'Where every story book character you have ever known is trapped between two worlds' - Once Upon a Time

This past week I have dedicated my time into watching all of season one of ABC’s Once Upon a Time. Yet I have put off writing this review for some days now…this is mainly because although I watched the episodes back to back (almost additively  I have almost nothing to say on the series. Firstly I should explain what the program is about, in fact the key purpose of the plot is summarised in the title of this piece; it is a modern twist on the fairy tale where the evil queen has cursed all the characters to forget ho they are and to live in our world. The two plots are cleverly intertwined with each other and give a real unique modern day twist on the traditional fairy-tales  As each character develops you see how each of their lives combine in both the story book world and our world. The show itself is relatively harmless and easy to watch, I do not feel any particular attraction to any of the characters, but equally I do not strongly dislike any of them. This is the type of thing that you would sit down and watch on a lazy Sunday morning. As I write this I find myself asking why I became so addicted to it, as much as it pains me to say it I saw the show almost as a soap opera, you know the characters and your invested in their lives (because of childhood memories not the way they are portrayed in this series!). It was the familiarity of the program that I enjoyed, however I do think it could be made more interesting by being a little darker. I would be interested to see how this show compares to NBC’s Grimm which I am intent on watching next. All I can say about Once Upon a Time is that it has made me realise (once more) the appeal to fairytales…and although not a particularly gripping show I will continue to watch and see what season 2 has in store for me.