Disney Channel Eyes 'Boy Meets World' Sequel Series

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Now if they would only bring back TGIF...

I'm pretty sure Feeny is about 100 years old now (maybe 90) and probably wouldn't want to do a scripted TV series at this point. :D

He's doing a guest spot on Grey's Anatomy as a surgeon. He's still got that ol Feeny charm.

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Although Savage and Fishel have not, as of yet, been confirmed to return, the new show is said to find Cory as a seventh grade history teacher, echoing qualities of William Daniels' Mr. Feeny on the original show. Married to Topanga, the pair have a 14-year-old Son, Elliot and a 13-year-old daughter, Riley Matthews. The latter part is the series' central protagonist and is now being cast with the following character description:

"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... There is no obstacle in this girl's world that can dampen her bright spirit and eternal optimism."

Also currently being cast is the role of Riley's best friend, Maya, described as having a contrary outlook on life. A decided pessimist, Maya and Riley are both in Cory's class and, despite their differences, are the very best of friends.

"Girl Meets World" is scheduled to begin shooting in February 2013,

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=96805

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Official Casting Calls:

[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

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Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel officially sign on for "Girl Meets World"!

Boy Meets World fans, meet the best news you?ll hear all day.

TVLine has learned exclusively that Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel have officially signed on to reprise their roles as Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence in the red-hot Disney Channel pilot Girl Meets World.

The potential sequel series (which TVLine first told you about earlier this month) picks up more than a decade after Boy Meets World ended its ABC run and finds Cory and Topanga happily married and raising their 13-year-old daughter, Riley (from whose point of view the story is told).

The pilot is still in the very early stages of development with Boy Meets World creator and executive producer Michael Jacobs at the helm.

A nationwide casting search is underway for the role of Riley.

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I remember liking Boy Meets World when I was younger. Saw a rerun of the show on TVLand or something and didn't think it was that good at all. That happens a lot. I think my standards have gone up over the years. Or at least are more specific.

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Here is the entirety of Fishel?s letter to fans via her Tumblr account:

First of all, let me say that you, the fans of Boy Meets World, have been awesome. That word is often used incorrectly by people, including myself, on a daily basis but you have truly been awe inspiring. You, yes, even YOU, are the reason that Girl Meets World WILL BE MADE.

I do not know how many BMW cast members will be returning for GMW, or how often they may appear if and/or when they do appear. I am going to do my best to not speak for others with this open post. But because I have known Michael Jacobs, Ben Savage, Rider Strong, Will Friedle, and Bill Daniels for 19 years, I know we share many of the same feelings regarding the 7 wonderful years we spent making BMW. Those years were among the most warm, hilarious, insightful, educational years of my life and I wouldn?t trade them for the world. Another thing I wouldn?t trade for anything is the integrity and the heart with which BMW was made. I promise with the entirety of my heart that we will make GMW with the same honesty, innocence, and intelligence that you learned to expect from BMW.

I say this because making the decision to do the show involved more conversations than you can possible imagine. These conversations were with the same people I mentioned above because they were all instrumental in creating and maintaining the heart of BMW. The first comment out of every person?s mouth was, ?Let?s only do it if we think we can create something as special as we did with BMW.? When the news leaked that GMW was in the making, literally days after I first heard about the project myself, Michael Jacobs and I had a conversation and we talked about how we were both so blown away by the reactions from all of you. We felt honored. We felt nostalgic. We felt touched by the excitement in your comments, tweets, Tumblr, and Facebook posts. But most of all, we felt inspired. We felt inspired to bring these characters back to life and to tell you more of their stories. Michael said to me, ?Danielle, when I read what people say BMW meant to them it makes me so very proud of all of us. I think it is important for us, for as long as we are fortunate enough to have this opportunity to do GMW, that we all look each other in the eyes every so often and make sure we know we have something of value to offer the audience.? I think we have that with GMW.

boy-meets-worldI say that so that I can say this: GMW is a new show. It isn?t BMW brought back to life but in current day. It will have familiar faces, familiar themes, and familiar messages. It will also have new faces, new themes, and new messages. BMW never spoke down to the audience and we are going to do our best to never do that with GMW. But please keep in mind that this there will be episode 1, of season 1, of a brand new show. We started at the same place with BMW but we evolved and we evolved quickly. For those of you who knew and loved BMW, please allow this show to evolve as well. Stick with us. Give us a chance.

In the meantime, a sincere thank you to every one of you for all of your tweets (I read them all, every day. It killed me not to be able to talk about it!), even those of you who asked us not to do it. There were only a few of you but I know why you don?t want GMW to happen and I appreciate that BMW meant enough to you that you don?t want to see its legacy tarnished. I can assure you, we don?t want that either. Your love, dedication, and appreciation means more to us than you could ever know and it will be the driving force behind our passion to make the best show we can possibly make. Thank you for giving us the chance to do it again.

Love,

Danielle

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Boy Meets World fans, meet your Girl: EW has exclusively learned that 11-year-old Rowan Blanchard will play the daughter of Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga (Danielle Fishel) in the Disney Channel spin-off of Boy Meets World, titled Girl Meets World.

The Los Angeles-based actress ? with credits in Spy Kids: All the Time in World in 4D and The Back-up Plan ? was just notified tonight that she?d be playing the part of Cory and Topanga?s daughter Riley Matthews after a nationwide casting search.

?As soon as Rowan walked into the room, I was reminded of why Ben Savage was loved as Cory Matthews,? says Michael Jacobs, who?s producing the Girl Meets World pilot. ?Rowan is real and accessible and I am hopeful this girl is about to meet a world that will love growing up with her as well.?

(http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/01/28/boy-meets-world-daughter-rowan-blanchard/)

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