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New on the beat homicide police detective is about to marry the woman of his dreams. He comes home to discover his Aunt Marie has turned up unexpectedly. They take a walk and she hits him with the truth she's been keeping secret from him: he is the last descendant of the family Grimm -- as in TheBrothersGrimm -- and as such, is gifted with the ability to see monsters walking among us, and that his family has hunted and slain these monsters for generations.

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New Nick Burkhardt, a new on the beat homicide police detective detective, is about to marry the woman of his dreams. He comes home to discover his Aunt Marie has turned up unexpectedly. They take a walk and she hits him with the truth she's been keeping secret from him: he is the last descendant of the family Grimm -- as in TheBrothersGrimm -- and as such, is gifted with the ability to see monsters walking among us, and that his family has hunted and slain these monsters for generations.



* BadassFamily: Burkhardt is the latest descendant of the Grimm family who have been hunting the monsters of story for generations.

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* BadassFamily: Nick Burkhardt is the latest descendant of the Grimm family who have been hunting the monsters of story for generations.


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** The Pilot's A plot is based on LittleRedRidingHood.


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** The Blutbad race are the basis of TheBigBadWolf.
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* SuperpowerfulGenetics: With a magical element. The death of the previous generation passes on the powers to the next. Because Marie has terminal cancer, the abilities are passing to Nick a little bit at a time.
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* MentorOccupationalHazard: Aunt Marie ends up in a hospital bed after an attack by Hulda, and a nurse reveals Marie's body is covered in [[NobleScars scars]]. Nick fends off another attempt to kill her while visiting her.

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* MentorOccupationalHazard: Aunt Marie ends up in a hospital bed after an attack by Hulda, and a nurse reveals Marie's body is covered in [[NobleScars scars]].CoveredWithScars. Nick fends off another attempt to kill her while visiting her.
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* MentorOccupationalHazard: Aunt Marie ends up in a hospital bed after an attack by Hulda, and a nurse reveals Marie's body is covered in [[NobleScars scars]]. Nick fends off another attempt to kill her while visiting her.
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* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: Aunt Marie's reason for being an old maid; she suggests it to Nick when she reveals the truth to him about his lineage.
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Nick asked, almost immediately after realizing his abilities as a Grimm, how to stop it.
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* CivilianVillain: This trope is played with in the case of the Clockmaker. He is actually a fairy tale creature -- same family as The Big Bad Wolf, but with a careful regimen: "diet, drugs, and pilates" he has gone from a ravening beast to a mostly-regular guy leading a normal life in the 'burbs.
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: Looks like that's going to be the format here.
* OpeningNarration: In this case, it seems, as of the first episode, to be a quote from the fairy tale the villain of the week comes from.
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''Grimm'' is a Detective Series with significant [[FantasySeries Fantasy]] and [[HorrorSeries Horrorw]] elements.

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''Grimm'' is a Detective Series with significant [[FantasySeries Fantasy]] and [[HorrorSeries Horrorw]] Horror]] elements.
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Now Nick must cope with his new abilities, the knowledge that comes with them, and still do his job as a police officer.

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* [[DuelingMovies DuelingSeries]]: Against ''Series/OnceUponATime''

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* [[DuelingMovies DuelingSeries]]: Dueling Series]]: Against ''Series/OnceUponATime''



* GenreSavvy: Nick assuredly is not. He doesn't understand the purpose of wolfsbane or walking through water when trying to track down [[spoiler: A Big Bad Wolf in human clothing]].

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* GenreSavvy: GenreSavvy: Nick assuredly is not. not. He doesn't understand the purpose of wolfsbane or walking through water when trying to track down [[spoiler: A Big Bad Wolf in human clothing]].
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* DuelingSeries: Against ''Series/OnceUponATime''

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* DuelingSeries: [[DuelingMovies DuelingSeries]]: Against ''Series/OnceUponATime''



* GenreSavvy: Nick assuredly is not. He doesn't understand the purpose of wolfsbane or walking through water when trying to track down [[spoiler: A Big Bad Wolf in human clothing]].

