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Furtherman

06-28-2006, 11:35 AM

10pm tonight on SPIKE.Anyone hear any reviews or plan to watch this tonight?I'll check it out.  I don't know much about who is taking over the Blade character, Kirk "Sticky" Jones (might be the worst rapper nickname ever), but I was a fan of the first Blade movie.  Loved the second!  The third?  ehhhh...  could have been better.  I'm hoping this one goes the route of Blade working alone again, although I'm sure there has to be some kind of sidekick or apprentance.

King Imp

06-28-2006, 11:40 AM

I'll probably check it out since I loved the movies (even Trinity since I think Jessica Biel is a babe). In all the previews, I didn't see anyone that would resembler Whistler (the old man, not his babe daughter). I hope he is in it since he was a major character.

Furtherman

06-28-2006, 11:42 AM

King Imp wrote: I'll probably check it out since I loved the movies (even Trinity since I think Jessica Biel is a babe). In all the previews, I didn't see anyone that would resembler Whistler (the old man, not his babe daughter). I hope he is in it since he was a major character. Whistler died in Blade: Trinity, unless this is sort of a prequel?

King Imp

06-28-2006, 11:44 AM

Furtherman wrote: King Imp wrote: I'll probably check it out since I loved the movies (even Trinity since I think Jessica Biel is a babe). In all the previews, I didn't see anyone that would resembler Whistler (the old man, not his babe daughter). I hope he is in it since he was a major character. Whistler died in Blade: Trinity, unless this is sort of a prequel?Yes, I know. I never heard anything about this being a continuation of the story though. I assumed it would start at the beginning to give the viewers a chance to learn the story.

Furtherman

06-28-2006, 11:46 AM

King Imp wrote: Yes, I know. I never heard anything about this being a continuation of the story though. I assumed it would start at the beginning to give the viewers a chance to learn the story. That would cool.  I'm unfamiliar with the comic books and only have to go by what the movie and my vampire friends tell me.

King Imp

06-28-2006, 12:02 PM

Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't follow anything (comics or movies) and just has it's own story.

JustJon

06-28-2006, 01:03 PM

Blade tv show is it's own continuity.  And there is a new person playing a Whistler type character, but I think he has a different name. The Blade movies are pretty bland and don't bare well on rewatching (the first one is long and boring with the exception of the fight scenes), but I may give tonight's a chance.I saw one review for tonite's show and it wasn't a favorable one.

fezident

06-28-2006, 02:06 PM

I think BLADE is the best superhero movie ever made.I will be watching the series like a motherf'cker.  I hope they don't screw this up.

King Imp

06-28-2006, 07:58 PM

Overall, it was pretty good. The TV budgets vs the Hollywood budgets are clearly seen when it come to the quality of the fight scenes, but it was okay nonetheless. I like how they at least acknowledged Whistler instead of just ignoring he ever existed. I'm curious as to what part Randy Quaid will be playing in this series. Wasn't really digging how hard a time Blade was having against the lesser vampires. He should be kicking their asses without suffering any damage at all, but he seemed weaker than them in these fights and had to rely on those gadgets to win. That Krista chick is pretty hot. She looks a lot like Shannon Elizabeth to me. Nice slow-mo tit bounce when she was leaving the art gallery. I'll definitely be watching more of this as it was a decent premiere.

fezident

06-28-2006, 08:25 PM

In the Blade universe, when does this series take place? After Trinity?

FMJeff

06-28-2006, 10:17 PM

I've seen better production design on episodes of M.A.N.T.I.S. little inside geek humor for those in the geek knowAnyway look at his blade costume...its like he bought it at the local spencer's gifts...really awful...

JustJon

06-29-2006, 07:54 AM

I can't believe I sat thru all 2 hours of that.  Pretty awful.  To me, the only good thing was a Marc Spector reference.

angrymissy

06-29-2006, 08:27 AM

JustJon wrote: The Blade movies are pretty bland and don't bare well on rewatching (the first one is long and boring with the exception of the fight scenes), but I may give tonight's a chance.I am just highlighting this for Jeff since I believe I have been forced to watch Blade around 40 times (not kidding)

Tenbatsuzen

06-29-2006, 08:59 AM

FMJeff wrote: I've seen better production design on episodes of M.A.N.T.I.S. little inside geek humor for those in the geek knowAnyway look at his blade costume...its like he bought it at the local spencer's gifts...really awful...   I sadly got the Mantis joke.  Why do all the bad superhero shows center around black folk? Well, except for Birds of Prey... black and handicapped...

