Once Upon A Time

[Raph's Girl]

Hmm.. couldn't find the previous thread about this.

Some casting news!

For Season 3 of OUAT Ariel has finally been cast. She will be played by "Reba" actress JoAnna Garcia Swisher
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/17/joanna-garcia-swisher-joins-once-upon-a-time-as-mermaid-ariel

Meanwhile in the spin-off series Once Upon A Time in Wonderland there will be 2 villains. The Red Queen and.... Jafar! No word if Iago will pop up. Jafar is being played by Lost's Naveen Andrews:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/04/once-upon-a-time-in-wonderland-jafar_n_3704996.html

[Davetello]

Yeah, I have watched both seasons and will be watching the spin-off show too.

It's a good show and season 3 should be fun. It's clearly a gimmick series and never going to be considered groundbreaking, but it's a nice 40 minute time sink once a week :)

[Raph's Girl]

Prince Eric has been cast! He will be played by Supernatural actor Gil McKinney! Both Ariel and Eric will first pop up in the 6th episode of season 3.

http://tvline.com/2013/09/03/once-upon-a-time-season-3-cast-gil-mckinney-prince-eric/

[Donatello19]

Wait...what is this? Sounds kinda interesting...

[Raph's Girl]

Wait...what is this? Sounds kinda interesting...

Once Upon A Time. it's a tv series on ABC. Basically all the Disney characters live in this town in Maine.

There's characters from various fairy tales, legends, novels (Dr. Frankenstein is the town Doctor. *lol*), Disney movies (Pongo from 101 Dalmations is the pet of Jiminy Cricket who's the town Psychiatrist), ect.

1st couple seasons the main baddies were Regina (the wicked queen from Snow White) and Rumplestilskin. Season 3 the baddie is uh...well not sure but I wouldn't trust Peter Pan.

There's also a spin-off called Once In Wonderland. Jafar and the Red Queen are the main baddies.

[Bossa Nova]

Keep in mind these aren't 100% "Disney-fied" characters. True, they give some cute little nods to Disney here and there (like the dwarves off-handedly whistling the tune from the classic film), but these characters definitely have their own spin and take on these fairy tales that aren't always pure fluff and singing forest animals.

I am SO excited for season three, but hell, I still haven't caught up on season two yet! I watch this show with my sister (and now my dad that we've roped him into being just as obsessed with it as we are) and we have a habit of not being able to just watch one episode at a time. So when we sit down for a 3-4 episode marathon we have to make sure there's TIME :P Still, it usually takes a lot for me to follow these kinds of shows since I'm just not that interested in watching a lot of tv in general, but this show managed to hook me pretty much immediately.

[Zachatello00]

love it! really interested to see whats going on with Peter Pan.

is Cora the Red Queen? the villian for Wonderland?

[Raph's Girl]

love it! really interested to see whats going on with Peter Pan.

is Cora the Red Queen? the villian for Wonderland?

No. Cora is the Queen of Hearts, the Red Queen is an entirely different character.

[Zachatello00]

ah. yes. Another question, my wife and I are arguing about this...

The boy who makes the comment "Peter Pan never fails"...
Is that Peter Pan, or have we yet to actually meet him. My wife and I are at odds about this.

[NinjaPug]

ah. yes. Another question, my wife and I are arguing about this...

The boy who makes the comment "Peter Pan never fails"...
Is that Peter Pan, or have we yet to actually meet him. My wife and I are at odds about this.

No we haven't seen him yet.

[Raph's Girl]

But there IS a picture of Tinker Bell out and about. She was friends with Regina at one point:

http://images.kpopstarz.com/data/images/full/2013/09/04/99360-once-upon-a-time-season-3-spoilers-new-ariel-set-photo-photo-credit-tw.jpg

She's played by Rose McIver (Power Rangers RPM Yellow Ranger) and will first appear in the 3rd ep of the season.

[Zachatello00]

Cool. I didn't think we had. But she was convinced that was him.

I like Tink's look. Anxious to see how they portray Ariel.

[Raph's Girl]

Anxious to see how they portray Ariel.

