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Blade: The Series
SERIES: Spike TV, Wednesday 10:00p (60 minutes)


7.4

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Starring Kirk Jones, Jill Wagner, Neil Jackson, Jessica Gower, and Nelson Lee

Spike TV's first scripted series is a small-screen adapation of the theatrical trilogy of vampire movies, with Kirk Jones taking over the Wesley Snipes role.

GENRE(S):	Action / Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
FIRST AIR DATE:	June 28, 2006

The 6/28 premiere airs for two hours.

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

New York Daily News David Hinckley

The more it progresses, the more surprises it unwraps, and the more promise it presents.

New York Post Linda Stasi

To love the series, it helps to be exactly Spike TV's target market - a young guy who, when he can't be out drinking beer and throwing up with his friends, loves nothing more than to sit in front of a giant-screen TV doing all of the above.

Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn

When gunplay, kickboxing, and throat slitting actually feel like breaks in the action, you've got a series with brains as well as teeth. [28 Jul 2006, p.55]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Philip A. Stephenson

Although most viewers will notice a scale-down in the scope of effects and stunts, the style, the look and the impact are much the same as in the films.

Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd

"Blade: The Series" is pretty good, really, as these things go.

Miami Herald Glenn Garvin

With a gorgeous cast (even -- especially? -- the dead ones), plenty of cool slow-mo martial arts action, a glorious collection of lethal hardware and an intriguing plot, Blade's got something for the whole family, provided they rank somewhere between the Munsters and the Mansons in sensibility.

Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm

Despite the loud music and all the supposedly ominous foolishness, blood that even spatters the camera lenses, and a sexy proto-vamp who often manages to wear almost no clothes (OK, maybe not despite her), I kind of liked the stupid thing.

Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman

"Blade" could work as an earnest fantasy. It just doesn't, yet.

The New York Times Anita Gates

Surprisingly inoffensive.

Hollywood Reporter Ray Richmond

Quite the bloodletting experience, even gratuitously so.

Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert

Certainly a superhero needs to have gravitas, but Jones takes it too far -- further than Wesley Snipes in the "Blade" movies.

Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy

A tediously bloody bore.

San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum

[It] comes up more than a bit short.

Variety Brian Lowry

Feels more like a bland swig of plasma than the bloody romp that it ought to be.

TV Guide Matt Roush

It's just more of the same martial artlessness. I kept expecting to see Batman-style OOF! BAM! graphics on screen.

The average user rating for this tv show is 7.4 (out of 10) based on 79 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

William K. gave it a6:
The story focuses more on the under foot characters, but the action remains the same white-knuckle fighting style, the weapons are cool, and plot plot is original. Both Wagner and Gower are to die for, but Jones tries too hard to make the character of Blade work. Oh well, at least it was better than Blade Trinity! Recommended!

[Anonymous] gave it a10:
It was great!!! Bring it back!!

Darren P. gave it a10:
I thought blade was one of the best series on television. I watched it every chance I got. The series ended with a huge cliffhanger, I truly hope that it will be brought back so that all of the fans can tune in and see what happens. please bring blade back.

Jessica B gave it a10:
I love it!! It is sooo much fun to watch. Even if I have to go behind my moms back and watch. I still love it. PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!!!

Deborah c gave it a7:
Blade the series can be an great program, however too much girl on girl interest. The actors are likable and I think people will continue to watch. When will it re-air?

Misty F. gave it a9:
Bring it back we want to see how things end in the vampire world

Shannon C gave it a10:
Bring it back, we loved it@

Blade: The Series SERIES: Spike TV, Wednesday 10:00p (60 minutes)

Blade: The Series
SERIES: Spike TV, Wednesday 10:00p (60 minutes)