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This starts out as a rather somewhat predictable story of a group of 11 year olds, one of which sees something in the late night sky. They all work together to determine just what happened. When they get together with one of their fathers (who happens to be the chief of police in a small town) things grow from there.

The story matures each season, the acting improves, and the story line grows deeper and more complex.

The 3rd season is really good, as the young characters show a great degree in maturity (probably too much for 13 year olds), and the adults are puzzled and confused as well (both with themselves, their associates, and children).

Some times overly dramatic, yet --- still an outstanding series for the whole family. I personally loved the old cars. There were a few costume errors. Filmed in Utah, which resembles Stratmoore/ Ft. Carson, CO (just outside Colorado Springs) in the mid 1960's.

This is BYUtv's first attempt create a family series on a limited budget, so I was concerned it would be cheesy or poorly done. That was true at first, but then they learned from their mistakes, and things got really interesting...

Season 1: 5/10 stars. A few good moments. Persevere.

Season 2 (first half): 7/10 stars. Improving. Important changes in scripting and acting make a *big* difference.

Season 2 (last half): 8/10 stars overall. Added some big name talent, impressive script developments, characters start to come to life.

Season 2 (finale): 10/10 stars. Brilliant! They are hitting on all cylinders now.

Season 3: Can't wait to see. I feel like I *must* watch it.

You'll have trouble understanding season 2 if you don't wade through season 1. IMO it was worth it. Think of it as an example of "agile" business methods (like they used for the iPhone, etc.)--get it out there quickly, learn from your mistakes, improve rapidly based on actual feedback.

What started out looking like a show about kid detectives turned into a wonderful and weird Cold War spy series. When I started watching this I had no idea what I was getting into. The language, the dialogue, the Twin Peaks strangeness kept me watching and loving every episode in anticipation, keeping me on the edge of my seat. What a great series. The casting is spot on, from the kids to the adults. I especially enjoyed Christopher Lloyd and the brilliant writing behind his character. Parker Posey also stood out as quirky Alice White, and I hope to see more of this odd and colorful woman. Everything about this show was surprising. I'm looking forward to a 4th season. Definitely worth watching.

I'll confess that I watched this primarily because it was produced locally and because it followed something I had been watching on the same channel. But it exceeded my expectations. The acting was good, the writing was very good, and the plot moved along quite well. I've always been interested in a "what if" kind of story, and this develops the premise very well.

Of course, much of my interest was in the fact that I lived through this period and was probably the same age in 1962 as the kids. But don't think the show is only about the kids - the adults are all interesting and they have very real interactions with each other.

The biggest fun for me though was in seeing how goofy people's thinging was back in the days of the cold war. But I also remember my own anxiety over the Cuban missile crisis or over the fact that a major Air Force base 60 miles to the north would be a likely target for nuclear attack. There was a lot of fuzzy thinking with the duck and cover exercises and the basement bomb shelters, but it's easy to see why from a contemporary perspective.

Well worth watching.

This show is nostalgic, family friendly, very well acted, and a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. My family looks forward to this each week. The story line of children appeals to young audiences, and if you grew up in the 60's you'll recognize the chalk boards and rows of wooden desks. Adult viewers will understand the deeper influences of the period of time: Government influences and suspicions. Women being obedient to their male bosses. The struggles of single parents and unwed women. etc. There is also some humor infused into the realistic characters. You will be taken in by the retro feeling, the mellow but interesting story line, and the overall charm of Granite Flats.

A refreshing change to the "push the envelope" mentality in many dramas out there. The show is simple and I suppose will get a little more complex as the story lines are allowed to develop. The actors are good and play it simple, which is fine. There is no need to over due it with the time period, the culture, or the storyline. There is a good balance of realism mixed with a little fantasy that is believable. As more episodes air, we will continue to bond with the characters. The only negative I have to share is that the editing is a little choppy and some scenes seemed hurried. I try to absorb the character or characters on the screen before the screen keeps changing the points of view too quickly. I think that can be worked out easily enough going forward. Hopefully the series will be allowed a second season.

After reading many of the negative reviews, I felt obligated to defend this show. First off, I'm a 30 year old male that is fairly anti religion. To the review.... This is an excellent show that literally any person of any age could/would enjoy. I had no idea this was created with Mormon ideology in mind. And I'm glad I didn't or I wouldn't have given the show a chance. The acting is above average, it's well written, and every episode is entertaining....all of these qualities without profanity, gore, nudity, etc. My favorite show currently on T.V. is Game of Thrones....so I don't shy away from profanity, gore, nudity, etc. But it's rare nowadays for a show to succeed without these qualities. To sum up, ignore the religion haters and give this show a chance.

