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OUAT – Are Spoilers Ruining ABC’s Once Upon A Time?


Note: We will be discussing this topic tonight on the Once Upon a Time Fan Podcast at 7PM PT http://live.onceuponatimepodcast.com

ARE SPOILERS RUINING ABC’S ONCE UPON A TIME?

Spoilers are known to people as spilled out information about movies and TV shows. In fact Webster’s dictionary defines a “spoiler” as:

 “information about the plot of a motion picture or TV program that can spoil a viewer’s sense of surprise or suspense; also :a person who discloses such information”

But in the context of news and the internet, what is considered a spoiler? Are interviews with tidbits from the stars of the show considered spoilers? Or casting news? How about filming pictures and sneak peeks? Are they considered spoilers? How about east coast viewers tweeting about a show after its aired? Are they spoiling it for west coast viewers? Or how about people living in the UK, where the first season is still currently airing. If they watched the ComicCon panel a couple of weeks ago where many things were revealed, was that a spoiler for them?

 The term “spoilers” is a very tricky and broad term and unless you live in a bubble and have no communication to the outside world, you are definitely prone to see spoilers the second you open a news website, twitter or any other social networking site. Some people find it thrilling and exciting to read or hear about future events and some don’t. The basic question here is – “Can we avoid leaks or spoilers in this very modern and technologically advanced era?”

 Once Upon a Time is filmed in real place called Moncton Street in Steveston, British Columbia where people live and have ongoing day to day businesses. Steveston locals get the thrill of watching filming and seeing first hand a general view of what an episode may be about. So we can say, technically speaking, the residents of Steveston are spoiled with information. They don’t get the same surprise factor we get when we watch it for the first time. However, the town of Steveston is very protective of the show, in fact the official twitter account of Steveston has tweeted several times pleading with people not to post spoilers and filming pictures.

Also many fans visiting Steveston to watch filming have been allowed to take pictures but have been requested repeatedly by the cast, crew and residents of Steveston to delay posting spoiler pictures until the episode has aired. Some people have honored this request and others have not. During the Comic Con panel, Ginnifer Goodwin even said that she was apprehensive about filming that very revealing finale scene out in the open where Snow and Charming remember each other’s identities.

 “(We were thinking) what were to look like “Snow” and “Charming” that we can yell. And then we can, you know ADR with the proper names later on.”      – Ginnifer Goodwin.

 Another angle to look at is if certain websites/blogs/podcasts decide to implement a “no spoiler tag” or “spoiler tag”, does it really matter? Going back to the fact that we are living in a modern era where technology is very accessible.

 The questions we need to ask ourselves are – Can we really prevent such information from leaking out? How are we to protect ourselves from spoiler information and at the same time still be part of the internet social stream?  

 The bottomline is, with technology quickly taking over the world, these are very hard questions to answer. Or possibly can never be answered.

Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

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OUAT – TV Costumes To Be Displayed at FIDM

Some of Eduardo Castro’s costumes for Once Upon A Time and other designers costumes for different TV shows you like will be on display at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles – including a brand new costume sketch for a new character on Once Upon A Time (spoiler alert – do not click the link if you dont want to know the identity of this new character their costume sketch)

TV Costumes to be Displayed at FIDM

Would you like to see the frocks worn in the English TV series “Downton Abbey?”

Do you yearn to glimpse the stewardess uniforms worn in the short-lived TV series “Pan Am?”

You’re in luck. Next week, the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles is opening a new exhibit, which is a display of the costumes up for Emmy nominations to be announced on Sept. 15.

Read more here – http://www.apparelnews.net/blog/2409_tv_costumes_to_be_displayed_at_fidm.html

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OUAT – Kitsis and Horowitz talk Season 2 before the Comic-Con panel

Once Upon A Time showrunners Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis talked to TV Guide about some season 2 plot lines – Regina’s hidden past, Emma and Mary Margaret’s relationship, and are we going to see Cora again?

Caution – spoilers ahead. 

Regina’s Shocking Origin Story, Storybrooke Future and More Once Upon a Time Scoop

Magic has come to Storybrooke, and with it, a whole lot of consequences.

In the Season 1 finale of ABC’s Once Upon a Time, the Evil Queen’s (Lana Parrilla) curse upon our favorite fairy-tale characters was broken, but Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) had another trick up his sleeve: release magic upon the real world. What does this mean for Storybrooke in Season 2? And why weren’t the residents of Storybrooke transported back to fairy-tale land?

Read more here – http://www.tvguide.com/News/Once-Upon-A-Time-Season2-Spoilers-1049978.aspx

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OUAT – Adam Horowitz & Edward Kitsis renew their deal with ABC and Disney

Once Upon A Time executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz have renewed their contract with ABC for another 3 years. Even though this does not mean an automatic renewal for Once Upon A Time, it gives us hope that more upcoming seasons seem promising. This article also confirms that Kitsis and Horowitz’s creative minds and out-of-the-box thinking will be with OUAT until the end of its run (whenever that may be). We hope later rather than sooner. 🙂

Kitsis, Horowitz reup with ABC Studios: ‘Once Upon A Time’ EPs to oversee series to completion

Once Upon A Time showrunners Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz have extended their overall deal with ABC Studios.

Read more here – http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-09/entertainment/sns-201207091636reedbusivarietynvr1118056361-20120709_1_abc-studios-classic-disney-characters-producers

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OUAT – Mulan and Aurora will soon be part of the Enchanted Forest

Do you recognize these Disney princesses?

Come this fall, we will see these wonderful Disney Princesses come to human form in the Enchanted Forest and hopefully even Storybrooke.

Executive Producer Adam Horowitz has confirmed that Jamie Chung and Sarah Bolger will come to Once Upon A Time as Mulan and Aurora respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Once Upon a Time’ casts Sleeping Beauty and Mulan

Two more lovely ladies have been drawn into the magical world of ABC’s “Once Upon a Time.”

EW.com first reported that “Hangover 2” actress Jamie Chung has been cast as Mulan, while TVLine reported “Tudors” beauty Sarah Bolger is joining as Princess Aurora for the drama’s second season.

Read more here – http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/05/12585403-once-upon-a-time-casts-sleeping-beauty-and-mulan?lite

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