Well you're in luck! The first images of Ariel are now available! I just can't tell who she's dancing with. Kinda looks like David/Prince Charming but it's probably Eric (they kinda look alike to me). There's a big chance that Regina will be Ursula!

https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1234625_720920547922743_387577703_n.jpg

[Zachatello00]

awesome! you're on it!

[Raph's Girl]

So in the previews for this week's ep of Once Upon A Time in Wonderland I knew we'd finally see Agrabah. I was all excited to see what the palace looked like and stuff. Instead.... We get this...thing...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/Dierna/Agrabah_zpsbb435b66.jpg

WTF Disney?! W...T...F?!

[Raph's Girl]

After watching the promo for next week's ep of Once Upon A Time I just have to say.... Ursula looks AWESOME!!

http://www.rickey.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Once-Upon-a-Time-Season-3-Episode-6-Video-Preview-Ursula.jpg

[Raph's Girl]

Whoopi Goldberg has been cast as the wife of the white rabbit (who's voiced by John Lithgow) for Once In Wonderland!! Well now that'll be interesting. Wonder if they have dozens of kids? :lol:

http://tvline.com/2013/10/23/once-upon-time-wonderland-whoopi-goldberg-mrs-rabbit/

[NinjaPug]

So Regina is Ursula?

[Raph's Girl]

So Regina is Ursula?

Yep! Also there's rumours of Cruela De Vile and Rapunzel showing up at some point.

I've been wanting Cruela to appear since the series started. She just HAS to since Pongo has been in the show since the first episode.

[Donatello19]

URSULA IS IN THIS? OMG!

How the heck did I not know about this? It doesn't seem like Disney's promoting it at all.

[Raph's Girl]

URSULA IS IN THIS? OMG!

How the heck did I not know about this? It doesn't seem like Disney's promoting it at all.

What? Disney's been promoting it alot! This is like one of THE most anticipated episodes ever for the show!!

[Donatello19]

Well, I just watched the first episode on Youtube...and let's just say that I've got another fandom to add to the list :D But boy do I have some catching up to do!

[Raph's Girl]

Well, I just watched the first episode on Youtube...and let's just say that I've got another fandom to add to the list :D But boy do I have some catching up to do!

Heck yeah. You got 3 seasons worth of catching up, plus there's graphic novels, regular novels, and a spin-off.

[DonatelloNinja82]

I stopped watching after the first few episodes of season 2...but knowing Jafar is in the spin-off series has me want to watch again...Aladdin is my FAVORITE Disney movie...and I hope Iago shows. He's my favorite character!

[Raph's Girl]

I stopped watching after the first few episodes of season 2...but knowing Jafar is in the spin-off series has me want to watch again...Aladdin is my FAVORITE Disney movie...and I hope Iago shows. He's my favorite character!

No Iago but Carpet is in it... Jafar hasn't changed at all personality wise. I wouldn't be surprised to see Iago show up in the main series as somebody's pet in Storybrooke (maybe Prince Eric's?).

Speaking of Eric... The twist of Ursula being a goddess that his people worshiped was different. Even Ariel believes her to be a mere myth. Loved Regina's reaction to being threatened by Ursula tho for immitating her. Woopsie. Never piss off a sea goddess!

[DonatelloNinja82]

Awww I hope Iago shows up...and not as a villain. I loved him on the cartoon as one of the good guys :)

[Raph's Girl]

"The Originals" actress Alexandra Metz has been cast as Rapunzel! She'll first pop up in the 14th episode of the season.

I guess Rapunzel is no longer a blonde:
http://static.tvgcdn.net/MediaBin/Content/131202/News/3_wed/thumbs/131204Alexandra-Metz1_210x305.jpg

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Once-Upon-Time-Rapunzel-1074217.aspx

[Raph's Girl]

Well now here's something interesting. It seems that the big bad when the series returns in March will be Lost actress Rebecca Mader as The Wicked Witch!! Now will her weakness be water? Doubt she'll be THAT easily defeated.

I wonder who'll play Dorothy, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion (knowing this show the Cowardly Lion will end up also being Simba :roll: ), ect?

http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20131112/rs_560x415-131212124517-1024.witch.cm.121213_copy.jpg

http://www.eonline.com/news/490390/once-upon-a-time-rebecca-mader-is-playing-the-wicked-witch-of-the-west-see-the-incredible-first-photos

[Mr. J]

I hope that Rumple isn't dead, he was the most interesting character and best actor on the show.

