ABC's Once Upon a Time

[Paradox1]

Good show, really surprised I like it

 

[Donut]

I liked the first two episodes. But is there going to be a lot of filler until Emma returns to the fairy tale world ? She is already 28 so return

 

[jaymes_e06]

Ok, I just did some digging and you're right - not only did they clearly reference a non-Grimm fairytale in the pilot (Pinnochio), but Jack and the Beanstalk, which I thought was from the Brothers Grimm actually was not. And I really think that's what that ogre was from. So I guess any classic children's tale is possible. Frankly, that opens up almost too many possibilities to even speculate on...but what the heck - Brainstorm time!

Famous Grimm fairy tales that are pretty much guaranteed (including the ones already used):

Snow White
Rapunzel
Cinderella
The Princess and the Frog
Sleeping Beauty
Rumpelstiltskin
Hansel and Gretel
Little Red Riding Hood


Other famous children's tales to look out for:

Pinnocchio (obviously already in)
Alice in Wonderland
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Little Mermaid
The Ugly Duckling
The Three Little Pigs (hey, it was a Disney cartoon, so it's possible!)
Thumbelina
Beauty & The Beast
Peter Pan
Robin Hood
Tom Thumb
The Snow Queen


I didn't bother with Aesop's fables because they seem more like morality tales than fairy tales, but ya never know.

Also, I don't know how they'd include Alice in Wonderland without creating a THIRD universe to keep up with. Overall, I think we'll be seeing mostly Grimm stuff at first, tbh, with the occasional non-Grimm character thrown into a minor role (like Geppetto).

That's what I like about this show it could last for such a long time with no short of ideas because the amount of source material is so rich. I can't wait to see how they translate some of these things to the small screen.

And I really don't think they will strictly go by only the Grimm Fairytales. There are so much more FT and the general audiance doesn't really know who the Grimm Brothers actually are anyway so it stands to reason that they would have more than just their stories in there anyway.

 

[flickchick85]

I liked the first two episodes. But is there going to be a lot of filler until Emma returns to the fairy tale world ? She is already 28 so return

I'm pretty sure she's already "returned." I think that prophecy was just referring to her coming to that town and returning to her family (even if Snow White doesn't know it and Emma doesn't believe it yet) to save them all (which is of course gonna take a while).

 

[Sawyer]

FULL SEASON!!!!

So happy with this.

 

[Donut]

I'm pretty sure she's already "returned."

That would be lame. Surely when the towns people start remembering who they are they would want to find a way to go back (home)

 

[flash13]

The second episode was great, I'm interested to see where this goes.

 

[Spider-Gnome]

I like the second episode better than the first!

My only minor quibble is they did not make Rumpelstiltskin a dwarf in the fairy tale world.

 

[Specter313]

I liked the first two episodes. But is there going to be a lot of filler until Emma returns to the fairy tale world ? She is already 28 so return

That would be lame. Surely when the towns people start remembering who they are they would want to find a way to go back (home)

So you're saying that pretty much the entire show will be filler, then. Clearly, the big endgame is to get everyone back to their fairy tale world, which will be one of the last things for it to do when it ends. You can't expect that to happen right away.

 

[Donut]

So you're saying that pretty much the entire show will be filler, then. Clearly, the big endgame is to get everyone back to their fairy tale world, which will be one of the last things for it to do when it ends. You can't expect that to happen right away.

They can always have Emma go back & fourth between the worlds. As they get characters there etc

 

[flickchick85]

The whole point was that she'd return to to be their savior on her 28th birthday. She returned on her 28th birthday. She's already freed them from being frozen in time, simply by staying. So now it's about how she's gonna help them all remember who they are, defeat the Evil Witch and save them from the curse. Which is probably gonna take a pretty long time, since we don't even know who everyone in the town is yet.

Nice to hear it got the season pick-up!

 

[Vartha]

Did ANYONE record the first two episodes?
Working sunday evenings I miss this show and the library here I can't hear the shows that are on-line

 

[<(o_o)>]

Did ANYONE record the first two episodes?
Working sunday evenings I miss this show and the library here I can't hear the shows that are on-line

You can watch them on ABC.com. http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/once-upon-a-time/video

 

[flickchick85]

Did ANYONE record the first two episodes?
Working sunday evenings I miss this show and the library here I can't hear the shows that are on-line

Can you download them to a device? Because they are on iTunes.

 

[Paradox1]

What is Rumpelstilskin's plan? he seems to have orchestrated everything.

 

[dsfjr1190]

Great news about the full season order. I am really loving the show so far, especially The Evil Queen/Rumpelstiltskin.

I'm also happy to hear that we'll be seeing more of Ruby/ Little Red Riding Hood in the future: Interview with Meghan Ory (Ruby/Little Red Riding Hood)

So far on the show, we haven’t seen too much about Ruby/Red, but that’s going to change soon. Fans of Lost will be familiar with the peak-and-reveal format of Once Upon a Time, as the writers dance over the characters before slipping in to take a look into their history.

“They’re kind of doing it like Lost,” Ory says of her character’s delayed reveal. “They’re introducing characters incrementally; laying little scenes of things to come. It’s interesting.” But when will we learn about Ruby, and what about Red? “You’ll learn more about Ruby and Red in the near future. I promise.”

 

[Sawyer]

Goddamn. Little Red Riding Hood is a bit of a skank, isn't she?

 

[Paradox1]

Yes she is and I like it

 

[jaymes_e06]

Seconded.

 

[<(o_o)>]

Goddamn. Little Red Riding Hood is a bit of a skank, isn't she?

Meghan Ory is hot as Red Riding Hood. This show is a bit too adult for the kiddies but just right for the guys as long as they keep dressing Red Riding Hood in outfits like this.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

I can dig it.

 

[TwilightPro101]

Looking forward to lots more Little Red Riding Hood

Loving Jennifer Morrison on this show. It's nice to have her in a lead role for a change.

 

[Specter313]

Really good episode tonight. Did a very good job of highlighting the fantastic chemistry between Snow and Charming.

 

[Donut]

I love how far the Mayor is willing to go to stop Emma

 

[flickchick85]

Well this episode certainly erased any lingering doubts about the Sheriff being The Huntsman, imo.