rayneb4

22 May 2012

partner

His partner is a monster...will b his enemy when it plays out...not aspoiler unless I'm rightso....good story and it's been fun explaining the "grim" thing to mychilddo keep it up... so few shows that r goodhmmm do u really need all the words 2 say it is good n watch it??????????? K can keep talking until u scream... really???? This series isnot the best but can become really good if the writing is there...Watch Supernatural....n Vampire Diaries K.... if u really need somemore "lines" for a review.......SAD bc I'm 2 the point not bs 2 a sadpoint

sagei

22 May 2012

Grim.

That's what the future looks like for this turkey.One look at the werewolf and all will be clear.Been there, done that and done better.Way Better.Don't understand these half hearted attempts to create series.Such a lame introduction to story/character is unlikely to arouse muchinterest or loyalty. The lead is a featherweight.Writing's on the wall when your dying aunt looks more badass than you.The story was even more of a throwaway than he was. The comic relief was the only one who looked even remotelyaccomplished.Realize it's their careers and livelihoods, so wish them well inproving me wrong.Thank you.

CriticCritique

21 May 2012

Gets Better and Better

The more I watch the more I enjoy. This is a fun series that hasnothing specifically great about it, and yet for some reason I like itmore each time I watch a new episode. Anyone who likes a twist offantasy will appreciate this show. Great acting, fun sub-text...whatmore can we ask for? The characters are all well cast, and the stories,while simple, are all quite entertaining. Worth a watch if you'relooking for something new. 9 out of 10 for me, based on the order inwhich I choose to watch shows (only watch TV online) - This show takesprecedence for me, behind only psych (my fav) modern family, themiddle, big bang, eureka, and how i met your mother. Seeing as how mostof those are 30 min sitcoms Grimm has climbed it's way into my top 3 or4, hour long shows worth watching (42 mins - damn commercials, how doyou people watch TV?)

mpasterkamp

20 May 2012

Not bad - not great

Cop is a descendant of the brothers Grimm (of the fairy tales) and cansee the real nature of the monster which walk among us as normalpeople. So he hunts the bad ones down. And that's it! Okey, okey, this would be a very bad review with only three sentencesso a bit more info: Ever episode he investigate a murder with... ofcourse... a "monster". They vary from the traditional werewolf to giantwasps and fatal-attraction-frog-eaten-goats. This series is almost the same as "lost girl" but not as great as"supernatural". Every time the investigator gets a lead to a monsterand needs to hunt and mostly kill the beast. BUT... normally they alsohave a large storyline hanging above the small investigate-identify-hunt-kill episodes. In this series the large storyline is so thin thatit's hard to suppress the irritation of all the clichés Still, the character isn't bad looking so during the wait for thebetter stuff (True blood, Walking death) this is a nice way to killtime.

pfeifferpack2003-1

19 May 2012

Nice mix

Going to try to avoid spoilers in this review.The writers have melded formula cop material with horror in a viableway. Add in a mix of humor, sprinkled carefully, and you have themakings of another Angel or Buffy. Beautiful locations that add to thegeneral mood, rounded out with a good cast argurs well for this to be asuccessful entry.The premiere gave all the basic information to follow the premise of afamily line that can see the supernatural and have been dealing withthe evil around us for centuries yet is letting the viewer "learn"along with the main character (the latest in the line to discover his"gift"). The supporting cast, human and otherwise, are strongcharacters as well. Nick (the latest "Grimm") already has a job as acop with good instincts and his new talents, so far, have enhancedrather than disturbed his career.Given the quality of writing and acting shown in this entry the showshould draw viewers looking for something a bit different yet stillwithin a comfort zone.

nandi1023

18 May 2012

Grimm

This is a GREAT show!...Cleverly written and the actors are wonderful!Our Family LOVES this show! The way the writers mix the Grimm's Fairytales into present day plots are very interesting. SeeingPortland,Oregon in all it's beauty and lushness is quite breathtaking.We especially liked the refrigerator repair man on "Danse Macabre". Ofcourse Monroe is always fun. Kate Burton was a wonderful surprise onthe pilot episode. David Giuntoli and Danny Bruno are AWESOME!!!!!!!The special effects are amazing. We like the autopsy scenes too eventhough pretty gruesome! It's way cool! I hope that NBC does the smartthing and keeps this one going... It's certainly a HIT in our house.Sincerely, Nancy Di Leo and Family.

