06-29-2006, 05:16 AM
Anyone catch the first episode? It wasn't the greatest thing ever, but it certainly wasn't horrible either. I really don't think Kirk Jones - or "Sticky Fingaz" as he would prefer - was the right choice for Blade. I certainly don't expect anyone to capture the aura that Wesley Snipes had as Blade in the movies, nor do I expect high acting from a character whose primary role is to just be a huge badass, but Sticky was disappointing in all regards. Blade just did not seem *ferocious* at all in the pilot and I believe that "wooden" is the correct word to describe Sticky delivering his lines. Wesley Snipes was basically a badass to the nth power as Blade and a passable actor... Sticky is just 'meh'.
On the plus side, Jill Wagner did an excellent job acting as far as I was concerned and is abso-freaking-lutely gorgeous. I sure hope they do more with her hinted-at backstory in the war (the brief flash of her wounded on the stretcher staring at something). Speaking of hints, the writers were dropping little unexplained seeds all over the pilot (Krista in the war, the "stay away from House Lycan" comment from Chase, the significance of the Native American vampires, etc.) which I liked... as long as they flesh them out later of course. It shows that they have the series planned out well I believe.
I'll almost certainly be watching next week and it is extremely encouraging to see how much weight Spike is throwing behind this series. I really, really hope it improves à la Buffy though or else I probably will never be more than a casual viewer.
On the plus side, Jill Wagner did an excellent job acting as far as I was concerned and is abso-freaking-lutely gorgeous. I sure hope they do more with her hinted-at backstory in the war (the brief flash of her wounded on the stretcher staring at something). Speaking of hints, the writers were dropping little unexplained seeds all over the pilot (Krista in the war, the "stay away from House Lycan" comment from Chase, the significance of the Native American vampires, etc.) which I liked... as long as they flesh them out later of course. It shows that they have the series planned out well I believe.
I'll almost certainly be watching next week and it is extremely encouraging to see how much weight Spike is throwing behind this series. I really, really hope it improves à la Buffy though or else I probably will never be more than a casual viewer.
--Mith
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London
