Blade TV Series Cancelled, DVD Release Planned
From the “No Surprise” department this week comes news of Spike TV’s cancellation of Blade: The Series. The show ended its 13 episode run last month, and it looks like it will not be renewed for a second season. TV shows based on movies are almost always disasters, and although the production quality of the Blade TV show wasn’t terrible, the ratings were apparently not satisfactory — even for a cable network like Spike. “I can tell you that Spike TV was very happy with the creative part of Blade. The cast, the actual production… but honestly, the network was disappointed with the audience turnout and the ratings,” said a Spike TV rep. Also from the “No Surprise” department, they did however announce that a DVD release of the series was in the works from New Line. Hopefully this will put the Blade franchise out of its misery for the time being, as the third movie was also panned universally.
Comments (4)
That’s not surprising but kind of sad because it did have its moments and to be honest, it’s better than some of the other crap that’s still on the air.
Posted by Marina on October 2nd, 2006never really got into the series, i think i watched the first half of the first show and lost interest.
Posted by Chopper on October 3rd, 2006When you watch most shows the first season they are usually weak. With Blade that wasn’t the case. They developed characters, explored plotlines. They did a great job for a first season and low cable budget. The 13 episodes had a correct mix of story/drama and action. Its a fine line to walk with this type of project. It just came on Xbox Live Marketplace for download. I hope DVDs come out soon. I watched all 13 episodes and look forwarded to buying them on DVD.
Posted by Joe on June 29th, 2007Just did a search on Amazon.com. The DVD set “Blade: House of Chthon” will be released on September 18, 2007 for $14.99. The specifications says it will be 1 Disc and in Widescreen.
Posted by Joe on June 29th, 2007Leave a Reply