Not such a long time ago

Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas star in Not such a long time ago, about mythic figures unconsciously locked in small-town Maine. Shot in Vancouver by Kitsis/Horowitz in colaboration with ABC Art galleries. Executive producers, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Steven Pearlman, Mark Mylod producer, Kathy Gilroy director, Mylod authors, Kitsis, Horowitz.Snow White-colored/ Mary Margaret - Ginnifer Goodwin Emma Swan - Jennifer Morrison Evil Full/Regina - Lana Parrilla Prince Charming/Someone Particularly - Josh Dallas Henry Mills - Jared S. Gilmore Jiminy Cricket/ Archie Hopper - Raphael Sbarge Rumplestiltskin/ Mr. Gold - Robert CarlyleConceptually daring and very well cast, "Not such a long time ago" might be the kind of pilot that frequently can get experts entertaining -- a sizable, bold wager in the season with precious handful of of those. The pilot's fairy dust, however, doesn't extend with a second previewed episode, stoking concerns when the show can consistently conjure miracle -- overcoming formidable challenges, including ABC's muddled ad campaign, and inspiring audiences to compromise open its pages. No matter the pilot's charms, the prospects from the happy ending, TV-wise, look somewhat cloudy. Created by "Lost" authors Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the series weds the flashing backwards and forwards of the series with Stephen King's whimsical side. Cutting from the fairy-tale realm and contemporary one, the series tales how a Evil Full ("Swingtown's" Lana Parrilla) cast a spell trapping fairy-tale figures -- including Snow White-colored ("Large Love's" Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) -- inside the modern capital of scotland - Storybrooke, Maine. Point relating to this insight comes because of a young boy, Henry (Jared S. Gilmore), who describes to new arrival Emma (Jennifer Morrison) that she's the daughter of Snow White-colored as well as the Prince, who -- like everyone else inside the quaint hamlet except the entire -- haven't any memory of who they might be. Like "Lost," the show intercuts between these two cell phone industry's, offering a dark and slightly revisionist see that old favorite anecdotes. For that city, the vibe gives mind King's "Necessary Things," with Emma clearly going to postpone for a while -- and facing a extended, uphill slog (ABC hopes, anyway) before she thinks Henry's crazy tale, a more compact amount handles to help undo the queen's curse. The pilot certainly looks great, which is difficult to imagine better options for your leads than Goodwin and Parrilla. The producers offer considerable fun with little particulars, in in the level of smoothness names (Jiminy Cricket becomes Archie Hopper) for the production and costume design. Nonetheless, the second hour looks a trifle shoddy Foreign exchange-wise, with trolls essentially described as ill-tempered hippies -- less than the stuff of storybook fantasy. Vancouver's lovely, nevertheless the show's prone to require more miracle than its lush forests. ABC clearly provides hiding for advisable who everyone else will probably be, attempting to lay claim they can women on Sunday -- a evening when increasing numbers of people view television -- by premiering the series against not just "Sunday Evening Football" but furthermore potential World Series coverage on Fox. Basically, the network seems ready to sacrifice males in exchange for attempting to draw a girl audience, and perhaps youthful audiences too. Achieving that may be a scenario of threads the needle to spin gold worth Rumplestiltskin, but good enthusiasm the pilot rightfully engendered, one hopes "Not such a long time ago" will rely on the task and fulfill who advertise. Otherwise, this is often just the latest ambitious concept unable to create its own storybook ending.Camera, Steven Fierberg production designer, Mark Worthington editors, Julie Monroe, Henk Van Eeghen music, Mark Isham visual effects supervisor, Andrew Orloff casting, Veronica Collins Rooney. 60 MIN.With: Jamie Dornan. Contact John Lowry at john.lowry@variety.com