Girl Meets World (Disney) - Series Thread - Boy Meets World sequel series
11-03-12, 09:48 AM
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Girl Meets World (Disney) - Series Thread - Boy Meets World sequel series
As per TVLine:
http://tvline.com/2012/11/02/girl-me...-pilot-disney/
Nice little bit of news for me since I loved the original series. Wondering how they will "Disneyfied" the series though...
Exclusive: Disney Channel Eyes Boy Meets World Sequel Series, Ben Savage In Early Talks
by Kimberly Roots
Boy Meets World Sequel - The world has met Cory Matthews — is it time now to meet his daughter?
The Disney Channel is in the early stages of developing a Boy Meets World sequel series called Girl Meets World, TVLine has learned exclusively.
Sources say that the cable network is trying to land original series stars Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel to revisit their roles of sweethearts Cory and Topanga, who married before their ABC sitcom ended its seven-season run. The new series would center on their preteen daughter.
Since wrapping Boy, Savage’s TV guest-star gigs have included Bones, Chuck and Without a Trace. Fishel’s post-Boy work includes National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze and hosting Style Network’s The Dish.
by Kimberly Roots
Boy Meets World Sequel - The world has met Cory Matthews — is it time now to meet his daughter?
The Disney Channel is in the early stages of developing a Boy Meets World sequel series called Girl Meets World, TVLine has learned exclusively.
Sources say that the cable network is trying to land original series stars Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel to revisit their roles of sweethearts Cory and Topanga, who married before their ABC sitcom ended its seven-season run. The new series would center on their preteen daughter.
Since wrapping Boy, Savage’s TV guest-star gigs have included Bones, Chuck and Without a Trace. Fishel’s post-Boy work includes National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze and hosting Style Network’s The Dish.
Nice little bit of news for me since I loved the original series. Wondering how they will "Disneyfied" the series though...
11-03-12, 10:48 AM
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Re: Disney Channel considering "Boy Meets World" sequel series
Between Full House, Step by Step, Family Matters, and Boys Meets World, I probably learned the most from Boy Meets World while growing up (as you know, all those TGIF shows had positive messages at the end of each episode)
Though Step by Step was probably my favorite
Though Step by Step was probably my favorite
11-03-12, 12:39 PM
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I don't know it could be alright but it seems like they kind of waited a long time to do it since the original series ended in 2000. I sort of liked the show so I'd probably consider checking it out. I wonder if they'd mostly make it focused on Cory and Topanga or if they'd also get the supporting cast from the orignal to show up (Shawn, Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, Eric, Mr. Feeny, etc).
11-03-12, 01:33 PM
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11-03-12, 04:03 PM
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I also thought Boy meets World was a cute show. I'm surprised they pitched this to Disney. I think it would be better suited for Abc Family.
11-03-12, 04:46 PM
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Doesn't Disney also own ABC/ABC Family though?
Last edited by Mike86; 11-03-12 at 04:59 PM.
11-03-12, 06:37 PM
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I don't know it could be alright but it seems like they kind of waited a long time to do it since the original series ended in 2000. I sort of liked the show so I'd probably consider checking it out. I wonder if they'd mostly make it focused on Cory and Topanga or if they'd also get the supporting cast from the orignal to show up (Shawn, Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, Eric, Mr. Feeny, etc).
Very similar to every other Disney channel "Tween" show. Kids are the main storylines every week, parents occasionally have their own storyline.
I'd love for this to happen. I watched the original when younger, and now I have a daughter that loves all Disney channel shows. Some of them (like "good luck Charlie") are actually pretty decent (as shows to watch with your kids).
11-04-12, 11:15 AM
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Yes Disney owns ABC and ABC Family. This new show could play on any one of the networks.
11-04-12, 11:22 AM
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Re: Disney Channel considering "Boy Meets World" sequel series
If it's going to be a tween show, I think it's Disney material. If they aim for teens, it would be ABC Family.
ETA: I guess given the success of the new Tim Allen show, it is conceivable ABC proper could do a throwback type of Friday sitcom night with this on it. I kind of doubt that's where they'd go, though.
ETA: I guess given the success of the new Tim Allen show, it is conceivable ABC proper could do a throwback type of Friday sitcom night with this on it. I kind of doubt that's where they'd go, though.
11-04-12, 11:49 AM
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I guess I'm not sure how much I really care about this the more I think of it. I mean if it's going to be centered around their tween daughter then it really gives me no reason to watch it. If they were to make it a whole family based show where occasionally Cory and Shawn or Eric or whoever got a storyline too that'd be a different story. If it's just Cory and Topanga as background characters who don't really do much I guess I don't really care.
