Disney Channel Cancels Girl Meets World; No Season 4

[HauntedThunderman94]

Disney Channel's popular Boy Meets World spinoff, Girl Meets World, has been canceled after three seasons.

The news, announced Wednesday night by the show's writers' room Twitter account, comes as little surprise given that the series starring returning favorites Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel had wrapped its third season with the cast posting farewell messages on social media.

Girl Meets World' Canceled at Disney Channel

[TMC]

Its biggest issue that it probably played too much on Boy Meets World for people who didn't watch that and not enough for people that grew up on BMW.

[robyrob]

considering most of their other current shows are complete garbage this seems a bit hasty.

[mets82]

Personally, I thought the writing was way too over the top. I mean would high school kids talk like this?

[TMC]

Originally Posted by mets82

Personally, I thought the writing was way too over the top. I mean would high school kids talk like this?

The problem was that it felt more like a typical Disney show made for 10-13 year old tweens as opposed to a show that can be universally enjoyed by every age group. Sure, BMW had a very childish tone in the first one or two seasons, but by Season 3, it had developed its own identity.

GMW on the other hand, seemed too preachy and SJW-esque to me. Maybe because BMW was on over 20 years ago and on primetime network TV it was different and society was different. BMW would have goofy, kids growing up moment along with serious moments. I never felt the same with GMW.

The problem was the show wasn't Girl Meets World. It's Girl growing up in Cory Matthew's world. It never felt real. She lived in a bubble, a pale imitation of Cory's life/shadow and emulated that to a tee. And the problems arose out of living in that world, not The World.

[Spark Of Spirit]

It had a good run. At least it never jumped the shark.

[TMC]

New year, new network? Maybe it's not time to say goodbye to Girl Meets World after-all! http://eonli.ne/2iqaUjf

[JamesG]

[mets82]

I think GMW does come back, they should loosen the reigns a bit on the writing.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by mets82

I think GMW does come back, they should loosen the reigns a bit on the writing.

Let's put it this way, have you ever run into middle school or high school kids that talk like the kids in this show?

Teen 1: Let's go this magical window in my room that makes everyone say their deepest thoughts!

Teen 2: Sure, that makes perfect sense.

Every episode had a lesson that seemed to be tied up neatly at the end.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by Spark Of Spirit

It had a good run. At least it never jumped the shark.

Well, on the contrary, depending on whom you ask, the show went the wrong direction (and never really recovered) with the Riley/Lucas/Maya triangle storyline. Or, when they went out of their way to make Angela irrelevant and basically only brought her back to make Shawn and Maya's mom happen.

[tenter]

Originally Posted by mets82

I think GMW does come back, they should loosen the reigns a bit on the writing.

I've heard that it's approached by Netflix, but sadly it didn't pick up season 4. So I guess it's really over

[Spark Of Spirit]

Originally Posted by TMC

Well, on the contrary, depending on whom you ask, the show went the wrong direction (and never really recovered) with the Riley/Lucas/Maya triangle storyline. Or, when they went out of their way to make Angela irrelevant and basically only brought her back to make Shawn and Maya's mom happen.

Eh, the Texas three-parter was the peak of the show, and Angela was always irrelevant in the scope of Shawn's life.

I can see the argument that there were too many episodes with messages, but not the relationship or BMW stuff.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by Spark Of Spirit

Eh, the Texas three-parter was the peak of the show, and Angela was always irrelevant in the scope of Shawn's life.

I can see the argument that there were too many episodes with messages, but not the relationship or BMW stuff.

Here's the thing with Angela's character and why she was so "out of the ordinary" (and maybe this is sound a bit controversial). You can make the argument that casting a black girl as the love interest a white tween/teen heartthrob on a hit '90s TV show was a big deal. And Angela was a long term love interest instead of a one-off (otherwise, if there was a young woman of color on these types of shows, she was always off to the side while her white girlfriends had lots of romantic storylines) like that episode of Saved by the Bell where they randomly paired Lisa w/ Zack.

Angela to the best of my recollection (even w/o her ethnicity being brought up) was Shawn's (who was in the past, portrayed as somewhat of a young Lothario/playboy) first truly serious girlfriend. And I don't recall Angela's race or the fact that Shawn was in an interracial relationship was heavily touched upon.

I guess my main point is that GMW erasing Angela from the narrative is depending on whom you ask, going back to the unspoken rule of how black female characters are to be treated on these types of shows.

And even w/o the Angela factor, it did not make sense to have Shawn marry Maya's mother. That did not feel well built into the storyline. They seriously met and dated once, and then got married. Shawn could have still been a mentor to Maya without having to marry her mother.

[ThomasE]

Originally Posted by robyrob

considering most of their other current shows are complete garbage this seems a bit hasty.

Very hasty! I don't agree wither decision at all.