First Impressions: “Grimm” tells tales we’ve heard before

Let’s face it: Friday night is hardly the slot a show wants to start out on – particularly if it’s competing with shows of the same genre in the same time slot. This is one of the huge challenges that NBC’s new show Grimm faces. It’s a fantasy drama that revolves around the idea of fairy tale legends being based in fact, and the people whose job it is to keep them at bay.

These are hardly new ideas. Secret warriors who fight to keep humanity safe from dangers they don’t know about, generations of families with the same, burgeoning responsibilities, monsters that walk among us – all of these are popular ideas in a modern fantasy setting.… Read More

Great things ahead for The Walking Dead season two

It’s been over ten torturous months since we last had the privilege of an episode of The Walking Dead. When we last left Rick, Lori, and the rest of the survivors of television’s only currently running zombie apocalypse, they were driving away from the burnt out shell of the CDC, their most immediate beacon for safety. Now, we rejoin them back on the road in the season premiere, which airs this Sunday night on AMC.

“What Lies Ahead,” the hour and a half season premiere of series, picks up where the last season left off. After the explosions, the screaming, the overt action of it all, it’s nice to see the series return to the drama that really made it stand out as a great show in 2010.… Read More