SPIKE'S `BLADE' NOT CUTTING-EDGE.Byline: David Kronke Television Critic `Blade: The Series,'' offering the continuing adventures of the half-man/half-vampire previously seen in comic books and movies, operates from the ``just-trust-us'' school of storytelling. Rules in this universe are so vaguely stated that just about anything can happen. Naturally, Blade gets in a lot of dust-ups with evil vampires. Sometimes his guns work, or they don't. Sometimes Blade and his enemies can fly around; other times, not so much. Usually, his foes are tough, worthy adversaries, until, at least, the fight has made its point and it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for Blade to summarily dispatch them. Our saga takes place in one of those landscapes where roughing someone up or carrying a knife or gun or sword down the street doesn't elicit much curiosity or concern from passers-by. But then, this is a world where people actually anxiously want to become vampires. Yes, as Randy Quaid Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and comedian. Biography Personal life Quaid was born in Houston, Texas to Juanita Bonniedale "Nita" (née Jordan), a real estate agent, and William Rudy Quaid, an , playing a character who should simply be called ``Mr. Exposition'' explains, there's a hot new designer drug called ``Ash'' that makes people behave like vampires, in lieu of actually getting fanged in the neck by the real thing. After establishing this, and serving up a Cliffs Notes-version of Blade's superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. origins, Quaid vanishes, but not before having given one of his trademark hilarious slumming performances that somehow manages to be both lazy and over the top. But ``Blade'' is hardly about acting; it's about swaggering, which is why it seemed odd that an actor of Wesley Snipes' caliber was interested in playing the role not one but three times in films. It's a role, however, that plays to the sweet spot of Kirk ``Sticky'' Jones', um, acting talent. Blade's sidekick here is Krista Starr Krista Starr is a character from the American TV show . She is portrayed by Jill Wagner. She is a vampire from the . As a human Krista Starr was a sergeant in the US Army. She served in Iraq, returning from her tour of duty to her home in Detroit. (Jill Wagner Jill Suzanne Wagner (born January 13, 1979 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina), is an American actress. She graduated from North Carolina State University in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in management. In 2006, she co-starred in the Spike TV television show as Krista Starr. ), who's ostensibly os·ten·si·ble adj. Represented or appearing as such; ostensive: His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity. tough and smart, yet in her first assignment manages to do something so stupid she gets injected with vampire blood from the chief evil vampire, Marcus Van Sciver Marcus Van Sciver is a fictional character from the American television show , played by Neil Jackson. He is a vampire from the . As a human Van Sciver was an immigrant from London, England who came to Detroit, Michigan in 1899 with his wife Isabel. (Neil Jackson). He declares himself her ``sponsor'' -- apparently being a vampire is a little like Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), worldwide organization dedicated to the treatment of alcoholics; founded 1935 by two alcoholics, one a New York broker, the other an Ohio physician. -- and regales her with his sales pitch for the vampire lifestyle, in which ``everything has so many more facets of pleasure -- music, food, sex.'' He mentioned music as an incentive before sex? Well, the writers make up for that gaffe by having Marcus's exotic blond colleague Chase (Jessica Gower) stroke Krista's face lasciviously las·civ·i·ous adj. 1. Given to or expressing lust; lecherous. 2. Exciting sexual desires; salacious. [Middle English, from Late Latin lasc and almost plant a kiss upon her trembling lips. Hey, it's on Spike. It's aimed at 14-year-old boys. What did you expect? David Kronke, (818) 713-3638 david.kronke(at)dailynews.com BLADE: THE SERIES - Two stars What: ``The Series,'' as opposed to the comic book or the movies -- still, it's about the same half-man/half-vampire battling fanged evil. Where: Spike TV. When: 10 tonight. In a nutshell: Bites. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Kirk ``Sticky'' Jones is the mysterious, lethal title character in ``Blade: The Series.'' |
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