I grew up in the '90s when The X-Files was in full swing and you had conspiracy tabloids like The Weekly World News. How much of your initial concept of the show revolved around having secret codes and symbols that fans could put together? This interview has been edited lightly for brevity and clarity. In a long and winding Zoom conversation, Hirsch reveals the story he never got to tell in the show, how he snuck secret codes into episodes, and his idea for a Gravity Falls video game. “My dream, if I had a magic wand, would be to make a really kick-ass Gravity Falls video game that is really, really in-depth to the lore of the series and includes new canon that has been in the periphery of the series,” Hirsch tells Inverse, “but I've never found a place for it.” But Alex Hirsch hasn’t given up hope on continuing Dipper and Mabel’s story - even though he’s signed a multi-year contract with Netflix to develop new projects. Gravity Falls ended with its Season 2 finale in February 2016, and plans for a possible film fell through after Disney decided the show wasn’t popular enough. There even was a worldwide treasure hunt, with clues showing up everywhere from Los Angeles to Russia and even Japan. Nearly a decade later, the show still has a large following at conventions. A large community grew around solving the many mysteries of the show through fan theories and speculation. ![]() Though aimed at (and popular with) kids, Gravity Falls also captivated older teens and young adults.
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