Comments on: Once upon a TV screen http://www.hbook.com/2011/11/blogs/out-of-the-box/once-upon-a-tv-screen/ Publications about books for children and young adults Tue, 14 May 2013 17:58:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Elissa http://www.hbook.com/2011/11/blogs/out-of-the-box/once-upon-a-tv-screen/#comment-12669 Elissa Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:05:23 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=6923#comment-12669 In terms of fairy-tale reimaginings that are on the dark side, I think of Donna Jo Napoli, Jessica Day George, and Gregory Maguire as authors that delve into that territory (I know there are others; oddly, there have been lots of "Twelve Dancing Princesses" retellings lately). There's also the mesmerizing (and decidedly un-primetime-TV-appropriate) "Tender Morsels" by Margo Lanagan. "A Tale Dark and Grimm" by Adam Gidwitz has fun with fairy-tale conventions. Alex Flinn ("Beastly," "Cloaked," "A Kiss in Time") keeps things even lighter while moving fairy-tale characters into the present day. Off the top of my head, I can't think of books that are both present-day and dark, like the "Once Upon a Time" TV show. Anyone else? In terms of fairy-tale reimaginings that are on the dark side, I think of Donna Jo Napoli, Jessica Day George, and Gregory Maguire as authors that delve into that territory (I know there are others; oddly, there have been lots of “Twelve Dancing Princesses” retellings lately). There’s also the mesmerizing (and decidedly un-primetime-TV-appropriate) “Tender Morsels” by Margo Lanagan. “A Tale Dark and Grimm” by Adam Gidwitz has fun with fairy-tale conventions. Alex Flinn (“Beastly,” “Cloaked,” “A Kiss in Time”) keeps things even lighter while moving fairy-tale characters into the present day. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of books that are both present-day and dark, like the “Once Upon a Time” TV show. Anyone else?

]]> By: jacob http://www.hbook.com/2011/11/blogs/out-of-the-box/once-upon-a-tv-screen/#comment-12556 jacob Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:34:43 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=6923#comment-12556 Is there any books like this tv show. Is there any books like this tv show.

]]> By: Kitty Flynn http://www.hbook.com/2011/11/blogs/out-of-the-box/once-upon-a-tv-screen/#comment-12366 Kitty Flynn Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:18:26 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=6923#comment-12366 Thank YOU, Nancy! Thank YOU, Nancy!

]]> By: Kitty Flynn http://www.hbook.com/2011/11/blogs/out-of-the-box/once-upon-a-tv-screen/#comment-12365 Kitty Flynn Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:15:20 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=6923#comment-12365 Good idea. Your first recap is due next week. Good idea. Your first recap is due next week.

]]> By: Cindy Ritter http://www.hbook.com/2011/11/blogs/out-of-the-box/once-upon-a-tv-screen/#comment-12336 Cindy Ritter Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:52:23 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=6923#comment-12336 As a big LOST fan, I'm hopefully optimistic about this new show after watching the first two episodes (the second episode got even better!). I've definitely got a lot of questions about the show's storyline, but I'm willing to wait for some answers since I have faith that the LOST executive producers will dole them out a little each week in the present world and in the flashback scenes. I've been enjoying seeing what jobs the fairy tale characters have in the real world to match their FT world personas and what new FT characters they introduce each week (week two, for example, brought us Malificent). I also agree with you about Robert Carlyle's super-creepy Rumplestiltskin - he reminded me a lot of Michael Emerson's character on LOST. I am wondering about the shelf-life of the show, but as the second episode shows, the creators may be able to play around with the FT stories enough to add new twists to the show's plot to keep them in episodes for at least a few seasons. *Fingers crossed!* And overall I'm just happy to have a new show to watch on Sunday nights that's worth discussing at the water cooler the next day. Has anyone watched NBC's Grimm yet? Does the fairy tale premise work with that show? My recommendation: OOTB starts a weekly episode recap of Once Upon a Time. :-) As a big LOST fan, I’m hopefully optimistic about this new show after watching the first two episodes (the second episode got even better!). I’ve definitely got a lot of questions about the show’s storyline, but I’m willing to wait for some answers since I have faith that the LOST executive producers will dole them out a little each week in the present world and in the flashback scenes. I’ve been enjoying seeing what jobs the fairy tale characters have in the real world to match their FT world personas and what new FT characters they introduce each week (week two, for example, brought us Malificent). I also agree with you about Robert Carlyle’s super-creepy Rumplestiltskin – he reminded me a lot of Michael Emerson’s character on LOST. I am wondering about the shelf-life of the show, but as the second episode shows, the creators may be able to play around with the FT stories enough to add new twists to the show’s plot to keep them in episodes for at least a few seasons. *Fingers crossed!* And overall I’m just happy to have a new show to watch on Sunday nights that’s worth discussing at the water cooler the next day.

Has anyone watched NBC’s Grimm yet? Does the fairy tale premise work with that show?

My recommendation: OOTB starts a weekly episode recap of Once Upon a Time. :-)

]]> By: Elissa http://www.hbook.com/2011/11/blogs/out-of-the-box/once-upon-a-tv-screen/#comment-12335 Elissa Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:49:09 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=6923#comment-12335 Katie -- It was just good enough for me to be curious about the series. I haven't yet found time for episode 2, but Cindy has good things to say about it! Katie — It was just good enough for me to be curious about the series. I haven’t yet found time for episode 2, but Cindy has good things to say about it!

]]> By: Katie Bircher http://www.hbook.com/2011/11/blogs/out-of-the-box/once-upon-a-tv-screen/#comment-12334 Katie Bircher Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:31:36 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=6923#comment-12334 Once Upon a Time sounds a bit like the comics series FABLES (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fables_%28comics%29), which is definitely worth checking out. I'll have to give this a try -- I love reimagined fairy tales. Once Upon a Time sounds a bit like the comics series FABLES (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fables_%28comics%29), which is definitely worth checking out.

I’ll have to give this a try — I love reimagined fairy tales.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.hbook.com/2011/11/blogs/out-of-the-box/once-upon-a-tv-screen/#comment-12333 Nancy Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:30:37 +0000 http://www.hbook.com/?p=6923#comment-12333 She LIES in a glass coffin. Not lays. LIES. Thank you. Sorry. Thank you! She LIES in a glass coffin. Not lays. LIES. Thank you. Sorry. Thank you!

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