DVD : Forever Knight - The Trilogy, Part 1 (1992 - 1993)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404935662
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404935665
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: October 21, 2003
Running Time: 1035 minutes
Sales Rank: 2802
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1992
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Nick Knight is a 13th-century vampire living in modern-day Toronto. In an effort to regain his mortality, Knight atones for 700 years of evil by fighting crime as a homicide detective for the Toronto police.
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The complete first season of the much-maligned supernatural television series Forever Knight makes its DVD debut in a five-disc set that should satiate its devoted fans and intrigue first-time viewers with its well-blended mix of horror and crime detection. Forever Knight first aired in 1989 as a two-hour TV-movie titled Nick Knight, starring Rick Springfield as a thirteen-century vampire who moonlighted as a police detective. Though the movie was not a hit for CBS, the network created a new two-part version of the pilot titled Forever Knight featuring Welsh actor Geraint Wyn Davies as the undead sleuth. The series was launched in May of that year as part of a late-night syndicated package called Crimetime After Primetime.
The first season outlined the series' essential storyline: Knight wanted to atone for his bloody past and regain his humanity, but was challenged by master vampire Lucien LaCroix (Nigel Bennett). Knight's partner in crime-solving was the smarmy Det. Schanke (John Kapelos), and scientist Natalie Lambert (Catherine Disher) aided Knight in his desire to become human and struggled with her attraction to him (which would endanger her in episode 16, "Only the Lonely"). Knight's adventures yielded a small but loyal following over its three-season run, which was constantly threatened with cancellation; a letter-writing campaign saved the program after CBS axed it in '93, but failed two years later, when Knight's adventures came to a permanent end.
Columbia-TriStar's DVD set compiles all 22 episodes of the first season (note: the series was presented in three different formats--a 40-minute version for American audiences, a 47-minute version for Canadian and Australian viewers, and a European version which contained nudity; the episodes compiled here are the Canadian versions save for the first episode, which has the American network running time). Hardcore fans may be disappointed by a lack of any extras aside from trailers for three vampire-themed Columbia features (including Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters), but should be consoled by having the full debut season in one attractive package. --Paul Gaita
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Rating:  -
"Forever Knight" has a really great concept: a centuries old vampire, Nick Knight (Geraint Wyn Davies) develops a conscience and decides that he wants to be mortal again and atone for all of his sins. While doing this, he works as a police detective in modern day Toronto and solves assorted crimes, both "natural" and supernatural. No, the similarities between this show and "Angel" didn't escape me, and before you can scream out "rip-off", I will just point out that "Forever Knight" came first. Besides, even though the concepts sound similar, after watching a few episodes of this series you will realize that the differences far outweigh the similarities.
Although I didn't dislike "Forever Knight" (I did watch every episode in this set), I didn't think it was a great show, either. The writers had some really great ideas (take, for example, an episode in which Knight joins an addicts anonymous group to try to deal with his addiction to blood), but unfortunately, most of them are either poorly executed or let down by bad acting and a low budget. The vampire effects in this show are so cheap that they are just plain laughable. The series also takes itself too seriously. There are moments of humour, and Knight's partner, Det. Schanke (John Kapelos), serves as a comic relief on the series, but most of the series, particularly the flash-backs to Knight's past, are more like something out of an Anne Rice novel than "Buffy".
Fans of this series should note that ... Read More
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Ok, all you Vampire fans......you want a show that is full of action, adventure and just the right amount of humor? Well, you've found it!
Forever Knight is the BEST Vampire show around. It takes place in Toronto, and is about Nicholas (Nick) Knight, an 800 year old Vampire. He is now a cop, working the night shift, of course, who is trying to atone for his past, and find a way to becomse human.
He has the help of the coronor, Natalie Lambert, who is in love with him, and is always trying one thing or another to help him become mortal.
Theres also his partner Scankie, who doesn't know what he is.
Then there are 2 other Vampires in his life, Janette and LaCroix. Janette is the woman who seduced him and LaCroix brought him across (in 1228).
It is a fantastic show, full of great plots, subtle humor, and lots of emotional turmoul.
I really think you'll like it, and you can get the other 2 seasons here on Amazon too. I still need to get season three, but I have the first 2 and still pretty much remember the shows from the orignal series.
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Before Angel - Complete Series Collector's Set, before Moonlight, before Blood Ties, there was Forever Knight, a Canadian vampire detective thriller that ran from 1992-1996. Shown on CBS and the Sci-Fi Channel in the US, Forever Knight has a large cult following that helped to finally petition for the series' complete release on DVD by running full-page ads in trade magazines and through e-mail and letter writing campaigns.
Forever Knight is the journey of Nick Knight (Geraint Wyn Davies), a 700-year-old French vampire who seeks to atone for his sins through public service. In his latest reincarnation, he's a Toronto homicide detective working the night shift. Paired with Detective Don Schanke (John Kapelos), Nick investigates some of the most brutal Toronto homicides, including drive-by shootings (this was ten years before Toronto's gangs made international headlines for innocent bystanders killed in gang warfare in public places), death by arson, and serial killers. The cases contain a good deal of procedural elements related to the coroner, Dr. Natalie Lambert (Catherine Disher), the only mortal to know of Nick's vampirism.
Nick's former vamp flame Janette (Deborah Duchenne) runs the vampire/Goth bar The Raven, and Nick goes to Janette for clues on cases, as well as the occasional solace. Nick and Natalie search desperately for a scientific cure to regain mortality, even as Nick's controlling vampire master Lucien LaCroix (Nigel Bennett) tightens ... Read More
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Angel fans who haven't been introduced to Forever Knight should love Nick Knight, even though he wasn't cursed by gypsies with the return of his soul. Like Angel, the brooding Nick spends most of his time attempting to atone for his past sins. Unlike Angel's Angelus, with the lust for the hunt and kill, through flashbacks, we know Nick was always a somewhat reluctant vampire and spent much of his 700 some-odd years searching for a way to regain his humanity. For all of his efforts to atone for his sins, Nick retains a dark side (probably due to the fact he wasn't cursed with that pesky soul), making for many personal dilemmas as Nick continues to strive for humanity. Overall dark and brooding, Nick's partner, Schanke, does occasionally offer some comic relief. Interesting and original plot-lines and characters are what gave this too short lived series such a dedicated, albeit small, fan following. Forever Knight is five stars, but I gave the set four stars for mediocre video quality and lack of extras.
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I enjoyed the series, even more than when I was a child and missed all the little details!
My copy was good, though the packaging was damaged, the video quality was much better than I had heard I would get. Some of the older series are pretty bad, but this one is not. I am watching it on a good HD TV and DVD player, so maybe that helps out. I don't know enough about that to say.
I am glad I got it though.
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