Once Upon A Time

[Zandy595]

I don't mind my kids watching this show. Its kind of hard not to watch TV without someone appearing in her bra at some point. I'm still trying to figure out the commercial with the girl in the tent in her underwear dancing to the music. I guess she's just really happy to be camping

I wouldn't call ashley a teenager either really. She's 18. I was married by that age. Not exactly a child anymore. I don't think this show is specifically target to kids. It's alot better than much of the other stuff that's on.

Maybe it's just me, but I consider 13 - 19 teenagers, since "teen" is part of the number.

 

[lizabu]

I don't like those commercials popping into my living room un-invited either



Isn't the goal of the show, to have a large audience, why gear it for 20-30, when it will work from 7-70.

I know this one...TV shows don't aim for a large audience. They have a target audience. I'm guessing once upon a time's target audience is primarily older teens and women in their 20's to 30's. If they draw in other viewers great but that isn't their main demographic. Next time you watch pay attention to the commercials. They aren't running toy commercials or ads for fruit roll ups. Most of the commercials are for make up, shampoo, department stores, clothing and food.

 

[lizabu]

Maybe it's just me, but I consider 13 - 19 teenagers, since "teen" is part of the number.

I guess I always considered someone old enough to vote, get married and join the army an adult.

 

[Zandy595]

I guess I always considered someone old enough to vote, get married and join the army an adult.

I can see your point. Guess I'm just stuck on the word. And also, because the 18 and 19 year olds I've been around, act more like teenagers than adults.

 

[mightyexplorers]

I guess I always considered someone old enough to vote, get married and join the army an adult.

In some countries 13 is plenty old enough to get married and have a baby. I would say over 13 you are an adult. If you have hit puberty, you are old enough to make a baby you are an adult.

not really, that is sick. but still. it is all a matter of perspective.

 

[MrsDuck]

The show was never promoted to be a squeaky clean fairytale. From the beginning it was clear that it was going to be slightly dark and certainly have a twist. I guess I just don't understand why you wouldn't expect some type of sex..? Not saying it's right, but I certainly don't think the show is targeted towards anyone who hasn't seen someone take off their shirt.

JMO.

 

[MoonFaerie]

The show was never promoted to be a squeaky clean fairytale. From the beginning it was clear that it was going to be slightly dark and certainly have a twist. I guess I just don't understand why you wouldn't expect some type of sex..? Not saying it's right, but I certainly don't think the show is targeted towards anyone who hasn't seen someone take off their shirt.

JMO.

I agree. The show rating, or whatever it's called, is TV-PG. It's not marketed or geared to the younger crowd.

The description for TV-PG that a quick google search gave me is
"This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. Many parents may want to watch it with their younger children. The theme itself may call for parental guidance and/or the program may contain one or more of the following: some suggestive dialogue (D), infrequent coarse language (L), some sexual situations (S), or moderate violence (V)."

I haven't seen anything on the show yet that doesn't fit that desciption.

 

[punkin]

Maybe it's just me, but I consider 13 - 19 teenagers, since "teen" is part of the number.

I think is is actually the definition of "teen."

I remember the bra scene and I wasn't offended. I do get offended by people who think 13 is old enough to get married and have babies.

 

[Family Fun Mom]

I have seen more than one commercial on ABC marketing this as a family show. I'm cool with it being a little darker, a little edgier than your typical Disney viewing but if you market it as relatively kid friendly, keep it that way. I hope they don't go down the trashy route you see on most shows these days.

I wasn't thrilled with my boys seeing Emma take her shirt off and stand there in her bra, not thrilled about the implied sex between Regina and the Sherrif but if this is as far as it goes then I guess I won't really complain. But if they start trashing it up, I will feel differently. I really hope they take the higher ground here. The writing on this show is really good, I think they can pull off a good, quailty show (and keep their ratings) without all the shock tactics we too often see on TV.

 

[SmallWorld71]

Funny how different two perceptions of the exact same thing can be. When I saw all the previews, I most definitely did not feel that it was marketed towards kids at all. In fact, I think it has been quite the opposite - marketed for an older audience. So much so, in fact, that I did not let my DD8 watch the first 3 episodes. DS12 and I both watched them. Anyway, after the first few episodes, I realized it was something that DD would enjoy so she has now joined us. I don't find the show in the least bit inappropriate (the whole sheriff/ mayor thing went right over her head) except that the part about taking your father's heart might a bit much for some kids. The only things that have made me a little uncomfortable have been watching all the underwear commercials with DS12. Especially the aforementioned dancing in the tent one.

Curiosity question - I was watching the first episode On Demand with DD and think that Doc is the Dr. who was with Snow White. Curious as to why he wasn't the one in the hospital in Storybrooke with the Prince.

 

[DeluxePrincess]

Curiosity question - I was watching the first episode On Demand with DD and think that Doc is the Dr. who was with Snow White. Curious as to why he wasn't the one in the hospital in Storybrooke with the Prince.

I thought the same thing too. Wonder what Doc does in Storybrooke? And thank you for getting the discussion back to the plot of this show. I'd hate for this thread to turn into a debate on the appropriateness for children. If the show offends anyone, they shouldn't watch it. Plain and simple.

