I follow iCarly on Facebook and this popped up on my News Feed:

http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/08/02/nickelodeon-icarly-spinoff-victorious/

Basically (just in case the link doesn't work for some reason), Dan is making pilots of possible spinoffs called Sam & Cat and Gibby.

"In the tentatively titledSam & Cat, sassy Sam (McCurdy, above right) and eccentric Cat (Grande, above left) buddy up as roommates and start a babysitting business to fund their adventures. 
Meanwhile, in Gibby(which is also a working title), zany Gibby (Munck, left) gets a gig at a recreational center where he winds up as a mentor to four offbeat middle-school students."

Just thought this would interest you guys and I hadn't noticed a thread or anything for it. So...yeah...there you go. Discuss away.

Aha! I was looking for this thread!

I'm not as mad about it as other people are(not even close), but I was hoping Jennette could play something different than her usual "sarcastic bully" typecast. Also they better make Cat more like season 1, because she's so unlikeable and annoying now. Plus, I wanted definite iCarly closure where we could put our own head cannon after the finale. I wanted iCarly to END. Like, end end. I don't really want to live through more adventures of Sam, especially if she isn't apart of the iCarly trio. It would have been better for this scenario but with different characters Dan came up with. Also, I don't think Dan can manage 3 shows at once.

Also I'd rather not have Seddie continue because I wanted a new, main love interest for Sam. I wanted her to have new storylines with different guys and stuff. If Sam is in some long distance relationship, she can't have episodes of dates gone wrong in college or something.

I'll watch Gibby's show. Both seem to be about mentoring/babysitting and the idea doesn't appeal to me. I get that since they are old, they have to make up for it by having younger kids to appeal to this target audience. I just don't like it...it makes me think of that awful Disney show with Debby Ryan babysitting those kids.

I'm glad Jennette and Ariana get to work together though.

Sorry, my thoughts are all over the place.

Sorry for the double post, but I thought I would post the characters! If you're wondering why the format of this post looks screwed up, it's just because I copied and pasted it from a site lol.

Sam and Cat:

[BOY] 7 to 12 years of age, any ethnicity. This is a funny, fearless, firecracker of a kid. He can be quirky and awkward yet loveable and adorable. We are looking for kids with NATURAL COMEDIC TIMING. Please submit all ethnicities. SERIES REGULAR ROLE

[GIRL] 7 to 12 years of age, any ethnicity. This is a funny, fearless, firecracker of a kid. She can be quirky and awkward yet loveable and adorable. We are looking for kids with NATURAL COMEDIC TIMING. Please submit all ethnicities. SERIES REGULAR ROLE

[14-17 YEAR OLD BOY] African American or any ethnicity. This is a comedic powerhouse of a kid. Should have the same strong comedic timing and talent as these proto types: JERRY TRAINOR, JACK BLACK, ZACH GALIFIANAKIS. Please submit all ethnicities. SERIES REGULAR ROLE

GIBBAYYYY!!

[SIERRA] 24-35 year old Female. Any Ethnicity. She is a high energy, interesting character-y type Woman. Prototype: Whoopi Goldberg. MUST HAVE IMPECCABLE COMEDIC TIMING. GUEST STAR - POSSIBLY RECURRING ROLE

[TEACHER] 28-45 year old Male. Any Ethnicity. He is a High School Teacher with big, broad, high energy. Must have great comedic timing. CO-STAR ROLE.

[NURSE] 35-50 year old Female. Any Ethnicity. High School Nurse. Must have great comedic timing. UNDER FIVE ROLE.

[CAFETERIA LADY] 40-60 year old Female. Any Ethnicity. She is a character-y, gruff woman who runs the cafeteria. Must have great comedic timing. CO-STAR ROLE.

[FOREIGN GUY] 28-40 year old Male. Any Ethnicity. He should have a thick foreign accent (any kind). He is a character-y type. Must have great comedic timing. CO-STAR ROLE.

[11 YEAR OLD GIRL] 11 years old. Female. Any Ethnicity. Must have great comedic timing. UNDER FIVE ROLE.

[11 YEAR OLD BOY] 11 years old. Male. Any Ethnicity. Must have great comedic timing. UNDER FIVE ROLE.

[MEAN BOY] 11 years old. Male. Any Ethnicity. He is a typical bully. Must have great comedic timing. UNDER FIVE ROLE.

[CHEERLEADER] 17 years old. Female. Any Ethnicity. She is an EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE, HOT Cheerleader. Must have great comedic timing. CO-STAR ROLE.

