tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post253143542599144166..comments2024-03-11T22:15:48.675-07:00Comments on ONCE UPON A BLOG: Thoughts On NBC's Grimm – A Mid 1st Season ReviewGypsy Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-39622288732597110442014-02-12T11:36:33.926-08:002014-02-12T11:36:33.926-08:00TRUE DAT!TRUE DAT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-65623452509677086182012-02-01T19:05:52.948-08:002012-02-01T19:05:52.948-08:00Grimm started out pretty good, but they lost me af...Grimm started out pretty good, but they lost me after a few episodes. I think the biggest thing it lacks is commitment to it's own realty. I want to feel like I'm peeking into another world, instead I was very much aware that they were actors (and not very good ones at that).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-28686498219174820342012-02-01T07:44:08.203-08:002012-02-01T07:44:08.203-08:00I think it's a nice idea that (at least some o...I think it's a nice idea that (at least some of) the Grimm books are written in German - well, the Brothers Grimm were Germans (and studied in the town I live in, btw. ^^) after all -, but apparently there have been several generations of anglophone Grimms before Nick, wich could have made notes, too (he seems to have known German before the whole Grimm "problems", though, as he was asked by Hank if he was able to translate the inscription on the first scythe).<br />I also wonder why the "monsters" kept their German names for hundreds of years outside Germany - why wouldn't they change them, tradition (which also changes sometimes, see "refomed Blutbaden") aside? Things like these happen (e.g. the difference between British and American English, or Pennsylvania Dutch and recent German), and I think it would have been nice. Or maybe that's why the names are so weird for German ears to hear, but then it wouldn't make any sense that the names are the same in the book.<br />I hope at least if they ever make a Grimm Guide as a merchandise piece they'll check it again or leave the "original" German files out of it (presumably the latter).<br /><br />And by the way: Thank you for your awesome blog! :)Hedgefairyhttp://hedgefairy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-38364351258224652052012-01-31T17:29:48.199-08:002012-01-31T17:29:48.199-08:00@pambelina & @Heidi Anne Heiner I debated how ...@pambelina & @Heidi Anne Heiner I debated how much to write about Juliette and maybe I should have kept more of my original post discussing just that. When I weighed it all up it still didn't seem as big an issues as the other points I ended up focusing on since, unless they're fixed, it doesn't matter much what they do with Juliette. But since we're on the topic... ;) I think she's shown hints of being a potentially strong character almost all the way along BUT the moment Nick leaves the scene the camera seems to completely forget about her (whaa...???) - which is just odd and leave the show feeling unbalanced, especially since she's one of the characters you can actually see thinking in most of her scenes. I think showing the consequences for all main characters through the show would go a long way to fixing this, rather than being so NIck-focused all of the time but it certainly doesn't address it all. The last couple of episodes have shown Juliette do some gutsy things (come back around to confront the Ogre in her house when Nick is down, go back into her violated house alone that night - yes, back-up was outside but how many of us would still feel vulnerable with the cops sitting in cars across the road, rather than right there? - follow up on the people who were watching the house on her own against Nick's express "professional" orders, etc) and for the first time we're seeing a little of what she could do/trouble she could cause. But, yes, it's still not enough and there's still this feeling of her being apart from it all, not truly effective and not considered to be more than a prop for Nick's personal side (insert frustrated arghh!! here). I'm hoping that changes big time in the next few episodes...<br /><br />@Hedgefairy Ah the German language kafuffle! (Now you see why I don't write reviews very often - I always find I miss something important!) Yes - I completely forgot to comment on this, which I shouldn't have, since I've noticed in many places around the web that people are definitely having issues with the bad use of German in Grimm! Not only is this aspect not well done at all, it also feels really awkward. This is also the exact starting point I would suggest the writers and creators consider focusing on to rework/create a vernacular and get a distinct dialogue happening. Buffy is a good example: though she had a librarian Watcher who had all the old names and texts, Buffy knew it wasn't in her to get it all correct but instead created her own shorthand for all the oogies and boogies, which was the language focus when discussing it all - not tripping over Latin syllables (or whatever archaic language was used in the text). While Nick isn't a teen to come up with Buffyisms, he could certainly use his own shorthand, which you know Munroe would be tickled by (and Juliette is bound to hear snatches of, raising yet more flags). Most professionals have their own shorthand/vernacular for their various fields to start with so it wouldn't be out of character for Nick to do the same. But yes, they should either get a better grip on their German or change that tack completely. I almost wonder if it wouldn't have been smarter to have the Grimm book written in some secret, unknowable/unreadable code so that Nick can only look at the drawings, extrapolate what they mean and make up his own translations and explanations for repeated symbols. That would have made for some possibly near-fatal misunderstandings, some hilarity from Munroe when he hears Nick's ideas and a whole lot more mystery and unknown possibilities. Plus it would be a whole lot of fun to write!Gypsy Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-47534244000396947312012-01-30T23:33:35.630-08:002012-01-30T23:33:35.630-08:00I agree with Heidi, it probably wasn't the bes...I agree with Heidi, it probably wasn't the best idea to kill off aunt Marie. She exactly was the strong female character we might be in need of here, but without the (rather boring) possibility of will they/won't they. Juliette never appears on the screen without me thinking she might be an evil witch after all... but I guess that's just me.<br />The one thing that actually bugs me most about the show is how they spend impressing amounts of money on animations and action scenes but were not able to find a German native speaker to read over their explanatory texts in the Grimm guides again. If they want to use another language than English (yes, yes, I know, German is complicated), they should at least do it right. Being German (and a former student of linguistics), I thought it might be some older version of syntax at the first glimpse, but after I rewatched and looked a bit closer, I found it was complete nonsense, about as bad as Google translate, maybe even worse.<br />Maybe that's just nitpicking, but after the uproar about the wrong name for an apple in OUAT it might be not so unjustified after all...Hedgefairyhttp://hedgefairy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-12932585700125593172012-01-30T20:11:36.508-08:002012-01-30T20:11:36.508-08:00I agree wholeheartedly. It's not that I want a...I agree wholeheartedly. It's not that I want an ongoing conspiracy or anything--I'm fine with contained episodes overall, but give me character development, please! These characters, excepting Monroe, are flat. <br /><br />And, yes, on the need for estrogen. I don't need a Will They/Won't They plot either, but I would like some women who do something besides hover on the victim side of the scale. OUAT has more characters, more storylines and yet I feel like I know those characters better despite their short screen time so far.<br /><br />I keep watching for the fairy tale interpretations which keep me paying me attention, but otherwise I would be out, too. And I think the myth/folklore research is some of the stongest I've seen in tv/movies in a long while. So again, I keep watching but I couldn't care less if all of the regular characters were killed in the next episode excepting Monroe. I say bring in a female Grimm or something, anything. Please. I am REALLY most sad that they killed off his aunt because she had potential as a mentor, teacher, and of being well, interesting. It is rather shocking that this gaggle of writers aren't doing that with their track records of shows that have engaged me on more than one level.SurLaLune Fairy Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947330164532891634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-46964605401919193262012-01-30T17:50:39.085-08:002012-01-30T17:50:39.085-08:00I have to add: Please give us a female lead who is...I have to add: Please give us a female lead who isn't a giant wet blanket like Juliette! Someone who can stir things up a little. Some of the guest star chicks have been fabulous, but we need someone on a regular basis so the show isn't so completely without estrogen. Of course if this show is supposedly for men then maybe they like their women weak and whiny.pambelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090240901567973197noreply@blogger.com