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'''''Blood Ties''''' (2007-2088) is a [[Canadian Series|Canadian Live Action]] [[Vampire Detective Series]] set in [[Toronto]], the old haunting grounds of ''[[Forever Knight]]''. It ran two seasons for twenty-two (22) episodes total on [[Lifetime]]. |
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The series is based on the ''[[Blood Books]]'' by Tanya Huff. [[Vampire Detective Series|The leads are a private investigator, a vampire, and a cop]]. This show [[Played With|plays with]] and subverts several tropes of the [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]] genre: we are supposed to sympathize with Henry, but he isn't "friendly" in the conventional sense. |
The series is based on the ''[[Blood Books]]'' by Tanya Huff. [[Vampire Detective Series|The leads are a private investigator, a vampire, and a cop]]. This show [[Played With|plays with]] and subverts several tropes of the [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]] genre: we are supposed to sympathize with Henry, but he isn't "friendly" in the conventional sense. |
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* [[Charm Person]]: Henry, via [[Compelling Voice]]. Vicki is resistant. |
* [[Charm Person]]: Henry, via [[Compelling Voice]]. Vicki is resistant. |
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* [[Chinese Vampire]]: While not present, they are mentioned by Coreen in reference to "Illuminacion del sol," a sun-shaped weapon that paralyzes a vampire when stuck in his or her chest. Despite the Spanish name, possibly given by its previous owner [[Vampire Hunter|Monsignor Javier Mendoza]], it was actually created at the request of a Chinese emperor to battle jiangshi. Given that the weapon works on a Western vampire, it can be assumed that these jiangshi are the same, although the number of supernatural beings in existence in this verse could indicate otherwise. |
* [[Chinese Vampire]]: While not present, they are mentioned by Coreen in reference to "Illuminacion del sol," a sun-shaped weapon that paralyzes a vampire when stuck in his or her chest. Despite the Spanish name, possibly given by its previous owner [[Vampire Hunter|Monsignor Javier Mendoza]], it was actually created at the request of a Chinese emperor to battle jiangshi. Given that the weapon works on a Western vampire, it can be assumed that these jiangshi are the same, although the number of supernatural beings in existence in this verse could indicate otherwise. |
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* [[Christianity Is Catholic]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]] for Henry, at |
* [[Christianity Is Catholic]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]] for Henry, at least—he originally came from a place where, as far as the locals were concerned, Christianity really was Catholic. When he has a run-in with a crazed immortal [[Church Militant|Catholic priest]] Mendoza, that Catholic priest came from Catholic Spain. |
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* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: See [[Break the Cutie]] above. |
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: See [[Break the Cutie]] above. |
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* [[Comic Books]]: Henry writes [[Insistent Terminology|''graphic novels'']]. (This was updated to a visual medium from the books, where he writes romance novels under a female pseudonym.) Mike makes fun of him for this constantly. |
* [[Comic Books]]: Henry writes [[Insistent Terminology|''graphic novels'']]. (This was updated to a visual medium from the books, where he writes romance novels under a female pseudonym.) Mike makes fun of him for this constantly. |
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* [[Torture Always Works]]: Javier likes to do it with vampires to get them to confess to their crimes, after which he kills them (and drains them of blood to make himself immortal). |
* [[Torture Always Works]]: Javier likes to do it with vampires to get them to confess to their crimes, after which he kills them (and drains them of blood to make himself immortal). |
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* [[Trophy Room]]: Of shapeshifters. |
* [[Trophy Room]]: Of shapeshifters. |
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* [[Truncated Theme Tune]]: '' |
* [[Truncated Theme Tune]]: '''''Blood Ties''''' has a full theme song and opening sequence, but (at least on Lifetime Real Women where it's currently being rerun), the theme is cut down to a title card and brief musical clip, and the credits are all shown during the next scene. |
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* [[Turn in Your Badge]]: Det. Mike Cellucci is asked for his badge in the finale. Considering he's been threatened with it for two seasons and finally {{spoiler|left a hostage crisis to battle Astaroth with Vicki and Henry}}, it's completely unsurprising. |
* [[Turn in Your Badge]]: Det. Mike Cellucci is asked for his badge in the finale. Considering he's been threatened with it for two seasons and finally {{spoiler|left a hostage crisis to battle Astaroth with Vicki and Henry}}, it's completely unsurprising. |
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* [[Undercover As Lovers]]: Vicki infiltrates a fertility clinic by posing as a patient and gets Mike to pose as her husband. |
* [[Undercover As Lovers]]: Vicki infiltrates a fertility clinic by posing as a patient and gets Mike to pose as her husband. |