The former Boy Meets World star, who guest-starred on a bunch of episodes, was asked about the show’s cancellation during the Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show podcast.
“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,” Rider said (via TVLine.com).
He continued, “I think Michael [Jacobs, creator], 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,” Rider added.
Both Ben Savage and his on-screen son August Maturo shared the “family reunion” pic on Instagram after wrapping up the third season of GMW in Los Angeles on Thursday (July 28).
The actor and Girl Meets World director will voice Tom in the upcoming “Blood Moon Ball” episode which will air on Monday, July 20th.
Stars from Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil, plus Penn Zero: Part Time Hero were all at the 2015 Comic-Con today and unveiled more clips, plus a sizzle reel from Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero — and you can watch it below!
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“Star Vs. The Forces of Evil” – “Blood Moon Ball” Clip
In “Girl Meets Hurricane”, Cory and Shawn (Rider Strong) take their girls Riley (Rowan Blanchard) and Maya (Sabrina Carpenter) out for a fun night, plus a little bit of shopping.
But just as Maya feels closer to Shawn, someone (Angela) from his past comes back into his life and risks ruining everything.
“Girl Meets Hurricane” airs TONIGHT, Friday, June 19th @ 8:30PM ET/PT on Disney Channel.
In “Girl Meets Pluto”, Cory (Ben Savage), Topanga (Danielle Fishel), Shawn (Rider Strong), Riley and Maya travel back to Philadelphia to dig up a time capsule that Cory, Topanga and Shawn buried 15 years ago.
This inspires Riley, Maya, Lucas (Peyton Meyer) and Farkle (Corey Fogelmanis) to create and bury one of their own.
“Girl Meets Pluto”, which also features William Daniels as Mr. Feeny, airs TONIGHT, Thursday, May 14th @8:30PM ET/PT on Disney Channel. 20+ pics inside…
Indigo “Indy” Baretto Strong was welcomed into the world on December 28, 2014 and is the first child for the couple. The duo managed to keep her pregnancy a total secret from everyone!
Rider, 35, married his wife, 39, back in October of 2013 in a summer-camp-themed wedding in Oregon. In the past, Rider has called Alexandra his “partner in crime” and his “best friend.”
In “Girl Meets Master Plan”, Maya is celebrating her 14th birthday with Riley (Rowan Blanchard) and the Matthews but is struggling with the fact that her mom probably won’t be able to join them.
Meanwhile, Cory (Ben Savage) and Riley devise a plan to setup Maya’s mom, Katy (Cheryl Texiera) with Shawn (Rider Strong) when he pays a visit.
“Girl Meets Master Plan” airs TONIGHT, January 16th @8:30 PM ET/PT on Disney Channel. 15+ pics inside…
