Post Mortem – Once Upon A Time In Wonderland

ouat-wonderlandABC originally intended for Once Upon A Time In Wonderland to have a limited run in the winter when its parent program, Once Upon A Time, went on hiatus.  However, when it came time to introduce their fall schedule at the upfronts, the network had placed the spin-off on Thursday nights.  “We really want to tell the story without having to worry about how to stretch it for five years,” said creator Edward Kitsis.

Turns out, they ended up getting less than one.  ABC announced in March that the show would end after its initial 13 episode order, and the final episode aired in April.  While I remain a fan of the original, this show didn’t work for me at all, even with former Lost star Naveen Andrews on-board as the series’ main villain.  I made it through 2 episodes before deleting the rest from the DVR and dropping the show back in the fall.  It seems like I wasn’t the only one who wasn’t enthralled.