It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

I heard of this show after watching Once Upon A Time (as I assume most people have). There is no comparison - Once Upon A Time has a much more intricate and better-developed storyline, as well as generally much better actors. I have a great respect for actors, but at the same time I feel it is equally important to offer an audience critique, especially for more popular shows.I watched 8 episodes (over quite a long period of time) because it was a genre I enjoy, even though the story and actors were fairly mediocre. The actor rating is an average - I think Emma Rigby is excellent as the Queen, and Sophie Lowe does wonderfully too. Peter Gadiot is attractive but not quite sincere as Cyrus. There is something missing in his delivery - it feels less like he is delivering his loving speeches towards Alice than an audience.Surprisingly enough, and unfortunately for the show, Episode 9 is where things really pick up. They introduce a brilliant actress for the Jabberwocky - I'd never heard of her before but seeing her in action, this unique villain had me captivated. She introduces a much more unpredictable aspect to the storyline which improves the show greatly.Then all of a sudden the story actually starts to tie in with the show Once Upon A Time. This should have happened MUCH earlier in this series for people to keep watching. As I have expressed before, this show is nowhere near the quality of Once Upon A Time, but it is certainly improving as of the end of Season 1 - worth a look at the very least. With the introduction of an actual tie between the series in late season 1, it may have a future.

Watching this show after waiting for so long!! I can't help but notice some of the amazing efforts which have gone into it to make this amazing fantasy world come to life for us,the viewers, with some of the breathtaking settings that i can't help but want to venture further into, the new take on an old Classic in a way which compliments it and develops it further and the characters!! So far I can't help but find my self taken by these characters!!, their amazing stories and their depth it all seems to just work and make me love it more. ANYWAY overall I really do love once upon a time in wonderland (as you may have figured) and I can't wait to see more.

Once Upon a Time is an entertaining and compelling show because of quality writing and good acting. This spin-off, fails on both accounts. Instead of building up the story and allowing the viewer to care about the characters, it simply jumps into a story mid-stream and expects the audience to follow. The story is seems to be very generic. A modern day Alice, cast not as a naive girl but a kick-ass 20-something heroine searching for her love and battling against whoever stands in her way. It may have been original and entertaining a few years ago, but today this seems to be standard boiler plate.The villains in the show are terrible. There's no depth to either the queen or Jafar. The Red Queen seems to be a fairly tale embodiment of a 'Real House Wife,' someone self obsessed and cant' be bothered with caring for her subjects. Jafar is the evil wizard obsessed with power, willing to do anything to get his hands on the genie and with it unlimited power. We're supposed to dislike them without the viewer given a reason to dislike them. In the first few episodes of Once Upon a Time, the viewer could dislike Regina because she wasn't a good mother to Henry ( Henry had already been established as a likable character). They try to replicate that with the imprisoned Genie, but we've never been given a chance to become attached to the genie.Contrast this with the Evil Queen and Mr. Gold in Once Upon A Time. Both are complex characters, neither are purely evil. They're both people that through events of their lives and decisions they've made, have become the Evil Queen and Rumplestiltskin. Even from episode 1, there was depth and complexity that made the villains interesting. Wonderland feels forced. The characters ( outside of Alice) lack complexity. The writers seem to simply be telling the viewer what to feel and who to like instead of allowing the viewer to develop those feelings naturally. That seems to be a fatal flaw that I'm not sure the show can recover from.

I can't help but feel slightly disappointed with Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. I have only seen the first two episodes, and maybe there will be hope for the rest of the season, but right now I'm not too pleased.The thing about this show is that it's actually pretty good as far as the actors go, and visually it's nice. I like the fact that everything in Wonderland looks pretty unreal, as if you've jumped into a hallucination. Sophie Lowe as Alice was a perfect choice, and her genie is very attractive. The writing is interesting, and I think it's awesome that they were able to weave in the parent show as well. So if everything else is fabulous, what could be wrong with the show? Well, in my opinion, it makes too much sense. I know, that sounds weird, but think about it...Lewis Carrol's Wonderland is supposed to be a world occupied by insane, head-strong, eccentric, and often obnoxious characters. There is no madness in this story, and the characters are all quite logical and perfectly sane. It's just NOT Wonderland. I don't think that movies/shows inspired by or based on books have to be carbon copies of the source material. That just wouldn't be realistic, of course, and I have no problem with a sequel/spin-off, just like I had no problem with Tim Burton's film. In fact, I loved his adaptation, because he captured the real essence of Wonderland, not the squeaky- clean Disney cartoon of the 1950s. And all the characters were a bit mad and rude. But this version of Wonderland isn't really Wonderland. Again, I'm no stickler, but is it too much to ask that Wonderland is a world of madness? That's the most basic element of book, and the fact that this ABC version hasn't showcased that at all is a bit annoying.