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It kinda reminded me of the princess bride :)
and that's good of of course
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WonderNeverOz wrote:It kinda reminded me of the princess bride.
Paul Lee, the president of ABC Entertainment Group, described it as "Spamalot meets Princess Bride".
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Looks like a cross between Once Upon A Time, Xena: Warrior Princess, Spamalot ….. in the most perfect way !
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Hopefully, this will be nothing like 'Once Upon a Time'!
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Old Fish Tale wrote:Hopefully, this will be nothing like 'Once Upon a Time'!
If you mean a ratings hit, it probably won't be.

I'm only hoping it gets Menken his EGOT and that I personally enjoy it, really.
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I meant in terms of writing. And I was relieved when I saw they didn't use green screen and bad special effects here... It certainly looks more expensive than 'Once Upon a Time'.
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It's not. :lol: Clearly this show is going to result in a Katy Perry vs. Lady Gaga-esque battle of the fairy tale shows. :twisted:

I don't expect the writing will be better, since it's a comedy and those usually aren't always known for in-depth characters or character arcs. It'll probably be fun though.
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:lol: The way the king was introduced was perfect. It's about time something like this aired. Count me in.
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While there's currently no plan in place to release the music on a weekly basis, [ABC President Paul Lee] was quick to praise Galavant songwriter Alan Menken: "[He] is a genius. He's creating one new glorious song after another."
Source: http://www.tv.com/shows/the-goldbergs-2 ... 544370424/


He also said Disney wants to use the music beyond the series but didn't specify how.
"We have a glint in our eye that we really want to use that music beyond the show," he says.
Source: http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/pr ... -live-blog
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They could always use the songs in a similar fashion to On the Record? Or maybe they might give him another film to attach his name to, and a few of the songs here might be used there? (Possibly Enchanted 2.)
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I hope there are some real gems in there. :)
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A 5-minute extended trailer has been released.

This looks like so much fun. I love it!
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I kind of wish that this was airing on the Disney Channel because i see no future for it on ABC.
The show looks interesting, however, I can image the production of it being very very costly.
And I'm pretty sure that I've read that Once upon a time's ratings have been declining so I don't know if I want to invest in this show if it's future looks dreary. :/

Hopefully it can ride along the success of OUAT's Frozen thing.
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This looks so much fun !

I don't think Once's ratings have been declining, have been consistently good in their timeslot (as far as I know anyway).
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How fun! rotfl Can't wait!
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Still looking forward to this! Hope it surprises everyone and is a monster hit!
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This looks hysterical.

Can't wait.
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This show just keeps looking better and better!
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THIS WILL BE AWESOME! :pink:
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That song sounds a lot like a more upbeat version of 'If I can't Love her' from the BatB Broadway musical.
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