BLADE TV Show Website Launches!

By: Karl Schneider
Date: Sunday, May 28, 2006
Source: http://www.houseofchthon.com/

The website for the upcoming BLADE live action TV series has launched. You can view it here. The BLADE series will debut with a two-hour premiere Wednesday, June 28 on Spike TV. Eleven more one-hour episodes have been ordered, and there's already talk of a second season.

The show's writer, Geoff Johns, recently said that the show's story was "more grounded in the first film. Exploring the mythology, how he got the tattoos, what he did before he was Blade, as well as fleshing out what the Vampire Nation is. Blade is a great character in the comics, but he's never sparked as much as he did in the films. I love the character because he's a tortured character that kicks ass. I like morally gray characters."

"Everyone knows that sustaining a series of movies is difficult to do," said John Kroll from New Line. "As a television series, you can continue to explore the characters and the world in a lot more depth. We felt that this was the time to have the franchise make the transition, and fortunately Spike TV was ready."

Be sure to check out the site, and don't forget to watch the premiere on June 28th.