A few years ago, filmmakers Emma Schwartz and Mary Robertson remember taking note of video compilations from old Dan Schneider series that showed children and young teens “enacting scenes that are arguably sexual in nature.” “One example you see Ariana Grande squeezing a potato, or Ariana Grande — who was then a young teenager — […]
Re-airing any sort of exploitative or sexually explicit material—even for the purpose of exposing a predatory system—is a slippery slope, and it’s one Quiet On Set subjects Raquel Lee Bolleau and Alexa Nikolas say the documentary’s producers didn’t handle well. “After watching the show, I saw that it was not at all what I signed up for,” Lee Bolleau, who had recounted her traumatic time on The Amanda Show and subsequent passion for protecting other young performers for the documentary, told...
An exasperated Bill Maher, notorious for not having his own children, asked on Friday’s ‘Real Time’ why he is the one who is always left trying to defend them. In his “New Rules” editorial, Maher trained his guns on the shocking Max documentary Quiet on Set, which detailed what the past young stars went through […]
Mayim Bialik is giving her take on the docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. The Big Bang Theory alum shared her thoughts on the latest episode of her podcast, Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown. Bialik discussed the ID doc with Blossom co-star Jenna von Oÿ and former Disney Channel star Christy Carlson Romano. […]
Netflix’s 3 Body Problem landed atop Nielsen’s latest U.S. ranking of streaming originals, as well as ranked No. 1 on the overall chart — ahead of Prime Video’s Road House remake and Max’s record-breaking Quiet on the Set docu. On Nielsen’s overall chart for the week of March 18, 3 Body Problem led with nearly […]
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Here is the sitch on Christy Carlson Romano and Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. The Disney Channel alum is refusing to watch the Investigation Discovery docuseries—which
Candace Cameron Bure is providing a hand to hold on to. Amid conversations about how child actors are treated following revelations from the docuseries Quiet On Set, which detailed allegations of
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Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV has got a lot of people talking, including other child stars outside of the series. Though the subjects of the film like Drake Bell, Giovonnie Samuels, and Bryan Hearne have praised co-directors Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz for their handling of the subject matter, Disney Channel alum Christy Carlson-Romano has a different take. In a new episode of Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown podcast (via Entertainment Weekly), she condemned the Investigation Discovery...
Boyhood Wednesdayite Weaver has been on the coaching staff at Middlewood Road for a decade but recently announced his surprise exit from the club, citing personal reasons. A former Premier League stopper, the 45-year-old enjoyed two playing spells with the Owls - though he is perhaps best known for his time at Manchester City - before stepping into coaching with Wednesday. Röhl has only been in situ for just over six months at S6 but found himself the beneficiary of Weaver’s expertise and...