The premiere of Disney Channel's "Girl Meets World" on June 27 received mixed reviews from critics and from viewers, Los Angeles Daily News has learned.
As the spinoff of ABC's comedy "Boy Meets World" that aired from 1993 to 2000, "Girl Meets World" unnecessarily gave much focus on the adolescent identity crisis of young Riley Matthews played by Rowan Blanchard, according to Hit Fix.
Blanchard appeared in the films "The Back-up Plan," "Little in Common," and "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World," which earned her a Young Artist Awards nomination for Best Performance in a Feature Film- Young Actress Ten and Under.
The pilot episode of "Girl Meets World" also showed a sentimental style centered on the relationship and marriage of Riley's parents Cory and Topanga played by Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel.
On the other hand, William Daniels' cameo as Mr. Feeny displayed sincere tenderness that critics lauded, Hit Fix commented.
Other critics, however, find Riley's character to be promising. The "Boy Meets World" role of Savage is successfully taken over by Riley who is described by Perez Hilton as witty, sarcastic, and goofy.
Viewers took to Twitter to express their opinions of "Girl Meets World" premiere, most of which are positive.
"Started watching girl meets world for a couple minutes & It sucked," Domeno tweeted.
MI Brunette tweeted, "I'm actually really liking Girl Meets World! Excited to see what the next episode will be."
Viewer Katie Lockhart who apparently was originally not a Disney Channel fan tweeted, "I will be watching Disney Channel from now on because of Girl Meets World."
Another viewer named Salma also tweeted, "Girl meets world is actually funny."
Created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly, "Girl Meets World" also stars Peyton Meyer as Lucas Friar, August Maturo as Auggie Matthews, and Sabrina Carpenter as Maya Hart. Its opening theme "Take on the World" was sang by Blanchard and Carpenter.
Aside from Daniels, other recurring cast members include Corey Fogelmanis, Rider Strong, Uriah Shelton, Danny McNulty, Lee Norris, William Russ, and Betsy Randle.