I've really enjoyed watching the first season of Granite Flats. The story is interesting and keeps me guessing, and I like the 1960s era setting. It's nice to have a show that adults, children, and teenagers can watch together and there is something for everyone.

I love how the opening title sequence really sets the tone for the show: it's 1960s nostalgic and kind of gives you a feel for what the town of Granite Flats is like. The lyrics about the end of the world hint at the suspicion and fear that were part of the Cold War era, and which are very much alive in the town.

I also really appreciate being able to watch an entertaining show without worrying about anything objectionable coming on. It's definitely a refreshing change from the norm.

Great show!

This series falls into the category of never-ending-plot-threads-involving-weird-characters- and-mystery. I confess, I like these types of shows. Granite Flats is a milder version of Twin Peaks and a less polished creation in the image of Lost. The characters are quirky, but several are more single dimensional or less interesting than the characters of either of these other shows.

What I find quite interesting (and something I have no explanation for) is the dialog -- it is mostly done in that same style the Cohen Bros used in True Grit -- reminiscent of a formal and someone stilted style that one could imagine being employed by characters from the 19th century.

I have read reviews that criticize this show because of bad acting or bad editing or bad writing. It is a small budget production. I totally get that this show is not necessarily going to appeal to the broadest audience. But I think many aspects of the show are stylistic choices made by the creators. They want the characters to be like this and talk this way, and they want the scenes and POV's to seem choppy and somewhat disjointed.

Just one man's opinion. I like the show.

Completely enjoyable for all ages and non Mormon's need not fear this is a proselytizing tool. While the show is wholesome and honors Later Day Saint moral standards there is no direct or indirect Mormon content in the production.

The plot is interesting and holds your attention, young and old. You should note that it is a serial and needs to be viewed in sequence.

The cast and writing work well and any unevenness is easily forgiven when you accept that this is after all a University production.

If you enjoyed shows in the past like Sky King or Lassie and lament that TV has lost its sense of innocence you will love this.

The episodes are free to watch on the BYUTV web page so you can give the first episode a test run and see for yourself what I like about this production.

Love this series. Are you planning more episodes in the future??? Great actors and the lessons of life are done in such a way as to not seem like lessons. Please make a sequel soon.

I'm so weary of gratuitous smoking, drinking, violence, nudity, and shocking cruelty in TV shows. I keep my remote in my hand every time I watch Game of Thrones so that I can skip over the pointless and dreary bedroom scene or pornographically drawn out torture session (even faster if it's both).

Season one of Granite Flats is a bit drab with its endless references to scripture and the overtures to the roles women and children are said to have embraced during the "prosperous and therefore divinely blessed" golden era of the nuclear family. But it is the only season where the adult drama is far less compelling than the kids' drama.

The kids solve mysteries in the first season. The adults create the running story lines.

After that, however, while I did enjoy the reduced dependence on a sledge hammer to get the religious message across, I missed the fun escapades of the kids. It got super serious super fast in season two and then season three was pretty damned dark – at least for a family show without a single expletive, love scene, cigarette, alcoholic beverage, or unrepentant bad guy.

Christopher Lloyd in season 2 onward joined by Parker Posey in season 3 add a sense of the cultural shift streaking through America during the period. He's an old-school free- thinker emerging from the scourge of McCarthyism and and she's a modern day Pythia. They satisfy my desire for the show to be more in line with the reality of the period than with its common fantasy of a cultural high-point for America.

In the end, I really like this show and I hope season 4 can bring back some of the fun, kids-solving-mysteries aspects while holding onto the improvements. It has an overall message that no one is easily defined through religion, ideology, skin tone, or background, and we have more common values than differences to focus on in our efforts to be better as a community of people.

This show is beautifully filmed- movie quality. The story is fun on many levels - writing is great. The editing is great. Most of the actors are EXCEPTIONAL. There are a couple of things, however, that are so distracting that I can barely endure watching this show.

First, one of the lead child actors is so bad (and many of the extra child actors) that after getting lost in the plot, I get jolted back into reality and feel like I'm at a school play. I THINK this actor is supposed to be the geeky intellectual, but she comes across as, well, a kid reading a script.

Second, there's something about the direction - maybe it falls under timing, that makes it feel stilted. People standing a bit too stiffly for just a little too much time that adds to the distraction.

This is a great family show - just wish it had a tad more polish.

