Gravity Falls

I see Gravity Falls as being a cult classic kind of show. I doubt it'll have that much of an impact on the public as something like P&F did, but I still think it'll be remembered by some.

Back when it was on Disney Channel it scored 3 million viewers and its the highest rated Disney XD show ever with 2 million viewers.

But the Disney Afternoon was just as high rated and look what happened to THAT.

Did Hirsch say that Haituses had any impact on his decision to end the show at Season 2?

Wasn't P&F universally hated by the time it ended, though?

edited 16th Jan '16 10:43:20 AM by Spinosegnosaurus77

Not that from I know of, no.

No, sure there were haters but they hated the show from the get go. People were either sad and happy it ended or indiferent.

It has a fairly large entry here.

It's something that's often speculated since Hirach said one of the big reasons they pushed up NWHS and ended the series early was that people already figured out the big twist, and the hiatuses gave people plenty of time to do that.

I imagine that had less to do with wanting to screw Gravity Falls then with wanting to use it to boost Disney XD's viewership. It may have also had to do with demographics, but that's even more speculative.

It doesn't surprise me that people were getting tired of Phineas and Ferb, but I didn't think it was (or is) that bad. If nothing else I heard the finale was well received by most.

edited 16th Jan '16 11:04:53 AM by Mio

The thing is there was already going to be a gap between Season 1 and 2 no matter what Disney did. Isn't that where most of the twin theory speculation happened (though it was there as early as Season 1)

Good thing Alex decided to end the show on a strong note rather than keep it running for the sake of ratings. Whenever a popular show goes on for a long time, they tend to go through Seasonal Rot.

I mean, people are sorta complaining about the show going into a rot because of the pacing, so good on him to end it on his terms at least.

I stopped watching P&F consistently a few years ago, but I saw some more recent episodes while I was sick a few days ago and it seemed fine.

I watched this show on a whim a while ago, and it seems really good. Animation is good, the comedy is actually pretty strong for a kid's show, and there's continuity.

It may just be that Alex left too many hints for people to find, but I think people just find it easier to blame Disney's scheduling then imply that Alex may have partially botched his own story.

You can count me as one of the people who felt that it was not necessary to end the story so quickly and that things overall suffered for it.

Phineas and Ferb always seemed like a show that you would just watch if it was on and nothing better was on rather then something you actively follow.

Not to say it was bad, I liked it well enough. It just didn't feel like I should keep up with the new release schedule. How often it was on certainly helped with that.

edited 16th Jan '16 11:44:02 AM by Mio

I'm not counting you in because I was never in. I think the show is going a bit too fast, yeah, but I'm not mad about it like a lot of people (cough4CHANcough). I'm, quite frankly, glad it's ending now instead of years from now because of hiatuses.

I figure the issue is having the mystery at a level children might conceivably be able to figure it out means that adults with a desire to rewatch the episode over and over will pick up on it quickly.

I can see Gravity Falls becoming a classic for the years to come as some kind of "seasonal" event: if they broadcast the show in marathons through the summer, yeah, I think it will stay.

Then again, they can always screw it up, so only time will tell.

Wow, Spino, you really shouldnt believe everything you read. Especially here on TV Tropes. People can edit anything they want in this wiki, you know? I always warn people to take stuff mentioned here with a grain of salt.

You might be right in that it could be quickly forgotten, though.

I've read similar sentiments on places like IMDb, TV.com & so on, so it's not just this wiki.

...Who the hell is Spino?

Then bring up those, not just that very weird rumor wall.

Phineas and Ferb was liked fine. Sure, its probably going to be quickly forgotten but its still quite liked, despite what the haters might say.

Me.

How was I supposed to know it was a "weird rumor wall" if it was consistent with what I've read elsewhere?

Aeg's arrow points to exactly the wrong post. I hope you guys understand my confusion here.

Spino. Because you should exercise common sense and not believe in stuff so easily? And those sites arent the end all of what people think either.

Millions of kids and adults watched and liked the final episodes. It ended so that it didnt lose luster.

edited 16th Jan '16 2:34:22 PM by AegisP

I do.

I never said they were. I was merely under the impression that since three different websites documented more-or-less the same opinion, it was a reasonably broad consensus.

edited 16th Jan '16 2:36:11 PM by Spinosegnosaurus77

I was confused too.

Watching the marathon on Disney XD right now, it's on the Bottomless Pit episode. God, Mable can be really annoying sometimes.