Once upon a time, ABC optioned Bill Willingham’s Fables and were looking to make a pilot. Then, a few months ago, it was announced that the producers of Lost were working on a fairy tale themed pilot for ABC. There were many, many assumptions that these were the same thing. But, as ABC announced this week, the pilot is not related to Fables. Instead it’s called Once Upon A Time. Here’s the preview:

Now, I have many concerns and questions about this show. Mainly about how it will compare to Fables and whether ABC would have been better off using Fables as a starting point, rather than create a whole new story. I most likely will be tuning in for the pilot, but how long I keep watching will be dependent on how well they can run the show. And I’ll be curious, since it will be leading into Desperate Housewives, whether it will be closer to that tone of a show or closer to Lost.