Who the hell knows why Anthony Bourdain does the sh*t he does, except that he’s Anthony Bourdain, and he can do whateverthef*ck he wants to do. He can go on a dead-hooker tirade, he can bash Guy Fieri, or he can sit down for a meal with Omar and Marlo from The Wire. Why? Because he’s handsome and surly, that’s why.
You know what else he can do the day after New Year’s? He can sit in his goddamn pajamas, turn on “iCarly,” and explore the sexual relationships of the Nickelodeon characters on Twitter. BECAUSE HE’S ANTHONY BOURDAIN.
I’ve never seen an episode of iCarly, but what I can deduce from Bourdain’s tweets is that Carly is a c*ck tease who exploits Freddy’s obsession with her for free sweatshop labor, and Freddy lets him because of his dysfunctional relationship with his Mom. Also, Spencer is apparently a major f**k up. Great show you’re running there, Nickelodeon. What great role models you’re creating for our children.
My favorite fun fact about iCarly, however, is that it was created by Dan Schneider, who played Ricky in one of the best teen comedies of all time, Better Off Dead, a movie starring John Cusack that he would later disown, saying it was the worst thing he’s ever done in his career. Clearly, Cusack hasn’t seen anything he’s made in the last decade. What a d*ck.
LONG LIVE RICKY.
I WANT MY TWO DOLLARS.
(Via)
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Sorry your mom blew up Ricky
Well done.
There is no way for me to point out that iCarly is on Nickelodeon, and not Disney, without sounding like some sort of knowledgeable perv.
…Enh.
True. I knew it was on Nickelodeon because I have kids. Also, your avatar leads me to believe you are knowledgeable about a lot of Nickelodeon shows.
As a knowledgeable perv, I can back up your statement as fact.
The Brett Ratner line wins.
thats a shame folks be throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that
Also, if Bourdain is watching iCarly by himself that is weird.
Dude’s got a six year old girl or some shit.
…in the basement.
Also, I think Dan Schneider has created about 6 shows for Nickelodeon, including Keenan and Kel. So blame him for Keenan Thompson’s success.
Every shitty live action show you’ve ever seen on Nickelodeon has probably been made by Schneider.
So you have a mention of Dan Schneider and we can’t even get a “Head of the Class” reference? What is this, Communist China?
You’re my people
I’m with bob.
This was actually the highlight of my Tuesday seeing as the Badgers couldn’t pull it off in the Rose Bowl. I’ve only seen iCarly because my friends’ DVR once had something like 55 episodes on it and when I asked my friend about it he blamed it on his wife. Then we proceeded to get drunk and watch iCarly all night long, perfectly normal behavior for 30 year olds.
I’m almost 40 and nothing sounds more enjoyable to me than Jameson and a marathon of almost any show.
I thought Cusack disowned “One Crazy Summer” the sort of sequel to Better of Dead where his character goes to some island for summer and bangs a pre-op Demi Moore. Any honest assessment of the two movies reveals OCS as the far inferior movie.
I’ve wasted my life.
I’ve seen many an episode of iCarly because I have
a delicious plate of cookiesyoung kids, and Bourdain is showing a much too nuanced understanding of the show to have based it on one or two viewings. He also happens to be right on all counts.I started watching iCarly because I have kids, and I have to say that it is a damn funny, well made show, with plenty of double entendres sneaked in for adults. It is a quality show.
Dustin constantly referring to it as a Disney show just really grinds on me though. What up, champ, don’t have time to do a quick search of what network it is on in case your hot pocket gets cold?
It’s ok, I know the feeling.
I honestly couldn’t get past the “Handsome” description. Really? I love Bourdain but handsome is never a descriptor I would use to refer to him. Surly is spot on though.
Do you know what the street value of this mountain is?
Look! I can’t move my right arm!
THIS IS PURE SNOW
I’ve been going to this high school for seven and a half years. I’m no dummy. I know high school girls
Well, I know what I’m eating tonight: “dinner mon dieu” — including Frahnch fries … Frahnch dressing … and Frahnch bread.
I don’t watch iCarly but I do watch Dan Schneider’s behind the scenes footage on DanWarp.
Has 38 Special’s Caught Up In You (LITTLE GIRL!) ever sounded creepier? I think not. Would link, but y’know, FBI.
Dig a little deeper on Dan Schneider. Very, very creepy.
Yep. I was thinking once Amanda Bynes writes her inevitable book in an attempt at a comeback, that people are going to look at this guy and his role as a creep in Better Off Dead in a whole new light.
I babysit two of my nieces semi-regularly, and have had to sit through hours of both iCarly and the other Schneider “comedy” Victorious. The latter is basically overflowing with under-the-radar jokes and comments which are clearly not aimed towards the child/tween/teen audience.
Of all the hack-joke-filled pieces of shift I have to watch as the father of a nine year old, iCarly is one of the least objectionable. There’s a genuine laugh or two in every episode, the characters pretty like able and Sam is the shit. Austin and Allie and Dog with a Blog make me hate my television. And question my kid’s taste. Thankfully we’re only a year away from a Scrubs introduction.
Note to self: follow Anthony Bourdain on Twitter.