Adam HorowitzandEdward Kitsisweren’t planning on jumping right into another TV show.
I want to do that.'"
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What are your memories or lasting impressions of the original series?
It brought back that sense of inspiration that really fueled us as writers and producers to make the show.
It made you feel like there could still be magic and wonder in your own world.
How do we create that feeling in a contemporary setting?
Both of your previous shows dealt a lot with fantastical elements.
Now, this, of course, does too.
What is so compelling to you about science fiction and fantasy in storytelling?
Life can be super hard and it can be super dark.
I felt like there was someone who understood me.
That’s what we want to do.
There’s a lot of darkness out there.
We’re just believers, and we still believe in magic and we want others to believe it too.
Was that freeing for you?
HOROWITZ: That was enticing.
What makes a story amazing?
What is the amazing coming at you, challenging you to be a better version of yourself?
And can you meet that challenge?
The amazing is thematic and hopefully emotional toward what the characters are going through.
Can you give us a general sense of some of the themes that will be explored this season?
It’s about hope and it’s about belief in the magic and the wonder of the world.
What episode this season are you most excited for fans to see?
The challenge was astronomical every time.
KITSIS: It was like doing five pilots.
You’re really getting a great variety of different genres and different stories without it being repetitive.
And that’s something we’re really excited for.
It was great to re-team with Josh Holloway again we even snuck in two Sawyer [fromLost] lines.
Each one is really something we love.
