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<blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 5724293" data-attributes="member: 8158">The shows are still in their infancy. They have to spend a lot of energy establishing their their premsise, their cast of characters, and their rules. So, in a sense, it's too early to judge. They both did well enough in the ratings that we'll likely get 13 episodes out of them even if there's a big dropoff.But, it's fun to judge and criticize things, so...Grimm is a by-the-numbers &quot;chosen one&quot; story delivered without much sense of personality--and this is the sort of show that really needs a strong personality. It's not especially dark or clever or funny, so I have no idea what it's going for. Shows like Buffy, Trueblood, and Supernatural have raised the bar higher than this. I mean, fiction about mythical creatures in modern settings is pretty much at a postmodern state. I hope it has higher ambitions than monster-of-the-week.Once Upon a Time has a stronger style. Of course, that style is kind of a schmaltzy love-conquers-all sort of vibe, so Grimm may wind up being up my alley in the long run. I think this show will be made or broken by how much it develops its ensemble cast of characters, sort of like Lost did.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Felon, post: 5724293, member: 8158"] The shows are still in their infancy. They have to spend a lot of energy establishing their their premsise, their cast of characters, and their rules. So, in a sense, it's too early to judge. They both did well enough in the ratings that we'll likely get 13 episodes out of them even if there's a big dropoff. But, it's fun to judge and criticize things, so... Grimm is a by-the-numbers "chosen one" story delivered without much sense of personality--and this is the sort of show that really needs a strong personality. It's not especially dark or clever or funny, so I have no idea what it's going for. Shows like Buffy, Trueblood, and Supernatural have raised the bar higher than this. I mean, fiction about mythical creatures in modern settings is pretty much at a postmodern state. I hope it has higher ambitions than monster-of-the-week. Once Upon a Time has a stronger style. Of course, that style is kind of a schmaltzy love-conquers-all sort of vibe, so Grimm may wind up being up my alley in the long run. I think this show will be made or broken by how much it develops its ensemble cast of characters, sort of like Lost did. [/QUOTE]

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