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Da Vinci's Inquest - Season 1 | 
 enlarge | Directors: Anne Wheeler, David Straiton, Charles Martin Smith, Mairzee Almas, Robert Cuffley
Actors: Ian Tracy, Nicholas Campbell, Donnelly Rhodes
Studio: ACORN MEDIA
Category: DVD
List Price: $59.99
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 9749
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 4
Running Time: 611 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.2
MPN: ACRDAMP9136D
UPC: 054961913695
EAN: 0054961913695
ASIN: B000LP5CYI
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
Release Date: February 27, 2007
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Studio: Acorn Media Release Date: 02/27/2007 Run time: 611 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
The crackling Canadian police procedural Da Vinci's Inquest combines the best elements of popular U.S. police procedurals like CSI, Crossing Jordan, and Law & Order--with a little throwback to Quincy for good measure. What makes Da Vinci's Inquest so compelling is the performance of lead actor Nicholas Campbell, a cop turned coroner who tells anyone who'll listen, and lots of people who won't, that his job is to represent and look after the dead. Season 1, which debuted in 1998, follows Campbell's Dominic Da Vinci through the gritty side of Vancouver, navigating serial murders as well as extreme dysfunction in his own life. The focus on Da Vinci's personal life--his tumbles off the wagon, the torture of his ex-wife's involvement with a colleague--gives the series more heart than most blood-and-guts crime series. The show and Campbell have won several Gemini Awards (the Canadian Emmys) for the nuance and intellect that keep viewers engaged, even as they sense ominous turns of events about to unfold. Mystery fans can't ask for more. --A.T. Hurley
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 Da Vinci's Inquest Television Program Season 1 January 6, 2009
SC (CA USA)
This is a great drama. Well written, well acted, gritty, realistic -- a testament to what can be done on public (i.e., non-cable) television. I would rank this a step above Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, Law & Order (and etc.) -- on par or above Homicide Life on the Streets. It's a hard compare to The Wire, The Sheild (and etc.) because those are cable programs, but I enjoyed Da Vincis Inquest more. Probrably in my top 5 of television programs I really enjoyed.
My New Addiction October 3, 2008
Page V. Tolbert (New York, NY USA)
Hmm -- a cold sweat, the shakes -- I guess I'll just have to suffer until someone (hurry!) releases Seasons 4-7 on DVD. I'm a big mystery fan, but am really picky about what I'll stick with. The acting and directing on DVI are superb. As a New Yorker, it's so great to see a gritty crime series set in Vancouver -- far enough away to serve as escapism, but with recognizable urban issues. I'm deeply in love with Donnelly Rhodes, but Ian Tracey is running a close second.....
A HIGHLY ADDICTIVE SERIES June 11, 2008
CrankyOldWoman (Seattle)
"DaVinci's Inquest" is the best written series of this genre I've ever seen.
Dialogue is crisp, story lines are introduced gradually, as situiations are in real life. This is not a show where violence rules - more a series where the lead character has flaws, makes mistakes, has normal daily frustrations - but for this very reason, you will be dying to see the next episode and see if this everyday man comes out ahead.
Chris Haddock heads a team of writers, actors and such who obviously love what they do and you love watching them do their stuff. Canada should feel blessed to have such artists, because they create as good as any American series, better than most.
This is a show you can watch with your children in the room and you needn't worry they'll see guts and gore (CSI anyone?), but they won't want to watch it because the story lines are so well crafted, the kids will be lost in 10 minutes and there won't be any guns blazing to hold their interest, thank God.
My only complaint is that I will be dead and gone before Acorn gets all
the sets out on DVD. What is their problem? There are a host of people out there, waiting for each set to come out.
Once you have viewed all of "DaVinci", take a look at "Intelligence" which was produced by the same team. Unfortunately, it was yanked before its time, thanks to the the questionable wisdom of CBC.
"DaVinci's Inquest" is worth every single penny. Remember - you get what you pay for. Meanwhile, I'm trying not to hold my breath until the next set comes out. ARE YOU LISTENING, ACORN? @#%$&*#@!!
 Brilliant Programme...BUT... April 11, 2008
The Cats Meow (Mohave County, AZ United States)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
...For only 13 episodes, I find it a bit pricey. Here in the US an average television programme airs between 22 and 24 new episodes per season and later markets the boxed set for less (usually $10.00 to $15.00 less, depending on the programme). I love Da Vinci's Inquest and catch it every weekend. Unfortunately, it looks as though that's how I shall have to continue to watch it, as I refuse to pay so much for so few episodes. (I'd have given 5 stars if it weren't for the outrageous price attached to a boxed set of DVDs that offer only 13 episodes; otherwise, I highly recommend this thrilling programme.)
Great show but... April 3, 2008
James Sloey (NY)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The DVDs skip in some players and one of the disks was cracked and won't play. Unfortunately there was no indication before we accepted the shipment of any damage, in fact there was no damage to the DVD case either.
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