So… I’m sure you’ve all heard by now that Victorious has not been picked up for a 4th season.
Creator and executive producer Dan Schnieder explains:
Hey guys! If I misspell anything in this post, please forgive me – I’m in the back seat of a car, typing on my phone!
Okay, first things first…
There is a whole NEW season of Victorious coming your way. We just finished shooting 15 new episodes, and they’re amazing. If you love Victorious, I feel sure you will love the NEW episodes coming!
By now, a lot of you have heard that Victorious will not be returning for a 4th season. That is true. This was the network’s decision – not mine.
Please understand: Almost all Nickelodeon shows have a life of about 60 episodes. We made around 60 episodes of Drake & Josh… of Zoey 101… and we made 41 episodes of The Amanda Show… and all those shows were big hits.
So, it’s not unusual for a Nick show to do a run of just 60 episodes. I would love to have made more than 60 of Victorious, but that’s how it usually goes.
We’re extremely proud of the show, and all we’ve accomplished.
Also – and it’s really important that you know this – the network’s decision about Victorious had nothing to do with “Gibby” or “Sam & Cat”. I promise. Even if there was no “Gibby” and no “Sam & Cat” – the network still would have ended Victorious after its 60-episode run.
I know that some of you are upset and angry – and while I feel terrible about that, I’m also flattered by it. I really appreciate that you care so much. It means you love the show, which makes me feel very proud.
But I ask that you please not be angry with Victoria, or Leon, Liz, Ariana, Avan… or ANY of the Victorious cast members or staff. They all wanted Victorious to continue – so did I.
But remember! Stay psyched about the 15 new episodes of Victorious coming your way!
And I hope you’ll continue to support Victoria Justice, and me, and all the stars of Victorious. I can almost guarantee you – they will make a big impact on the future of entertainment.
And finally… of course… I will keep making the best, funniest TV shows I know how to make, for as long as people have fun watching them.
I’ll see you online later, and I’ll try to answer some of your questions.
Thanks for listening. As always, please be nice to each other.
Love,
–Dan (a.k.a. DanWarp)
The good news is that we will most likey be seeing more of Ariana in the Cat & Sam spin off.
But still, I’ll miss the rest of the girl, and even the guys – Victorious is one of the best examples of an all around excelent ensamble cast that I have ever seen.
But ya know, that’s just how it goes, and three seasons is nothing to be ashmed of.
