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  • Jennette McCurdy: Netlfix Orders Season Two of ‘Between’

    Jennette McCurdy: Netlfix Orders Season Two of ‘Between’

    Jennette McCurdy has made her mark in the Netflix world. No longer known only for her roles on iCarly and Sam & Cat, she’s gone way beyond Nickelodeon now.

    McCurdy stars in the Netflix drama Between.

    Between is the story of a small town in which everyone over the age of 21 loses their life to a mysterious illness. Those 21 and under work to figure out a peaceful means of living–and surviving.

    The drama debuted simultaneously on Netflix and City–the Canadian TV network that developed the one-hour drama.

    Netflix has just announced that they’ve ordered a second season of the dystopian drama. Jennette McCurdy is thrilled.

    “I’m thrilled to be continuing on with a second season of Between,” she said in a statement. “Working with Netflix, City, and the entire cast and crew has been such an enjoyable experience and I can’t wait for more.”

    Jennette McCurdy shared the good news with her Twitter followers.

    When Jennette McCurdy first landed the lead in Between, some wondered how playing a role like this one might be perceived by her Nickelodeon fans.

    “I feel Believe is really perfect,” she said. ‘A lot of the kids that watched iCarly and Sam & Cat are getting older. This fits the bill. Already my more intense fans are very excited and eagerly awaiting the series.”

    Have you checked out any episodes of the first season of Between? If so, you’re no doubt thrilled that Netflix has ordered a second season.

  • Jennette McCurdy Will Become Your New Netflix Obsession in Dark, Edgy ‘Between’

    Jennette McCurdy isn’t at all what you might expect in the new Netflix series Between. In fact, she could easily become your new Netflix obsession in the dark, edgy series.

    The Sam & Cat star has ditched her silly ways and taken on a very adult role. In Between, Jennette McCurdy plays the minister’s pregnant daughter in a town where a deadly virus kills off anyone over the age of 22.

    This is the first series to stream weekly on Netflix, with Jennette McCurdy coming to you in fresh new episodes every Thursday evening at 8:00 p.m.

    “I’m a huge Netflix fan and when they told me about this show, I was excited because I could see how character-driven it could really be,” Jennette McCurdy says. “It really has a voice of its own and to me, that’s great television.”

    Jennette McCurdy recently dished about Miley Cyrus, when asked about her recent shocking style choices in Paper magazine.

    “I applaud Miley [Cyrus] in a lot of ways. I think that…she seems like, you know I don’t know her personally, but I’ve met her at a few events and she’s always very kind, and she seems like she’s really happy with what she’s doing. And I think that’s amazing,” Jennette McCurdy said.

    Yes, it’s obvious Jennette McCurdy has grown up way, way beyond the silly roles she played on Nickelodeon in both Sam & Cat and iCarly–although she isn’t ruling out an iCarly reunion.

    Fans will no doubt be pleasantly surprised–and quite intrigued–when they check her out in what could become their new Netflix obsession.

    Will you be checking out Jennette McCurdy in Between?

  • Jennette McCurdy Sounds Off About Miley Cyrus

    Jennette McCurdy was in New York City last week, looking stylish and sophisticated as she made the talk show rounds–including The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. The former Sam & Cat star was so stylish that she was asked during one interview to weigh in on Miley Cyrus. Miley’s recent style–in Paper magazine–involves dyed public hair and not much else–at all.

    So what did the former Nickelodeon star have to say? Did she find fault with the former Hannah Montana star’s sense of style?

    “I applaud Miley [Cyrus] in a lot of ways. I think that…she seems like, you know I don’t know her personally, but I’ve met her at a few events and she’s always very kind, and she seems like she’s really happy with what she’s doing. And I think that’s amazing,” Jennette McCurdy said.

    Jennette McCurdy was in the news not so long ago about what many perceived as a big blowout with her longtime BFF Ariana Grande.

    As with many things in the media, McCurdy assured everyone that feud was blown way out of proportion.

    A former fan favorite in the hit show iCarly(in fact she chatted with Jimmy Fallon about an iCarly reunion), Jennette McCurdy currently stars in Between.