Cweige30

14 May 2012

Grimm.. would roll over in his grave

Can't say it's a horrible show, but it definitely lacks the storywriting and stability to be a great one. The premise and concept were agreat idea, just not realized and actually brought to the screen. Theshow follows too many other plot flaws and character cutouts that havebeen the ruin of numerous shows. I have found myself to become boredwith the show already and it's only the first season. The buddy copidea is played out way to much in every other show on network TV, the"I have a power and I can't tell no one, and they'll never find out orhave a clue, even my wife and partner who I spend every minute with" or(Superman Syndrome) as we call it, is as old and played out as the Sawfranchise. The fact that now the lead has found out he is a Grimm andevery case the department takes now is a supernatural or Grimm relatedcase also really disrupts the ability to enjoy the show. The show wouldwork completely better and have a longer run if everyone knew he was aGrimm, knew his abilities and they took normal cases alongside thesupernatural ones they take now. I cannot see this show continuing inthe same cookie cutter fashion successfully for numerous seasons unlesssome serious storyboard and character development changes are made.

michelangelooo

14 May 2012

Pretty Grimm

No, really, I liked it, good start, and actually made me startle once.I just would like to know where it's being filmed, for darn sure ain'tL.A. It's one of my pet peeves, telling you it's inKentucky(Justified)when it's actually being shot on the back lot inBurbank, or even Dexter which only gets their overview shots in Miami.Enough of the rant. I like the premise of the story and tie-in with the21st century and how the "monsters" all know the Grimms without even anintroduction. Nick seems so square cut, and the Aunt is a characterwith the whole Aitstream/library, and the bald head. They actuallycould've used 2 hours for the pilot to flesh things out a bit better,along with adding some depth to the fiancé thing.

12 May 2012

"...If you like shows that have the main character chasing after monsters that were written about in old folklore just to save someone they don't even know..." Give it a shot!

I'm not the best at giving reviews, I am only sixteen, so bare with me.I found the pilot interesting, to say the least. It did a wonderful jobat introducing the main characters and the main gist to how everyepisode will go. I think this idea the creators came up with has a lotof potential. I enjoyed watching this and hope it will be continued onfor more than just that, a pilot. I can seriously picture myselfsitting down every night to watch this. I have yet to find a seriesthat I can follow with for more than a few episodes, and I do believe Ican sit down and watch this through out the entire series. I'ddefinitely give it a shot it I were you; depending on if you like showsthat have the main character chasing after monsters that were writtenabout in old folklore just to save someone they don't even know. Ican't wait for more episodes. Definitely worth ten stars!

ctomvelu1

11 May 2012

Maybe

It's tough to do a new horror/fantasy show with Fox's "Supernatural"still on the air, even if "Supernatural" itself has grown stale afterseveral seasons. "Supernatural" is the equivalent of "Law and Order,"the crime/courtroom drama against which all similar shows must bejudged. Or take the original "Star Trek." The only show that has evermeasured up to that groundbreaking sci-fi effort was "Firefly." But Idigress. "Grimm" attempts to be a bit of "The X-Files" and more than abit of "Supernatural." It also employs a gimmick that I haven't seenused since a couple of those syndicated Canadian jobs years ago, wherelaw enforcement types were actually benign vampires or resurrected fromthe grave to fight crime. In the case of "Grimm," the leading man -- adetective, of course -- has the ability to see demons and otherpreternatural/supernatural creatures. "Grimm" isn't all that bad. Theplots are derived from old German fairy tales (hence the show's title),and there's a bit of violence and nastiness in every episode. Theleading man (David Giuntoli) and his partner (David Hornsby), however,are generic and utterly bland. They are no Sam and Dean. The least theshow's producers could have done was hire someone like the actor whoplays an FBI agent on "Warehouse 13," who clearly was hired for hisphysical resemblance to the ruggedly handsome David "Angel" Boreanaz.Every time I see Giuntoli on screen, all I can think of is this kidneeds a haircut and about 10 more years on him. He looks like hebelongs n high school. A quirky civilian who helps the cops, and who isa sort of werewolf, is far more interesting. Thank God for the actor,Silas Mitchell, who plays him. Mitchell reminds me of Eric Balfour, whoplays a similarly quirky civilian who helps the similarly generic,bland law enforcement officials on SyFy's HAVEN. I don't see "Grimm"lasting more than a season or two. See what you think. It is moderatelyentertaining for what it is.

JohnSmithNot1882

06 May 2012

Great show with a well written characters and story.

