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Did anyone else catch the first episode of this? its basically 300 + Gladiator + tits.  Pretty much all it takes to keep me happy at this point, if they also manage to make it as interesting plot wise as Rome that would be ideal.

Got it on my DVR but haven't watched it just yet.

Having seen the first two episodes *cough*, I have to say I was extremely surprised by the show. I went into it with extremely low expectations (it coming from Starz) so that may be why I thought it was good. Still, I doubt they can fuck it up enough in the first season for me to stop watching. Who knows? I may even watch it on television as it airs (something I almost never do with shows anymore).

I watched 2 minutes of it, looked like a cheesy 300 rip off.

They replaced the homo-eroticism of 300 with a shit ton of tits, whats not to love?

I'm going to watch in the vain hope that I get some Lucy Lawless tit out of it.

Ask and you shall receive!

It's like a serial made-for-TV movie. So bad it's good.

What a great description.

Downloading now!

Is she still hot? I lost track of her after Xena, and I'm afraid to look for photos of her now.

She's not bad. Don't you remember her from BSG more recently?

Granted she's only 42 but she's aging well imo.

Never watched it.

Yeah, she still looked fine in BSG.

Also, for shame Slyfeind!

300 - plot + tits.  For most it's a fair trade-off.  However if you've got to have a plot, you might as well skip this.

300 had a plot? This has a plot, its the plot from Gladiator.

That's the one reason I haven't bothered to be interested.

This is well worth a watch, pretty good so far.

Right, i didn't mean it as high praise or anything, just that "300 - plot" seemed a bit silly seeing as whatever passed as plot in that movie was a lot thinner than what we are getting here.

Yeah, just wasn't my thing. The first scene I saw of BSG was some chick jacking off some dude, and I thought "Huh, so that's the kinda show it is." And never went back.

Ok, there were nowhere near enough tits to justify this gawd awful show. The 300 was a Shakespearian masterpeice by comparison :P

They need to get rid of the 300 stuff in the fight scenes, but other than that it's not bad. The level of T&A is nice. Also, it's got Haldir/Darken Rahl.That actor needs to keep a moustache so he can twirl it when doing these cheesy villain roles.

Oh my god, I didn't realize until this moment those were the same guy.  That's awesome.

I watched the first episode on Netflix streaming last night.  I can see where some people are getting their gripes from. The flying blood could be considered ridiculous if you are expecting some semblance of reality.  I saw the spattering blood as more of an aura around the show.  The blood flying is so excessive, it becomes part of the scenery not part of the action.  The perfect example of this is when Spartacus gets hit in the head from behind in the arena and the blood fans up to fill the screen.  Maybe I am giving the director too much artistic credit here, but I found that all that blood added a dramatic aura.

This show is worth checking out some more.

Really people? The dialogue was on par with a porn flick for crying out loud! Is it the boobs or the occasional full frontal?

Can't it be both?  :why_so_serious:

Second episode only confirmed what I said above about the director using the blood for dramatic effect.

Oh yeah, and Lucy Lawless boobies!  Great scene with her and the idiot brother from the Mummy movies.

It's really not "that kind of show" (though they won't shy away from that).  Watch the mini-series and then the first episode of the regular season.  If you don't hunger to watch more after that, then don't bother.   :wink:

Spartacus sounds like a high budget softcore movie from the way everybody has described it so far.  So good job all, you've convinced me to give it a try.

Finally watched the first two episodes on Netflix IW.  It's Legend of the Seeker on premium cable, which is not a bad formula in my eyes.

They toned down the slow-motion-fights and sex a bit in the second episode so I wonder where the equilibrium's going to be.  Legend of the Seeker was really heavy on the former early on and then it basically disappeared, for the better.

It's not even so-bad-it's-good, it's genuinely good at what it's trying to do.

Painful, horrific acting and dialogue. It is really really bad.

High Quality Story/Dialogue/etc, Good Special Effects/Action/Etc, Boobs.

Pick two.

Californication picked 1 and 3.
Spartacus picked 2 and 3.

I'm failing to see the problem.

The show just needs to bring back Xena's little red-headed sidekick as a sweaty slave girl and give us the lesbo scene we always hoped for.

I'll be in my bunk...

You are on to something.

Checked out the first episode last night. I enjoyed it. Has blood, fighting with limbs being cut off, looks like 300, and they space the tits out through the show. Can't ask for much more.

Definitely. It's kind of like this; you see some tits, then they go away for a while, and right as you think to yourself, "I sure want to see some more tits." BAM! they deliver more tits.

That is some high fucking praise right there, will have to check this out.

Yeah, this show is pretty awesome.  So glad Netflix has it on Watch Instant, there's no way in hell I'd have seen it otherwise.

I'm fairly certain that never happened.  Showing sex with strategically placed cameras is one thing, but TV generally doesn't show what you are describing (at least basic cable like scifi). 

Ok, actually, that last episode wasn't bad. The story may be shaping up!

Yep. Like, they'll show the main character for a bit, then they'll show the redhead. And I'm sitting here thinking "I'd sure like to see her tits" and BAM, you see her tits. Its perfect. Hell, half the time you have to hunt for the tits. Like two characters will be chatting, and in the background will be some slave holding a glass of wine and its like "Whoa, tits, just noticed em"

edit: last episode (3) was killer. Didn't see the whole last 10 minutes coming.

I love this show.  It's amazing.  It's like an adult version of those Xena/Hercules shows in the '90s.

I love tits... then there is fighting... then more tits.  Woooooooooooo

That's a pretty apt description.  But god damn me to hell if I don't find the damn thing pretty compelling as well.  I pretty much freely admit I hate myself for what I'm about to say.  I don't think that credit for it should be spread too thick, as I doubt very seriously it was intended.  But I just can't help myself when I'm watching this from thinking, "This is probably a pretty close description to what these fuckers were really like."

Now, before you go all apeshit on me there is a caveat.  The acting is terribad.  But the thing is, it's so bad that it actually convinces you that the gladiators are dumb hulks swinging clubs at one another.  The special effects are overwrought.  But they do accomplish making sure you don't take this shit too seriously.  It's tits.  It's fighting.  It's a little intrigue to mix it up.  But not much.  Here's some more tits.  Shut up and watch these dudes fight.  Fuck me if I don't believe this to be a somewhat accurate portrait of ancient Rome.

The best part is that they improve all the stupid talking parts with background tits.

It's one of the things I like about the show. The gladiator stuff at the ludus is every single team I've ever played on. It's like they they filmed a high school football team and replaced all the manifestations of conflict and hazing with actively trying to kill each other.

The last part of episode 3 was good, and I do actually like the brother from the Mummy in this. He seems to be the only person on the show actually acting, everyone else seems to just be doing a bad RP session or something. Sadly, I'm pretty sure that the brother is going to screw Spartacus on the deal to get his wife back and that's what triggers the whole slave revolt. Of course the giant gaul will join so he can be with the slave girl he fancies.

The only reason why I'll continue to watch this because I got to see a female slave finger Xena to get her ready for teh sex.  For this they will never lose me as a viewer.

Okay, now I'm intrigued enough to check it out.

Agreed. Watching Xena laying sexy-like on a bed with her tits hanging out while being fingered by a slave was a very  :awesome_for_real: moment.

Wow, you guys weren't kidding.  Every day is casual Titday on this show.

Holy Shit, why aren't I watching this!   :awesome_for_real:

This show is incredibly awfull.

Hand over your man card.  We're going to have to put it through the shredder.

You sir, are clearly against boobs, I question your man status.

Edit: Every woman I know IRL that has seen this show enjoys the boobs too, you should question yourself.

Over here, in non-crazy land, boobs are on TV every day on every channel. Even in advertisements.  :drill:

I give you that the breast and sex scenes are the most interesting part of this "thing" the rest is just godawfull.

And the special effects look worse than those in that movie where the giant shark ate the airplane.

For crying out loud, there are lots and lots of computer games who do blood and boobies better.

You guys are just sex-starved tv-wise.  :awesome_for_real:

I think Der Helm has a point. I mean, if we could have boobies embedded into anything we wanted; movies, tv, billboards and the side of the metro bus, we too would probably be a smidge less excitable about this show. And let's be fair, its written by a 15 year old.

I'm sure there's a bit of that, but also, there's a lot of love for Sam Raimi around these parts.

I noticed just now that he is involved. I never knew that he was the producer of Xena and Hercules. In this case, I fail to see the awesome. It is entertaining in the same way as Big Brother etc., which is to say, not very much. :grin:

It is so bad that my (even at best times shaky) grasp of the English grammar leaves me almost completely.  :awesome_for_real:

I'm surprised each post on this thread does not have the word tits in it

Tits.

You just need more boobs in advertisments, problem solved!

Our view on sex is about the same as your view on violence, and vice versa.

I was as shocked about seeing one person cutting off and wearing another persons face on prime time TV as you were by the titties.

You should try watching Fox News.

 :rimshot:

I just want to correct this, its really the plot from sparticus, just modernized. Gladiator was a bastardization of spariticus.

If you are in this for the tits, be careful.  In episode 4, the chick missing the hand who brings in the bowl for the fighters to draw weapon choices from with the really nice tits... watch when the camera angle changes and she walks away, toward the screen.  She has a penis.

I believe the correct term for this is strap-on.

The first epsiode was so overcooked with the 300ish effects and cheese, that I wasn't even going to bother; but talk of Xena boob and fingering piqued my interest enough to grab episode two. Have to admit, the stupid show has hooked me. Yes, it's really stupid, but it's good stupid with tits.

Really does make me wish we could have all the rest of Raimi's series' with tits.

No.  After much arguing with my wife about that very thing, we watched it in HD on the 102" screen about a dozen times.  It moves too much and too fluidly to be a hunk of bronze, gold or wood.  At "best" it is a real penis attached to her g-string.  Also, it matches her skin tone exactly.