[PARAMEDIC] 28-40 year old Male. Any Ethnicity. He is a Paramedic. Must have great comedic timing. CO-STAR ROLE.

[THUG] 26-32 year old Male. Any Ethnicity. He is a trouble maker, thug type. Should be 5'10 or taller. Large intimidating build. Must have great comedic timing. CO-STAR ROLE.

*Jennette! There is no "A" in her name. *putting you in training for Sam and Cat forum discussions*

Anyways, I feel the same way. People are really upset over it, but I think they should at least realize that Dan has yet to make an awful show and give it a chance. Even the iCarly fans who hate Victorious surely don't hate it more than Bucket and Skinner.

I know Jennette and Ariana will sing their own theme song, but for "Gibby", will Noah Munck have to sing his own theme song? *shudders*

AND if Carly/Sam is Cam, what will Cat/Sam be? Sat sounds weird. Samerina? Puckettine? I need to work out these ship names! I need to be prepared! What would Cat/Freddie be if he shows up? They can't be Creddie. They can't be Fat. Fredderina sounds like a nickname Sam gave him. Balentine?

The costar role casting for Sam and Cat also involves a wealthy mom, a British mom, babies who crawl, and a fat police officer. It also mentions a "juvenile delinquent" tough girl, but I'll guess that is Sam.

Are these shows for Teennick or for plain Nickelodeon?

On a plain Nickelodeo show, Schneider should not have to worry about slash shippers and their name smooshing.

Changing the names from there previous roles would be better, as seen in the case of Megan -> Carly, Lola -> Tori, Steve -> Spencer.

Will Cat and Sam be College girls? They would have graduated from high school by now. With new names, they may remain high school girls and not be even more removed from the target group of Nickelodeon.

Don't worry, you're not being harsh at all, especially compared to all the responses I've seen elsewhere.

I agree. I think it's time for Dan to let go of iCarly, instead of trying to make it live forever. You can't grasp onto its popularity for life, the ratings are already dying. It could also have to do with Nickelodeon wanting this too. They think 2 popular characters from the network's 2 most popular shows = major success/huge ratings.

A lot of people love the chemistry with the casts and don't want that broken up....taking the characters they love and setting it in a completely different environment. I'm actually okay with that, because I feel like post-graduation this would legitimately happen to the iCarly trio. They learn to adapt to a new environment on their own and meeting new people. I'm just curious to how it will turn out.

Hmmm....I disagree that Sam's bullying got too repetitive. I mentioned in the Seddie thread that this new season she definitely toned it down(tolerant of people, and only fighting people to defend nerds/Gibby, quitting job at pearstore, not getting in trouble, not insulting people, etc). However, I could definitely see her retreating back to her season 1 self in the new show. I really hope they don't alter her character just because it's a new show. Cat however, got really bad now. There are occasional moments where I like her, but I liked her the best during the first few episodes. She isn't bipolar anymore. She laughs at her own lines/scenes ALL THE TIME. In an annoying voice. Her voice is higher pitched. She doesn't have smart moments anymore. She's not as likable as she used to be. =/ That is ONE thing they need to change. I don't think that will work well as a main character.

I know someone in real life who acts like Sam, and one who acts like Cat(to a lesser extreme). They are actually pretty good friends. Friendships can be weird. Dan is probably going for the "opposites get along" Drake and Josh sort of thing.

With the whole "What parent would let their kids be with THEM?", the parents in Dan's shows are pretty stupid. xP

One thing I do like about this is that this way the main character isn't a Mary Sue character that's perfect, boring, and has no substance. I was scared of that when I first heard Jennette was getting her own show(before they announced the spinoff).

I think its possible that Cat may get the character development she deserves in this new spin-off. Especially if she's gonna be college-aged.

Both Sam and Cat will probably grow out of the excessive bullying (even though Sam already has) and silliness that plagued their characters.

Here's how I feel about both casts of characters on iCarly and Victorious:

Sam: I have really liked the person she's becoming. Still keeping her edge from Seasons 1-4, but is now less of a bully. She's been the best part about a lot of Season 5-6 episodes.

Spencer: He's super funny. Shall I say more ? I will say that I think Spencer got less good storylines in Seasons 5-6 than the previous four. Before iBattle Chip, his last A-Plot was iGet Pranky. (Should iDo count?)

Carly: I'm in the minority that really likes her. Well on most occasions, I don't really care to much for her character, but she can be very funny at times (iToe Fatcakes).

