iCarly: Season One, Vol. 1
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Movie Reviews of iCarly: Season One, Vol. 1
Movie Review: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
Dan Schneider (the producer) has become the Dick Wolf (Law and Order, etc.) or Jerry Bruckheimer (CSI, etc.) of tween and teen shows with productions like Zoey101, Drake and Josh and now iCarly.
So what's so great about these shows? They all follow a similar formula: likeable characters, over the top acting and comedy that their audience can relate to and a fast script, and it's very successful.
Most important of all, the shows all revolve around a cast of likable characters that the audience can relate or want to be. That's why a show with an unlikeable protagonist would never be as successful. But of course the cast all need a foil, and the best one is one which you can hate without misgiving because they are so obnoxious, and also one who doesn't appear too much, so you can spend you time laughing instead.
The writing is also very good, the show is funny, and it's fast. The 20+ minutes plus commercials go by quickly without any slow and boring parts that make tween and teen fingers itch for remote control control.
With iCarly, the show revolves around the titled webcast, but really the show is about relationships (as good shows always are). We have Carly Shay, Freddie the nerd, and Sam the bad girl and Spencer the adult, who is really just a child in adult disguse, and the relationships work very well. Jerry Trainor as Spencer is in fact a very good addition as he becomes a regular adult presence, however without the stifling effect of a real adult.
It's also about living vicariously through the cast, who wouldn't want to live without parental supervision, in a totally neato apartment, with great friends, running a webshow, being popular, and having fun things happen once a week? Homework, piano lessons, chores, cleaning up, real schoolwork? Those things are nowhere in sight! For 20+ minutes everyone can cast away their dreary lives and live the life of the most popular and nice clique in school, and that's why everyone loves iCarly!
As with other tween/teen shows, as the cast gets older, the content becomes more about romantic relationships, and as one parent reviewer says, it becomes less suitable for the younger viewers. Concerned parents can rightly be there to explain the relationships on the show. I'm not totally against this myself as TV is so ubiquitous and so it can just be an early introduction to relationships and be educational as well.
I consider this one of the best Dan Schneider shows. I just hope his next show will be as good. Definitely 10 thumbs up for this one.
Movie Review: CLICK YOUR MOUSE ON iCarly!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a dad with a kinder daughter. I bought her iCarly because it's one of the better tween type sit coms on tv these days.
Nikelodeon made a good choice by giving Miranda Cosgrove her own show. She comes across sweet in this new techy type series which casts her and her friend Sam as the dynamic duo of the iCarly web show. The balance between the girls and Freddie (tech producer of the show) is just right with Carly's older brother Spencer adding more humor to the mix.
This dvd includes 13 episodes of the first season and many of them are fun to watch. Some of the better episodes include iHatch Chicks which has baby chicks running around Carly's aparment. iWanna Stay with Spencer, when Carly is almost taken by her grandfather due to Spencer being irresponisble. iScream on Halloween is another favorite. Also the iwant a World Record was a good idea.
The show works well because it mixes regular sit com camera angels along with first person shots when the girls are doing the web show. It gives the viewer the feeling that they are actually watching a web show.
I have to say that I prefer the way Carly comes across more than the popular Hannah Montanna show. Hannah Montanna tends to be mean spirited in several of her episodes which bugs me sometimes. Miley Cirus has lots of episodes where she is getting revenge or is loosing her temper and blowing up. In iCarly Miranda Cosgrove is more reserved and less spiteful. That role is left to Sam as she picks on Freddie. I would say Carly is similar to how Lizzie Mcgurie was. A good kid who messes up sometimes. She learns from her mistakes or is playing peace keeper between Sam and Freddie.
iCarly is worth the price considering the fact that you are getting 13 episodes. Disney likes to give you 4 or 5 at a time for the same price. Nickelodeon seems to know what a good deal is. Hopefully they keep it that way.
All in all iCarly is a great tween show with a new techy twist. A good buy if you like the show already. A great choice if you want to try it out. My daughter likes it too. THUMBS UP!
Movie Review: Excellent teen entertainment
Summary: 5 Stars
As one reviewer admitted his age, I'll do the same and say I am a 48 year-old father of two teenagers that genuinely believes this is some of the best entertainment on TV right now. Light-hearted and usually very funny humor, no nasty/vulgar language, no sexual innuendo, and disrespect for adults is generally limited to people that deserve it (Miss Briggs, Lewbert, Mr. Howard, etc.) as opposed to adults in general. There is usually a simple but valuable lesson involved and the interplay between the kids seems genuine and not forced in any way. The chemistry of the actors is a superb mix of personalities and each one brings a unique flavor to the show. The feisty interplay between Freddy and Sam with Carly attempting unsuccessfully to be arbitrator is a big part of the charm. Another positive factor is that no two episodes use the same rhetoric. Miranda Cosgrove is a very talented young lady and her future seems bright indeed. It will be interesting to see what season 2 brings. Hopefully they will be able to keep things fresh and moving forward. These episodes will provide a lifetime of valuable entertainment. Buy it!! You will not be disappointed.Movie Review: Another good Nickelodeon show and Adult friendly.
Summary: 5 Stars
I will often watch TV with my daughter. So I do like it when programs are genuinely entertaining and iCarly is actually enjoyable to watch. I find a lot of children programs are very similar. However I think the web show theme gives it an edge and also the regular adult cast makes it more adult friendly and more realistic. I have often watched a kids program and thought "where are their parents". Although this show follows the norm with there being no parents, Carly's responsible adult is a regular presence. The show also makes a point that he is responsible in the episode "I want to stay with Spencer". It was this episode that prompted me to buy the DVD. When it became apparent that UK Nickelodeon had cut the episode (Nickelodeon cut/edited a Nickelodeon program???) . We only knew this because we had discovered the program whilst in America. The DVD is fully uncut and as result makes more sense. It has also proved very popular with my daughters friends. Who watched the whole DVD in one sleepover. I only hope Nickelodeon continue produce shows like this.
Movie Review: An Awesome Show!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Some people may think I'm too old to watch this show, but I highly disagree. I'm an 18-year old man, but I still feel like a child on the inside. iCarly is awesome! I love it! Everyone looks fun to hang out with. Carly and Sam are hot! Spencer seems like the perfect big brother, who is Carly's guardian. Freddie, Sam, and Carly start their own webshow where no adults can tell them what to do, throughout the series, they deal with what to do on the show, deal with Nevel who tries to destroy their show, try to make their grandpa see that Spencer is responsible enough to make care of Carly, go to a haunted apartment on HALLOWEEN, and much more! I know this won't last too long, so I'll enjoy it while I can! If you love comedy, you'll love ICARLY!!!