7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Blood Ties (2007)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
Blood Ties is a Canadian television series based on the Blood Books by Tanya Huff; the show was created by Peter Mohan. It is set in Toronto, Canada and has a similar premise to an earlier series also set in Toronto, Forever Knight, in which a vampire assists police in dealing with crime. It premiered in the United States on March 11, 2007 on Lifetime Television, and during fall of 2007 on Citytv and Space in Canada. In May 2008, Lifetime declined to renew the series.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Blood Ties is a Canadian television series based on the Blood Books by Tanya Huff; the show was created by Peter Mohan. It is set in Toronto, Canada and has a similar premise to an earlier series also set in Toronto, Forever Knight, in which a vampire assists police in dealing with crime. It premiered in the United States on March 11, 2007 on Lifetime Television, and during fall of 2007 on Citytv and Space in Canada. In May 2008, Lifetime declined to renew the series.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores the complex dynamics of family loyalty, crime, and justice through the personal struggles of two brothers. It maintains a neutral stance by focusing on individual choices and their consequences rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or societal solution.
The movie features a cast that includes some visible diversity, but its primary roles are traditionally cast. The narrative focuses on a crime drama without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on strong DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'Blood Ties' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is a crime drama set in 1970s New York, focusing on the complex relationship between two brothers and their heterosexual romantic entanglements.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The television series "Blood Ties" adapts Tanya Huff's "Blood Books" novels. The main characters, Vicki Nelson, Henry Fitzroy, and Mike Celluci, retain their established genders from the source material in the on-screen adaptation.
The series "Blood Ties" is an adaptation of Tanya Huff's "Blood Books" novels. Key characters like Vicki Nelson, Henry Fitzroy, and Mike Celluci are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their descriptions in the source material and historical context. No instances of a race swap were identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.6
Critic Ratings
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