11-04-12, 04:03 PM
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Re: Disney Channel considering "Boy Meets World" sequel series
I think this is a fun idea on paper, but Disney channel sitcoms skew very young, so I doubt there would be much here for old fans of the show. I watch a lot of Disney channel thanks to my little sister, and while I have come to enjoy Good Luck Charlie, most of the shows do not work for anyone over 13 (not that I'm saying they should). If this was going to be on ABC Family, as has been mentioned, I would be more excited. As it stands? This is pretty neat, and I would probably watch an episode or two out of nostalgia.
The great thing about Boy Meets World is the show grew with its audience. It started out like a typical Disney channel show, but as the boys grew the focus of the show aspired to greater things. I was the perfect age for the show (I think I was about a year behind the kids), so this show definitely hit me in all the right ways.
The great thing about Boy Meets World is the show grew with its audience. It started out like a typical Disney channel show, but as the boys grew the focus of the show aspired to greater things. I was the perfect age for the show (I think I was about a year behind the kids), so this show definitely hit me in all the right ways.
11-08-12, 09:09 AM
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Danielle Fishel @daniellefishel
Just want you guys to know that @BenSavage and I have talked and we've decided...Thanksgiving is going to be delicious this year!
Just want you guys to know that @BenSavage and I have talked and we've decided...Thanksgiving is going to be delicious this year!
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/07/bo...come-mr-feeny/
'Boy Meets World' sequel: Casting breakdown reveals Cory has become...Mr. Feeny?
Girl Meets World is coming, whether you like it or not… though based on the enormous reaction to our first post about the series, I’m guessing you do. Disney has sent out the first casting breakdown for their highly-anticipated Boy Meets World sequel series — and while it’s short, it contains enough plot info to really whet your appetite for the spinoff.
The breakdown gives descriptions for two of Girl‘s main characters: Riley Matthews, 13-year-old daughter of Cory and Topanga, and Maya Nolastname, her Shawn-esque BFF. Among other things, these blurbs reveal that the Matthewses also have a 14-year-old son named Elliot, that Maya’s going to be “dark and edgy,” whatever that means on a Disney Channel sitcom, and that Cory is apparently working as a history teacher at Maya’s middle school. Look who’s following in the footsteps of Fee-hee-heeeeenay!
A not-so-important note: Girl Meets World must be fudging its numbers a little, unless the show premieres in 2014. The original Boy Meets World ended in 2000; it’d therefore be a little difficult for Cory and Topanga to have a 14-year-old kid now. Then again, the two of them did manage to get through high school in just two years, so anything’s possible. Here’s the full breakdown:
[RILEY MATTHEWS] Please submit all ethnicities. 13 years old, indelible personality, an adorable girl on the cusp of whatever comes next in life, and wanting to rush into it head first. She is fiercely loyal to her friends, and spends most of her time juggling the obstacles that life throws her way, some of those being her father who is also her seventh grade history teacher, her mother who is Topanga, and her brother, Elliot, who is one grade older in school and in life experience and makes sure to always let her know it. But there is no obstacle in this girl’s world that can dampen her bright spirit and eternal optimism. Series Lead.
[MAYA] Please submit all ethnicities. 13 years old. Maya is Riley’s best friend and does not share Riley’s optimism. She is far darker and less trusting of the world. She is an only child and has never known her father, which immediately makes her relationship with both Riley and Cory Matthews very important to her although she’d never admit it. She is not a good student in school, but is a wonderful student of life and absolutely magnetic in attracting or intimidating the people in her sphere as she cares to. Dark and edgy, but just as fiercely loyal to Riley as Riley is to her. Which makes us want to believe that maybe there’s a good heart under the acerbic wit. Or maybe not. Series Regular
But what of Shawn, and Angela, and Plays-With-Squirrels Weird Uncle Eric, and dear old Feeny himself? (I hear he’s living in Minnesota now.) We won’t know until more details surface — but rest assured, we’ll tell you the moment we find out anything new.
Girl Meets World is coming, whether you like it or not… though based on the enormous reaction to our first post about the series, I’m guessing you do. Disney has sent out the first casting breakdown for their highly-anticipated Boy Meets World sequel series — and while it’s short, it contains enough plot info to really whet your appetite for the spinoff.
The breakdown gives descriptions for two of Girl‘s main characters: Riley Matthews, 13-year-old daughter of Cory and Topanga, and Maya Nolastname, her Shawn-esque BFF. Among other things, these blurbs reveal that the Matthewses also have a 14-year-old son named Elliot, that Maya’s going to be “dark and edgy,” whatever that means on a Disney Channel sitcom, and that Cory is apparently working as a history teacher at Maya’s middle school. Look who’s following in the footsteps of Fee-hee-heeeeenay!
