Wesen of the Week: Cracher-Mortel

Adalind is with Eric when he takes a phone call from his father, the King. Adalind eavesdrops on the conversation, hearing Eric say that the family is in agreement. Something is going down.

Stefania comes to see Adalind, telling her that there is a way to trade her healthy baby to get her powers back. Stefania makes Adalind sign a contract without reading it, saying that it is now binding. Frau Pech is seen spying on this negotiation.

While waiting to meet with a Mr. Krieger, Frau Pech confronts Adalind. Pech warns Adalind that if anyone finds out she is carrying a baby of Royal blood, she will be worth more dead than alive. She tells her “Don’t let your womb become your tomb.”

Adalind, worried about Pech’s warning/threat, calls Stefania to tell her what happened. Stefania says she will speak with Pech and clear everything up. Chances are Stefania will probably try and kill Frau Pech.

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Now that pretty much all of the major networks have figured out their Fall schedules, the parade of promos is ready to begin. First out of the gate are our friends at NBC.

They’ve sent us several promos for their new Fall series including Ironside, The Michael J. Fox Show, Dracula and The Blacklist. In addition, we’ve included the network’s new Fall schedule for your perusal. Yes, you will probably notice that Community is abscent from the schedule. Yeah, we don’t get it either. At least Grimm still has a spot.

Anyway, check out the previews, new Fall schedule and descriptions of the new shows, after the break.

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Wesen of the Week: Musai

Juliette is washing dishes in the kitchen and notices the scars from the cat scratches on her hand. She is suddenly thrown back into a memory of her and Nick in the house. He is telling her she has to go to the hospital because Adalind is a witch and she could be in danger.

Monroe makes dinner plans with Nick for that evening. Nick then meets with Hank, who has just returned from his vacation. He has torn his Achilles while zip lining in Hawaii, and apparently he went with his ex wife Nadine. They hear gunshots and rush across the street.

An author has been killed at a book signing, and the killer has a woman hostage upstairs. Nick chases after him, but the man jumps into the water, after turning into some kind of otter or beaver type Wesen.

The author that was murdered was dating the woman, Khloe. The killer, Anton, was Khloe’s ex boyfriend. Anton was an obsessed, jealous ex boyfriend who felt that Ethan (the author) was not good enough for Khloe. Khloe tells Nick that guys fall for her very easily and have a hard time getting over her. She thanks Nick and takes his hand. She seems to have worked her charm on Nick as well.

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Wesen of the Week: The Gluhenvolk

Two ranchers are driving through the fields, and one of them sees something and stops. He discovers some mutilated cattle, as well as a blue, glowing, alien man. The rancher goes for his gun, but is shoved into some fencing, impaling himself and killing him. The blue man runs away as the second rancher is coming towards them.

Nick is investigated the key his aunt gave him. He shows it to Monroe, who is able to determine that it is part of a map of Germany that he has from his ancestors. The key is supposedly from a set of 7 that were used by Grimms to hide something they found in Constantinople in the 13th century during the Crusades.

Nick asks Captain Renard about the keys. The Royal families have 4 of the keys, Nick has one, and the other two are unaccounted for. There are many rumors as to what is buried in the spot: the secret of alchemy, everlasting life, Mohammed’s sword, or even the nails used to put Christ on the cross (and some pieces of the cross as well). Whatever is there, it is thought to have great power, and the Royal families would do anything to get it.

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Wesen of the Week: Taureas Armenta

A woman, Jill, is on a mountain taking pictures of volcanic activity. She collects some rocks and returns to her truck, where a man comes out of the woods and accosts her. He tries to take the rocks from her, saying that she has not shown respect. She pepper sprays the man and drives off. The man shows his Wesen form, some sort of horned beast.

Hank is going on vacation for 3 weeks. I guess this means we’ll see more of Sgt. Wu. Or in the case of this episode, Captain Renard.

Juliette arrives home and starts seeing Nicks everywhere again. This time they are in full, human form. They are all saying different things to her, and she leaves the house freaking out. She gets in the car and drives away, but “Nick” is in the car too. She swats at him and swerves out of control, crashing her car.

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It should be obvious by now that in addition to movies and other geekery, we really love TV. We especialy love shows like Community and Parks and Recreation.

Fortunately, we’re going to get brand new episodes of both those shows tonight, as well as a new episode of The Office. To get you up to speed and ready for tonight, we’ve got some previews for the episodes, as well as a new video about another show we’re into: Hannibal.

Check out all the previews after the break. The fun starts tonight at 8/7C with Community.

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Our Wesen of the Week – The Ziegevolk

A man is on trial for the murder of his wife, which his own maid witnessed. His defense lawyer, however, has some kind of magic dust that he uses to sway the jury and witnesses to his side. As it turns out, Rosalee is on this jury.

Nick tells Monroe to take Juliette to the trailer, as it’s better for her and her recovery if Nick isn’t there if she remembers anything (or everything). Monroe shows Juliette the trailer, and she is flooded with images of several different Nicks all talking to her at once. It seems as if a bunch of memories are coming back to her all at once, in hologram or ghost form.

Nick receives a coded email from his mother. She says that she plans to spend the money wisely. Monroe equates it to the coins. I guess this means the coins are safe?

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Even though it’s hard to imagine another actor besides Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter (although Brian Cox wasn’t so bad either), we’re going to be getting a new Hannibal anyway. This time, he’s on TV.

Who is this new evil mastermind? None other than one of our favorite, underappreciated actors: Mads Mikkelsen. With that in mind, and pretty much only that, we’ve decided to give NBC’s new series Hannibal a chance.