Now, of course, in reality it is probably silicone or CGI, but they had neither in the days of Roman gladiators, so it is meant to depict a real penis, either cut off someone else or belonging to the young lady.

:oh_i_see:

Yeah, well, the argument was pretty heated and you know that old adage "Don't go to bed angry" ... it had to be settled.  I really wanted it to not be a penis, because her tits were fantastic, but I lost.

You lost before you turned on your tv.

If you watch one of the orgy scenes there is a jester guy that has a dildo strapped to his head like a unicorn horn.

There's a couple of shots that have her dong showing. She was probably meant to be a hermaphrodite, which are a lot more common than people think - they just get "fixed" now before going home as a baby.

She had boobs, they didn't have breast implants back then.

I think Bob nailed it.  The Romans were all about novelty, so a hermaphroditic slave would have been something to flaunt.

But she wasn't being flaunted, she was in the pits where the discarded gladiators go to die because she was missing an arm.

Maybe she got flaunted a little too hard?  It's all fun and games until someone loses an arm.

Ok, I think this may be a new milestone,"Yes, hangs out in a pit, missing an arm, and may have a penis but omg boobies!"

True, but a milestone on which road?

All roads lead to Rome.

Because that's where the tits are.

Got caught up on the most recent 2 eps via On Demand. Still bad, but strangely compelling as well. Now I gotta see how they play the rest of it out.

"My cock keeps him well-fed"

Best line of the show so far?

Last episode was awesome. However, is one thing people should know that doesn't deserve a spoiler:


Episode 5 has an excessive amount of manass and weiner. There is seriously more cock shown in this episode than tits.


Other than that, it was pretty damn awesome.

I really don't think you can ruin this show with spoilers.   :heart:

The show is good. It's actually good. It wasn't when it started, but hell if it isn't now.

The tits are just an awesome icing. Someone put icing on tits for our amusement!

I think I'll like this one. It's pretty good at what it tries to be.

I finally took the time to watch episodes 1-5 over the weekend, it's entertaining enough. Though the writers sure do love the word "cock" and finding new ways to use it. This cock, that cock, his cock, her cock, god's cock, by the cock, for the cock, with your cock, my cock, cow cock, chicken cock, sun cock, make it rain cock! That was just episode 1  :why_so_serious:

Also, I noticed that I found myself thinking this was like a live-action Dragon Age with the amount of blood and the way it was done during episodes 1, 2, and the scenes down in the pits. As well as finding that I am constantly waiting for the cameo by Bruce Campbell. While I doubt it will happen for a while if at all, I wouldn't be surprised by it somehow being fit shoved in.

That would suck, unless he is one of the fourteen nameless gladiators that gets his head assploded much to the glee of the topless plebiscite in the stands. Which would be pretty cool.

I was thinking something like that or some dude in the crowd of the arena with topless chicks all around him.

Started watching this on Netflix.  This is my kind of entertainment.  Mindless gladitorial combat?  Check.  Topless women?  CHECK.

Where is this show actually aired? I watch it on Netflix streaming. It is part of their Starz collection, but Starz is not even a 2-bit movie channel so I find it hard to believe Starz can afford to produce anything.

It's from Starz. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starz_(TV_channel)#Original_programming)  Party Down (http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Party_Down_Season_1/70114510) is another good original show from them.

I can't help but agree. I started watching it because it was like a breast-filled trainwreck, but it became very interesting and even fun 3 episodes in. A liberal helping of naked ladies doesn't hurt it either, but I'd probably watch it without them at this point.

I'm pretty sure the pits girl just had a strap on.

You're officially in the first stage of grief.

Fair enough, but it's the first dong I've seen that attaches to the front of a loin cloth

Just to be in the clear here. Are you debating whether a prop dong was supposed to look real or like a strap-on or are you doing the real tranny vs prop dong thing?
I think you'll need to frame this discussion if you want to reach a satisfactory conclusion.

There's no argument. She's supposed to be a hermaphrodite. If you've never seen a sling like that, I suggest you check into any of the nine trillion male bondage clothing shops on the internet because they're pretty common, entry level accessories. As far as the dong itself, it had a foreskin. It moved like a real, soft dong. It had balls handing down behind it. If you know of the Romans having anything that sophisticated to make dildos out of I'm all ears. Or dongs in this case.

If we're even having this debate, the thing looked 'real enough' and anyone trying to get around the arousal felt needs to look at his own hormones for answers.

Some premodern cultures actually made some pretty sophisticated dildos and such. I once had a chance to tour a museum of medical instruments and materials and the curator took a couple of us into their basement to show us some of the stuff they can't ever exhibit (some skeletons of WWI veterans that were donated to study bullet damage, for example). One of the cabinets was full of sex toys from cultures around the world, many of which were 300-500 years old. You'd think it would all be crudely carved wooden cocks and so on but a lot of it was sophisticated artisanal work. So I wouldn't put it past the Romans to make a realistic-looking dildo. On the other hand, I wouldn't put it past them to invite some hermaphrodites to the orgy, either. Some of the wall drawings and graffiti in Pompeii that the tourists don't get to see is wildly inventive porn that would be perfectly blended into a contemporary adult video store.

I'm kind of glad I didn't see the dong in question.

Some heavy, heavy shit went down in the last episode.

I'm pretty sure it involves some sort of slave revolt. Also, long shots of Xena's fully exposed breast while Batiatus bones a slave.

It was picked up for a second season a month before it even premiered.

Because it's awesome. And awesomely ridiculous.

I just caught up to episode 6.  I was watching it on a 2nd monitor as I was playing some games so I didn't get fully engrossed in it.  But you don't need to be fully watching this to get whats going on. 

It's still full of win.

The slave chick that whats-his-name was boning in the bath house was pretty damn hot.

Yes, yes she was.  Someone needs to find her name.

Other people want to know too. (http://community.starz.com/starz/board/message?board.id=spartacus&thread.id=5118&view=by_date_ascending&page=1)

Apparently it's just some stripper extra they hired.  So no one knows!  NSFW pictures in the link.

She should have spent more on the boobs.  That's an awful job.

Yeah I wouldn't fuck her either.
 :uhrr:

Someone in the thread I link said they were actually lactating and not fake.  :Shrug:

This stuff isn't bad. I appriciate that there's about as much male nudity as there is female. A full frontal of a man in a way that wasn't made out as plain comedic or absurd was pretty novel.

Edit: Oh, 1337.  :heart: Durrr, and grammar.

I've seen up through episode 4 now, and I'd have to say that I like it a good deal.  Even without the glorious T&A, I'd still watch it.

And Jupiter's Cock, I finally saw the pit girl you guys were talking about.  I'm guessing it's meant to imply that it was a real schlong.  Surely a strap on would be less...flaccid.

If who'd fuck someone is a metric for this stuff, remember folks have fucked Roseanne & Joan Rivers.  It's a bullshit metric.

If you're doing something to yourself for cosmetic reasons, expect to be judged on it and make sure you're spending your money wisely.


Then it's merely a horrible, horrible picture. Which happens when you're just stealing frames out of an action shot. Each political side does it to the other to make 'the enemy' look ridiculous.

I wish I had more hands, so I could give those titties four thumbs down!

(http://www.incompetentpictures.com/sitefiles/Rick%20James%203.jpg)

Nice face though.

This.  I didn't recognize that woman at all when I saw that horrible still frame.  They really do look much, much nicer when in motion.  :grin:

Everyone in this series is a dick, starting with Spartacus. I'm rooting for the blond gladiator to come out alive, but thats about it.  :awesome_for_real:

It shouldn't really be hard to figure out how this is all going to end.  The boat sinks and all that  :awesome_for_real:

Exactly. Unfortunately, I don't see any happy outcome for him.

I really need one of those vests with the six pack carved already into it like Doctores.

Peter Mensah doesn't really need a vest to help with his six-pack. The man is in  :ye_gods: shape.

Emotionally killing yourself in a show is always a nice touch.

Except when you're not.  :awesome_for_real:

I love this show. Even my wife loves this show, there is plenty of candy for both of us to see. It could use more porn, but other than that its been a very fun watch.

... and blond guy goes from 0 to dick in one scene...

Yeah, it was awesome.

Every episode I hope and pray for a softcore lesbian scene between Ilithyia and Zena.

I think that is what alot of people hope and pray for.

Considering the petite leather outfits, the divinely shaped muscles and the sweaty grappling between the protagonists, I wouldn't be surprised a lot of people watching this show hope and pray for some gay sex of the non-lesbian kind.
Maybe that's why they killed off every gay on the show :why_so_serious:
Still it's a huge hit with my non-procreation oriented friends who, rather oblivious to the reason why I'm tearing up, keep commenting on why the slomo blood spattering scenes don't really add much to the series.

Spartacus loses his wife, Blondie feels like he's lost his family, Doctore is starting to doubt the honor of the ludus, and Crixus loses his spot at the top (I'm just waiting for something bad to happen to that slave girl he fancies to push him over the edge).  All of the major ass-kickers are getting cut off from their motivation to stay put and follow the rules, and all in the space of a couple of episodes.  I sense something awesome coming.

might wanna spoiler some of that hoss.

After a week it's fair game IMO.

Isn't some of that from like.. yesterday?

Sura died in episode 6, which is a week old.  Crixus has been bedridden longer than that.  Doctore and Blondie being angsty about unspecified things does not count as a spoiler.

I hate when people start with this shit.  This thread is titled "Spartacus: Blood and Sand", this is the thread were we talk about "Spartacus: Blood and Sand", there will be spoilers about "Spartacus: Blood and Sand".  If you aren't caught up and don't want to be spoilered don't open the damn thread because discussing the show is what the damn thing is for.  If he was posting spoilers for Lost or 24 feel free to bitch about that but don't open a thread were people are discussing a tv show and not expect to be spoilered.  Keep your mouth shut about unaired stuff though.

Yah, true enough.  

