History Trivia / StarDarlings

** Originally the web series would have been a full-length series, but due to low toy sales it was trimmed down to mini-episodes and shorts, with the Power of Twelve special being the only half-hour episode.

** If this [[https://www.fictiondb.com/author/ahmet-zappa-shane-muldoon-zappa~sages-story~673098~b.htm old summary]] for Sage's book is any indication the original goal of the Star Darlings was to help humans believe in wishing again and find out why they stopped.

** Three books that were canceled, ''Star-Crossed Summer'', ''Dark Starling'', and ''One Star Too Far'', would have continued dangling plot threads from ''Stealing Starlight''. In ''Star-Crossed Summer'', over summer break, Lady Stella would attempt to mentor Vivica while Rancora sought to control her, and Scarlet, Astra, and Piper would spend their break on Earth. In ''Dark Starling'', Sage and Vega would be asked to mentor Vivica on a Wish Mission, but Sage would abandon Vivica in a rash decision. In ''One Star Too Far'', Sage leaving Vivica behind on Earth would have made ''her'' the prophesied Dark Starling, and only through fixing her mistake and Vivica's forgiveness would Starland be saved.

* TalkingToHimself: In The Power of Twelve, Libe Barer voiced Sage and Cassie, Stephanie Sheh voiced Vega and Piper, Marieve Herington voiced Libby and Gemma, Jennifer Hale voiced Astra and Lady Stella, and April Stewart voiced Lady Cordial, Rancora, and Professor Ursa.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The books are now unfortunately out of print.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Disney heavily underutilized this series, with near-invisible advertising, a lack of merchandise in general, focus on the Star Darlings band of 5 instead of all 12 girls, and a shallower, shorter webseries compared to the more serious books, but the dolls are where things really get bad. Of the 12 Star Darlings, only the core 5 had both a Starland outfit and Wishworld outfit in the US (Cassie's Starland look was UK-only), none of the supporting cast got dolls, and Scarlet's doll barely resembles her official art and cartoon look. Because of these factors, the franchise as a whole was canceled by January 2017, leaving the series on a cliffhanger.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Disney heavily underutilized this series, with near-invisible advertising, a lack of merchandise in general, focus on the Star Darlings band of 5 instead of all 12 girls, and a shallower, shorter webseries compared to the more serious books, but the dolls are where things really get bad. Of the 12 Star Darlings, only the core 5 had both a Starland outfit and Wishworld outfit in the US (Cassie's Starland look was UK-only), none of the supporting cast got dolls, and Scarlet's doll barely resembles her official art and cartoon look. The books were canceled in January 2017 with three planned books being shelved, the webseries last aired in late 2016, and Jakks Pacific ceased producing the toys.

* NoExportForYou: Dolls of Cassie in her Starland look with Itty and Sage with MO-J4 were only released in the UK. Other instances include a Star Darlings magazine that's only available in the UK and Poland, a calendar that was only released in Hungary, and coloring books only released in Russia.

* ExecutiveMeddling: According to [[http://www.kevinramirez.com/star-darlings/ this press kit]] merchandisers were ordered to always put "Starling" after a Star Darling's name on the toys.

** Originally Scarlet was going to be an antagonist, with her role on the team taken by a character named [[https://imgur.com/XvAc8Mh Prudence]] (who may have been an Ophelia prototype). Another villain was an unnamed girl with acid-yellow hair, who either became Vivica , Rancora, or a different character altogether.

** Originally Scarlet was going to be an antagonist, with her role on the team taken by a character named [[https://imgur.com/XvAc8Mh Prudence]] (who may have been an Ophelia prototype). Another villain was an unnamed girl with acid-yellow hair, who either became Vivica or Rancora.

* NoExportForYou: Dolls of Cassie in her Starland look with Itty and Sage with MO-J4 were only released in the UK. Other instances include a Star Darlings magazine that's only available in the UK and Poland, a calendar that was only released in Hungary, lots of coloring books only released in Russia. The franchise has ceased to exist in North America.

* NoExportForYou: Dolls of Cassie in her Starland look with Itty and Sage with MO-J4 were only released in the UK.

* DevelopmentHell: Trademarks and early stories had been in development since 2009, but the franchise only came to fruition in 2015.

* TalkingToHimself: In The Power of Twelve, Libe Barer voiced Sage and Cassie, Stephanie Sheh voiced Vega and Piper, and Marieve Herington voiced Libby and Gemma.

** Books set after Gemma's story spoil who the main villain is, and the synopsis for ''One Star Too Far'' reveals a ''huge'' plot twist.

