In this video, we dive into the controversy surrounding the origins of Storybrooke. Long before Emma Swan arrived in Maine, Bill Willingham’s Fables was already telling the story of fairy tale characters living in the modern world. We look at the striking similarities between the two, the "lost" ABC pilot for Fables that never happened, and what the creators of both properties have to say about the plagiarism accusations.
We also explore how Disney used Once Upon a Time as the ultimate Synergy Machine, bringing everything from Frozen to Oz into a single, live-action shared universe.
Watch the full "Disney Shared Universe" documentary here: https://youtu.be/Q1d0YY3KESs
In this video:
The 2002 vs. 2011 Timeline: Who came first?
The ABC/Fables development mystery.
How Disney "synergized" their animated classics for prime time.
Bill Willingham’s surprising response to the controversy.
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