I generally don't read a TV show thread unless I'm caught up.  I'd advise others to do the same.  Spoiler police have limited reach, especially when faced with spastic angry guy.

I think that Domina is going to find out her slave girl is the reason her loyal stud wouldn't impregnate her before battle. It will probably be Cripple-McGee who tips her off since he needs more chances to look like a douchebag before he finally gets a sword to the face by Spartacus. The sparks when that little tidbit gets out will be epic and finally turn Crixus to Spartacus' "Fuck this place" attitude.

I'm not sure if that would turn Doctore as well, but if I fully expect two more weeks of "Zero to Dick," moves by the cast.

OMG I HAVENT SEEN A SINGLE EPISODE AND YOU GUYS JUST RUINED THIS WHOLE SHOW FOR ME THANKS A LOT GUYS.

I  :heart: this show. 

I could do with a bit less cock and more naked Lucy Lawless though.

I'm pretty sure the women need eyecandy in their tv-series too. :grin:

I find the amount of tits sufficient to offset the cocks, so I'm happy. I do wish they wouldn't go quite so far with the cheese whenever they kill people though. But I'm not going to complain, I've giggled at how cheesy things are so it serves a purpose.

Really, now? Like maybe a slave rebellion? No. That never happens.

We don't use green. :grin:

From Wikipedia, there are 6 more episodes left. There is a small bit of information about the upcoming ones that I avoided reading for the most part. However, one of the upcoming episodes is titled 'Whore'  :awesome_for_real:

Wait, 6 more episode left, and that's it?  THAT'S IT??

NNNNnnnnoooooooooooooooooo!

13 episode TV seasons are pretty typical.

Second season already confirmed.

Ah, okay, phew.  I thought we meant just one season.  But while we're on it, fuck 13 episode TV seasons right in the corn hole.

Well they are one hour no commercials episodes.  That's technically a lot more show than a regular 24 episode season of 20 min episodes.

Yeah, it's so much better when writers try to stretch a story arc out to 20+ episodes...

My complaint really has more to do with not wanting to wait 6 months for the next season to start.  And to be honest, with all the T&A, the backstabbing and the outrageous violence...I guess I'd be okay with some stretching.  If anything, this show might be suffering for being a little too fast paced with the plot twists.

The wait for Season 2 may be a bit longer now (http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/03/09/spartacus-star-andy-whitfield-has-cancer/)

I think the spacing will be good. T&A and live-action Dragon Age type combat/blood level is great, but I'd much rather wait for as good of episodes as they can put out instead of them rushing it and bringing down the series that already walks a fine line of awesomeness and shit. Plus, they can recycle the T&A with the break. After 6 months I'm not going to remember all the pairs in the crowd when the rain started, so they can reuse them and it will be like Christmas in video format all over again. :grin:

Though I do agree that lengthening the story arc wouldn't be bad if they did it well.

What makes me sad about a possible a slave rebellion is that Batiatus will get killed. He's a great bad guy that I sympathize a lot with.

Well that's a giant kick in the cock.

Am I the only one that says "cock" far more often as a result of this show?

By Jupiter's cock!  That sucks. 

I sympathize with him much less since (OMG SPOILER STUFF THAT HAPPENED LIKE A YEAR AGO).  I would have rather he stayed more morally ambiguous so I could reserve all my seething hatred for Darken Rahl and his hot but annoying wife.  And Cripple McGee, I'm completely okay with hating him.

I like the cripple, he's a scumbag but he comes correct.

So the latest episode on Netfilx instant viewing is 'Disk only'. And we don't have a TV. Anyone know of another source for this?

Yo ho ho.

"Disk only" as in it only works on the PS3?  That's weird.

Disk only as in can not be streamed at this time and you have to use the old Netflix sends you a disk system, more than likely, it will be streamable later.

eztv.it

I don't consider it a true yar matey site, as it only deals in TV shows.

Thank you all. And ya, Disk only means netflix wants you to rent out the DVD, which is silly for this show. I mean, its fun and all, but to me this show is an intenets thing. Its in the same mindspace as SA's Photoshop Friday and YouPorn.

That can't be right...I mean, they are going to do instant for the first 7 episodes and then switch to DVD only?  Gotta be a mistake, surely...

Quite sure it has to do with the fact they get the disks first. Waite a few days.

That's what I think as well.  Also, it isn't as if you can search for the DVD and add it to your list.  There's only the Instant option.

Thank the Gods for Starz OnDemand (which I'm sure Starz did on purpose just for my situation), because my girlfriend has banned me from watching this show.  Obviously I cant record it or watch it "scheduled."
Speaking of which, anyone in here have a significant other that actually ENJOYS SBS?  Bless-ed be the man who's woman can sit and watch this with him.

Bad quality "screening episodes" of ep 8 and 9 are on the net. Really bad quality ones if you are used to HD.

Must...resist....grainy man ass and vague boobage.

Plenty of man meat on the show too you know.  You might not have recognized it since you seem to have lost yours :P.

My wife watched the first episode and squirmed uncomfortably throughout.  Haven't been able to convince her to watch another episode with me, so I get caught up when she's out of the house.

My wife lets me know as soon as netflix has a new episode, and generally demands we watch it over anything on the DVR. I'm pretty sure she enjoys the man candy as much as I enjoy the woman candy. We are comfortable in the knowledge that neither of us look even remotely close to as sexy as the people on the show are.


Also I respect my wife and generally do as she wishes. Even with that knowledge she would never ever tell me what I could and couldn't watch.

Your avatar isn't representative to real life, then. :grin:

I honestly don't see why anyone would deny someone else watching this series. Last I checked, the most effective way of making someone desire something, was deny them access to that particular thing. And it's not like they're showing full-on porn either, it's just a bit of titties and some dangling mansausage.

The prob is, if you go into the first episode expecting good acting/plot/serious show, you will be very disappointed. I take the show for what it is, and enjoy the heck out of it.

I think the plot is pretty decent and the acting just fine given the context.  Of course, it may just be that all the boobies are making me view it through rose tinted goggles.

Overall, after a bunch of episodes it has gotten better. It's like the writers/director caught their groove a bit. That first episode was rough man.

Dear god yes, that first episode was pretty damn bad. I'm glad they had the promise of titties to keep me interested, though, because it got better after that. It's still cheesy as all hell, but that's part of the charm.

Episode 8 appears to be ready now.  Haven't watched it yet.

They are not bad at all at Roman drama. The backstabbing, debauchery and violence is all there. Knowing how to balance the mellow drama with action scenes and keeping a steady pace throughout the series shows somebody, and their team, know what they are doing.

The more sensitive viewers might want to skip the endings of both the 8th and 9th episode.

Episode 8 was awesome........the end though :ye_gods: :uhrr: :ye_gods:

Hahhahaa. Awesome, awesome episode. Had everything, blood, people being killed, a nice heaping of titties


drinking, gambling, treachery,


Excellent.  :awesome_for_real:

This show just keeps getting better and better.  I couldn't wait so I watched Ep 9.. and all I have to say is Holy Shit! at the ending.

Line of the episode: "Bet it all on the man with the horse cock."

Fuck me, that was actually pretty good. For reals.

Episode 9, I'm pretty sure I'm going to hell, there's a bit in it that where I'm like, what the fuck did I just watch, hahha.  This is the only TV series I've ever seen that I could have created while drunk.

And who's job was it to do the CGI at the end of the episode? That can't have been a fun project to work on for a week.

Last ep was great.  Lots of new plot threads, and  should be more interesting now.  Also hoping for good things from .

I can safely say that reading those spoilers has spoiled nothing for me.   :awesome_for_real:

True, but I figure better safe than sorry.

This show is bad ass.

And the awesome continues to flow from the heavens. The bush factor was high.

BTW, gladiators turning down naked slave girls in their cell? Once maybe. Twice, you're not human anymore.

Spartacus is clearly not human.

I didn't think it was possible to 1-up last episode, but 'Whore' managed to do that. It probably had the highest tit and bush count of all episodes and the last 5-10 minutes were very  :drill:

Illythia  :drillf:

Wow, I did not see any of that coming.  Holy shit.

This show may be a huge sleeper hit in my book. I expect it to totally fall over at some point, but the hits just keep on coming until then.

Lucy seems to get more and more comfy with how much and how long she shows boob each episode. We've gone from thin material in the first episode to casually doing whole scenes with bare breast.

I can't find the video but there's one where she talks about how she was fitted for a merkin for the show.

http://cyncity.typepad.com/forever_a_fangirl_photosv/2009/08/my-entry.html (http://cyncity.typepad.com/forever_a_fangirl_photosv/2009/08/my-entry.html) (NSFW)

I was disappointed to see the hotter slutty blond noble woman go, but the new slave more than makes up for it.

I was disappointed to see it in such a detail. Damn, I thought the castration was bad last week.

Yeah, definitely a boner killing moment.

My gods "Whore" had to be the best episode yet; the end?  Ingenius surprise.  And holy fuck the camera-work and scene setups were magical, especially given the themes.  Why cant pr0n be this good?   Seriously...  there's some merit to this.

And there needs to be a Gladiator theme-park pls.

After the first episode my wife was wincing and such and practically burying her face in my chest. After "Whore" she told me Spartacus is better than porn. Make of that what you will...

Seriously, that last episode was fantastic.  This show has quickly gone from campy fun gladiator shlock to excellent television.  With loads and loads of outstanding of T&A.


I like what they are doing with Crixus.  He's ultimately a very sympathetic character, in my opinion.  I find myself rooting for him, and thinking "can't they all just be friends!?".  Asher had a moment, too...coming out with his sword and all ready to fight  :awesome_for_real:

The sand part is the only thing not exaggerated in this otherwise great show. I think there was a Most Pairs of Boobies On Screen at One Time record somewhere in the last episode.

Too bad about Andy Whitfield getting cancer, but catching it in its early stage is welcoming.

Well Crixus, historically, does side with Spartacus when the slaves revolt.

