Fairy Tales on TV

[alanajoli]

I don't watch a lot of TV. We don't actually have television service, and I watch my current TV shows from my computer screen. We do have a Roku for our Netflix service and find it incredibly useful, and we've rented movies from Amazon that way as well. Recently, I gave HuluPlus a look, but since it carries only one of the three television shows I'

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[dqbunny]

Thanks for the candid reviews! Honestly, I'd normally be willing to try these series, but with doing Namesake, I've been a bit hesitant, especially with Once Upon a Time. At first hearing fairy tale with a lead named Emma made me go, "Wait ... what?" But, I think I'll be giving both of these a try eventually myself.

[alanajoli]

I do the avoiding-similar-work thing, too! They're both so different from Namesake that I don't think you'll find yourself either inspired or discouraged.

Of course, I tend to think of you guys as smart and literary -- and I don't think either of these shows is going for that niche. :) (Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised!)

[dqbunny]

Thanks! We really do try! I have a folder on my Kindle that just says Namesake that has all the reference books, original source material, etc. for the story. I'd loved to be surprised as well, but I have a feeling we'd need J. Michael Stracynski to do a fairy tale series or something like that before that happens.