{
  "id": 3138984,
  "title": "‘Boy Meets World’ Star Explains Why Returning for the Sequel Series ‘Really Frustrated’ Her",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/boy-meets-world-star-explains-why-returning-for-the-sequel-series",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T23:36:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/tv/boy-meets-world-star-explains-sequel-series-was-really-frustrating/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Danielle Fishel, who played Topanga on \"Boy Meets World,\" expressed frustration when she joined the Disney Channel show \"Girl Meets World.\" She believed the new series would be a standalone project, but it became overshadowed by its predecessor. Fishel and co-star Ben Savage had planned for \"Girl Meets World\" to be a fresh series, even writing a Tumblr post assuring fans of this. However, showrunners and directors constantly inserted references from \"Boy Meets World,\" forcing the actors to recreate scenes they barely remembered. Rider Strong, who returned as Shawn Hunter, echoed Fishel's sentiments, saying a true continuation of \"Boy Meets World\" would have been preferable. Both Fishel and Strong host a podcast revisiting \"Boy Meets World,\" noting that the new series constantly fell back into the shadow of its predecessor.",
  "summary": "\"Every time there was an opportunity for the new show to step out into the sun, the shadow would come back,\" Danielle Fishel, who starred as Topanga, recalls The post ‘Boy Meets World’ Star Explains Why Returning for the Sequel Series ‘Really Frustrated’ Her appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}