Biggest mistakes of season 1., and why?

[Golgo-13]

If you had any control over the creative aspect of the season, now that you've seen season 1 what things would you change, knowing it might help make season 2 better?

Mine would be killing off Charlotte, and Steppin Razor. I love those two characters.

 

[TheCardPlayer]

Killing Charlotte for me.

 

[Warhammer]

For me, It'd be killing Agent Collins. I liked his character, and I think it would've been nice for Blade to have another ally.

Detective Boone (the guy who got turned earlier in the season, right?) would've been great to see resolved. It confused me why they started something with him and not finish it. I guess he'll be back badder than ever in Season 2.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

My only gripe was that Blade didnt put a silver stake through the hearts of Van Sciver ad Chase. Ah well, theres always next season, hopefully.

 

[Avalanche]

Agent Collins should have stuck around. Played an active role in later episodes.

I'm a little annoyed they forgot about Boone, but if there;s a season two I suspect we'll be learning what happened to him then.

 

[KenK]

I (and I guess I'm the only one) picked the dangling thread of Boone's storyarc. I think it would have been something good to resolve, knowing the season probably wouldn't have ended with Blade taking out Van Sciver. And it's what introduced Collins in the first place, so I think it would have been good for Collins to encounter him and discover everything in regards to vampires and all that, then they just took him in a completely different direction and we forgot about Boone. I would have loved to see Krista dust his ass.

 

[Golgo-13]

wouldn't it be interesting twist if collins didn't actually die? Remember how Whistler shot himself in Blade 1, but since he had been bitten he did not die, and later rose as a vampire? Well since Collins was bitten (by a pureblood), maybe after Blade left, he rose up...? I know Blade staked him in the heart but maybe the vampire virus was already changing him, and Blade didn't realise it yet...i know it's far fetched but if they wanted too they could bring back Collins, imo.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I say Collins. Not just because he died, but the way he went out. You don't seek out someone for their expertise only to ignore their advice when it counts.
Everything else is working to enhance the story.

 

[Chris Wallace]

wouldn't it be interesting twist if collins didn't actually die? Remember how Whistler shot himself in Blade 1, but since he had been bitten he did not die, and later rose as a vampire? Well since Collins was bitten (by a pureblood), maybe after Blade left, he rose up...? I know Blade staked him in the heart but maybe the vampire virus was already changing him, and Blade didn't realise it yet...i know it's far fetched but if they wanted too they could bring back Collins, imo.

1 big difference; we never saw Whistler shoot himself. He could've easily missed or inflicted a non-lethal wound. And a stake through the heart kills a vampire -ANY vampire-no matter what stage he's in.

 

[tamron]

Definitely the death of Collins. The guy was pretty smart and then all of the sudden it's like he took a ****** pill. All that setup for a useless death.

 

[Araneae]

Killing off Collins was a mistake IMO. It felt like there was potential for some good stuff there and it was thrown out. Having him learn about vampires and that they have familiars in various agencies, the FBI included was a good way to start him off. What I think they should've done with him was have him stay in the FBI, not let on what he knows to his superiors and still make contact with Blade. He could've made a valuable ally and contact for Blade to have.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Even if he hadn't stayed w/the Bureau, he was bound to still have some connections that would've proven useful.

 

[DarKush]

Its an old, oft repeated gripe for me. If I had creative control, I would've made Blade the center of the show, and not Krista. Everything else I can live with, even though it's a shame about Charlotte and Steppin' Razor. Razor, in particular, was the personal kind of villian Blade really needs in this series.

 

[MARVELous M]

It's too bad that they killed off Collins. If there is a season 2, I would want to continue Boone's story. It was left unfinished and we never got any closure on him.

In addition, I thought this season focused too much on Krista. There was not enough Blade. As soon as Blade got more screen time in the last few episodes, I started to enjoy it more.

 

[Willowhugger]

Eeesh, enough with the Krista complaints already!

She's the intro to Marcus and Chase's world. That's important.

 

[DarKush]

Eeesh, enough with the Krista complaints already!

