Quiet on Set bonus episode
1x5: Breaking the Silence
The fifth episode features a cast member of All That who has not previously shared his story. He was motivated to come forward in part by the response to the original four episodes. It features never before seen footage. It features some of the original cast members from All That and some of the participants from the series…and they speak to the video that Dan posted. They speak to the ways in which the documentary has impacted their lives and in some cases, it’s been quite dramatic. We also speak directly with Drake Bell and are able to hear a little bit more about his response to the letter writers and some of the public statements that have been tendered around that subject. These are new interviews that were conducted after the original four episodes were released.
Drake Bell - new interview
Drake Bell said that none of the 41 people who wrote letters of support for Brian Peck have reached out to him. He said that he and Will worked together on Spider-Man years later and Will never said anything to him (but he also acknowledged that they were at work so it would have been difficult to have that kind of conversation and that people come to different realizations/conclusions at different times in their lives). He said be appreciates Will's and Ryder's perspective now. He said the lack of media coverage about the case at the time contributed to the overall situation (like convicted sex offenders being allowed to work on set with kids).
Drake said Dan Schneider was the only person from the network who tried to help him and make sure he was okay. He said the parts of the documentary about Dan were hard to watch.
He said he needs to take accountability and responsibility for "DUIs and choices that I've made in my life" but does not directly address the 2021 sexual assault case against him (he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of attempting to endanger children and a misdemeanor charge of disseminating material harmful to juveniles).
People have been going after his mom since the series aired, but he said Brian was very calculating and knew exactly how to manipulate people.
Giovonnie and Bryan
Giovonnie Samuels & Bryan Hearne responded to Dan Schneider's response video where he claimed that if he had known any of the child actors had not wanted to do something, he would have changed it on the spot. Bryan said that Dan used to be an actor and that the apology video Dan posted was a performance. He asked where Dan's apologies were when Jennette McCurdy's book came out or when Angelique Bates spoke out. He asked, "What is an apology without accountability?" He also pointed out: "Realistically, if you take the inappropriate jokes away, do you have a show anymore?"
Dan claimed in his video that the jokes were written for kids and that kids thought they were funny. He also claimed that it was adults seeing them in a different light twenty years later. Soledad asked Giovonnie and Bryan if they found the jokes funny at the time. They both said no and that many of the jokes went over their heads and they didn't get them because they were so young. Giovonnie said that since the showrunner/creator/writer was laughing the hardest at these jokes, she was just going along with the scripts because she was doing her job and trusting his judgment. They said neither of them thought the foot jokes were funny.
Regarding Dan's claim that diversity was important in his projects, Giovonnie said when you are a Black person, one of the first things you do when you enter a new space is count how many other Black people are present. On the set of All That, it was just her and Bryan (including everyone in front of and behind the cameras). Bryan said it was four if they counted their moms. Giovonnie said she was told, "You're so talented but we don't know what to do with you," which is why she started making suggestions for skits.
Giovonnie said Dan called her a week before Quiet on Set aired, asking if she would give him a quote of support. She said he knew for a year that she was participating in the documentary. Because she came back to do Henry Danger, he assumed that she was on his side. He asked, "You had a good time on set, right?" and she told him that she was terrified of him.
Bryan and Giovonnie said they would not put their kids in front of cameras to act.
Bryan's mom Tracey said she knew it was her fault that he was fired from All That. She said that it ruined their relationship and they were estranged for years. They got back in touch due to the documentary. Bryan said that after watching the documentary, he called his therapist to process all of it. He said he now realizes that being fired from the show was not his fault or his mom's fault.
new allegations/info
Raquel Lee Boleau talked about a scene on The Amanda Show where every time she said, "Spit it out!" Amanda would spit whatever was in her mouth into Raquel's face. Raquel said she hated it and was so upset that the director took her aside and told her to calm down because Amanda was the star of the show.
Shane Lyons said his dream was to be on SNL like Chris Farley so he thought being on All That was a stepping stone towards that goal. His contract was not renewed and he was not told why.
He said he was on set with Brian Peck and that Brian was as charming as everyone said. He said Brian was very helpful and he felt that Brian was an adult who he could go to.
He said that Brian did not sexually assault him but that in retrospect, there were times when Brian's behavior was inappropriate with his 13 year old self. One time Brian asked him if he knew what blue balls were. Shane said he thought he was talking about racquet balls.
He said that a convicted sex offender should never be allowed on set with kids but right now there's a loophole in the law that says as long as a parent or guardian is present, they don't have to hire people who go through background checks.
