City of Gravity Falls: does it exist in real life. Does the city of Gravity Falls really exist?! We found the city of gravity falls

The animated series Gravity Falls was released back in 2012 and has since become very popular. To date, there are two seasons, the last of which began on February 15 this year.
Its main plot revolves around 12-year-old twins Mabel and Dipper Pines, who spend their summer holidays in the small town of Gravity Falls, which is located in Oregon. Its name is translated into Russian as "dangerous fall". In his district - in the forest and the river, there are many strange creatures, and under the water there is a huge, scary head. According to the history of the town, it was founded in 1842 by Sir Lord Quentin Trumble III, after he fell off a cliff on a horse in this place.
From the moment the cartoon appeared on the screen, everyone became terribly interested - does the city of Gravity Falls really exist or is it fiction?
Unfortunately, this is really another fictional city. It doesn't really exist which doesn't really exist - neither in Oregon nor anywhere else in the US in the way that the filmmakers describe it.

On the other hand, his image combines several different towns of the American hinterland, similar friend on the other "like two drops." After a long analysis and reflection, the fans of the cartoon came to the conclusion that he at least combined the towns of Vortex and Boring, in the same state of Oregon. The glory of some kind of paranormality has been circulating about them for a long time.

The Gravity Falls valley itself does not actually exist either, because it was created by a spaceship during landing. UFOs have never landed in this state! Although in the state of Origon, again, there is one slightly similar place. See for yourself:

So there are many mysteries, of course. But do not forget that this is just a cartoon and it is the fruit of the author's imagination.

Good day!

Friends, I don't know about you, but I love cartoons. It doesn't matter if it's a feature length cartoon or an animated series. It does not even matter what kind of audience it is designed for: for the smallest or for adults. The main thing is that for me it was something interesting. So I looked at a lot of them.

And if with full-length animated films everything is clear - they can be both for adults and children, and for both at the same time, then with animated series the situation is different. Each one is geared towards a different age group. But! There is one animated series (in fact, maybe more, but I've seen one so far) that can be described as "family". It can be watched by children (of course, not quite small), it is adored by teenagers and it is interesting for adults. And it's called Gravity Falls.

What is Gravity Falls?

It is an American animated television series released by Disney in 2012. The action of the series takes place in the American town of Gravity Falls, where two twins come to visit their "great-uncle" for the summer holidays - brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines.

At first, our heroes are not at all enthusiastic about the fact that they will have to spend the whole summer in the American outback, periodically helping the rogue uncle in the tourist store. However, then it turns out that the town of Gravity Falls is not so simple, and the twins will encounter amazing things! In the literal sense, amazing and mystical.

This series has it all:

• gnomes, unicorns, zombies and other inhabitants of nearby forests;

  villains, both from real and parallel worlds;

  cute teenage loves;

  touching family stories;

  real friendship;

  a lot of mysteries;

  of course, adventure.

And all this is seasoned with a good portion of humor. Without vulgarity and searches. On top of that, the series is beautifully and beautifully drawn.

Main characters

Dipper Pines (Mason "Dipper" Pines)

Mabel Pines

Stanley Pines "Grunkle Stan"

Soos Ramirez

Wendy Corduroy

Stanford Pines "Grandpa Ford" (Stanford Felbrick Pines "Grunkle Ford")

Gravity Falls is one of the most popular animated series. recent years, he has an army of fans and dozens of various awards. I won't talk about it in detail here, because this cartoon is better to watch (I watched it twice ^_^), but plus everything, there is a good article on Wikipedia.

Now I want to raise the top 5 questions related to this series:

1. Will there be a 3rd season?
2. Who created this animated series?
3. Does Gravity Falls exist?
4. Where is Gravity Falls located?
5. Where can I buy Dipper's diary?

Let's start with the most painful.

Gravity Falls Season 3

Millions of fans around the world were, to say “strongly” is to say nothing, upset that after two seasons this project was closed. Yes, I was upset too. Yes, I also want a third season =)

The creators openly stated that Gravity Falls was not planned as a long-running series, and that two seasons is enough. However, there are still rumors that there will be a third part. There are a lot of gossip, and after all, what is most interesting is that if you ask Google for “Gravity Falls season 3 to watch”, he will find it for you. But, this is either a lure of unscrupulous sites that, under the sauce of the third season, are pushing both the first and second, or videos made by fans of the series.

