I have to make a confession. My DVR is currently full of Once Upon a Time. I want to watch it, I really do. I do enjoy it! But I have just not had the time to watch this Disney filled show. Ironically, I may not have had time to keep up with the show, but I grabbed a copy of Once Upon a Time: The Shadow of the Queenand devoured it as soon as it hit my hands.
This story is fully set in the fairy tale world before the creation of Storybrooke and after the Queen took the Huntsman's heart. The story starts with the Huntsman attempting to gather tribute from a silver mining time which has been hit hard in recent years. The tribute of the last bits of silver they own will likely mean they will not survive the winter. The Huntsman with no heart tries to take the tribute without violence. But his efforts are thwarted. The Huntsman discovers that the silver is being used by the Evil Queen as payment to the werewolves if they track down Snow White. We discover that the Huntsman has a prior relationship with the werewolves, that is complicated. In the search for Snow White, the Huntsman reclaims his heart, meets Red Riding Hood, and has to make a sacrifice to set things right.
Really what I enjoyed the most about this book was getting to know more about the Huntsman. His character was so quickly on and off the screen we never had a chance to get to know him. And that short time on screen has created mystery around him. OnceUpon a Time: Shadow of the Queenreally succeeds in making the reader admire the Huntsman in all of his struggles. And despite not having a heart, the Huntsman seems to stay on a moral high ground during all of his adventures. The only thing that I did not enjoy was the hint that the wolves the Huntsman had sacrificed to protect were werewolves. And his relationship with the werewolves has eroded after he ended the Queen's service. I would really prefer that they had not changed the wolves he lived with from regular wolves.
Once Upon a Time: Shadow of the Queenis a great graphic novel adventure sent in the Once universe. It builds on a good foundation to make the Huntsman a complicated hero. With this story published by Marvel Comics, it is proof Disney synergy is alive and well. And with a story based on ideas by Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, it is likely to please the biggest Once fan.
When I was growing up I watched my fair share of both Star Wars and Star Trek. Unfortunately, as time passed I met a girl, got a job, went to school, moved around, had some kids, bought a mini-van and watched less TV. When I returned from media silence, two loves ran to the top. One was Disney (of course) and the other was Star Wars. A lot of this had to do with being a father, since I could share these fandoms with my kids. I honestly have only watched one Trek movie in the last decade, and it was not that good.
In 2009 with director J.J. Abrams reboot/restart/continuation of the Trek saga with Star Trek, many of my friends were excited.
Me, not so much!
I did drag myself into a third run discount theater to see the film with a scratchy print and bad sound. The Between Tween who went with me loved it! I then destroyed the movie’s plot in front of the youngster, which may or may not have resulted in crying. I then promised to let the Tween watch something Star Wars to cleanse the mind. And then I thought this journey was over.
With the coming of the blockbuster Star Trek Into Darkness, I have largely felt left out of the excitement again. However, things are different this time around. I decided I wanted the film to do well, purely because it would help build the audience for Star Wars: Episode VII since they share a director. Despite my new found hope in the darkness, I was still not sure when I would personally see it. But when the Between Wife made a comment about wanting to see the 2009 film, which I believe was solely based on those blue blue eyes of Chris Pine, I acted.
2009’s Star Trek tells the story of how the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise were brought together when facing an intergalactic emergency that threatens entire worlds. Federation recruit James T. Kirk is pulled into a battle against a disgruntled Romulan miner from the future named Nero. Our villain blames Ambassador Spock, played by Leonard Nimoy himself, for the death of his world. Nero chases Spock across time where they overlap with the younger version of Spock played by Zachary Quinto. The story shows us relationships growing amongst the core Trek characters while creating a new timeline in the Star Trek universe. And as the Between Tween pointed out in the first scene, Star Trek is Mousey:
Parental Units: As the movie opened the Between Tween yelled out, “Hey, it’s Thor!” I laughed and said not that can’t be. That guy is too well shaven and has short hair. Then I turned my head askew and said, “Hey, it’s Thor!” Chris Hemsworth does in fact play George Kirk, the first officer of the U.S.S. Kelvin, the father of Captain James T. Kirk, and hero. As the scene progressed George Kirk’s wife Winona was also introduced. And I yelled out, “Hey, it’s Emma!” Yes, Mrs. Kirk was played by Jennifer Morrison from Once Upon a Time. Kirk definitely has some Mousey parents.
