The showrunner fired from a reboot of a former children’s channel was fired because he refused to play the “ship” game.

There are two possible “ship” outcomes and he thinks the fans who focus on that shouldn’t be. The powers above want the focus to be on that.

Maybe, instead they should focus on why they are rebooting the show in the first place and how it screwed so many people over as tweens/teens and they can’t function correctly as adults.

Jay Kogen

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iCarly

‘iCarly’ Reboot Co-Showrunner Jay Kogen Exits Paramount+ Series

Amid fan anticipation, Paramount+’s upcoming iCarly revival is undergoing a major behind-the-scenes change. Less than three months after the reboot was confirmed to be in the works, Jay Kogen has stepped away from the series. Kogen was set to serve as an executive producer and co-showrunner on the series alongside Ali Schouten, who is stilled signed on to the project.

According to sources who spoke to Deadline, Kogen left the series because he and series star Miranda Cosgrove “did not click creatively.” Further details were not provided, and neither Kogen nor Cosgrove have publicly commented on the matter. Prior to signing onto the revival, Kogen had previously worked with Nickelodeon on the comedy series School of Rock. He also created and executive produced the Nick at Nite series Wendell and Vinnie, and more recently served as a consulting producer on Peacock’s Punky Brewster. At this time, it remains unclear if somebody else will be brought in to fill is a vacancy or if Schouten will be the sole producer and showrunner. – Source

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