Shane said Dan is shifting blame and not taking responsibility for what he did. He thinks that changes need to be made in the industry to protect child actors.
source: my tv
The fifth episode features a cast member of All That who has not previously shared his story. He was motivated to come forward in part by the response to the original four episodes. It features never before seen footage. It features some of the original cast members from All That and some of the participants from the series…and they speak to the video that Dan posted. They speak to the ways in which the documentary has impacted their lives and in some cases, it’s been quite dramatic. We also speak directly with Drake Bell and are able to hear a little bit more about his response to the letter writers and some of the public statements that have been tendered around that subject. These are new interviews that were conducted after the original four episodes were released.
Drake Bell - new interview
Drake Bell said that none of the 41 people who wrote letters of support for Brian Peck have reached out to him. He said that he and Will worked together on Spider-Man years later and Will never said anything to him (but he also acknowledged that they were at work so it would have been difficult to have that kind of conversation and that people come to different realizations/conclusions at different times in their lives). He said be appreciates Will's and Ryder's perspective now. He said the lack of media coverage about the case at the time contributed to the overall situation (like convicted sex offenders being allowed to work on set with kids).
Drake said Dan Schneider was the only person from the network who tried to help him and make sure he was okay. He said the parts of the documentary about Dan were hard to watch.
He said he needs to take accountability and responsibility for "DUIs and choices that I've made in my life" but does not directly address the 2021 sexual assault case against him (he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of attempting to endanger children and a misdemeanor charge of disseminating material harmful to juveniles).
People have been going after his mom since the series aired, but he said Brian was very calculating and knew exactly how to manipulate people.
Giovonnie and Bryan
Giovonnie Samuels & Bryan Hearne responded to Dan Schneider's response video where he claimed that if he had known any of the child actors had not wanted to do something, he would have changed it on the spot. Bryan said that Dan used to be an actor and that the apology video Dan posted was a performance. He asked where Dan's apologies were when Jennette McCurdy's book came out or when Angelique Bates spoke out. He asked, "What is an apology without accountability?" He also pointed out: "Realistically, if you take the inappropriate jokes away, do you have a show anymore?"
Dan claimed in his video that the jokes were written for kids and that kids thought they were funny. He also claimed that it was adults seeing them in a different light twenty years later. Soledad asked Giovonnie and Bryan if they found the jokes funny at the time. They both said no and that many of the jokes went over their heads and they didn't get them because they were so young. Giovonnie said that since the showrunner/creator/writer was laughing the hardest at these jokes, she was just going along with the scripts because she was doing her job and trusting his judgment. They said neither of them thought the foot jokes were funny.
Regarding Dan's claim that diversity was important in his projects, Giovonnie said when you are a Black person, one of the first things you do when you enter a new space is count how many other Black people are present. On the set of All That, it was just her and Bryan (including everyone in front of and behind the cameras). Bryan said it was four if they counted their moms. Giovonnie said she was told, "You're so talented but we don't know what to do with you," which is why she started making suggestions for skits.
Giovonnie said Dan called her a week before Quiet on Set aired, asking if she would give him a quote of support. She said he knew for a year that she was participating in the documentary. Because she came back to do Henry Danger, he assumed that she was on his side. He asked, "You had a good time on set, right?" and she told him that she was terrified of him.
Bryan and Giovonnie said they would not put their kids in front of cameras to act.
Bryan's mom Tracey said she knew it was her fault that he was fired from All That. She said that it ruined their relationship and they were estranged for years. They got back in touch due to the documentary. Bryan said that after watching the documentary, he called his therapist to process all of it. He said he now realizes that being fired from the show was not his fault or his mom's fault.
new allegations/info
Raquel Lee Boleau talked about a scene on The Amanda Show where every time she said, "Spit it out!" Amanda would spit whatever was in her mouth into Raquel's face. Raquel said she hated it and was so upset that the director took her aside and told her to calm down because Amanda was the star of the show.
Shane Lyons said his dream was to be on SNL like Chris Farley so he thought being on All That was a stepping stone towards that goal. His contract was not renewed and he was not told why.
He said he was on set with Brian Peck and that Brian was as charming as everyone said. He said Brian was very helpful and he felt that Brian was an adult who he could go to.
He said that Brian did not sexually assault him but that in retrospect, there were times when Brian's behavior was inappropriate with his 13 year old self. One time Brian asked him if he knew what blue balls were. Shane said he thought he was talking about racquet balls.
He said that a convicted sex offender should never be allowed on set with kids but right now there's a loophole in the law that says as long as a parent or guardian is present, they don't have to hire people who go through background checks.
Shane said Dan is shifting blame and not taking responsibility for what he did. He thinks that changes need to be made in the industry to protect child actors.
source: my tv