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Once Upon a Time starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla & Robert Carlyle

Posted on March 10, 2012 Written by ripitup

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Once Upon a Time. Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White. Image via fanbolt.com.

 

The problem with fairy tales is that they are all too mushy, cheesy and mostly have very happy endings.

The problem with real life is that it is depressing, complicated and happy endings are rare to come by.

What if we could bring these two worlds together? We would get reality vs. optimism, heroes vs.  villains vs. ordinary people, reality vs. magic….Things would get very interesting.

And here comes in the premise of Once Upon a Time, the entertaining and imaginative show that has the fairy tale characters imprisoned in our world, with no memory of they were/are fairy tale characters- all because the evil queen, Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin)’s stepmother (Lana Parrilla) was jealous of her happiness with Prince Charming (Josh Dallas). She seems to be the only one who remembers her past in a town (called Storybrooke) where no one seems to be able to leave and no one new is able to arrive. She is the major of this town, living with her adopted boy Henry, perfectly happy with being in full control.

Snow White is Mary Margaret working as a school teacher.

Prince Charming is John Doe, lying in a coma in the hospital

Red Riding Hood (Meghan Ory) is Ruby, running a motel and a café with her grandmother.

Rumpelstiltskin is Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle), the owner of the pawnshop and is as powerful as the mayor, to her resentment.

The queen’s powerful curse is working, but has an unforeseen glitch. When Henry’s school teacher, Mary Margaret gave him a story book, Henry figured out what was going on. He realized that his biological mother is Snow White and Charming’s daughter Emma (Jennifer Morrison), who they managed to save right before the queen activated the curse.

But Emma is living in the real world as a bounty hunter, and the last thing she expects is a son-especially one with such a high imagination. Nevertheless, she decides to take him home. Once there, even though she doesn’t buy into Henry’s fairy tale theory, she doesn’t like how manipulative and controlling the mayor is. So she decides to stick around only for a little while…

But then her resentment for the mayor grows and so does her love for Henry. She makes friends with Mary Margaret and starts to work as sheriff (Jamie Dornan) ’s deputy.

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More episodes concentrate on the background of Snow White and/or Prince Charming, and we do get to know about different characters too. Who/how they were in the fairy land, and who they are now. Henry is happy that his mother is around he is sure things will turn out and people will get their memories eventually….which of course the mayor will do everything in her power to prevent.

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Once Upon a Time is the perfect combination of reality and fantasy and romance and drama. It has its funny and action moments too. My favorite bits are the cast, the fairy tale costume design and Emma’s cynicism and rebellion that usually contradict everybody else’s. There is also the added bonus that some characters’ fairy tale characters/backgrounds aren’t revealed from the start. The 15th episode airs this Sunday.

Although I have to say I don’t really care for the episodes involving Cinderella and Archie-and I am not a big fan of Henry.

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House: Better than Sherlock Holmes and CSI combined!

Posted on November 2, 2009 Written by ripitup

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Hugh Laurie as the hilarious and eccentric Gregory House

Foreman: “Isn’t treating patients why we became doctors?”
House: “No, treating illnesses is why we became doctors. Treating patients is what makes most doctors miserable.”

It took me about 10 minutes of one episode to be hooked to this guy. I am saying guy- the show House revolves around a doctor named Gregory House- who approaches to medical cases scientifically. The creators never hide the fact that they were inspired by Sherlock Holmes . Add a little CSI factor as he sends his medical team to the patient’s homes to investigate. Oh, that’s right. Because he doesn’t trust his patients. And he is right. Almost always they lie to save their asses from getting into trouble – even though it means risking their lives. House does not tolerate stupidity or insincerity. He tells whatever he thinks and is not concerned about faking anything. He is brilliant and although thought to be arrogant, I just think he is blunt. Now let’s see why I think this has been the most interesting show on TV. Yes, there have been brilliant comedies (Friends, Married with Children) and some kick-ass action series (first seasons of Alias, 24), but House rises above. Because the thing is, it does not waste its time on creating romance so that the audience will come back. Oh there is some romance going on between the staff alright. But how House reacts to them is hilarious. Oh, and it is so exciting without any action scenes. It is more captivating than the action series and it manages this in a hospital setting. And no, again it is not about the drama caused by the patients or their relatives. It is House’s race against time in trying to save the patient. His team is so concerned about labeling him as apathetic and/or as an asshole, since he always seems to care more about solving the case, rather than saving a life. Of course what the idiots are not considering is that without the solution, the patient will already be dead. So why should House’s intentions and lack of bedside manners matter?

Let’s take a brief look at characters.

Lisa Cuddy

Hugh Laurie's House vs. Lisa Edelstein's Cuddy
Hugh Laurie's House vs. Lisa Edelstein's Cuddy

Lisa is the dean of medicine at the hospital House works in. She is long-lost in administrative business and clashes with House all the time. Sure there are some chemistry issues and sexual innuendos underneath but it doesn’t help Cuddy that House is the least politically correct person to walk the earth. He doesn’t care about pleasing anyone or ethics or hospital rules. The fact that he defies norms all the time has helped a lot of patients lived, but then Cuddy has a career and hospital to protect. Of course the show never ever wastes time about them trying to date. House’s lines are just brilliant. Cuddy never ceases to be shocked and/or outraged by House’s next insane idea.

