This Canadian fare is top of the line writing and excellent production values. No other copycat show can ever touch this, period! This was the pioneer of vampire shows, that so much tripe that came later tried to copy! I honestly can't understand why the production didn't sue Angel which copied EVERYTHING from this show (I only channels surfed thru that laughable cheesy garbage but top of my head: the caddy, the club, and oh yeah: vampire with a conscience who tries to be human!)? They could have stoped that garbage because Angel was a crapfest of poor production values, cheesy makeup, bad writing, so of course: the idiot masses gonna lap that up like they do Cheetoh's from between their many chins!
A very talented cast by all except for the ever insufferable "Natalie" which only ever had one sullen expression on her face and all she did was bitch at Nick. Really? The director couldn't say anything? The prods couldn't fire her? You want me to believe that a portly woman who was seriously challenged in the looks department would be this hot vampire's love interest?!
Apart from that, the rest of the cast was excellent: from the 3rd season (the very best!) and all the quirky characters it brought, to the first, it all was excellent. John Kapelos was surprising comic relief for seasons 1 & 2. Jeannette was great. I didn't care much for the 2 police captains: the first one appeared as mellow and stoned as his Stonetree name indicated. The 2nd one had just 1 dull expression, but they really nailed it with Blu Mankuma in its strongest season ever: the 3rd.
Tracy was wonderful as rookie partner for Nick. Her storyline with Vachon was just what the show needed, since Schanke never knew that Nick was a vampire. There's too much awesomeness here to mention. Just watch it. The rest of the very talented cast more than makes up for the poor Natalie casting. Nigel Bennet was spectacular as LaCroix. I cringe thinking which actor tried to copy him in the cheesy and subpar aforementioned remakes.
This is a solid 10/10, yes, in spite of that unfortunate and inept actress (who went on to do better later, she did say that she hated the nightshift but she should have resigned early on and one of the gorgeous Canada blondes who gues starred as Nick's love interest should have replaced her!) the rest of the cast more than makes up for Natalie's ignoble presence and terrible acting. (I also blame some directors for, time and again, not yelling "CUT!!" and correcting her poor acting choices. Weren't directions given in her script as to her character's motivation and feelings? I guess I have to partially blame the script writer who should have babied her with annotations, so she wouldn't have played her part all wrong.) I guess one of the episodes where she didn't get her bitchy way was the Valentine one where LaCroix grabs her by the neck, from behind. I so wanted him to finish her off right then and there at the restaurant!)
Anyway, this was and remains an excellent TV show. The music grabs you and won't let go till the very end. The finale is spectacular: they really went all out and did not disappoint. The characters had nowhere else to go. First show I like that ever gave closure in the end. Never mind the garbage copycats and their simpleton fans. A solid 10/10.
A very talented cast by all except for the ever insufferable "Natalie" which only ever had one sullen expression on her face and all she did was bitch at Nick. Really? The director couldn't say anything? The prods couldn't fire her? You want me to believe that a portly woman who was seriously challenged in the looks department would be this hot vampire's love interest?!
Apart from that, the rest of the cast was excellent: from the 3rd season (the very best!) and all the quirky characters it brought, to the first, it all was excellent. John Kapelos was surprising comic relief for seasons 1 & 2. Jeannette was great. I didn't care much for the 2 police captains: the first one appeared as mellow and stoned as his Stonetree name indicated. The 2nd one had just 1 dull expression, but they really nailed it with Blu Mankuma in its strongest season ever: the 3rd.
Tracy was wonderful as rookie partner for Nick. Her storyline with Vachon was just what the show needed, since Schanke never knew that Nick was a vampire. There's too much awesomeness here to mention. Just watch it. The rest of the very talented cast more than makes up for the poor Natalie casting. Nigel Bennet was spectacular as LaCroix. I cringe thinking which actor tried to copy him in the cheesy and subpar aforementioned remakes.
This is a solid 10/10, yes, in spite of that unfortunate and inept actress (who went on to do better later, she did say that she hated the nightshift but she should have resigned early on and one of the gorgeous Canada blondes who gues starred as Nick's love interest should have replaced her!) the rest of the cast more than makes up for Natalie's ignoble presence and terrible acting. (I also blame some directors for, time and again, not yelling "CUT!!" and correcting her poor acting choices. Weren't directions given in her script as to her character's motivation and feelings? I guess I have to partially blame the script writer who should have babied her with annotations, so she wouldn't have played her part all wrong.) I guess one of the episodes where she didn't get her bitchy way was the Valentine one where LaCroix grabs her by the neck, from behind. I so wanted him to finish her off right then and there at the restaurant!)
Anyway, this was and remains an excellent TV show. The music grabs you and won't let go till the very end. The finale is spectacular: they really went all out and did not disappoint. The characters had nowhere else to go. First show I like that ever gave closure in the end. Never mind the garbage copycats and their simpleton fans. A solid 10/10.