Not only Once Upon a Time is based on fairy tales, Grimm is too. This series aired a few weeks back, but I couldn't write a review earlier because of the lack of time I had.
The pilot episode debuted on October 28 on NBC. 7 episodes have been aired so far and the show is on a short winter-break right now. Right after the show's debut, Grimm got rated #1 new drama on ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox in terms of percentage increase from L+SD to L+7 (source 1). Grimm is an American fantasy/crime drama series created by David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf. A cop-drama with a twist.
Homocide detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) discovers that he's a descendent of the 'Grimms', a group of hunters who fight supernatural forces. He can see the creatures some humans are, while his homocide partner Hank Griffin (Russell Hornsby) only sees the humans the creatures pretend to be. Nick meets the Wieder Blutbad Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) while solving a case of mysterious attacks, and together they try to solve other Grimm cases, because there are more creatures walking around in town than Nick could ever imagine.
After I watched the first episode, I thought the show was quite good. There were a few cliché moments, but on other times the show surprised me. I watched the next 3 episodes, but I didn't got hooked to the show. In contrary, I started to dislike it. The show was kind of boring to me. The story line might be very interesting if brought different. I don't blame the acting, because the acting is actually good. I think it's just not my kind of show.
The last 3 episodes are still on my Sidereel timeline, waiting to be watched, but I'm not sure if I'm going to watch them.
Trailer: We know the stories, but there's one thing they didn't tell us
The official Grimm page on NBC
Source 1; Anonymous (November 22, 2011). "Ratings". TheFutonCritic. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
Other shows based on fairy tales:
Once Upon a Time
It seems like television producers have found a new inspiration in the classical fairy tales. A girl like me loves this idea and checks the new series out. First, Once Upon a Time.
The pilot for Once Upon a Time only aired last week and had 12,93 million US viewers, what makes it the #1 non-NFL-driven debut in five years for ABC (source 1). The series is an American fairy tale drama series, created by Lost executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis. What happens when fairy tales and the modern world collide?
On her birthday, 28-year-old bail bonds collector Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) finds the son she gave up for adoption ten years ago, Henry (Jared Gilmore), standing in front of her door. On the road trip back to his hometown of Storybrooke, Maine he shows Emma his book and tells her that fairy tales are real. Henry believes that Emma is the daughter of Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas), and the only one who was protected from the Evil Queen's (Lana Parrilla) curse. This curse has send every character to the real world and the characters are frozen in time with no memories of their former selves. Emma refuses to believe Henry's story, but soon finds out that Storybrooke really is different from other towns.
I'm hooked to Once Upon a Time. The show is pretty epic; I really love the way they brought the characters we thought to know into such a story. You kind of get sucked into the series. Mary Margaret Blanchard (Snow White) is the most loveable woman in the whole world, Regina (the Evil Queen) really needs a slap in the face, and Henry is just too adorable; his hope gives you hope.
There is a bad thing, though. The parallel stories are quite annoying and a bit confusing. But I guess that's more because I didn't expected a series about fairy tales to be confusing. I think that's a good description for Once Upon a Time; nothing is what you expect it to be.
Edit (December 29, 2011): After a few weeks, I'm still hooked to this show. The parallel stories are actually quite good and I take back what I said before. This show makes me laugh, makes me angry, makes me cry (and not just a bit); it's so damn good! The show is now on its hiatus and I can't wait for it to come back.
Trailer; There are two sides to every story
The official Once Upon a Time page on ABC
Source 1; Gorman, Bill (October 24, 2011). "ABC's 'Once Upon a Time' Opens as the Season's #1 New Drama". TVbytheNumbers. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
More fairy tales come true:
Grimm
Hey everyone!
You probably know me from my other blogs, like Magical Mischief and Everything and More. If not, you can check them out on my profile.
Anyway, I wanted another blog for reviews, articles and more, and here it is! That's What the Fairy Says.
I hope you like it, but you can always send comments, tips and corrections via the comment bar below every post. Don't be afraid to post something, I love all your comments and they can only help me.
Thanks for visiting!
Becky