However, "let's go back to our sheep", main question after all, it remained open: will there be a season number 3 or not? Friends, it will! I don’t know what it will be called, season 3 or the new adventures of Dipper and Mabel, but there will be a continuation. This was announced in July last year by Alex Hirsch on his Twitter:

The Gravity Falls Graphic Novel is OFFICIALLY announced! New tales! Unsettling monsters! The death of your headcanons!

Gravity Falls Graphic Novel OFFICIALLY Announced! New stories! Exciting Monsters! End your fantasies!

In other words, there will be new adventures, but in the format, roughly speaking, of a comic book. I don't like comics, so this news doesn't make me hot or cold =) But the fans can rejoice. All that remains now is to wait for Alex to finish drawing it.

Of course, many people worked on the animated series:

Directors: John Aoshima, Aaron Springer, Joe Pitt, Rob Renzetti, Matt Braly, Steven Sandoval, Sunil Hull

Producers: Alex Hirsch (executive producer), Tobias Conan Trost, Brian Doell, Susanna Olson, Rob Renzetti

Writers: Alex Hirsch, Michael Rianda, Tim McKeon, Ory Walington

Composer: Brad Brick

Studio: Disney Television Animation

...Dipper & Mabel, the imaginary cartoon babies who live in my brain

… Dipper and Mabel, imaginary cartoon babies living in my brain

It was Hirsch who created the basic concept of the entire series, by the way, in an 11-minute student video that Disney liked. This is how Gravity Falls began.

By the way, if you love Gravity Falls and still haven't followed Hirsch on Twitter, then it's in vain. I'm not a fan of the series, but I'm subscribed to the cartoonist, he sometimes gives out funny tweets =)

Seriously, where else are you going to be among the first to see Stenble? A? That's it!

Stanbel is here to give you nightmares

Stenble is here to give you nightmares

In general, if you want to subscribe - twitter.com/_AlexHirsch

Friends, no matter how you want, but this city is completely fictional, but with features real cities USA. In general, I think you noticed that there is a lot of fiction in Gravity Falls (well, except for gnomes and unicorns, of course =)).

But now we are talking about the city. What do we know about him from the plot of the cartoon?

Gravity Falls (Gravity Falls, which is a little closer to the original spelling) was founded by the 8.5th US President Quentin Trembley in 1872 in the Oregon valley of the same name. But let's go in order:

1. Since ancient times, the valley (which will later be called Gravity Falls) was inhabited by aborigines, however indigenous people left these places, because their shaman predicted that the End of the World would happen here (Weirdmageddon);
2. Then gold diggers came there, who, by the way, called this place “damned land”. I think it's clear why =)
3. Then, on this "cursed land" Trembley found himself, who, after another unsuccessful horse ride, decided to organize the Gravity Falls settlement in these parts;
4. At first, Gravity Falls was a small village that prospered during the "gold rush", and then the "flannel rush". But there is an end to everything - the gold miners soon left these places, as they were all scared away by the dinosaurs that live in the mines;
5. In the middle of the 19th century, the population in the city increased dramatically;
6. These days, Gravity Falls is a sleepy town in the woods of Oregon.

But this is all in the universe invented by Hirsch and Co., but what about real life? As I said, in reality there is no such city in Oregon. Moreover, it does not exist in the USA, in general, and the scriptwriters themselves say that the town does not have a prototype. But there is something similar:

the landscapes of the fictional city are very similar to those of Oregon;

in the plot of the cartoon it is said that in the forests near Gravity Falls a UFO landing took place, in reality, in Oregon they also saw “flying saucers”;

some fans still believe that the real place The Oregon Vortex is a kind of prototype of Gravity Falls;

there is also an opinion that the fictional town is copied from the real settlements of Vortex and Boring (both of them, by the way, are anomalous zones).

One way or another, you can guess and look for coincidences as much as you like, and only screenwriters know the truth.

