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Here lie the travails of a group of scholars creating an online database for the study of traditional and evolving fairy tales as portrayed on television. We welcome any and all comments, particularly if you know of a TV show that references fairy tales that's not in the database. Happy hunting!Tags
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- Goldie and Bear
- Grimm
- Into The Woods
- Lauren
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- Laurenv watches
- Lewis Carroll
- Lie to Me
- Literary Fairy Tales
- Little Red Riding Hood
- mash-up episodes
- Not Television
- Once Upon a Time
- OUAT
- Pied Piper
- preschool edutainment
- Review and Recap
- rocky and bullwinkle
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- Setting the Stage Events
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Tag Archives: Lauren
Beauties and Beasts on TV: The Problem with Rumbelle
In honor of BYU’s December stage production of “Beauty and the Beast,” we will be looking at the lovely beauties and the brutish beasts on our weekly television screens. And luckily, we have a slew to choose from. Courtesy of our … Continue reading
Posted in Watching TV
Tagged Beauty and the Beast, Lauren, Laurenv watches, Once Upon a Time, OUAT, Rumbelle
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Our World, Sofia’s World: “Sofia the First” review Pt 2
On October 12th, Sofia the First aired “The Secret Library,” an episode featuring an obvious secret library and a not-so-obvious secret river with depicted Disney “realms.” These Disney “realms” showcase worlds inhabited by Disney Princesses—Cinderella’s fairy tale castle, Merida’s misty cliffs, and Tiana’s New … Continue reading
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Tagged Fairy tale realms, Lauren, Laurenv watches, Sofia the First
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Makeover Merida? Not Here!: “Sofia the First” review Pt 1
October 12th finally marked the entrance of Princess Merida (from Disney/Pixar’s Brave) in Sofia the First: “The Secret Library.” Sofia the First, Disney Junior’s princess escapade show for kiddies, has the same fanfiction-y pleasure as ABC’s Once Upon a Time, with Disney Princesses often cameoing to … Continue reading
Pied Piper in Police Procedurals
Picture the scene: police tape, a music institute, a car, and inside the car, a well-esteemed music teacher—or what’s left of the well-esteemed music teacher. Crawling over him and in him and through him are the furry bodies of nightmares, rats. Music, crime, … Continue reading
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Tagged Grimm, Lauren, Laurenv watches, Lie to Me, Pied Piper, Review and Recap
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Redheads and…Dead Heads?: “OUAT” 5.1 Review PART 2
We return to the season five premiere of ABC’s Once Upon a Time (OUAT), which we first covered in this post. OUAT is known for its character-a-minute cameos, but this week featured the best untamed mane in the business: Merida, from Disney/Pixar’s Brave. AUDIENCE ACCESSIBILITY … Continue reading
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Tagged Lauren, Laurenv watches, Once Upon a Time, OUAT, Review and Recap
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When is a Tale not a Fairy Tale?: “OUAT” 5.1 Review PART 1
Season five is now upon us! The glitzy, cringe-fest, character-studded opera that we love, hate, and hate to admit we love, is back. ABC’s Once Upon a Time (OUAT) opened its season five with “The Dark Swan,” returning to the dilemma we … Continue reading
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Tagged Lauren, Laurenv watches, Literary Fairy Tales, Once Upon a Time, OUAT, Review and Recap
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The Clothes Make the Fairy Tale: “Goldie and Bear” 1.2 Review
For new viewers and readers, Goldie and Bear is Disney Junior’s latest fairy tale-themed television show. It’s cute and clever and computerized-cuddly. The season premiere confirmed that this show could prove its mettle. And most wonderfully, this second episode bought my … Continue reading
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Tagged Goldie and Bear, Lauren, Laurenv watches, Review and Recap, Visualizing Wonder
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Everything in Proportion: “Goldie and Bear” 1.1 Review
Goldie and Bear is a clever, wink-wink-nudge-nudge, fairy tale romp that is aimed towards children (it will premiere on Disney Junior) but delighted even this fully grown grown-up. Granted, this grown-up has a very high threshold for whimsy, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Goldie and Bear, Lauren, Laurenv watches, Review and Recap, Visualizing Wonder
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To Research and To Educate
Look—there she goes, the girl in the red hood, red cape, red hoodie, wolfskin. Do you see her? Does she carry a basket full of fresh bread and warm milk? Or does she seek to protect her sweet, sweet tortitas … Continue reading
Posted in Working With the Database
Tagged fttv.byu.edu, Lauren, Little Red Riding Hood, Visualizing Wonder
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