 

[SmallWorld71]

I thought the same thing too. Wonder what Doc does in Storybrooke? And thank you for getting the discussion back to the plot of this show. I'd hate for this thread to turn into a debate on the appropriateness for children. If the show offends anyone, they shouldn't watch it. Plain and simple.

You're welcome. It was interesting to me how much I really missed watching it the first time. Never made the connection between Red Riding Hood/ Grandma at the round table/ those who were running the Inn in Storybrooke with the friend of Cinderella/ Ashley with the RED car and the wolf figurine. DUH!

 

[Coconut36]

Sorry, I don't remember that.

Ruby brings Emma a hot chocolate and the Mayor shows up and has one of her little "talks" with Emma and tells her to "enjoy your hot chocolate" as she walks out and Emma ends up dumping it all over herself. She then goes to Ruby and asks if she has a laundry room and goes back there and throws her shirt in the wash and takes one hanging in the laundry room.

I personally don't see a huge deal it..it wasn't anything graphic or anything like that.

I was not shocked about the Sheriff and Mayor..somehow I had a feeling it was going to be him in the bathroom..not sure what his deal is and am I dense..was he someone in fairy tales times? Who was he?

 

[happygirl]

Ruby brings Emma a hot chocolate and the Mayor shows up and has one of her little "talks" with Emma and tells her to "enjoy your hot chocolate" as she walks out and Emma ends up dumping it all over herself. She then goes to Ruby and asks if she has a laundry room and goes back there and throws her shirt in the wash and takes one hanging in the laundry room.

I personally don't see a huge deal it..it wasn't anything graphic or anything like that.

Thank you I can vaguely remember it.

 

[DeluxePrincess]

I was not shocked about the Sheriff and Mayor..somehow I had a feeling it was going to be him in the bathroom..not sure what his deal is and am I dense..was he someone in fairy tales times? Who was he?

The Fairy Tale identity of the Sheriff hasn't been revealed yet, but there is lots of speculation that he is the huntsman from Snow White. Other guesses have been the Sheriff of Nottingham.

 

[Coconut36]

The Fairy Tale identity of the Sheriff hasn't been revealed yet, but there is lots of speculation that he is the huntsman from Snow White. Other guesses have been the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Ahhh...I wondered if I just missed it. I had thought Huntsman myself but since I wasn't sure if I missed his identity I didn't speculate too much. I was trying to get a feel for where he "stands" in regards to good/bad.

 

[torinsmom]

If your kid has been to the beach, they have seen women in bikinis showing more than Emma showed when she changed shirts. As far as the scene with the mayor and the sheriff, I just don't see kids "getting" that anything X rated was happening.

 

[beattyfamily]

Ahhh...I wondered if I just missed it. I had thought Huntsman myself but since I wasn't sure if I missed his identity I didn't speculate too much. I was trying to get a feel for where he "stands" in regards to good/bad.

I posted this a few pages back.....

Just watched the first episode again so my husband can catch up and so I can see anything I might have missed.

Well, the scene near the end when Prince Charming is stabbed and Snow White finds him and holds him, the Evil Queen comes in to tell them what's about to happen (the curse) and how she won't remember she even knew the prince. Then the Evil Queen asks her guardsman, who stabbed the prince and whose face is covered by a black mask, where the baby is and he tells her it was in the wardrobe and then it disappeared...that IS the voice of Sheriff Graham! I'm sure of it!!!

edited to add this description of the Sheriff from the official website:

Graham is Storybrooke’s dashing town sheriff. He is level headed and competent, a man of action, always rising to the moment. As sheriff, Graham works very closely with Regina, the town’s mayor. Perceptive and diplomatic, he has an easy rapport with everyone in town, including (perhaps surprisingly) Regina.

He is independent, guided by his own moral compass, and he always does what he thinks is right, regardless of whatever grief he may get from his boss. But, in spite of all these clues, Henry remains unsure of Graham’s identity in Fairy Tale Land.

Jamie Dornan on playing Sheriff Graham:

"Sheriff Graham is a man, who through his position of authority always wants to do the right thing. He's a little naïve, and is too easily controlled by the Mayor. Graham is constantly battling to be his own person and to feel things out for himself.

Graham is someone who struggles to convey his emotions, and I, on the other hand, am very open with my emotions, so this was something I had to work on when playing Graham - closing off to an extent."

 

[dfchelbay]

Ok, I've read every post. I guess I didn't realize how little attention I pay while watching television. I have missed so much, so many details. I have watched every episode, and...you're gonna love this...I did not even know that the guy looking for his sock under the bed was the sheriff. I remember thinking oh, I think we have another new character we are going to get to know.

Might have a lot to do with being on the laptop while watching television. I think I will just stop everything else for the hour the show is on and just watch it and pay attention.

 

[FINFAN]

O.K. For those of us that watch both OUAT and Grimm...I could not believe that Monroe drives a yellow VW Bug just like Emma....is there something about them that has to do with Fairy Tales? LOL