"Witchblade" (2001) TV series 2001-2002

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Creators:

Marc Silvestri
Michael Turner

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

12 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Action

Tagline:

A new force of justice hits the streets of New York

Plot:

Based on the comic with the same title, this series follows the adventures of police detective Sara Pezini...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Chosen One | New York City | Bullet Dodging | Psychosis

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Yancy Butler	...	Det. Sara 'Pez' Pezzini (23 episodes, 2001-2002)
David Chokachi	...	Det. Jake McCartey (23 episodes, 2001-2002)
Will Yun Lee	...	Det. Danny Woo (23 episodes, 2001-2002)
Anthony Cistaro	...	Kenneth Irons (23 episodes, 2001-2002)
Eric Etebari	...	Ian Nottingham (23 episodes, 2001-2002)
John Hensley	...	Gabriel Bowman (19 episodes, 2001-2002)
Lazar Rockwood		(11 episodes, 2001-2002)
Nestor Serrano	...	Captain Bruno Dante (10 episodes, 2001-2002)

Runtime:

60 min | USA:60 min (23 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Blade TV Productions

Trivia:

During the second season of the show, production was halted so that star Yancy Butler could seek treatment for alcoholism. When she completed the treatment, the show was cancelled.

Quotes:

Vicky Po: Who's the pirate?
Sara Pezzini: Just some guy I know.
Vicky Po: Yeah? What's he doing around here?
Sara Pezzini: Proselytizing.
Vicky Po: Hey, big word.
Sara Pezzini: I know bigger ones.
Vicky Po: I think he's kind of cute. I like those swarthy guys
Sara Pezzini: Yeah, swarthy... psychotic, bipolar, hard bodies, what a treat.
Vicky Po: He's got that look like he can just walk on water.
Sara Pezzini: Well, he can definitely walk through walls 'cause I have no idea how he got in here.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Witchbabe: The Erotic Witch Project 3 (2001) (V)

My Hopes For This Show Are Fading Fast

The movie that premiered last year for this show was decent enough. I did not expect it to live up to stature of the comic book, but it did live up to my expectations.

However, the first episode of the series did not keep my attention. I found myself channel surfing off and on throughout the show. My expectation for the show was that it would start to develop the characters and start giving more clues as to what the Witchblade can do and its purpose.

The show also employs some of the freeze frame techniques popularized in "The Matrix". But, where the that movie creates fluid action with this technique, Witchblade seemed to use it heavy-handedly making the action scene boring and idiotic. Besides that it also used the same scene in the movie, where Sara phases in and out of the suit of armor. If I wanted to watch the same action sequences reused I could have just as well rented a "Sailor Moon" video.

In the end, if this is all the Witchblade can do then this show is not going to last past its first multi-episode commitment with TNT. Until then I can only hope it gets better than what I saw in the first episode.