"Blade: The Series" Pilot (2006)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Peter O'Fallon

Writers:

Marv Wolfman (characters)
David S. Goyer (developer)

TV Series:

"Blade: The Series" (2006)

Original Air Date:

28 June 2006 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Blade joins forces with Krista Starr to help her get revenge on an evil vampire who killed her fraternal twin brother.

Plot Keywords:

Interracial Relationship | Vampire | Vampire Hunter | Based On Film | Detroit Michigan

Cast

Sticky Fingaz	...	Blade (as Kirk 'Sticky' Jones)
Jill Wagner	...	Krista Starr
Nelson Lee	...	Shen
Jessica Gower	...	Chase
Neil Jackson	...	Marcus Van Sciver
Bill Mondy	...	Det. Brian Boone
David Palffy	...	Fritz
David Kopp	...	Zack Starr
P. Lynn Johnson	...	Lisa Starr
Don Thompson	...	Uncle Pat McCallum
Chuck Liddell	...	Graft (as Charles Lidell)
G. Michael Gray	...	Danny Milano
Quinn Lord	...	Young Zack
Val Cole	...	News Reporter
Tammy Morris	...	Tattooed Woman

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The name Marc Spector is mentioned as an expert on werewolves. In Marvel's Comics Universe, Marc Spector is the masked vigilante known as MOON KNIGHT. Comic book writer and Hollywood vet Geoff Johns, who also serves as series consultant and co-wrote the pilot with David Goyer has said "We'd love to have Moon Knight show up in the series"

Quotes:

[first lines]
Blade: You know what happens next.
Russian General: [in Russian] Da.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Blade (1998)

This has some big shoes to fill.

After the meltdown that was Blade 3 and Wesley Snipes refusing to suit up anymore;New Line is officially out to milk the Blade Franchise with a weekly TV series based around Blade's adventures.Let me just say the deck is stacked pretty high against it succeeding.

Whatever New Lines Intentions were and what was broadcast tonight are two different things.A standard intro episode involving Blade(helping an Iraqi war vet named Krista get revenge on the vampires that killed her Bro.Randy Quaid pops up as a professor with knowledge on the Ocult.

The opener has good production values,pacing,and surprisingly excellent Special Effects.The director Peter O Fallon does a pretty good job.The Script is pretty standard stuff that has been done better on an average episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

For this to Succeed Kirk "sticky Fingaz" Jones has to get past the Ghost of Snipes;Which seems pretty much impossible.Jones has clearly buffed up for the role and done his homework.He is a little stiff,his delivery is so-so,and has none of the martial art prow-less that made the blade movies engaging.They also make Blade surprisingly weak.Which is understandable for TV.Jones just needs to find the role and make it his.

Jill Wagner is pretty good as the revenge-driven Krista.Very gorgeous also.The lead Vamps are so-so and do not seem that menacing.Blades Asian side-kick has little intro or back-story.They need to hire someone who can act to be Blades new sidekick.

But it is just the first episode and it needs time to develop.It does show some promise.Give it a chance.

6.5/10