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      Season 1 – Blade: The Series

      2006 Drama Action Adventure Fantasy List
      50% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 31% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Krista Starr returns from Iraq to learn that her twin brother, Zack, has died under mysterious circumstances. Krista soon meets Blade, as well as the killer himself, Marcus Van Sciver, a powerful vampire who becomes smitten with her, turning her into a vampire by injecting her with his blood. Blade then injects her with the same serum he uses to control his own vampire instincts. Blade offers Krista a chance to help avenge her brother's death and bring down Marcus. The series is based on the comic-book character Blade and the series of movies featuring him. Read More Read Less
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      Blade: The Series emphasizes gore and techno music over dramatic development, making for a bland action series.

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      Brian Lowry Variety Today, the man imbued with powers when his pregnant mother was bitten by a two-legged bloodsucker is a half-assed samurai who totes a veritable arsenal around with him. Jul 5, 2018 Full Review James Vorel New York Magazine/Vulture The lesson: Don't produce a series if you can't afford what it costs to make one. Jul 5, 2018 Full Review Liz Shannon Miller indieWire Despite some interesting twists at the end, the cliches did pile up. Jul 5, 2018 Full Review James Hunt What Culture Jones doesn't live-up to Snipes' performance, which isn't much of a surprise, and the series features some awful writing and dialogue. Jul 5, 2018 Full Review Valentin Faluotico Screen Rant It was an earnest attempt but it lacked the quality action sequences that fans would come to expect from Blade and Blade II. Jul 5, 2018 Full Review Britt Hayes ScreenCrush Terrible acting, horrendous special effects, a misdirected reliance on corny techno music, and a thorough sprinkling of campy melodrama resulted in this mess. Jul 5, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      andrius y una supuesta continuación de blade pero con un recast donde el actor no concuerda mucho con el personaje ademas del poco presupuesto que se nota en la producción aun asi llega a ser entretenida , dramática y gore. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/27/23 Full Review Andre G Blade the tv series is actually pretty good. I mean he aint no Wesley snipes, but it was good. Its sucks it was canceled because your left hanging. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/01/23 Full Review Audience Member It's so bad it cannot even be made fun of Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Jun 28, 2006 Pilot The adventures of a half-man, half-vampire who uses his superhuman abilities to battle creatures of the night; Blade and his accomplice investigate vampire activity in Detroit, and a young woman searches for her brother's killer. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 28, 2006 Pilot Blade and his accomplice investigate vampire activity in Detroit, and a young woman searches for her brother's killer. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 5, 2006 Death Goes On Blade seeks proof of Marcus's vaccine through Reverend Carlyle, a link to the asher community. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 12, 2006 Descent Blade and Shen track down a vampire named Sands, who was used in Marcus's experiments; Krista visits her mom for the first time since being turned; She also tries to get a sample of the vaccine and accompanies Chase to an AA meeting. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 19, 2006 Bloodlines Reverend Carlyle sets Blade up to get captured by the Bad Bloods, disenfranchised vampires Blade first turned. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 26, 2006 The Evil Within Boone continues his killing rampage and pays a visit to Damek at the House of Armaya. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 2, 2006 Delivery Krista receives bad news, and Marcus attempts to retrieve Vanessa from Blade and sends Krista to Berlin to do so. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 9, 2006 Sacrifice Blade tries to solve the murder of a cop who helped him as a child; Krista tries to cope with her mother's critical condition. Details Episode 9 Aired Aug 16, 2006 Turn of the Screw Krista's mother escapes from the hospital; Chase meets up with an old flame; Blade and Krista track down Krista's mother. Details Episode 10 Aired Aug 23, 2006 Angels and Demons Krista becomes unavailable to Marcus and Blade; Blade learns about the liquid taken from Vanessa; Krista relives Marcus' ADE. Details Episode 11 Aired Aug 30, 2006 Hunters Blade and Shen learn about the resurgence of the White Prince; Blade forces Krista into isolated detox; Charlotte invites Chase for a visit. Details Episode 12 Aired Sep 6, 2006 Monsters Agent Collins and Blade team up; Marcus makes his move on the pure-bloods. Details Episode 13 Aired Sep 13, 2006 Conclave Marcus discovers Blade and Shen's main hideout, leading to a dramatic final showdown between Marcus and Blade, as well as Krista and Chase. Details

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      Season Info

      Network
      Paramount Network
      Rating
      TV-14 (V|D|S|L)
      Genre
      Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Jun 28, 2006