JustJon

06-29-2006, 09:02 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: FMJeff wrote: I've seen better production design on episodes of M.A.N.T.I.S. little inside geek humor for those in the geek knowAnyway look at his blade costume...its like he bought it at the local spencer's gifts...really awful... I sadly got the Mantis joke. Why do all the bad superhero shows center around black folk? Well, except for Birds of Prey... black and handicapped...   My Secret Identity?black, hanidcapped or Jerry O'Connell

FMJeff

06-29-2006, 01:31 PM

Tenbatsuzen wrote:  FMJeff wrote: I've seen better production design on episodes of M.A.N.T.I.S. little inside geek humor for those in the geek knowAnyway look at his blade costume...its like he bought it at the local spencer's gifts...really awful...   I sadly got the Mantis joke.  Why do all the bad superhero shows center around black folk? Well, except for Birds of Prey... black and handicapped...  M.A.N.T.I.S was perhaps the most retarded superhero I've EVER seen. Everything fucking sucked about the character. The origin story, the costume (especially the costume), his stupid vehicles, his motivations. For those of you unfamiliar:<img height="343" src="http://ca.geocities.com/arnabisthebest/tv/mantis.jpg" width="227" border="0" />that's the fucking mask...have you ever seen anything more idiotic...does that look like something that would strike fear into the heart of criminals everywhere? jesus fucking christ.Even the fucking title is retarded. An acronym? WHY? Who the fuck cares? And who the hell models his superhero identity around an insect so weak and pathetic they had to make laws to make it illegal to kill them. When's the last time you saw a praying mantis and thought, "holy shit, a praying mantis, id better get out of here before it gets me"? It was a Sam Raimi project, which is even more perplexing. And all black superheroes, barring Snipes in the movie role, suck a big cock. See Kazam, Steel, Mace Windu and Spawn.Also, the fucking costume was HORRIBLE. Yes it gave him enhanced strength and reflexes, but it was constantly breaking down, and with the main character being a parapelegic, when the costume failed, he would collapse like a house of cards in a swift breeze. It was so embarassing.You don't want your goddamn superheros to be fucking pussies. Mantis was a pussy.   From wikipedia:M.A.N.T.I.S. was a TV series that aired for one season. The original two-hour TV pilot was produced by <a title="Sam Raimi" href="http://www.ronfez.net/wiki/Sam_Raimi">Sam Raimi</a>, and developed by <a title="Sam Hamm" href="http://www.ronfez.net/wiki/Sam_Hamm">Sam Hamm</a>, it starred actor <a title="Carl Lumbly" href="http://www.ronfez.net/wiki/Carl_Lumbly">Carl Lumbly</a> as M.A.N.T.I.S.Lumbly's character, Dr. Miles Hawkins, was a rich, mild-mannered doctor who was shot in the spine by a criminal leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Using his company's resources, he invents an <a title="Exoskeleton" href="http://www.ronfez.net/wiki/Exoskeleton">exoskeleton</a> suit that not only enables him to walk, but gives him superhuman abilities. He utilizes a vast array of technology, including a large underwater lab and a hovercraft called the Crysalid to fly around the city. With his newfound power, he vows to fight crime and assumes the hidden <a title="Vigilante" href="http://www.ronfez.net/wiki/Vigilante">vigilante</a> identity of "M.A.N.T.I.S." (Mechanically Automated NeuroTrasmitter Interactive System).The show was later extensively retooled as an ongoing series on <a title="Fox Broadcasting Company" href="http://www.ronfez.net/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company">FOX</a>, the first bulk of the first season featured an ongoing, and unfolding arc of the Mantis operating in a vigilante role, frequently pursued by police, and battling industrialist Solomon Box. However, a major retooling of the series suddenly reverted the series to a more generic action-adventure comic series, almost a parody of itself compared to the excellent and intriguing earlier instalments.Hawkins essentially just became another superhero battling invisible men, and in the series' final, almost offensivly ludicrous instalment (never aired in the US,

jagsfans

06-30-2006, 10:40 PM

Carl Lumbly?? Of Alias?  That may make it worth a watch, Also Spawn in the HBO Cartoon was not a Pussy. He kicked ass.

Doctor Manhattan

07-03-2006, 09:20 AM

The first episode is available at iTunes for free. if you're like me and don't have a video iPod you can still watch the show on your PC (which is how I watch all my TV anyway, except Lost and 24)So far I'm not impressed. Virtually every time it's a big mistake to recast a character from a movie onto a TV show version of that film.

