#tv: quiet on set

[writerobscura]

WTF

Normal 👏 gay 👏 men 👏do 👏not 👏 touch 👏socialize 👏 and physically hang 👏 on 👏young 👏 teenage 👏 boys!

Shame on that female production assistant for gaslighting that Drake actor's dad into thinking his concerns about hebephilic behaviors are inborn homophobia.

#quiet on the set #the dark side of kids tv #drake bell #brian peck

[miss-chunli]

in honor of ‘Quiet on Set’ i hope they get their justice 💗

#2000s #nostalgia #90s #tv shows #amanda bynes #drake bell #josh peck #victorious #all that #early 2000s #late 90s #quiet on set #drake and josh #icarly #2010s internet #2010s #2000s tv #90s tv shows #nickelodeon #2000s nostalgia #y2k nostalgia #nostalgic #tv #tv series #amanda show #jennette mccurdy #miranda cosgrove #victoria justice #2010s nostalgia #early 2010s

[sidetable-drawer]

So I'm not sure if anyone has heard, but next month ID is going to be airing a miniseries exposing all of Dan Schneider's shit at Nickelodeon, Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, with many of his former child actors speaking out. I look forward to this- these actors all deserve to have their voices heard.

Which reminds me of what may be THE worst take I have ever heard online...I have legitimately read one take elsewhere from someone saying that they hope the Schneider stuff never gets proven because "it could ruin Nickelodeon forever and possibly get it shut down". Look- I grew up with Nickelodeon. 90s Nick was a big part of my childhood. The safety of current and future child actors and the opportunity for older actors who once worked under conditions like that to speak out and getting the justice they deserve is WAY more important than a dying kids cable network.

#nickelodeon #quiet on set #quiet on set: the dark side of kids tv #after reading jennette mccurdy's book and also finding out that schneider still wants to work in kids tv....i want him to go DOWN #and the same goes for his crew members who knew what was going on and did absolutely nothing

[jordanrosenburg]

After watching the “Quiet On Set” documentary, I can’t help but feel like there are literally no good people in the entertainment industry. Even the “good” ones aren’t good. It solidifies that we don’t actually know anything about them. We only know who they present as to the media. 

I think like most people around my age, we grew up watching Nickelodeon during its golden age. I always looked forward to watching “All That” not only because it was funny, but because it was something I could watch with my older siblings. It was something the four of us could laugh together about. My sister and I still laugh over the bit from “Keenan and Kel” where Kel admits to dropping the screw in the tuna. So many iconic characters and television shows were created at the hands of Dan Schneider. 

What else was created at the hands of Dan Schneider were countless acts of abuse, harassment, manipulation, and much more. His sets were homes to child sexual abusers. Adults who are around children each and every day, taking advantage of their trust and innocence, grooming them and harming them physically and mentally. 

It’s not easy for victims of abuse to speak up. Many aren’t believed. Reliving trauma is a horrific experience, so I commend each and every person who shared their story for this docuseries. There were previous cast members who aren’t as well known who got to share their truths, there were crew members sharing stories about Dan’s harassment and sexism on set. There were many crew members that felt uncomfortable about the scenes they were shooting, but no one spoke up. Dan had so much power at Nickelodeon because he kept churning out hit after hit after hit. The parents weren’t much better, but I’ll come back to that. 

The docuseries revealed three adult men who were caught for child pornography, and for sexually abusing children. One man’s name is Brian Peck. He groomed Drake Bell for years. Joe Bell, Drake’s father, did everything he could to keep Brian away from Drake because he knew something just wasn’t right with how Brian acted around his son. Brian eventually convinced Drake to fire his father as his manager, and let his mother take over. This gave Brian the room to drive Drake to and from auditions, take him to Disneyland with him and his friends, and more. Drake Bell revealed in the documentary that Brian Peck sexually assaulted and abused him for years. Since Drake was a minor when it started, his identity was kept secret.