Gravity Falls diary in Russian

And finally last question: where to buy Dipper's diary (in Russian), as well as Graffiti Falls coloring pages and, of course, comics (graphic novels).

Friends, I went shopping, of course, online shopping and checked prices. Therefore, I can confidently say that there are a diary, comics, coloring books, stickers, etc.:

on Ozone;

in Chitai-gorod;

in the Labyrinth.

On Ozone, in general, there is everything (and I'm not only talking about the cartoon now), but this store is still expensive. But I will give the two remaining links to the ladies (I myself used their services, and was satisfied). Look there for yourself and choose what you need.

* Gravity Falls diary, for me, great gift! And the price is very pleasant, for such, in part even, a souvenir book. I will definitely buy, but in German =)

1. The name Gravity Falls literally translates as "gravity falls", perhaps a reference to the paranormality of the area.
2. This animated series is the leader in the number of mysteries in the series. In each of them, there is some kind of secret: from encrypted messages that can be found in the form of graffiti on the walls, pieces of paper on the table, paintings and so on. Take, for example, the puppy from the hallucinations of Mabel, who says backwards: "You should not trust Stan."
3. Quantity " Easter eggs» in the cartoon, too, is phenomenal. There are references to books, games, movies and more.
4. Some of the episodes in the life of the main characters are copied from the biography of Alex Hirsch and his sister Ariel, who became the prototype of baby Mabel.
5. And Zus Ramirez was copied from Alex's friend.

The beginning of the series (video excerpt)

Now I will slowly round off, but before I finally say goodbye, I want to attach here a piece of the first episode of the first season, so to speak, for review =)

That's all for now, until we meet again, friends.

After a year off, Gravity Falls is finally back for Season 2! The brainchild of a child prodigy Alexa Hirsch includes the supernatural misadventures of twins Dipper and Mabel Pines who spend their summer holidays with "Uncle" Stan in a fictional town Gravity Falls, Oregon. So far, they have encountered a variety of creatures, ranging from hordes of gnomes to aged ghosts. The cartoon has parts from The Simpsons, The X-Files and Twin Peaks.

Time caught up with Hirsch and asked about different things related to Gravity Falls. A G4SKY kindly translated their interview for you.

When did you first realize that you wanted to make cartoons?

As far as I know, I have always wanted to make cartoons. When I went to the California Institute of the Arts, I was in a class with other weird like-minded people, some of whom went on to work on the show, like J.G. Guintel over Regular Show and Pen Ward over Adventure Time. We were great friends, kicked each other in the side and laughed a lot. It was a direct transition from inexperienced children watching Disney cartoons to children at heart creating these same cartoons.

What was your favorite cartoon as a child?

The Simpsons! Well of course the Simpsons, I loved them because they were not limited in their audience. Many children's shows were self-contained. There was something about The Simpsons... growing up I could tell it was smarter than me. I could tell where there were layers and moments and hidden jokes that I couldn't understand, but I always understood the characters. Great shows have just such layers, for a wide audience, some of which are interesting for children, and some for adults.

You talked about wanting to create a show for all ages. How did you go about it?

There is one way to do this, you don't have to think about anyone when you are doing the show. The best way to create a great show, it is to create a show that you yourself love. Trust yourself. Do I think it's funny? Do I like it? And if you like it and you think it's funny, then you just have to trust that others will like it too. I may be a very immature adult. I'm something like an adult-child, so if I like it, then both children and adults will like it, because I'm somewhere in between.

Alex Hirsch drew himself in the style of Gravity Falls

Your show is darker than most other children's shows. Now that you've switched to Disney XD, will the tone of the cartoon stay the same?

We were told that the show would move to Disney XD midway through the season, so there was no coordinated conversation about changing the tone and direction of the show. Although in the second season common style and tone we experiment much more than in the first. The first season talked about the characters, introduced us to the mythology, and just tried to be as funny and funny as possible. In Season 2, we dig much deeper into the mythology and our heroes take on much more risk, more tense situations, and more formidable villains. As a result, the line "conspiracy-something like secret materials-horror stories" will take on a larger and stronger scope. But we're still hoping to balance that kind of storyline with the traditional Gravity Falls goofy and funny episodes.

