Two “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” participants claim they did not know the docuseries was being made for Investigation Discovery, and said they would not have agreed to interviews if they did.
“I’m not too familiar with ID, but for the interview I sat down for, it was not an appropriate network for the show,” former “The Amanda Show” actress Raquel Lee Bolleau told IndieWire. “I had no clue it was on [ID] until one or two weeks before it aired.”
“I didn’t even know what ID was honestly,” ex-“Zoey 101” cast member Alexa Nikolas told IndieWire. “When I looked it up, my first thought was our stories and the conversation that deserves to be had around them are way bigger than ID and deserve a more credible platform. A more serious one.”
The remarks come on the heels of the former Nickelodeon actresses alleging...
“I’m not too familiar with ID, but for the interview I sat down for, it was not an appropriate network for the show,” former “The Amanda Show” actress Raquel Lee Bolleau told IndieWire. “I had no clue it was on [ID] until one or two weeks before it aired.”
“I didn’t even know what ID was honestly,” ex-“Zoey 101” cast member Alexa Nikolas told IndieWire. “When I looked it up, my first thought was our stories and the conversation that deserves to be had around them are way bigger than ID and deserve a more credible platform. A more serious one.”
The remarks come on the heels of the former Nickelodeon actresses alleging...
- 4/20/2024
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
‘Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV’ Recirculated the Exploitative Material It Was Meant to Stop
Accused of fostering a dangerous and sexualizing workplace for kid actors when he was a lead creative at Nickelodeon, Dan Schneider is finally calling for cuts. It’s too bad the disturbing material the ex-showrunner claims he suddenly wants removed from old episodes of “The Amanda Show,” “All That,” and more problematic kids’ programs just re-aired over two nights at primetime on Investigation Discovery.
The sometimes-salacious true crime exposé “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” inadvertently raises an important ethical conundrum: In the name of exposing and confronting objectionable material, is it acceptable to air it again — even in documentary?
“It’s a complicated question,” activist Alexa Nikolas told IndieWire. The grown-up “Zoey 101” actress is one of numerous former child stars who spoke out about Schneider for the project. She’s also the founder of the Eat Predators movement, an initiative forged to end sexual abuse,...
The sometimes-salacious true crime exposé “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” inadvertently raises an important ethical conundrum: In the name of exposing and confronting objectionable material, is it acceptable to air it again — even in documentary?
“It’s a complicated question,” activist Alexa Nikolas told IndieWire. The grown-up “Zoey 101” actress is one of numerous former child stars who spoke out about Schneider for the project. She’s also the founder of the Eat Predators movement, an initiative forged to end sexual abuse,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Dan Schneider ruled the 90s and early 2000s television; producing and directing one hit show after another. Schneider’s shows like, The Amanda Show, together with sitcoms Kenan & Kel, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, iCarly, and Victorious gave the industry some of its biggest names.
However, Schneider’s golden era went downhill very quickly when many stars stepped out during the MeToo moment. It is not lost on the masses that many have stayed tight-lipped on the matter. The most prominent name on that list is Ariana Grande’s.
Dan Schneider (Image via YouTube)
Playing the role of Cat Valentine on the popular Nickelodeon show Victorious, it is highly probable that Grande might have witnessed something untoward if she did not have that happen to her. Hence, her silence on the matter has always been strange. Fans have all sorts of theories and guesses for why she might have stayed mum.
However, Schneider’s golden era went downhill very quickly when many stars stepped out during the MeToo moment. It is not lost on the masses that many have stayed tight-lipped on the matter. The most prominent name on that list is Ariana Grande’s.
Dan Schneider (Image via YouTube)
Playing the role of Cat Valentine on the popular Nickelodeon show Victorious, it is highly probable that Grande might have witnessed something untoward if she did not have that happen to her. Hence, her silence on the matter has always been strange. Fans have all sorts of theories and guesses for why she might have stayed mum.
- 3/19/2024
- by Ankita
- FandomWire
Amid the controversies about Amanda Bynes, another story’s buzzing up about producer Dan Schneider and Jamie Lynn Spears, the young talent. Before the Amanda Bynes drama, folks were talking about how Schneider might’ve been a bad influence on the actress when she was just 13.
Former Nickelodeon writer and producer Dan Schneider, shown here accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th annual Kids’ Choice Awards in 2014. (credit: Matt Sayles / Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Back then, people allegedly thought the 58-year-old was helping Spears’ career and growth. But now, with Hollywood thinking more about how they treat young stars, there’s talk about whether Schneider’s actions with Spears were all above board.
A Nickelodeon Producer Allegedly Faced Accusations Of Misconduct Behind The Scenes
With the disclosures in there behind TV scenes coming through on the popularly Nickelodeon world’s largest children’s TV network, a thoroughly frightening story appears.
Former Nickelodeon writer and producer Dan Schneider, shown here accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th annual Kids’ Choice Awards in 2014. (credit: Matt Sayles / Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Back then, people allegedly thought the 58-year-old was helping Spears’ career and growth. But now, with Hollywood thinking more about how they treat young stars, there’s talk about whether Schneider’s actions with Spears were all above board.
A Nickelodeon Producer Allegedly Faced Accusations Of Misconduct Behind The Scenes
With the disclosures in there behind TV scenes coming through on the popularly Nickelodeon world’s largest children’s TV network, a thoroughly frightening story appears.
