Witchblade (2001–2002)

Based on the comic with the same title, this series follows the adventures of police detective Sara Pezini, the bearer of the Witchblade. The Witchblade is a powerful gauntlet-like weapon ... See full summary »

Creators:

Marc Silvestri, Michael Turner

Stars:

Yancy Butler, David Chokachi, Anthony Cistaro

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Yancy Butler	...	Det. Sara 'Pez' Pezzini (23 episodes, 2001-2002)
David Chokachi	...	Det. Jake McCartey (23 episodes, 2001-2002)
Anthony Cistaro	...	Kenneth Irons (23 episodes, 2001-2002)
Will Yun Lee	...	Det. Danny Woo (23 episodes, 2001-2002)
Eric Etebari	...	Ian Nottingham (23 episodes, 2001-2002)
Lazar Rockwood	...	Lazar (20 episodes, 2001-2002)
John Hensley	...	Gabriel Bowman (19 episodes, 2001-2002)
Kathryn Winslow	...	Vicky Po (15 episodes, 2001-2002)
Nestor Serrano	...	Captain Bruno Dante (10 episodes, 2001-2002)

Storyline

Based on the comic with the same title, this series follows the adventures of police detective Sara Pezini, the bearer of the Witchblade. The Witchblade is a powerful gauntlet-like weapon with a will of its own. Existing since the dawn of time it chooses each time the right person to be merged with, and Sara is the chosen one of this generation.

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Plot Keywords:

chosen one | police | based on comic | image comics | knight | 

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Taglines:

A new force of justice hits the streets of New York

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Genres:

Fantasy | Action

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Details

Official Sites:

AOL Time Warner - TNT

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 June 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Boszorkánykard

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blade TV Productions, Halsted Pictures, Top Cow Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (23 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the second season of the show, production was halted so that star Yancy Butler could seek treatment for alcoholism. When she completed the treatment, the show was cancelled.

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Goofs

In the pilot, when Sara questions Kenneth Irons about Ian Nottingham, she shows him the newspaper photo she took from Jake McCartey's apartment with Ian in the background. The same photo Jake was seen looking at right after Sara had supposedly left with it.

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Quotes

Ian Nottingham: Telekinesis, telepathy, synchronicity. Just because you don't see something, doesn't mean it isn't real.
Sara Pezzini: What I saw was a psychotic criminal who gave himself a sucking chest wound.
Ian Nottingham: But what did he see, Sara?
Sara Pezzini: A muzzle flash.

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Connections

Follows Witchblade (2000)

User Reviews

Difficulties of Crossing Genres and Uncommon Cultural References

Perhaps one would appreciate the series more if one was familiar with the mythological history that invigorates its story. I enjoyed the series tremendously for this reason, and because it presented a vital alternative to the usual fare. A different story with all the same tropes of the genre would have been unexciting. Also, the series tries to cross two genres (fantasy and cop dramas) that probably don't cross well in the American cultural consciousness. The people that enjoy high fantasy and ancient mythology (to put these two together) likely aren't the same people who enjoy gritty cop dramas. That is, the audience is not sufficiently large to justify the show's continued existence.

Likewise, though for different reasons, I attribute the demise of Farscape. It was innovative in ways that a large audience did not sufficiently appreciate, though I would have thought that its audience was sufficiently large for continued production. Again, the danger of breaking conformance to cultural consciousness.