User blog:Jessie1010/Kirby Gates, Disney Channel Pilots?

Hey guys! So I love telling you about new things and getting your opinion! Disney just ordered a new pilot for Disney Channel with a working title called, Kirby Gates! This show is very different! It's not a multi camera comedy but a single camera comedy, a show without the laugh track. Like Phil of the Future! This show is not a family comedy like Disney's been trying to do either. It's really something all ages can enjoy! And I feel like it has some type of spring of the old Disney too it. And it's also live action AND animated So heres the plot:

''Up and coming 13 year old animator, Kirby Gares, fantasizes a world of colorful cartoon characters - a vivied dream world that is at frequent odds withn his real life. His older sister Dawn makes sure that his life is a nightmare as often as possible. His best buddy Wendell can't figure out what his niche is in life, which frustrates him being that he comes from a family of overachivevers. And there are two school bully brothers that make Kirby their main recipient of their attempted torture, although Kirby manages to outwit them more often than not. His former art teacher, who now is an eccentric dumpster diver, is aware of Kirby's amazing cartoonist skills and is always there for Kirby when he needs advice. With a school prinicipal who can't seem to relate to kids no matter how hard he tries, and clueless parents, Kirby still manages to create a vivid cast of cartoon characters that make his actual life as a "normal" kid seem boring by comparison. And then all of a sudden, a very cute and sweet girl moves in next door, and Kirby's imagination goes into super high gear - along with his raging teenage hormones as he tries to connect the dots between his fantasy life and reality.''

So my first thought was that, this show is different. Basically it's Kirby's cartoon life vs reality. It reminds me a lot of Lizzie McGuire, it's like the guy version! This show seems more like a Disney XD show but it reminds me of old Disney which I will take anyday! At first I didn't think much of this pilot but re reading the plot makes you get more excited. Especially when you compare it to other shows. Since it's both live action and animated, I'm pretty sure Kirby's fantasized animated cartoons will take a place in the show. It seems interesting.

The only thing I'm nervous about is why Disney is starting with pilots again. They just filmed Bits & Pieces and Fantasma. Those pilots are great and they seem so good. They NEED to get picked up! I'm almost sure Madison High didn't get picked up so they at least need to pick up those shows. So I'm wondering if they're ordering this pilot just for a new show or because one of those shows didn't get picked up.

The Kirby Gates pliot is being directed by David Bowers, he directed the second and third Diary of a Wimpy Kid, so that kind of gives you and idea where Disney is trying to go with this. It's not being produced by It's a Laugh Productions, Disney's usual production company. And from where I saw, the writers don't have any other experience with Disney so this might just be a whole new big step.

Here's an interview with the Austin & Ally casting director: http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/inside-job/3-things-know-about-casting-disney-channel/ She explains how Disney doesn't really make shows to replace others, she says that their shows mature quickly. Take Austin & Ally for example, this season, a lot of things channged. So they need another show to keep viewers interested.

Another thing I want to tell you is that Dog with a Blog (Disney's new show) is developed by the same people who brought us Austin & Ally (not the creators)! So we may all like this show!

They are currently casting fpor Kirby Gates, filming starts in November. I got all the sources here: http://www.filmtelevisionauditions.com/2012/09/disney-channel-casting-series-regulars.html

So yeah! That's Kirby Gates! What do you think?! Please tell me! :)