FMJeff

07-03-2006, 11:58 AM

jagsfans wrote: Carl Lumbly?? Of Alias?  That may make it worth a watch, Also Spawn in the HBO Cartoon was not a Pussy. He kicked ass. In the cartoon, yes, ill give you that, but notice they did to the black man's face...burned it off...so technically he wasn't black... :)

FMJeff

07-03-2006, 12:00 PM

Doctor Manhattan wrote: The first episode is available at iTunes for free. if you're like me and don't have a video iPod you can still watch the show on your PC (which is how I watch all my TV anyway, except Lost and 24)So far I'm not impressed. Virtually every time it's a big mistake to recast a character from a movie onto a TV show version of that film.Eh, it worked for Buffy. It's not the translation from silver screen to small screen that kills a series, it's shitty writing. Part of what worked for the blade movies were production design. They were tremendous, in every detail. This show looks and feels cheap. The lead playing blade could've been more imposing. His impersonation of Snipes is just that...an impersonation...you can tell he's trying to fill shoes he never will...and his fighting ability is nowhere near Snipes.

Furtherman

07-03-2006, 12:04 PM

I liked it and I think I'll tune in for a couple more episodes to see where it goes.  As for the above mentioned Krista - that is the girl in the Mercury commercials... looks like she toughend up for the show.  I also like how they will probably indroduce Warewolves as well.  How Underworld of them.

Doctor Manhattan

07-04-2006, 11:22 AM

FMJeff wrote: Doctor Manhattan wrote: The first episode is available at iTunes for free. if you're like me and don't have a video iPod you can still watch the show on your PC (which is how I watch all my TV anyway, except Lost and 24)So far I'm not impressed. Virtually every time it's a big mistake to recast a character from a movie onto a TV show version of that film.Eh, it worked for Buffy. It's not the translation from silver screen to small screen that kills a series, it's shitty writing. Part of what worked for the blade movies were production design. They were tremendous, in every detail. This show looks and feels cheap. The lead playing blade could've been more imposing. His impersonation of Snipes is just that...an impersonation...you can tell he's trying to fill shoes he never will...and his fighting ability is nowhere near Snipes.I never saw either version of "Buffy". But that's why I didn't say it was always a mistake. Are there other examples of the TV show based on a movie that worked? I have a feeling the Buffy Movie sucked, so making a TV show that didn't suck more wasn't too hard. But I didn't see either, so I'm just guessing.

CaptClown

07-04-2006, 12:30 PM

Wonder Woman. ABC made bad  movie with Cathy Lee Crosby as Wonder Woman<img height="215" src="http://www.amazing-amazon.com/cathy/wwcathy-1.jpg" width="184" border="0" /> before they made Wonder Woman the TV show with Linda Carter.<img height="313" src="http://www.amazing-amazon.com/wwpics/wonder1.jpg" width="254" border="0" />

furie

07-04-2006, 06:36 PM

jill wagner was the only highlight of the episode and probably the entire series.

FMJeff

07-05-2006, 07:32 AM

Doctor Manhattan wrote: FMJeff wrote: Doctor Manhattan wrote: The first episode is available at iTunes for free. if you're like me and don't have a video iPod you can still watch the show on your PC (which is how I watch all my TV anyway, except Lost and 24)So far I'm not impressed. Virtually every time it's a big mistake to recast a character from a movie onto a TV show version of that film.Eh, it worked for Buffy. It's not the translation from silver screen to small screen that kills a series, it's shitty writing. Part of what worked for the blade movies were production design. They were tremendous, in every detail. This show looks and feels cheap. The lead playing blade could've been more imposing. His impersonation of Snipes is just that...an impersonation...you can tell he's trying to fill shoes he never will...and his fighting ability is nowhere near Snipes.I never saw either version of "Buffy". But that's why I didn't say it was always a mistake. Are there other examples of the TV show based on a movie that worked? I have a feeling the Buffy Movie sucked, so making a TV show that didn't suck more wasn't too hard. But I didn't see either, so I'm just guessing.Other movie to television series from memory that that failed and succeded, i leave it to you to judge if they worked or not:1) Star Wars animated series shorts2) Highlander3) Mash4) Stargate5) Clueless6) The Odd Couple7) Kung Fu - The Legend Continues8) Hogans Heroestis all i can think of for now....

Doctor Manhattan

07-05-2006, 07:35 AM

They made a show from Clueless?

FMJeff

07-05-2006, 07:59 AM

yeah, i think the only character from the movie that moved over was the token black guy, whats his name, from scrubs...

This message was edited by FMJeff on 7-5-06 @ 11:59 AM

Hagar

07-05-2006, 10:40 AM

in love with car commercial girl<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/hagar.jpg" border="0" />

JustJon

07-05-2006, 12:13 PM

7) Kung Fu - The Legend ContinuesNever a movieSpun-off from a tv series from the 70s.  Kung-fu was developed for television by Bruce Lee, but Carradine was cast instead due to the fear that people wouldn't want to watch a Chinese man on tv.  The show was introduced with a made for tv movie which led into the tv series that lasted 3 years.In 1992, a two hour pilot was created for the series, bringing back Carradine and adding a character who was supposed to be his son.

