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TMC · 05-23-2014, 10:23 PM

http://www.hypable.com/2014/05/23/gi...led-nostalgia/

The spinoff is exactly like every other current Disney Channel sitcom.
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Schmoopie · 05-24-2014, 06:33 AM

I've been seeing the previews like crazy on the Disney Channel and I'm not impressed at all. But then again I never liked "Boy Meets World" much at all either. Only watched it b/c nothing else was on. But yeah, the new shows on Disney haven't been very good at all. The last good one that they premiered was "Dog With A Blog" and even that took me a while to get into.

80sTrivia · 05-24-2014, 09:29 AM

Figures the Disney Channel would find a way to mess it up!

tlc38tlc38 · 05-24-2014, 10:27 AM

I didn't have high hopes for GMW so this review doesn't come as a shock. However, being such a big BMW fan, I will give it a shot just to catch up with the "old gang". I really don't care about the new characters.

Adamantium · 05-24-2014, 11:56 AM

I watched the pilot already and I like it. It wasn't flawless, of course, but overall I enjoyed it. One thing that bugs me is Farkle - both the character and how his name is constantly being said in the episode. I'm hoping he's phased out much like Minkus was on BMW.

Most Disney shows suck (the only two I kinda like are "Good Luck, Charlie" and "Austin & Ally"). Of course it doesn't matter how I feel about that because none of those shows are aimed at me, lol. I'm a 32 year old single guy with no kids.

Even though it wasn't a perfect pilot, I still feel this can be a good show. There are plenty of shows I love but didn't care for the premiere episode ("Wings" is an example). Even if I end up disliking this show, I'll always be glad that it happened. I like seeing what happens to two of my beloved BMW characters after they made the move to New York in the finale.

spunkygirl · 05-24-2014, 01:21 PM

Here we go again

The show will be fine, if people go in expecting it to be a continuation of BMW then that's on them, cause it's not.

I'm not going to a review seriously, I'll watch for myself then judge.

FuriosityShell · 05-24-2014, 03:27 PM

I've watched the pilot episode too and it was pretty good. It wasn't perfect and there were things abut it that I didn't like but it was pretty heartwarming and funny. Cory stills acts the same way he did on BMW and the ending is very sweet. It's way better than the shows on Disney nowadays. While it feels like Boy Meets World, it does have a bit of a Disney-feel though, particularly Farkle, who was a character straight out of another Disney show. All of the other new characters (except for maybe Lucas, the love interest, who wasn't bad just kind of boring) were pretty funny and well-presented though, but Farkle was a character you'd expect from any old Disney shows. He didn't seem a lot like Minkus besides his eagerness to learn. He seemed more like a half-hearted attempt to be similar to how Eric was in the later seasons of BMW.

Schmoopie · 05-25-2014, 06:37 AM

I like most of the older shows on the Disney Channel, like Jessie, Good Luck Charlie, Dog With a Blog, Shake It Up, Austin and Ally. But the newer ones are just a joke as far as I'm concerned.

Spark Of Spirit · 05-26-2014, 01:15 PM

If you want to be fair to it, you have to compare it to season 1 of BMW. If you do that, it doesn't really do anything wrong or out of place.

If you were expecting this to have the same content as season 7 out of the gate, then you would be mistaken in your expectations. Seventh graders and college students don't exactly have the same lives. BMW was not the same show in the first season as it was by the end, so I don't know what some people are expecting here.

Still, leave it to the internet to always jump to the worst possible conclusion as quickly as possible.

Jamey Greek · 06-11-2014, 11:16 PM

Where did you see the pilot?

comedyfreak · 06-15-2014, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jamey Greek

Where did you see the pilot?

It's on iTunes.

tlc38tlc38 · 06-15-2014, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

It's on iTunes.

...and it's free! I plan on watching it this afternoon.

TMC · 06-28-2014, 01:13 AM

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...ets-world.html

“The series Disney Channel made isn’t” for “Boy Meets World” fans, says Kevin Fallon. "Instead, and logically, it’s for the Disney Channel audience, a group as young as we were when we first watched 'Boy Meets World' and who may not even have any idea what 'Boy Meets World' is. 'Girl Meets World' is simply a tween show with tween humor and loose ties to a series that grown ups used to love.” PLUS: “Boy Meets World” fans will get just a few inside jokes and flashbacks, it’s like any other Disney Channel show, and Ben Savage agrees you can’t build a show on nostalgia.
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#FPJJDfifxrPub1Os.99

TVFactFan · 06-28-2014, 09:10 PM

Looks like Ben Savage had hair transplant surgery LOL

Topanga still looks YUMMY

But why would the Cory character be teaching in a classroom with his daughter as one of his students? LOL

DJM77 · 06-29-2014, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

But why would the Cory character be teaching in a classroom with his daughter as one of his students? LOL

It happens sometimes. I went to school with some kids that had one of their parents as a teacher. My sister was my 8th grade math teacher!