Prince Charming: Speaking of the Kirk family. Chris Pine who plays James T. Kirk got his film debut in a Disney movie. He played villain/love interest Nicholas Devereaux in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.
Spock’s Mom: So as long as Winona Ryder’s career has been, clearly she has been in many Disney movies. This must be true since she is in so many Tim Burton movies. So yeah, she must have cashed many checks from the Mouse. But shockingly, no! She did voice Elsa Van Helsing in Frankenweenie. But most of her other Burton films including Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands are not Disney films.
Guardian: Zoe Saldana plays Uhura, the language specialist on the Enterprise and Spock’s love interest (I know shocking). Saldana has been cast as Gamora, the most dangerous woman in the galaxy, in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Honestly, I am holding out opinions on this future Marvel film until I find out who will voice Rocket Raccoon. Saldana played another tough women as Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003. Anamaria is a pirate through and through as a member of Captain Jack Sparrow’s crew.
Star Wars, Nothing But Star Wars: Since I was just looking to bash Star Trek originally, I did not notice that director J.J. Abrams crafted images that seem like homages to Disney’s newest franchise. These include the fact that Vulcan and Alderaan are both destroyed and have refugee communities. Kirk meets old Spock and Mr. Scott on an ice world with ferocious creatures, Luke almost lost his life to a ferocious creature on Hoth. And on that world when one ferocious creature is chasing Kirk it is stopped by a bigger one, or as Qui-Gon Jinn would remind us there is always a bigger fish. And seriously is Mr. Scott’s engineering partner is an Ugnaught, they are both short , handy and not so pretty. Yeah, those are just a few I noticed, but clearly Star Wars influenced this world!
Star Trek is a super mousey movie, even if I did not want to admit it. We did not even include Michael Giacchino who wrote the score; his Space Mountain theme is still my favorite. And I am willing to say it should not carry the horrible title I gave it years ago. But this time I turned off my mind, went with the flow, enjoyed the adventure, laughed with the Between Kids and most of all…..looked forward to Episode VII.
Usually I would refrain from posting about a full trailer so soon after a teaser, but I love this trailer. Avengers' fans, I give you Marvel's Agents of SHIELD full trailer, watch and enjoy!
Here are my thoughts on this show that I am even more excited about now!
When Coulson steps out of the shadows to welcome Agent Ward to the next level, well I got excited.
I think they are going to wait until the last possible moment to tell us how Coulson is back. Honestly, they may wait years to let that little secret out of the bag. Maybe you have to be Level 8!
Does everyone in S.H.I.E.L.D. know Coulson is back, or is this a Secret Avengers scenario?
It looks funny!
I do not care that they have ripped the emotional heart out of The Avengers! #CoulsonLives
Everyone in the Between Household gave this trailer a thumbs up!
It looks to me like not everyone on the team will be by the book, which could create tension.
I love that Coulson is back, I may have already mentioned that!
So while ABC released this trailer they also released one for Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.
Confession time, I am really behind on Once Upon a Time. So this trailer took me by surprise.
Here are my early thoughts, not really knowing anything about this show:
It appears they will be pushing the romance factor heavily.
I do not really see any familiar faces, in fact I am not really sure how it spin off from the original other than the fact they used some footage from the first show. Maybe I have just not gotten to the proper Alice episode yet (I'm really behind).
At the moment I do not think I will be watching this new offering on a regular basis. That probably means I will not watch at all since I am guessing they will be building a story throughout the season.
For the Between Family ABC’s Once Upon a Timehas become event television in the age of the DVR. It is the only one show that we watch as near to live as possible (we attempt to start it late enough that we can still fast forward through commercials but end with the live audience). We just cannot get enough.
At the San Diego Comic Con, ABC released this teaser for Season 2.