She's the intro to Marcus and Chase's world. That's important.

It's all about balance. Krista being the intro into the vamp world is cool. But I like how the first Blade film did it, using Whistler and Blade as the narrators instead. That put them front and center and tied them more into the events of the pilot.

There were long stretches in the pilot where Blade wasn't seen at all. And that extended out into the early part of the season as well.

I like Krista but she should be a secondary character. I watch Blade to see Blade.

 

[storyteller]

If you had any control over the creative aspect of the season, now that you've seen season 1 what things would you change, knowing it might help make season 2 better?

Mine would be killing off Charlotte, and Steppin Razor. I love those two characters.

Charlotte had to die. There was one major fault in the character. The actress is young and is likely to radically age year to year. Wouldnt make since for charlotte to look like she got older when the character should appear to age.

 

[Chris Wallace]

And Steppin' Razor had pretty much served his purpose. He was there to give us a look at Blade's past. He did that. Ash him.

 

[KenK]

Charlotte had to die. There was one major fault in the character. The actress is young and is likely to radically age year to year. Wouldnt make since for charlotte to look like she got older when the character should appear to age.

Yeah, puberty has a way of really sneakin' up on kids. I remember when the actor who played Peter Pan a while back was promoting the movie with Jason Issacs on The View, and they were the same freakin' height! The kid sprouted a good five or six inches from the time the film wrapped and the time they started promoting it.

Were Charlotte to survive, and Blade to get a season two, there'd be some 'splainin' to do if the actress playing Charlotte pulled a "Soleil Moon Frye", if you catch my drift.

 

[Chris Wallace]

You mean "Punky Boobster"?
But I figure a pureblood still ages, just very slowly.

 

[Lantern Venom]

Charlotte had to die. There was one major fault in the character. The actress is young and is likely to radically age year to year. Wouldnt make since for charlotte to look like she got older when the character should appear to age.

I thought the same thing. I loved the character but one pubescent growth spurt would have created major logic problems.

 

[Savage]

And Steppin' Razor had pretty much served his purpose. He was there to give us a look at Blade's past. He did that. Ash him.

But he was like Blade's very own Sabretooth. He worked on a personal level. Blade needs a nemesis and not just the current person he's going after. Wolverine has fought and killed off many dudes but Sabretooth was always there...I mean at least TRY to start a rogues gallery...Sometimes I wish Deacon Frost would come back looking like he does in the comics...Since he became a blood god and all, they can say he found a different body. Blade would look in his eyes and see it's him and be completely suprised...Dracula's pretty much a given to come back.

 

[Chris Wallace]

See, heroes who have recurring nemeses are ones who generally don't kill-or have proven unable to kill that particular foe on precious occasions. Blade's main nemesis was Frost; he killed him. He defeated Frost despite his having the power of La Magra. He triumphed-albeit narrowly-over Nomak, AND Dracula. For him to have to keep fighting some street thug w/the characteristics of every other vamp he's ever ashed would get kinda silly. And that's not really Blade. You have to abandon your comic book sensibilities a little bit with him. He kills an enemy & moves on to the next. Dwelling on the past or being haunted by it just isn't something he does.

 

[DarKush]

See, heroes who have recurring nemeses are ones who generally don't kill-or have proven unable to kill that particular foe on precious occasions. Blade's main nemesis was Frost; he killed him. He defeated Frost despite his having the power of La Magra. He triumphed-albeit narrowly-over Nomak, AND Dracula. For him to have to keep fighting some street thug w/the characteristics of every other vamp he's ever ashed would get kinda silly. And that's not really Blade. You have to abandon your comic book sensibilities a little bit with him. He kills an enemy & moves on to the next. Dwelling on the past or being haunted by it just isn't something he does.

I agree with this assessment. And even though I loved Frost and liked Razor, they shouldn't come back. Neither should Nomak. I think that if Dracula came back it wouldn't be so bad, he is Dracula after all. But not the others.

 

[Warhammer]

...The biggest mistake of Season 1?

Canning the show.