Grimm, Season 3, Episode 21, “The Inheritance”
Written by Dan E. Fesman
Directed by Eric Laneuville
Airs Fridays at 9pm Est on NBC
This week, on Grimm: Trubel loves spaghetti, Adalind’s up to no good, and there’s another Grimm in town
In its first two seasons, Grimm fell neatly into the modern network procedural form, starting and ending a given season with heavily serialized episodes (and maybe throwing another couple in around mid-season) while keeping to standalones the rest of the time. This season, however, the show has experimented with far greater serialization, thanks to Adalind’s weekly adventures in Europe earlier in the year. For the most part, this experiment backfired, with too much time given to an underdeveloped arc.
Since “Synchronicity”, however, the series has been almost entirely serialized, with Diana’s birth and Adalind’s fleeing to Portland propelling most of the major storylines, and this...
Written by Dan E. Fesman
Directed by Eric Laneuville
Airs Fridays at 9pm Est on NBC
This week, on Grimm: Trubel loves spaghetti, Adalind’s up to no good, and there’s another Grimm in town
In its first two seasons, Grimm fell neatly into the modern network procedural form, starting and ending a given season with heavily serialized episodes (and maybe throwing another couple in around mid-season) while keeping to standalones the rest of the time. This season, however, the show has experimented with far greater serialization, thanks to Adalind’s weekly adventures in Europe earlier in the year. For the most part, this experiment backfired, with too much time given to an underdeveloped arc.
Since “Synchronicity”, however, the series has been almost entirely serialized, with Diana’s birth and Adalind’s fleeing to Portland propelling most of the major storylines, and this...
- 5/11/2014
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Grimm, Season 3, Episode 7, “Cold Blooded”
Written by Thomas Ian Griffith
Directed by Terrence O’Hara
Grimm, Season 3, Episode 8, “Twelve Days of Krampus”
Written by Dan E. Fesman
Directed by Tawnia McKiernan
Airs Fridays at 9pm Est on NBC
This week, on Grimm: Wu faces his fears, Capt. Renard’s family is less than welcoming, and Juliette helps spread some Christmas cheer
Grimm gets a much-hyped two-part sendoff this week; unfortunately, the buzz winds up hampering the mood, sending the show off to hiatus with more of a pleasant smile than the bang many were likely hoping for. “Cold Blooded”, which is Grimm’s answer to the resilient legend of alligators roaming the sewers, is entertaining enough, but it’s rather disposable. As yet another Grimm standalone, this wouldn’t be particularly notable. As one half of the exciting two-part fall finale, it’s decidedly less satisfying. The concept is...
Written by Thomas Ian Griffith
Directed by Terrence O’Hara
Grimm, Season 3, Episode 8, “Twelve Days of Krampus”
Written by Dan E. Fesman
Directed by Tawnia McKiernan
Airs Fridays at 9pm Est on NBC
This week, on Grimm: Wu faces his fears, Capt. Renard’s family is less than welcoming, and Juliette helps spread some Christmas cheer
Grimm gets a much-hyped two-part sendoff this week; unfortunately, the buzz winds up hampering the mood, sending the show off to hiatus with more of a pleasant smile than the bang many were likely hoping for. “Cold Blooded”, which is Grimm’s answer to the resilient legend of alligators roaming the sewers, is entertaining enough, but it’s rather disposable. As yet another Grimm standalone, this wouldn’t be particularly notable. As one half of the exciting two-part fall finale, it’s decidedly less satisfying. The concept is...
- 12/16/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Grimm Episodes 307 and 308
“Cold Blooded” and “Twelve Days of Krampus”
Part 1 Written By: Thomas Ian Griffith
Part 1 Directed By: Terrence O’Hara
Part 2 Written By: Dan E. Fesman
Part 2 Directed By: Tawnia McKiernan
Original Airdate: 13 December 2013
In This Episode…
We’ve actually got two episodes here, squished together as a two-hour special.
