I was too ashamed tio admit that I missed the show (too busy downloading), but
it seems, from the comments I've read, that I didn't miss much. I just caught
the previews for the upcoming ep, and it looks, at face value, a lot like
"Blade II", only with more gory stuff.
Daryle Lockhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Blade is portrayed by
"Sticky Fingaz" from Onyx. They've been trying
to find a vehicle for Sticky to act for a long time now. I really
want this show to work out for him because when I read the books I
thought he'd be perfect for the role, but this wasn't a promising
first episode.
On Jun 29, 2006, at 6:14 AM, Astromancer wrote:
I am so glad that I wasn't the only one to notice that! What kind of
hogwash was that?? I also think that the actor,,,I don't even know
his name...was very weak in his portrayal...Or is it that they just
didn't give him a chance to show his ability? Hell, even his sidekick
had a stronger presence! I was VERY disappointed...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Minor spoilers:
What did you think? I was disappointed frankly. For one thing, Blade
was more of a guest star in his own show. The show premiered at 10:03
EST.
It was 11:31 before I noted Blade continuously onscreen for more than
five minutes. He didn't utter more than two or three sentences until
that time either. He'd just show up in a couple of quick fights--shot
too quickly, please still that camera!--then disappear. Then again,
for two or three minutes of pithy one-liners, and gone again. Later
still, a few quick shots of him tooling around on his bike, and
another disappearing act.
Jill "Mercury Girl" Wagner, who I thought was going to be a sidekick,
was the show. The whole thing was about her trying to investigate and
avenge the death of her brother, her getting caught up in the vampire
life, and the ultimate thing that happens that literally puts her
more on a footing with Blade. That last development opens up the door
even more for Wagner's character being more central to the show. Even
my wife, who was only casually watching, asked "Where is Blade?" The
premiere being shorter than i expected (about an hour and forty
minutes instead of two hours) meant Wagner got a huge percentage of
the screen time. And her time was seconded not by Jones' Blade, but
by the evil vampire Blade was battling. So the "sidekick" and the
villain got way more screen time than the hero? Is this going to be
the future, with Wagner the focus and Sticky Jones more of a guest star?
Jones himself didn't impress me. He was hunched over and pimp-walking
too much for my taste. I envision Blade gliding more the way Snipes
did it, but Jones plays him with a street thug walk. It ain't
*wrong*, and maybe young folks will say it works, but i was looking
for more classic cool, less 'hood attitude. Other than the walk, i
really can't fairly criticize Jones too much. I wasn't impressed with
his fighting or acting skills, but given that he was onscreen for
maybe a third of the show, the fights lasted all of 60 seconds, and
he never spoke more than a couple of sentences at a time, how much
time did he have to make an impression?
As for the plot, it was very typical fare, and I guess I'll hold off
judgement until a few more eps are aired. The vampires--from leader
to underlings--were the typical young, wannabe sexy, leather-wearing,
teeth-baring, partygoing vamps we've seen on film and TV in recent
years. Nothing unique about any of them, including the lead bad vamp,
who of course has a vaguely European accent and a name with the
dreaded "van something" in it (do all vampires have Eastern European
last names?) Unremarkable plot. The fights, typical of a lot of stuff
nowadays, were too quickly shot, with music video treatment that
keeps one from really seeing the action (which didn't look that
professional anyway). But I'll cut 'em some slack on the story,
characters, and action, 'cause even "Highlander" was rough around the
edges in some ways when it premiered.
I don't know if the show will mature with stories and acting the way
"Highlander" did. Don't know if Jones can grow into the role the way
Adrian Paul did as Duncan McLeod. I do know the premiere makes wonder
if he'll get the chance. If this is gonna be one of those series
where the ostensible lead has to share major time with the supposed
sidekick, I don't know how much I'll keep watching. Hopefully future
eps will prove me wrong.
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