I watched the pilot episode of Grimm last night. The show has potential and it will be interesting to see where it goes, but I did notice something very interesting about the premise.
Grimm is about a man who finds out he is not just your average joe. He comes from a long line of Grimms, a family that fights monsters. In every generation there is a chosen one….
Nick has a friend who helps him solves cases, and will no doubt know of his secret identity…
Nick is mentored by his aunt, a librarian with a whole bunch of weird weapons and musty old books that tell of the monsters to be fought…
Nick is also helped by a guy who is technically a bad guy. But instead of being a baddie, this guy helps Nick to understand his destiny, and helps him to save the day…
A powerful person in Nick’s real world is actually a bad guy plotting horrible things, and he does so with the help of a beautiful, yet deadly woman…
All this show is missing is the witty dialogue!
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It’s almost as if someone who was a writer and producer for Buffy and Angel was writing and producing Grimm! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339264/
I had similar thoughts, but I saw Eddie the Blutbad as being more like Doyle than Spike.
And am I the only one who thinks that the main character looks like Sylar?
Doyle would have worked, maybe. Did he really struggle with his ‘demon’ side though? Or was he more like Whistler who was a demon but a decent guy?
Based on your description of #4 above, I expected a picture of Angel rather than Spike, but I guess I can handle either
I was looking for something new to watch and this sounds like a definite possibility!
Angel might work depending on whether this werewolf Eddie will actually be on a mission of redemption, which I didn’t really see in the pilot.
Amanda, you got this one all wrong! Again, it’s all about Angel. Post forthcoming!
Well at least I do ‘all wrong’ with style! lol!
too true in many ways, but it was enjoyable (but no where near the “oh my goodness I have to watch this” reaction I had to the first episode of Firefly (sadly after it was off the air) or to mention a non Joss show, Moonlight for that matter (also after it was off the air)) I’ll keep watching and see where it goes, but? (and after reading this and realizing how true it is in some ways doesn’t help either)
Ally,
It was enjoyable, but I think I’m liking Grimm’s competition, “Once Upon a Time” better.
We’ll have to see which one wins out.
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