As this season's shows are finally starting to be up and running, I've been getting increasingly more impatient with the new episodes of some of my favorite shows. "Once Upon a Time" is one of the shows I've been anxiously awaiting since it's finale last season.

When the show started last year, I remember sitting in Intro to Media Industries trying to figure out what pilots would survive and which ones would flunk. "Once Upon a Time" was one of the shows that was in my failure list. I was so used to watching American TV fail at fantasy shows, I wasn't even going to give this one a chance. I'd leave my fantasy shows to the Brits. Finally, about halfway through the season, my best friend told me I had to watch it. The two of us see eye to eye on just about everything: music, books, TV, hobbies, etc... She's one of the only people who would be able to convince me to watch something I wasn't sure on, and she did.

First off, I have to say, I'm really glad I gave it a chance.

The show is really well written; the subplots are all seamlessly interlaced, forming a latticework of characters. The design of the show is beautiful. I want to steal all the gowns off the characters. The actors are all brilliant, especially Jared Gilmore, who plays the little boy, Henry. It also doesn't hurt that Emilie de Ravin, who played my favorite character on "Lost," plays Belle, my favorite Disney princess.

The season premiere aired this past Sunday after a cliffhanger that left us with the characters finally remembering their fairytale pastlife. The new season promises a host of new chracters, from Mulan to Captain Hook, as well as a storyline just as exciting as the first season.

I'm excited to see the direction the show takes over the course of the year. It's safe to say this is one, and possibly only, fantasy show the U.S. didn't screw up.

Lost in Once Upon A Time with Kitsis & Horowitz

In 2004 a plane crash in the south pacific forever changed the lives of countless people. Oceanic flight 815 was over 1,000 miles off-course when it went down on its way to Los Angeles from Sydney, Australia.

If you aren't a fan of ABC's Lost, you might be wondering what plane crash I'm talking about. You should also be wondering what you've been doing with your life, because if you haven't watched Lost, then you don't know what you're missing.

In the beginning, I was hesitant to join the Lost bandwagon. It seemed like there was too much to understand, and the confusing storyline seemed like too much for me to handle. But that's really not the case. Yes, after a few seasons when the writers decided to play around with time-travel things got more then a little confusing. But by that time, you already are so hooked on the show- the incredible story of survivors on a mysterious island- the characters, all of whom have their own pasts that are intricately connected and explored throughout the six seasons of the show. They also all have their own quirks, from the honorable and brave Jack Shepard, to the sneaky and complex southern stylings of Sawyer, there is every character in between. From the loveable Hurley who, for a while, blames the crash on his own bad luck, to the british rockstar (and heroin addict) Charlie. The series does a remarkable job of weaving its story together in the most addicting way.

The cast of ABC's Lost.

The reason why I decided to write about Lost was because I recently got one of my roommates hooked on it and we've been watching season one for the past week. In fact, in less then a week she's almost completed season 1. It's just that addicting.

When Lost ended in 2010, two of the writers of the show, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz decided to create a new show of their own.

Last October, Once Upon A Time made its debut on ABC. Highly anticipated by some Lost fans, Once did not disappoint. Premiering with the highest ratings among new television shows last fall, Once follows many of the previously established concepts found in Lost.

Once Upon A Time centers around fairytales. All the stories we grew up with as children. Snow White, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio, and many more. These stories make up the canvas for Once Upon A Time. However, as with any show created by Lost alumni, there's a twist: the fairytale characters we know and love have been sent to the real world. Our world.

When Snow White's evil stepmother unleashes a powerful curse, she takes away all the happy endings of all of the fairytale characters. She vows to make them as unhappy as she is by doing this, and by sending them to a world without magic and happy endings. However, all curses can be broken, and in this case, our hero comes in the form of the daughter of Snow White and her Prince Charming (also known as James). It was said that on her 28th birthday, Emma would return to find her parents and save the fairytale characters from their new lives in realty. And so begins Once Upon A Time. Emma and her  son, Henry, must now try and break the curse that holds the residents of Storybrooke, Maine, captive.

If you're interested in watching the show, season one was just added to Netflix, so it's super easy to watch. (Additionally, all six seasons of Lost are available on Netflix as well)
Furthermore, for those of you who may already be fans of the show, season two of Once Upon A Time starts Sunday, September 30th.