If you want to return to Storybrooke, Maine, wish granted! ABC has renewed Once Upon a Time for a second season.
Also welcome, but not too surprising, are renewals for popular Wetpaint Entertainment shows including Dancing With the Stars, The Bachelor, Grey’s Anatomy, Revenge and Castle.
Get the first season on Blu-ray! This title will be released on August 28, 2012.
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.
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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.)
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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.
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“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
Once upon a time…a show called Once Upon a Time premiered on ABC.
Yes, one of the most ambitious new shows of the fall season finally premiered tonight and attempted to cast a spell on viewers. From two of the masterminds behind Lost (Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz), Once puts a twist on the classic fairy tales you grew up with.
Now we want to hear from you: Were you charmed by Once Upon a Time?
House‘s Jennifer Morrison stars as orphan Emma Swan, who is visited by Henry (Jared Gilmore), the charming boy she gave up for adoption ten years ago, on her 28th birthday. He tells her she’s actually the daughter of Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) and is the only hope of saving a town (Storybrooke) full of fairy-tale character who can’t remember who they are.
It’s no secret that we love Once and it’s perfect blend of whimsy and mythology, a real fairy tale come to life: we chose the show as one of our five favorite new shows of the fall. Also, the goodlooking sheriff (played by Jaime Dornan) is an added bonus.
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Now that you’ve checked out the season premiere of ABC’s time-jumping fantasy effort, Once Upon A Time (from two of the masterminds behind Lost,Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz), you’ve gotten a taste of what you’re in for. But you’ve far from learned all the secrets the show plans to unleash.
When EW went to the Vancouver set earlier this month, we got to chat with the cast and executive producer Steve Pearlman about what viewers can expect from the coming pages of this tale. Here’s what we learned:
* There will be equal time spent in both worlds. The cast and crew were hard at work on episode 8 during EW’s visit, but Pearlman had read up to episode 10, and said from what he’d seen, the balance between Fairy Tale World and the real world would remain similar to the pilot in the next batch of episode. “Typically, we go into the Fairy Tale World in the first act. Sometimes it’s for a small chunk. We don’t have a rule that says we have to go into the Fairy Tale World once per act, but it kind of lays out that way for the most part,” he said.
* The first few episodes will center on Snow and Charming Show, but it won’t always be that way. One of the concerns about making the series purely centered on the romantic tale between Snow (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Charming (Josh Dallas), said Pearlman, was that they wouldn’t be able to tell stories about other classic characters. “We’re really trying to go to a lot of different places and tie the stories back to our main characters,” he said. “If you look at the pilot, it suggests the story is about Snow and Charming and their life and Emma’s life on the Storybrook side, and we’re absolutely following and tracking those stories throughout the series. But I think [we wanted] to be able to branch out.” Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel are among the characters viewers will be seeing in the first batch of episodes. “We didn’t want to fall into the trap of some shows that have gone before us, that shall remain nameless — [coughs] FlashForward. They were so heavily into mythology that you can’t get out of it,” he said.
* Episode three will be a prequel to the pilot. “I can tell you it’s my favorite episode thus far,” Goodwin said of the episode that explains Snow and Charming’s backstory. “We go on quite an adventure and I came away with an actual, physical scar from it.”
* You won’t see comatose Charming in that state for too long. While Dallas was mum onwhen we’d see Charming’s real-world counterpart, Jonh Doe, come out of his deep sleep, he assured that he wouldn’t be that way forever. “No one’s come to claim him, [but] maybe when he wakes up, someone comes and claims him,” he teased. “Maybe it’s true. Maybe it’s not true.”
* The war between Henry’s biological and adopted mom will get fierce. Emma Swan’s (Jennifer Morrison) arrival to Storybrook will continue to ruffle Regina’s (Lana Parrilla) feathers. And, as Morrison teases, it will get “pretty intense.” “It’s just such a complicated conflict,” she said. “It’s two women who really, I do believe, both want the best for [Henry (Jared Gilmore)], but they have two versions of the what the best for him looks like and that’s going to be a big dispute for them.”
* Even though Emma doesn’t have a fairy tale counterpart, we will learn more about her character through the others. While Morrison admitted she’s bummed that she doesn’t get a chance to have an ornate fairy-tale costume, she said she’s been pleased with the character development that has taken place. “Her backstory is revealed through her relationships with other people,” she said. “So as other people in this town need help or have problems or come to her for things, she ends up revealing parts of herself through their stories. She kind of has a slower, steadier revelation of who she is, whereas some of the other characters will have a whole episode that’s their flashback.”
* You will learn very quickly why the Evil Queen hates Snow. As teased in the preview after tonight’s episode, episode two will delve into the rivalry between the two characters. “It all definitely derives from something that happened between those two, but you’ll learn a lot about the Evil Queen and her history and why she’s so evil – why she has so much anger and hatred,” said Parrilla. “The Evil Queen is a very iconic character, and we want to know who she is.”
Source: http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/10/23/once-upon-a-time-stars-give-scoop-on-the-season-ahead/
Conceptually daring and exceptionally well cast, “Once Upon a Time” is the kind of pilot that often gets critics cheering — a big, bold bet in a season with precious few of them. The pilot’s fairy dust, however, doesn’t extend to a second previewed episode, stoking concerns whether the show can consistently conjure magic — overcoming formidable challenges, including ABC’s muddled ad campaign, and inspiring viewers to crack open its pages. Despite the pilot’s charms, the prospects of a happy ending, TV-wise, look a little cloudy.
Created by “Lost” writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the series weds the flashing to and fro of that series with Stephen King’s whimsical side. Cutting between a fairy-tale realm and contemporary one, the series chronicles how the Evil Queen (“Swingtown’s” Lana Parrilla) cast a spell trapping fairy-tale characters — including Snow White (“Big Love’s” Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) — in the modern town of Storybrooke, Maine.