During the trial, many people wrote letters for Brian Peck, attesting to his character: James Marden, Taran Killam, Alan Thicke, Thomas DeSano, Ron Melendez, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle. Some of these names are extremely surprising, and others aren't at all.

Joanna Kerns saying, "there must have been some extreme situation or temptation exerted on him to influence is actions" at the time, and is now saying "I have now learned that my letter of support was based on complete misinformation.

Knowing what I know now, I never would have written the letter". For me, it's not even about her writing the letter, it's about her blaming Drake Bell, the victim, and child in the situation, as if Brian Peck wasn't a grown man who should have known better.

Kimmy Robertson also wrote victim blaming language in her letter of support for Brian Peck.

Rich Correll wrote, "it would be my pleasure to work with him again". And then he did! Brian was allowed to work on The Suite Life! Correll later said, they had no input or involvement in the casting". He also went on to say that, "Mr. Peck simply replied that 'the problem had been solved'".

The series went on from there, explaining how Dan’s behaviors just got worse and worse, and he “flew too close to the sun”. The inappropriate sexual innuendo bits on his shows happened more and more frequently. This included constant closeups on actors’ feet, many of the young female actresses being forced to be squirted in the face with various liquids to represent “money shots”. Ariana Grande probably had it the worst in that she had to film videos that went directly to YouTube, many of which included her biting her own toenails, squeezing a potato until juice squirted out of it, etc. Just absolutely disgusting things that do not make sense for a CHILDREN’S television show. These weren’t jokes for kids. This was Dan Schneider abusing his power, and seeing how much he could get away with. 

It wasn’t until Jeanette McCurdy’s mother died that Nickelodeon finally launched an investigation into Dan Schneider. Jeanette talks about this in her book, “I’m Glad My Mom Died”, which was a heart wrenching read, but well worth it. Jeanette returned to work a WEEK after her mother died from a long battle with cancer. Because of the backlash she got for that, Nickelodeon realized that it was the culture Dan created that probably made Jeanette feel like she had to come back, that she couldn’t take more time off. 

All Nickelodeon did was remove Dan from his sets, and made it so he could only watch from his office and give notes from there. Even though he wasn’t physically on set, the toxic and hostile environment was still alive and well because he was still watching everyone’s every move. 

Thanks to #MeToo, more and more women started speaking up about their experiences on set with Dan Schneider. And then in 2018 Nickelodeon finally kicked Dan Schneider to the curb after launching another investigation based off the new claims. The investigation didn't reveal proof of sexual abuse, but it revealed more cases of harassment of his actors and his crews.

Child stars are often made fun of and exploited by the media as they transition into adulthood. We watch their mental health decline until they’re caught having a breakdown. People point and laugh, and say it’s just another child star who couldn’t handle life as a grown up. But what I think a lot of people don’t understand is that many child stars are forced into the entertainment business. Parents put their financial burdens on their children, tell them they need to work to support the family. That’s a lot of pressure to put on a child. So, if something bad is happening on a set, a kid is going to be too afraid to speak up because they could be fired, and if they’re fired, then they’re not making money for their families. The parents are supposed to be on set and with the kids at all times. But so many turn the other cheek and don’t speak up because they don’t want to risk their kids getting fired. 

It just feels like no adults, not even the ones you’re meant to trust, are safe to be around. In some way, shape, or form these kids get abused. Whether it’s sexual abuse, racism, inflicted eating disorders, or other types of mental abuse, they’re not safe. No one is looking out for them. Everyone is more concerned with making money. 

The entertainment industry squeezes the youth dry and tosses them aside when they can’t legally control them anymore. And we wonder why so many of them have a tough time later on in life. The lucky ones are helped through therapy, and the not so lucky ones either turn up dead, broke, abused, or end up abusing others as they were abused. 

