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|title=Gravity Falls Pilot
|title=<center>Gravity Falls (pitch pilot)</center>
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|image=Gravity Falls pitch pilot.JPG
|imagecaption=A screenshot from the pilot.
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=3 Aug 2016
|datefound=03 Aug '16
|foundby=Alex Hirsch
|foundby=[https://mobile.twitter.com/_alexhirsch?lang=en Alex Hirsch]
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Some time in 2010, animator Alex Hirsch began work on a '''pitch pilot''' for what would soon become the hit Disney mystery series ''Gravity Falls''. Created in Adobe Flash, the pilot ran for 12 minutes<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/gravityfalls/comments/1kgq85/i_am_alex_hirsch_creator_of_gravity_falls_ask_me/ 2013 Reddit IAmA by Alex Hirsch, creator of ''Gravity Falls''.] Retrieved 02 Sept '13</ref><ref>[http://gravityfalls.wikia.com/wiki/Unaired_pilot gravityfalls.wikia.com article on the unaired pitch pilot.] Retrieved 02 Sept '13</ref> and was essentially a cut-down version of the first official episode, "Tourist Trapped".


On an unknown date,in 2010, animator Alex Hirsch began work on a pitch pilot episode for what would soon become the hit Disney mystery series '''''Gravity Falls'''''. Created in Adobe Flash, the pilot ran for 12 minutes (as confirmed by Alex Hirsch himself in a 2013 Reddit IAmA<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/gravityfalls/comments/1kgq85/i_am_alex_hirsch_creator_of_gravity_falls_ask_me/ 2013 Reddit IAmA by Alex Hirsch, creator of ''Gravity Falls''.] Retrieved 02 Sep '13.</ref>) and was a cut-down version of the first official episode, "Tourist Trapped".
==Availability==
 
In a Reddit IAMA conducted by Alex Hirsch, when asked if the unaired pilot would ever be released, he replied that it "would be like showing you awkward photos from my high school prom", and that he wouldn't want it to be seen. Additionally, the pilot used licensed songs that Hirsch didn't have the right to use commercially, meaning that there may have been legal problems with releasing it, on DVD or otherwise.
While not much background information on the pilot's creation have surfaced (besides the identities of those involved), a few screenshots and even a short 43-second snippet have managed to find their way online, along with a full outline of the episode (which is almost identical to that of "Tourist Trapped").<ref>[http://gravityfalls.wikia.com/wiki/Unaired_pilot gravityfalls.wikia.com article on the unaired pitch pilot.] Retrieved 02 Sep '13.</ref>
 
In the aforementioned Reddit IAMA conducted by Hirsch, when asked if the unaired pilot would ever be released, he replied "Oh lord I hope not. That thing was a mess, haha! That would be like showing you awkward photos from my high school prom. We all have dark horrible secrets. That 12 minute Flash pilot was mine". Regardless, fans held on to the hope that it may one day be included as a DVD extra, or just flat-out released (or leaked) online.
 
On July 25th, 2016, Alex revealed that if the puzzle that was a part of the unofficial Cipher Hunt was completed, then he would release the pilot online.<ref>[https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/757814314245824516 Tweet from Alex Hirsch] Retrieved 02 Aug '16.</ref> On August 1st, it was completed<ref>[https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/760323097090150401 Tweet from Alex Hirsch] Retrieved 02 Aug '16.</ref> and on August 3rd it was released on The Mystery of Gravity Falls' site under the username of RETURNBACKWARDS and the password of TOTHEPASTAGAINTHREE.<ref>[http://themysteryofgravityfalls.com/pilot/ The site] And uploaded on youtube Retrieved 03 Aug '16.</ref>
 


Despite that, on July 25, 2016, Alex revealed that if the puzzle that was a part of the unofficial Cipher Hunt was completed, then he would release the pilot online.<ref>[https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/757814314245824516 Tweet from Alex Hirsch.] Retrieved 02 Aug '16</ref> It was completed about a week later,<ref>[https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/760323097090150401 Another Tweet from Alex Hirsch.] Retrieved 02 Aug '16</ref> and on August 3, it was released on The Mystery of Gravity Falls' site under the username of RETURNBACKWARDS and the password of TOTHEPASTAGAINTHREE.<ref>[http://themysteryofgravityfalls.com/pilot/ The Mystery of Gravity Falls website.] Retrieved 03 Aug '16</ref> It was also uploaded to YouTube with little to no difficulty or conflict (albeit private).


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Revision as of 18:33, 8 November 2018

Gravity Falls pitch pilot.JPG

A screenshot from the pilot.

Status: Found

Date found: 03 Aug '16

Found by: Alex Hirsch

Some time in 2010, animator Alex Hirsch began work on a pitch pilot for what would soon become the hit Disney mystery series Gravity Falls. Created in Adobe Flash, the pilot ran for 12 minutes[1][2] and was essentially a cut-down version of the first official episode, "Tourist Trapped".

Availability

In a Reddit IAMA conducted by Alex Hirsch, when asked if the unaired pilot would ever be released, he replied that it "would be like showing you awkward photos from my high school prom", and that he wouldn't want it to be seen. Additionally, the pilot used licensed songs that Hirsch didn't have the right to use commercially, meaning that there may have been legal problems with releasing it, on DVD or otherwise.

Despite that, on July 25, 2016, Alex revealed that if the puzzle that was a part of the unofficial Cipher Hunt was completed, then he would release the pilot online.[3] It was completed about a week later,[4] and on August 3, it was released on The Mystery of Gravity Falls' site under the username of RETURNBACKWARDS and the password of TOTHEPASTAGAINTHREE.[5] It was also uploaded to YouTube with little to no difficulty or conflict (albeit private).

Gallery

The pitch pilot.

References