In “Cold Blooded”
The guys investigate a crime scene which, at first look, appears to be a robbery gone bad. But the guy who came home and interrupted the thief has his arm ripped out of the socket. The M.E. later says that, while there were a number of injuries that could have been fatal, the cause of death was a broken neck, as if he had been shaken so hard his neck snapped and his arm dislodged.
A second victim surfaces. Jimmy, a city worker, was being lowered into a sewer to check for signs of a blockage.
“Cold Blooded” and “Twelve Days of Krampus”
Part 1 Written By: Thomas Ian Griffith
Part 1 Directed By: Terrence O’Hara
Part 2 Written By: Dan E. Fesman
Part 2 Directed By: Tawnia McKiernan
Original Airdate: 13 December 2013
In This Episode…
We’ve actually got two episodes here, squished together as a two-hour special.
In “Cold Blooded”
The guys investigate a crime scene which, at first look, appears to be a robbery gone bad. But the guy who came home and interrupted the thief has his arm ripped out of the socket. The M.E. later says that, while there were a number of injuries that could have been fatal, the cause of death was a broken neck, as if he had been shaken so hard his neck snapped and his arm dislodged.
A second victim surfaces. Jimmy, a city worker, was being lowered into a sewer to check for signs of a blockage.
- 12/15/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Grimm Episode 2.11 ‘To Protect and Serve Man’
Written by: Dan E. Fesman
Directed by: Omar Madha
Airs Friday 9.00pm Est on NBC
When is Hank going to get a girlfriend?
I’ve asked this question twice now and from this week’s show, I wasn’t the only one anxious to see Hank, whose last romantic experience was a disastrous liaison with the Hexenbeist Adelind, having a little more luck in the romance stakes.
The writers kept their cards close to their chest, but our patience was rewarded. The Da Lauren Castro – played by Lisa Vidal in full panther mode – did the thing that DAs always do when they are around cops in TV shows: refuse to reopen cases and threaten all and sundry with jail time, but once all that was over, Hank and Lauren were allowed to simper at each other in a way which told us that Love was in the Air.
Written by: Dan E. Fesman
Directed by: Omar Madha
Airs Friday 9.00pm Est on NBC
When is Hank going to get a girlfriend?
I’ve asked this question twice now and from this week’s show, I wasn’t the only one anxious to see Hank, whose last romantic experience was a disastrous liaison with the Hexenbeist Adelind, having a little more luck in the romance stakes.
The writers kept their cards close to their chest, but our patience was rewarded. The Da Lauren Castro – played by Lisa Vidal in full panther mode – did the thing that DAs always do when they are around cops in TV shows: refuse to reopen cases and threaten all and sundry with jail time, but once all that was over, Hank and Lauren were allowed to simper at each other in a way which told us that Love was in the Air.
- 11/11/2012
- by Cath Murphy
- SoundOnSight
Grimm Episode 211
“To Protect and Serve Man”
Written By: Dan E. Fesman
Directed By: Omar Madha
Original Airdate: 9 November 2012
In This Episode...
Seven years ago, when Hank was still in uniform, he answered a domestic violence call. Inside, he found the Kreski brothers, one alive, one dead. The shooter had run out the back door. Hank gave chase and arrested him. The whole time, the suspect, Craig Ferren, was crying that “they are monsters” and “they wanted to eat me.” The authorities suspected he was laying the groundwork for an insanity plea, but he was found fit to be tried and was sentenced to death.
Ferren is 36 hours away from the death chamber, and now with Hank’s knowledge of the Wesen underworld, he is starting to wonder if maybe Ferren was telling the truth. Nick agrees to help. They interview Ferren, who has given up on anyone believing him.
“To Protect and Serve Man”
Written By: Dan E. Fesman
Directed By: Omar Madha
Original Airdate: 9 November 2012
In This Episode...