05-23-2014, 10:23 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,305	“Boy Meets World” fans may be devastated by “Girl Meets World” http://www.hypable.com/2014/05/23/gi...led-nostalgia/ The spinoff is exactly like every other current Disney Channel sitcom. Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#mLzGYG8q1oXdoxGK.99

05-24-2014, 06:33 AM	#2
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	I've been seeing the previews like crazy on the Disney Channel and I'm not impressed at all. But then again I never liked "Boy Meets World" much at all either. Only watched it b/c nothing else was on. But yeah, the new shows on Disney haven't been very good at all. The last good one that they premiered was "Dog With A Blog" and even that took me a while to get into.
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05-24-2014, 09:29 AM	#3
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05-24-2014, 10:27 AM	#4
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05-24-2014, 03:27 PM	#7
FuriosityShell PharaohSnell Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 03, 2013 Location: Lanford, Illinois Posts: 275	I've watched the pilot episode too and it was pretty good. It wasn't perfect and there were things abut it that I didn't like but it was pretty heartwarming and funny. Cory stills acts the same way he did on BMW and the ending is very sweet. It's way better than the shows on Disney nowadays. While it feels like Boy Meets World, it does have a bit of a Disney-feel though, particularly Farkle, who was a character straight out of another Disney show. All of the other new characters (except for maybe Lucas, the love interest, who wasn't bad just kind of boring) were pretty funny and well-presented though, but Farkle was a character you'd expect from any old Disney shows. He didn't seem a lot like Minkus besides his eagerness to learn. He seemed more like a half-hearted attempt to be similar to how Eric was in the later seasons of BMW.
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05-24-2014, 11:56 AM	#5
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,830	I watched the pilot already and I like it. It wasn't flawless, of course, but overall I enjoyed it. One thing that bugs me is Farkle - both the character and how his name is constantly being said in the episode. I'm hoping he's phased out much like Minkus was on BMW. Most Disney shows suck (the only two I kinda like are "Good Luck, Charlie" and "Austin & Ally"). Of course it doesn't matter how I feel about that because none of those shows are aimed at me, lol. I'm a 32 year old single guy with no kids. Even though it wasn't a perfect pilot, I still feel this can be a good show. There are plenty of shows I love but didn't care for the premiere episode ("Wings" is an example). Even if I end up disliking this show, I'll always be glad that it happened. I like seeing what happens to two of my beloved BMW characters after they made the move to New York in the finale.

05-24-2014, 01:21 PM	#6
spunkygirl Member Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 21,563	Here we go again The show will be fine, if people go in expecting it to be a continuation of BMW then that's on them, cause it's not. I'm not going to a review seriously, I'll watch for myself then judge.

05-25-2014, 06:37 AM	#8
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	I like most of the older shows on the Disney Channel, like Jessie, Good Luck Charlie, Dog With a Blog, Shake It Up, Austin and Ally. But the newer ones are just a joke as far as I'm concerned.

05-26-2014, 01:15 PM	#9
Spark Of Spirit Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 20, 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 563	If you want to be fair to it, you have to compare it to season 1 of BMW. If you do that, it doesn't really do anything wrong or out of place. If you were expecting this to have the same content as season 7 out of the gate, then you would be mistaken in your expectations. Seventh graders and college students don't exactly have the same lives. BMW was not the same show in the first season as it was by the end, so I don't know what some people are expecting here. Still, leave it to the internet to always jump to the worst possible conclusion as quickly as possible.
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06-11-2014, 11:16 PM	#10
Jamey Greek Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 28, 2001 Location: Elba Alabama USA Posts: 877	Where did you see the pilot?
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06-28-2014, 01:13 AM	#13
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,305	“Girl Meets World” was made for Disney Channel’s tween viewers, not “Boy Meets World” http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...ets-world.html “The series Disney Channel made isn’t” for “Boy Meets World” fans, says Kevin Fallon. "Instead, and logically, it’s for the Disney Channel audience, a group as young as we were when we first watched 'Boy Meets World' and who may not even have any idea what 'Boy Meets World' is. 'Girl Meets World' is simply a tween show with tween humor and loose ties to a series that grown ups used to love.” PLUS: “Boy Meets World” fans will get just a few inside jokes and flashbacks, it’s like any other Disney Channel show, and Ben Savage agrees you can’t build a show on nostalgia. Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#FPJJDfifxrPub1Os.99

06-28-2014, 09:10 PM	#14
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,065	Looks like Ben Savage had hair transplant surgery LOL Topanga still looks YUMMY But why would the Cory character be teaching in a classroom with his daughter as one of his students? LOL