Witchblade (2000)

This is a show that should be renewed and brought back. I never read the Witchblade comics related to this show. After watching just a few episodes I started purchasing them. I have found that I enjoyed the TV version of the Witchblade much better. I am glad that they did not portray Sara Pezzine as in the comics. The same goes for Kenneth Irons. The actors and actress that played the characters did a great job. I loved watching Eric Etebari as Ian Nottingham. He did a marvelous job portraying him and making him real. This show has a large fan base and we have requested that the show be either re-aired or renewed. If not it should be released on DVD and VHS.

I cannot believe that TNT/TBS /WB blew it by cancelling Witchblade. This was a well-written thought provoking ORIGINAL dramatic series. Those of us who would rather not watch some of the new raunchy reality shows looked forward to something really different. The fans were left hanging with loose ends just waiting to be tied up by the promise of a 3rd Season. We, fans, have been trying to get other networks to pick it up such as Oxygen, Spike TV, Trio or anyone who would love to have a series with high ratings and a ready-made huge fanbase (international as well. We have a petition of approx. 15,500 signatures to bring the series back, but TPTB are just sitting on it and letting the fans down.At the very least fans would love is to see reruns or a DVD of season1 & 2.

Sara Pezzini (the beautiful Yancy Butler) is a New York cop suffering from the loss of her father and best girlfriend. They both were killed by the gangster Gallo (Conrad Dunn). However, there is no evidence to prove that Gallo killed them, and Sara, with his colleague Danny Woo (Will Yun Lee), are on his tail. One day, after chasing Gallo's gang, Sara has a shooting in a Museum and a metallic glove weapon 'catches' her wrist, turns into a magic sword and protects her from the bullets and kills three bad guys. Along the story, she will learn how to control the power of this weapon and will become aware of many facts related to her family and origin. I am not familiarized with the character of Witchblade. I did not even know that it is a comic book. But this television movie is really a good entertainment and very above the average, a kind of dark story, with reasonable effects, an excellent soundtrack and camera movements in the action scenes like in a video clip. Yancy Butler is a very fragile and confused character with impressive eyes. The screenplay blends a police story, with action, magic and supernatural. Indeed an enjoyable entertainment. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Witchblade"

Not having read the comics, I watched this TV movie without expectations. I wasn't disappointed. "Witchblade" is original and very atmospheric. The action takes place in an urban sprawl said to be New York, but a New York shrouded in an occult gloom. The director Ralph Hemecker, and Z D Zeik who has the writing credit for the movie, have blended a police action theme with the supernatural. What they've created involves and fascinates. I think "Witchblade" gains a lot from a superior cast. Based on the end result, the obviously hot casting team of Gerussi, Mariano and Miller deserved a bonus when it was in the can. For a start, Yancy Butler is a captivating and lethal Sara Pezzini. I certainly didn't see Sara Pezzini on the horizon when, years ago, I watched a waif of an actress doing her best with Natasha Binder in "Hard Target" (1993). The clue is in the eyes. Man, those eyes!Anthony Cistaro is brilliant as the morally ambivalent, super rich tycoon, Kenneth Irons. A man so unsatisfied by his power and riches in this world that he wants influence and opportunity in the dimension of the Witchblade.Ian Nottingham is a great character. His lurking about and obscure relationship with Kenneth Irons had me guessing at times. I don't recall seeing any previous appearances by Eric Etebari, but I'd be happy to see more of his work. The same can be said of Will Yun Lee, David Chokachi, Kenneth Welsh and George Jenesky; not a born spear carrier among them.This is TV film making strong enough to stand on its own. A thoroughly professional effort. I hope Marc Silvestri was equally pleased with the filming of his work. "Witchblade" entertains. Recommended.