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Girl Meets World was recently cancelled. One of the stars of Boy Meets World, who appeared sporadically on the new series, recently spoke about the series ending, and he has his own thoughts on why the series did not work. Those involved with the series are now trying to save it, but the series finale will air soon.
Girl Meets World has its home on Disney Channel, and the actor pointed to that being the issue with the series. Disney held the series back. He said the following, per TV Line:
“I think what Boy Meets World and Girl Meets World tapped into is that there’s actually a huge segment of that age group, you know… the target age group from 8 all the way up to 16ish, that is very melodramatic and that does see life as ‘It’s all fun,’ and then the rug gets pulled out from under you. I think Michael [Jacobs], to his credit, really wrote well for that [age group], and he still does. We’ve had some very dramatic episodes [of Girl Meets World]. I don’t think as dramatic as Boy, mostly because we’re on Disney Channel and they won’t allow us to. I think had Michael had his way, Girl Meets World would have swung just as extreme. “When you do a tonal shift like that — I think Boy Meets World missed the mark almost as often as it nailed the mark, honestly — for some people that tonal shift will never work.”
Disney Channel released their own statement after Strong’s comment. The network said:
“Disney Channel is committed to presenting age-appropriate, entertaining, optimistic and empowering stories for our core viewers, age 6-14, and we’re proud of the heartfelt and comedic stories that Girl Meets World brought to fans for over 70 episodes.”
Would Girl Meets World have survived to a fourth season on another network? Tell us what you think.
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