Holy cow. I just looked up Spartacus. They're actually sticking semi-close to history so far. Capua, Batiatus, it's all from history. I figured it was a loose "Based upon" kind of thing.

Double crap, I, too, thought it was loosely based and obviously don't know the story.  Curse you Evildrider!  Is it unreasonable to ask for spoiler tags on stuff that happened centuries in the past?

Just watched the last episode.

Holy shit did I not see that coming.

That shit was way hotter than any porn I've ever seen. Wife enjoyed it even more than I did too.

Drinking game: drink beer if tits are shown, twice if there is sex, a shot if there is bodily contact with blood, two shots if a limb or head is chopped off.

Try and last more than 10 minutes.

This will compare very nicely with my old game of drinking everytime there's a swear in South Park the movie. I'm in!

Tonight, I shall do my best.

I think any time Sparticus screams in rage would be decent too.

For bonus points, take a drink for every time someone says cock or fuck.

I'm looking forward to the next episode even more then I was now.

I wonder how many babies have been made because of this series.

Another great episode.


If a little  :heartbreak: .

That new slave girl is still white hot though.  Glad we'll be seeing more of her.

I sure didn't see that coming.

Having finally caught up to Whore, I agree with this statement. 

I did. It's been telegraphed for awhile and was telegraphed heavily that entire episode. Still, that wasn't how I thought it would happen and it was... :heartbreak:

Nobody good lives.

God that episode was just brutal.  Like you said, heavily telegraphed, but the execution, literally, was just disturbing.

Another excellent episode. Even when they  :heartbreak: I still love it.

That episode was terrible.  And amazing.  Holy fucking shit.

Also, Ilythia might just be my favorite TV character of all time after these last few episodes.  Quite aside from the fact that she's really hot.

A breakthrough for softcore porn actresses everywhere.

It is amazing how much :ye_gods: this show wrings out of me.  I can never make it an entire episode without going HOLY SHIT FUCK WHAT at least once.

Maybe episode 10 should have been titled "Whore" instead of episode 9?

Honestly, they could title most of the episodes "Whore" and it would somehow be appropriate.

I'm still shaken up over the last episode. 

Any bets that they will manage to find an even more :heartbreak: end for Crixus's girlfriend? It seems pretty obvious that that's where they are heading next.

I'm also curious to see if we get any type of confrontation between Spartacus and the Magistrate's son.

I bet Batiatus somehow tries to manipulate this to it being his arch rival's doing. Even though he gave the order.

In the end, Sparty will fuck the rival up but find out he was played by Batiatus, again.

Or I'm completely off. I must say I like the show for keeping me guessing.

Anyone else think this show should be a candidate for best on TV?
I get a kind of BSG "sleeper hit" vibe from it.

What I'd love to see is some kind of twisted romance between Spartacus and Ilythia, whilst the new slave-girl gets jealous and Ilythia ends up actually becoming a slave herself.

:uhrr:

 :awesome_for_real:  I'm for anything that includes either Ilythia or slave girl getting nekkid.

But yeah, this is the best TV I can remember since pretty much forever.  It'll never win any meaningful awards, obviously.

When Ilythia was being all slutty at the pool with the kid I was like  :awesome_for_real: then she stripped and I was like  :why_so_serious:

But then she twisted the poor kids mind and I was like  :ye_gods:

My progression in that scene was :awesome_for_real: to :grin: to :ye_gods:.

I began watching this just for the tits, but it's surprising me by being an awesome show in its own right. :heart:

BSG was a sleeper hit for nerds...

I wish Legend of the Seeker were a bit more like this show.

Yes.  Although Legend of the Seeker is a good show in its own right, IMO, and pretty edgy for broadcast TV.

I don't know...I just started watching Legend of the Seeker (2 or 3 episodes) and I'm not sure I can get into it at all.  Does it get better?  In any event, it doesn't hold a candle to Spartacus.

Legend of the Seeker is cheesy fantasy, pure and simple; if you don't like that sort of thing, you probably won't learn to.  It's got much more in common with Xena than with Spartacus.  Better than Xena, though, IMO.

Same. I've really, really tried to get into Legend of the Seeker, but I just end up hiding my face in my palms. Spartacus follows some kind of relatively character-driven narrative while Legend of the Seeker just jumps from deus ex machina to deus ex machina. The books might have been mildly fresh when they were first published but now... well. :-)

Didn't Legend of the Seeker just get canceled?

We'll get our gritty, sex/blood-laden Fantasy show when Game of Thrones comes out... which is like the only reason I currently have HBO.

Cripple already saw them so that is coming soon. Again, telegraphed. I've been saying to my wife for awhile that Zena will find out and off her in a very brutal fashion. She'll probably be mutilated in some way and then crucified.

Xena's crueller than that.  She'll order Spartacus to fuck the slave girl while Crixus watches, and then kill her.

Nah, because at some point I think Crixus and Spartacus have to find some common ground, and I don't think Sparty fucking his woman is going to help accomplish that, even if he's been forced.  But I like the way you think!  It seems highly plausible that slave girl is either going to die horribly or get sold to Selonius (or whatever) for some old man lovin...something to piss Crixus off.

Also, seems clear that Spartacus and hot slave girl are finally going to hook up.  I imagine SHE will die, and he'll find out that Batiatus is behind both her death and his wife's death.  That'll be the beginning of the end.

Ummm, everyone here knows how this will all ultimately end right?   Right?   :oh_i_see:

No, and we The Ignorant will thank you for not spoilering with your weak historic facts.  We're like Texas up in this motherfucker - inventing an alternate reality that is more to our liking.

I saw it coming... but still  :ye_gods:

Fuck yea!

Although I think Cyrrex is probably right that they have to start bringing Crixus and Spartacus together soon, so it probably won't happen. 

The title "Blood and Sand" suggests that they want this show to focus on Spartacus as a gladiator, so I'd expect them to draw things out for a bit.  Honestly, I think they'd have a hard time making the revolt as interesting as all the drama we're getting in the ludus.

Completely agree, but it does mean they have an actual way to end the series at some point.  And considering I thought this show would only be interesting for a couple episodes, I wouldn't put it past them to make a slave revolt come off not only as interesting but also, I daresay, sexy.

According to the wiki page, the episode on April, 16th is called    "Kill Them All"... maybe Spartacus' revenge comes earlier than expected.

Looking forward to it.  :awesome_for_real:

edit: Wikipedia tells me that the fate of Spartacus is unknown, I thought he was crucified, but that could be me, remembering a movie of my youth.

What are the chances that someone from Starz edited the Wiki-Page so people will still be hoping for a (more or less) happy ending ?  :awesome_for_real:

Jupiter's cock! This show is great.  Asha is going to have a slow painful death by the looks of it.

Someone needs to make an MMO of this show.   :drill:

I'd hate to see PvP... It would just be a whole bunch of men wrestling naked.   :ye_gods:

Watching the latest episode, and wondering how exactly a turn of phrase like "grab hold of your cock and follow your orders" would go in the "original" Latin.  Unfortunately it's pretty hard to find a Latin dictionary with adequate translations for words like "cock" and "fuck".

I hope I hope I hope the DVD has subtitles.   :drill:

Okay, I saw the ending of that episode coming a mile off, but it was still awesome.

The bloody speck in the eye made the closing moment.

Fuck you all, I'm downloading this entire series right now because of you.  I'll be in my bunk.

Legend of the cara is awesome.

Read some Catullus for an idea:
Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo,
Aureli pathice et cinaede Furi,
qui me ex versiculis meis putastis,
quod sunt molliculi, parum pudicum.
Nam castum esse decet pium poetam
ipsum, versiculos nihil necesse est;
qui tum denique habent salem ac leporem,
si sunt molliculi ac parum pudici,
et quod pruriat incitare possunt,
non dico pueris, sed his pilosis
qui duros nequeunt movere lumbos.
Vos, quod milia multa basiorum
legistis, male me marem putatis?
Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo.

The first line is I will throatfuck and assrape you.

Check out this if you're bored one day: http://www.amazon.com/Latin-Sexual-Vocabulary-J-Adams/dp/0801841062 (http://www.amazon.com/Latin-Sexual-Vocabulary-J-Adams/dp/0801841062)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x131q2_rammstein-mann-gegen-mann_music (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x131q2_rammstein-mann-gegen-mann_music)

I am in your debt, sir.

Episode 11: Best episode ever. In 11 episodes the show has gone from tits being the only good thing about it to tits being one of the worst things about it.

I know now the verb for oral intercourse in latin. Thank you.  :awesome_for_real:

I hated Latin at school, I guess they just didn't pick the right approach.

Lingua latina pulchra est.  :awesome_for_real:

The first few episodes wreak of corniness, but, depending on you, somewhere between 4 and 6 it becomes incredibly :awesome_for_real:

Agreed. It went from "Oh look, tits :grin:" to just :grin: all round. I'm seriously surprised at just how awesome it suddenly turned out once they all got used to the idea of wagging tits around on TV, and actually put some plot and character development into it.

Come for the tits, stay for the plot!

The first few episodes relied heavily on Crixus, and he's a terrible, terrible actor.  Since then he's gotten a little more comfortable in his role.  I noted earlier in the thread that portraying a gladiator isn't exactly Shakespeare.  Those two things combined have made him bearable.  And if you've lasted this long, you get to what I won't call brilliant writing, but pretty good writing + tits.  You might make a case for that equation equaling brilliant writing.

I thought this episode was quite interesting. Especially at the end when:

This show rocks.

Haven't seen the latest episode yet, I'm pratically exploding with anticipation.

I don't think Crixus is a bad actor at all.  I just think the writing in the first couple of episodes wast a bit too hammy.  That was happy Crixus being a school yard bully.  Now we have pissed off and torn Crixus.  I think he's a great character, and it's being acted decently.

And really, if you are watching this for stellar acting you probably are doing it wrong. I thought episode one let everyone know you aren't getting it! :)

We both love it.

