Blood Drive

Everyone who knows anything about food and nutrition will tell you how bad chili cheese dogs are. But some people, like myself, just love them, and continue consuming them no matter how unhealthy!

It is pretty funny reading reviews from people that talk about how awful and trashy this is, sort of like amateur restaurant critics evaluating a chili cheese dog from a street cart using Michelin standards. Yeah, it gets no stars. But it's still pretty damn satisfying, if you like that kind of thing!

You don't watch a series like this expecting to see Breaking Bad or The Wire. You've got to compare it to other chili cheese dogs, not to truffles and foie gras at the French Laundry. And if you are comparing this show to things like Death Race 2000, it does pretty well.

In the dystopian retro-futuristic version of 1999, an unprecedented earthquake tore America in half and left " The Scar", in the depths of which are hidden mysteries that will change humanity. From the general chaos and disintegration rises "The Heart" corporation, which takes a global primacy in all fields, from politics and economy, through science, to the media and entertainment. Crime, violence, and the struggle for survival reign on the streets of American cities, while "The Heart" ruthlessly exploits the situation. Alan Ritchson is a member of the privatized police whom the investigation puts in a situation to choose between participating in a brutal cross-country car race for life and death in which, in the absence of oil, vehicles run on human blood, and becoming fuel for one of the vehicles.

During the thirteen episodes of this SF action-adventure, we follow the transformation of a morally correct cop and his imposed race partner from complete opposites into a team that, with a lot of turbulence, successfully overcomes all obstacles. Christina Ochoa is captivating in the role of a post-apocalyptic femme fatale, and Colin Cunningham has become my favorite villain from the very first moment he appeared on the screen. If for nothing else, Colin should be reason enough for you to give this crazy ride a chance. The characterization is excellent and, in addition to the leading trio, brings us many other interesting characters, among which stand out Alan's partner from police days and Christina's younger sister, as well as several very interesting sociopaths and psychopaths who participate in the race.

The series is basically an action-adventure with an SF premise, but it is imbued with dramatic and horror elements. The characters are diverse, mostly eccentric, which provides a handful of black-humored comic-relief moments. The dialogues are nothing special, although they have their brighter moments, and the strongest trump of the series is the visual aspect. Sex, drugs, and rock and roll in all its glory, explicit violence and mutilation at every turn, and the retro vibe of B production of the seventies and eighties bought me from the very beginning. The series is reportedly canceled, but don't let that deter you. The unexpected finale of the first and only season leaves the possibility for the series to continue, but at the same time it rounds the story quite nicely and, in my opinion, any continuation would be redundant.

8/10

Indeed this series was a niche piece so probably didn't generate the necessary profit to continue.

But every second of the episodes was good entertainment. Amazing visuals, good acting. I'm sad it's over.

Fresh and spoiler free.

Personally I hate grind house. However as some of these reviews illustrate, this is the type of show that is ridiculously needed right now. Something lewd, offensive, stupid, and just plain dumb fun. I gave it a shot expecting it to be dumb and groan worthy, and wanting to see just how awful and lame it was. What I got was a feast for the senses and synapses.

This world is entirely too uptight. This is exactly what needs to be on air right now. Something that pushes boundaries and riles up the sheep.

Sure it is not what it is proudly ripping off, and that is a good thing. Content like this does not hold up well because by its nature its satirical of the modern age and the nearly half century old 40+ yr old inspiration is functionally unwatchable today because it is like watching a preschool version of itself. This is a modernization of it and is not intended for mass market appeal like the doomed to failure Anderson film.

Its not perfect by any measure, but in this ludicrous terrified and twitching PC snowflake world we live in, This is exactly the flamethrower we need. Particularly enjoy the soundtrack thus far and I sincerely hope that they keep it at this level or better.

Its all about the grandeur and spectacle. This is the Romans at the Colosseum feeding Christians to the lions. You have choices. Either cheer along, or be the next to be chucked in. You are not entitled to an apology if you are not entertained from those of us who are.

Blood Drive is a show that was probably way overdue. I don't think I have ever seen something work so hard.....to be so bad....and turn out so good. If you've been a fan of the prestige TV of the last few years, think Hannibal, Game Of Thrones, The Wire, Deadwood, The Sopranos you get the picture. Turn off that part of your brain and try this. If you got what Tarantino and Rodriquez were going for with Grindhouse and then the Machete films, then this is a must.

Its carnal, corny, carnage and its it meant to get a laughing WTF out of its viewers.