Seven years ago, when Hank was still in uniform, he answered a domestic violence call. Inside, he found the Kreski brothers, one alive, one dead. The shooter had run out the back door. Hank gave chase and arrested him. The whole time, the suspect, Craig Ferren, was crying that “they are monsters” and “they wanted to eat me.” The authorities suspected he was laying the groundwork for an insanity plea, but he was found fit to be tried and was sentenced to death.
Ferren is 36 hours away from the death chamber, and now with Hank’s knowledge of the Wesen underworld, he is starting to wonder if maybe Ferren was telling the truth. Nick agrees to help. They interview Ferren, who has given up on anyone believing him.
- 11/11/2012
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Grimm Episode 205
“The Good Shepherd”
Written By: Dan E. Fesman
Directed By: Steven DePaul
Original Airdate: 28 September 2012
In This Episode...
Reverend Calvin shows up at the police station to file a complain. He says that over $300,000 has been stolen out of his church’s bank account. The bank claims they weren’t hacked - whoever moved the money to a numbered account in Curacao from an authorized computer: the church’s accountant, Norman. Norman has gone missing, and Calvin is only too happy to supply all the details. It is not long before Norman is discovered in the wood chipper at his day job at a mulch supply company. He would have been gone for good had he not had his hip replaced a few years ago - the iron hip jammed the machine.
Despite coming to the police - or perhaps because of it - Calvin becomes the number one suspect.
“The Good Shepherd”
Written By: Dan E. Fesman
Directed By: Steven DePaul
Original Airdate: 28 September 2012
In This Episode...
Reverend Calvin shows up at the police station to file a complain. He says that over $300,000 has been stolen out of his church’s bank account. The bank claims they weren’t hacked - whoever moved the money to a numbered account in Curacao from an authorized computer: the church’s accountant, Norman. Norman has gone missing, and Calvin is only too happy to supply all the details. It is not long before Norman is discovered in the wood chipper at his day job at a mulch supply company. He would have been gone for good had he not had his hip replaced a few years ago - the iron hip jammed the machine.
Despite coming to the police - or perhaps because of it - Calvin becomes the number one suspect.
- 10/1/2012
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Grimm Review, Season 1, Episode 21: “Big Feet”
Story by: Alan Difiore & Dan E. Fesman
Teleplay by: Richard Hatem
Directed by Omar Madha
Airs Fridays at 9pm Et on NBC
It always annoys me when characters in shows have professions as an add-on rather than an integral part of who they are and in that vein, I mentioned in last week’s review that it would be nice if we got to see Juliette (who is a vet) actually treating a sick animal, rather than just mentioning it from time to time between being patient with Nick when he yet again gets called away just as they are sitting down to eat or she’s turning back the bed covers with an expectant look in her eye.
This week my wish is granted and when Wesen trouble strikes, Juliette is the one at the other end of the phone, called out to treat an injured horse.
Story by: Alan Difiore & Dan E. Fesman
Teleplay by: Richard Hatem
Directed by Omar Madha
Airs Fridays at 9pm Et on NBC
It always annoys me when characters in shows have professions as an add-on rather than an integral part of who they are and in that vein, I mentioned in last week’s review that it would be nice if we got to see Juliette (who is a vet) actually treating a sick animal, rather than just mentioning it from time to time between being patient with Nick when he yet again gets called away just as they are sitting down to eat or she’s turning back the bed covers with an expectant look in her eye.
This week my wish is granted and when Wesen trouble strikes, Juliette is the one at the other end of the phone, called out to treat an injured horse.
- 5/13/2012
- by Cath Murphy
- SoundOnSight
Nick’s loyalty to his girlfriend Juliette is tested when a firedancer takes a shine to him.
Grimm Review, Season 1, Episode 14: “Plumed Serpent”
Written by Alan Difiore and Dan E. Fesman
Directed by Stephen de Paul
This week on Grimm, the darker tone continues- the cop banter is a thing of the past and even the color palette has been toned down to match. Grimm is going for grunge, territory where the Wesen should feel right at home. The Unterwelt of strip clubs, tattoo parlors, and scrap yards is exactly where they work and play; it would be no surprise to discover large concentrations of them making a solid living on the Vegas strip (and where else does Cirque de Soleil find its star performers?).
