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TMC · 01-06-2020, 08:59 PM

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The delightful fairy-tale musical comedy was ahead of its time

dee2364 · 01-07-2020, 12:40 AM

I saw the first season, and yes, it was a very charming show. It didn't pick up any steam because it was just too sweet, clever and wholesome. If it had had bitter, angry jaded humor, it would've done like gangbusters. Same thing with The Goode Family (which also aired on ABC and ran for a short time before getting canceled). Anything nice and wholesome doesn't do well.

I don't think it was "ahead of its time," though. There was the show, When Things Were Rotten, and it's the type of show you more commonly see on British television.

TMC · 01-13-2021, 06:29 PM

TMC · 01-20-2026, 09:35 PM

ABC's Forgotten Fantasy Show That Became a Cult Classic Overnight Was Quietly Erased From TV

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01-06-2020, 08:59 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,453	Galavant was the decade’s most underrated show that no one watched https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/18/...dy-alan-menkin The delightful fairy-tale musical comedy was ahead of its time

01-07-2020, 12:40 AM	#2
dee2364 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 20, 2019 Posts: 643	I saw the first season, and yes, it was a very charming show. It didn't pick up any steam because it was just too sweet, clever and wholesome. If it had had bitter, angry jaded humor, it would've done like gangbusters. Same thing with The Goode Family (which also aired on ABC and ran for a short time before getting canceled). Anything nice and wholesome doesn't do well. I don't think it was "ahead of its time," though. There was the show, When Things Were Rotten, and it's the type of show you more commonly see on British television.

01-13-2021, 06:29 PM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,453

01-20-2026, 09:35 PM	#4
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,453	ABC's Forgotten Fantasy Show That Became a Cult Classic Overnight Was Quietly Erased From TV One of ABC's best fantasy shows of all time deserves more attention ten years after its abrupt cancellation.