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A reprisal is a retaliatory attack; this is now Role Reprise. It's also Trivia.


* RoleReprisal: David Tennant still plays the main detective, though under a different name.
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->''Who Killed Danny? #SuspectEveryone''

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->''Who Killed Danny? #SuspectEveryone''
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** The 'San Francisco Globe', which Renee works for,replaces the real-life 'San Francisco Chronicle' throughout the series.

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** The 'San Francisco Globe', which Renee works for,replaces for, replaces the real-life 'San Francisco Chronicle' throughout the series.
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**[[spoiler: After Jack commits suicide]] Paul Coates, the local priest, gives a subtle one [[spoiler: to the town during his sermon on Jack for not helping the man out when he needed it the most, especially to Detectives Carver and Miller.]]


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Trivia trope(s).


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* CaliforniaDoubling: Inverted. While set in California, the show was shot in Canada.

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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: And oddly enough, one that the adaptation created out of whole cloth. [[spoiler:If Tom is the one who killed Danny, why was he going after that hiker?]]

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And oddly enough, one that the adaptation created out of whole cloth. [[spoiler:If Tom is the one who killed Danny, why was he going after that hiker?]]


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** [[spoiler:Joe having hair makes it rather harder to believe than in the original show that he could be mistaken for Nigel at a distance.]]
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Creator/DavidTennant stars as the lead detective (reprising his role from the original), alongside Creator/AnnaGunn, Creator/MichaelPena, Kevin Zegers, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Creator/KevinRankin, Jack Irvine, Virginia Kull, Sarah-Jane Potts, Josh Hamilton, Kendrick Sampson, Madalyn Horcher, Darcy Laurie and Kathryn Mott.

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Creator/DavidTennant stars as the lead detective (reprising his role from the original), alongside Creator/AnnaGunn, Creator/MichaelPena, Kevin Zegers, Nick Nolte, Creator/NickNolte, Jacki Weaver, Creator/KevinRankin, Jack Irvine, Virginia Kull, Sarah-Jane Potts, Josh Hamilton, Kendrick Sampson, Madalyn Horcher, Darcy Laurie and Kathryn Mott.
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Creator/DavidTennant stars as the lead detective (reprising his role from the original), alongside Creator/AnnaGunn, Creator/MichaelPeña, Kevin Zegers, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Creator/KevinRankin, Jack Irvine, Virginia Kull, Sarah-Jane Potts, Josh Hamilton, Kendrick Sampson, Madalyn Horcher, Darcy Laurie and Kathryn Mott.

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Creator/DavidTennant stars as the lead detective (reprising his role from the original), alongside Creator/AnnaGunn, Creator/MichaelPeña, Creator/MichaelPena, Kevin Zegers, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Creator/KevinRankin, Jack Irvine, Virginia Kull, Sarah-Jane Potts, Josh Hamilton, Kendrick Sampson, Madalyn Horcher, Darcy Laurie and Kathryn Mott.

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-->'''Carver:''' Who told that journalist?! That family's lives are destroyed,and then we screw up and make it worse! Who was it?! Why should they trust us now?!
* RoleReprisal David Tennant still plays the main detective thought under a different name.

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-->'''Carver:''' Who told that journalist?! That family's lives are destroyed,and destroyed, then we screw up up, and make it worse! Who was it?! Why should they trust us now?!
* RoleReprisal RoleReprisal: David Tennant still plays the main detective thought detective, though under a different name.name.
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''Gracepoint'' is a DetectiveDrama {{Miniseries}} airing on Fox. A remake of the acclaimed ITV series ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'', it follows the same basic structure of the original, with the death of a young boy in a coastal tourist town sparking a police investigation that begins to uncover a great many unsavory secrets about the town's residents.

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''Gracepoint'' is a DetectiveDrama {{Miniseries}} airing on Fox.Creator/{{FOX}}. A remake of the acclaimed ITV series ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'', it follows the same basic structure of the original, with the death of a young boy in a coastal tourist town sparking a police investigation that begins to uncover a great many unsavory secrets about the town's residents.
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Creator/DavidTennant stars as the lead detective (reprising his role from the original), alongside Creator/AnnaGunn, Michael Peña, Kevin Zegers, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Creator/KevinRankin, Jack Irvine, Virginia Kull, Sarah-Jane Potts, Josh Hamilton, Kendrick Sampson, Madalyn Horcher, Darcy Laurie and Kathryn Mott.

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Creator/DavidTennant stars as the lead detective (reprising his role from the original), alongside Creator/AnnaGunn, Michael Peña, Creator/MichaelPeña, Kevin Zegers, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Creator/KevinRankin, Jack Irvine, Virginia Kull, Sarah-Jane Potts, Josh Hamilton, Kendrick Sampson, Madalyn Horcher, Darcy Laurie and Kathryn Mott.
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Unlike ''Broadchurch'', the show didn't make it past one season, so we'll just have to imagine how it would have handled that show's [[SeasonalRot rather controversial]] storylines, particularly with its change in the ending.

