Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Premiered on ABC last night. The premise is that fairy tale characters are living in our world, somewhat similar to the comic book series Fables which ironically ABC once tried to develop. But I just watched the first episode and I have to say it was very promising. I liked what I saw and it's getting the record series treatment on my dvr.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 I loved it! And, yep, it was similar in some ways to Fables (I'm still kind of pouty that that show fell through, but maybe it's for the best). I'm really hoping that they don't cancel this show before its time.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 It premiered to almost 12 million viewers so hopefully that's a good sign
Originally Posted By Doobie I really loved the show. It now surpasses Terra Nova as my favorite new network show of the season (Showtime's Homeland is still #1 overall). I looked forward to it because of the involvement of some of the LOST people and it had some of that same feel to me plus a few nods. Hopefully it's able to keep it up. Doobie.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I caught the pilot at the D23 Expo, followed by a Q&A with the creators, and it made me really excited for a show that I hadn't heard anything about yet. It really seems like there's a lot of depth to the story, and it's the type of show that makes you want to see more of it, and really makes you think. I picked up on a few minor things on the second viewing, and I'm sure there are a ton of other details hidden in there that will make more sense after we see a few more episodes. My only complaint is that it's on at the same time at The Amazing Race. Poor planning guys! (or maybe it's time I finally get a DVR!)
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Mrs. Jim in Merced CA watched the pilot episode, and we were under-whelmed. The first problem is the blonde from "House" who is the lead character -- she has one expression -- bored. And no offense, but the 'twist on fairy tales' has been done to death recently. Not to mention the Broadway hit 'Into the Woods' which did it all beautifully.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Sorry to be my typical wet blanket in a thread of happiness and promise. But that's sort of my gift, isn't it?
Originally Posted By Doobie I was surprised how mixed the reviews were for it, I figured the critics would've liked it more. Quite a few predict it'll die a quick death. We'll see...
Originally Posted By tinkerbelle I loved it! I have to echo Doobie's comments. Before I saw it, I thought if Once Upon a Time has even a hint of LOST's brilliant writing, I'm in. After watching it, not only is the writing excellent, I also think the cast is superb and everything else that makes a great TV show was there. I ended up liking it even more then I hoped for. WAY TO GO EDDY AND ADAM!
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 It started off good though next week will be the key. Pan Am started out good too but has dropped ever since. But there really hasn't been a show aimed at families like this in a long time so I think it could be a hit.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 If you guys are interested in more stories in this vein, give Fables a try by Bill Willingham. It's what ABC originally tried to get the rights too. However, it's much more adult in it's subject matter so I could see why ABC passed on it.
Originally Posted By Scutr Watched the pilot the other night. I think this concept was done better 20 years ago as a sitcom, "The Charmings". And the "dwarfs" looked ridiculous.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I conjured this item up in our crystal ball the other night and can't decide if we like it or not. The general idea is appealing enough but the execution of it seems slightly lacking. We also agree that the leading female character doesn't have enough charisma to pull off a steady diet of her bored look. (Then, again, this may be deliberate on the part of the writers so she doesn't come across as being too gulible.) ORWEN: I'm hoping that, if the series continues on, they'll get around to spot lighting every fairy tale in the books! I mean, I'd love to see what they do with the evil fairy from Sleeping Beauty. Maybe she and the wicked queen could have a cat fight worse than Dynasty's Crystal and Alexis!!!! ORGOCH: I was wonderin' why the prince in this dang thing had such a modern lookin' haircut whilst livin' back in his medieval times??? Didn't look right and made no dang sense!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: As long as this series doesn't cheapen the original spirit of the fairytales--like so many modern versions have done--then it might be a good series. But my sisters and I hate it when old fairy stories are changed into something too modern. ORWEN: As much as we enjoyed Disney's version of Rapunzel--which I refuse to falled Tangled--there were a few things about it that we did NOT appreciate--like the modern slang Rapunzel and Flynn were saddled with--like when she said, "Don't freak out!" That's not something a typical medieval maid would say and it was expressions like that which made us have to fight to believe this was really a fairy tale and not some modern story taking place. ORDDU: Yes, fairy tales should allow you to be transported to another time instead of keeping you in the modern world which you're trying to escape from in the first place. So it remains to be seen as to whether or not this series will be an uplifting experience worthy of Walt Disney--or just a modern sort of crime drama mystery with a cast of fairy tale characters that sell out to an idea that leaves us wanting for something more magical.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper I really liked it. Sure it's a Fables knock-off, but I liked it. And seriously...HBO needs to get Fables. It's the only channel that could do it right.
Originally Posted By magic0214 Really enjoyed it. In my top 5 for the new season. Will definitely be skipping Amazing Race at 8 (When it is actually at 8...which is extremely rare during football season!)and watching this instead. So far, here are my Top 5 shows for the season: 1)Revenge 2)Pan Am 3)New Girl 4)Once Upon A Time 5)Last Man Standing
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I'm dvr'ing Revenge and want to do a marathon session. I liked Pan Am but I keep forgetting it's on. New Girl is cute but it hasn't made me really laugh since the pilot. And Last Man Standing I was kind of lukewarm on.
