BLADE: THE SERIES--Any good?
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It ended on a cliffhanger, but the overall story arc did come to a conclusion. If you don't have any problems with Blade being the least interesting character (it's basically Jill Wagner's show, if you can tolerate watching super hot brunettes kick ass), it's a nifty short-lived series. Some interesting aspects to vampire lore and surprisingly enough a story arc considering it aired on Spike (I think there are only a couple self-contained episodes).
Also, a show that's supposed to be set in Detroit shouldn't show BC Place Stadium in the background.
Also, a show that's supposed to be set in Detroit shouldn't show BC Place Stadium in the background.
I liked it, it takes about 3-4 eps to really lay out where its going so prepare yourself for that. Too many seem to bail on a show after 1-2 episodes when really they need time to unfold. Blade was like this and once it got going was a pretty good show.
True, Jill Wagners character had a good arc but I did find Blade to be good in his own right. I'm not too familiar with BC buildings so I couldn't have told you Place Stadium was shown. I doubt many Americans would know that, probably why they didn't care to show it.
A larg part of its cancellation was "too many female demos" which is only makes sense when it aired on a network courting a male demo with male specific advertisers. But still its a cheap reason. I think also SPIKE wanted more viewers but again, it was your networks 1st scripted show and I believe they had set unrealisitc goals. That helped compound the demo issue, imo.
Good show, give it a chance.
True, Jill Wagners character had a good arc but I did find Blade to be good in his own right. I'm not too familiar with BC buildings so I couldn't have told you Place Stadium was shown. I doubt many Americans would know that, probably why they didn't care to show it.
A larg part of its cancellation was "too many female demos" which is only makes sense when it aired on a network courting a male demo with male specific advertisers. But still its a cheap reason. I think also SPIKE wanted more viewers but again, it was your networks 1st scripted show and I believe they had set unrealisitc goals. That helped compound the demo issue, imo.
Good show, give it a chance.
It did end on a cliffhanger, so I'm not sure if there was truly proper closure, particularly for the Krista Star character. I don't think it got proper closure. The series takes place after the film, but its not clear when, so I would say its a loose continuation. There was a reference to Sommerfield, the blind Nightstalker from Trinity, but Blade no longer uses the serum inhaler, he has gone back to the serum injections from the first film and that's not explained. There is no mention of the Daystar virus and why it failed to kill off the vamps. I can't remember if Abigail Whistler, Hannibal King, Deacon Frost, Damaskinos, Nomak, the reapers, or Drake were ever mentioned in the series, but I don't recall them being brought up. Blade's parents, his mother Vanessa from the first film do come up. The series also had some continuity issues with the first Blade film regarding how Whistler and Blade first met, but I don't think its something that's major. The vampire houses introduced in the first Blade film are a major focus of the series. One thing that bothered me initially was that I felt Blade was depowered, but I chalk that up to the change in actors because they never mention him being depowered, though he does require help identifying vamps in the series and he never had a problem with that in the movies.
After saying all that I do recommend it. Its not as good as Blade 1 or 2, but I thought it was better than Blade Trinity. I'm of the opinion that it was Jill Wagner's show (Krista Star) instead of Blade's. However, there were a couple good Blade character moments sprinkled throughout the series and Kirk Jones (Blade) grew more into the role as the series progressed, however he was no where close to being the dynamic action star/martial artist that Wesley Snipes was. If you liked the vampire houses from the first Blade film then you'll like this show, because it expands on that. Plus it adds some interesting villains to the Blade universe. It's a shame Spike cancelled it.
After saying all that I do recommend it. Its not as good as Blade 1 or 2, but I thought it was better than Blade Trinity. I'm of the opinion that it was Jill Wagner's show (Krista Star) instead of Blade's. However, there were a couple good Blade character moments sprinkled throughout the series and Kirk Jones (Blade) grew more into the role as the series progressed, however he was no where close to being the dynamic action star/martial artist that Wesley Snipes was. If you liked the vampire houses from the first Blade film then you'll like this show, because it expands on that. Plus it adds some interesting villains to the Blade universe. It's a shame Spike cancelled it.
I thought it was ok. I think they could've done a better job with the main sets, Blade only became bareable when Sticky Fingaz stopped trying to impersonate Wesley Snipes and started doing his own thing. The fight scenes were not so great either, big problem was that they tried to put Blade in peril against lesser vampires when it should've just been him beating the shit out of them.
It was a great series that really played up the moral ambiguity and gave us some very sympathetic vampires. It's really Krista Star: The Series, as has been said. Blade was essentially reduced to a supporting character at some points (and was better that way). The whole focus of the show is how Krista finds herself torn between her old humanity and her new life as a vampire. At first she clings to the former, with vampire hunter Blade being her moral anchor. As time goes on, however, she begins to sympathize more and more with the vampires that she is living among, particularly ruthless yet lovable anti-villain Marcus Van Sciver, and begins to embrace her vampirism. When the show ends, it is still unclear on which side her ultimate loyalty will fall.
