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Jen loaned me her Blood Ties books, and I've read the first one, and have also now watched the first two episodes. I have to say, as a besotted Forever Knight fan, it is extremely weird seeing the establishing shots of Toronto, especially as it's a vampire show too. The other weird thing is a TV show that has the same title as my Forever Knight/Highlander fic series. Keeps making me do a double take. Henry doesn't look anything like I visualized from the book, but that's not to say he isn't extremely and totally cute. It isn't a bad show over all, though it's very much like Dresden Files in some ways. It's strange how you have zero TV in this vein, and now you have two of them, with others on the horizon. Feast or famine, I guess.

The upshot is I'll start watching the show, and read the rest of the books.

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I first read the series years ago when it was first published. Unfortunately, I didn't hear a whisper about the series until the two hour premiere was over. I caught the voodoo episode and I liked it so I'll keep watching.

None of the character really look like I imagined them but the only one who really jars me is Mike Celucci. My mental image of him* is shorter, bulkier, more ethnic (Italian) and dark haired.

*Admittedly, it's been years since I really reread his description so I might be way off.

I have to say, as a besotted Forever Knight fan, it is extremely weird seeing the establishing shots of Toronto, especially as it's a vampire show too.

*Snickers.* The book series is a year older than FK, Blood Price was first published in '91 and FK debuted in '92, and I think I may have spent some of FK's original run wondering when Nick would bump into Henry. I've been a fan of the books since they were first published. Though some how I'm missing a copy of Blood Pact.

Henry doesn't look anything like I visualized from the book, but that's not to say he isn't extremely and totally cute.

The actor (Kyle Schmid) doesn't look much like Henry. Henry is a 5'6" red head, and while Kyle is extremely and totally cute he is a 5'10" (height from the IMDb) brunette.

It isn't a bad show over all, though it's very much like Dresden Files in some ways.

The Blood books are nearly a decade older than the Dresden books -- '91 versus '00. So I've been waiting for the Blood series a lot longer, and wondering some of the time if FK was as close as I was ever going to get to it. But, I'm more disappointed by the Dresden series. The one thing I really and consistently like on the Dresden series is Paul Blackthorne. I'm enjoying all of the leads on the Blood series, and the writing they're getting for their characters.

The shows Henry doesn't look like the books' Henry to me either. Nor does he have the sheer presence that Henry of the book has.

I really enjoying both shows.
and have reciently read both book searies.

I take the idea that the shows are alternat Univers's from the book. It helps get past the differences. especially when the original authurs are happy with the shows. Tanya is very happy with the show, and in her lj hinted that episodes 7-8 are going to be hot. [Unknown site tag] Jim is don'g camios in the Dresden files and has written a few of the screen plays.

It's interesting, the latest episode of Dresden was probably the first piliot show, it had a glimps of the 'blue beetle' and 'Mister'. Harry's home looked different and his basement work room were there to. But it didn't have Bob. and followed the first books story as closely as and most adption do.

So for reasons unkown to us on the outside there were some changes made.

I guess I'm lucy that I never had a clear picture in my head of what the Blood characters looked like. I think Kyle is yummy. I like that Vicky is not a great bueaty, but dose look like a 31 year old cop. Mike...well he's handsom in a clasic way, but dosn't look Itilian, and dosn't have a curl on his forhead that Vicky was forever pushing out of his face.

Funny, I was meaning to email you to see if you heard of the show. I caught a glimpse of it about 2 weeks ago for 10 minutes. Something about a vampire, mortal female PI and male police detective. But the name was what got me since it was your fic series name.

Could not really follow the plot in the 10 minutes I saw, but made a not to check with you. Will have to look more closely now.

Never knew there was books about it.