Blood Ties - Complete Series 1 | 
 enlarge | Actors: Christina Cox, Dylan Neal, Kyle Schmid, Gina Holden, Francoise Yip
Studio: Contender Entertainment Group
Category: DVD
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Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 479
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Number Of Items: 5
Running Time: 946
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.8
EAN: 5030305106300
ASIN: B000V9LOHS
Release Date: January 28, 2008
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 Blood Ties has the bite! September 6, 2007
43 out of 44 found this review helpful
I was drawn to the show when I first started watching the commercials on the Lifetime TV network (in America).
Based on the successful books by Tanya Huff, Blood Ties follows Vicki Nelson (Christina Cox), a private investigator who was released from the Toronto Metro Police because she is going blind because of retintus pigmentosa. It was a normal day in the office when Gothic girl Coreen (Gina Holden) comes into her office to help her find her boyfriend Ian's killer; whom she believes was a vampire. What ends up happening to Vicki from this point on changes her life forever.
Along the way, she meets Henry Fitzroy (Kyle Schmid), bastard son of Henry VIII and now well recognized for his graphic novels and charm. They begin a tumultuous relationship against everything the darkness can throw at them.
If anyone was a fan of "Forever Knight" or "Buffy," you definitely want to check out Blood Ties and go on the website to support the show for a second season. The books were extrodinary and if they are able to have their way, it would be interesting to see how they incorporate the second story in book two and the first story in book three into the show.
A totally incredible show!! October 1, 2007
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
We're only up to episode 7 in the UK, yet I can't wait to get my hands on the DVD box set so as I can watch them over and over!! I simply love this show - it had me completely hooked from the pilot - something that has never happened to me before with a TV show!!! I am completely obsessed with it!!
It has everything....humour, romance, drama, passion and the supernatural. The scripts are very clever, going from intense drama one week, to flirty humour the next. And the acting is simply superb, never once do you think 'yeah, as if!' the characters totally suck you (no pun intended!)in to their world! And the chemistry between them all just works!
If there is any justice in this world, the show will continue for many more seasons...and until then I can't wait until January to get my hands on this set and feed my Henry addiction!
Counting the days November 27, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
till this is shipped to me, the whole 22 episodes,if you havnt seen the series tune in to living at 8:00pm every thursday..trust me you wont regret it.
chemistry to blow your mind its the perfect balance of witty one liners action and serious relationship studies of the 3 main characters
I cant recommend this series enough.
put it in your basket like now!
blood ties wanted for region 1 December 12, 2007
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
This show is witty, intelligent, and lots of fun to watch. So far the DVD has not been offered in the USA for pre-order.
Please support this show--------the network is trying to kill it.
In the meantime, I strongly urge Amazon to offer this DVD for region 1 as well as region 2.
Absolutely amazing. November 27, 2007
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Blood Ties is one of the best new shows on TV this year, because it is a) full of extremely talented unknowns, and b)so simplistic. It really shows that you don't need an infinite budget to make fantastic television.
The premise of the series is steeped in ancient history made modern, the occult made ordinary and the dark and dangerous made very, very sexy indeed.
Christina Cox is beautiful, witty and confident as Vicki, much like an older Veronica Mars. She simply oozes vulnerability and confidence in equal parts, so you never know what she's going to do next, or with whom. Everyone loves an unpredictable heroine.
Her partner in crime (amongst other things...) is the darkly attractive and actually very talented actor Kyle Schmid (he described himself best: "he doesn't need sexual advances because he IS one.)The nice thing about him is that he is gorgeous without becoming vapid. He never comes across as anything but all too aware of his sexuality, but is intelligent and cunning with it, more than a match for Vicki's own razor sharp wit.
Dylan Neal as Mike is a diamond in the rough, such a nice foil for Henry, as he's the opposite and yet has one important thing in common with Henry: he wants Vicki too. And he's willing to fight the undead to get her. What's not to like about that?! We'll just ignore that overly pretty police woman who keeps interfering.
We mustn't forget Gina Holden, who plays the lovely, if a little weird, part of Coreen, who has a neverending crush on Henry that I have a feeling will have serious consequences somewhere down the line. Vicki just doesn't have time to do all the research, coffee and takeout toting that Coreen spends her days doing, and always proves a highlight of the show, if only to see what she's wearing this episode.
The show is smattered with enough flirting, banter and sexual contact between the three leads to keep the love triangle interesting, with tossing in Mike's partner just to make Vicki feel a little less pampered. The small character base gives you a chance to get to know them all, and follow them all closely. It all feels very intimate.
This show's only downfall is that it doesn't receive the publicity and advertising and primetime slot that it should because it's Canadian, not American. It really deserves more, much more.
So get onto Lifetime to make sure we get a Season 2 DVD boxset!!
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