Board Thread:Off-Topic Fun/@comment-25926288-20160104014335/@comment-1916997-20160104173832

Farerb wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: I like both shows, but I don't think it is fair that you guys are trying to compare the two shows. A musical comedy and a fantasy drama are hardly compairable in any way. Besides the genre diferences, the scope of the projects are very different. Galavant's air time was equal to 4 of Once's episodes last year, and will be equal to 5 of Once's episodes this year. Once was 22 hours its first 3 seasons, got a 13 hour spin off, was 23 hours last season, and should be 23 hours this season as well. So, yeah, between the genres being different (comedy VS drama), and the project scope being different (4 to 5 hours VS 22 to 23 hours), it's really hard to make fair comparisons. By that logic, nothing can be compared to anything, because almost nothing is the same. Television shows can be compared regardless of their genre and the amount of episodes. For instace, Galavant's writing is more clever and better than OUAT's writing. No, Once can fairly be compared to other fantasy dramas. It can even be compared to dramas that are not fantasy based. But comparing dramas and comedies are ridiculous. You might as well compare Star Wars: The Force Awakens to The Bible. They are fundimentally different. Galavant is more clever because a comedy must be clever, otherwise it would not be funny. It is also allowed to break the fourth wall. We don't want Once to be like Galavant, because here's what that would look like:

Emma: Don't worry Hook, I will find you.

David: What? That's our line. Mary Margaret, tell her it's our line.

Mary: David, shut up. I'm confused, Emma, why are we saving Hook? Why didn't you save Neal?

Regina: That is an excellent question.

Emma: Guys, calm down. I didn't save Neal because he died a hero.

(Everyone looks at Emma with a raised eyebrow)

Emma: Okay, okay, and the ABC execs said Colin is way hotter than Micheal.

Robin: It's true. Colin is one sexy man.

Regina: Can it, glorified extra.

David: Yeah, if any guy is gonna have sexual tension with Hook around here, it's gonna be me.

Mary, Regina, and Emma: Shut up David.

As funny as this is, this is not the point of Once. This is the point of Galavant. Thus, a drama VS a comedy.