blade-o-rama

According to the only fan-site I can find for the show, there will be a Blade: The Series marathon this weekend on Spike TV:

(...) Spike TV this upcoming weekend (Sep. 9th and 10th). It looks like they’ll be playing all 12 previously aired episodes (counting the pilot as two episodes). The marathon will include this Wednesday’s episode as well. The marathon goes from 2 PM - 7 PM Saturday and Sunday.
This is a great chance to catch up and if you’ve got some friends or family that you’re trying to get hooked on the show, this marathon provides the perfect opportunity to show them why it’s such a great show.

I’ve only seen four unconnected episodes so far, but it shows a lot of promise. I’m just about to purchase the “season pass” through iTunes Music Store. iTMS was what introduced me to the show; the pilot episode and one other were given away for free through it, and after finding a few more on P2P, I am hooked. The show is structured along the lines of Babylon 5 or 24, where things happen in each episode that affect later episodes, and standalone episodes are the exception, rather than the rule. Plus, hey, swordfights, gunfights, gore, blood, and partial nudity because it airs on Spike, not standard broadcst. Apparently they’re shooting additional footage and dialog for the DVD, which will be even more graphic in all regards.