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Unlike ''Broadchurch'', the show didn't make it past one season, so we'll just have to imagine how it would have handled that show's [[SeasonalRot rather controversial]] future storylines, particularly with its change in the ending.
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Unlike ''Broadchurch'', the show didn't make it past one season, so we'll just have to imagine how it would have handled that show's [[SeasonalRot rather controversial]] storylines, particularly with its change in the ending.
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-->'''Carver:''' Who told that journalist?! That family's lives are destroyed,and then we screw up and make it worse! Who was it?!

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-->'''Carver:''' Who told that journalist?! That family's lives are destroyed,and then we screw up and make it worse! Who was it?!it?! Why should they trust us now?!
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* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: An enraged Carver delivers a brief one to the staff of Gracepoint PD after Danny's name is leaked by the local press.
-->'''Carver:''' Who told that journalist?! That family's lives are destroyed,and then we screw up and make it worse! Who was it?!

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* PoliceAreUseless: A detective in Carvers previous investigation left a crucial piece of evidence in her car whilst she met with a lover at a motel. The car was robbed, the evidence stolen, and the case dismissed.

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A detective in Carvers previous investigation left a crucial piece of evidence in her car whilst she met with a lover at a motel. The car was robbed, the evidence stolen, and the case dismissed.dismissed.
** How Carver views the majority of the Gracepoint Police Department, especially when Miller [[spoiler: accidentally leaks Danny's name to the press]].
** When they arrest Lars Pierson, several Oak County Sheriff's deputies are seen handling evidence without wearing gloves. A furious Detective Miller chastises them for it when she and Carver arrive on the scene.

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* CulturalTranslation: The story is relocated from Britain to California.

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* CulturalTranslation: The story is relocated from Britain Dorset, England to California.California, USA.



* FictionalCounterpart: Renee works for the fictional 'San Francisco Globe', which replaces the real-life 'San Francisco Chronicle' throughout the series.

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'San Francisco Globe', which replaces Renee works for,replaces the real-life 'San Francisco Chronicle' throughout the series.series.
**The 'Sacramento Post', which publishes several articles criticizing aspects of the case, stands in for the real life 'Sacramento Bee'.
**The 'Albuquerque Metro', which publishes articles about Susan Wright's husband [[spoiler: abusing their children]] standing in for the real life 'Albuquerque Journal'.

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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: David Tennant puts on a bit of a neutral American accent for his role, but his natural Scottish shows itself every so often..

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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: David Tennant puts on a bit of a neutral American accent for his role, but his natural Scottish shows itself every so often..often.
* PoliceAreUseless: A detective in Carvers previous investigation left a crucial piece of evidence in her car whilst she met with a lover at a motel. The car was robbed, the evidence stolen, and the case dismissed.
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* IronicEcho: Miller asks Susan Wright how she couldn't have known about what her husband was doing with her children when it was 'right under your nose'. [[spoiler: It is later revealed that Millers husband, Joe, was complicit in Danny's murder and she had no idea whatsoever]].

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* IronicEcho: Miller asks Susan Wright how she couldn't have known about what her husband was doing with her children when it was 'right under "back then, in your nose'. own house, how could you not know? Your husband, your child?". [[spoiler: It is later revealed that Millers husband, Joe, was both her son and husband were complicit in Danny's murder and she had no idea whatsoever]].
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* FictionalCounterpart: Renee works for the fictional 'San Francisco Globe', which replaces the real-life 'San Francisco Chronicle'.

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* FictionalCounterpart: Renee works for the fictional 'San Francisco Globe', which replaces the real-life 'San Francisco Chronicle'.Chronicle' throughout the series.
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* GenderFlip: The character of Chief Superintendent Elaine Jenkinson is changed to Chief Terrence Morgan.

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* GenderFlip: The GenderFlip: Chief Terrence Morgan replaces the character of Chief Superintendent Elaine Jenkinson is changed to Chief Terrence Morgan.in the series.
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* FictionalCounterpart: Renee works for the fictional 'San Francisco Globe', which replaces the real-life 'San Francisco Chronicle'.
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* DefectiveDetective: Carver not only has a heart problem, but is also haunted by a previous case he was unable to solve, where the suspected murderer of two young girls walked free.


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* IronicEcho: Miller asks Susan Wright how she couldn't have known about what her husband was doing with her children when it was 'right under your nose'. [[spoiler: It is later revealed that Millers husband, Joe, was complicit in Danny's murder and she had no idea whatsoever]].
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* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The series takes place in the fictional town of Gracepoint, located in the also fictional Oak County, California.
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*GenderFlip: The character of Chief Superintendent Elaine Jenkinson is changed to Chief Terrence Morgan.
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** Nigel Carter is now Vince Novik. Susan's dog, who was named "Vince" in the original series, is now "Archie."
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* ForeShadowing: In telling her backstory, Susan claims she had no idea what was going on behind her back with her husband and her children. In the end, [[spoiler: Detective Miller had no idea her husband and her son were involved with killing Danny.]]
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* RaceLift: The white Mark Latimer becomes the Hispanic Mark Solano.

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* RaceLift: The white Mark Latimer becomes the Hispanic Mark Solano.Solano.
* RoleReprisal David Tennant still plays the main detective thought under a different name.

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