GRIMM - COLLIDER: Jim Kouf and David Greenwalt GRIMM Interview
by Andre Dellamorte
October 28th, 2011
Grimm, the shot-in-Portland fantasy/thriller show, premiered [Friday] on NBC. Like a lot of modern shows, it mixes supernatural elements with the real in a way that recalls great genre shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and X-Files. We got a chance to talk to a number of the film’s stars, and did a set visit, but it seems the best way to introduce the show is through its producers and writers David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf.
The duo have been working together for nearly thirty years, both having worked on features and television, Kouf most notably scripted The Hidden, Rush Hour and National Treasure, while Greenwalt was involved with X-Files, Buffy and Angel. They were happy to talk about the show...
... Q: You guys wrote the pilot, did you come up with a bible?
KOUF: "There was a bit of a bible, but with Munroe, we could tell the creature side of things. We all know the big bad wolf, but we’ve never heard his side of the story. His family and their kind were being killed by Grimms – not every creature is bad in the bible, some are good, some are bad."
GREENWALT: "It was very exciting when we came to that part of the pilot, because first of all Munroe emerged as a humorous character, and he’s the other side of the coin – to them the boogeymen were the Grimms, and as the show goes on there’s plenty of Grimm characters who aren’t really bad, but are scared of Nick if they see him as a Grimm, they’ve been told their whole lives..."
Grimm airs Friday at 9/8C on NBC
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