A Special NEWS BULLETIN for fans of Kids Get Acquainted with the Internet: A Girl Meets World Podcast. Dan, Keith, and Caitlin have a new podcast on a new feed. Every two weeks we’ll discuss a different coming of age story. Episode One cover The Wonder Years, episodes one and two. Links below. PlayPodcast
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Google Podcasts: bit.ly/AngstGoog
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Welcome to our new show “ANGST: A Coming of Age Podcast!” It’s been a while since Dan, Keith, and Caitlin did an ongoing audio focused podcast for yall and we’re psyched to be back. This is episode zero so we mostly spend it discussing our plans for the podcast overall. We want to talk coming of age stories from movies, TV, video games, books, comic books, anime, and more! Please let us know what you’d like us to tackle in future episodes. While this is primarily an audio podcast, it is also available on YouTube with some fun added visual gags. We’re putting this episode zero up on this Girl Meets World feed just to get the word out. Future episodes will go up on an ANGST specific feed (which I’ll link to on gmwpodcast.com and @doingokvideo). Thanks for listening! PlayPodcast
Welcome to Kids Get Acquainted with the Internet: A Girl Meets World Podcast! This episode Dan, Keith, and Caitlin discuss the series finale of Girl Meets World entitled “Girl Meets Goodbye.” This week’s music is “Goodbye To You” by Michelle Branch. Please send any feedback our way via gmwpodcast@gmail.com or review us on iTunes. Thanks for listening and check out our livestream on YouTube Live January 22nd at 5pm Eastern! PlayPodcast
The following is a guest blog post by Jeremy Pape. If you’re interested in contributing to this blog contact us with your ideas and we’ll look them over.
The news of Girl Meets World’s cancellation is bittersweet. On the one hand, the idea we now permanently say goodbye to the Matthews family dynasty is like a warm, familiar, blanket being torn in the washer.
On the other hand, I think many of us have been in various stages of accepting this fate for a while. What once held great promise soon dissolved into unmet potential.
As I have been considering this post for some time, many thoughts have come to mind. I don’t expect everyone to agree with me. However, this show never really “met” the demographic where they were at.
Today’s “tween” is, by and large, obsessed with social media. This was a topic sometimes discussed on GMW. When they did this, infrequent as it was, they mostly hit the mark. Yet, at the core of the show’s universe is a sort of 1950s style value system. There are many positives to gain from that mentality. In this regard, see “Girl Meets The Forgotten”, an episode that, while not perfect, certainly embodied the spirit of its predecessor. As time went on, the show got away from expressing these messages.
Everyone may blame Disney for that, and that’s fair to an extent. After all, Disney came to Michael Jacobs, so they rightfully had control of the series. Truthfully it’s a tricky business writing specifically for that tween audience, those who are just finding themselves and refining their worldview. The original series was labeled a “family” show, which meant that while kids and tweens certainly made up a large part of the audience, the intent wasn’t to write for them. This could explain the difference in the shows.
Another point of interest worth examining is who the audience was paying attention to. All of the actors in the show are very talented, and their perspectives diverse. Sabrina is a fabulous singer, and has been promoting her music (and doing a fantastic job of it!). Rowan’s contributions in the world of feminism and culture seem to get more of a mixed reaction. I’m not talking about disagreeing with her stances. That is something that is understandable. What I mean is that on her social media, you’d see people commenting stuff like “stick to acting” or some teenage viewers with no idea what she is trying to talk about. This is a problem. I believe this show didn’t teach enough about racism/bigotry and general prejudice. Numerous pertinent issues were left untouched. Personally, I learned many of those lessons by watching Boy Meets World, so I know the capabilities of the writers. We’ll never know why that avenue was left largely unexplored.
There are many things I will miss about the Meets World universe, but what I think I will miss the most about GMW is the interactions I have had with many of the people reading this. My hope is that the show influenced today’s younger viewers in a positive way. With luck, that influence will spur them to put something creative and kind out into the world.
Welcome to a special episode of Kids Get Acquainted with the Internet. Today Dan and special guest Nare discuss the entirety of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. We’re big fans of the original show and wanted to give our thoughts on this revival. We go through all the major plot lines and discuss their pros and cons. Hope you enjoy! PlayPodcast
Welcome to Kids Get Acquainted with the Internet: A Girl Meets World Podcast! This episode Dan, Amanda, and Josh discuss Girl Meets World season 3 episode 17 entitled “Girl Meets Hollyworld.” This week’s music is “We’ll be the Stars” by Sabrina Carpenter. Please send any feedback our way via gmwpodcast@gmail.com or review us on iTunes. Thanks for listening! PlayPodcast
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Welcome to Kids Get Acquainted with the Internet: A Girl Meets World Podcast! This episode Dan, Nan, and Amanda discuss Girl Meets World season 3 episode 15 entitled “Girl Meets World of Terror 3.” This week’s music is “Time Warp” from Rocky Horror Picture Show. Please send any feedback our way via gmwpodcast@gmail.com or review us on iTunes. Thanks for listening! PlayPodcast
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Welcome to Kids Get Acquainted with the Internet: A Girl Meets World Podcast! This episode Dan, Caitlin, and Keith discuss Girl Meets World season 3 episode 14 entitled “Girl Meets She Don’t Like Me.” This week’s music is “Control” by Halsey. Please send any feedback our way via gmwpodcast@gmail.com or review us on iTunes. Thanks for listening! PlayPodcast
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