In case you’re not famiiar, the show follows the adventures of a younger Will Graham (played by William Petersen in Michael Mann’s Manhunter and Hugh Dancy in this version) as he works to solve serial murders for the FBI’s behavioral sciences unit. Of course, he can’t do it alone, so he enlists the help of famed psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter.

Obviously, things don’t go as planned. Which is, of course, to be expected. To get you interested in the show and ready for the premiere, we’ve got a ton of previews for it after the break. Check ‘em out.

Hannibal premieres tonight at 10/9C on NBC.

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Our Wesen of the Week: The Fuchsteufelwild.

Someone is killing off the team of four programmers that wrote the breakthrough code for an online RPG. The twist? He is in the game, and he kills them in the game first.

Would you like another twist? He’s also a Wesen. A Fuchsteufelwild to be exact. A troll/goblin like creature with two giant acidic fingernails that it uses to cut its’ victims in half.

Based on the amazing luck that Sgt Wu is a gamer and puzzle fan, the police are able to determine that their suspect is an IT contractor that the head of the project (Jenna) called for help late one night. She promised him a dinner date, but stood him up.

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I don’t think it’s a secret that many of us here at The Flickcast like the show Grimm. For a long time we were looking for something to fill the void left by the departure of Buffy and Angel, and Grimm has fit the bill nicely since it arrived on our small screens.

Sure, it’s not quite as great as Buffy or Angel (what could be?), but it’s close enough that we’re watching every week and will give the show props whenever we can. With that in mind, we’ve got two previews for Friday’s new episode to share with you today.

In the next episode the world of video gaming comes to life and Portland’s latest killer has an affinity for riddles and video games. Yeah, that’s not gonna end well — for the killer at least, and who knows who else?

Check out both previews after the break. Grimm airs Friday night at 9/8C on NBC.

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A new Wesen is introduced in this episode, a man who picks up woman at grief support groups. He gets invited back to their home, and spews a Great Muta (or Tajiri for younger readers) like red mist into their face. This blinds the women, and he then turns into a fly and drinks their tears.

The first woman dies after pulling a giant bookcase down on herself. The second victim survives, as her sister came home while the attack was taking place. The Medical Examiner finds that the victim’s eyes are infected with a type of worm that is normally found in River Blindness in Africa.

Nick, Hank, and Monroe are able to determine that the suspect is a Jinnamuru Xuntee (before I looked it up, I had spelled it Ginimurushuntae), a tear stealing evil spirit. When beheaded, its brain is found to be swollen and infested with red worms. It will also revisit victim’s families, to feed off of their tears.

Based on his M.O. of grief support groups, they are able to track Andre’s (the Jinnamuru Xuntee) car to a high school. He is leaving the meeting with a woman when Hank, Nick, and Sgt. Wu chase him back inside. They split up, and Nick finds Andre in a classroom upstairs. Andre spits the red mist into Nick’s face and jumps out the window.

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Nick is unconscious from the purifying potion. Monroe explains to Juliet that this is a normal, necessary part of the process. Captain Renard confirms that this happened to him when he took drank the mixture.

Juliet wants to call an ambulance, but the others try to talk her out of it. Juliet doesn’t understand what is going on, but Monroe explains the situation to her the best he can. Rosalee makes a potion for Captain Renard and Juliet to drink, and the secret ingredient is some of Nick’s blood. They do not tell Juliet and the Captain that Nick’s blood is in the potion.

Juliet and the Captain drink the potion, but they won’t know for a while if it worked. Juliet leaves, emphasizing that she is going home alone. Nick follows her home to be sure that no one, especially Captain Renard, comes to her house.

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I’m just going to go ahead and say it. I’m on the fence about NBC’s upcoming series about a young Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter called, appropriately enough, Hannibal. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of the guy playing Hannibal in the show, the awesome and under-appreciated Mads Mikkelsen.

My problem is with the premise and, from what I’ve seen so far, the execution. Also, I just don’t buy the guy playing Graham, even though I’ve enjoyed Hugh Dancy in other roles. He seems out of place here

Plus, I’m not sure the world really needs a series covering this subject matter from a “regular” network that probably can’t do it justice. This really seems more like a show that belongs on FX or even HBO. But hey, who knows, I could be wrong.

You can have more to go on and judge for yourself by watching the new trailer NBC posted from the show. Be sure and check it out after the break.

Look for Hannibal to premiere on April 4th.

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I have to admit it, I’m skeptical. Surprised? You shouldn’t be.

As much as I’m a fan of the actor Mads Mikkelsen, the upcoming show with him as Hannibal Lecter just looks, well, kinda weak. Yes, I’m talking about NBC’s Hannibal, which depicts a young FBI Special Agent Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and his search for serial killers.

The catch? He’s getting advice from none other than Hannibal Lecter, the most dangerous serial killer of them all. See, the premise sounds pretty cool, it’s just the execution (no pun intended) that seems suspect.

Anyway, check out a teaser for the new show after the break and judge for yourself. Hannibal comes to NBC on April 4th.

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Some shocking (to me, at least) news this week in the world of TV.  Do No Harm has been cancelled by NBC after just two episodes.  I guess if I had been paying more attention I may have seen it coming.  The premiere, which aired on January 31st, had reportedly been the lowest rated series premiere in the history of the major networks.  Episode 2 did even worse.

With some busy time at work cutting into my schedule, I had to hold off on the premieres of Do No Harm and The Americans.  I wasn’t sure if I would like Do No Harm, so I decided to watch it first figuring I could always turn it off if it was a dud.  What happened was, I actually enjoyed it.  It had an interesting mix of medical drama and personal drama.  Though I must admit that I was unsure of how they could keep the Jekyll/Hyde aspect going for an extended period of time.  Felt more like a miniseries or one season type story.

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