  • Jennette McCurdy Loses Good Girl Image Going from ‘Sam & Cat’ to ‘Between’

    Jennette McCurdy, star of Nickelodeon hits iCarly and Sam & Cat has given up her good girl role for a new show now filming in Toronto for Netflix and City. The Canadian survivalist thriller features Jennette McCurdy in a grown up role–one her Nickelodeon fans might not even recognize.

    Called Between, it will debut simultaneously on Netflix and City–the Canadian TV network that developed the one-hour drama.

    On Thursday, Jennette McCurdy chatted with The Hollywood Reporter about filming Between.

    “I’m going back home next week, and I’ve grown a lot,” she said.

    Believe is about a town under siege from a disease–unknown in nature–that has killed everyone, except for those aged 21 and under.

    “I’ve had this personal arc,” Jennette McCurdy said. “I come from the set to home, and I feel like I’ve emotionally released myself. It’s a way to get out emotions that you may put on the back burner and put aside to act a certain role to your fans.

    In the six-part TV drama, the young people–who are mostly high school students–must decide how to survive as the government quarantines the town.

    Singer Ariana Grande’s former costar and BFF isn’t sure she wants her friends and family members to watch her in this latest role.

    “In some ways, I don’t want them (friends and family) to watch. It’s very raw. And I’m sure, whether or not I want them to watch, they will watch the show,” she said.

    “I feel Believe is really perfect,” she adds. ‘A lot of the kids that watched iCarly and Sam & Cat are getting older. This fits the bill. Already my more intense fans are very excited and eagerly awaiting the series.”

    Jennette McCurdy struck a new phase in her independence while filming Believe.

    “When I found out I was shooting in Toronto, I was scared to be away from my fans and friends and community for so long,” she explains. “But I also felt excited to be alone and independent. It’s turned out to be more than I could have anticipated. I’ve felt that I’ve made some great friends in Toronto.”

    Between is the first Canadian production Netflix has ordered.

    You can see Jennette McCurdy in this new series beginning on May 21st.

  • Miranda Cosgrove: ‘iCarly’ Star Lands NBC Comedy Pilot

    Miranda Cosgrove, probably best known for her role on Nickelodeon’s iCarly, has landed a new comedy pilot on NBC. The show is about two adult children who move back home with their parents who–up until the move–were empty-nesters. That definitely sounds like a story line that many–both young and old–can relate to these days.

    As yet untitled, the pilot is being written by Hot in Cleveland writer Suzanne Martin, and will be directed and executive produced by James Burrows. Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner of Hazy Mills Productions will also serve as executive producers.

    The sitcom has yet to be fully cast. Miranda Cosgrove will play the role of Shea, the younger of the two sisters to move home. She is a bit socially awkward and has a doctorate in astrophysics. Shea dreams of becoming an astronaut. This certainly sounds like a fun role for the former iCarly star. The role of the older sister hasn’t yet been filled.

    This isn’t the first NBC pilot that Miranda Cosgrove has landed. In 2013 she was cast in Girlfriend in a Coma, but the show wasn’t picked up.

    In addition to her role in iCarly, Miranda Cogrove starred in Nickelodeon’s Drake & Josh. She also starred alongside Jack Black in his film School of Rock.

    Hopefully the role in this NBC comedy pilot launches Miranda Cosgrove back on to prime time TV. She might one day soon be one of NBC’s weeknight stars.

  • Jennette McCurdy Admits She Is No Role Model

    Jennette McCurdy Admits She Is No Role Model

    Jennette McCurdy has finally opened up about the cancellation of Sam and Cat, and insists that she is no role model and has never tried to be one.

    Rumors that Nickelodeon’s hit show was destined to be cancelled have been surfacing for months now. However, the network just confirmed that the show was cancelled last week after only one season.

    Sam and Cat was originally scheduled to air only 20 episodes, but because it was such a big hit amongst the “tweens,” Nickelodeon ordered 20 more episodes for the first season. Things seemed to be going great until rumors surfaced that Ariana Grande, McCurdy’s co-star, was making more money than her. While Grande claims this is not true, Jennette seems to believe so and even boycotted the 2014 Kids’ Choice Awards this year.

    Another possible reason for Sam and Cat being cancelled is McCurdy’s sexy selfies being leaked to the media. Several pictures of Jennette posing in her underwear were seen all over social media, causing concern for Nickelodeon producers and parents of the children that watch the show. They felt that Jennette was no longer a good role model for the viewers.