Grimm is one of a few shows with realistic characters who are neitherperfectly benevolent nor malicious. The lead character is a detectivewho is sent on a mission by his dying aunt to rid Portland, Oregon ofevil people who are actually not completely human. The protagonist isnot perfect as he frequently looks out for many of his own needs takingadvantage of other people in the process. He is mostly good, but notperfect which is exactly what the show needs. Furthermore, I enjoy roleof the protagonist's girlfriend. She is aware he has a secret and shewants to help, but he knows telling her about who he is will place herlife in danger. The protagonist has an official and unofficial partnerwhich is a great twist in the show because it divides the show into twohalves. Part of the show is dedicated to solving the official crime andthe other part of the show is dedicated to catching the evil partialpeople. The unofficial partner is possibly the best character in theshow because he believes he should assist the protagonist to make upfor his troubled past. The reason I am not giving this show a 10 isbecause I am getting tired of the show taking place entirely inPortland, Oregon. How does the protagonist find so many of thesepartial human creatures, which are supposed to be fairly rare, just inthe city of Portland alone? It is starting to get a little silly whenthe "rare" creatures account for about 1/10 of the population. However,this is the only major flaw of the show and it is easy to overlook. Ina scale of 1-10 in which 1 is the worst, 10 is the best and 5 isaverage. This show is a 9/10 Great and highly recommended.

Andrew Biz

06 May 2012

Waiting for my gals Snow White and Goldilocks to make anappearance!

—– 'Grimm' shares the same premise as 'Once' – fairy tales are not justfantasies your learn as a child but real stories about a supernaturalworld blended into our own.'Grimm,' is the darker and more dramatic of the two, while 'Once' playson the twisted Disney take on the stories. The show's hero is Oregonhomicide detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) who is new to theforce and fears he could be suffering from a mental breakdown. Nickstarts to see creepy hallucinations of random people whose faces morphinto demons, goblins, wolves and worse. At least I think they were somesort of demon.Nick's aunt (Kate Burton), whom he loves like a mother, arrives forwhat seems like a normal visit. Instead, she's come to tell him he'sabout to inherit the family curse. The good news is that Nick isn'tcrazy; the bad news is now he has the ability to see evil in true form.Nick is a descendant of the Grimms, who are demon slayers fated tobattle with werewolves, demons and witches, oh my! Now it makes sensewhy the producers of 'Buffy' and 'Angel' would get involved with a showlike this. So far, the choreographed fights and demon make-up arereminiscent of 'Buffy.' Nick's aunt ends up in the hospital afterbattling a demon, who tries to kill her and Nick with a scythe bearingthe inscription 'Reapers of the Grimms.' "We have the ability to seewhat no one else can," Nick's aunt says. "When they lose control theycan't hide, and we see them for what they really are." The nurse in thehospital later says to Nick, "What kind of work was your aunt in? Shehas knife scars all over her body." Nick's response, "She's alibrarian." Well, time to wake up Nick and face the demons of theworld! (Also sounds similar to Buffy?) Nick pairs up with reformedBlutbad (in our words, a wolf) named Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell, thebest character in the pilot) and the two venture off to find the badguy of the moment.Russell Hornsby is cast as Nick's partner Hank, who hasn't been givenmuch to do yet save some slight comic relief. Bitsie Tulloch plays hissoon to be fiancée Juliette, who hopefully will be given more than juststaring out the window looking worried.Grimm's first episode played with the tale of 'Red Riding Hood' and hadcertain scenes that made you cringe and gasp. As the show progresses, Ihope we see more underlying Grimm tales like 'Goldilocks,' 'Hansel andGretel' and 'Snow White' come out to play.

angil_x

05 May 2012

OK time the move the story along now

The premise is interesting. Detective suddenly inexplicably finds outhe is a Grimm with the inherent power to see supernatural beings out offairytale lore. Grimms because of their reputation as killers of suchbeings are feared. Unlike other Grimms our hero is a 'good' Grimm anduses his powers only to solve crimes. Curiously, it seems all the caseshe happens to be involved in has a fairytale component. Now, thisreputation that Grims have is being used by our hero to intimidatefairytale suspects and witnesses, but one has to wonder how long thiswill last when the creatures realize he is all bark and no bite? Theyare beginning to drag this series out as they are already into 11episodes and no resolution of the subplots i.e. the police captain whois a creature, why is this Grimm untrained, does he have any powersaside from the ability to see creatures? If not what's to fear? I forone am beginning to get bored of the monster of the week storyline andwants this story to move forward or they will have lost me as viewer.

audrey-sondheimer

05 May 2012

something addictive about this. (spoilers)

I watched this show out of pure boredom with nothing else to do. But Iended up enjoying it. The first 20 minutes were quite boring. spoilers:It didn't even get interesting until the cop and the wolf first went tothe mans house. but after that is what drew me in. Too be honest I amnot quite sure of what to make of the show just yet, but I am hopingsomething amazing does come of it. It has some weird seductivenessabout it, that makes you think: whats a grimm, what type of show willthis be, what the hell happened in the end of the first episode. I willdefinitely keep watching just to see what will happen later in theseason. The main problem they have is the dull boring moments, I justwish they would explain more what kind of show this is going to be. Isit going to be a cop show, with criminals and solving crimes everyepisode, or understanding this guys special power and into his world of"magic".

