Grimm (2011– )

In modern day Portland, Oregon, a police detective inherits the ability to see supernatural creatures.

Creators:

Stephen Carpenter, David Greenwalt, Jim Kouf

Stars:

David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Giuntoli	...	Nick Burkhardt (44 episodes, 2011-2013)
Russell Hornsby	...	Hank Griffin (44 episodes, 2011-2013)
Bitsie Tulloch	...	Juliette Silverton (44 episodes, 2011-2013)
Silas Weir Mitchell	...	Monroe (44 episodes, 2011-2013)
Sasha Roiz	...	Captain Sean Renard (44 episodes, 2011-2013)
Reggie Lee	...	Sgt. Wu (41 episodes, 2011-2013)
Bree Turner	...	Rosalee Calvert (20 episodes, 2012-2013)

Storyline

Portland detective, Nick Burkhardt, has seen some gruesome crime scenes, but nothing prepares him for the strange visions he begins seeing: seemingly regular people momentarily transforming into hideous monsters. A visit from his only living relative reveals the truth. Nick has inherited the ability to see supernatural creatures, and as a "Grimm," he is tasked with keeping the balance between mankind and the mythological. A reformed "Big Bad Wolf" becomes his greatest (and also reluctant) ally and confidant. It's not long before his work as a policeman leads Nick to the criminals he once thought were only found in fairy tales.

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Plot Keywords:

fairy tale | monster | police detective | criminal | supernatural power | 

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Taglines:

Storytime is over.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Portland, Oregon, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

GK Productions, Hazy Mills Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most, if not all, of the references and names are derived from German terms or real scientific terms. For instance, "Blutbad" means bloodbath, "Hexen" means witches, "Schaden" means misfortune or misery, and "mellifer" means honey-carrier. The terms are, however, not original German terms for mythological creatures. They've been made up for the series and most of them are "incorrect" German. Despite the NBC page translating "Schneetmacher" as a cold, evil person, for example, such a word does not exist in German. The queen of the mellifer is referred to as "Mellischwuler", which, translated, means "Melli-gay man" - a possible explanation for this might be that the word "queen" was mistyped "queer" when the word was looked up in a dictionary. Many "Wesen"-names are made up compound nouns, but often grammatically incorrect. Examples for this are the "Bauerschwein", "peasant pig", which -correctly composed- would be a "Bauernschwein" (in any case another creature name that does not exist in the German language of any time period). The same goes for "Spinnetod", which, correctly composed, would be "Spinnentod" (spider death). The right plural for Blutbad (blood bath) would be "Blutbäder". In the pilot episode, the Reaper Hulda carried a scythe that read "Erntemaschinen der Grimms", which translates as "Harvesting machines of the Grimms".

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Connections

Featured in Home & Family: Episode dated 11 March 2013 (2013)

User Reviews

Not Your Momma's Fairy Tale

I was skeptical when I heard of a cop procedural meets fairy tale show. We've already got something pretty close to that (or we used to) with Supernatural. But while in the folktales course I took this year, my TA suggested it and gave it good reviews so I figured why not. And I'm so glad I did.

This show gives a refreshing spin to the stories we all grew up hearing from our parents and grandparents. For once, they weren't being spoon fed to us as these colorful tales that always had a nice, neat happily ever after. They're dark and menacing and a bit terrifying just as they were intended to be when the Grimm brothers wrote them down in the first collections. The portrayals of the "monsters" is a great blend between scary and amusing that brings back the nostalgic Buffy fan in me (which makes sense seeing as David Greenwalt helped create this). There are some rough spots and the characters need some more development (more Monroe, please!) but that's nothing a bit of time can't remedy. A lot of shows are a little shaky during those first few episodes and start to get their stability once they've found their voice. Seeing as we're only six episodes in, I think things are going pretty well.

As for all the negative feedback from various sources saying it isn't as good as Once Upon A Time, the two are completely different entities. Despite the fairy tale connection, they barely have anything in common. Once Upon A Time is to Grimm the way that Disney is to Horror films. They aren't even in the same drama. Not that there's anything wrong with Once Upon A Time but to constantly compare the two and debate which is better is a waste of energy and time. Hopefully, Grimm can pick up a bit more favor or reviews with a little less bias in favor of OUAT. Either way, we've got till May to see if these fairy tales have happy endings for all.