TVShowsOnDVD.com is reporting that a Blu-ray version and a complete series DVD set are both due to be released in early April 2010. You can check out all the details here…

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Blood-Ties-The-Complete-Series/13183

Several props used in the filming of Blood Ties are now up for auction on eBay.

You can find the items here…

http://shop.ebay.com/bloodtiesauctions/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

Here is the Letter of Authenticity that was sent to me for this…

http://savebloodties.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/letter-of-authenticity.pdf

It’s probably not news to any of you who regularly follow this blog but the so called season 2 DVD set will be available from your favorite retailer beginning on Tuesday October 6th.

Here’s a link to the set at Amazon.com

TVShowsOnDVD.com has a photo of what the cover art will be for the upcoming season 2 DVD set. You can see it here…

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Blood-Ties-Season-2-Box-Art/12355

TVShowsOnDVD.com is reporting that the Blood Ties season 2 DVD set (i.e. the final 10 episodes) should be available on October 6th 2009.

Check out the details here…

http://tvshowsondvd.com/n/12124

First we heard that the release date for the season 1 US/Canada DVDs would be June 2nd. Then it was announced that the date was pushed back to June 23rd. Now we’re hearing that they will be available on the original June 2nd date!

Check out the press release posted at TVShowsOnDVD.com…

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Blood-Ties-Season-1-Press-Release/11980

The good folks over at Blood Ties Central are giving folks a chance to win a copy of the Blood Ties Season 1 (Region 1) DVD.

You have until June 15th to enter.

For all the details visit their website…

http://www.bloodtiescentral.com

The website TVShowsOnDVD recently posted an item showing what the cover art will look like for the region 1, season 1 DVD that was announced last week.

You can see it here…

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Blood-Ties-Season-1-Box-Art/11445

We finally have a release date, June 2nd, for the USA/Canada (i.e. Region 1) DVDs for the series!

Unfortunately, it’s not for the complete (22 episode) set. This release is for episodes 1-11 which is what Lifetime called “Season 1″. This information comes from the folks at TVShowsOnDVD.com. Here’s a small excerpt from their posting…

Eagle Vision and distributor Vivendi Entertainment have announced this morning that the 2006 series which aired on Lifetime will come home on DVD: “Blood Ties – The Complete Season 1″ arrives on June 2nd…this 4-disc set will run 615 minutes, and include all 11 first season episodes…A Behind-the-Scenes Featurette will also be included as a bonus.

You can find all the details here…

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Blood-Ties-Season-1/11430

Over on the Bloodlines forums member ‘Scribble’ from the Blood Ties production office posted an item on Monday entitled “DVD Release – Yes it is still happening“. Here’s what the posting said…

Hey Everybody:

Scribble
EA at BTHQ

You can find that posting here.

Forum user ‘Scribble’ from the Blood Ties production office posted an item on the Bloodlines forums yesterday with an update about the availability of the region 1 (i.e USA/Canada) DVDs. Here is what the posting said…

“Hey Everybody:

Scribble
EA at BTHQ”

You can find the original posting here…

http://www.bloodties-bloodlines.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2852

There are several autographed official Blood Ties posters now up for auction on eBay. These posters are signed by Kyle Schmid, Dylan Neal and Christina Cox. I confirmed that these are being sold by Kaleidoscope Entertainment.

You can see one of the posters at this link.

You should be able to find all the items available from Kaleidoscope Entertainment at this link.

There are now many Blood Ties items (tee shirts, mugs, etc.) available in the official store on CafePress. You can find the items here.

Thanks to forum user ‘Veggiechiliqueen’ over at the Bloodlines forums for letting us all know in this thread that people can now sign-up at Amazon.com to be notified when the region 1 (i.e. US/Canada) DVDs are available for preorder.

You can sign-up for the notifications at this page.

According to official sources at Kaleidoscope Entertainment, Inc. the Limited Edition Official Blood Ties Signature Poster will only be available for order through May 31, 2008. If you wait until June 1st you’ll be out of luck and you’ll miss out!

The good folks at Kaleidoscope Entertainment, Inc. said they are putting a deadline on orders because they have limited quantities left in stock. They are still working as hard as ever to bring Blood Ties back for another season.

So if you want one of these great looking posters you need to place your order very soon.

To purchase one just go to this page at the Official Blood Ties website and click on the “BUY” icon .

A great way to let the PTB (Powers That Be) know that there’s a strong fan base out here is to buy any official merchandise since that’s something they track. There aren’t a lot of options in that area as of yet but there are a few.

Blood Ties Signature Poster – You can purchase a 26.75″ x 39.5″ poster from the online store at Kaleidoscope Entertainment’s official website for the show. Just use this link. This item is only available through May 31, 2008.

Blood Ties episodes from iTunes (US only) – Folks in the US can purchase individual episodes of Blood Ties as well as the entire season via Apple’s iTunes. You can either play them on your video iPod or you can play them on your PC. If you have iTunes installed on your PC you can use this link to find the show.

Blood Ties DVDs – As of April 2008 Blood Ties has only been released on DVD in region 2 PAL format. You can get them from Amazon.co.uk and other retailers. They do ship worldwide. Just make sure your DVD player can play region 2 PAL format DVDs. We’re still awaiting official word on when the region 1 DVDs will be available in the US and Canada.