Not really going to help the men though. Our bisexual urges are largely limited to this and Dante's Cove.

Just finished watching the newest episode.  SO awesome.  Holy shit.

Yes.  This.    Finally caught up and fuck this show gets better with every episode. 

Dear God that episode was win.

 :hulk_rock:  :rock_hard: :rock:  :popcorn:

If anyone deserves the pick of any slave in the villa, it's the writers of this show.  They gain strength with every episode. 

 :drill: :drill: :drill: :drill: :drill: :drill: :drill: :drill:

I'm amazed at how well the writers are doing, too. I go into episodes now thinking "what crazy shit are they going to think up next?" and they always surprise me.

Now, if only the CGI guys could step their game up a bit...

I have only one word that is worthy of this episode, and that word is:

Dear god the writers are on a fucking roll. I dearly hope they will keep this up, this is literally the best show on TV right now.

Just an FYI for people with Netflix and a media player or whatever.  They have the 12 episodes of this on Starz Play via Netflix.  I'm finding this media player stuff really awesome so far.  I'm in the middle of the first season of Dead Like Me and just added this series to my queue.  I've also just added all the seasons of Weeds that they have (I didn't watch this series) and the complete series of Yes, Minister.  They have a lot of stuff plus I still get one DvD at a time, but they've stepped it up around here and they always come within two days, unlike my previous Netflix experience.   

I'm not usually too crazy over shows that contain lots of hairy, sweaty fighting men (eww) but I'll give it a shot on the recommendation of people in this thread. 

They're shaved.  And oiled.  It is Rome of course.

We don't have cable, so I've been watching the series on Netflix via my PS3.  Netflix is so fucking awesome.  If I'd had to catch this on DVD odds are good I would never have seen it.

That took a minute to process.

The part with Spartacus facing Roman Legionnaires was fucking win.

Here's my hilt, bitches!  :awesome_for_real:

That episode was over 9000. I was really ready to completely write this series off after the first two episodes but it went from 0 to awesome so damn fast after that. And it's paced so damn well. Each episode feels like a movie in it's own right. As for the CGI, it seemed corny to begin with, now it seems...elegant. There seems to be a lot more finesse to it than in the earlier episodes.

Oh ho ho man. This last episode was such greatness. I hope the season finale will be that good. The buildup sure makes it seem like it will be.

The CG are a lot more forgivable if you think about how sickening the show would be if they were more realistic instead of cartoony. It's probably not done on purpose but I don't consider it a bad thing.

Also, fucking Syrians. Asha is way to clever for his own good. I actually find him to be the most sympathetic character on the show. All he wanted was a little friendship and respect - he did earn the brand after all. No he's just paying back what he got.

This show is better and better every week. Was that the last episode of the season, or are there any more?

Just wanted to chime in another 'best show on TV' remark.

I'm going to be a sad bitch after the finale.

There is one more. 

Another great episode from a great series.

I'm a very sad puppy, because after the next one we're going to have to wait a long fucking time.  I may just have to start watching them all over again immediately.

And at the rate the episodes have been getting exponentially better each week, I full expect we're going to be blown away with the finale.  I find it pretty funny that the last episode was so awesome in so many parts that we aren't even talking about it.  It's as if the amount of awesome was so great that we don't know where to begin.

There's talk of doing a small spin-off since the main actor is undergoing cancer treatment right now and they don't want to leave the writers and sets completely idle. 

Quite sure its done to match the overly stylized feel of the show (I assume you guys are talking about more than just the blood splats), that, and some of the stuff they do...imagine matching the frames up. No, really, that isn't a cakewalk. Everything in the show has that "golden" look/shine to it.

Varro's previous life, gambling whoring, fighting? (im assuming the whoring part)

Enslavement and Rise of Crixus

The Two Brothers story

More Asha....

What would you want to see?

This is the best show on TV, and the occasionally cheesy effects don't detract from it one iota.  Considering the sheer quantiity of CG work they must be doing, I'll forgive them.  I can't imagine this show started out with the hugest budget, either.


Ilythia's naughty bedtime stories.

All of the above

I think we have a winner!

I vote for the story of Crixus, told as a naughty bedtime story by Ilythia and Lucretia.

I just want to take a second and say THANK YOU GUYS!

Seriously after watching like half an episode one I had written this off. But this topic kept on getting bigger and bigger, so I decided to read some and that made me watch a couple more episdoes...

The fight where Ashur's leg gets fucked up and him subsequently having to learn other ways to make himself useful.

What happened to Doctore's wife.

Batiatus' childhood.  Did his father run the ludus in a similar manner, or did Batiatus become such a scheme bastard all on his own?

Same boat here, episode one was really fuckin' cheesy. The comments were up to two pages so I figured it was worth another go. Good stuff f13 :)

Yeah, it's funny how we went from cheesy to what is probably the Best Show on TV.  I feel that we need to start talking about this in other sub-forums...just think of all the people around here who have no idea what they are missing!

Most shows have that honeymoon period where all the introductions have to happen. I normally give shows about 3-5 episodes before panning it.

Once he stepped foot in the Ludus the show rocked from there (especially since there was no wife in the way).  That was only 1 episode really and even then you could tell this was something "different," between the gratuitous nudity and the execution scene which sent Spartacus to Batiatus' graces.

The Producers have to be chomping at the bit with this show's success.  Reminds me of what happened with True Blood; has a similar vibe.

The funny thing about that is that they are (much to my delight) moving the story along at a very good pace.  We are getting just about to the point where the slave revolt could happen, and they could finish up the story with all the war stuff in one 13 episode season if they wanted.  They aren't dragging things out like most shows telling a set story would.  I really hope they actually have some balls and kill the series once the story is done, instead of dragging it out needlessly (but I should know better than to get my hopes up with American TV).

Then again, with the main actor getting cancer, they might not have a choice.

I'm taking that as you're saying the season 1 finale starts the revolution, and then season 2 finishes the series? If not then sorry for misunderstanding, but if so then I'll just say I'm hoping this lasts for 3 or 4 seasons. Not because I want them to stretch it out, but rather because there is still a lot of story left to be told. There is another major character to be introduced while they are still in the ludas. Even if they do bring him in during the season 1 finale, the time to build up everyone's trust in Spartacus (especially a new Gaul character and Crixus) to want to work under the command of Spartacus will take some time. Well, at least if they want to keep a good pacing and not just have them say "I'm new here but I'll trust you and go with you Spartacus," or "they took my woman and gave her to Asher, even though I hate you I'll go with you" and be done with it.

For those reasons, I'm thinking 3-4 seasons to finish the story would be perfect without rushing it, especially since, iirc, there were a good number of battles during the war that should be interesting to watch how they are done. Though, sadly, I just can't put faith in the show having 2 or 3 successful season and them not wanting to stretch this out as long as they can, and thus letting the quality that it does have drop. I'm hoping they don't, but I also hope they don't cut it off with only 2 seasons either.

If they manage to keep this up, I'd happily watch more than 4 seasons as well. But they would have to keep the level of awesome up. I wouldn't care if they made stuff up after the main story of spartacus was told, as long as it was awesome.

And had tits wagging all over the place.

I wrote this show off from the trailers, thinking "Yeah, Gladiator done like 300." You guys interested me with all the talk of tits, specifically Lucy Lawless tits, so I put it on the Tivo and let it go. I missed the first 3 episodes, and started watching with the pits episode. I thought it was decent - a little too over the top but I'd give it another episode or two before dismissing it. Holy fuck. Somewhere along the way it got REALLY FUCKING GOOD and I can't quite pick out where it was. But by the 6th episode (the 3rd episode I watched), I was hooked. I don't think the acting is bad at all, nor is the dialogue. It actually makes me think of a mashup of Deadwood and 300 with all the gratuitous bits turned up to 11. Battiatus and the actor who plays him reminds me very much of a less cool version of Ian McShane's Swearingen character - a complete cock who somehow manages sympathy despite not really deserving it. I am actually hoping that somehow he survives the slave revolt because his character has been that compelling. The twist he gave to Solonius was masterful.

Every character has hidden motivations and agendas, and their actions are consistent with those motivations. Varo's death was gut-wrenching, as I'd really come to like that character. Crixus isn't a bad actor, IMO, but his character seemed to have no depth early - and then we get that depth as he gets removed from his throne and falls in love. The line he delivered to his slave girl love as she was taken from him at the end of the last episode was fantastic, both in the writing and the acting. The guy playing Asha has done a masterful fucking acting job at playing the cunning snake.

My original snickering at the buckets of blood spewing out of people is gone - not only am I used to it, it fits the style they've gone with. It's best use was in the fight between Spartacus and the Roman Legion before the Legatus in this last episode. That was so fucking cool. The entire episode was so full of win I don't even remember it all.

It may not be the best show on TV, but goddamn, it's close. Fringe may be the only show I'd put above it at the moment, but it'd be a close run thing. And thanks to Netflix on the Wii, I'm catching up to the episodes I missed as well.

Fringe started out WAY weaker than B&S... to the point I stopped watching it and then had to go back and catch up.  It's still nowhere near as good as B&S though, mostly due to Rupert Murdoch's weak, angsty neice playing the lead.  And they focus on her way too much.

I'm not entirely sure they are still missing a major character. Doctore is, after all, just a title and his real name could very well surprise us.

Yea, but they'd have to break from the limited historical record to have a black Gaul.  Not saying they won't, just that they haven't so far.

One can only hope, else I fear he might not survive the breakout. Could the man who trained the core group of the rebellion really be anything but one of their leaders?

Dead. I don't think he will survive. Betting he gets a death more gut wrenching than Varo's even. Maybe he will get killed in the initial revolt helping the other slaves.

They absolutely could let him not be one of the leaders. Especially given his character, I could see him holding off a horde of troops while the rest escape to freedom. He doesn't have anything to be free for anymore with his wife dead. His entire life is the arena. When the revolution comes, and especially since he was just told about Barka (sp?), I could definitely see him sacrificing himself to take out anyone and everyone on Rome/Batiatus' side.

