# Saving Grace, 7/23
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-grace-7-23/412995
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [July 24, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-grace-7-23/412995 "2007-07-24T19:45:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-grace-7-23/412995/1 "2007-07-24T19:45:02Z")
No Saving Grace thread yet? Well, then, here’s one…
I thought the show was pretty interesting. The acting was good, even though the situations might not have been that realistic:
Really, I mean, racing around in a cop car just for fun with 2 kids in the back seat?
I was also bothered a little by the overt religious “message”.
What do you think about this show?
J.
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### Author:  [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-grace-7-23/412995/2 "2007-07-24T22:01:30Z")
After being bombarded by the promos for this show over the last month, I actually thought about watching it. For about 3 seconds. Then I turned to PBS.
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### Author:  [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-grace-7-23/412995/3 "2007-07-24T22:36:34Z")
I watched it, and thought it was OK. I didn’t find her character that likable. And her being a cop made her lifestyle seem too unrealistic.
What a shame because the previews made it look like it had real potential.
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### Author:  [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-grace-7-23/412995/4 "2007-07-25T12:52:35Z")
It was good enough to justify watching it for a few more episodes before making a final decision.
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### Author:  [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2007, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-grace-7-23/412995/5 "2007-07-25T13:04:27Z")
I was forced to watch because a relative of mine is on the show. I thought it was OK.
I could have done without the religious messages, especially the implication that if you don’t believe in god you’re automatically a boozed up, sex crazed, short-fused violent lunatic (or a child rapist, since he didn’t believe in god either.)
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### Author:  [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-grace-7-23/412995/6 "2007-07-25T13:36:21Z")
I liked the acting and the characters, and I’m intrigued by the “shared dream” thing with the inmate, but the goddy part…well, I think my feelings on that part are on record around here.
But I might be willing to stay with it if she sprouted a pointy tail and cloven hooves. Cage match! WooHOO!
Holly Hunter is one of my all-time favorites. But damn…she’s lost some weight!
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### Author:  [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-grace-7-23/412995/7 "2007-07-25T13:49:47Z")
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> I was also bothered a little by the overt religious “message”.
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> I could have done without the religious messages, …
But the religious message is the essential point and premise of the show, isn’t it?
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> …especially the implication that if you don’t believe in god you’re automatically a boozed up, sex crazed, short-fused violent lunatic (or a child rapist, since he didn’t believe in god either.)
I didn’t get the implication that the show was trying to preach like that, it just looked to me like it was telling one person’s story.
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> I didn’t find her character that likable. And her being a cop made her lifestyle seem too unrealistic.
Yeah, her behavior definitely seemed over-the-top.
It kinda bugged me that the angel’s name was Earl, which started me thinking about the other show “My Name is Earl”, in which a guy tries to become a better person, and I started thinking about the similar nature of these shows. It took me out of the show, because I was thinking about this stuff instead of paying attention to the story.
I’ll give the show a couple more tries. If it’s clever, I’ll stick around.
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### Author:  [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-grace-7-23/412995/8 "2007-07-25T15:47:16Z")
You know, it seemed obvious to me that with the whole shared dream bit, God had staged the whole thing. I dunno, it just seems kinda crappy to me for God to be so manipulative.
And Earl’s wings? Jeezopete, that was hokey.
I wasn’t too impressed. And that’s a shame, cuz I really like Holly Hunter.
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### Author:  [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2007, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-grace-7-23/412995/9 "2007-07-26T11:17:16Z")
[QUOTE=Archergal]
You know, it seemed obvious to me that with the whole shared dream bit, God had staged the whole thing. I dunno, it just seems kinda crappy to me for God to be so manipulative.
And Earl’s wings? Jeezopete, that was hokey.
I wasn’t too impressed. And that’s a shame, cuz I really like Holly Hunter.
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But will she continue to share dreams with the Lifer (Deather?)? Is he a regular character? Will he help her solve cases? I’m going to give it a couple more tries, but so far, it’s falling short of her “it’s unexpected” claims in the commercials.
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### Author:  [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-grace-7-23/412995/10 "2007-07-26T12:20:32Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun]
But will she continue to share dreams with the Lifer (Deather?)? Is he a regular character? Will he help her solve cases? I’m going to give it a couple more tries, but so far, it’s falling short of her “it’s unexpected” claims in the commercials.
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I’m betting that one of Earl’s charges, but not necessarily the prisoner, will be worked into every episode.
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### Author:  [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2007, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-grace-7-23/412995/11 "2007-07-26T12:35:53Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t Call Me Shirley]
I’m betting that one of Earl’s charges, but not necessarily the prisoner, will be worked into every episode.
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Good guess! I bet you’re right!