Much of this insight comes courtesy of a young boy, Henry (Jared S. Gilmore), who explains to new arrival Emma (Jennifer Morrison) that she’s the daughter of Snow White and the Prince, who — like everyone else in the quaint hamlet except the queen — have no memory of who they really are.
Like “Lost,” the show intercuts between these two worlds, offering a dark and slightly revisionist view of the old fairy tales. As for the town, the vibe brings to mind King’s “Needful Things,” with Emma obviously destined to hang around for awhile — and facing a long, uphill slog (ABC hopes, anyway) before she believes Henry’s preposterous tale, much less manages to help undo the queen’s curse.
The pilot certainly looks great, and it’s hard to imagine better choices for the leads than Goodwin and Parrilla. The producers also have considerable fun with little details, in everything from the character names (Jiminy Cricket becomes Archie Hopper) to the production and costume design.
That said, the second hour looks a trifle shoddy FX-wise, with trolls essentially depicted as ill-tempered hippies — not exactly the stuff of storybook fantasy. Vancouver’s lovely, but the show’s going to require more magic than just its lush forests.
ABC clearly harbors a solid idea who the audience will be, seeking to lay claim to women on Sunday — a night when more people watch TV — by premiering the series against not just “Sunday Night Football” but also potential World Series coverage on Fox. In essence, the network seems willing to sacrifice men in exchange for trying to draw in a female audience, and perhaps younger viewers as well.
Achieving that might be a case of threading the needle to spin gold worthy of Rumplestiltskin, but based on the enthusiasm the pilot rightfully engendered, one hopes “Once Upon a Time” will be up to the task and fulfill that promise.
If not, this might be just the latest ambitious concept unable to write its own storybook ending.
Once upon a time, former “Lost” writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz had a dream, to write a show about the fairy tales that played such a major role in their childhoods. They had no fairy godmother, just their former boss Damon Lindelof, who nevertheless helped them slay the ogre Writer’s Block and make their dream a reality after several years.
And making reality of dreams is sort of what “Once Upon a Time,” a new ABC fantasy series premiering Sunday, Oct. 23, is all about.
With one of the most defiantly complicated and multilayered story lines of the new TV season, the show opens in present-day Boston, as cynical bail bonds collector Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison, “House”) is surprised on her 28th birthday by a stranger, a child named Henry (Jared Gilmore), who drops twin bombshells: He is the son Emma gave up for adoption 10 years ago, and Emma — who never knew her parents — is the daughter of Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas), whisked away just before the evil Queen’s (Lana Parrilla) curse robbed her parents of their happily-ever-after by hurling them and their friends into the odd coastal town of Storybrooke, Maine, where none of them realizes his true identity. And only Emma can break that spell.
See why it took Kitsis and Horowitz eight years to whip this yarn into shape? And that’s just skating the surface of a fantasy narrative that will unfold gradually over the coming weeks, a risky move in today’s ADHD TV world.
They caught a lucky break in landing Morrison, whom they had thought was contractually bound to her guest role on the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother.”
“They thought that I was going to turn out to be the mother … and then they saw the episode where they revealed that I wasn’t, and they freaked out,” the actress explains, laughing. “This was just a couple of days before I got the offer (for the role), and three days before I had to fly to start work on it, so thank God for that episode, and thank God they happened to see it.”
It was a stroke of good fortune for Morrison, too, who fell in love with the script on first reading. “This was such an exceptional, exquisite script,” she says. “I couldn’t put it down. I was reading it on my iPad, and when I got to the last page, I kept trying to move the page forward. There was so much intrigue set up in the pilot that I almost couldn’t stand not knowing what was going to happen next, and I thought, ‘Well, this is something I would love to be a part of.’ Very rarely if ever does something come along that feels so special.”
Meanwhile, Kitsis and Horowitz had found their Snow White in Goodwin, who met with them just a few weeks after wrapping the HBO series “Big Love.” As fate would have it, this was a role the actress had yearned to play since she was a little girl.
“My biggest dream on the planet up to this point was to be a Disney animated princess,” Goodwin says. “I went on talk shows and begged Disney for roles and went in to audition for all the new musicals, but I never really necessarily thought that anything would come to pass. It’s not necessarily a steppingstone in my particular journey. Then I got a call that I was being offered the role of Snow White in a new TV show that was being written by Eddie Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, of whom I am a huge fan from ‘Lost.’
“I read the script that night, and I thought I would start it and then fall asleep, because that’s what you do during pilot season. But I ended up reading it several times. I was bouncing off the walls. I couldn’t sleep, but I had to wait for my manager to get up the next morning so I could make sure he had read it and would get things moving. Every time I read it, I cried at the same points, including the end.”
Although most of Goodwin’s role revolves around events in Snow White’s life that aren’t in the original fairy tale, she did get a chance to re-create the moment when the character is awakened from her deathlike sleep by a kiss from Prince Charming. As if on cue, snow began falling while the scene was being shot in a Vancouver forest.
“It was magical and insane,” Goodwin recalls. “We weren’t planning on using snow in the scene. I was lying in that coffin, freezing cold, in a sundress, and they had a heating pad plugged in underneath me, but I didn’t want to get up because I felt like I was stuck in an Ansel Adams photograph.”
Although Morrison is one of the few cast members who don’t get to play dual roles given the nature of the narrative, she says she’s thrilled by the richness of her character.
“Emma is just a dream. The way she is written, just on the page, is already so complex,” Morrison says. “She has a unique relationship with every different character, and a different side of her comes out based on who she is relating to. That’s already there even before I bring myself to it. So in every episode I am dealing with four or five major relationships that are incredibly different and incredibly complicated. As an actor, that is so exciting to take on.”
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