    Jennette says she does not want to be a role model and has never claimed to be one. In a post on Reddit, McCurdy shared a lengthy statement, clearing up her fan’s ideas of what a role model should be. Read the entire post below:

    I am not a role model.

    I don’t claim to be, I don’t try to be, and I don’t want to be.

    There was a time when I tried to live up to the aggrandizing title, that pedestal of a thing. Maybe it wasn’t so much that I was trying to live up to it. Perhaps I thought I could and I thought I was supposed to, so I gave it my best shot.

    It’s fine, I can admit it. Back in my adolescence, I was more amiable, bubbly, and on lightly humid days, maybe even flouncy. I was role model material and then some.

    Fast forward a few years, I’ve grown up a bit (emphasis on “a bit”). I might not be any wiser, but I like to think I’m more honest.

    With the growing I’ve done, I realize that to attempt to live up to the idea of being a role model is to set myself up for foregone failure. Sure, I’ve made some mistakes, but even if I hadn’t, people would have found invisible ones. This world is one seemingly most keen on judgment and negativity, despite all the hearts and smiley emoticons.

    To remove myself from the role model battle, the falsified standard set by the bubblegum industry, is – in my eyes – to remove myself from the counterintuitive battle of attempting to be something perfect while being glaringly aware of my imperfections.

    Sure, I still love my teddy bears. I still love a heart emoji (the white heart in the pink box is my favorite) and I still have a soft spot for American Girl dolls. I still love a cute dress, a good pop song, and a vanilla-scented candle. But these things don’t define me or determine that I am any kind of a role model. What defines a person as a role model is the way they live their life. And no offense, but none of you know how I live my life.

    Now before you start thinking I’m some sort of derelict that leads a life of crime, let me clarify. I am proud of the way I live my life. I am proud of my choices. I am proud that no one can call me fake or say I don’t stand up for myself. I am proud that my friends and family would say that I’m a good person.

    But in order to be thought of as a real, true role model, I believe you have to know a person and their actions, inside and out. Calling a celebrity a role model is like calling a stranger a role model. The knowledge you have of a celebrity is no more than a caricature drawn by media tastemakers specializing in selling you an image you’re dying to buy. It’s good to have heroes, but you have to look for them in the right places. They say don’t look for true love in a bar, well I say, don’t look for role models on screens.

    For those of you who do consider me a role model, I hope you don’t read this and cringe. I appreciate you. I appreciate you so much! I appreciate that you believe in me, support me, and in some way, hope to live your life like me. But please, I encourage you to find role models in the people around you, the people in your everyday life, the people that are your friends and family. I encourage you to base your idea of a role model off of someone you know well enough to see purely, not in the light, cameras, and actions of Hollywood.

    What do you think about Jennette’s statement? Leave your comments below.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Miranda Cosgrove and Jordin Sparks Promote NFL Women’s Apparel

    Miranda Cosgrove and Jordin Sparks are just two of the famous faces signed on to promote the NFL’s women’s apparel line.

    They’re joining Erin Heatherton, China Anne McClain, Dania Ramirez, and Jessica Szohr to show off the line of fan wear geared toward younger women.

    The first glimpse of the new ads shows Cosgrove wearing a black, grey, and gold New Orleans Saints tee from the youth clothing line. She’s glammed it up with glittery gold pants.

    Cosgrove, who became famous on Nickelodeon’s iCarly series opposite Jennette McCurdy, also voiced a character in 2010’s animated hit Despicable Me and its 2013 sequel.

    She recently finished filming the thriller The Intruders.

    Post by The Intruders 3D – 2014.

    Phoenix native Sparks stayed true to her home team in an Arizona Cardinals jersey. The shirt is emblazened with Larry Fitzgerald’s number 11 and also bears the Nike logo.

    Sparks’ father, retired professional football player Phillippi Sparks, played for the New York Giants for eight seasons from 1992 to 1999. But Sparks defended her team choice:

    “I was born and raised in Arizona. Although I have an allegiance to the Giants because of my daddy, I bleed Cardinal Red.”

    Sparks jumpstarted her singing-songwriting career by winning the sixth season of American Idol in 2007. She released her first studio album in November of that year. “No Air,” her duet with Chris Brown, was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2009.

