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Forever Knight : Outside the Lines (TV Post)
Series Synopsis: Nick Knight is an 800-year old vampire who is currently working the late-night shift as a homicide detective in Toronto, Canada. By the time the show begins, he has grown tired of killing people and wants redemption. He also yearns to become human again. His loyalties are divided between his vampire family headed by Lacroix, who is his mentor, and his human friends like Dr. Natalie Lambert, the police’s forensic doctor who feeds his hope for mortality by coming up with scientific experiments. There is an additional twist in that Nick and Natalie are star-crossed lovers of a sort. Each episode has a thematic/moralistic component that is explored through the crime of the week and Nick’s own flashbacks to similar situations in his past.
Episode Synopsis: A young woman has been murdered in a nightclub. When Detectives Nick Knight and his partner, Tracy Vetter, go there to investigate, they run into undercover Detective Bruce Spencer (played by Callum) who is trying to bring down the drug ring the slain woman was involved in. Bruce says he knows who killed her, Nick questions his motives and Tracy is not sure who to believe.
The IMDB page: Forever Knight: Outside The Lines
Episode was directed by John Cassar who also helmed the due South Season 2 episode Body Language and Callum's Dead Zone episode, Dinner with Dana.
Written by Barney Cohen and James D.Parriot (series' co-creators) and Naomi Janzen.
Cast / Characters:
Geraint Wyn Davies Catherine Disher Nigel Bennett Blu Mankuma Lisa Ryder Gabrielle Allan Brad Austin Simon Barry Michael Filipowich Callum Keith Rennie | Det. Nick Knight/ Nicholas de Brabant Dr. Natalie Lambert Lacroix Capt. Joe Reese Det. Tracy Vetter Vicki J.T. Giroux Stu Bruce Spencer |
Original Airdate: September 19, 1995 (Season 3, Episode 3)
Runtime: 43 minutes
Country: Canada/West Germany
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 (7 votes)
Genre: Crime/Drama/Horror/Mystery
Keywords: vampire detective, immortal, flashback, vampire driving car
Awards:
14 Gemini nominations from 1993 through 1997.
1 Win in 1996 : Nigel Bennett (“Lacroix”) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (for episode Curioser & Curioser.)
33 user comments
One example:
Forever Knight is a show about a vampire cop. But don't stop there. If you do, you will miss the great writing and acting that made it so much more. The depth of the characters and the stories is tremendous. It is a great show for those who are into vampires and even for those who are not. Sadly at this time it is not on in reruns but there is hope. If you get a chance to watch this show, do so, you will not be disappointed.
You can find all the comments here.
Callum Quotient: 45 %
Pictures:
Quotes:
- Bruce: Don’t play games….
Ann: Honey, you couldn’t afford my games. - Bruce: Look, Button, I need your help.
Tracy: Don’t call me that! - Bruce: Living the fast life is a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it. Ciao.
- Bruce: Look, you’ve gotta be tough. That’s what the trash knows, that’s what they respect!
Tracy: No, it’s not. It’s what they get.
Trivia:
- During its original run in the U.S., the show aired at 12:30 a.m. Tuesdays nights as part of the Crimetime After Primetime lineup in CBS.
- Geraint Wyn Davies had previously appeared in the 1990 show Dracula: The Series. He also appeared in the second season of C6D favourite Slings and Arrows as Henry Breedlove.
- The show’s finale is considered amongst the most controversial ever for being so downbeat. To date, the general fan consensus is that it shouldn't have ended the way it did.
- The show was voted number 23 in TV Guide’s Top 25 Cult TV Shows of All Time
- Geraint Wyn Davies came up with the show’s title.
Interesting scenes:
- Bruce being ‘manhandled’ by Nick at the club. He has a big grin the whole time.
- Nick’s conversation with the leather-clad prostitute. He sure knows his kink lingo.
- Nearly every scene between Bruce and Nick.
- Bruce and Tracy in the alley. Just what are you doing there, Brucey-Bruce?
Do I want to show this to my parents/friends/co-workers?
[Poll #1429923]
Callum's character
[Poll #1429924]
Does he die?
You really want to know? Are you sure? Really sure? Well, then. (highlight to read)
::He doesn’t die but he does end up in prison::
Articles/interviews
Sorry, kids, I couldn't find a single article that was even minutely interesting. Feel free to link if y'all come across any.
Links
Forever Knight Wiki. (link goes to the very bare Outside the Lines page. It has a teeny-tiny version of the Callum pic at the beginning of this post.)
Forever Knight Freaks. (LJ community)
Here is an awesome picspam for the episode courtesy of the fantastic
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scriggle.Availability
The complete series is available through Barnes And Noble as well as at any other online retailers.
aaaaaand some last words
This is neither one of the best episodes of the show nor one of the most memorable ones. The plot is a little contrived (even for Forever Knight ) and the flashback scenes don’t work as well as the writers might have wanted them to. That said, Callum's performance as the cocky/shifty Bruce is interesting given the rather cheesy dialogue and uneven storyline. For one thing, his character looms heavy despite it being a one-shot. He's either in every other scene or other characters are constantly talking about him when absent. It almost seems like Nick is shoved to the side whenever the plot tries to move away from Bruce. The show slows down whenever Nick has one of his flashbacks, for example. Now that I've watched it again after all these years, I wish it would have been a two-parter at least, if only to learn more about Bruce.
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I hope that one's okay for you. There still IS violence in there, because, well. It's a cop show? And there's also a tiny little bit of violence against women, but she can totally handle it. So, if you watch it and hit something that makes you uncomfortable? Let me know. I'll re-edit.
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He needs a vacation and a good meal and a hug. But not from me. *hides*
(Thanks for that. <3)
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strangelyno Johnny Johannson in there at all.