The Miranda Cosgrove and ICarly Spectacular! : Unofficial and Unstoppable

Move over, Miley, there's a new teen queen in town. At sixteen, Miranda Cosgrove can do it all: she's got major film experience (in 2003's School of Rock), a budding music career (with four hit singles and an album underway), and after a major role on Drake & Josh, she was granted every young star's wish — a new TV show tailor-made to showcase her talent. Created by Nickelodeon's visionary producer Dan Schneider, iCarly is a zany sitcom about three friends who start their own webcast, where they perform skits and stunts, and showcase their viewers'wild and wacky talents. Schneider called his creation a show where “kids win,” and appropriately, iCarly is winning the ratings race drawing nearly 8 million viewers per episode as the number one scripted show for kids and tweens. But fans aren't just watching. Kids have submitted over 100,000 of their own videos to iCarly.com to be featured on the website and even on the show itself. The first book to focus on Nickelodeon's crown jewel, The Miranda Cosgrove and iCarly Spectacular! also includes: • the story behind Drake & Josh and the creation of iCarly • a comprehensive guide to Miranda Cosgrove's career including her music and acting • cast bios for the co-stars of iCarly and Drake & Josh • an iCarly episode guide • fun facts, highlights of fan-created content, and the cast's Twitter commentary • tons of colour photos of these rising stars and their on-set antics Voted best TV show in 2009 at the Kids'Choice Awards, fans can't get enough of iCarly. The Miranda Cosgrove and iCarly Spectacular! is the essential full-colour guide to this unstoppable Emmy-nominated TV sensation and the girl at the heart of the show. Succeeding Miley in teen queen fame, Miranda Cosgrove has her own story to tell.This guide takes readers through Miranda Cosgroves early her major film experience (in 2003s School of Rock), her inspiring music career (with four hit singles by the time she was 16), and a major role on Drake & Josh. These demonstrations of her young talent granted her every young stars wish a new TV show tailor-made to showcase her talent. Created by Nickelodeons visionary producer Dan Schneider, iCarly is a zany sitcom about three friends who start their own webcast, where they perform skits and stunts, and showcase their viewers wild and wacky talents. Schneider called his creation a show where kids win, and appropriately, iCarly won the ratings race while it was on the air, drawing nearly 8 million viewers per episode as the number one scripted show for kids and tweens. But fans werent just watching. Kids submitted over 100,000 of their own videos to iCarly.com to be featured on the website and even on the show itself. The first book to focus on Nickelodeons crown jewel, The Miranda Cosgrove and iCarly Spectacular! also the story behind Drake & Josh and the creation of iCarly a comprehensive guide to Miranda Cosgroves career including her music and acting cast bios for the co-stars of iCarly and Drake & Josh an iCarly episode guide to the first two seasons fun facts, highlights of fan-created content, and the casts Twitter commentary tons of colour photos of these rising stars and their on-set antics Voted best TV show in 2009 at the Kids Choice Awards, fans still cant get enough of iCarly. The Miranda Cosgrove and iCarly Spectacular! is the essential full-colour guide to this unstoppable Emmy-nominated TV sensation and the girl at the heart of the show. Front Cover 1 Copyright 5 Table of Contents 6 Introduction 7 Chapter 1: iMiranda 8 Chapter 2: Head of the Class 14 Chapter 3: Drake Bell 20 Chapter 4: Josh Peck 26 Chapter 5: Drake & Josh 32 Chapter 6: iCarly DIY TV 36 Chapter 7: Jeanette McCurdy 42 Chapter 8: Nathan Kress 48 Chapter 9: Jerry Trainor 52 Chapter 10: Life on Set 56 Chapter 11: Dot-Comedy 64 Chapter 12: The iCarly Episode Guide 70 Season 1 70 Season 2 94 Chapter 13: The Real Deal 122 Chapter 14: Miranda and the Music 132 Chapter 15: Some Things Are Meant to Be 140 Back Cover 146 Looks at the personal and professional life of Miranda Cosgrove, star of television's "iCarly," provides a behind-the-scenes peek at the series, features profiles of cast members on "iCarly" and "Drake and Josh" in which Cosgrove also has a role, and includes photographs and fun facts