Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

TheXeroXone Who the hell was Jill Wagner screwing behind the scenes? That's all I want to know. Because that is the ONLY conceivable reason that this series focused so entirely on her character instead of Blade who had absolutely no airtime by comparison.Every time they created a long term villain for Blade, they got rid of it within an episode or two with a combined time of around 10 minutes so they could have more time telling us how confused Krista's character was. When they made vampire ash a drug that gave users a short burst of vampiric powers, the dealer was caught and beaten within the first 5 minutes. How dramatic. They went from acknowledging the drug in the previous episode and with no backstory or character development, they simply demolished the creator and sole pusher of the drug before the opening credits finished rolling on the next episode.PA. THE. TIC.Let's face it, this series was about a morally confused and charismatic vampire with perky tits who was great at throwing the look of worry and confusion around a lot so that she could suck in the Buffy and Angel fans. There were a lot of rumors that said Sticky Fingers couldn't act. Well we can't honestly know, we never got a chance to see the character in action. The only other character that was remotely interesting was Agent Ray Collins who was slowly coming to grips with the reality of vampires when they decided to kill the character needlessly and ultimately granted him no more relevance than an extra.The producers of this series should be embarrassed. Better yet, they should have stakes driven through their hearts. If you can find them. I'm not yet willing to blame the directors or the writers because I can't imagine how or why any writer would intentionally ignore the title character so completely like that for 12 solid episodes.

DreddMancunian This show was an absolute gem, and I can't believe it was cancelled. In my opinion, this was better than the movies. It completely captured the atmosphere of the marvel comics it was based upon - which isn't to say it was childish - far from it. The characters were brilliantly written, three-dimensional and complex. Marcus the villain had good qualities that sometimes made you feel genuinely sorry for him. The plots were constantly surprising - Krista transformed from your typical tougher-than-a-male female into a seductive vampiress battling against her inner nature. How can you argue with a series that has Shaft as Blade's dad? In summary, a brilliant series - one of the best I've seen on TV in the last ten years - and one which will be sorely missed.

chrichtonsworld After a very disappointing "Blade Trinity" I wasn't expecting very much of this series. "Blade" the series manages to deepen some issues surrounding Blade and at the same provide the action we are used to from the movies. That doesn't mean it is a better product than the movie trilogy. Because "Blade" the series certainly has some flaws. One of them is that Blade doesn't seem to be the only main character. For some reason "Krista" (a woman turned into a vampire by Marcus Van Sciver) is introduced. And the larger part of the story is mainly about her involvement of things. I liked her and she performed real well. But shouldn't the focus be more on Blade. In that aspect I think it is a missed opportunity to show more of Blade and his past (only 2 episodes directly concerning his childhood.) Also what was the point of Larry Pointdexter having in the show. He is not directly involved and doesn't really add anything special to the show. Like some other characters that were in the show. I did like the mature approach of matters. The series isn't shy of showing blood and gore. Some scenes are just disturbing. It will shock you! The result is that the vampires look scarier and more dangerous. They are a force to be reckoned with and not just simple monsters to be killed off by Blade. "Blade" the series is highly entertaining and a good addition in the "Blade" franchise. A good show that won't be renewed but does deserve to have a second season!

liquidcelluloid-1 Network: Spike TV; Genre: Action, Drama, Horror; Content Rating: TV-14 (for strong language, graphic violence and gore); Perspective: Contemporary (star range: 1 - 4); Seasons Reviewed: Complete Series (1 season) For their first big scripted dramatic series, Spike TV went to the movie well and got screenwriter David S. Goyer himself to adapt Marvel comic book character and movie trilogy star Blade for the small screen. Half-human, half-vampire, Blade (Kirk "Sticky" Jones, "Over There"), also known as The Daywalker, tries to infiltrate a vast highly sophisticated underground syndicate of vampires. Meanwhile, a battle brews between the infected, lead by Marcus Van Sciver (Neil Jackson), and the purebloods that rule the vampire bloodline, one of the leaders of which – in the show's best character twist - is 12-year old Charlotte (Emily Hirst)."Sticky" Jones does a decent Blade, as well as Wesley Snipes, but even at series length Blade is an anti-social one-note force of martial arts destruction. The show compensates by bringing in an original character. After her brother is shot by Marcus in the pilot, Krista (Jill Wagner) ventures into the vampire underworld, is converted and is then flipped by Blade as a double agent on the inside. With Blade left to do nothing more than grunt and growl, the show follows Krista's rise to the right hand of Marcus - much to the chagrin of his beautiful partner Chase (Jessica Gower) - as he tries to develop a vaccine to kill the purebloods.One of the most interesting things about the "Blade" movies was that vampirism was treated like a disease and the aristocratic depiction of the vampire culture and inside of which where political power struggles between the 2 "races". It is fertile ground for a series to explore and yet "Blade: the series" feels like a monumental missed opportunity. Vampirism is now sold on the street like a drug as "Ash", but otherwise the show can't think of any new avenues to take itself down. If we aren't getting action how about vampirism as a social metaphor? The whole production reeks of an inescapable feeling of creative claustrophobia. I know should be grateful, given how few shows like this actually are on TV, but good intentions don't keep me entertained.But the marquee appeal of "Blade" was the comic book fight scenes. While the Pilot looks great (the visual style of the entire series is slick eye-candy), as the show goes to series the action is suffocated by the Spike TV budget. In order to pay for a CGI effect of vampire skeletons exploding into dust (or a bit like my favorite, where Krista decapitates a vampire with a street sign), "Blade" scrimps and saves every penny by padding the show with endless, endless, scenes of expository conversation and dramatic dialog, effectively turning "Blade" into a vampire-related drama instead of a comic book actioner. And that is the biggest, and likely unavoidable, mis-step the show makes. All the saving does pay off in the end. If you can make it that far the show delivers a satisfying face-to-face final battle between Blade and Marcus.I should also make the point that the TV-14 rating given to the show by Spike is wildly, irresponsibly, inappropriate given the language and level of gore on display here. "Blade" is a basic cable TV-MA if I've ever seen it.* * / 4