I have now watched all 3 seasons of Granite Flats and I was impressed overall. The third series came to a very good climax although I did guess who the "Plummer" was long before he was exposed. Very thought provoking program. Was Lee Harvey Osward programmed to kill President Kennedy? I suppose we'll never know the real story behind that but who knows what dirty dealings went on then and still do to this day. Granite Flats shows the good and bad in all people. Here we have characters who do a lot of stuff they think is for the good of mankind but deep down they regret what they do. Certainly a family type show but the storyline might be too complex for the under tens although I may be underestimating the intelligence of many of them. My main criticism is how the story switches about so much it's often hard to tell what's happening. In between series two and three we learn that Arthur's mother is dead and he is suddenly not very friendly with Timmy and Madeline and we realize how much we have missed because of the huge gap between each season and I wish we could have had more episodes. I was hoping that Arthur would be reunited with his father and I'm not sure there will be another season. Shame if there isn't because there are still a few loose ends. Very enjoyable viewing.

Granite Flats has turned out to be a very enjoyable and nostalgic trip back to the past. The attention to detail is fabulous, with cars and fashion very accurately representing the time period. Most of all, I love the characters in the story. The disappointment that can occur in childhood, as well as the innocence and wonder of childhood are well presented by the younger actors. There are a couple of story lines that weave through the series, and they are woven together so well that you can easily follow along and enjoy them. The series is filled with very good actors, a great story line, interesting memories, and enjoyable for children and adults. Nice work! I hope the second season isn't too long in coming.

I'm going to give this a 9 because of the sincere effort and class. There were some things that I didn't like, but considering that the language was clean, it promoted positive values, and I could watch it with my family without embarrassment, I feel it deserves a lot of credit. I want to support projects like this wholeheartedly, as there are very few of them around. The dialog was not good. It seems that words were thrown in here and there just because they sounded important or brainy and it seemed forced. The actress who played Madeline was a little hard to take because she showed little emotion and looked and sounded robotic. I feel she was miscast. I also would have loved to see more emotion in Chief Saunders-- he seemed very stiff. I loved Christopher Lloyd, he was amazing and professional as usual, and I'm really glad they were able to get him! I also loved the setting, and the plot wasn't too bad - but a little slow. I liked it enough to stick with it until the end. I hope there will more like this in the future, I strongly support programming that makes family watching it's priority.

Granite Flats is one of the best shows I the whole world! The actors are astounding and the plot is intriguing. Personally, I love mysteries and enjoy mysteries and drama movies. This is the perfect show for me. The first season is in review for a second season and I cant wait for it to air. I'll be waiting!!:) On BYUTV, the channel I watch granite flats on, every time they have a preview on Granite Flats my whole world stops except for that clip on TV. Jonathon Morgan Heit, Charlie Plummer, Malia Tyler, and all the other actors are exceptional. I have watched the movies air for the second time on BYUTV and I'm fascinated at the mystery! It brings suspense. As soon as the second season is out, as soon as it starts, I'll be there sitting on the chair, watching with my eyes and never taking my eyes off of it for one split Milli second!! The only thing I hate about Granite Flats is having to wait to watch the next season!!

A 2 because of an apparently honest attempt at capturing the 60s. Everything about this is probably the result of honest attempts at all manner of things. Honest but contrived at almost every turn. Each line is delivered so as to impress the viewer with it's cleverness. I watched 3 seasons on Netflix, but was creep-ed out at some point in every episode. I don't think that I watched it as much for content as I did to see if it would continue to creep me out. The attempt at portraying a small town Christian atmosphere was plastic and again, creepy. I was surprised at Christopher Lloyd's over dramatizations. I tried really hard to like it, I think the actors tried really hard, except for aunt Whosit... she tried way too hard. The thirteen year old in me might watch additional seasons should Netflix air them, but not because of any expectation that they will get better. You know, the creepiness thing. Oh, and Aunt Whosit, she really should be detained by some governmental entity... for impersonating an actress.

I can't figure out who the target audience is for this show. It's far too simplistic to hold the interest of adults, and, if it's for kids, you would think they would at least get the science right, especially considering it's a production of a major university.

Example: early in the first episode, Arthur sees what is apparently a large meteor streak across the sky. He seems to be a smart kid--one of the first things he unpacks in his new home is a handmade model of the Solar System. Yet he continually refers to the meteor as a "comet." Not even his new-found nerdy friends correct him on this.

If a kid-oriented show deals with scientific topics, it should be scientifically accurate. Kids are exposed to enough nonsense in their lives to have it reinforced in a show with educational pretensions.

We were completely surprised and sucked into this period mystery. The writers did a fantastic job of weaving this tale of espionage, betrayal and young love into a fascinating series. The acting is top notch and we were surprised by the inclusion of characters played by Christopher Lloyd, Parker Posey, Cary Elwes and George Newbern in the later episodes. For a show that supposedly had an 800k per episode budget, every detail that pertained to the early 60s time period was intricately placed (at least to our eyes). My only regret is that the series only had 24 episodes but they neatly tied up all the storylines at the end. Thoroughly enjoyed this series and will be searching for more from these writers.