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* GenreSavvy: GenreSavvy: Nick assuredly is not. not. He doesn't understand the purpose of wolfsbane or walking through water when trying to track down [[spoiler: A Big Bad Wolf in human clothing]].
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* DuelingMovies: Dueling Series, actually; in this case, with ''Series/OnceUponATime''

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* DuelingMovies: Dueling Series, actually; in this case, with DuelingSeries: Against ''Series/OnceUponATime''



* GenreSavvy: Nick assuredly is not. He doesn't understand the purpose of wolfsbane or walking through water when trying to track down [[spoiler: A Big Bad Wolf in human clothing]].

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* GenreSavvy: GenreSavvy: Nick assuredly is not. not. He doesn't understand the purpose of wolfsbane or walking through water when trying to track down [[spoiler: A Big Bad Wolf in human clothing]].
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* GenreSavvy: Nick assuredly is not. He doesn't understand the purpose of wolfsbane or walking through water when trying to track down [[spoiler: A Big Bad Wolf in human clothing]].
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* TomeOfEldritchLore: What Aunt Marie has left to Nick, containing the family's written history on the monsters they hunt.

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* TomeOfEldritchLore: What Aunt Marie has left to Nick, containing the family's written history on the monsters they hunt.
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* StockSoundEffects: Several of the over the top type, probably to enhance the "supernatural creatures out of folk tales" feel.

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* StockSoundEffects: Several of the over the top type, probably to enhance the "supernatural creatures out of folk tales" feel.feel.
* TomeOfEldritchLore: What Aunt Marie has left to Nick, containing the family's written history on the monsters they hunt.
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''Grimm'' is a Detective Series with significant [[FantasySeries Fantasy]] and [[HorrorSeries Horror]] elements.

New on the beat homicide police detective Nick Burkhardt is about to marry the woman of his dreams. He comes home to discover his Aunt Marie has turned up unexpectedly. They take a walk and she hits him with the truth she's been keeping secret from him: he is the last descendant of the family Grimm -- as in TheBrothersGrimm -- and as such, is gifted with the ability to see monsters walking among us, and that his family has hunted and slain these monsters for generations.


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''Grimm'' is a Detective Series with significant [[FantasySeries Fantasy]] and [[HorrorSeries Horror]] Horrorw]] elements.

New on the beat homicide police detective Nick Burkhardt is about to marry the woman of his dreams. He comes home to discover his Aunt Marie has turned up unexpectedly. They take a walk and she hits him with the truth she's been keeping secret from him: he is the last descendant of the family Grimm -- as in TheBrothersGrimm -- and as such, is gifted with the ability to see monsters walking among us, and that his family has hunted and slain these monsters for generations.




* StockSoundEfffects: Several of the over the top type, probably to enhance the "supernatural creatures out of folk tales" feel.

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* StockSoundEfffects: StockSoundEffects: Several of the over the top type, probably to enhance the "supernatural creatures out of folk tales" feel.
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''Grimm'' is a Detective Series with significant [[FantasySeries Fantasy]] and [[HorrorSeries Horrorw]] elements.

New on the beat homicide police detective is about to marry the woman of his dreams. He comes home to discover his Aunt Marie has turned up unexpectedly. They take a walk and she hits him with the truth she's been keeping secret from him: he is the last descendant of the family Grimm -- as in TheBrothersGrimm -- and as such, is gifted with the ability to see monsters walking among us, and that his family has hunted and slain these monsters for generations.


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''Grimm'' is a Detective Series with significant [[FantasySeries Fantasy]] and [[HorrorSeries Horrorw]] Horror]] elements.

New on the beat homicide police detective Nick Burkhardt is about to marry the woman of his dreams. He comes home to discover his Aunt Marie has turned up unexpectedly. They take a walk and she hits him with the truth she's been keeping secret from him: he is the last descendant of the family Grimm -- as in TheBrothersGrimm -- and as such, is gifted with the ability to see monsters walking among us, and that his family has hunted and slain these monsters for generations.