Which character did you create first?

In second grade, I drew a face on paper bag I gave him a raincoat and named him the Super Paper Bag Man. My creativity at the time was quite limited. Luckily, the Super Paper Bag Man fell into disrepair, forcing me to come up with other better ideas.

Who is your favorite character in Gravity Falls?

In the penultimate episode of our first season, we introduced this villainous, mischievous triangle. He is a pyramid with one eye and a bow tie named Bill Cipher. We conceived it at the beginning of the season, that it could be fun, similar character have DC with their Mister Mxyzptlk, a kind of jerk who can just show up and spoil all the plans of the main characters. It amuses me to create the most sinister, Illuminati-like symbol with the hands of Mr. Peanuts and throw it into the structure of the show, see how it all fits together. I got a lot of emails and pictures on twitter, people get tattoos with him! It's hilarious when your favorite character is also loved by the kids of America.

Dipper and Mabel are based on you and your sister, but are there other characters on the show based on relatives or acquaintances?

Handyman Zus was 100% inspired by my college friend named Jesus. He is friendly, benevolent and very strange. He's the kind of guy who gets stuck in the gravity of college even after graduating, he tries to help everyone. I definitely wanted to add a character like this to my series.

The reason Mabel has a pet pig named Waddles is because my sister always dreamed of having a pet pig when we were growing up. She wanted to make a pig sanctuary in her room.

You personally voiced two characters: Soos and Uncle Stan. What inspired you to create these voices?

The inspiration for these voices was, first of all, the people on whom we based ourselves. Great Uncle Stan was inspired by my grandfather Stan on my father's side, whom I didn't know very well. But he was a big, rough guy who wore a gold chain and a gold watch and valued every cent. As far as I remember, he spoke in such a rough voice in a lower register. However, if the character was inspired by my grandfather Stan, then his voice was inspired by my other grandfather Bill. Every time I see him at Thanksgiving, he always says, "Roll out the red carpet, Mr. Hollywood has finally decided to pay us a visit." So I was very guided by his voice and manner of speech.

Soos was inspired by my friend Jesus. His manner of speech is completely uncopyable. It's hard to describe, but I still copied and used some elements for Zus.

The awful truth is that all my summer vacations have been amazingly boring. Dipper's adventures are for the most part a list of things I've dreamed of doing. When I was a child, I spent those long, long summer holidays in my great aunt's cabin in the woods. She said: “And so, three hours of reading!” and locked us in a room with a large window. It was so depressing that I imagined beating gnomes or fighting aliens or looking for the Loch Ness monster. With this series, I have a chance to realize my dreams at least on the screen.

Do you have any advice for people who want to make their own TV series?

It's all about the characters. Regardless of what your series looks like, regardless of its concept, regardless of famous actors in voice acting, regardless of budget or otherwise, it's all secondary. Your heroes should come first. They're funny? Are their personalities well written? Do they interact with each other? All this must be taken into account. And my main super tip for any show creator is to write what you know and look back at your own life. I think the best thing about the Gravity Falls characters is that they're all taken from characters. real people, I write about myself and my sister, about my cartoon grandfather with elements of a lot of humor. If you can copy the characters from the people around you and put them in the series, then it will be much better than if you focused on "how do I make characters with complex mythology." In the end, this is why people love such living characters with whom they can associate themselves and this is the most important thing.

Do you have ideas that you will never add to the show?

For each episode, there are at least 10 fully developed development concepts that were rejected and discarded due to being too dumb or vice versa because they were too serious.

What is the hardest part about running your own show?

This is the creation of stable quality content for 20 episodes, when you are a producer, screenwriter, director, designer and voice characters. All this together. When you're in college, you can create one cartoon a year or even for the whole of your studies, you have a lot of time to dot all the "i" and make sure everything is as you need. When you're on TV, you're more like a conveyor. Not all episodes are 5-plus, but I try to keep track of every detail as much as possible.

