Talk:Seddie/@comment-3247345-20150408062438

I watched the pilot of Girl Meets World on Demand and I'm actually really impressed with it. It doesn't strike me as an iCarly knock off at all. Riley and Maya have obvious similarities with Carly and Sam (the looks most obviously) but there are differences. Maya is by far my favorite character. She's a little hell raiser to be sure but she made a comment about not having anyone there for her to help her with her homework. So this could be a very multidimensional character that the writers can develop. I found Riley likable as well. Her lack of self confidence is a character flaw and it's nice because she's not just another Mary Sue you might expect her to be. Unlike a certain Mary Sue Dan made and gave everything. I definitely like the character dynamic where Maya is the confident one helping Riley. That's a bit different than the Cam friendship.

I wasn't really too fond of the males on the show though, but maybe that's due to lack of exposure. Farkle just annoyed me and it's obvious he's a mix of Mincus and season 1 Freddie. I don't really have anything against Lucas but he strikes me as a Beck like character. Nothing particularly objectionable but he's just kind of boring, even if he has the good looks. Again, these impressions may change as I watch more of the show.

All in all I'm very pleased with the show. It's much better than I thought it would be and it's obvious the writers haven't lost their edge. I thought Mr. Feeny's cameo was particularly well done. Having only seen the pilot I'm not a shipper yet but that may change. I'm really hoping I can avoid shipping and just enjoy the show the way it's meant to be enjoyed and take a lesson from my experience in the iCarly fandom lol.