Once Upon A Time.

I love fairy tales and have always loved Disney movies since I was a child.  Once Upon a Time is an excellent show that started in 2011 on ABC and features a multitude of fairy tale characters.  The show is set in a fictional town called Storybrooke, Maine.  The residents are all characters from different fairy tales and were brought to Storybrooke by a curse made by an evil queen.  Each episode is centered in Storybrooke but there is always a second plot about another fairy tale character's life before the curse happened.

Once Upon a Time was created by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, who both wrote Lost and Tron: Legacy.  The series has three seasons and will also have a spin-off called Once Upon a Time in Wonderland which will be premiering this fall.

The protagonist of the show is Emma Swan, played by Jennifer Morrison, who is drawn to Storybrooke by a boy who claims to be her son that she gave up at birth.  Her son is the only one besides the evil queen, who just so happens to be his adopted mother and mayor of Storybrooke, who knows that everyone in town is really fairy tale characters trapped in this world.

It is interesting to learn about the characters and their overlapping lives in the fairly tale world.  Snow White, Prince Charming, Pinocchio, Belle, Snow White and Seven Dwarfs, and Rumpelstiltskin are just some of the main fairy tale characters in the show who the audience gets to learn more about.  It is an interesting take on the original fairy tales because their stories all overlap and intersect and suddenly here are all our favorite characters in one place.  It's wonderful!

It's a great cast featuring Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Emilie de Ravin.  Those are just the names that I recognize, there are even more talented names featured on Once Upon a Time.  Jennifer Morrison you might recognize as Cameron from House.  I know Ginnifer Goodwin from Something Borrowed, Big Love, He's Just Not That Into You, and Mona Lisa Smile.  Emilie de Ravin is extraordinary and I know her best from Remember Me and Brick but most people probably recognize her from playing Clair Littleton on Lost from 2004 to 2010.

Once Upon a Time is about fairy tales and the show has a dreamy, imaginative feel to it.  I think it's wonderful!  The first two seasons are available to stream on Netflix and the third season and the spin-off show will be premiering at the end of September.  It's jam-packed with drama, action, and teamwork!  It's one of my favorite television shows and I think you'll enjoy it, too.

Duuuuuuude.  Check out the trailer below!  Now, the internet lied to me and told me Captain Hook joins the cast in the third season, however he joins in the second season!  I knew I should have watched that before writing about it.  Oh well!  I'm in the middle of the second season, it's totally awesome, and I want to go watch more of it right this minute!!  ALSO Mulan joins in the story! MULAN PEOPLE, MULAN.  She's very cool.