Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29902 in DVD
• Format: NTSC
• Original language: English

Album Description
Complete first season of this Canadian series. Vancouver coroners, pathologists and homicide detectives inhabit a murky world as they attempt to solve the mysteries behind the unnatural, accidental, or suspicious deaths committed in the city's back alleys and bedrooms. At times selfless, at times grudging, they all have agendas and history, passion for their work, and ambition for their futures. Charismatic & controversial Coroner Dominic Da Vinci (Nicholas Campbell) is the pivot around which this complex world spins.

Customer Reviews

Great show--so where are the other seasons?
This may well be the best show out there today. It's a police procedural about a Vancouver coroner, Dominic Da Vinci, and his daily routine. But it's also about his friends and allies: Leary, Shannon and Kosmo in the Homicide Division, Chick the Crime Scene Investigator, Zack the traffic cop, his secretary, Helen. And it's about the dark side of Vancouver. If you loved Homicide: Life on the Street, this is your kind of show. If you love great writing and acting, this is most definitely your kind of show. It has storylines and characters that really hook you in for the long haul. And Nick Campbell (Da Vinci), one of the most celebrated actors in Canada, is backed up by some of the best actors in the business. Even better, though he's in every episode, the other characters get their time in the sun, too. It's not just a one-man show.

My main complaint is...where's the rest of it? Season seven just finished. Season eight has been confirmed and a spin-off show is in production. So, why is only season one out on DVD? Some more extras wouldn't hurt, either. I'd happily buy the rest of the seasons as is, and the quality of what you get is fine, but some commentary from the writers and/or actors would be fun, too.

2nd-best Cop Show Ever -- A Great Canadian Import
Dominic DaVinci is Vancouver (Canada's) Coroner and he refuses to allow incompetence or illegality to be brushed under the rug. As he works in tandem with the police, some of whom are heroes and other corrupt; city officials; street people; and the like, he is dedicated to learning why people on his watch die before their time, and improving the health and welfare of his beloved city.

I place this as the second-best "cop" show ever, second only to the early years of the great, late, lamented "Homicide: Life on the Streets" US show of the early 1990s, which "DaVinci" echoes in many ways.

Yet, DaVinci is thunderously human, an alkie who still drinks, a man with a broken marriage who has to work daily with his angry ex-wife and who has a beloved teenage daughter with whom he doesn't always connect.

One important thing is that the stories always place work first - the personal lives of the characters are shown, but they never take over the storyline -- no "jumping the shark." A truly great ensemble cast backs up Nicholas Evans, the seemingly inexhaustible actor who plays Dominic.

This all sounds highly melodramatic but the tv show is presented in a low-key, business-like manner. I was seriously hooked after watching only a few shows and I have yet to be disappointed.

WAY better than most American cop dramas...
Like others who have written reviews on this show, I've found myself hooked. It comes on every Saturday night at about 12:30 and, even though I normally like to go out on Saturday night, I hate missing it. It's difficult to say exactly what it is about this show that pulls you in. But one major thing I love about it is that the writers aren't compelled to neatly wrap-up the loose ends by the time the episode is over. It's a refreshing change and, despite it, I never feel cheated or turned off at the end. Actually, I only feel compelled to see more episodes. As already stated many times, the acting is great, the characters interact very naturally and the dialogue is both realistic and intriguing, but still low-key. You won't see any hysterical over the top acting on this show, which is one of the things I think really sets it apart from many American cop drama shows. It isn't glitzy. To the contrary, it's real and gritty, but not depressing. I have yet to see many episodes but I look forward to seeing more and I hope everyone involved with making this show sees the success they deserve for creating something unique and fun to watch.