I am feeling very sad and heartbroken. And I’m not sure where to go from here. So many of these shows have brought me comfort and laughs over the years. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to enjoy them again. Is it okay to sit and watch reruns or should we be boycotting everything? I want to help in the ways that I can, but I also know that the world will stop caring about this in a week or so when the next big truth bomb about something else is dropped. 

People who have no moral conscious, people who are okay letting children be hurt for the sake of their own wallets shouldn’t have any power. And I hope everyone involved in hurting these kids, past and present, is forced to answer for what they did. I hope they’re shamed and cancelled and doxxed and everything else bad that can happen to people like them. I hope they go broke and become ruined. And at this point, I hope Nickelodeon just crashes and burns. They don’t deserve any salvation. 

#dan schneider #quiet on set #drake bell #drake and josh #icarly #jeanette mccurdy #ariana grande #hbo max #all that #victorious #zoey 101 #nickelodeon #the dark side of kids tv #brian peck #opinion piece

[amandarayyy]

Starting the quiet on set docuseries and I am so unbelievably disturbed. I’m waiting for the day that Amanda bynes address how Dan Schneider treated her. He’s truly a narcissist and I definitely feel in my bones that he took advantage of Amanda in multiple manners but my god why is this man not in jail or fucking something!!!! Like just getting let go from the company is not enough for all the shit he put these people through especially the kids!

#quiet on set #personal #tv #90s #2000s #amanda bynes

[popcultureconfessions]

"I addressed my statement to everyone in the room. I looked at all of them and said, 'How dare you.' I said, 'You will forever have the memory of sitting in this courtroom defending this person, and I will forever have the memory of the person you're defending violating me, and doing unspeakable acts and crimes.'"

-Drake Bell, Quiet on the Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (2024)

#quote #2024 #pop culture #drake bell #celebrity #quiet on the set #quiet on set: the dark side of kids tv #hbo max #nickelodeon

[chaoskreeves]

Oh my god, nickelodeon should have had the plug pulled completely, like as in it should not exist anymore

#literally disgusting that they claim to put up safeguards and yet nothing has changed #I'm so disgusted by every higher up who works at nickelodeon #quiet on set documentary #quiet on set #quiet on set: the dark side of kids TV #KILL DAN SCHNEIDER KILL BRIAN PECK KILLLLLL #lee rants

[scrimblock-theory]

Everyone waggling their finger at drake bell in their retrospective posts do not understand how to keep ideas separated.. Yes, Drake Bell talked to an underage girl, however the crimes committed against him are so heinous that it explains many of his actions. At his core Drake is a very kind guy who has been fucked over and then lashes out. But he takes responsibility for his misdemeanors and works to improve himself.

#drake bell #quiet on set #quiet on set: the dark side of kids tv #brian peck

[theangelyouknew]

Wow. I have so much respect for Drake Bell for sharing his story. Like. Holy shit.

#drake bell #quiet on set #the dark side of kids tv #nickelodeon

[behindthesefangirleyes]

Rewatching the Dune Buggy episode of Drake & Josh and watching how a 15/16-year-old Drake Parker hid his injuries from his family is a totally different experience now.

#drake and josh #drake bell #quiet on set: the dark side of kids tv #quiet on set #nickelodeon

[neonliminality]

If these bitches can say Brian should be free after sexually torturing a child because he was "tempted beyond belief" then I can use that excuse when I hit them with a truck.

#drake bell #quiet on set #fuck absolutely everyone #ESPECIALLY fuck kimmy robrtson and taran killam #to say that shit about a fucking CHILD #you sat in the court room and looked him in the eyes #and then have the goddamn AUDACITY to even audition for a bit part on drake and josh #if i ever did anything even CLOSE to what you did i wouldn't even be able to look at him on tv #and you made the CHOICE to go get a part on an episode #fucking disgusting #sorry for ranting #i keep my blog light as an escape from the real world #but when i found out that she was on an episode i was beyond furious

[romionestinyballoflight]