Gravity Falls is a mysterious town famous for its paranormal phenomena, which is the main setting in animated series of the same name. The first series began to be released back in 2012, and only with the end of two seasons in 2016 was it officially completed. The animated series gained considerable popularity, which could not but lead to the appearance of a topic of interest to every viewer about the existence of a strange city of Gravity Falls in real life. To answer this question, it is necessary to refer to the plot of the picture.

What is the cartoon about?

Twin children Dipper and Mabel Pines they come for the summer to their great-uncle Stan, who, although he does not believe in the supernatural and magic, owns a souvenir shop called "The Miracle Hut", where all the main characters of the series live. Here are collected a variety of fakes, fakes and snags for visiting tourists. As it turns out later, the shop itself holds many secrets that the heroes have yet to unravel.

The boredom that swept over the brother and sister at first soon dissipated, because while exploring the surroundings, they managed to find diary number 3, which tells about the most diverse mystical phenomena in the area. Deciding to unravel the secrets of an unusual place, Dipper becomes a regular participant in dangerous undertakings. The prototypes of the characters of Gravity Falls in real life were the acquaintances of the creator of the animated series.

Gravity Falls characters and prototypes in reality

The following can be said about the characters themselves.. Dipper Pines is one of the main characters of the animated series. His name is apparently a nickname, because on the forehead of the hero there is a constellation of a ladle of moles, and in translation from English dipper is a ladle. Interesting facts about the main character:

Mabel Pines - Dipper's sister, distinguished by its cheerful and uncomplicated character. Always happy to embark on a new adventure, no matter the horrific circumstances. Being an active person, she likes to chat with her friends, wear flashy clothes and engage in a wide variety of hobbies. It's enough for Mabel to fall in love handsome guy just show up in Gravity Falls. The character, most likely, was written from the author's sister - Ariel.

Other characters:

Location of the city on the screens

The city in the cartoon is located in the state of Oregon., apparently because in childhood the author of the series, along with his sister, went on vacation to these parts. Gravity Falls was founded in 1842 by one of the US Presidents, Quentin Trembley, after his fall on a horse from a local cliff.

Despite this, this fact was hidden for an unknown purpose, and Nathaniel Northwest was named the founder of the city. As it turns out in the course of the story, before the appearance of gold seekers and the president himself, the indigenous population lived in the valley, who left these places in connection with the prediction of Shaman Modok. It said that Weirdmageddon would come in the near future.

What is known about the city in reality?

No data about pre-existing or currently existing settlements nothing of the same name is known. The authors argue that it makes no sense to turn to the map and try to find something similar, because the town is not located anywhere and was invented, however, real-life places were taken as a basis. They also found the glory of mysterious settlements.

As fans of the animated series have noticed, Gravity Falls is really very similar to its prototypes, the town of Boring and the small town of Vortex, from which it was drawn. Turning to photographs of Oregon landscapes, it is quite easy to agree that many of the sketches are similar to places that exist in life. So, for example, you can find a valley very similar to the drawn valley of Gravity Falls.

Thus, it can be said that Gravity Falls in real life - does not exist, and is presented only collectively lost in the Oregon forests of remote towns filled with various interesting stories, secrets and mysteries.

As for the name, in translation from English Gravity Falls can be translated as "gravity falls." Such a verbal pun adds even more mystery to the whole not without interesting history, which even adult viewers are ready to solve with enthusiasm.

Since 2012, the animated series Gravity Falls (or Gravity Falls, which will be more consistent with the original spelling) has gained wide popularity among youth and adult audience. On this moment the creators presented two seasons and an official ending, which, although it has hints of a sequel, does not give fans hope for a third season.

In contact with

Classmates

As you know, this cartoon is famous for its secret messages., ciphers and references that viewers love to decipher. At the end of each series, a code is dictated in a whisper, and throughout the cartoon, in the background or in individual frames, you can see the order of the numbers. By putting sentences or words together in this way, you can get hints for the next series or give fans the opportunity to fantasize about secret meaning Gravity Falls.

