Entertainment Weekly have passed their judgement on the key new shows making up Fox's Fall TV line up which was unveiled yesterday at the 2014/15 Upfront presentation. One of these is Gracepoint, the ten part reworking of the acclaimed UK drama series Broadchurch, which will be airing on Thursday nights.
Read what they have to say here:
Gracepoint
Why did Fox need to make an American version of Broadchurch, the fantastic U.K.
whodunnit that ranked pretty high on my Best New Shows of 2013? Why wouldn’t people just watch the
original instead? Both versions star David Tennant as a detective who moves to
a small seaside town to solve the murder of a young boy. Both versions feature
the work of James Strong, who directed multiple episodes of the original and of
the Fox version, including the opening hour. It’s not like we need someone to
translate British into English for us. (Though Tennant does switch from a
Scottish accent to an American one, just in case you can’t understand him.) And
yet, there’s one really compelling reason to watch Gracepoint: This might be the best cast anywhere in the fall 2014
lineup. The role of local detective Ellie Miller, made iconic in the U.K. by
the great Olivia Coleman, has been reimagined by Anna Gunn in her first leading
role since Breaking Bad — and
judging by the trailer, her talent for door-kicking is almost as impressive as
her acting. Nick Nolte is perfectly cast as a crusty, semi-confused old man.
(Is he even acting?) And Jacki Weaver ramps up the mystery as a darting-eyed
woman who lives in an RV. Also, if you’ve never seen the original, rest
assured: You’ll know who did it by the end of the 10th and final episode. And,
no, it wasn’t “the British.”
View the trailer here:
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