Another possibility I thought of for him is he lives through the escape and trains the new slaves/gladiators for Spartacus' army. Not a leadership role, but who else would you want training your army of slaves/gladiators to stand a chance to gain freedom against the Roman army?

Them trying to make him the 3rd leader be Doctore, a black Gaul, I can't see happening.

I just want to see Doctore whoop ass.  That is all.

You can bank on that.  Did you see the look on his face?  And you can bet that if he does get killed prematurely, it will be in a completely awesome way.  Like Varu...his death SUCKED but was also great.  People on this show die awesomely.

Well, besides horse cock guy you mean.

With all the time they've spent building Doctore up as the Ultimate Invincible Badass, I fully expect him to die in a completely pointless way.  Hopefully after first doing a lot of badass stuff.

Fuck it, I want to be a Gladiator.  Errrr, maybe own some Gladiators.   :why_so_serious:
Hmmm, maybe I'll write up a ruleset for a mature Gladiator LARP.

I submit that, while it was a terrible, horrible thing to have to witness, horse cock guy's death was a television first, and absolute Must See TV.  It was as awesome as it was awful.

I actually had high hopes for him when he showed up. Then they butcher him.

I was just glad that there was one less cock I'd have to see on the show.

I wish I hadn't just clicked that spoiler.  Don't do it!

Prequel miniseries is in the works. (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/04/spartacus_prequel_starz_blood.html)   :drill:

Where do you sign to be an extra?

Do you have a well defined 6 pack?   :awesome_for_real:

Alternately, a nice rack, or a horse cock?  Or maybe both? 

You could have hope... and then die in a horrible fashion 5 minutes after your introduction.

I'm thinking that the six episode thing will have to involve Glaber running around doing evil shit.  They've got to build up his character for the hiatus.  They need to make people remember why they don't like him for the final showdown after Spartacus kills cancer.  They'll probably mix in some Crixus becoming gladiator/Asher getting pwned as well.

Holy. Shit.

Not my favorite episode, but I'm glad the writers are (allowed to?) moving the story along.

I have no words.

That was a lot of blood.  :ye_gods:

Season finale was an onslaught of awesome. It just kept coming and coming and ended in a spectacular fashion.

I can't wait for the miniseries they plan on doing. Wonder who's background it'll follow.

The title of the episode was very very appropriate.  Damnit it's gonna be a long wait to see the next one.  This is one series I have to buy.

I resolved to buy this series on DVD ASAP after about five episodes.  I want everyone involved in this show to have a hat rack full of money hats.

Okay, I have coherent thoughts now.  Spoilery stuff in tags for a week so slow people can catch up, k?

I don't know about the rest of you, but the pace of this show, and the "getting on with the story" was awesome. Nowhere did they stall with a flash back epasode, or a meet the parents or any other bullshit episodes that do nothing but try to drag out the show ten years.

I am thankful for this in many many ways.

 

So much fucking win condensed into one season.

This. Very much this. I don't know the history, so this episode was just full of awesome and had me hanging on every minute. I can't say I've ever been this satisfied with a TV show.

When I first watched the first two leaked episodes I liked the show; largely because of its potential and being different from most fare on television. I never expected it to live up to its potential. Episode 3 was the low point for me; every episode since then was simply.. fan-fucking-tastic.


I have high hopes for season 2 and will definitely be buying the season 1 DVDs. Hopefully Whitfield escapes the shadow of death (cancer) just as Spartacus did. Season 2 can't come soon enough. As for the prequel.. a Glabba build up would be nice,, but I'm kinda meh on it given how history goes for him. Building up Crixus and Oenimus would be good. I always wanted to see more of Barca, as well.

I have no words to adequately describe it.  Best season finale of the best show I've seen since...maybe ever.


My biggest fear for this show, other than Whitfield's medical issues, is that it's so niche that it won't get the credit it deserves.  Or that it even gets (gasp!) canceled as a result.  Does anyone know how well the show actually performs?

Anyway, fucking win.  It's going to feel like an eternity before we get anything new.

Hah!

So much fucking awesome.

The German Bros are new Gladiators, it would be hard to incorporate them into a Prequel about the Ludus.

I don't know if I want a sequel. The ending was perfect. Just like the first Matrix movie. They didn't need to spoil it with two more movies. Let it end and let us imagine the rest. Do another story about another character if needed, but that ending was perfect. Sublime.

You know its not exactly a made up story right? and it clearly does not end here.  This show was better than Rome, there i said it.

I must admit I don't know the story. I inferred from one of the earlier episodes that this Spartacus was given the name/title of the original hero of the original story. If there's more story to be told, great. I just don't want to see the show suck after such a great first outing. Expectations would be high. I would not see them dashed against the rocks below the ludus.

I was just thinking that same thing when I finished watching the last episode.  Especially since they spent all those episodes building up the intrigue as if it was going somewhere long term, Rome style.  I think I prefer this sort of resolution to dealing with scheming bastards personally.

Knowing the history, I've been watching the entire series expecting it to end this way. It's all about a slave revolt, so to me the intrigue was about building up the reasons for the revolt and who would side with whom. And the initial revolt is only step 1 in the story of Spartacus.

How is it that a mere obscure cable TV show has the best melee combat scenes in cinematic history?  Seriously, I have not seen better save for a few Samurai Sunday scenes, which are mostly just acrobatic Wushu.  The fighting in Spartacus is just grossly real and visceral, and the most well done of anything ever imo.  It's not Matrix-flashy (although many moves are subtlely slowed down so you dont miss anything), but it really brings you into the fighting - to the point you cringe and hold your own guts... making sure they're still there.

I cant for the life of me recall a better TV show, let alone a better season finale of any show... ever.

Maybe HBO will grow balls and fashion "A Game of Thrones" after Spartacus... and hopefully that keeps us satiated until season 2.

It was better than Rome ended up being, because as great as Rome was initially, it fell apart when they new the series wasn't going to contiue and they had to drastically change the pace of the show. The strength of Spartacus so far has been in how well they've paced it and gotten so much story out of the episodes.

Stop and think about all the characters and everything that has happened in this series so far. Then realize, it's only 13 episodes.

I was more talking about all the stuff they were building up with Battiatus, Lucretia, and Illythia, and how it all ultimately came to naught prematurely.

What?

A great finale to an amazing season. Hope Sparty fights through the cancer.

I was actually sitting on the floor the whole episode, like 2 feet from my TV.

That was fucking awesome.  I'm so glad they went through with it.

I feel this quote is the best compliment a TV show can get. Stating that the show is so great that its tractor beam of awesome is too strong to pull away from, even for the purpose of getting a comfy seat.


Nice edit, without the [/s] it just felt kind of wrong. Sadly, that quote was so close to a perfect fit too.

I'm surprised this show isn't more popular as it has.. everything. Tits, ass, cock, fucking, blood, death, plot, etc., etc..

I misheard Siciliian for Syrian in one episode somewhere and it stuck and I kept comparing him to the genius in The Princess Bride in my head. I was reading up on the show some more after the post and saw my mistake.  Fucking Syrian.

Holy fuck, I was on the edge of my seat for the last 30 minutes. That had to be the most expertly satisfying finale I've ever seen in a TV show.

We do not know if this show is actually successful. We just know that we love it. Plenty of shows loved here have not been commercially viable.

It's been renewed for 2 more seasons I believe so it must be successful enough.

Well, I know they were renewed for the second season even before the first season aired.

I am not trying to shit on it. I am just wary of extrapolating this very narrow sampling of opinion into something it isn't.  I have mentioned this show to several professional male colleagues that are married and in their late 30-early 40s and no one had heard of it. I only found it because of this forum.

Weird, I had the opposite. A lot of people that I wouldn't have expected to have watched it, or heard about it, had.

There is so much win in this show.  I will buy the DVD set for sure.

Edit:
Spoiled it.  Sorry.  Animated gif of the last episode.

You should spoiler that I'd think...

Thanks for that :drill:

Yeah, every episode of this show has a moment that makes me go "OHHHH HOLY SHIT."  The moment when Crixus sets his shield up for that jump was this one's.

Also, it's been a week since the last episode aired and went up on Netflix.  If you haven't seen it by now, you probably don't care that much.  I declare it open season.

This is gonna be one of those shows where people dont realize how much win it was and have to scramble at the last minute to watch the 1st season; before the next round of shows comes out.
I'm sad right now though... my DVR is now filled with nothing but shite and I see nothing worth watching on the near horizon.

Is Leverage gonna be any good?  Obviously we're talkin a 'Sneakers' ripoff.

Thread. (http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=15645.0)

pfft

If any of you want to get buff like Spartacus, you can (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41161/Documents/MH-Spartacus-Workout.pdf)!

Too much work. I'll just have them wrap my face on to a CGI body in post.

I find it funny sometimes how much Raimi likes to use the same actors in everything he does. The two actors with most screen time on Legend of the Seeker this week were Craig Parker (Glaber) and Katrina Law (Mira) as a Mord Sith.

I'm still waiting for Ted Raimi to make an appearance in Spartacus.

I've been awaiting a Bruce Campbell cameo since the first episode.

There has GOT to be a way for Raimi to work both of them into an episode. The sheer awesome of Campbell as some kind of bad ass gladiator or arrogant Roman senator is too much to pass up.

Unfortunately, I think Bruce's badass gladiator days are behind him unless he's willing to do a few months of gladiator boot camp to prep for the role.  He would be great as a senator, though.  As would Ted.

Oh yeah, my hope is that he comes in as a senator, or perhaps a sleazy used slave salesman  :awesome_for_real:

Along with Bruce (senator or slave), I still would like to see Renee O'Connor (I believe that's her name) who played Gabriel on Xena. Give her a good slave roll :heart:


To add to this, I think it's beyond just Riami keeping them together. The movie Bitch Slap doesn't have his name anywhere on it but most of the crew from Xena and Hercules were involved along with Cera from Spartacus. So it seems like the actors are keeping together on their own as well.

