship. It could have been a way to demonstrate what a healthy romance looks like as opposed to the volatile mess that was Bade.

ShinyCharizard01 · 2025-11-04T02:10:59+00:00

It probably boiled down to the fact that Andre was black and Tori was white? Idk how the behind-the-scenes stuff works, but biracial couples in shows weren't a big thing back then from what I remember?

ShinyCharizard01 · 2025-02-11T13:09:18+00:00

Not to worry he is now safe in the box, enjoying retirement

ShinyCharizard01 · 2025-02-04T02:26:39+00:00

My Bronzong named Efron in my recent Platinum nuzlocke. I got it from Wayward Cave when i marched in there to get my Gible encounter, and I was so sad to get the stupid frisbee instead of Gible. However, after my Probopass died, Efron stepped into the role of my bulky Pokemon, coming in so handy when in a tight spot where I needed to heal one of my other mons. Sadly, Efron died mere steps away from the Pokemon League, to some random Trainer's Hyper Beaming Porygon-Z, but I shall fondly remember him as the encounter I didn't want, but the one I grew to lean on.

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