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Blade has been canceled

By: Karl Schneider
Date: Monday, October 02, 2006
Source: Spike TV

Spike TV's original series BLADE has been canceled due to poor ratings.

In an interview with Sci Fi Wire a Spike TV representative said, "It won't be renewed for a second season. I can tell you that Spike TV was very happy with the creative part of Blade. The cast, the actual production. We absolutely enjoyed working with New Line and [executive producer] David Goyer, [writer] Geoff Johns. But honestly, the network was disappointed with the audience turnout and the ratings. But I can tell you that New Line is going to be issuing a DVD of the entire season."

The show, which was based on the BLADE movies, had a run of only 13 episodes.

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Comments/Responses

jamesdalton • Oct 02, 2006, 02:44am •

Proof that God does watch TV.

majorbludd • Oct 02, 2006, 02:48am •

Gee, what a shocker there!!!...I honestly gave this show a try...the 1st episode and part of the 2nd...and I just could not get into it...R.I.P

jamesdalton • Oct 02, 2006, 02:54am •

What I meant to say was:

YESSSSSSSSS!!! FINALLY!!!

jamesdalton • Oct 02, 2006, 02:55am •

I watched the pilot.

Actually, I watched the first five minutes of the pilot and then used my TiVo to watch the rest of the show in 4X fast-forward.

And no, I'm not joking.

majorbludd • Oct 02, 2006, 03:01am •

lol@jamesdalton...i did that with the 2nd episode...........

narpin • Oct 02, 2006, 04:41am •

" But honestly, the network was disappointed with the audience turnout and the ratings."

Translation: We didn't like the demographics! WOMEN were watching!

This annoys me so much. they found out the show appealed to women so they gave it the axe. Eff you, Spike!

There is a movement to get Sci-Fi Channel to pick it up. They just ended Stargate SG-1, so they have an opening in their schedule now.

Be sure to e-mail!

feedback@usanetwork.com
feedback@scifi.com

madmanic999 • Oct 02, 2006, 04:43am •

I thought it had a great production value and really turned up the action for a TV series, but I goots be honest.... I couldn't seem to remember to tune in every week either.

narpin • Oct 02, 2006, 04:54am •

It was really well written (with scripts by comic pros Geoff Johns and David Goyer!) and Johns was planning to bring in Moon Knight in the second season.

Spike really dropped the ball. The most annoying part is WHY they cancelled it. They found out 40% of the audience was women, and felt that wasn't the demographic they wanted.

snallygaster • Oct 02, 2006, 06:43am •

Maybe Lifetime will pick it up.

timd13 • Oct 02, 2006, 06:53am •

What is it about vampires and women? Buffy was the same way. Are women mostly closet necrophilias?

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