Also of note, Michael Hurst (Iolus) directed three episodes of Spartacus. It appears New Zealand has a similar situation to the Vancouver film industry, where the pool is small enough that you keep seeing the same faces over and over.

Man, I don't know what a "slave roll" is, but it sounds kinky as fuck.  Too bad we didn't get her in that role while Lucretia was still around.  My inner 15-year-old weeps for the lost opportunities there.

Damn it, typo. I'l blame that on having just read Teleku's post in the Iran Thread. Though the thoughts of a Lucretia and Gabriel "roll" are pleasant and the typo worked in our favor of happiness.

I shall remake the English language according to my whims!

Me too, but I'm guessing his deal for Burn Notice might preclude this.  Ted Raimi, on the other hand, I'm surprised hasn't shown his face.  I snickered when he finally showed up on Seeker and my wife asked why I was so convinced he'd show up eventually.  :awesome_for_real:

I'll be in my bunk.

My partner says she'll join me there.  :drillf:

That would be me.  I started watching this show 5 days ago and just finished the 13th.

JUPITER'S COCK, IT WAS FUCKING AWESOME!

Not so much for the blood and tits, tho those are nice, but for the deep characters and the carefully crafted plot.

What the hell is wrong with these damn drama producers, why do we get so few shows of this caliber?

I still keep meaning to watch xena again, solely to watch Renee. I would love to get her into the show. I definitely wouldn't mind if it were as a slave. :grin:

Who wouldn't?

(http://www.universal-playback.com/assets/images/0001/8368/renee-o-connor-as-gabrielle-in-xena-warrior-princess-playback-image-3.jpg)

A heterosexual man.

I guess she is a few years older now, isn't she? Not exactly slave material.

Well, she still would have been awesome in an Roman orgy scene with Xena.  :awesome_for_real:

Did I just see Mira on Legend of the Seeker as a Mord Sith?  Did someone else already mention this?

You did indeed. Bet she starts popping up in more roles in the coming years. At least any Raimi related productions.

Prequel set to air Jan. 2011 (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=65899).

Fuck that's quite a long time away.

Were the majority of the 18-49s male or female? I'm sort of guessing male. :grin:

It is awhile away, but... the general premise of the prequel sounds awesome. Definitely something to look forward to. So little new stuff piques my interest, so the more Blood and Sand related stuff the better.

And Lucretia will return, meaning we may get to see that merkin after all!  :drill:

http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/2010/05/star-of-spartacus-recovering-ready-soon-for-season-two.html

One small detail that i loved about the show was how as soon as Spartacus got popular they switched him to dual wield to look more badass.  The only other one i remember fighting that way was the ugly bad ass one that he killed with Crixus.

I believe he started duel wielding because he killed that duel welding guy ... so he was kinda taking his place as the baddest gladiator around. The "dual swords" were passed to the new champion.

He switched at that point, yes, but at Batiatus' instruction.  Batiatus specifically said to do it so he would "look more badass."

Y'know, I kinda wish I never saw this show because all other shows are the SUCK now by comparison.  There's like, nothing else to watch.  Nothing grabs me anymore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKogQf9ooR8

There is also a making of. Cool fucking guy.

Does anyone know if/when the 1st season will be out on DVD?  And from what I read, Lucy Lawless' character may not be dead afterall.  One of the people involved in making the show indicated as much by saying something to the effect "you can see her twitching".  I sure hope she's back for season 2. :heart:

According to IMDB, 9/21/10 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1442449/dvd). Also, listed as $40-50USD on Amazon (depending on DVD or Blue-Ray) with the same release date posted.

Also, I don't know how I'd feel if Lucretia was still alive for season 2. The writers have surprised me enough already and I'd trust them to make it good. Otherwise, I don't think it would be that great initially. Though, if she's alive and Ilythia finds her and gets to have her way with her, I'd support it :grin:

If by "have her way" you mean a good bit of scissoring, then I completely agree.

I'm definitely buying the DVD, despite having access to it on Netflix Instant already, just because I want to financially support the people who made this show.

If the DVD has an option for Latin subtitles, I will buy two.  If it has a Latin audio track, four.

I'd be pretty upset if Lucretia was still alive.  It would be a retarded cop out.  There's no way they'd leave that place without making sure she was dead, not to mention it would break realism if she came back from that kind of wound.

My wife LOVES Spartacus, and is constantly asking me if I know when the next season is starting. It sort of has its benefits after she watches an episode, so I'm hopeful.  :drill:

Very popular with her female work colleagues also - I suspect there is quite a strong middle-aged female audience.

I've seen teasers for the prequel episodes while watching Pillars of the Earth, apparently they are coming sometime in 2011.

Yeah, the prequel is due in January 2011 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus:_Blood_and_Sand#Prequel).

Bad news:

It appears the cancer has come back and Season 2 is basically pushed back again, if not cancelled outright. Honestly, if it's come back so soon that sounds worrying to me in general for this actor.

Fuck sake.
 :heartbreak:

Damnit.  :cry:

News I read said he bowed out of season 2 to more aggressively fight the cancer.  So basically, the show is done.  I don't know what else they could do aside from recasting Spartacus, which I think would be a mistake.  I hope the just put it on hold until he comes out of it, even if it takes several years.  I'd be happy to wait.

Don't be daft.

Recast it.

 :sad:

Fuckin cancer, this is why we can't have nice things.

Fuck.  Damn it.

When cancer comes back this quickly, the end result usually isn't very good.  I hope thats not the case here.  Either way, he won't be coming back to the show.  They either need to end it or recast it.  Recasting might work if they find the right guy but its tough for a tv show to recover when they've replaced the main character.  Fortunately, it has a very strong cast and that could soften the blow of having someone else playing Spartacus.

On a side note, I can't wait for the 1st season to come out on video Tuesday.

FUCK!!

Mixed feelings.  I think the show is strong enough to survive a recast, but damn...I really liked that guy in that role.

And now it's official:

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/spartacus-star-andy-whitfield-leaves-show-after-cancer-recurrence/47423?nc (http://omg.yahoo.com/news/spartacus-star-andy-whitfield-leaves-show-after-cancer-recurrence/47423?nc)

 :heartbreak:

Sucks about the show, but more importantly I wish the best of luck to him :cry:

I do hope they recast though, it's strong enough to live through a recast with how good of a support cast and writing staff they have.

Sad news all around.

Agreed, sad news all around.

One thing they could possibly do is do what was talked about previously, do a prequel or two and really explore how batiatus got where he's at, and hope that Andy defeats the cancer in time to still continue on from where he left off. I'm not really sure if it's feasible, but I'm going to hope for the best both for Andy and the show.

Screw a Batiatus pre-quel. This show is about gladiators.  Recast it and continue on or close it up.  It really cannot be that hard to find a new actor.

 :heartbreak: :heartbreak:

I'd say rename the show "Blood and Sand" and just create a story about fucking and killing.  As long as it is the same writers, I'm game for whatever storyline they throw at me.

I don't think they should recast it.  It won't be the same.  It will leave a bad taste in people's mouths like they accidentally got served diet coke.  Suspension of disbelief is really important in shows like this, and recasting the main actor pretty much destroys that.  It does for me at least.  I know.  Doctor Who.  Exception, not rule.

It's not like there's a shortage of ancient Mediterranean stories which involve sex and violence that could be turned into a series.  You can probably think of half a dozen off the top of your head.  They should just do something else, and use some of the same actors if not all of them.  That way, if when Whitfield does recover in a few years, they can make sure that all the principal actors are available.

I'd really like to see something about the Second Punic with Hannibal.  Maybe told from the Carthaginian perspective.  If you just want backstabbing and T&A, there are several Roman periods of unprecedented debauchery.  I'd also be happy to see something about really early Roman development - by early I mean like 500bc.

I'm sorry for the news and wish the best to the actor and his family.  

The tv series is obviously a much less important subject, but from a tv point of view, the audience will understand whatever they do.   However, they made a big deal out of him not actually being Spartacus and eventually and reluctantly accepting the name.  No reason they can't do a very similar first series all over again, with a few cast carried over, yet different enough to remain interesting with another Spartacus.

I hate to think of them recasting it, because I really thought Whitfield grew into the role just as the writers grew into the story. But there's nothing to say that they couldn't continue the story WITHOUT recasting the role. I keep thinking of that "I'm Spartacus, I'm Spartacus, NO, I'm Spartacus!" scene from the Kubrick movie. They could set the series a year or so after the slave revolt began, with the remaining gladiators kind of keeping the fact that Spartacus really is dead a secret. Let the legend grow but the reality is the guy was whacked in one of the early battles and the main gladiators figured out that he was more powerful as a legend than a fallible man.

Between Whitfield's cancer, the talk of bringing Lucretia back somehow for Season 2 (indicating that the writing might have been going downhill for Season 2 anyway), and the fact that they'd have to come up with almost a completely new supporting cast since most of Season 1's cast was killed off, at this point I'd rather not see them do a second season.  Like others have said, get the writers and the cast back together to do a similar project.  Really, more than anything else I just feel for Whitfield and hope he recovers regardless of whether or not he will ever do Spartacus again.

+1.

Wow, that doesn't sound good for Whitfield. That's just awful.

If he can't come back, as much as I'd like to see more of the show, I think it ended up a fantastic peak. I'd be very happy to see Kill Them All as the conclusion.

I'm not seeing it on Netflix anymore.

It was part of "starz play" and they scroll off eventually. It will probably be back after the DVDs have had a chance to sell for a while.

This would be one of the few ways they could do a season 2 IMO. It would suck in some ways and a worse problem would be that it'd leave a gaping hole in the cast anyway. Personally, I think a prequel is the best idea or hell a spin-off focusing on Ilythia and her hubby. They were fascinating to me.

