Once Upon a Time

Henry puts himself in danger when he explores a sinkhole he hopes will lead to the fairy-tale world; and Jiminy Cricket wants to leave the family business.

Original Air Date: Nov 27, 2011

Guest Cast:
Anastasia Griffith: Kathryn/Regal Blonde
Laura Bertram: Donna
Carolyn Hennesy: Myrna/Puppet Princess/Puppet Dragon
Tony Amendola: Marco/Geppetto
Keegan Connor Tracy: Blue Fairy
Harry Groener: Martin/Puppet Princess
Meghan Ory: Ruby/Red Riding Hood
Michael Strusievici: Fairytale Boy

- description from tvguide.com

Mirror, mirror on the wall, we love fairy tale characters coming to life on Once Upon a Time so much that we’ve decided to cast them all!

Cheesy lead aside, with ABC’s new hit series casting our fairy-tale characters left and right, we felt the urge to jump in on the action and forcefully demand respectfully suggest some of our picks to take on the iconic roles. Are you listening, producers?!

So who are we liking for Ariel, Alice, Aurora and others? Get our picks and weigh in with your own…

While some of our choices are pretty obvious (see: Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook because, well, duh!), we tried to spread the wealth and nominate some unexpected actors for the magical roles, like Tom Welling (The Little Mermaid‘s Prince Eric) and Zachary Levi (Rapunzel’s Flynn Rider). OK, so a lot of are choices are pretty obvious, but it’s not our fault some of our TV favorites are so damn good-looking they are nearly identical to fictional princes. ‘Tis the burden they must bear. Plus, we offered up an idea for a pretty epic Lost reunion that would make a certain fanbase very, very happy.

So check out our Once Upon a Time Dream Cast gallery for our top picks to take on some of the most beloved fairy tales characters, and you can even give our choices a thumbs up or a thumbs down. Go on…judge us! Then head on over to the comments and let us know your casting suggestions or, heaven forbid, if we forgot your favorite prince, princess or villain.

Source: http://ca.eonline.com/news/watch_with_kristin/dianna_agron_josh_holloway_tom_welling/275769

This ain’t yer mama’s fluffy fairy-tale show.

In the last episode of ABC’s awesome new drama Once Upon a Time, Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother got killed off. ‘Cause guess what? This series comes from a couple of Lost producers (see: tragedy, twists, turns and heartbreak), not Walt Disney (see: The Happiest Place on Earth). And Spoiler Alert: According to our sources, that’s nothing compared to the huge, surprising death that’s on the way!

So which character’s gonna die? And when?

Sources confirm that there will be a death—one you’d never expect—before Once Upon a Time reaches episode 10.

We can’t spill the whole enchilada, but let’s just say it’s someone whose full intentions and motivations have not yet been revealed.

According to sources, we may possibly see this actor in flashbacks, but they will no longer live in present-day Storybrooke. (Just like Fairy Godmother.)

Source: http://ca.eonline.com/news/watch_with_kristin/once_upon_time_spoiler_game_whose_big/275251

It’s a tornado of Once Upon a Time magic!

Not only has one of our all-time Lost favorites been cast as Princess Belle (holler!), but the show’s (big) ratings are holding strong, and rumors are swirling that the show’s integral couple, Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White) and Josh Dallas (Prince Charming), might have found their own happy ending…

So who has been cast as Belle? And Ginnifer and Josh really a couple?

Sorry, but…No! (Cue the Evil Queen’s cackle. And trust me, we feel you fans’ pain.)

Though sources close to the show have been buzzing in our ears that Ginnifer (Snow White) and Josh (Prince Charming) could be dating, and they will in fact be attending (and presenting at) the Country Music Awards together tomorrow night (also airing on ABC), a rep for Ginnifer tells us: “Josh and Ginny are not dating.  They are friends and enjoy working together. This story has come up before, and I would really appreciate it if you could make sure you put the correct story out there that they in fact are not dating!

How can we not help out our favorite amnesiac princess? C’mon!

So apparently, what’s happening here is that Josh and Ginnifer’s chemistry is so engrossing that even some of their co-workers can’t help but wish them together in real life. Not to mention, Prince Charming and Snow White’s heart-ripping storyline is one of the reasons Once Upon a Time is perhaps our favorite new fall drama.

And oh yeah, the casting! Details are few, but we can confirm that Lost‘s Emilie de Ravin (Claire) will be coming on to play Belle, the princess from Beauty and the Beast, as first reported by TV Guide.com, and she will have a connection to Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle). Sources also tell me that the origin of Rumplestiltskin will soon be revealed in an upcoming episode that is fantastic.

Source: http://ca.eonline.com/news/watch_with_kristin/once_upon_time_lost_star_cast_plus_snow/273978

David must make a choice between Mary Margaret or Kathryn; and Prince Charming’s life is changed.

Original Air Date: Dec 4, 2011

Guest Cast:
Anastasia Griffith: Kathryn/Regal Blonde
David Anders: Dr. Whale
Robert Maillet: Behomoth
Gabrielle Rose: Ruth/Peasant Woman
Alex Zahara: Midas/Nobleman
Alan Dale: King George

- description from tvguide.com

Wanna chat about the latest episode or your favorite character? Visit our Yahoo! group at http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/abc_once_upon_a_time/

“Once Upon a Time” debuted on ABC Sunday night – what did you think of the new fairytale-based drama?

We were huge fans of this pilot. In fact, it might have been our favorite new show of the season. It’s ambitious, it’s full of action and drama and it’s something the whole family can enjoy. Don’t get us wrong – we love a good “Dexter” or “Mad Men,” but there need to be shows everyone can watch and “Once Upon a Time” definitely fits the bill while still being high quality programming.

We found the Evil Queen to be particularly compelling – Lana Parrilla manages to be sympathetic, even as the villain. Emma Swan was also a fun heroine and little Henry is also adorable. But what we’re most looking forward to is the world being fleshed out to include more characters.

The executive producers tell Zap2it that the show will continue to “toggle between both worlds” and that we can look forward to meeting Prince Charming’s father, Cinderella, Maleficent, the Magic Mirror and many others. They also teased that Sheriff Graham’s identity is something that will be revealed in the first few episodes.

Source: http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/10/once-upon-a-time-what-did-you-think.html