With the atmosphere darkening and becoming more complex, the characters have to move with it. This isn’t a problem for the Wesens with recurrent roles,...
Grimm Review, Season 1, Episode 14: “Plumed Serpent”
Written by Alan Difiore and Dan E. Fesman
Directed by Stephen de Paul
This week on Grimm, the darker tone continues- the cop banter is a thing of the past and even the color palette has been toned down to match. Grimm is going for grunge, territory where the Wesen should feel right at home. The Unterwelt of strip clubs, tattoo parlors, and scrap yards is exactly where they work and play; it would be no surprise to discover large concentrations of them making a solid living on the Vegas strip (and where else does Cirque de Soleil find its star performers?).
With the atmosphere darkening and becoming more complex, the characters have to move with it. This isn’t a problem for the Wesens with recurrent roles,...
- 3/12/2012
- by Cath Murphy
- SoundOnSight
Grimm Episode 114 "Plumed Serpent" Written By: Alan Difiore & Dan E. Fesman Directed By: Steven DePaul Original Airdate: 9 March 2012 In This Episode... Hank and Nick investigated an arson-related murder at shuttered warehouse. These two guys broke in to steal copper wiring to sell for scrap, and they encountered someone else doing the same. Unfortunately, that someone else had a flamethrower of some sort. The arson investigator sees no obvious accelerant, but the tests come back and show the accelerant used was human lipids. The DNA on the lipids comes back as belonging to Fred Eberhardt, a Desert Storm vet who was disfigured in a firefight overseas and lost...
- 3/10/2012
- FEARnet
A Zeigevolk gets more than he bargains for when he attempts to seduce a beautiful woman he meets at an art gallery. His victim turns out to have a nasty habit of sucking her men dry.
Grimm Review, Season 1, Episode 11, “Tarantella”
Written by Alan Difiore and Dan E. Fesman
Directed by Peter Werner
Airs Fridays at 9pm Est on NBC
The art of suspense is about keeping the audience guessing. The writers of Grimm might want to write this on their foreheads in reverse script, so that every sight of their reflection acts as reminder of this simple, but important rule.
An attempt is made at the beginning of this episode to wrongfoot us about what crime Nick might be called upon to investigate. A man and a woman meet in an art gallery (as you do) and proceed to have one of those conversations people only have in books...
Grimm Review, Season 1, Episode 11, “Tarantella”
Written by Alan Difiore and Dan E. Fesman
Directed by Peter Werner
Airs Fridays at 9pm Est on NBC
The art of suspense is about keeping the audience guessing. The writers of Grimm might want to write this on their foreheads in reverse script, so that every sight of their reflection acts as reminder of this simple, but important rule.
An attempt is made at the beginning of this episode to wrongfoot us about what crime Nick might be called upon to investigate. A man and a woman meet in an art gallery (as you do) and proceed to have one of those conversations people only have in books...
- 2/12/2012
- by Cath Murphy
- SoundOnSight
The death of a bully confronts Nick with another Grimm creature: this time a mouse-man with father issues. Munroe gets a warning that his involvement with a Grimm is not meeting with approval with certain Grimm-world factions.
Grimm Review, Season 1, Episode 9 “Of Mouse and Man”
Written by Alan Difiore and Dan E. Fesman
Directed by Omar Madha
Airs 9pm Fridays on NBC
I now have a theory about the quality of Grimm episodes. It’s similar to the one which applies to the Star Trek movies: every odd numbered film is good, every even numbered film is crap, except in Grimm’s case it’s not the number of the episode which makes the difference. It’s the presence or otherwise of rodents.