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I enjoyed it, but like Hyzmarca says, Blade isn't really the main character
I thought it started off pretty weak, but got better as it went along. By no means a classic series, but solid entertainment. The DVD set is a little odd, as they crammed in some extra nudity, and it feels rather superfluous.
I was lucky, when I was at Best Buy, the set was mislabeled for $14.99, so I bought it. When I was there again a week later, it had gone up to something like $34.99.
I was lucky, when I was at Best Buy, the set was mislabeled for $14.99, so I bought it. When I was there again a week later, it had gone up to something like $34.99.
As someone who liked all 3 movies, even the much-maligned Trinity, I didn't think much of the series. The lead was like a little boy pretending to be Blade, compared to Snipes. The fight scenes were lacklustre, even allowing for tv restrictions. Blade was a supporting character. The new vamps were even lamer than the weakest ones in the movies. The world of the series didn't feel like the fully-fleshed out world of the movies. And I don't think it added anything to the Blade mythos.
Major disappointment for me.
Major disappointment for me.
Yeah, I did the same, nice for the price.
I can certainly understand those Blade fans that didn't like it, I thought it was a good "Blade-inspired" series but if you were looking for more like the movies it wasn't the same and Blade is there but more of an outside influence almost than the main focus though he gets more as the series goes. I guess basically they "decompressed" the story for TV where they have a little more time to explore and a smaller budget.
This show. EPIC FAIL!
I knew about that deal but I didn't bother because I kept hearing from everyone that the show made Blade a supporting character. I only own the first movie. The second movie is too weird and the third movie just sucks.
I really like this series. Jill Wagner is friggin' hot and kicks all kinds of ass and Sticky found his footing eventually. Very fun show. Spike blows for canceling it. Never watched the channel again and never will.
I liked the show. I didn't care that it wasn't Wesley Snipes. I sure missed Chris Christopherson though. The side kick asian dude didn't seem that charming. The star chick was hot, the Mercury girl. I liked the leader of the vampires-the snooty dude. I saw him in a commercial with the human torch dude about people with telekinetic powers.
The star of the show didn't speak as clearly as Wesley Snipes, but I still think he had some charisma.
The star of the show didn't speak as clearly as Wesley Snipes, but I still think he had some charisma.
The commercial was for the movie Push. Neil Jackson (Marcus) was pretty kickass in that film. One of the few highlights actually.
Yeah, Sticky was talking really low a lot, but over time I think he was starting to get a handle on things. I do wish they had centered the show more around Blade. It's amazing that Geoff Johns who has done such terrific work relaunching Green Lantern, Flash, etc., worked on the show and didn't really work at making the series more of his journey than Krista's. I think it's one of the things that ultimately harmed the show. I think a lot of Blade fans might've been turned off when they checked it out and saw Blade taking a backseat to a newly introduced character. Her hotness can't be denied, but she should've been in the background, not the forefront. Some might feel that Jones wasn't a strong enough actor to be the lead, but he had more experience than Jill Wagner did. But what bothers me is that I read that Michael Jai White had auditioned for the role and Goyer turned him down because he felt White was too much like Wesley Snipes. Huh? MJW would've been awesome in the role.
Also, the show's producers didn't do much with Shen either, but I think he had nice chemistry with Blade. He wasn't as grizzled or intense as Whistler or as high as Scud (from Blade 2), but he brought a little bit of low-key levity to the show. If the show hadn't been cancelled I hope we would've gotten to see more of him and the Blade-Shen relationship deepened.
Man, I sometimes wish they had just finished the series in the comics, instead of that short-lived Marc Guggenheim series that we got.
Yeah, Sticky was talking really low a lot, but over time I think he was starting to get a handle on things. I do wish they had centered the show more around Blade. It's amazing that Geoff Johns who has done such terrific work relaunching Green Lantern, Flash, etc., worked on the show and didn't really work at making the series more of his journey than Krista's. I think it's one of the things that ultimately harmed the show. I think a lot of Blade fans might've been turned off when they checked it out and saw Blade taking a backseat to a newly introduced character. Her hotness can't be denied, but she should've been in the background, not the forefront. Some might feel that Jones wasn't a strong enough actor to be the lead, but he had more experience than Jill Wagner did. But what bothers me is that I read that Michael Jai White had auditioned for the role and Goyer turned him down because he felt White was too much like Wesley Snipes. Huh? MJW would've been awesome in the role.
Also, the show's producers didn't do much with Shen either, but I think he had nice chemistry with Blade. He wasn't as grizzled or intense as Whistler or as high as Scud (from Blade 2), but he brought a little bit of low-key levity to the show. If the show hadn't been cancelled I hope we would've gotten to see more of him and the Blade-Shen relationship deepened.
Man, I sometimes wish they had just finished the series in the comics, instead of that short-lived Marc Guggenheim series that we got.
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