Forever Knight: The Trilogy – Part Three
Picture:
C Sound: C Extras: C- Episodes: C
From
crosses and stakes to Slings and Arrows,
Geraint Wyn Davies is an entertaining television actor. The show Forever Knight, starring lead actor
Geraint Wyn Davies, is a mix of detective work and the mystic occult of
vampires, being predecessor to many shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel.
Where Forever Knight does have its merits over the cheesier ends of Buffy, it is not far off. This
show was big in the mid 90’s and fans cried out when it was canceled
prematurely, and have been waiting ever since for this DVD release. The
show’s deeply interconnecting storylines and character developments make
viewers grow attached to each and every episode.
In many
ways viewers must watch every episode in order to understand the happenings
surrounding the characters. Nick (Davies) reprises his role for this last
season as a vampire who struggles with his past sins, seeking redemption in the
form of a big city detective, solving mysterious crimes that never seem have a
simple answer. Where the series is very enjoyable, the dramatic element
that is being conveyed throughout, this reviewer could not connect with very
well. As previously stated, it is definitely identifiable why people have
loved this series, just for the same reasoning as why people have loved occult
classics like Buffy or Stargate. In the end, where as
the show is interesting it does not stand the test of time and for many reasons
the show leaves the viewer unfulfilled after its less than stellar series
finale.
The
technical aspects of this box set are filled will flaws. The picture is
often very dark and has a grainy texture transfer, presented in an anamorphic
1.33:1 full screen. This dark and mythological based series would have
appeared much better in an anamorphic widescreen. The sound found on this
DVD set is also very lackluster being presented in an unimpressive Dolby
Digital. Often times the sound quality is off-balance, containing a
muffled quality, and detracts from well-acted scenes.
The
extras are slim and the extras which do exist help us to recall the plethora of
bad music from early 90’s. The extras contain three Forever Knight music
videos entitled:
- Black Rose
- The Hunter
- Touch the Night
Overall,
this set which fans have seemingly been waiting day and Knight for was hastily
put together, not offering the picture/sound quality expected nor the extras
which would have capped off this prematurely ended series.
As stated
from the beginning Davies is a wonderful television actor, which is why this
series was probably so wildly popular. Davies has gone on to do much
better work on series such as the Canadian show Slings and Arrows and as a
villain on the Fox smash hit 24 (also
starring Kiefer Sutherland). Forever
Knight has a huge following, and for those viewers who have loved the show
in the past I recommend this set. For those new to the series, this reviewer
would recommend sinking your teeth into Davies more exciting and entertaining
recent work. In the end, the show laid the ground work for many future
occult television series, but fails to capture the attention of new viewers
today.
- Michael P. Dougherty II