** Three books that were canceled, ''Star-Crossed Summer'', ''Dark Starling'', and ''One Star Too Far'', would have continued dangling plot threads from ''Stealing Starlight''. In ''Star-Crossed Summer'', over summer break, Lady Stella would attempt to mentor Vivica while Rancora sought to control her, and Scarlet, Astra, and Piper would spend their break on Earth. In ''Dark Starling'', Sage and Vega would be asked to mentor Vivica on a Wish Mission, but Sage would abandon Vivica in a rash decision. In ''One Star Too Far'', Sage leaving Vivica behind on Earth would have made ''her'' the prophesied Dark Starling, and only through fixing her mistake and Vivica's forgiveness could she free herself.

** Three books that were canceled, ''Star-Crossed Summer'', ''Dark Starling'', and ''One Star Too Far'', would have continued dangling plot threads from ''Stealing Starlight''. In ''Star-Crossed Summer'', over summer break, Lady Stella would attempt to mentor Vivica while Rancora sought to control her, and Scarlet, Astra, and Piper would spend their break on Earth. In ''Dark Starling'', Sage and Vega would be asked to mentor Vivica on a Wish Mission, but Sage would abandon Vivica in a rash decision. In ''One Star Too Far'', Sage leaving Vivica behind on Earth would have made ''her'' the prophesied Dark Starling, and only through fixing her mistake and being forgiven could she stave off corruption.

** Lady Stella was originally named Cassiopeia, Astra was [[https://imgur.com/c4yi56j originally]] named Arly, Vega was originally named Virginia, and Adora was originally named Aquamarine. Starland was originally going to be called Star Planet, and Starling Academy was originally Star Academy.

* ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy: While most of the dolls are accurate to the art and cartoon designs, Scarlet's doll has long dark purple hair tied in a ponytail instead of short fuchsia hair with dark stripes, and is lacking her hood.

* ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy: While most of the dolls are accurate to the art and cartoon designs, Scarlet's doll has long dark purple hair tied in a ponytail instead of fuchsia hair with dark stripes, and is lacking her hood.

** Three books that were canceled, ''Star-Crossed Summer'', ''Dark Starling'', and ''One Star Too Far'', would have continued dangling plot threads from ''Stealing Starlight''. In ''Star-Crossed Summer'', over summer break, Lady Stella would attempt to mentor Vivica while Rancora sought to control her, and Scarlet, Astra, and Piper would spend their break on Earth. In ''Dark Starling'', Sage and Vega would be asked to mentor Vivica on a Wish Mission, but Sage would abandon Vivica in a rash decision. In ''One Star Too Far'', Sage leaving Vivica behind on Earth would have made ''her'' the prophesized Dark Starling, and only through fixing her mistake and being forgiven could she stave off corruption.

** Three books that were canceled, ''Star-Crossed Summer'', ''Dark Starling'', and ''One Star Too Far'' would have continued dangling plot threads from ''Stealing Starlight''. In ''Star-Crossed Summer'', over summer break, Lady Stella would attempt to mentor Vivica while Rancora sought to control her, and Scarlet, Astra, and Piper would spend their break on Earth. In ''Dark Starling'', Sage and Vega would be asked to mentor Vivica on a Wish Mission, but Sage would abandon Vivica in a rash decision. In ''One Star Too Far'', Sage leaving Vivica behind on Earth would have made ''her'' the prophesized Dark Starling, and only through fixing her mistake and being forgiven could she stave off corruption.

* ScheduleSlip:
** The web series hadn't updated in months before a new special was announced.
** The series as a whole has suffered this after ''Stealing Starlight'', though WordOfGod states the series isn't cancelled.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Disney heavily underutilized this series, with near-invisible advertising, a lack of merchandise in general, focus on the Star Darlings band of 5 instead of all 12 girls, and a shallower, shorter webseries compared to the more serious books, but the dolls are where things really get bad. Of the 12 Star Darlings, only the core 5 had both a Starland outfit and Wishworld outfit in the US (Cassie's Starland look was UK-only), none of the supporting cast got dolls, and Scarlet's doll barely resembles her official art and cartoon look. The books were canceled in January 2017 with three planned books being shelved, the webseries last aired in late 2016, and the toyline is similarly inactive, with Jakks Pacific ceasing producing the toys.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Disney heavily underutilized this series, with near-invisible advertising, a lack of merchandise in general, and a shallower, shorter webseries compared to the more serious books, but the dolls are where things really get bad. Of the 12 Star Darlings, only the core 5 had both a Starland outfit and Wishworld outfit in the US (Cassie's Starland look was UK-only), none of the supporting cast got dolls, and Scarlet's doll barely resembles her official art and cartoon look. The books were canceled in January 2017 with three planned books being shelved, the webseries last aired in late 2016, and the toyline is similarly inactive, with Jakks Pacific ceasing producing the toys.