Last week in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge I talked about the comic book series Fables for the letter "F". Sprung from the mind of creator Bill Willingham, Fables tells the story of fairy tales characters who have gone into exile, making a life for themselves in New York City.
Well for today's letter "O" I'd like to talk about a TV series that was greatly influenced by Willingham's beloved comic books. Some of you might already be familiar with ABC's Once Upon a Time, and if you aren't I would highly recommend it. It centers on the lives of many recognizable fairy tale characters, such as Snow White, Prince Charming, The Evil Queen and Rumpelstiltskin, after a magical curse transported them to Storybrook, Maine. There they live in a state of collective amnesia, none of them aware of their fairy tale origins. That is, until a bail bonds agent named Emma Swan finds her way to their sleepy little town, setting a series of magical events into motion.
It's one of my most regularly viewed televisions shows. I love watching all my favorite characters interact with one another as Snow White befriends Cinderella and Belle, and Emma faces off against the Evil Queen. And of course the fascinating juxtaposition of each character's modern life against the backdrop of their fairy tale existence. If you're interested in fairy tale adaptations, this is definitely a must not miss.
_________________________________________________________________________________
This post is part of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. My theme (in case you didn't already guess) is Fairy Tales. Stay tuned for the rest of the alphabet, and if you'd like to check out the other participants, simply click here.
I have to admit I haven't seen this one. I was avoiding it when it first started because I didn't want a new fandom at the time :) and then my sister watched it and found it a little slow for her tastes. Hence I never did get round to checking it out. I keep seeing adverts for it though.
ReplyDeleteTasha
Tasha's Thinkings - AtoZ (Vampires)
FB3X - AtoZ (Erotic Drabbles)
worth the effort to try. some of the story lines are very complex.
DeleteI downloaded all of the Grimm fairytales onto my Kindle - over 200 of them. How can I possible find time to watch more TV? lol. I'll have to check out a few episodes as the ads make it look quite interesting.
ReplyDeleteI like to watch it when I can but I have to start back at the beginning. It is a great show and I watch already so much-hahahaha my butt is going to be too big to fit through a door
ReplyDeleteI started watching Once Upon a Time when it first came on TV here, but I found it far, far too slow on the major plot points for impatient little me - I loved the idea and the characters, but I wasn't prepared to sit around for an entire season to get to the point ;P
ReplyDeleteSophie
Sophie's Thoughts & Fumbles - A to Z Ghosts
Fantasy Boys XXX - A to Z Drabblerotic
The first episode didn't grab me, but I know I should give this series another chance. :)
ReplyDeletemy favorite character has to be rumpelstiltskin. he is just fun to watch as he wreaks havoc on everyone.
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to watch this ever since it started, but I haven't got around to it yet. It's definitely my kind of thing!
ReplyDeleteIt came out at a time when there were a lot of other shows, so I haven't been watching. I'll probably catch all of them on NetFlix one day.
ReplyDeleteI've heard a lot about this show and it's very clever. Especially how they use the Disney versions of the characters rather than the traditional ones.
ReplyDeleteOnce Upon a Time, my ultimate guilty pleasure. I don't think there has been a single episode when I haven't raved afterwards about the blasphemous interpretations, completely missing the point of the original metaphor or . . . and yet I am always back next week, glass of wine in hand, telling everyone to be quiet because my show's on. Human nature is a strange thing.
ReplyDeleteI tried this show . . . Watched the first three or four episodes when it first aired, but . . . Just couldn't get into it.
ReplyDeleteI haven't be following this series. Maybe after a few more seasons I get it through Netflix and see if I like it.
ReplyDeleteI watched several of the first episodes and then lost interest. It went into too much soap-opera mode for me. :(
ReplyDeleteI've had this series recommend to me by several people I admire. i really should give it a shot...
ReplyDelete