For my money, the worst episode of the series so far was Danse Macabre, a too literal interpretation of the classic story Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Grimm Review, Season 1, Episode 9 “Of Mouse and Man”
Written by Alan Difiore and Dan E. Fesman
Directed by Omar Madha
Airs 9pm Fridays on NBC
I now have a theory about the quality of Grimm episodes. It’s similar to the one which applies to the Star Trek movies: every odd numbered film is good, every even numbered film is crap, except in Grimm’s case it’s not the number of the episode which makes the difference. It’s the presence or otherwise of rodents.
For my money, the worst episode of the series so far was Danse Macabre, a too literal interpretation of the classic story Pied Piper of Hamelin.
- 1/22/2012
- by Cath Murphy
- SoundOnSight
Grimm Episode 109 "Of Mouse and Man" Written By: Alan Difiore & Dan E. Fesman Directed by: Omar Madha Original Airdate: 20 January 2012 In This Episode... A body turns up in a dumpster, stabbed through the neck. The victim, Lenny Drake, was a bully and a batterer. No one was upset to see him dead. He was last seen by Natalie, is abused girlfriend who was leaving him; Marty, the timid downstairs neighbor who tried to break up the fight; and Mason, the slick attorney who lives across the hall. A second body turns up, killed and disposed of in the same way. This victim was a mechanic, and just as mean and disliked as Drake. The cops naturally suspect Mason, but they...
- 1/21/2012
- FEARnet
A woman’s death in a hit and run accident puts Nick and Hank on the trail of a seductor who uses more than small talk to attract his partners. At the same time, a new Reaper comes to town with Nick in his sights, but intervention from someone close to Nick turns the assassin around.
Grimm, Season 1, Episode 4, “Lonelyhearts”
Writers: Alan di Fiore and Dan E. Fesman
Director: Michael Waxman
Airs Friday at 9pm Est on NBC
Remember the short guy with glasses at High School who always had a queue of girls begging to go out with him? According to Grimm, chances are that the guy was a Ziegevolk: a goat like creature with a secret method to make himself irresistible to the opposite sex. In this episode, a Ziegevolk has arrived in Portland with his sights set on a fresh slew of conquests and, in a typical touch of wry Grimm humor,...
Grimm, Season 1, Episode 4, “Lonelyhearts”
Writers: Alan di Fiore and Dan E. Fesman
Director: Michael Waxman
Airs Friday at 9pm Est on NBC
Remember the short guy with glasses at High School who always had a queue of girls begging to go out with him? According to Grimm, chances are that the guy was a Ziegevolk: a goat like creature with a secret method to make himself irresistible to the opposite sex. In this episode, a Ziegevolk has arrived in Portland with his sights set on a fresh slew of conquests and, in a typical touch of wry Grimm humor,...
- 11/20/2011
- by Cath Murphy
- SoundOnSight
NBC canceled Southland and they canceled Trauma. But they're interested in a crime-solving magician.
The network has given the greenlight to a pilot for a new drama that will feature a magician who solves crimes. It will be produced and directed by Jon Amiel and written by NCIS' Dan Fesman. No title yet, but I bet NBC will lean towards something like The Magician (hey, it's sorta like The Mentalist!) instead of something lame like Hocus Pocus or Now You See It or something other magic cliche.
Of course, NBC already had a show called The Magician that was about... a crime-solving magician! I loved this show. It starred Bill Bixby, pre-Hulk. It's the show Mulder was watching when Samantha was kidnapped.
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming, Reality-Free
Permalink | Email this | | Comments...
The network has given the greenlight to a pilot for a new drama that will feature a magician who solves crimes. It will be produced and directed by Jon Amiel and written by NCIS' Dan Fesman. No title yet, but I bet NBC will lean towards something like The Magician (hey, it's sorta like The Mentalist!) instead of something lame like Hocus Pocus or Now You See It or something other magic cliche.
Of course, NBC already had a show called The Magician that was about... a crime-solving magician! I loved this show. It starred Bill Bixby, pre-Hulk. It's the show Mulder was watching when Samantha was kidnapped.
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Programming, Reality-Free
Permalink | Email this | | Comments...
- 10/30/2009
- by Bob Sassone
- Aol TV.
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.