Despite the fact that after the creators of Gravity Falls officially revealed all the cards and put out a list of all the ciphers of the cartoon, fans believe that the cartoon still holds many secrets. Every day on the Internet appears more and more various theories, easter eggs and other "conspiracy theories" that fans come up with. One of the favorite topics for discussion in narrow circles of fans is the origin and existence of the city of Gravity Falls - a small area that is teeming with various supernatural beings and monsters.

From the moment the animated series began to appear on TV screens, many began to wonder - is there really Gravity Falls?

Does the city really exist?

As sad as it is to realize, but this city is really fictional for the project. Many fans posted false information that the city is in the state of Oregon (as it was said in the cartoon) and exhibited fake photographs of supposedly objects that were presented in the cartoon. At least, it is impossible to say that the city lives in the form in which it was presented in the animated series.

However, one can consider another interesting fact . In fact, Gravity Falls is a combined image of several little-known and small towns. Some fans have thought about this theory for a long time and have come to the conclusion that there are indeed some similarities with Vortex and Boring, which, by the way, are also located in Oregon. The towns are famous for their paranormal occurrences and locals come up with interesting legends O different creatures that live there.

If you recall the plot of the original cartoon, the city was created as a result of the landing spaceship. UFOs have never been observed in the state, so this once again proves the impossibility of the existence of Gravity Falls in reality. But still some fans notice interesting places, remotely or even very openly reminiscent of some of the background areas of the city from the cartoon.

The creators of this project themselves admitted that they came up with the city completely out of their heads and it would not be possible to find exactly the same village in any of the states. Of course, it cannot be completely avoided. some coincidences and similarities with other areas, but the real Gravity Falls can hardly be found.

Gravity Falls characters in real life

Another mystery for fans of this animated series is the reality of the characters shown in the project. If we talk about the main characters in the cartoon, then these are:

• Twins Mabel and Dipper Pines.
• Stanford Pines.
• Wendy.

Secondary characters:

• Robbie Valentino.
• Gideon.
• Fidford McGucket.
• Bill Cipher.
• Thomson Larkins.
• Jadan Hixters Nate.
• Tambry Fanlis.

Guys often face co minor characters, which also greatly influenced the development of the plot of the cartoon as a whole. The question of whether these characters are real is ambiguous. In fact, of course, neither Dipper, nor Mabel, nor Uncle Stan exist in fact, but the creator of Gravity Falls, Alex Hirsch, admitted in an interview that many habits and relationships were taken from real life. For example, he wrote off the twins Mabel and Dipper from himself and his sister.

Also in one of the episodes, you can recall that Dipper has moles in the form of the constellation Ursa Major. Hirsch laughed and replied that even in school years he had a friend who had a lot of acne on his face. One day a friend came with the exact location Big Jug on the forehead, which served as a highlight in the image of Dipper.

Secrets and Easter eggs of the animated series

As mentioned earlier, in Gravity Falls you can see a lot of interesting and hidden messages that captivate even adults. Indeed, if you sit over the cartoon for some time, look closely at the details, you will notice some references to next series.

Cryptograms

First of all, an inquisitive viewer notice the cipher that slips at the beginning, throughout the series, and at the end of the series. By doing simple manipulations with the alphabet, you can get some information about the city or characters. At the end, there is always a cipher clue to the next series, which made the fans very happy during the release of the series.

Screensaver

Every person who listened to the popular tune from the animated series noticed a mysterious whisper at the end of the intro. When played back slowly, "I'm still here" can be clearly heard. It occurred to some lovers put an entry in reverse direction, thus getting the sentence "Three letters back". Caesar used this cipher, using the next third in a row instead of the original letter. Sometimes the phrase in the splash screen changes and makes it possible to understand which cipher to use. So, for two seasons, it was possible to use the Atbash cipher, the substitution cipher and the Vigenère cipher.

For fans of searching for mysteries and secrets, deciphering it on their own, it is recommended to view the cartoon in the original voice acting, since the translation very often lost hidden messages to the audience and it was not always possible to notice the Easter egg so clearly.

So Gravity Falls and its characters are an unequivocal invention of the creators of the animated series, but their high-quality reproduction of the project and a responsible approach to work made it possible to create a real masterpiece, which will certainly remain a leader in the list of "best animated series" for a long time to come.