I started and finished Quiet on Set in one sitting this evening. There’s obviously a lot to unpack from this docu-series and it would take a significant amount of time to run through every single thing that stood out to me in all the wrong ways, so I just want to quickly say this: there was an abundance of red flags with all these adults who were trusted with young children, and it truly blows my mind that 1) Nickelodeon as a network approved it and 2) almost none of the parents of these child stars spoke out about it. The ones who did were either alienated from their child or their child was fired. I can’t remember who it was who said something along the lines of “if you’re an adult who’s going to employ children, it’s your responsibility to ensure that you create an environment where they feel safe expressing they’re not comfortable with something,” but she hit the nail on the head with that one. In the 20 year time span this docu-series covered, none of these child stars felt comfortable expressing any discomfort they felt in their tenure with Nickelodeon. Jennette McCurdy’s book still haunts me to this day, and it pains me to say that she barely scratched the surface.

It’s disappointing to learn that so many disgusting things were going on behind the scenes of so many shows I adored as a child/tween, and I hope every single one of these child stars know how much support they have and are able to heal.

Dan Schneider, Jason Handy, Brian Peck, Ezel Channel, Robin Bell, and whoever else was behind these child stars being abused and exploited — you should all feel ashamed of yourselves and I genuinely hope you all know no peace for the rest of your lives.

#Quiet on Set #The Dark Side of Kids TV #Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV #Amanda Bynes #Drake Bell #Josh Peck #Kyle Sullivan #Giovonnie Samuels #Bryan Hearne #Raquel Lee #Leon Frierson #Lisa Foiles #Jamie Lynn Spears #Alexa Nikolas #Katrina Johnson #Kel Mitchell #Kenan Thompson #Nickelodeon

[circebutbetter]

I'm sorry but this is one of the things that peeved me a bit about the quiet on set newest episode (5),

Has anyone noticed how the setting changed from a comfortable one to a more fast paced normal interview one? That in the first four episodes it seemed more like a documentary where the victims were coming out about their experiences and the interviewers were so so patient woth them, they didn't cut them off and they waited for them to finish speaking to ask the next question, but in this new one it feels like a normal interview, "what happened this, what happened that, oh but we heard about this, pause right here I'd like to add this and oh didn't this also happen? Has that done this or has this done that", them being cut off mid sentence and it felt more rushed.

It might just be me but I didn't enjoy that sudden shift, the first few episodes were heart wrenching and gut wrenching but episode 5 felt like so disconnected somehow,

#quiet on set #all that #drakeandjosu #nickelodeon #dan schneider #brian peck #fucking weirdos #just lookibg at there name brings me disgust on god #quietonset #drake bell #dark side of kids tv #nickelodeon shows #do you get what i mean tho? #it felt so disconnected and it didnt seem like it was a comfortable place to be in #so fast paced and so interview/news coded

[nerdby]

You remember those child star horror stories I love to talk about? Here's some from just the past 30 years. And there's a lot more out there.

#tv and streaming #tv and film #documentary #docuseries #quiet on set #nickelodeon #amanda bynes #drake bell #jeannette mccurdy #kids shows #drake and josh #icarly #the amanda show #nostalgia geek #nostalgia core #1990s #1990s tv #90s nostalgia #90s nickelodeon #Youtube

[ablogthatishenceforthmine]

Something about Quiet on Set talking so much about Amanda Bynes when she declined to participate feels...wrong.

And not to mention like having people speak for her and tell us what she felt about things...

