Saving Grace - Season 1

"Saving Grace" is a marvelous showcase for the talents of Holly Hunter. She's fearless in her portrayal of Oklahoma City detective Grace Hanadarko. The way her emotions play across her face - threatening sudden violence like a summer tornado or breaking into a smile that would crack ice - is testimony to a carefully honed talent. There's magic in Holly's voice, whether she's yelling at a suspect to get on the ground or whispering to a friend about a barely repressed childhood trauma.
She's got her finger on the pulse of something elemental.

Of course, that performance wouldn't count if she couldn't rely on a staff of writers who've crafted a character who, despite a sackload of flaws and failures and weaknesses, is a jewel, the kind of person you'd be proud to call a friend. They allow Grace to fail spectacularly, but they never strip her of her basic humanity.

"Saving Grace" is a compelling drama that manages to ask hard, basic questions about existence and the presence and absence of God, all in the context of a police drama. That's pretty heady stuff for network television, even an edgy network like TNT.

At first glance, I was not certain if I should pick this show up or not. I was hooked by the first episode. This show covers a broad range of issues and takes you deep within the main characters soul. This show does have a lot of sex, nudity, swearing and so on - so I would not recommend for young kids/teens. I will continue to watch this show, as it is one of the best on TV currently.

I'm not much on new television shows. Most, based on script writing alone, cannot hold my interest. Be that the case, I have always had a passionate feeling toward Holly Hunter, so I gave her TV show a shot. I love the premise. She's great, and sometimes quite naked. I love her cigarette smoking, her hard drinking, her Porsche, her tight jeans, her belt buckles, her cowboy boots, her tough southern drawl, her long blond hair, her leather jackets, her questioning the reality of God based upon her personal experiences. This show is great! I sat through it twice over the course of 2 weekends. I recommend this series to those who have trouble believing in God because of bad experiences in their lives. Halleluiah!

I really fell in love with this show. Holly Hunter does a great job (as, in my opinion, she always does) portraying a hard hitting cop with a pretty set atheistic religious belief. This makes (SPOILER) the arrival of her own personal guardian angel somewhat of an ordeal for her. Is she losing her mind? Actually, the religious part of the show is somewhat of a side story to the excellent 'cop show' that this series is. I hesitate to call this show a comedy, but the angelic interruptions are quite humorous. The cop stuff is pretty gritty and this definately rates as an 'adult' show. I hope the series continues on for a long time!

I had never seen the show on TV, just picked it up on a whim. My wife and I very much enjoyed the show. We both grew up in Europe, so we are not as easily shocked by some 'nudity' (as in a quarter-of-a-second butt-cheek-flash) and 'unsavory' (drinking, enjoying & using sex uninhibitively)female behavior as some critics here seem to be (You need to lighten up!). The cast is perfect for their roles, the story(ies) are fun, Grace is a babe, her angelic friend is awesome... We have nothing negative to say about Season 1, and looking forward to Season 2.