Board Thread:Off-Topic Fun/@comment-25926288-20160104014335/@comment-1916997-20160104062415

ItachiIshtar wrote: Farerb wrote: ItachiIshtar wrote: Eskaver wrote: ItachiIshtar wrote: I'm also a Galavant fan. A few other things that made me think of OUAT, though they may not be direct references:

- Isabella introduces an amulet that she swears she's been wearing every day, and yet Chef points out how that doesn't match with the continuity. I couldn't help but think of whenever OUAT introduces something that contradicts previously established continuity.

- King Richard pulls out a sword from a tree stump, and it turns out that the stump has a plaque on it about how the one who pulls it out is the One True King. When we had Camelot and Excalibur on OUAT this past Fall, the timing is amusing. Yeah, Once's lack of smoothness, XD. At least Gal points it out rather than OUAT which sort of acts like it makes sense. And on the second one, A Necklace with seeing capabilities and sword in something, I sense Season 5 hints towards OUAT.

Wonder if they'll have Dark Swan! I mean to be fair, Galavant has the excuse of being a comedy, where the rules are a lot less loose and things are more excusable. However, they at least acknowledge when stuff like that happens, and gives them a humorous spin.

Something else that Galavant has over OUAT is there's a lot more use of real sets, locations and practical effects. OUAT has so many virtual green screen sets and CGI, which range from ok looking to embarassing at times. Yeah, I don't understand why they don't use real sets more. I mean look how everything looks good and big in GoT compared to OUAT. I think it primarily has to do with OUAT filming in the Vancouver area, while Galavant has the advantage of filming in the UK. The UK has a bunch of old castles and churches at their disposal. The meat of OUAT's on location filming is in Steveston for Storybrooke, and in the forest for all of the exterior Enchanted Forest scenes. Storybrooke and the majority of the actors being American are likely the prime reason OUAT chose to film in Vancouver, as opposed to Europe. Canada's also much cheaper to film in than Europe.