New Fairy Tale Shows!! Once Upon A Time Vs. Grimm

   So, links first for both shows, Once Upon A Time and Grimm and I hope everyone can at the least enjoy one of these shows. 

   Yesterday I found an extended preview of Grimm on XBox Live, and I freaked out when the 20 minute preview, first half of the pilot basically, ended. I went  NBC's website and saw they were giving out codes on twitter if you followed the show, @NBCGrimm. So follow I did, got my code, and finished what I thought was an amazing pilot!! Then I started seeing a lot of comparisons to this show Once Upon A Time, so of course I HAD to investigate. Luckily ABC Go allows all their previously aired shows online and I was able to watch it. These comparisons I have been reading are disappointing to my view of things. THERE SHOULD BE NO COMPARISON!! Two TOTALLY different stories. Yes they are both fairy tale based, but the comparison ends there. So, here is the run down on both shows. 

   Grimm is set in Portland, Oregon, and is more of a crime dramedy. It follows Detective Nick Burkhardt as he finds out he is one of the last remaining of the Grimm line. Yes, those Grimms, the brothers Grimm. The legends the brothers wrote about were warnings of mythological creatures that prey on humanity, and it is the Grimm line that profiles these creatures and removes them. The pilot was great with Red Riding Hood. Nick finds out about his family, and is told not to propose to his girlfriend, Juliette. He's trying to keep this all a secret from her, and his partner, Hank. I don't want any spoilers here, but he does meet a reformed creature that I assume will become his Grimm creature CI. I though this pilot was nicely suspenseful and a little funny. Over all I am SSOOO looking forward to this show's first season.


   Once Upon A Time is set in Storybrooke, Maine, and is more story-book oriented. This one has two of my favorite actresses, Jennifer Morrison from House, and Ginnifer Goodwin from Big Love.  OUAT follows Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) as her son, Henry, who she gave up at birth shows up, on her birthday no less, saying he needs her help. This show jumps from past to future a bit. The past is the back story of how the Evil Queen cursed the fairy tale characters and brought them into our world, taking away their Happily Ever Afters. The future is in Storybrooke where the characters are trapped. I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it. The pilot was kind of slow for me, but picked up towards the end. I will be tuning in to see where it goes!


  Okay, so Graycie just realized how hard it is to review and compare TV shows without spoilers. There was so much more I wanted to write about both shows but I would hate to ruin it for anyone. I personally prefer Grimm because I love crime and supernatural shows. Once Upon A Time was good but is just a drama with no comedic relief for me. It wasn't intense enough to need the relief, but it would have been nice. I will be watching both to see what happens!