    Since then Sparks has tried her hand at acting – she’ll appear in Left Behind with Nicolas Cage, Chad Michael Murray, and Lea Thompson on October 3 – and attempted to get a third studio album released.

    Gossip Girl star Jessica Szohr is a native of Menomonee Falls, WI so it’s no surprise that in the first round of ads she’s wearing a vintage-look Green Bay Packers sweater.

    “It’s very fitting and it looks vintage,” Szohr said of the ’47 Brand Passblock sweater. “It’s different and cool, which is what I really liked about it.”

    Szohr, who has dated Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the past, said it “was awesome to me that you could wear this line and be fashion-forward and comfortable and feel feminine and sexy while you’re just sitting and watching a football game … It reaches all ages and all different types of sports fans.”

    Heatherton, McClain, and Ramirez will most likely be stepping out in team attire in the coming weeks since, as the official NFL Shop has already reminded fans, the season starts in just 50 days.

    Image via Instagram, Miranda Cosgrove

  • Jennette McCurdy Disses Ex-Boyfriend Again

    Jennette McCurdy is dissing her ex again, this time on Twitter.

    In what has become known as her trademark outspoken style, McCurdy recently told the world that “sometimes I look at old photographs of my ex and I cry because he was so ugly.”

    Pretty much everyone assumed McCurdy was referring to ex-boyfriend and NBA star Andre Drummond.

    McCurdy, 22, and Drummond, 20, dated briefly in September 2013 after meeting via social media. She was his #WednesdayWomanCrush on Instagram and she turned the tables soon after by tagging Drummond as her #MondayManCrush.

    Before the two hooked up, McCurdy did a little research on Drummond’s Twitter timeline:

    “… judging by the amount of me-related posts he had shared, it seemed he had been expressing his crush on me for quite some time. I found it sweet, gutsy, and flattering,” she said.

    A native of Mount Vernon, New York who attended high school and college in Connecticut, Drummond has played center for the Detroit Pistons since 2012.

    Their relationship progressed from a private message on Twitter to text messages to phone conversations to daily FaceTime chats. Eventually Drummond traveled from Detroit to California to meet McCurdy.

    McCurdy had her doubts about a face to face meeting, but at the time she said it went well:

    “Overall, the Andre Drummond I got to know in person is the same person he projects online,” she revealed.

    After the break-up, however, McCurdy claimed the couple’s first kiss didn’t go well:

    “… it wasn’t great. It didn’t go great. No sparks and the mouth … the shapes weren’t right.”

    McCurdy rose to fame on Nikelodeon’s iCarly, starring opposite Miranda Cosgrove from 2007 to 2012. In 2013 she landed a title role on the network’s spin-off Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande.

    Network executives halted production on the sitcom earlier this year soon after scantily-clad selfies of McCurdy began circulating online. McCurdy insisted that the hold-up was due to compensation disputes versus the photos.

    Paradoxically, when she’s not dissing her exes and generally being brutally, sometimes offensively honest on social media, McCurdy has some wise and impressively well-written words about living in the Internet age:

    “BE CUTE, social media tells us. BE CLEVER. BE A STAR. LIVE YOUR LIFE IN A WAY THAT MAKES YOU SEEM LIKE EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE IS INTERESTING,” she writes.

    “What’s a lot more interesting, turns out, are the moments not posed enough for pictures, witty enough for jokes, or polished enough to be sent to the world. The nuances and subtleties of life that cannot be translated in a way that the world will care to follow are precisely the best parts of life that exist.”

    Image via Instagram, Jennette McCurdy

  • Anthony Bourdain Live-Tweets iCarly, Because Someone Had To

    The Nickelodeon show iCarly ran for an impressive 109 episodes, and during that time nobody really asked the hard-hitting questions. I mean, does Spencer have a job? Besides hanging out with underage girls?

    That question and more were posed by Travel Channel star and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain last night during a wonderful little Nickelodeon live-tweeting session. Why would Bourdain tweet out his concerns with iCarly to his 1.2 million followers? Because Twitter is awesome, that’s why. And this is precisely the reason.

    And yeah, speaking of Nickeloden shows. What’s up with Marvin Marvin?

    Not quite as awesome as his Paula Deen Twitter rant, but more great stuff from the always entertaining Bourdain.