'Gracepoint' premiere recap: And so it begins

The serial murder mystery is an inherently tricky genre. On the one hand, it represents a tremendous opportunity to push back against the absurdity of murder-of-the-week procedurals, where crimes are solved at an impossible 

A note: For every episode of “Gracepoint” on Fox, I'll be doing a quick rundown of what happened before embarking into a breakdown of what was different or similar in “Gracepoint's” arguably better BBC America sister “Broadchurch.” (“Gracepoint” is a 

Welcome to Gracepoint, a town that may look familiar to some of you. It certainly did to me, being a fan of the British series on which this new Fox one is based. Like Broadchurch, Gracepoint is a coastal town where a young boy is found dead on a beach.

Yes, I'm a fan of the original, Broadchurch, so there will be comparisons between the two versions. That said, I enjoyed Gracepoint Season 1 Episode 1 every bit as much as the original. Any mentions of Broadchurch are 

USA: Gracepoint Episode 1 Now Available For Free From Amazon. The first part of Gracepoint is now available as a free download to Amazon customers in the United States. The episode premiered last night on Fox TV.