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* OurMonstersAreDifferent
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''Grimm'' is a DetectiveSeries with significant [[FantasySeries Fantasy]] and [[HorrorSeries Horrorw]] elements.

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''Grimm'' is a DetectiveSeries Detective Series with significant [[FantasySeries Fantasy]] and [[HorrorSeries Horrorw]] elements.
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''Grimm'' is a DetectiveSeries with significant FantasySeries elements.

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''Grimm'' is a DetectiveSeries with significant FantasySeries [[FantasySeries Fantasy]] and [[HorrorSeries Horrorw]] elements.
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* [[BadassGrandpa Badass Auntie]]: Aunt Marie really puts the English on the trope given she's ''dying of a terminal illness'' and still takes on Hulda with only a knife and her BaldOfAwesome. We find out later she was a BadassLibrarian.

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* [[BadassGrandpa Badass Auntie]]: Aunt Marie really puts the English on the trope given she's ''dying of a terminal illness'' and still takes on Hulda with only a knife and her BaldOfAwesome. We find out later she was a BadassLibrarian.BadassBookworm, having been a librarian by trade.

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''Grimm'' is a DetectiveSeries with significant FantasySeries elements.



* [[BadassGrandpa Badass Auntie]]: Aunt Marie really puts the English on the trope given she's ''dying of a terminal illness'' and still takes on Hulda with only a knife and her BaldOfAwesome.

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* [[BadassGrandpa Badass Auntie]]: Aunt Marie really puts the English on the trope given she's ''dying of a terminal illness'' and still takes on Hulda with only a knife and her BaldOfAwesome. We find out later she was a BadassLibrarian.
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* ProductPlacement: iPod, iPhone, and Nike all within the first five minutes of the first episode.

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* ProductPlacement: iPod, iPhone, and Nike all within the first five minutes of the first episode.episode.
* StockSoundEfffects: Several of the over the top type, probably to enhance the "supernatural creatures out of folk tales" feel.
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New on the beat homicide police detective is about to marry the woman of his dreams. He comes home to discover his Aunt Marie has turned up unexpectedly. They take a walk and she hits him with the truth she's been keeping secret from him: he is the last descendant of the family Grimm -- as in TheBrothersGrimm -- and as such, is gifted with the ability to see monsters walking among us, and that his family has hunted and slain these monsters for generations.

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* [[BadassGrandpa Badass Auntie]]: Aunt Marie really puts the English on the trope given she's ''dying of a terminal illness'' and still takes on Hulda with only a knife. \

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* [[BadassGrandpa Badass Auntie]]: Aunt Marie really puts the English on the trope given she's ''dying of a terminal illness'' and still takes on Hulda with only a knife. \knife and her BaldOfAwesome.

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* [[BadassGrandpa Badass Auntie]]: Aunt Marie really puts the English on the trope given she's ''dying of a terminal illness'' and still takes on Hulda with only a knife.

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* [[BadassGrandpa Badass Auntie]]: Aunt Marie really puts the English on the trope given she's ''dying of a terminal illness'' and still takes on Hulda with only a knife. \
* BadassFamily: Burkhardt is the latest descendant of the Grimm family who have been hunting the monsters of story for generations.
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* BadassGranny: Aunt Marie really puts the English on the trope given she's ''dying of a terminal illness'' and still takes on Hulda with only a knife.

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* BadassGranny: [[BadassGrandpa Badass Auntie]]: Aunt Marie really puts the English on the trope given she's ''dying of a terminal illness'' and still takes on Hulda with only a knife.
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* BadassGranny: Aunt Marie really puts the English on the trope given she's ''dying of a terminal illness'' and still takes on Hulda with only a knife.

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* ProductPlacement: iPod, iPhone, and Nike all within the first five minutes of the first episode.

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