#quiet on set #amanda bynes #nickelodeon #quiet on set the dark side of kids tv #my posts #ablogthatishenceforthmine

[popcultureconfessions]

I finished watching Quiet on the Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV around 12:30 AM, and I am absolutely speechless and mortified. The amount of sexual innuendo these minors were scripted to do under Dan Schneider's orders is beyond disgusting! Example: Ariana [Grande] was trying to squeeze a potato, which clearly looked sexual, and then lied upside down on a bed pouring water on herself while squealing and moaning. “Mmm, I’m thirsty!”, she said in a youthful yet slightly seductive tone. Another example: Jamie [Lynn Spears] had goo-like substance accidentally squirted on her face by her costar Alexa Nikolas (who's character, by the way, was heavily sexualized alongside Jamie and her character). Given how disgusting of a man Dan was, the substance intentionally looked like c*m. It was supposed to be a comical moment, but Spears clearly looked uncomfortable. Some other points:

The unsetting things the cast members from All That were put through, such as Bryan Hearne. He portrayed a rapper named Lil' Fetus. That alone is just racist. The costume and position he was forced to wear and be in... WOW. I have no words.

I vividly remember the kid version of 'Fear Factor' on Nickelodeon, but I never really watched it. Seeing some of the dares the kids had to do, such as put a live scorpion in your mouth or get peanut butter licked off your bare body by dogs, looked absolutely terrifying and, for some, traumatizing.

Drake [Bell]. WOW. Everything Brian [Peck] did to him at age 15...

"I was sleeping on the couch where I would usually sleep and I woke up to him, I opened my eyes, I woke up and he was sexually assaulting me, and I froze and in complete shock and had no idea what to do or how to react, and I had no idea how to get out of the situation. What? Am I going to call my mom and be like, ‘Hey, this just happened. Can you come pick me up? I’ll just sit here and wait.’ I had no car, I didn’t drive. I was 15 at this time."

There were 41 people that wrote their letter of support to Brian.

"His entire side of the courtroom was full. FULL. There were definitely some recognizable faces on that side of the room, and my side was, uh, me, my mom, and my brother. Brian had been convicted, but getting all this support from a lot of people in the industry and... yeah ... I was pretty shocked. My mom got up, she had a statement. I wasn't going to address Brian. There was no... no reason to.”

Brian pleaded no contest for two charges of child sexual abuse: "lewd or lascivious act" and "oral copulation" to a child under 16 years-old. 'No contest', man, seriously????

He literally only got sentenced 16 months in prison and had to register himself as a sex offender. That's it. What the fuck?! Oh, yeah, and then he ended up working on the Disney Channel show The Suite Life of Zack & Cody some time after his sentence was up. Again, what the actual fuck?!

A few of the petitioners that were stated are James Marsden (not Prince Edward from Enchanted!), Taran Killam (I only know him from SNL, but this still stunned me!), Alan Thicke, Thomas DeSanto, Ron Melendez, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle.

The amount of sexual references is ridiculous and, now, as an adult, uncomfortable to watch. I can't believe all of those [sexual references] went over my head as a kid! Dan said he knew kids watching these actions would find them funny, so that's why he made these minors do them.

The entire incident involving 12-year-old Brandi and former production assistant Jason Handy. Her mother, who was a legal assistant for Hollywood, said she didn't know if she should call the police or not after he emailed 12-year-old Brandi a nude picture (who, by the way, immediately ran to her room while screaming and then crying). She decided to not call the police because she didn't want to be seen as a "bad parent".

(previous bullet point continued) That is your DAUGHTER. I hope Brandi doesn't talk to her mother to this day.

Jason literally had a journal where he wrote about his feelings towards children, especially little girls. He admitted (in writing) that he wanted to go as far as to “r*pe” little girls too…

Penelope Taynt. I loved this character, and The Amanda Show! Please go research what a "taint" is...

Don't get me started on Amanda Bynes and everything that happened to her and her career, and what all happened between her and Dan. He got way too close to her...!

There's a lot more, but I'll end the bullet points here. I recommend watching this horrifying documentary. Dan was a misogynist, racist, egoistical, and disgusting man who had too much power. The more famous he became, the more powerful and rude he was to the cast (most all of who were minors) and crew.

🌷 March 20, 2024 🌷

#text #personal #2024 #pop culture #quiet on the set #quiet on set: the dark side of kids tv #hbo max #nickelodeon