Henry makes it clear, Storybrooke may have magic but the end of their problems are far from over. We have heard we can expect the following in season 2:
·The nautical legend highlighted in the trailer
·An expanded role for Belle
·The casting of Mulan, Sleeping Beauty and Jack of Beanstalk fame
·A trip to the land of Oz
·Reveals of Henry’s father, Baelfire’s fate, and Doctor Whale’s true identity
Personally all this news makes me very excited. The role of Belle makes me wonder if we will see a kinder gentler Rumplestiltskin or will he be out for revenge since the Evil Queen took his love away from him. Will we see more Mad Hatter, a character whose grayness fascinates me? Could Tinkerbell and Peter Pan be far behind this initial casting news? Will the identity of the Red Queen from Wonderland be revealed?
Here are two things I am willing to make solid bets on. First, magic will complicate Storybrooke. Our characters have been away from magic and their former lives for a long enough gap that the magic will lead to struggles between old and new identities and relationships. Second, I am pretty confident that the flashback scenes will feature how Snow White and Prince Charming took the kingdom from the king, which did not result in the king’s death since he is present in Storybrooke! Of course that is another complicating matter as the king and those that overthrew him are living in the same small Maine community.
I don’t know about you, but I am very excited that season two is just a few months away and that season one will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD on August 28th.
I admit it, I doubted. I thought that families would flock to the opening of Disney Pixar’s Brave, but I still did not think that it would beat out the patriotic vampire slaying crowd. Could I have been more wrong? Yeah, 13 consecutive number one openings for Pixar! And domestically and internationallyBraveearned $80 million in box office. Meanwhile Vampire Moments with Mr. Lincoln crawled to $16.5 million, coming in behind two family films. Pixar, why do I doubt?
The movie itself is solid overall. The story of Princess Merida and her search to keep her freedom will score high with the family crowd with its message of unifying family strife. Personally, I enjoyed Brave, but I have to admit it did not crack my Pixar top five. Of course that is a pretty big chore with Up, Monsters, Inc., and the Toy Storytrilogy being pretty tough to unseat. Visually the movie is impressive, but at this point we come to expect that from a Pixar production. The Between Kids were divided. The youngest did not see talking toys or cars and was pretty meh in reaction. Maybe the movie was too real for his tastes. The older Between Kid loved it. But the older kiddo has more refined tastes. Here are my overall hopefully non-spoiler thoughts on the Mousey Brave.
·The Captain’s Seat: Mark Andrews is the director who completed Brave. For many Andrews may seem like an unknown but his Pixar resume is impressive. He directed the highly enjoyable short “One Many Band”, was head of story for The Incredibles, story supervisor for Ratatouille, did some storyboarding for Cars and contributed (cough cough) to Pixar’s live action adventure John Carterearning screenplay and second unit director credits. Andrews may be the next up and coming Pixar director and I am sure that executive producers John Lasseter, Peter Doctor, and Andrew Stanton felt very comfortable with him in the director’s chair. And I think it’s a bet that paid off.
·The Princess: Pixar has officially added their princess to the Disney Princess Pantheon. And her strong willed attitude will probably help her fit in with Belle and Rapunzel. But they may be shocked to find out that for Merida her solution to life’s problems is not something that can be solved with marriage, but something she is willing to fight for herself.
·Skin Flick: There is a ton of nakedness in Brave. Okay, two scenes with a third hinting at it. Luckily it is all good-natured innocent man flesh. But I can remember when the debate around Beauty and the Beastwas there too much cleavage! I would say Pixar has jumped ahead of that debate.
·The King: Billy Connolly voices Merida’s father King Fergus. Connolly is perfect as this Scottish monarch and sometimes I forgot that the animated figure is not Connolly’s real image. Connolly is not new to Disney animation having narrated the 2011 short “The Ballad of Nessie.”
·Clear Cool Water: Pixar is really amazing. For Finding Nemothey had to learn how to animate water and lots of it. They did so good that they had to actually cartoon the water up so the audience would not believe it was real. The water in Brave is so brilliant and realistic I was struck by it. I felt like I could reach out, fill up a glass and have myself a cool refreshing drink. Both Brave and Brother Bearhave scenes in which a bear or bears fish in a river. They cannot even be compared because the style in Brave could easily be part of our world. Okay, I am weird and have heard others mock me when telling them this impression, so you may be ignoring the water in your viewing.
