once upon a time and long ago, many baby boomers like myself thrived off of programs like this because believe it or not fantasy was somewhat rare and there was a limited amount of channels to choose from and musicals were either defunct or inaccessible like the Broadway stage plays.
to be honest, i never heard of this. actually a lot of my age group didn't really care about stuff like this. they saw 'OZ' and a few holiday cartoons, but they mostly followed rock music trends or sports and had little patience or interest in actors theater or musicals, especially ones aimed at families and little kids. i usually watched stuff like this or was aware of it. don't know, i guess i must have been out partying too that night because this one escaped me at the time.
well i'm glad i found out about this now because i really enjoyed it and found this to be timeless retro television that provides wholesome, quality entertainment for families looking for a "G" rated alternative to morally bankrupt values of today's commercially charged studio market. it is good, clean, old fashioned entertainment without being too homogenate in conception. it also manages to avoid commercialism and display some genuine cultural pursuits without seeming too pretentious.
after all, how can you be too pretentious when you have Disney 'Monkey Go Home' star Dean Jones and 'Can't Stop The Music' star Paul Sand. both who are very good here. especially Dean Jones who rarely had starring roles outside of Disney films.
this was a truly magical production and made great use of videotape photography and studio stage settings. the choreography was outstanding and the original plot using the fairy tales was very clever although it had strange similarities to Terry Gilliam's 2005 surrealist fantasy and of course proceeded Sondheim's 'Into The Woods' by a decade.
i was so glad i accidentally stumbled into these woods much like the Grimm bros. themselves. i'd never heard of this. and i'd thought i was familiar with everything like this from my boomer past. guess ya learn something new every day. even about old things.
to be honest, i never heard of this. actually a lot of my age group didn't really care about stuff like this. they saw 'OZ' and a few holiday cartoons, but they mostly followed rock music trends or sports and had little patience or interest in actors theater or musicals, especially ones aimed at families and little kids. i usually watched stuff like this or was aware of it. don't know, i guess i must have been out partying too that night because this one escaped me at the time.
well i'm glad i found out about this now because i really enjoyed it and found this to be timeless retro television that provides wholesome, quality entertainment for families looking for a "G" rated alternative to morally bankrupt values of today's commercially charged studio market. it is good, clean, old fashioned entertainment without being too homogenate in conception. it also manages to avoid commercialism and display some genuine cultural pursuits without seeming too pretentious.
after all, how can you be too pretentious when you have Disney 'Monkey Go Home' star Dean Jones and 'Can't Stop The Music' star Paul Sand. both who are very good here. especially Dean Jones who rarely had starring roles outside of Disney films.
this was a truly magical production and made great use of videotape photography and studio stage settings. the choreography was outstanding and the original plot using the fairy tales was very clever although it had strange similarities to Terry Gilliam's 2005 surrealist fantasy and of course proceeded Sondheim's 'Into The Woods' by a decade.
i was so glad i accidentally stumbled into these woods much like the Grimm bros. themselves. i'd never heard of this. and i'd thought i was familiar with everything like this from my boomer past. guess ya learn something new every day. even about old things.