Two warnings. First? This review assumes you have watched an episode or two of this show already. Sorry, but I don't really model my reviews to give summaries. There's plenty of other places to get one.
If you want a synopsis, just go here [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843230/].
Secondly, there is a minor spoiler on a single character, but it's not a big one.
It took some convincing from my sibling to bother giving this series a try, and I've missed a scattered couple near the beginning, but it's pretty easy to follow. Moreso than some more complex shows in more mature settings. I did need my brother to explain a couple of characters, but that's about all you need.
I give the series a 6-7 out of 10, and here's why.
The "Modern" part of the show? Mostly fine. A bit cheesy at times but doesn't take away from the segments.
The strange part? All the fantasy settings are almost cringe worthy. It's as if the writing and acting go into the toilet and someone with a minimalistic knowledge of "Old English" wrote a single draft and the show just goes, "Yea, let's do that." The bad effects I can excuse (I watch SciFi/SyFy, after all) but the horrible acting and dialog that come with the fantasy scenes, I cannot. It's like the budget just goes to the Current Day scenes.
A couple of exceptions. Robert Carlyle steals every scene he's in, regardless of which setting. I've been a big fan of him, and he makes the fantasy segments bearable. It's as if he's the only one that bothers to act in those scenes.
Glad to see Jennifer Morrison. I mostly know her from House MD, and her profile says she has, indeed, been in other things. Still, glad to see she's still around.
Going back to a complaint, which is a character complaint rather than a functionality issue. The Evil Queen? The show keeps trying to show us how brilliant she is (She effectively "wins" somehow in every episode so far) but there's a lot of things she could do better. She's supposed to be evil, not stupid. Many-a-time has my family pointed out, "Why didn't she just...?" and that does translate into a writing issue. They need to be more clever.
That's a lot of complaints for a 6-7/10. One thing is for certain; the show keeps me wanting to see what's going to happen next. Clearly, something is going right.
To read my other reviews, go here [http://www.imdb.com/user/ur14397406/comments]
If you want a synopsis, just go here [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843230/].
Secondly, there is a minor spoiler on a single character, but it's not a big one.
It took some convincing from my sibling to bother giving this series a try, and I've missed a scattered couple near the beginning, but it's pretty easy to follow. Moreso than some more complex shows in more mature settings. I did need my brother to explain a couple of characters, but that's about all you need.
I give the series a 6-7 out of 10, and here's why.
The "Modern" part of the show? Mostly fine. A bit cheesy at times but doesn't take away from the segments.
The strange part? All the fantasy settings are almost cringe worthy. It's as if the writing and acting go into the toilet and someone with a minimalistic knowledge of "Old English" wrote a single draft and the show just goes, "Yea, let's do that." The bad effects I can excuse (I watch SciFi/SyFy, after all) but the horrible acting and dialog that come with the fantasy scenes, I cannot. It's like the budget just goes to the Current Day scenes.
A couple of exceptions. Robert Carlyle steals every scene he's in, regardless of which setting. I've been a big fan of him, and he makes the fantasy segments bearable. It's as if he's the only one that bothers to act in those scenes.
Glad to see Jennifer Morrison. I mostly know her from House MD, and her profile says she has, indeed, been in other things. Still, glad to see she's still around.
Going back to a complaint, which is a character complaint rather than a functionality issue. The Evil Queen? The show keeps trying to show us how brilliant she is (She effectively "wins" somehow in every episode so far) but there's a lot of things she could do better. She's supposed to be evil, not stupid. Many-a-time has my family pointed out, "Why didn't she just...?" and that does translate into a writing issue. They need to be more clever.
That's a lot of complaints for a 6-7/10. One thing is for certain; the show keeps me wanting to see what's going to happen next. Clearly, something is going right.
To read my other reviews, go here [http://www.imdb.com/user/ur14397406/comments]