[Raph's Girl]

Awesome!! In OUAT we're now gonna get a backstory for Ursula!! Merrin Dungey has been cast as the infamous Sea Witch. Now we can find out why Prince Eric's people worship her and the story of why she gave the merfolk the ability to be on land for 24 hours once a year.

So the next story after this whole Frozen meets Fantasia storyline (which has gotten stale..ugh) dies down will be backstories for Ursula, Cruella (played by Victoria Smurfitt), and Maleficent (wonder if she's still all dragony under the town?).

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/11/19/once-upon-time-merrin-dungey-ursula/

[Davetello]

Yeah, I watch Once, it's entertaining. I've been viewing it at US pace since it debuted in 2011. Objectively speaking it isn't a great show right now, but I find it fun to watch.

I like the allusions to the fairy tale world. In truth the first season was by far the best, and season 2 was pretty good as well. It's sort of lost its way since season 3 though, with halving each season into its own arc. There are lots of plot holes, too many to mention here. But the show isn't about realism, it's about escapism.

Lana Parrilla, Elizabeth Mitchell (it's a shame she will probably disappear after the Frozen arc) and especially Robery Carlyle are the best actors in the show. As a Scot I'm pretty familiar with Carlyle's work and he's always been brilliant. His crowning performance is the Cracker storyline "To Be A Somebody", imo. His first scene in "The Beach" with Leonardo Di Caprio is very funny.

[Raph's Girl]

Well the Frozen storyline is over (thank the gods) and this sunday is the start of the Queens of Darkness storyline featuring Maleficent, Ursula, and Cruella!

I just have one question. HOW IN THE EVER LOVING HECK IS CRUELLA A QUEEN?! :o

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/i/2014/12/09/Heroes-and-Villains_990x660.jpg

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/12/11/once-upon-time-cruella-ursula-maleficent-spoilers/

[blindturtle02]

Can't wait for the queens of darkness storyline. I haven't watched the show since season three finale because I'd like to see the entire fourth season at once, but I've enjoyed it so far. Can't say I'm too excited for the Frozen stuff, but the second half of four ought to be great. I need to buy this show via iTunes or Instant Video. Good stuff.

[Brooke507]

Meh. I used to watch it, I dropped it because I've found that it's more of my sister's favorite, not mine. I watched a few episodes with her just to respect that she likes it but it's just not me.

[Raph's Girl]

Now HERE's a plot twist I never saw coming!! Ernie Hudson has been cast as the greek god Poseidon who is apparantly Ursula's FATHER!! :o

Now in mythology Poseidon is also the father of Triton. So this means Ursula is Ariel's aunt! :o

http://deadline.com/2014/12/ernie-hudson-cast-poseidon-once-upon-a-time-abc-1201330792/

[Warhorse]

Meh. I used to watch it, I dropped it because I've found that it's more of my sister's favorite, not mine. I watched a few episodes with her just to respect that she likes it but it's just not me.

I used to watch it too, but then they gone and butchered the August character, and Mad Hatter was pretty much just a few episodes kind of character, I lost interest.

[Raph's Girl]

I used to watch it too, but then they gone and butchered the August character, and Mad Hatter was pretty much just a few episodes kind of character, I lost interest.

Don't worry. August is coming back. :)

[Warhorse]

Don't worry. August is coming back. :)

Is Eion Bailey coming back too?

[Raph's Girl]

Is Eion Bailey coming back too?

Yep!! Eion's back for multiple episodes starting with episode 14 so we'll see him return in March.

http://www.inquisitr.com/1690085/eion-bailey-returning-to-once-upon-a-time-as-pinocchio-in-season-four/

[Davetello]

I'm a couple of eps behind. Still to see how the Snow Queen arc wraps.

[Warhorse]

Yep!! Eion's back for multiple episodes starting with episode 14 so we'll see him return in March.

http://www.inquisitr.com/1690085/eion-bailey-returning-to-once-upon-a-time-as-pinocchio-in-season-four/

That's great. I loved his August, and his interactions with Emma and Henry. I was crushed when he left, and pretty much stopped watching the show after that.