![]() There's a long list of animation talent (artists, writers, creators/producers and directors), veteran and new talent alike, working at DTVA as a result of its "creator-driven" philosophy to develop and deliver fresh, interesting entertainment programming for preschoolers, boys, girls, tweens and families. His series, and "Phineas and Ferb" and "Star vs The Forces of Evil," among others, work so well because they are each the brainchild of a single creator – whose vision remained intact throughout development and production of the series. The creative freedom was a draw for him to pitch it to DTVA. The creative community and talent have embraced this new style of development.Īlex Hirsch's "Gravity Falls" is one of the unique properties. In 2008, he recruited an animation executive, Eric Coleman, and over the last several years, Marsh and Coleman re-focused DTVA's strategy, increased its output and held the bar higher than ever for fresh, new creator-driven shows. We include it in its entirety not because it's all germane, but because it gives a degree of insight to the network's process.įor context, you may be interested to know that Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide, transformed the Disney TV Animation (DTVA) culture into one that is "creator-driven." He did so because he knew the most important ingredient in crafting a hit show – especially in the world of animation – is a singular, distinctive creative voice that cuts through the rest of the animated landscape. POSTSCRIPT: Just before we published this piece, Disney XD furnished a statement about Hirsch and Gravity Falls. But with every end of the world, there is a new world that follows.” Considering how big of an impact the show has had on animation fans, our only hope is that Hirsch’s next world will inspire as much devotion as the one that's ending. “They split you up emotionally and put you in a place where you don’t know what’s going to happen next. ![]() “Endings are scary and foreign," he says. But through all the uncertainty, Hirsch has been straightforward about what this final triptych of episodes, which equates the end of the twins' summer (and the beginning of high school) with the apocalypse, has to impart to all the fans of Gravity Falls. ![]() Through its 38 episodes, Gravity Falls has managed not to talk down to kids about their adolescent fears, while still appealling to older viewers. Tonight’s episode features Jon Stewart as a character named "Judge Kitty Kitty Meow Meow Face-Shwartstein." Those are the kinds of appearances-and the kinds of characters-that only come from genuine admirers of the show. The first part of “Weirdmaggedon” pulled in Louis CK for a cameo as a disembodied head with an arm sticking out the crown of its skull. There’s even a theory ( on Reddit, of course) that fans' obsessive deconstruction gave them too much insight about the show's ultimate twist, so Hirsch himself decided to cut short what was originally meant to be a longer series. Perhaps, like Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward, the arduous production cycle combined with wearing multiple hats behind the scenes took their toll, and the Season 2 narrative offered a convenient place to end. If Hirsch’s statement is accurate on its face, along with Disney XD’s corroborating statement, than he indeed made the call to end the show after two seasons. ![]() Maybe the prolonged hiatuses and irregular scheduling were all part of a master plan by Disney, buying more time to try and convince Hirsch to produce more of the show. “I wasn’t sure exactly how many seasons or how many episodes that would be.” That’s essentially what he put into certain terms in his Tumblr post-that Gravity Falls was already over. ![]() “I originally envisioned Gravity Falls as something with a beginning, middle, and an end,” said Hirsch. We spoke to Hirsch last month when the first episode in the final "Weirdmageddon" arc aired, and in retrospect his language suggests he knew the show's fate already. ![]()
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