Caught the pilot for the new NBC series.
The first five minutes was better than anything in ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME. Much grittier. Much more realistic which is what you need when you're dealing with fables.
Unfortunately, the rest of the episode doesn't live up to its opening. A straight-forward hunt for a werewolf/monster abducting little girls who wear red riding hoodies. When you're dealing with fairy tales, you cannot make a standard procedural. It has to go the way of TRUE BLOOD. The mystery must deepen each week to sustain our interest.
David Giuntoli isn't lead material. You need someone that's going to bring more heft to the role.
When the cancer-stricken aunt starts fighting a scythe-weidling demon out on the sidewalk, the show pretty died for me. Instead of scary, the scene looked comical. I expected the Wayan Brothers to pop up.
This show is DOA.
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