·Wooden Toys: In the witch’s shack you have to watch carefully because not every item is a bear amongst her wares. Pixar fans will be pleased with one of the other items in her collection. Likewise, listen carefully when the clan leaders arrive at King Fergus’ castle. Though I did not catch an A113, Pixar has made at least two streaks extend to 13! (If you found a A113, let us know in the comments.)
·Magic: Merida wants to change her fate and the mind of her mother. To do this she turns to magic. Like my current favorite ABC show Once Upon a Timewe get an important theme about magic, it comes with a price. When Merida talks to the witch about the spell, the witch’s responses give hints that there are no shortcuts without penalty a fact all of us have learned faithfully on Sunday evenings.
Betweenlanders will surely be supporting Bravein the coming months. Though, it has not broken into my Pixar top five, I am sure that it will be seen several times in the Between Family over the next few years on home video. And I am sure if given the chance the Between Kid would love to meet Merida alongside her fellow Disney princesses. But it does not come close to unseating Upin my heart. But I hear plenty of love for Bravefrom the Disney community.
Congratulations Pixar, you have a cowboy, an astronaut and now a princess.
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I have a love/hate relationship with Thor. At first a friend phrased it as “The Best Weekend In New Mexico Ever!” And after watching it for a third time I have decided it is completely unbelievable! Don’t get me wrong, I will more than happily accept the story of a Norse god visiting New Mexico, finding himself, discovering love and thwarting his brother’s plans to rule over their home of Asgard. Now, what I find unbelievable is that in this New Mexico small town that an S.H.I.E.L.D. agent can find a Whopper! I grew up in small towns and let me tell you the local diner exists but you won’t find a major fast food franchise in a town this small. Clearly Thor’s adventures happened in Product Placement, New Mexico. Those living in Product Placement wash down a Whopper with a Dr. Pepper while reading USA Today followed by a Budweiser chaser. As often as we hear that New Mexico is the Land of Enchantment, Marvel had to have taken some funds from the state budget! Maybe John Cartercould have performed better financially if Dr. Pepper was available on Mars!
With that aside Thorhas really grown on me. The Son of Coal, Agent Coulson, is heavily featured and in many ways steals this movie. Though the biggest scene stealer is clearly Jeremy Renner as he introduces his Avenger Hawkeye to the Avengers Initiative. Thoris a action romp through New Mexico and the beautiful Asgard that will satisfy one’s need for escapist fiction. And, there is a touch of the mouse in there:
·Hammer in the Stone: The basic premise is that the Norse god of Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is bad tempered and makes poor choices. After breaking a treaty with the Frost Giants, Thor’s father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) casts him out of Asgard and exiles him without powers on Earth. Good parents discipline their kids! Thor’s trusty weapon the hammer Mjolnir is also cast out awaiting the day that Thor is worthy. Many attempt to pull the unmovable hammer from its resting place including Stan Lee! One of them is Drunk Townie played by the very familiar Joel McCrary. The goateed McCrary instantly struck me as a guy I knew. And it’s because he is a very active actor. Disney fans may not be aware McCrary voices Baloo in Kinect Disneyland Adventures. But they may recognize him as Bobby Wasabi on Disney XD’s Kickin’ It. McCrary is not the only familiar face from Disney television productions. Isaac Kappy plays Pet Store Owner in Thor is also seen in the Disney Channel’s Lemonade Mouthas Mel the owner of an organic lemonade company.
·Dead Men Tell No Tales: Stellan Skarsgårdplays Dr. Erik Selvig the friend and mentor of Thor’s love interest Dr. Jane Foster (Natalie Portman). Selvig has some doubts that the Norse god of thunder has really decided to spend a restful weekend in the Land of Enchantment. It’s kind of strange for me to see a Skarsgård character doubting after playing Bootstrap Bill Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chestand Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. For heaven’s sake Bootstrap bill was part of the boat! Skarsgård must have enjoyed this role which requires a lot less makeup because he is part of the cast for The Avengers and has been announced for Thor 2.
·Prince Charming: Every good Disney movie needs a dashing prince. Admittedly Thor is a prince, but we tend to think of fine gentlemen with swords not brutish men with hammers for our Disney princesses. Josh Dallas plays the dashing, and well groomed, Fandral in Thor. He is the master swordsman with that romantic look that could easily fit in a Disney animated classic. Currently Dallas plays Prince Charming on the very MouseyOnce Upon a Timeon ABC, further showing Dallas’ princely virtues, or lack of on occasion.
