Well, one year ago I posed a message how I miss the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious. Yes, you might say that I am too old to watching shows on Nickelodeon. Yes, in one week I will be 36. However, that show was just so funny. It was a shame Nickelodeon cancelled it without a proper finale. I still believe the show deserved better. But that's just my two cents.
Yes, I am still pissed off that Nickelodeon replaced Victorious with a show called Sam and Cat. But there is just so much I just don't understand. Now, Sam Puckett (after iCarely) got a motorcycle and decides to become a drifter (reasons why I don't know because I sure wouldn't want to be a drifter). She comes to Los Angles. Saves Cat Valentine (who was a character on Victorious) from a garbage truck (though Sam rarely does nice things). Cat invites her to come to her place with her grandmother. Her grandmother decides Cat can live on her own with Sam. Now, wait a minute! First of all I thought the reason why Cat lived with her grandmother was so she wouldn't have to live alone because she's not capable of living alone. Her parents moved to Idaho to support her brother who was institutionalized (the institution was in Idaho), so initially, Cat moved in with her aunt and uncle. But she didn't get along with them. She moved in with her grandmother in Venice (in California, not Italy) to live with her instead. But her grandmother decided to move into a retirement home. Now, first of all, why would a grandmother want her granddaughter living with a person who both barely know?! Especially, if that person happens to be a drifter. Now, I know as a Christian I am supposed to be supportive and loving. I am really NOT trying to sound bigoted here. However, far as I know, it doesn't say I have to be trusting. And I wouldn't naturally trust a drifter. Especially, a drifter who enjoys the drifter's life. You have to think how drifter got certain things like cloths, money (though very little), and cans of food like beans or a bag of chips. In fact, just the very notion of a drifter a motorcycle (and we all know Sam is drifter with a motorcycle) is a puzzle. I would also wonder how he/she is getting gas for his/her motorcycle. She would either be panhandling or stealing. And IF she was panhandling she would have to hide her bike well because she may not want it around her when she is panhandling because it would make it harder to believe for people that she needs money. People night think she's just plain lazy if they think she can afford a motorcycle. If she hid her bike away, it just might get stolen by someone else (and Sam LOVES her bike so I doubt she would want to risk having stolen by hiding it). Shouldn't that make you wonder? They may have stolen things from people. So, a drifter might rob from a person and/or do worse. I mean they could be dangerous, so I would have to keep a close eye on that drifter. Especially, if that drifter enjoys drifting. To me, that should be common sense to most people. I mean if Cat's grandma wanted to move into a retirement home, she would have to talk to her landlord to let her out of her lease, and have Cat move out as well? Cat would either have to move back in with her "mean old" aunt and uncle in Los Angles or move to Idaho with patents and brother and leave all her LA friends (who she LOVED very much) behind. Common sense, right I would assume. But not on this show! Cat does convince Sam to stay and stop drifting. That is something I don't understand. Wasn't The purpose of Cat moving in with her grandma was so she would not have to live alone? Because they did want her family and Cat couldn't get along with her aunt and uncle. Why would a grandmother leave her granddaughter alone with a stranger who happens to be a drifter? Yes, Sam did do a nice thing by saving Cat. Yes, she did one nice thing. But, that doesn't mean she's a nice person. Even people who do one nice thing aren't always nice. And we know Sam is NOT a nice girl. And besides that, how are Sam and Cat supposed to make their living? I don't think Cat's grandmother can afford to give them money so easily as an allowance. Retirement homes cost an average of well over $50,000 a year. And even if she could afford to give money to one grand kid, it would naturally assume it would be to her institutionalized grandson because mental institutions cost tens of thousands of dollars a year! So, I would think he'll need the money more. Did she bother to think on how Cat (as well as Sam) could get the money to pay the rent and other bills? I would naturally assume so! But obviously NOT ON THAT SHOW!!
Now, Sam and Cat do get jobs. They start their own babysitting firm. However, I dont' know how they can afford a two room apartment in Los Angeles on a babysitters salary. I mean the rent on that LA apartment looks like it would cost $3,000 a month (and rent would not be their only financial burden). You would have to get lots of business from the public and charge really high prices to get by (like work 35 hours a week charging $40 per hour). And they still go to school. And how did Sam get into Hollywood Arts High School (Cat's school on Victorious). I mean, it's a highly selective performing arts school. You have audition before they would even let you in so you can prove you have the talent they are looking for. So, you can't into Hollywood Arts automatically. They never shown Sam audition. So, how did she get in? And since she was a drifter, they might be leery about accepting her (not trying to sound bigoted here). And besides that also, far as I know they said they weren't good babysitters (though I haven't been watching the show, so I am not 100% certain). NOBODY would hire lousy babysitters. I mean, word gets around about you. You would get no business from the public. So, I don't see how they can get by financially, especially in a city as expensive as Los Angeles. And from the iCarly show iSellpennytees, I presume Sam hates children. A babysitter has to love children. So, there is so much I do not understand and that's why I don't watch it. I'm surprised it got high ratings. However, due to back stage politics, it's likely to get cancelled soon. I mean, still there is so much about Sam and Cat I do not understand.
Asked for ANT Farm on the Disney Channel. That show is indeed a ripoff of Victorious. Victorious was a one and only with a style that just can not be duplicated. There is just no replacement. It was extremely high-quality for a kid's show if you ask me. I still miss it to this very day!
It was one year ago when I wrote that first post I and I wrote many since then. But that first post about how I miss Victorious is still getting some hits to this day! I just hope that if any former Victorious cast members get wind of this blog and these messages, I just he/she can grant me my request and get more involved with autism research. I feel there is a dire need for more. So, I still hope that at least one former Victorious cast members can grant me my request (even if it is Ariana Grande, I hope she can forgive me of what I said about Sam and Cat). But I still remember that post I put up one year ago today, that still get hits today. That you for looking at that post people!
And yes, people once again I've noticed all the italics, just in case you wondered. And yes, I wonder do I think too much? But still, there are just somethings about Sam and Cat that make no sense to me.
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