- 3/19/2024
- by Muskan Chaudhary
- FandomWire
In the first two episodes of Investigation Discovery’s documentary series into the alleged sexual abuse, racism and sexism that took place on several Nickelodeon series during early ’90s and 2000s, child stars accused network producers and crew members of child sexualization and fat-shaming, and female writers say they were forced to split their salaries and act out sexually suggestive scenes in the writers room.
“This series investigates the abuses experienced by children from the adults they were expected to trust. Viewer discretion is advised,” is the warning that pops up at the beginning of each episode of “Quiet on Set,” cautioning viewers ahead of the horrific allegations.
The series started off with a peek into Nickelodeon executive Dan Schneider’s life going from an awkward Memphis teen (who was reported to have attended his father’s alma mater Harvard University though he never actually went) to landing a role on “Head of the Class,...
“This series investigates the abuses experienced by children from the adults they were expected to trust. Viewer discretion is advised,” is the warning that pops up at the beginning of each episode of “Quiet on Set,” cautioning viewers ahead of the horrific allegations.
The series started off with a peek into Nickelodeon executive Dan Schneider’s life going from an awkward Memphis teen (who was reported to have attended his father’s alma mater Harvard University though he never actually went) to landing a role on “Head of the Class,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
Giovonnie Samuels, a child actor hired for three seasons of Nickelodeon’s All That in the early 2000s, dreamed of becoming a TV star. As she filmed her intro dance to TLC’s “All That” for the show’s title sequence, those aspirations became real. She lived out her dreams again as she interviewed Tony Hawk — who taught her how to kickflip — for Stacey Chit, a mock talk-show segment.
Samuels worked alongside Dan Schneider, a Nickelodeon showrunner and hitmaker, who had joined All That as a writer in 1993. Samuels’ first...
Samuels worked alongside Dan Schneider, a Nickelodeon showrunner and hitmaker, who had joined All That as a writer in 1993. Samuels’ first...
- 3/16/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
Drake and Josh star Drake Bell is the biggest former child actor to allege having faced toxic workplaces at Nickelodeon while performing on Dan Schneider’s hit TV shows sets as part of Investigation Discovery’s docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.
For the first time, Bell shares his story of alleged abuse at the hands of Brian Peck, his former dialogue coach, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a Nickelodeon child actor in 2004. Bell is not alone.
The ID four-parter probes the toxic environment claims on sets run by Schneider, who created Nickelodeon hit programs like The Amanda Show, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, iCarly, Victorious and Sam & Cat and helped launch the careers of Kenan Thompson, Amanda Bynes, Victoria Justice, Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy and others.
Here are some of the revelations about allegations of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate behavior involving underage stars...
For the first time, Bell shares his story of alleged abuse at the hands of Brian Peck, his former dialogue coach, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a Nickelodeon child actor in 2004. Bell is not alone.
The ID four-parter probes the toxic environment claims on sets run by Schneider, who created Nickelodeon hit programs like The Amanda Show, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, iCarly, Victorious and Sam & Cat and helped launch the careers of Kenan Thompson, Amanda Bynes, Victoria Justice, Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy and others.
Here are some of the revelations about allegations of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate behavior involving underage stars...
- 3/13/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amanda Bynes is all that. The former Nickelodeon star's conservatorship was terminated by a Ventura County Superior Court judge on March 22, ending her mother Lynn Bynes' duties of managing her personal, medical and financial matters after nearly nine years. While Amanda, 35, did not attend the hearing in person, her former All That co-stars Leon Frierson and Christy Knowings were spotted outside of the California courthouse where the proceedings took place to show their support. The two, who appeared on the sketch comedy show from 1997 to 2000, were photographed with fans as they celebrated Amanda's new freedom. Leon and Christy wrote in a joint Instagram post ahead of the...
- 3/22/2022
- E! Online
Amanda Bynes’ conservatorship has been terminated, coming to end after nearly nine years.
Bynes, who rose to fame as a child actor on Nickelodeon’s “All That” in the ’90s and then starred in a slew of hit movies in the early 2000’s, has been under a conservatorship since 2013.
“The conservatorship is no longer need or required, and therefore, the petition of termination is granted,” Judge Roger L. Lund said Tuesday morning at the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, in Oxnard, Calif. “She’s done everything the court has asked over a long period of time,” the judge added, before congratulating Bynes.
Bynes was not present at the hearing. Her attorney, David A. Esquibias, spoke on her behalf.
With no objections in the courtroom, the hearing lasted all of five minutes, and termination was expected. The day before the hearing, the judge issued a tentative ruling, stating that...
Bynes, who rose to fame as a child actor on Nickelodeon’s “All That” in the ’90s and then starred in a slew of hit movies in the early 2000’s, has been under a conservatorship since 2013.
“The conservatorship is no longer need or required, and therefore, the petition of termination is granted,” Judge Roger L. Lund said Tuesday morning at the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, in Oxnard, Calif. “She’s done everything the court has asked over a long period of time,” the judge added, before congratulating Bynes.
Bynes was not present at the hearing. Her attorney, David A. Esquibias, spoke on her behalf.
With no objections in the courtroom, the hearing lasted all of five minutes, and termination was expected. The day before the hearing, the judge issued a tentative ruling, stating that...
- 3/22/2022
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
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