Blade the TV Series

[Dubh Aingeal]

Not sure if this will be a good thing or just another attempt to do something for the money that will fail miserably.

Spike TV is set to bring Blade, one of Hollywood's most successful theatrical franchises, to television. The Blade trilogy, which has earned more than $400 million worldwide, will be adapted into a two-hour original drama that marks the network's first foray into scripted entertainment. Produced by New Line Television, Blade premieres on Spike TV in June 2006.

"Blade' is perfectly suited for Spike TV and its male viewers," says Pancho Mansfield, Executive Vice President, Original Programming at Spike TV. "The new Blade promises to capture what men want to see: thrilling action and effects combined with an intelligent and highly creative story."

David S. Goyer, who wrote the screenplays for the Blade trilogy as well as Batman Begins, serves as executive producer and co-wrote the script with popular comic book author Geoff Johns. Peter O'Fallon (Suicide Kings, Eureka, American Gothic) serves as director.

Spike TV's Blade focuses on Marvel's eponymous immortal warrior of the same name fighting a shadowy underworld of vampires who want to destroy the human race. The title character is a half-man, half-vampire who uses his incredible powers and skills to fearlessly battle the demonic creatures of the night in a blood-drenched crusade to prevent the ascendance of vampires over mankind.

Kirk "Sticky" Jones ("Over There") has been cast in the leading role of Blade. Jill Wagner ("Monk"), Neil Jackson ("Stargate SG-1"), Nelson Lee (Traffic, the TV mini-series) and Jessica Gower ("Blurred") round out the cast for the tele-picture.

[phee]

I heard a little about this

[BlackHound]

It will last three weeks.

[n0Mad]

will be adapted into a two-hour original drama

So it's a TV Movie then? I thought it was going to be a series.

[Homicidalheathen]

I predict it will suck either way. Movie or series. But I am tainted from watching all the SCI FI channel movies.

[n0Mad]

Anybody remember that TV series that came out in 1995 called "Kindred: The Embraced"? Good idea, bad execution. It would've been way cooler if Chris Carter (of X-Files) produced it. Or for that matter, anybody BUT Aaron Spelling. "Melrose Place" with vampires? What were they thinking?

[Dubh Aingeal]

So it's a TV Movie then?  I thought it was going to be a series.

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2 hour premier, 1 hour slots after that...

I predict it will suck either way.  Movie or series.  But I am tainted from watching all the SCI FI channel movies.

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Yeah sci-fi has been running some really cheesey original movies as of late...

Anybody remember that TV series that came out in 1995 called "Kindred: The Embraced"?

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Yes I do. Ever since Brian Thompson has been known around here as Brujah boy. Cause any character he plays tends to die so very quickly. As he did in the series.

[pharoh]

Althought it will be nice to have a a vampire show on the tube again, I would rather not see this........I miss theseries about the different covenent of vampires.....I wanna say it was clan destine, it didn't even last like a season though, and I think they took it off of masquerade (sp?)

[phee]

Buffy translated from a movie to TV pretty well...

[The_Dark]

Brian Thompson did really well with all his Star Trek charactors.. most of which died... maybe thats why they choose him.. he dies well.

[Kit Kat P]

i'm curious to see where they really take this

[Dubh Aingeal]

Buffy translated from a movie to TV pretty well...

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I actually thought the show was better. Specially when Willow went pschotic.

[DJ Nocker]

this is going to suck.

period.

[Nienna]

It's looks like it might be cheezy/wonderful like "Kindred: The Embraced" was... or then again, it might suck big time. Worth checking out in my opinion.

[TheLordShaper]

It's looks like it might be cheezy/wonderful like "Kindred: The Embraced" was... or then again, it might suck big time. Worth checking out in my opinion.

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That’s kind of my opinion too. I like the cheese factor of Kindred. I'll definitely check it out. It’s a Spike original so it should at least have hot women and good deal of violence so it will be a minimum mind numbingly amusing.

TLS

[n0Mad]

I actually have the entire series of "Kindred" (all 1/2 season of it) on VHS. I want it on DVD but can't justify buying it. Cheesey video marathon night anyone?

[Dubh Aingeal]

I actually have the entire series of "Kindred" (all 1/2 season of it) on VHS.  I want it on DVD but can't justify buying it.  Cheesey video marathon night anyone?

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I have the War Of the Worlds tv series as well as the Remake of Dark Shadows in case anyone want to do a cheesy marathon night...

[Siddella]

i saw previews and it just did not look right at all

[HighProtein]

This looks real bad...

Has any movie become a successful tv show before?

[n0Mad]

Has any movie become a successful tv show before?

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Highlander

[fever blister]

poor sticky. he can ad this to his list of shows that tanked. guess he had better luck rappin'

[Homicidalheathen]

They are suppose to be in Detroit? Kicking vampire asses here in the ghetto?

Oh I did not know this. Now I have to watch it a bit.

I bet (as usual) they will shoot in NY and pretend they shot it here.

But I hope they at least throw in a shot of the FOX with some blood trickling down the side of the building or something......anything.....