·Beware the Maelstrom: Thoropens in Tønsberg, Norway as the Gods battle the Frost Giants on Earth. This of course takes me back to Epcot and the Norway pavilion! I personally enjoy meeting not Thor but the princesses at Akerhus Royal Banquet Hall. It’s not as pricey as eating in Cinderella’s Castle, though the view is not the same. I recommend the open-faced beef sandwich. And the deserts are always a hit with the family. It’s a feast that Thor’s friend and fellow warrior Volstagg would give his stamp of approval to. And the Maelstrom is one of the few rides you will find in the World Showcase.
·The Walt Disney Parade: When using the high tech tools of the Product Placement, New Mexico library, Dr. Selvig picks up a book that reminds him of the childhood tales he heard and read about the Norse gods as a child. The book appears to be Iain Lawrence’s The Giant-Slayer, a book that does not seem to have anything to say about Thor and his fellow Norse gods. But you have to admit the title sounds cool. In fact it’s a story about one child telling stories to another who is forced to use an iron lung! Thor’s name does not even appear in the book, or Odin or Loki or the word Viking. But why do I even bring this up? Next to The Giant-Slayeron a book truck are three books in the “Walt Disney Parade” series. They are Great Moments in Fictionwith the Duchess from The Aristocats on the spine, Adventures in Factwith what appears to be a Buddha, and Fantasy on Paradedecorated with a castle. You cannot escape the Mouse!
Though this movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh who has helmed many Shakespeare plays for the modern audience, don’t confuse Thorwith a timeless classic. It is fun and action filled. You will enjoy your adventure to New Mexico. And it’s a vital piece of The Avengersstory, a building piece you cannot ignore if you want to understand the background of the villain Loki! Enjoy…Enchanted New Mexico!
Have you been watching ABC’sOnce Upon a Time? The Between Family has been since it premiered this fall. What got our attention was familiar Disney characters in a new light. And the concept of these fairy tale characters in our world has been an interest to me since I first picked up the comic book series Fables. In fact, what I really wanted was a live action adaption of Fables and I still secretly (okay very openly) want it.
In Once Upon a Time the Evil Queen curses the kingdom on the day of Snow White’s and Prince Charming’s wedding. She tells them they will be sent “someplace horrible.” It is discovered that only their unborn child Emma will be able to break the curse the Queen has placed on them. The curse strikes on the day of Emma’s birth and she is safely placed within a wardrobe built by Geppetto as the Queen’s curse strikes. 28 years later in our world, a young lady named Emma meets her son Henry who she gave up for adoption 10 years ago. Henry insists that she is the key to breaking the curse on his hometown of Storybrooke, Maine. Storybrooke is a town that Henry insists is filled with people who are unknowingly fairy tale characters. And Henry believes his adopted mother is in fact the Evil Queen. Henry convinces Emma to stay, to Henry’s mother’s disdain. Viewers are told the story through action in Storybrooke and flashback to the fairy tale world. We follow along with Emma as she wonders if Henry is telling the truth or is trying to escape reality.
Anyone familiar with Disney princesses will feel comfortable with this ABC, making it Disney, weekly live action tale. Snow White and Prince Charming are major characters, with the curse being directed at them and their daughter being the key to destroying the curse. Additionally, the Evil Queen is the major, though maybe not only, bad guy. To be honest, we all know that Snow White and Prince Charming should live happily ever after. The fact that in Storybrooke they are separated creates a tension in their story that does not exist in the classic film. The Evil Queen is as bad as any Disney fan could hope her to be. The Huntsman also makes an appearance, telling his back story in one of my favorite episodes to date. And I have not even mentioned the Magic Mirror. The producers and writers are clearly relying on Disney tradition in their story from dwarfs named Grumpy to keepsake boxes that take us back to the Walt Disney’s first animated feature.