Fuck you, Cancer. You ruin everything.

recast it is... (http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/10/04/its-official-spartacus-moving-forward-with-recast/)

I'm glad, the show was too good to die! 

I don't want the show to end, but it won't be the same without Whitfield.  :heartbreak:

Agreed, it won't be the same....but here's hoping it can still be good in it's own right.  I mean, there were plenty of things awesome about this series that had nothing to do with Andy.  I remain optimistic.

Yeah, sucks that they have to recast, but I really think the show has enough great writing and cast that they can make it work.

They killed off most of the cast, lol.

They still have Crixus.  They still have the slutty and wonderful Ilythia (and hubby).  Couple of hawt slave girls out there too?  Maybe Lucretia is still alive, too, no?  That right there is enough, and they've shown that they know what they are doing when casting this thing.

They only characters of importance that were killed off were Sura, Batiatus, Lucretia, Varro, and Barca. That is a small amount of characters given that the story of Spartacus is much larger than what happened at the ludus.

Looks like it's a recast -

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/10/04/its-official-spartacus-moving-forward-with-recast/#more-11613




According to the just-released casting notice, producers are searching for a Caucasian male in his mid to late 30s to play the “smart, intense, passionate” title role. Interested parties must have an authentic British accent and be prepared to sign a three-year contract.

Hey guys, I heard they're going to recast Andy Whitfield's part.

 :awesome_for_real:

I would try out for the part, but I only have a fake British accent.  Though admittedly, it's a fucking good one.

Seriously, could there be a better acting job out there?  Wardrobe consists of putting on your speedo.  Practicing your lines amounts to having fake swordfights with other dudes.  Every other episode you have to roll around with an extremely hot chick or two.

You also need to have abs that would make spartans jealous.

I hear what you're all saying :  I've thrown my hat in the ring.

I just had this image of a sepia coloured scene with a roman legion running up in Tortise formation, Gladius at the ready, and then a man steps forward through the smoke and screams "KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!"

Hey, fuck irony. I'd bloody watch that.

Post-ludus it'd absolutely suck to be Spartacus yes?    A runaway slave living off scraps, having to lead an army, and remaining mostly monogamous.  No thanks.
Send me back to the ludus please.  Whitfield had all the fun already.

That being said, who the hell will be able to fill his shoes?  Perhaps the femmes of f13 can chime in on this one.
The votes for Grant Bowler seem sensible.

Aussiello had a perfectly reasonable suggestion.  He's even from New Zealand: Grant Bowler. (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101198/)

"They killed my Cooter".

Gerard Butler or nothing.

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/963220/gerard-butler-240x300.jpg)

He was my first thought as well for a good replacement.

I'm sure he'd like to take a break from being a big movie star to run around in a loin cloth on a Starz show. 

LOL, this.

Also, I don't think the show would be as good with one big star overshadowing the supporting cast.  It'd mess with the dynamic.

I'd like to see Jeffrey Donovan get a part on the show. Not as Spartacus but as another dude, because I think he's bad ass in Burn Notice.

Jeffrey Donovan is an awesome actor who doesn't get nearly enough credit.

Yea, but the dynamic changing isn't avoidable now that we're supposed to believe a dude is disguised as a dude who's playing another dude.  So, in my humble opinion, if you're asking me to accept that, then the new dude better be a dude who's worthy of the former dude.  And I can really only think of two dudes who are both visually acceptable and versed enough in the same kind of awesome created by the first dude to be deemed worthy successors.  One is Butler, and the other is Sean Connery circa 1960.

inb4  :uhrr:

Maybe a less retarded way to say this is:  Would you rather the cast be overshadowed by the inevitable ineptitude of an unworthy successor?

I don't care if Butler is in line to be the next God Damn Batman.  This show is right up his alley, low rent cable channel or not.  Jennifer Anniston.  A real blockbuster that was.

Spartacus: My name is Spartacus. I used to be a free man. Until…

[He gets hit with a club]
Roman Centurion: We’ve got a capture notice on you. You’re a slave.

Spartacus: When you’re enslaved, you’ve got nothing. No cash, no wife, no freedom. You’re stuck in whatever Ludas they decide to dump you in.

Spartacus: Where am I?
Crixus: Batiatus's.

Spartacus: You do whatever work comes your way. You rely on anyone who’s still talking to you. An angry ex-champion…
Crixus: Shall we stab them?

Spartacus: An old friend who used to inform on you to the Master…
Ashur: You know gladiators… bunch of bitchy little girls.

Spartacus: Master too…
[He gets summoned]
Ashur: Hey, is that Batiatus again?

Spartacus: If you’re desperate.

Batiatus: My Ludas need your help, Spartacus!

Spartacus: Bottom line? Until you figure out how to kill everyone… you’re not going anywhere.

It's a winner!  :drill:

Just for those (like me) who were planning on watching this on Netflix when it starts again - Be prepared to wait a bit longer.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/la-fi-ct-starz-netflix-20110325,0,3605714.story

Starz is delaying new episodes now for 90 days after the original air date.

A win for pirates.

Yeah, given the choice between being patient for 90 days, torrenting, and paying for a premium cable subscription, paying for the cable subscription is the last thing I'd do.   :awesome_for_real:

That just happened (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GObQ_VCGu6w)

 :drill: :drill: :drill:

Sounds like a 40k space marine. FOR THE EMPEROR!!! :drill:

Fuck yeah! :drill:

RAAAAAAAAAAWR!  :drill: :drill: :heart:

Third actor?

Nope, second.  Gods of the Arena was Gannicus.

Gah, its been to long. Maybe I should watch them all again, good excuse anyway.

Welp, I'm sporting wood.

Told ya she'd be back.

Oh hells yes!

New actor even resembles Andy Whitfield.

1:24 was of particular interest to me...

*looks down*

Um, yep.

Here you go then, the source is from this comic con blog (http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/07/22/spartacus-vengeance-trailer-season-2/):





While I'm not happy about that due to that being a fatal wound with no one around to help, I am excited after reading one of the interviews she's given is stating she's basically out for Vengeance on Ilithia, which is awesome since we get more Viva Bianca and Lucy Lawless  :grin:

I second this sentiment. Rawr.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/qrUnqestyLe/viva-bianca.jpg)

It was funny watching Sparticus cuz you got so caught up in the gladiator fights and arena politics that until the last episode you kind of forget Sparticus was famous not for being super-gladiator but because he busted out and went on a rampage, beating Roman legions left and right.

At the end of S1 when it all goes down you're just kind of stunned and like "oh yeah... that's how it goes". Pretty neat the trick they did to make you forget the old story that's been famous for 50 years thanks to Kirk Douglas and Kubrick.

I'd go back in time and hit that for Caesar.

From the trailer, I got the feeling she was back in Viva's nightmare.

Just quoting for good measure, yum.



About the 1min mark it shows Lucretia walking in on Ilithia and Glaber saying they should have given notice. So it's possible but I'm getting the feeling that she isn't just in a dream, especially when reading the info Lucy Lawless is giving out in interviews.

All the same, fuck yes for season 2!

(http://www.beyondhollywood.com/tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/lucy-lawless-spartacus-4.jpg)

I'm still a LL fan.    :heart:

When he made the point of only stabbing her directly in the baby, it seemed they were pretty intent on leaving an opening to bring her back. What producer is going to kill off his wife's role, especially when his wife can likely kick his ass.

They did make it a point to show her still moving feebly at the end of both seasons.

Yuck.  You didn't think about that too hard, didja ?

Aaaaaawwww Yeah !

 :grin:


They showed her moving feebly until she stopped moving and Batiatus died at her side. She was stabbed directly in the womb and left to bleed for some time with no assistance. I'm guessing they'll show someone saving her, and I'm torn on this, but not too upset since that does mean more Lucy Lawless

Andy is gone (http://www.tmz.com/2011/09/11/andy-whitfield-dead-dies-spartacus-lymphoma/#.Tm1iO9QTNj4)  :heartbreak:

What the fuck...  :ye_gods:

Man that sucks.   :heartbreak:

Damn...

That's the last thing I wanted to read when I saw that the thread was bumped. :heartbreak:

Apparently he didn't kill the Shadow of Death.

 :heartbreak:

Fuck cancer!
:heartbreak:

Rip Andy   :heartbreak:

OMG...I don't know much about how he was as a human being, but he was a fanfuckingtastic Spartacus.  One of the best actors on one of the best shows I've ever seen.  It's a shame that the mainstream will never know what they have missed in Andy. What a punch in the fucking sack this is.  Rest in peace, Spartacus.

RIP Andy :heartbreak:

Dearly wished he would come back, because as Cyrrex said, he was a fantastic Spartacus. It's not going to be the same. :(

That sucks.

Oh man...RIP Mr. Whitfield.  What a shame.  Goddamn cancer.

Fuck man...

Feels like a punch in the stomach. I'm not much for celebrity worship, but I think because he was so vital in the series and in all honesty because he was so hot that this really hit me. Very very sad.

There's not much else to say. Shit like this sucks. And at 39 - what better way to start my week, being reminded of my own mortality.

RIP.

 :heartbreak:

The gods sure did put cock in ass with this.

 :heartbreak:

 :heartbreak:

RIP

/sadf

Wow, that sucks. :heartbreak:

When I heard his cancer came back, and so soon after the last round, I knew it wasn't good.  When it comes back that soon, its usually only a matter of time.

..... :cry:

Fuck Cancer.

 :sad:

was honestly shocked when I read the NYT portal yesterday.  Very sad, so young (39!).  2 daughters.

 :ye_gods:

 :heartbreak:

I don't remember ever being this bummed by a celebrity death before, who would have thought Kirk Douglas would outlive him.

This.  I don't suffer from celebrity worship for the most part, but I get that wrenching feeling in my gut every time I think about this.  What a waste.  What a loss.  Stupid cancer.