Freddie: Meh, I like Freddie's character, but he's less exciting then some of the others at most times. He does have moments where I respect him a lot (iHire An Idiot, for example).

Gibby: I love his character, but if only the writers could have given him more to do as a Main Character. He was okay as a main character throughout Season 4. But then got old as the show went on with the whole "Gibbbeeeehhh"

Cat: I'm actually in the minority that likes her silliness. I was LOLing when she described the Drake & Josh sushi episode, the whole way through giggling xD.

Andre: I actually thought that when he did get episodes, they were always really good. He and Tori make awesome music together. Still hoping for Tandre (Tori/Andre).

Tori: Don't really care fro her character. I never really find her that funny, and she totally hogs the show. In Season 2, there were 14 episodes. I did a count and out of 14 of those episodes, Tori had 7 catered to her. Which is really unfair.

Beck: I feel like he hasn't grown as a character at all. The same old "ladies man", "good looking" Beck. The most development he ever had is when he broke up with Jade (The Worst Couple). Didn't like him in Tori Goes Platinum. I've lost respect for him since then. Jade should never take him back. Beck can do better too.

Jade: Like Beck, I feel like she's stuck in that same position. The typical mean spirited, slightly goth girl. They really need to focus on keeping contunity with her niceness. Because, she's a good person one episode (Tori and Jade's Playdate), and then an absolute gank the next (Tori Goes Platinum). Had the show been renewed for a Season 4, she could of really changed like Sam did. Hopefully in the final episodes, we start to see a permanent change in her. But I absolutely LOVE when she says "NOOOOOOOOO" when someone does something she doesn't like. Its mean, but hilarious XD.

Robbie/Rex: Robbie's okay in Season 3, as he is beginning to act more...idk, normal with his whole crush-on-Cat story element. Never liked Robbie in the previous seasons (Especially in, "Robbarazzi", although that was really early). Rex is funny sometimes, but I couldn't believe they had that throwaway line that suggested him being Bi. Other times, he's really annoying, specifically the episode where he "Abuses" Robbie. HATE, HATE, HATE him in the Blooper episodes.

Trina: I do like Trina. She's very pretty. But the show makes her out to be a loser. She is ragged on by every main character, including her own sister and she has no real friends. Everyone says she's untalented, but she is good at Karate.

@MAB: They probably put all these irrational things together that sound brilliant on paper if you don't think about it.

-The iCarly/Victorious crossover got good ratings!!!

-Female version Drake and Josh! Female version of Kenan and Kel!

-Everyone says Cat should be the star of Victorious!

-Everyone says Sam, Spencer, or Gibby should be the star of iCarly!

-They can both sing, act, and dance! Triple threats! New Miley Cyrus? We can build careers off of their music by putting songs in the show, making soundtracks/tours, and making $$$!!!

-Ariana has a huge fanbase! Imagine the ratings!

-Jennette's fans are crazy! Look at the massive amounts of insults to Madisen Hill! Ratings!!

-OMG every1s fav show can live 4everz! 5everz~

Okay, I'm getting a little more ridiculous as I go on. But I can see why they wanted to do this. It's just that the marketing aspect they have in mind may overshadow the actual quality of the show. But who knows what will happen?

I'm sure they could put Noah through some autotune like Jamie Lynn Spears. I don't think they'll make a singing career out of him lol. He's into making his own beats and dubstep sort of remixes more than singing. I'm not thrilled of him doing his own show on Nickelodeon and was hoping he'd do more raunchy/silly comedies like Bad Teacher. I think he has the potential to be like a mini Jason Segel.

Did you get around to iPear Store yet? Freddie certainly defended himself at the end. He just sounded a little crazy....especially since it kind of was his fault. Sure Sam took the job, but she didn't directly sabotage him. She just did well at her job and got promoted. *shrugs* Well, at least it made him less boring than the other episodes. I think before he was more "taking the high road" than being weak. He's being more mature about it instead of whining to Carly or fighting back in the same immature way. I think in season 1 he would pathetically follow Carly around and cave into her every will, but in later seasons got more of a backbone. Idk. I think it was the other way around until this new season.

@Teenj: I agree with you on EVERYTHING. Except for Cat...I adored her too much in season 1. Now she's just acting dumb. There were 1 or 2 episodes where I liked her though. Also, what was the throwaway line about Rex being bi? I must have missed that episode. I haven't seen Rex in awhile.

Trina is funny...I just don't like the way they're using her. She's just the butt of the joke now. Daniella is so sweet and talented, so it's a shame she's so underrated just because of her character.