Contributor: John Keegan

Written by Alan DiFiore & Dan E. Fesman
Directed by Steven DePaul

When it comes to fleshing out a relatively standard story involving a semi-obsessed “girlfriend” who wants to take out the competition, one can do a lot worse than to cast Danielle Panabaker as a fire-dancing stripper. It left me wishing, on some level, that ( Read more... )

Contributor: John Keegan

Written by David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf
Directed by Norberto Barba

Those familiar with the game know that new television series, especially those for traditional broadcast networks, are generally given an initial 13-episode order. Based on the strength of those initial episodes (primarily in the ratings, if we want to be ( Read more... )

Contributor: John Keegan

Written by Cameron Litvack, Thania St. John, Naren Shankar, and Sarah Goldfinger
Directed by Michael Watkins

I suppose it was inevitable that “Grimm” turn to that most tired of genre clichés, the “alien” gladiator games. How many genre shows have had an episode based on this premise, early in the series’ run? I think back ( Read more... )

Contributor: John Keegan

Even with the presence of the gorgeous Amy Acker, I found it hard to recall just what happened in this episode. Sure, she was a particular type of spider-creature that lured men to their grisly deaths with promise of getting naked with her, but that was about it. Like many episodes of “Grimm”, it just doesn’t seem to be ( Read more... )

Contributor: John Keegan

With “Once Upon a Time” struggling to regain its momentum, one would think that “Grimm” would be the obvious alternative. We’ve already seen how a bland and all-too-standard take on Hansel and Gretel could be done, so why not delve into something a little more unexpected? Looking back on this episode, I could forgive ( Read more... )

Contributor: John Keegan

The various problems with “Grimm” continue to mount with this installment. Despite offering hints and allegations of a more substantial story arc earlier in the season, the writers remain bogged down in the procedural format and “clever” explorations of the creature world’s expression in mundane society. While there is a ( Read more... )

Contributor: John Keegan

Fans of “Grimm” aren’t going to be happy to hear this, but I struggled to remind myself that the show was still on the schedule. Considering that “Chuck” has been running steadily throughout the holiday hiatus, it was easy to forget that there was another genre show running on the network on Friday nights. That the promos ( Read more... )

Contributor: John Keegan

I just can’t get a good grip on “Grimm”. Some episodes are mired in a predictable, tired procedural format, and the end result is just more of the same in a semi-supernatural setting. Others, like the previous episode, are set firmly in the paranormal world that Nick must now navigate. While it’s great to see this ( Read more... )

Contributor: John Keegan

“Grimm” has not been maintaining my interest nearly as much as I would like, but I have to give credit where credit is due. If they stumbled terribly with the episode they chose for the last-minute Thursday night presentation, then they bounced back with this installment. Of course, it always helps to have Jamie Ray ( Read more... )

Contributor: John Keegan

Other than the promising developments of “Beeware”, this series seems to be slipping into the very rut that I was afraid it would find. This “fairy tale of the week” episode is a perfect example. There were a couple stray references to the larger framework of the series, but for the most part, this was about “updating” ( Read more... )