ericsaxon25

05 May 2012

A Great Show In A Time Of Great Shows

I'm glad that the networks are finally competing for an audience again.A lot of TV series keep rehashing the same old stories and people areturning away to Cable TV for original shows.I think "Grimm" is NBC's way of saying, "Hey there now, we're notgiving up." Love the show, love the stories, was waiting for the nextepisode during Thanksgiving Weekend and now I'm waiting the week afterand I have yet to see the next episode. I don't know why NBC is tryingto kill this show by making its audience go somewhere else forentertainment.Either way, the show is great, the stories are hella weird and thisshow is out there, along with American Horror Stories, the only twoshows I'm currently watching on TV.

sagei

04 May 2012

Grim.

That's what the future looks like for this turkey.One look at the werewolf and all will be clear.Been there, done that and done better.Way Better.Don't understand these half hearted attempts to create series.Such a lame introduction to story/character is unlikely to arouse muchinterest or loyalty. The lead is a featherweight.Writing's on the wall when your dying aunt looks more badass than you.The story was even more of a throwaway than he was. The comic relief was the only one who looked even remotelyaccomplished.Realize it's their careers and livelihoods, so wish them well inproving me wrong.Thank you.Renewed for second season.

Rob Taylor

02 May 2012

Supernatural cop romp that is not at all Grimm

I really don't know whether to love or hate this show. It is smack bangin the middle of no-man's land as far as I am concerned.In fact, the only thing that keeps me watching week after week is thecomedy side-kick werewolf played by Silas David Weir. But even hischaracter is rather hit and miss.And that's the problem. I prefer watching the show for the antics of asupporting character. The supposed main character is rather bland andtwo-dimensional.Overall its Cops meets Buffy with neither the campiness of the latteror the Grimmness (yeah, I know, I couldn't resist!) of the former.It's just... meh! Either play it entirely for laughs, or make it muchmore serious because, as it stands, it's too middle-of-the-road to makemuch of an impact.

Tovia Myles

02 May 2012

I was refreshed by this show I DVR'ed it and watched it twice

I don't know if I'm just so starved for this type of supernatural show,or the comedic satire that I absolutely love it or what the reason is,but I LUV this show. I can't wait for Friday night so that I can watchit. The wolf(sidekick is my favorite character.) Hopefully the networkgives it a fair enough chance, at least 2 seasons before deciding topull the plug on it. If it is in fact on the chopping block. It remindsme of what I absolutely could not live without in Buffy the VampireSlayer, Firefly, and Angel. This is one of my favorite shows of theseason. It seems to have many cooky character's to fill out the seasonand that is what I love. It was kinda iffy how he got his goofy wolfsidekick but I'll except it. I can't wait to find out more about thesefairytale characters.

26 April 2012

Likable characters, fun story-lines, gets better all the time !!

Of the two "fairytale" shows that exist now, Grimm has the morebelievable characters, better plots and has immense room to develop andgrow.Starting out with a detective as the Grimm was a great way to add dramaand he and his girlfriend are really likable and interesting people (Iswear there is something magic about his girlfriend we don't know yet).The wolfen friend was a great start to delving into the Grimm world.Now the wolfman has a girlfriend in the potion business and she is anawesome addition. What has been most enjoyable is there is a continuousunfolding of a complex and magical world where there is drama, mysteryand surprise.I don't like much prime time TV but Grimm is an immensely creative andwell developing show. Its not Grimm its awesome ! My wife and I AREHOOKED. My only advice is to not limit yourselves to the brothers Grimm storiesbut feel free to add in new creatures and magic that his aunt had notyet found, like trolls. Tall and burly (not fat) men and women who liveaway from the cities who are much heavier than they look (they avoidstairs and elevators) who are immensely strong and hardy (likearmored), move casually, laugh hard, eat weird things and avoidinteraction with most people. Fingers and limbs are thick and oftenbearded (women too) Maybe we need a group of trolls to befriend ourerstwhile heroes and sometimes help in their endeavors.

soup2504

26 April 2012

I don't think so.....

I just do not see what is so great about this.... It has the done todeath cliché crime series storyline with very light and cheesy horrorelements peppered in. its storytelling is absolutely horrid, consistingof long conversations and long shots of something, to be interrupted bya guy explaining something and how this and that. The story doesn'tmake you think for yourself, it just baby feeds it to you. The acting?Erm.... No thanks.... The special effects? OK, this usually isn'tsomething I complain about, but, the Sy Fy channel has better CGI thanthis. The show is just a jumbled mess that has no clue what it wants tobe, and it suffers.