Snow White’s tale is not the only tale making up the foundation of the series. Pinocchio is heavily represented. Jiminy Cricket is Henry’s therapist Archie Hopper. Hopper’s best friend is Gepetto. And I have to say that the Jiminy Cricket flashbacks are highly satisfying and enjoyable. Archie has a pet Dalmatian named Pongo for fans of The Hundred and One Dalmatians. The Pongo reference is clearly a tribute to Disney animated features as he is not a traditional fairy tale character. The Blue Fairy is also seen in fairy tale flashbacks.
Other Disney characters weave themselves throughout the show. Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty appears in a flashback and is key to the curse. Cinderella’s story has been explored in an episode. Episodes in 2012 promise Belle and the Beast and Aladdin focused stories. Yes, this is a series that will make Disney fans very happy.
Not all of the foundational tales of this series comes from Disney. There are non-Disneyfied fairy tales characters like Rumplestiltskin who have major roles. And it is fun, like with Fables, to see them on our world also.
Between Disney you find what you can to connect to your Disney experiences. For the Between Family, Once Upon a Timeis a tool that we have added to our arsenal. Everyone in this family enjoys spending time together as we watch familiar stories emerge in new and interesting ways. For me the Huntsman centered episode sealed the deal, we are hooked. And I look forward to seeing if the curse will be lifted and if so how the story will be continued.
Despite the fact I really like childish things, I am an adult. No really, don’t let the Mickey Mouse watch, the Toy Story t-shirt and the Disneyland hat fool you! And I really do like gritty stories, where a character might actually die or make choices that do not match my own. Some of my favorite worlds are grey, like the Christopher Nolan Batman universe. And let’s be our typical honest and admit that Disney’s worlds are often black and white not Grey. The good guy is good, the bad guy is bad, and everyone gets happily ever after as long as they do not fall off a cliff. But sometimes I am not in the mood for that formula.
A little while ago two friends introduced me to a comic book called Fables. I thought it would be lame. These friends and I often do not have similar tastes, they are not Disney guys. But what they sold me on was that one of the main characters was Snow White, a Snow White living in our world. Gentlemen you have my attention, but I should warn you it won’t last for long! Instead of being turned off I fell in love with a fantastically crafted story that is filled with familiar characters that I know and love.
The basic story is that a group of fairy tale characters, or Fables, have fled their homelands in the face of an adversary who conquered their homes. The Fables live in two places in our world. First, the human looking Fables live in a small and secretive New York neighborhood. The non-human looking Fables live at The Farm, a secluded and magically protected area used for hiding three little pigs, dragons and other Fables that cannot fit into our world. The comic book follows the Fables as they struggle to overthrow the unknown adversary and regain access to their homelands.
Any Disney fan is going to love this story because the characters are so familiar, but with a twist. As we enter the story, Snow White is the deputy mayor of Fabletown and is the power behind the throne of Mayor King Cole. She is a major character in this world as we follow her romance with the Big Bad Wolf, she is divorced from Prince Charming who has also been wed to Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Yes, divorced from Prince Charming something we would never find in a Disney tale. Charming himself is a con man and rascal who treats women badly but shows his heroic stripes during the war for the homelands. Cinderella and Mowgli serve as spies for Sheriff Bigby Wolf, serving as his eyes around the globe to ensure good Fable behavior. We find Pinocchio as a frustrated boy locked in eternal youth with adult sized desires. And both Belle and the Beast rise in importance to key roles within the Fable government.
I really do love this title, and it’s because I am a Disney fanboy. First, I get to see beloved characters in a different light. I have to admit I love the concept of Cinderella as a super spy as highlighted in Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love. Second, I get to learn more about these characters. I had no idea that in traditional tales Snow White had a sister named Rose Red. Anytime a character is introduced for the first time I generally scurry off to Google so I can learn the references that author Bill Willingham is using. Finally, its characters I am familiar with but in adult story lines. War is a major theme, and the harshness of war is evident throughout the series. Characters do die, and when they do it is often forever. Ever after in Fables is not always happy. And some of the characters such as Jack Horner, highlighted in his own Jack of Fables title, are crass and often unlikeable.
Even if you are not a comic book fan, I recommend checking out Fables. Much like Once Upon a Time it offers a new take on our beloved characters. And the writing for this series if fantastic, and that’s coming from a doubter. Trust me, once you are introduced to the Big Bad Wolf you’ll have a hard time putting this title down.
