MoonChyld’s Entertainment – Grimm on NBC

A young college student takes her usual morning run on a trail and without knowing goes off track while listening to her music. Just as she gains momentum, she finds a small figurine oddly placed in the woods. She looks at it in wonder a werewolf blindsides her…having a feast not suitable for the weak minded. So much so that all that can be seen is the leaves rustling in the wind while the curdling screams of the young girl go unnoticed; which brings to mind the age old question - If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it does it make a sound? Or in this case if no one is around to hear her scream - is she really screaming?

The newest show based on childhood fables of The Brothers Grimm are modernized and it takes place in Portland, Oregon through the eyes of Homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli - Road rules South Pacific, Hot in Cleveland) who unbeknownst to his by the book partner Hank Griffin (Russell Hornsby - Lincoln Heights) can see people in town for who they truly are. It begins after he buys an engagement ring for his girlfriend Juliette (Bistie Tulloch - Lakeview Terrace) when he notices an attractive young woman isn't who she appears to be and she somehow senses this. Nick and his partner are called to the gruesome scene of the attack and what they think is an animal on the loose is actually a person who is gruesomely violent. Things come full circle for him when he gets an unexpected visit from his Aunt Marie. Although it's a happy reunion she came with a purpose - to tell the truth about the lineage of his family.

It turns out that Nick comes from a family known as Grimms; they have the ability to see people for who they really are. The "gift" is over 200 years old and Nick has been passed the torch to put the nature of things back in order. As his aunt tells him the history of his family she sees a reaper has followed her and is set to kill her; he didn't expect to have some added trouble from her nephew. What was once thought of as a twisted day on the job now takes its storyline from one of many that we all grew to enjoy over the years - only they are told with a much darker tone.

The viewer wouldn't put the pieces together by seeing how many of residents in Portland live their lives among the "normal" locals have a dark secret like the mailman in the series premiere that has a weakness for girls who wear red hoodies such as the college girl at the start of the show and the little girl he notices on her way to her grandfather's house while on his route. She is however saved but not by a woodsman - by Nick and his partner. He wouldn't have been able to find her without the help of another werewolf he believed to be the actual attacker; a reformed Blutbad named Eddie Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell - Rob Zombie's Halloween II, Prison Break) who is certainly the comic relief of the show. There are many twists and turns this show offers; including the fact that the girl Nick saw earlier works with someone he knows personally - sent to kill his aunt which was unsuccessful. But that's up to the viewers and readers of this piece to find out who that someone is.

Grimm modernizes the dark fables of old such as Little Red Riding Hood in the series premiere and Goldilocks & the Three Bears in the second when a couple decides to break into the wrong house - thus giving the moral of the story that you shouldn't enter homes that you don't live in. It's safe to say that each episode will begin with a passage from one of the stories which sets the tone of its origin. One thing's for certain, this show is sure to grab your attention; if you step away for just a second you've missed a lot. Make sure your DVRs and TiVos are set for the next hit of the fall season which is Grimm Friday nights on NBC.