
Everyone knows that becoming a vampire gives one a penchant for cheesy Edwardian formalwear and an unfortunate sense of wordplay, as if membership in the undead included a Chess King gift card and a dusty copy of B. Willis' Wit and Witticism. ''So much for the frying pan...welcome to the fire!'' hisses our hero (admittedly more sleekly outfitted than his cohorts) in a distinctively Die Hard-ian line. Thankfully, these worn-out tropes are the exception in Blade: The Series, Spike TV's inventive, eerie take on the Marvel Comics series and movie franchise.