Too bad they cancelled Blood Ties, it was a really enjoyable show. Now, with all the vampire hysteria brought on by Twilight, I bet they are wishing they hadn't axed it.

Not sure how to take your review of this show, one minute you're saying nice things and the next minute you're saying snarky things like some of the acting is cringeworthy.

A little known fact that repeatedly gets overlooked is that the Blood Ties Books (which the show is based off of) were written way before the books for Twilight surfaced, way before True Blood was launched and way before the premise of Moonlight was thrown out there. Blood Ties came out before any of these vampire shows/movies were out. It had the misfortune of being on lifetime so it was doomed from the start. They only promoted it for the first season and after that sent it to an 11:00 time slot and tried to kill it off. Against the repeated pleadings of fans all over the world, they didn't renew the show. But I would think right now they might be thinking that might have been a big mistake.

As far as some of the acting being cringeworthy I have to disagree with you there. The acting between the four main lead characters was magic, they jelled. As far as you calling Henry smoking hot and a hottie have to agree with you there, the rest of the vamps you mentioned don't hold a candle to him. Henry was a romantic which we all loved. Henry was played with just the perfect amount of aristocracy and arrogance that you would expect from the bastard son of Henry VIII.

So for anyone who reads this, Blood Ties was funny, camp, dramatic when it had to be with a vampire who didn't whine about his lot in life, he accepted it. This show was the best, cut down too quicky by lifetime with it's lack of vision

I agree with maggiemay and couldn't have said it better. This is an awesome show and definitely deserved better than Lifetime gave it. It came out ahead of Moonlight, True Blood, and Twilight. Kyle Schmid, who portrayed Henry, is indeed a hottie, and I feel he did an outstanding job of bringing Henry to life. He played the part with a lot of maturity, dignity, and grace.

Bottom line - give it a chance and you won't be disappointed.

I have to agree with MaggieMay on many of the points she brought up about your "cutesy" review... one minute you are supporting the show, the next, you cut it down... and this is Exactly one of the reasons the show did not stand a chance on Death-time.
They supported it at first, then gave it the brutal axe, despite the world-wide fanbase support, campaigning, and pleading to keep the show. Not even bothering to air the last two episodes on TV!
This show has been given unfair treatment... and the no-brainer is that Lifetime was sitting on a gold-mine and blew it!
Just the fact that it had a vampire that was almost 500 years old and the bastard son of King Henry VIII was a fountain of storylines and plots that could have been taken so much further, if given a chance.
Now that opportunity is lost, unless some INTELLIGENT network picked up the show and gave it a second chance... that is, if the original actors, in their busy careers, were available.
The Stupidity of these networks still amazes me! Are they all going buy the Idiots Guide of "how to screw-up a perfectly good show and piss off a million fans"?
To say that I am unpleased is an understatement, and so are about half a million more fans by these "cutesy" reviews.
Do some homework!

So I take it you got addicted? ;-)

Yes, the leads did a great job and Nimet and Gina were great too. I truly regret that they didn't get more that one season as I think it could have gone on for a couple more years easily.

I'm always interested in hearing a different view, so if you would point me towards those you think acted in a cringeworthy manner, I'd like to give it another look.

Henry Fitzroy - the royal bastard who became a vampire for love ;-)

I, for one, am still addicted to Blood Ties. I can't even begin to ennumerate the ways that my addiction is manifested. Prior to Blood Ties, I wasn't even aware there was a fiction genre devoted to vampires! I still consider Blood Ties the best TV show I have watched in my long life. The chemistry between all the actors was amazing! The actors brought Tanya Huff's characters to life and made them their own. Oh, yes, and Hery Fitzroy is now the vampire all little vampires aspire to be when they grow up.
When a writer gushes about the onscreen interpretation of her work, as Tanya Huff has done, you know you have something special! That Lifetime did not understand what a gem they had in Blood Ties is truly pathetic!!

Ooh...that's my youtube clip - well, the one I posted on my account anyways - cool!

I still miss Blood Ties...it was and probably always will be my favourite TV show - it had everything I wanted...romance, passion (without the need for blatant sex and nudity - why is it that sex still sells?!) humour, the supernatural - all packaged neatly together. And they stole it away from me far too soon!!!

And as much as I love Twilight (and yes I loved it before it was a cool trend!) Henry Fitzroy will always be my fave vampire - played by the incredibly talented and yet underrated Kyle Schmid!!

Lmao at Cheri's 'Idiot Guide' comment - I think Lifetime wrote that book, didn't they?!

Thanks, everyone, for your comments! I am so glad to find other fans of this underseen show. I agree that Lifetime bobbled this property badly, which is a real shame -- there is so much of the story yet to tell. (And it does not bode well for Lifetime's taking over of "Project Runway," but we'll see.) For those who objected to the review, I understand your passion for "Blood Ties" — and feel it, too — but this is what we call a "mixed review." I can't maintain that it was a perfect show, but a show can be perfectly satisfying and enjoyable nonetheless.

I also loved Blood Ties. Still do. Be nice if someone would be able to bring it back to life. I have not watched Lifetime since. I won't. I find it funny they still show the reruns on their movie channel which most of it's fanbase could not get yet axed the series. I did buy the DVD's..and the game which was a #1 seller for quite awhilel even being introduced after Blood Ties was cancelled. I didn't like Moonlight. The chemistry between the characters wasn't there for me. The Blood Ties cast had it. It was and still could be a wonderful show. Since I've pretty much quit watching television because of all the reality crap..I'd bet there are plenty of others who'd sit down to watch Blood Ties return.

I just watched the first season of Blood Ties on DVD. Loved the show. It has everything - good acting by the leads and supporting actors, great visual feel to the show, great dynamics between the the 3 main characters, and of course the most charismatic vampire I've ever seen. As far as vampire TV shows Blood ties is probably my favorite. Better than Moonlight, which is OK, True Blood, which I can't stand although I love the books, Kindred: The Embraced, which I enjoyed although it had some truely cringe-worthy acting, Buffy, my previous favorite although more fun and campy, and Angel.
As far as favorite vampire goes, Henry just beat out Edward, Eric and Spike, my previous favorites.