WONDERLAND SPIN OFF

[spinninggold]

Ah I see this thread was posted just a tiny bit earlier. I’ll repost my comment here:

Hmmmm. Nope, not a fan of this… It’s too early for a spin-off. And without Sebastian Stan I don’t see the point. The guy makes the role, it would weaken the whole series, OuaT included if they did this. Isn’t Neverland a better suggestion? Make it target a younger audience, with Bae growing up there, like dr Who and spinoff the Sarah Jane Adventures. There’s a lot of story potential there, not to mention Hook has a BIG fanbase.
Hmmm or Frankenstein’s world… it could be the dark equivalent like Torchwood. I mean his world seems rather creepy, compaired to the others. And Anders has this analytical Benedict Cumberbatch quality about him (Sherlock) that could really make that work. Making the same series over and over, like they do with CSI is rather pointless… not to mention annoying, I can never tell which version I am watching. You already have OuaT, so if you make something new, make it different.
Let them wait till Sebastian is available if they really want to do this.

(sorry for anyone not knowing what dr Who is. It’s a British SF series… where the US does not save the world, but we all get saved by an alien on a weekly basis. It’s very refreshing. Try it some day. 😆 )

[RumplesGirl]

I think my other concern about a spin off is that H and K would have to split their focus as showrunners of two shows. I fear that they’d be so focused on making this spin off a success that OUaT would suffer. Season 3 is pretty much a guarantee but not season 4. Is that selfish of me?

"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"

[obisgirl]

@RumplesGirl wrote:

I think my other concern about a spin off is that H and K would have to split their focus as showrunners of two shows. I fear that they’d be so focused on making this spin off a success that OUaT would suffer. Season 3 is pretty much a guarantee but not season 4. Is that selfish of me?

True.

Personally, I don’t think there’s any reason to panic.

While he’s not a regular, he’s a very beloved character and like someone said above, it seems his schedule is ALL booked up at the moment. If he even knows about this news, he would be going 😮 😯 😮 😯 😮 ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

Eddie and Adam haven’t said anything about it.

But for those who want to take action, I saw this tumblr postthis morning advertising a twitter campaign to keep him on the show.

We’ve all heard the news. They’re recasting The Mad Hatter/Jefferson. And I for one, am more than upset. But we have voices and we can be heard. I know the reason I love Jefferson is because of what Sebastian has done with the character. I cannot picture him as ANYONE else.

So I think we should take to twitter.

With the hashtag #SebastianStanOnly tweet @AdamHorowitzLA, @JaneEspenson, @OnceABC and anyone else related to the show that you can think of.

BUT BE NICE! We will get NOWHERE if we’re rude and nasty. Be respectful but also make sure to reiterate how absolutely upset we are and how much we LOVE Jefferson BECAUSE of Sebastian.

[spinninggold]

@RumplesGirl wrote:

I think my other concern about a spin off is that H and K would have to split their focus as showrunners of two shows. I fear that they’d be so focused on making this spin off a success that OUaT would suffer. Season 3 is pretty much a guarantee but not season 4. Is that selfish of me?

Nope! I completely agree… And at the moment, Storybrooke and Wonderland are so interwoven I think they would need to spread themselves very thin… Not to mention the actors doing both series.
I get them wanting to cash in to the success before the momentum is gone. And maybe that’s true… But I would hate to see both series suffer.

[pjsparkles]

I’m never into spin offs. They should wait until OUAT is done and then make a new show.

[wizard55]

Wow…this is interesting news. While I am intrigued by the idea of a spin off I do agree this seems a bit early and I recasting him on Ouat seems unnecessary. Well I’m sure there’s a lot more that can be told with the character I’d rather just see him pop in maybe twice a season then be recast. I am also in agreement that there are other plots on the show that would make for more interesting spinoffs such as Neverland, maybe even the land without color. Although I don’t know how a Black and White series like that would fly with audiences, David Anders would ROCK it though. The neverland 1 could have guest appearances by hook and focus more on Peter Pan and I’m sure the young boy who plays Bae could easily take over that roll full time. I haven’t looked at his resume but he can’t be as busy as
SS. Then again when you’re at that age hitting puberty you are obviously going to grow and if he’s in Neverland character he wouldn’t be ageing so that might have complications to go past a season or two.

[spinninggold]

Well … that’s easily solved… Peter Pan travels between our world an Neverland… Every time he comes here, he ages…Problem solved, Peter gets older.

As for Black and white World, the dark way of storytelling would set a great mood. Sherlock is set dark, and it works perfectly. I would think B&W would be more mature than OuaT. Actually Frankenstein could double up as Sherlock or Watson and it would work…If Disney can get the rights. Rumor has it that Graham/ the Huntsman was suposed to be the huntsman, but they could not get the rights (luckily, I love Jamie, but Sherlock would have fit him)

[beastwhisperer]

Definitely not into a Mad Hatter spinoff. I’d rather they had Sebastian Stan just appear a couple times a year on OUAT rather than recasting so they could make a spinoff about one of the worlds that I’m less interested in from the OUAT universe. Agree that Neverland and World Without Color interest me more. I think the only thing that could draw me into Wonderland is basing it around Barbara Hershey as the Queen of Hearts. Still, I want K&H focused on Once.

[spinninggold]

Hmm, more I think about it, the more I see world without color work. You could have great crossovers with Jules Verne stories, Sherlock Holmes, and even Dracula if you focus more on the Van Helsing side… Few dark tales like the headless horseman. Focus on victorian horror stories instead of fairy tales. Add a bit of Steampunk in the mix (subtitle of Frankenstein was the Modern Prometheus, and that is the god of science)
And seeing the limited cross-overs with FTL you could put a seperate team on, so no problems that it takes away from OuaT
Maybe I should do a pitch? 😆

[playarita]

I can’t imagine this turning out well. The only spin-off that I can think of that I enjoyed was the Dr Who spinoffs i.e. Torchwood. However they did keep the same actors though and made it all unto its own universe. It really depends on who will helm the project, the screenwriters involved, the leading actor (which is going to be difficult shoes to fill), supporting cast its approach and most importantly the story. That’s what I am wondering about.

To me it seems off that they mention Stan’s career in the new Captain America movie (his being busy) because this show does not seem as if it is going to be put into production any time soon. So then if it is so far out in advance then shouldn’t it be easier to pencil Stan in or vice versa? Unless Stan wants to move on then that’s totally understandable. However there seems to be many television stars who juggle a movie career and a television career.

Personally if Jefferson is recast I hope it is because of Stan’s wishes rather than ABC trying to either push him out for whatever reason (cost of the actor, politics whatever).

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