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Blade, Spike, Angel, Braga, Batman... vi dirò, non mi sconfinfera proprio.
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=21558
 ‘He’s No Angel!!’
Tickle Biscuit Reviews A Chunk Of Spike-TV’s BLADE THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Pilot
Script!!
I am – Hercules!!
David Goyer, who wrote all three “Blade” movies and directed the last one,
hopes to bring the character to (appropriately enough) the channel called
Spike!
The busy Goyer is also teamed with Brannon Braga on CBS’ “Threshold” and
had a hand in the screenplay for for Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins.”
First-time spy “Tickle Biscuit” has read most of the pilot script. Here’s
his review:
Long time reader, first time caller. Had the opportunity to read the first
90 or so pages of the Blade TV series 2-hour pilot and thought I'd chip in
my 2 cents. I figure this show is probably going to run pretty high on the
fanboy radar, so I might as well ruin it for them now. I'm doing in FAQ
style, in tribute of course,
1) So who wrote it?
David Goyer (All the Blade movies) & Geoff Johns (DC Comics guru).
2) What's it about?
A young inner-city youth learns to escape the harsh reality of his daily
life through interpretive dance.
3) What's it really about?
A badass black guy named Blade who kills vampires. Duh. If you've seen the
movies, or read the back of the DVD box, you'll know all you need to.
4) Is this a sequel, a prequel, what's going on?
Sequel. Think "My Big Fat Greek Life", but with Blade. All the movie stuff
in in here. Familiars, those funky tatoos, UV weaponry. Of course we go
through all the motions of catching people up who somehow missed the
flicks. The movies are referenced pretty heavily too for the fans. It
starts shortly after the third movie.
5) Weren't all the vampires wiped out at the end of Blade: Trinity?
I don't remember. Maybe. But I guess not.
6) Story, please.
As we start, Blade's flying solo (Jessica Biel and Ryan Reynolds characters
are dismissed with a line - She's in Cairo, He's in Ethopia - having their
own wacky spin-off adventures). We start with Blade beating up some
Canadian vampires in Montreal (where I'm guessing this thing is going to be
filmed) who give him a lead on some bad doins' with The House of Chton in
Blade's old neighborhood, Detroit. He sets up shop with one of Whistler's
proteges in an abandoned department store, and then it's time to hunt.
7) Sounds cool. What's wrong?
Blade is cool. He slices, he dices, he delivers witty banter. He tortures a
tattoo artist by writing the letters of the alphabet onto his back. And to
prove he's still a softy, he adopts a wounded stray dog. Awwww. What's not
to love? I don't know, how about the fact that Blade gets maybe 25 percent
of the screen time?
8) Huh?
Meet Krista. Late 20s, recently dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army,
just in time to investigate the death of her twin brother, a Familiar
(wannabe vampire) who was working for the House of Chton. The course of her
investigation will lead her to one of Detroit's wealthiest land developers,
who has a strange aversion to sunlight...(hmmm, what could that be about?)
She's a strong, tough, twenty-first century woman and yeah, she's pretty
much the main character of the show.
9) Bottom line --
I don't want to spoil too much, because that's no fun. Overall, the stuff
with Blade is fun. It's also made clear that Goyer and Johns are looking to
push the boundaries of violence on cable TV. Knee-capping, bone-breaking,
and lots of slicing. And who knew it? Blade can crack wise with the best of
them. But like the movies, that's all he's gonna do. There's an all-too
brief flashback of Blade as a child, but otherwise we get the same one-note
character we always got. And rather than decide to develop that character,
Goyer and Johns give us Krista. The plot itself is the usual gothic
vampire/bad science scenario with ancient Indian vampire gods, and hey, did
you know if snort vampire ash, you temporarily get vampire powers? Well,
you do. But you shouldn't.
Having only read the first three-quarters of the script, it's not clear how
this is going to work on a series. Most of the story seems like it's going
to be wrapped up by the end of the pilot, and for there, who knows? Maybe
they'll retool it and Blade will end up living in an apartment next to
Freddie Prinze Jr. and they'll become pastry chefs. Probably not, though.
Casting? I have no idea. But this character is the Snipes character, and I
doubt he's involve beyond cashing residuals, the best we're going to get is
a guy doing a Snipes impression. I'm a pudgy twenty-something white guy, so
I'll probably miss the auditions.
Since this is one of those backdoor pilots that will be shown regardless of
whether the series gets picked up or not, you can look for this one
sometime next year.
Herc, Blade may be badass, but when it comes down to it, he's no Angel.
-- 
Jolan Tru, Filippo "Hytok" Simone: l'oracolo sampdoriano di Sunnydale
La Casa degli Elfi - 
http://lacasadeglielfi.altervista.org/
Enclave del Dominio - S.N.S. Despiser - 
http://ildominio.altervista.org/

Geoff Johns (DC Comics guru)
Inchinatevi di fronte a quest'uomo.
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 Inchinatevi di fronte a quest'uomo.
Per la cronaca... quest'uomo in pratica ha scritto tutti i massimi eventi
dell'anno in corso, compresi Green Lantern Rebirth, roba sui Teen Titans,
la Crisi Infinita, e quando la sorellina gli e' morta sul TWA 800 senza
scomporsi ha creato un personaggio col suo stesso caratterino, le ha messo
un buffo costume con paillettes addosso e ci ha ricavato Stargirl (ma mi sa
che se c'e' un altro mondo, la porella potrebbe trovarci da ridire).
Ah, dimenticavo, prima aveva "solo" rinnovato meta' della continuity di
Flash ^^;;
-- 
"I am a little hungry."
"Of course, Robin. Even crime-fighters must eat. And especially you. You're
a growing boy and you need your nutrition."
(Batman to Robin - Batman TF 1966)

che se c'e' un altro mondo, la porella potrebbe trovarci da ridire).
Questa non la sapevo. Evidentemente  e' stato un modo tutto suo di
ricordare la sorella utilizzando le sue capacita' artistiche.
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 ricordare la sorella utilizzando le sue capacita' artistiche.
Evidentemente si'... anche se porella, la sorellina dall'alto dei cieli gli
perdonera' tutta la gestione del rapporto con Billy Batson ed A.Rothstein?
^^;
E' uno dei pochi punti della JSA (escludendo gli Hawk-cosi) in cui sembra
di trovarsi in Sentieri... ^^;;;
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