EPISODE
SEASON
Once Upon A Time - Season 1
This series is based on the theory that there is an alternate universe where every classic fairy tale character exists, a world that has a loose connection to our world. Emma';s life turns upside down when she is visited by Henry, the child she long ago gave up for adoption. Emma brings Henry back to his foster mother in a strange town called Storybrooke. Emma Swan wonders if the residents of Storybrooke, Maine are somehow actual characters from legendary kid’s tales.
9 August 1990, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia
17 December 1945, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
14 August 1974, Fresno, California, USA
9 November 1973, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
31 October 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7 November 1944, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3 August 1985, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
30 November 1956, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
26 October 1986, Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
26 March 1994, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
21 March 1985, Russellville, Alabama, USA
24 August 1951, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
4 March 1985, Winfield, Illinois, USA
October 31, 2011
It's a high-concept show, and sometimes high-concept shows come strong out of the gate, while others need time to find themselves.
October 31, 2011
I will go, but gingerly.
October 31, 2011
Once's drama is whimsical, fanciful and over-the-top in some ways.
October 31, 2011
Once has become a rare must-see for families, bringing adults and kids together in front of the flat-screen in a way that hasn't been done by a scripted show in years.
October 31, 2011
There's definitely an odd rift between tone and subject matter; at times the show tries to be deadly serious when perhaps it could use more charm.
October 31, 2011
To draw out the story by looping it through subplots and minidramas runs the risk of turning it into a fairy-tale soap opera.
October 31, 2011
From a pair of Lost producers, this is a love-or-hate proposition, and I mostly hated.
October 31, 2011
It's not easy to strike the right note between the real and the storybook; Once Upon a Time finds it though.
October 31, 2011
Not for all tastes but a few will love this oddball.
October 31, 2011
Fans of the fantastical can do far worse than Once Upon A Time, which manages to both stir the pulse and please the senses with its beautifully imagined medieval times.
