"Blood Ties" Blood Price (2007)

Director:

Allan Kroeker

Writers:

Tanya Huff (novels)
Peter Mohan (writer) ...

TV Series:

"Blood Ties" (2006)

Original Air Date:

11 March 2007 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Vicki Nelson, an ex-police detective with Retinitis Pigmentosa, gets caught up in an investigation after she witnesses a murder and the victim's girlfriend asks her to prove it was committed by a vampire. |

Plot Keywords:

Vampirism | Private Investigator | Male Female Relationship | Vampire Human Love | Based On Novella

Cast

Christina Cox	...	Vicki Nelson
Dylan Neal	...	Mike Celluci
Kyle Schmid	...	Henry Fitzroy
Gina Holden	...	Coreen Fennel
Keith Dallas	...	Dave Graham
Françoise Yip	...	Kate Lam
Eileen Pedde	...	Crowley (credit only)
Jody Racicot	...	Greg the Doorman
Michael Eklund	...	Norman Bridewell
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Evan Allen	...	Band Mate #1 (as leas singer of Yeah Whatever)
Dan Amos	...	Student #1 (credit only)
Nickolas Baric	...	Goth Bartender
Amber Borycki	...	Cassie
Daniel Bruce	...	Dr. O'Mara
Dawn Chubai	...	Newscaster (credit only) (as Dawn Chubal)
Kevin Crofton	...	Police Sgt. (credit only)
Ken Dresen	...	Security #2
Ed Fong	...	Norman's Friend #2 (as Edward Fong)
Rob Hayter	...	Worshiper #2
Patricia Isaac	...	Waitress
Levi James	...	Skateboarder (credit only)
Nimet Kanji	...	Dr. Rajani Mohadevan
John Mann	...	Astaroth (credit only)
Derek McIver	...	Uniformed Cop
James Michalopolous	...	Goth Waiter (as James Michalopoulos)
Phillip Mitchell	...	Tough #3
Mark Oliver	...	Demon
Audra Ricketts	...	Business Woman
Juan Riedinger	...	Ian Reddick
Sarah Sands	...	Student #2 (credit only)
Sharon Simms	...	Worshiper #1
Linda Sorenson	...	Dr. Sagara (credit only) (as Linda Sorensen)
Leonard Tenisci	...	Street Vendor
Aubrey Tennant	...	Norman's Friend #1
Brad Turner	...	Security #1
Emilie Ullerup	...	Sandra
Sean Whale	...	Tough #1
Mike Witherington	...	Band member 2-guitarist
Paul Wu	...	Tough #2

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | Latin

Color:

Color | Black and White (flashback scenes)

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Insight Film Studios

Quotes:

[first lines]
Vicki Nelson: Hi, mom. Yeah, my date ended early so I thought I'd give you a call. Mom, with you, if it ends too late, I'm going too fast, if it ends too early, I've driven him away. You know what? We just didn't fit, okay?
[long pause]
Vicki Nelson: No, I did not hit him.

Movie Connections:

References A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Good Start to a Series

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This is a good start to a new series and like all new series the actors are working on development of their characters. It seems a little over acted as first but as the series progresses they settle in and everything takes off.

The female lead is Vicki. She is an ex-cop turned Private Eye and stumbles upon cases that delve into the supernatural. She meets Henry, an incredibly sexy 500 year old vampire and son of King Henry. They begin working together to solve mysterious deaths.

Along comes Mike, Vicki's former lover and partner, who is also incredibly sexy and the tension mounts. Sexual tension between Vicki and the men as well as jealousy issues between the two male leads.

NOt a lot of romance in the first two installments, but looking forward to see where it goes on that front but in the meantime the supernatural mystery is enough to keep me coming back.