FMJeff

07-05-2006, 07:56 PM

JustJon wrote:  7) Kung Fu - The Legend Continues Never a movieSpun-off from a tv series from the 70s. Kung-fu was developed for television by Bruce Lee, but Carradine was cast instead due to the fear that people wouldn't want to watch a Chinese man on tv. The show was introduced with a made for tv movie which led into the tv series that lasted 3 years.In 1992, a two hour pilot was created for the series, bringing back Carradine and adding a character who was supposed to be his son.   yeah you're right, my mistake.

Furtherman

07-06-2006, 07:06 AM

Good episode last night.  I'm liking it!

UnknownPD

07-06-2006, 07:33 AM

I can't believe I sat thru all 2 hours of that.  Pretty awful.  To me, the only good thing was a Marc Spector reference.I agree it was really bad. Had the feel of the old canadian syndicated tv shows like dark knight

JustJon

07-06-2006, 09:45 AM

UnknownPD wrote:  I can't believe I sat thru all 2 hours of that. Pretty awful. To me, the only good thing was a Marc Spector reference. I agree it was really bad. Had the feel of the old canadian syndicated tv shows like dark knight  you mean Forever Knight?  I actually liked that show.  It was so cheesy it was entertaining.

Fallon

07-31-2006, 10:02 AM

I watched all of the episodes last night and enjoyed it. Seems to be more about Jill Wagner than Blade, which isn't bad. <img width="480" height="600" border="0" src="http://www.stuffmagazine.com/girls/jill_wagner/jill_wagner_l6.jpg" />

kluge

07-31-2006, 10:15 AM

it stinks and i don't like it.

King Imp

08-19-2006, 09:44 AM

So, is anyone still watching this? I'm glad I did because it has gotten pretty good. Not as good as the movies mind you, but good for a TV series. Plus, seeing Chase's ass in the latest episode was really nice. Girl's got some booty! Anyway, I have a question for Blade fans. More specifically something from one of the movies. In the 3rd one, Blade: Trinity, when Blade first meets Abigail and Hannibal, he says something like "What makes you think you can kill vampires" to which Hannibal (Ryan Reynolds) says "Well, for starters, I used to be one." My question is this, how the hell did he used to be a vampire. Since when is there a cure to change someone back?

HeyGuy

08-19-2006, 10:37 AM

Hagar wrote: in love with car commercial girl<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/hagar.jpg" border="0" />shes mine!

HeyGuy

08-19-2006, 10:39 AM

King Imp wrote: So, is anyone still watching this? I'm glad I did because it has gotten pretty good. Not as good as the movies mind you, but good for a TV series. Plus, seeing Chase's ass in the latest episode was really nice. Girl's got some booty! Anyway, I have a question for Blade fans. More specifically something from one of the movies. In the 3rd one, Blade: Trinity, when Blade first meets Abigail and Hannibal, he says something like "What makes you think you can kill vampires" to which Hannibal (Ryan Reynolds) says "Well, for starters, I used to be one." My question is this, how the hell did he used to be a vampire. Since when is there a cure to change someone back? Im still watching it, because my girl Jill. But yes it is getting better and better. I'm not into comic book shows or scifi stuff. I only sarted watching this because of Jill Wagner and I find myself really enjoying the whole show.

fezident

08-19-2006, 10:46 AM

They mentioned the vampire cure in the third movie but, it goes by so fast!  It's retarded. He says it in such a dismissive manner...as if it's not important!  That always bugged me. Hannibal expains that he "picked up Parker Posey (Danica?) in a bar, she bit him, then he spent 5 years being her vampire cabana boy, then Abigal found him...Summerfield (the blind girl) whipped up a cure..and now he hunts them"Chip chop. Next please. Bobs yer uncle. I was amazed when he said that!  THERE'S A CURE?!  AND NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE?? That was always a big flaw in the third movie for me. Especially when you consider that, unless Hannibal was cured a week ago, Abi had the cure for Vampirism for a whole and never shared it with her father -Whistler. Or the other "sleeper cells".  That whole part of the plot requires a giant leap in logic.

This message was edited by fezident on 8-19-06 @ 2:57 PM

King Imp

08-29-2006, 09:45 AM

Just saw the last episode as I forgot to record it on Wednesday. 1) I didn't know that vampires could get drunk. 2) Since when can a turned vampire beat a true blood? I thought the higher up on the "food chain" they are, the stronger they are.