MuveeLover Love the casting, scenery and script writing. Normal network shows don't develop characters or plot sufficiently, and leave a lot of holes. The miniseries format gave writers sufficient space to go deeper into characters' lives and police work and small town life. Settings were absolutely beautiful. I would like to see this done again. I did not see Broadchurch, so I can't compare/contrast that. One other thing done superbly was treatment of media, which I believe is realistic. From the paparazzi to the small town/big town reporting this was nicely portrayed. Frankly the weak link, and I'll try to avoid **spoiler*** is the reason for the crime, which they had to come up with otherwise what's the point? I think each episode flowed nicely and the whole thing really did come together in the last couple of episodes. This was great TV, thanks.

purrlgurrl Easily as well done as the British "Broadchurch", on which it is almost entirely based. David Tennant is impressive in both the UK and US shows, playing the abrasive "interloper" detective recruited to a small town police force, taking the job away from a local woman on the force who applied for it. His arrival coincides with the murder of an 11/12 year-old boy and the series follows the investigation and hunt for the killer (much like the first season of The Killing a few years back). It also highlights the working relationship between the detective and the woman he beat out for the his job (Anna Gunn). The chemistry between them is terrific and their scenes together are reason enough to watch. Michael Pena and Virginia Kull are also standouts as the parents of the murdered boy. In both series the killer is revealed to be the same character, but the reveal is handled just a little differently between them. In the UK series, we can imagine that the main characters will come back and carry on (and indeed Broadchurch was renewed). However, the ending of Gracepoint is more suited to a one-airing mini-series, which it feels as though it was meant to be despite Fox's announcement that Gracepoint was canceled after one season. But really, it never felt as though it was meant to be a long-running series, especially with Tennant's commitment to the UK original. I watched both shows simultaneously and am no end of impressed with Tennant's talent and ability to Americanize his character. Despite a few accent slips in the first episode, his accent was firmly nailed down by the second.

Ingrid Naimy I just finished watching the last episode and my opinion did not change. The only thing I can say about this show is that it was LAAAAAME. They tried to do something mysterious but it was painfully SLOW. I could not take anymore of the SLOW MOTION scenes also. It was very annoying and also FOX with the hash tag #supecteveryone, kind of destroy the plot. Of course 'someone' did it, of course will be someone we "know"... duh!!!!! Also, the way that the killer was reveled was pathetic, no emotion, no suspense, just blargh... Every character in this show, from episode one had a diarrhea face, the whole time. It was the longest movie I ever watched. My three stars goes like this. One for photography (it was indeed beautiful), the other one for effort (they tried) and the third one for Anna Gunn. On the last scene when the boy is telling: "I never saw anybody else hitting him", I got the "anybody else" right the way, how come the so awesome detective did not caught that? How weak... anyways... try watching "Top of the Lake" and "Les Revenants" instead.

A Gard-Smith I enjoyed Gracepoint for several reasons. The performances by the actors were engaging. The score excelled at bringing to the surface the subliminal emotional responses. The cinematography and editing was reminiscent of Hitchcock; beautiful and haunting, calm wilderness juxtaposed with terrifying urbane landscapes. I watched Gracepoint because it was great story telling. I would rather watch the retelling of an excellent story I have not heard than spend one second watching any of the swill called "reality television". I certainly hope this series is renewed for a second season. It was scheduled against Thursday night football and Scandal, which made it a ratings orphan from the start. Then there was the professional critics who reviewed it after only one or two episodes and found it lacking because it was so similar to the BBC incarnation of the year before. I am surprised they would be so harsh to have an "American" version of a series praised so highly. One would think they would encourage better shows however they originate so we can stop being assaulted by the moronic programs currently offered. For example, do these professional critics really think Gracepoint was inferior to new shows like 'Selfie' or 'A to Z' or almost any reality show. Please, do not let the moderate ratings of this first season allow this show to leave the American airwaves. It has thoughtful writing on the human condition. It is a very good police procedural series. Give it time to flourish with the current cast, crew and writers.