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The original iCarly was by far the best kids show me and my siblings watched a lot when we were younger. But the reboot is just too much to me if I’m being honest. They’re cramming so much into this show and trying way too hard to be politically correct. Most people watch shows and movies to get away from all of the politics and things happening in the world, why bring this to a reboot of a very loved and respected kids show. It’s not even focused on comedy or a normal plot it’s just a bunch of random, off putting, left field characters smooshed together into a show. It’s really disappointing because I really was hoping this wasn’t going to be like most shows nowadays. We can’t get away from anything anymore. It’s just trying way too hard to be something it truly isn’t. None of these things are even subtle it’s just shoved down your throat with a shovel every two seconds. Harper just straight up annoys me to no end. She’s wayyyy too much. It would’ve been nice if they could dial her character down a notch or two. Fred’s daughter is way too rude and selfish, and honestly doesn’t make much sense being his daughter in the show if I’m being honest. Spencer is literally the same and I really love that since he’s honestly carrying the show for me personally. Carly is way too fixated on having a relationship or a man period in her life, which is fine if it wasn’t so much. It just sounds like high school drama to me. I really like that most of the original characters appear in it but it’s truly sad not having Gibby or Sam in it which I do understand why they aren’t honestly. But their characters made the show what it was and these new characters don’t amount to that at all. I’m just saying it would’ve been nice if these new characters didn’t seem so out of place and off putting. Like if they would’ve kept these new characters different but mesh well with following the old show if that makes sense. Like show how they all met and came to be and mend these characters into iCarly for what it is not what it isn’t. They would’ve had huge potential for taking the empty spots from the original if the characters were written well. Freddy honestly just comes off as someone who really fell off and gave up. It’s really sad to see that because I personally liked his character in the original but now they just make him look beaten down. I don’t mind the new set they’re on though, some change is good. It just took me off guard with how much it’s changed, I mean I miss the bright colors. I don’t like how dull it became but overall it’s good. I just wish the laugh track wasn’t so saturating and these “funny” moments were actually naturally funny not forced. It’s just not that interesting to watch if you can manage to see past Harpers annoying character and Freddy’s selfish brat daughter. I like the idea of an adult version but I don’t like how political it’s become and how forced the entire show appears to be. Stop focusing on today’s politics and let it be a naturally good show. Trust me WE KNOW what’s going on in the world, we can’t get away from it even if we tried. It’s literally everywhere and on almost every new show. Stop being so mainstream and be unique. That’s what iCarly originally was.

I was a huge fan of the original Gossip Girl to the point where I rewatched it all the way through a few times on and off. Let me just say that this reboot is not a show I’d feel the same with. Now before I get into it, I will say I did not expect it to be the same as the original by any means. First off, the teachers clapping back by making some fake account and creating another anonymous gossip girl is really not much to go off of, especially when everything is thrown at you just within the first episode. I don’t like things that drag on and take forever to make a point but honestly I felt like all I needed to see was the first episode considering it told you literally everything you need to know including who “Gossip Girl” is in one single episode, why watch more? I’m sure everyone had their suspicions in the original about who it could be until they finally told you, but that lingering question was there from the beginning to the end no matter what happened all through the show. That was one question you didn’t get a real answer for until the end. It had your attention the whole way. What question is this reboot giving us to ask until the very end? Also the characters are trying way too hard to be Chuck, Blair, Serena, and Dan. It’s almost kinda awkward how hard that’s being implemented just within the first episode. There’s no build up with each individual character as their own, they’re just practically imitating the original one’s. It’s just messy personalities being thrown at you from all angles at once, it’s a little all over the place. You can easily tell they’re trying to give you the Serena and Blair feel, but it’s not working with those characters very well simply because they are not them, they’re a newer generation. The acting isn’t all that great either. There’s certain scenes where the eyes look dead when they’re supposed to be “emotional” or “angry”. Its just not something I can ignore. Overall it’s not supposed to be just like the original but there’s too many implications trying too hard to give us the same feel and look as the original, meanwhile trying to convince us they don’t want us to think of it as trying to imitate what was already created. It’s just giving mixed messages here. Sure it’s going to be based off the basic idea that was already there just in “todays” world, but if that’s the case then try to make different original personalities for the characters. Don’t try so hard make what’s already been done before, aka Blair, Chuck, Dan and Serena. Give us that same scandalous, adventurous, indulgent, dramatic, and exciting feeling by creating original characters that don’t try to copy and paste parts of the original characters. Make the viewers root for and fall in love with characters from scratch because these are all completely different people. Show us who THEY are not what they’re trying so hard to be. What I’m saying is this show has potential in being another modern Gossip Girl to fall in love with, they just need to use originality. There’s a way to keep some of the traditional things from the original and create a whole new group of characters to love as themselves, not who they’re not. It would be different if it was the original characters, but it’s not. It’s not the original coming back, it’s a reboot for a reason.