Fairy tale comeback?

Just something I’ve noticed recently, it seems that fairy tales are making a comeback. Not that they went away per se, just that they seem to be more popular in the mainstream now more than ever. Some examples: there are two new television series dealing with fairy tales, ABC’s Once Upon a Time and NBC’s Grimm. Last year saw the release of Red Riding Hood and there are going to be two new movies about Snow White released in 2012, Mirror Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman. I personally like the sudden popularity of fairy tales but I was wondering what has spawned it. Moreover, I find it interesting that all of these are geared toward older audiences than one would expect for a fairy tale; they’re made for teens and adults, not children. Do you think it’s a reflection of our current economic and political climate—some kind of escape?