She has to bear with him because he is an amazing doctor who only takes seemingly impossible cases. But he hates clinic duty, watches TV in coma patients’ room and so forth. The guy is a riot to watch and a nightmare to work with.

*****

one of my favorite dialogs; from Season 1, Episode 3

House: Hello, sick people and their loved ones! In the interest of saving time and avoiding a lot of boring chitchat later, I’m Doctor Gregory House; you can call me “Greg”. I’m one of three doctors staffing this clinic this morning.

Cuddy: Short, sweet, grab a file.

House: This ray of sunshine is Doctor Lisa Cuddy. Doctor Cuddy runs this whole hospital, so unfortunately she’s much too busy to deal with you. I am a board … certified diagnostician with a double specialty of infectious disease and nephrology. I am also the only doctor currently employed at this hospital who is forced to be here against his will.
That is true, isn’t it? But not to worry, because for most of you, this job could be done by a monkey with a bottle of Motrin. Speaking of which, if you’re particularly annoying, you may see me reach for this: this is Vicodin. It’s mine! You can’t have any! And no, I do not have a pain management problem, I have a pain problem … but who knows? Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe I’m too stoned to tell. So, who wants me?

*****

The Team: Dr. Foreman, Dr. Chase and Dr. Cameron.

These three had leading parts in the first three seasons. Seasons 4 and 5 had Chase and Cameron’s roles cut and a new team joining under Foreman. However, these three provide the substructure.

FOREMAN

Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman in House
Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman in House

Foreman has had a troubled childhood and House always refers to his “shady” past. Foreman always looks for an opportunity to prove House is wrong and he just can’t.

And of course House loves to get on Foreman’s nerves. Because House is the wittiest one, people.

Foreman: “Why are you riding me?”
House: “It’s what I do…has it gotten worse lately?”
Foreman: “Yeah. Seems to me.”
House: “Really. Well, that rules out the race thing. ‘Cause you were just as black last week.”

CHASE

Jesse Spencer as Dr. Chase in House
Jesse Spencer as Dr. Chase

Chase is an Australian doctor played by real life Australian actor Jesse Spencer. I must admit, when I first saw him, I thought he was really good-looking. However it is not the cute face of someone but it the attitude and the brains and the wit that win you over. 10 minutes into the show, I couldn’t care less about Chase. I wanted Hugh Laurie’s House on screen, every minute.

House calls him British and Chase says :

“I’m Australian.”

House: “You put the queen on your money. You are British.”

CAMERON

Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Cameron in House
Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Cameron in House

Cameron has had the hots for house for a while. House thinks she is pretty and smart and everything. But please don’t tell me you are expecting a relationship, a whirlwind romance after everything I told you. Towards the end of season 1, Cameron quits her job and forces House to have a date with her; this is her condition to come back. House reluctantly agrees. The thing is House things, if she wants him, she is nuts. He says so at their date. He is older than her, his leg is injured, he is addicted to pain medication, he is not a nice guy and he is not good-looking. Wow, this is so not how she pictured their date would go…

WILSON

Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. Wilson in House
Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. Wilson in House

House’s best friend. As opposite as they seem, they seem to complete each other. Just like House was loosely based on Sherlock, Wilson is loosely based on Watson. They quarrel and disagree on almost everything. Yet somehow, they have fun together.

Wilson: “She’s hot, so she’s a hooker? What kind of pathetic logic is that?”
House: “The envious, jealous, I-never-got-any-in-high-school kind of logic, hello! “

The great thing about House is that although you know he is going to do something unpredictable and fun to watch, you just can’t guess his next step. Just see a couple of episodes and you will know what I mean. And it is funny how he got rid off Cameron at their date by stating all the negative things about himself and all the while I was thinking how sexy he was. No, it is not about girls being attracted to assholes as a friend (also attracted to Hugh Laurie’s wonderful portrayal of House) suggested. The thing is, I don’t think House is an asshole. He is smart and blunt. He is not into any kind of politics. Oh, and there is the fun aspect: He has amazing blue eyes, rugged good – looks and an awfully charismatic voice- a very real American accent. Hugh is English in real life. Oh and he is not a bastard when he cares about the people who deserve to be cared about. An ex-girlfriend/the love of his life ( Stacey, played by Sela Ward) comes to the show and you see how he is when he is in love.

End note: One philosophy of House is that “Everybody lies”. Yet once in a while he believes that a patient of his is telling the truth. One of the team members asks:

“What happened to “everybody lies”?  House replies: “I lied.”

quote source:

http://www.housemdquotes.com/

If you liked House, you might enjoy

The Mentalist

If you like a good detective/mystery show with less drama, more humor and less sarcasm, you might want to try

Castle

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Filed Under: TV shows Tagged With: Gregory House, House, House M.D., Hugh Laurie, Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, Sela Ward

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