Once Upon A Time

[Nostalgiabuff]

another really well done episode. loved Stealthy Drwarf.

[samurainoir]

I'd have rather seen a Fables TV adaptation, but this has become the wife's favourite show. I do like the Lost flashback formula applied to this world, and appreciate that there is room for story lines outside of the regular cast.

I'm really waiting for The Mirror to get a chance for his storyline... Otherwise why waste such a brilliant actor like Giancarlo Esposito, coming off of his inspired run on Breaking Bad.

The villains really are the stars of this show though... Robert Carlsle and the Wicked Queen are terrific. It was pointed out to me that they do get to play with the Diney versions because it's ABC. Malificent from Sleeping Beauty for example was in an earlier episode... Not sure if it's a one off cameo or if we see her again.

I'd say the series also owes a great deal to the novels of Gregory Maguire.

[Nostalgiabuff]

yeah, they have already announed the Beauty and the Beast Characters would be making appearance and hinted the the little mermaid would as well

[emeraldknight47]

yeah, they have already announed the Beauty and the Beast Characters would be making appearance and hinted the the little mermaid would as well

Indeed you are correct, sir. And I believe that the girl playing Belle is....



Emilie de Ravin of LOST fame! Looking forward to this as well as how they handle "The Beast"....

[livnxxxl]

Last night was Prince James' wedding to King Midas' daughter and the story of how Snow meets the 8 dwarfs. Yes, I said 8. I really am liking this show.

I saw that to. So far I have not missed a single episode. This show really caught my attention and is very worthy of keeping my attention. I figured that when Stealthy got killed that he was like an extra Dwarf since I never heard of him before. And sure enough toward the end the remaining seven Dwarf's escorted Snow to her new home.

The Prince's so called Dad needs to really get what is coming to him.

[samurainoir]

I'm glad Cameron from House got a good starring gig... she's been so horribly underused and off the radar for the past couple of seasons on House. It's like they didn't want to cancel her contract, so they just put her character in a holding pattern.

I liked how they handled the Dwarves. Hopefully they manage to tow that razor thin line, or else it will teeter off into some pretty goofy territory with Bashful, Sneezy, Doc etc. Having only Grumpy and Stealthy with prominent speaking parts was a good creative choice. I'm sure there is a degree of maintaining Disney's copyrights in the live action realm now that Fairy Tale reinvention are so in vogue, but perhaps the Dwarves could be reinvented further along in much the same way the other fairy tale characters have been.

[ScottA]

I think it will. With the show being a hit now and likely to be renewed for next season it's giving the writters time to expand on existing characters as well as add new ones they bring from Disney. It's been very entertaining so far and I am looking forward to seeing Belle, Beast, Gaston, Maurice, Ariel, Aladdin and Genie.

I think Mirror gets the spotlight this weekend.

[Nostalgiabuff]

Feb 12 will introduce Emily de Ravin as Belle. there is a picture in this weeks Entertainment weekly. she looks different with brown hair but still smoking hot.

[livnxxxl]

I just finished watching the mirror a little while ago. Another big hit IMO.

[The Toyroom]

I liked the Mirror's story but I feel like I wrote the whole thing as I was watching it...I predicted every plot twist throughout the entire episode...

[ScottA]

I enjoyed tonight's episode as well.

[Nostalgiabuff]

i thought it was an interesting twist on the whole queen/mirror relationship

[madmarva]

With as much sci-fi, fantasy, comics most of us have read and watched, I think it's hard to truly be taken by surprise.

But I love the look of the show, I think the characters, particularly the Queen and Rumple, are quite fun and well cast and the actors are all pretty good. It's just a fun escape, and though it has a continuing storyline and I think regular viewers are rewarded by their patronage, most episodes you get a complete story, so it remains accessible, at least at this point.

It's not a great show, but it is solid, which is better than a lot of the fantasy shows that end up on broadcast TV.

The new writer character is interesting. Will he have a fairy tale parallel?

[Nostalgiabuff]

i was actually wondering if the writer is supposed to be one of the Brothers Grimm

[The Nawd]

Hmm. I was thinking he might be a descendant of one of the Brothers Grimm. Also I wonder if he's the one who wrote Henry's book.