Fairy tales are back in vogue. With Kristen Stewart's upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and Amanda Seyfried's 2011 flick Little Red Riding Hood, re-told fairy tales are hot commodities in the film industry, and that popularity has trickled down to television. New fantasy dramas Grimm (NBC) and Once Upon a Time (ABC) are the latest manifestations of this trend, and their take on the fairy tale universe offer up mixed results.
Airing Fridays at 9 p.m., Grimm tells the story of Nick Burckhardt (David Giuntoli), TV's typical young, hot and successful cop. After 20-plus years of living a completely normal life, he suddenly discovers his ability to identify monsters living among humans - the same monsters who were the inspiration behind the Grimm brothers' fairy tales. His Aunt Marie (Kate Burton) explains his newfound gift away by informing Nick that he is - wait for it - one of the Grimms, a family which secretly hunts down all monsters.
Each episode of the show is 40 minutes of clich
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