A not-so-important note: Girl Meets World must be fudging its numbers a little, unless the show premieres in 2014. The original Boy Meets World ended in 2000; it’d therefore be a little difficult for Cory and Topanga to have a 14-year-old kid now. Then again, the two of them did manage to get through high school in just two years, so anything’s possible. Here’s the full breakdown:
[RILEY MATTHEWS] Please submit all ethnicities. 13 years old, indelible personality, an adorable girl on the cusp of whatever comes next in life, and wanting to rush into it head first. She is fiercely loyal to her friends, and spends most of her time juggling the obstacles that life throws her way, some of those being her father who is also her seventh grade history teacher, her mother who is Topanga, and her brother, Elliot, who is one grade older in school and in life experience and makes sure to always let her know it. But there is no obstacle in this girl’s world that can dampen her bright spirit and eternal optimism. Series Lead.
[MAYA] Please submit all ethnicities. 13 years old. Maya is Riley’s best friend and does not share Riley’s optimism. She is far darker and less trusting of the world. She is an only child and has never known her father, which immediately makes her relationship with both Riley and Cory Matthews very important to her although she’d never admit it. She is not a good student in school, but is a wonderful student of life and absolutely magnetic in attracting or intimidating the people in her sphere as she cares to. Dark and edgy, but just as fiercely loyal to Riley as Riley is to her. Which makes us want to believe that maybe there’s a good heart under the acerbic wit. Or maybe not. Series Regular
But what of Shawn, and Angela, and Plays-With-Squirrels Weird Uncle Eric, and dear old Feeny himself? (I hear he’s living in Minnesota now.) We won’t know until more details surface — but rest assured, we’ll tell you the moment we find out anything new.
The resurrection of "Boy Meets World" might be the greatest news ever for TGIF fans -- AND former cast members who are looking to book a sweet new acting gig.
TMZ spoke with Lily Nicksay -- who played Cory's little sister Morgan from 1993-1995, before being replaced by an older chick.
The now 24-year-old tells TMZ ... She's very excited Disney is revamping the show -- adding, "I'd love to talk [to Disney] about being a part of it."
The news broke this weekend ... the mouse's reboot will be "Girl Meets World" -- and will focus on Cory and Topanga's daughter ... with both Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel reportedly being courted to star.
We're told Lily has NOT been approached yet ... but we're sure there's room for a hot aunt in the script somewhere.
TMZ spoke with Lily Nicksay -- who played Cory's little sister Morgan from 1993-1995, before being replaced by an older chick.
The now 24-year-old tells TMZ ... She's very excited Disney is revamping the show -- adding, "I'd love to talk [to Disney] about being a part of it."
The news broke this weekend ... the mouse's reboot will be "Girl Meets World" -- and will focus on Cory and Topanga's daughter ... with both Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel reportedly being courted to star.
We're told Lily has NOT been approached yet ... but we're sure there's room for a hot aunt in the script somewhere.
Last edited by dex14; 11-08-12 at 09:23 AM.
11-08-12, 09:23 AM
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11-08-12, 10:09 AM
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11-08-12, 10:33 AM
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Re: Disney Channel considering "Boy Meets World" sequel series
Jeez, Will Daniels is 85 now! He is still acting though.
Didn't really like the show that much, though I did watch most of it. The older brother Eric was always funny. I'd be happy if this is on the Disney Channel and not ABC since I'd prefer the show to avoid the drama and serious issues and just focus on being silly fun.
Didn't really like the show that much, though I did watch most of it. The older brother Eric was always funny. I'd be happy if this is on the Disney Channel and not ABC since I'd prefer the show to avoid the drama and serious issues and just focus on being silly fun.
11-08-12, 10:57 AM
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Jeez, Will Daniels is 85 now! He is still acting though.
Didn't really like the show that much, though I did watch most of it. The older brother Eric was always funny. I'd be happy if this is on the Disney Channel and not ABC since I'd prefer the show to avoid the drama and serious issues and just focus on being silly fun.
Didn't really like the show that much, though I did watch most of it. The older brother Eric was always funny. I'd be happy if this is on the Disney Channel and not ABC since I'd prefer the show to avoid the drama and serious issues and just focus on being silly fun.
11-08-12, 12:22 PM
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Re: Disney Channel considering "Boy Meets World" sequel series
But if the focus is going to be on the daughter, this would fit in perfectly with the rest of their tween fare. I'm a little surprised that they don't already have an actress or actresses in mind, though, it always seemed to me like their shows were just ways to promote talent they already signed (I think WB does this too with a slightly older group of young actors).
11-08-12, 12:25 PM
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But if the focus is going to be on the daughter, this would fit in perfectly with the rest of their tween fare. I'm a little surprised that they don't already have an actress or actresses in mind, though, it always seemed to me like their shows were just ways to promote talent they already signed (I think WB does this too with a slightly older group of young actors).
Last edited by dex14; 11-08-12 at 12:32 PM.