Spartacus: Blood and Sand

[Draegan]

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.

[angry.bob]

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.

[Threash]

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

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.

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

[Samwise]

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

[Threash]

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

[Samwise]

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

[Engels]

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!"

[tazelbain]

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?

[Oban]

All roads lead to Rome.

[Paelos]

All roads lead to Rome.

Because that's where the tits are.

[WayAbvPar]

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.

[waffel]

"My cock keeps him well-fed"

Best line of the show so far?

[waffel]

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.

[fuser]

[Draegan]

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

[Paelos]

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!

[lac]

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

[Segoris]

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 

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.

[lac]

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.

[Segoris]

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

[Cyrrex]

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

[shiznitz]

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.

[caladein]

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.  Party Down is another good original show from them.

[ashrik]

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 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.

[Tarami]

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

You're officially in the first stage of grief.

[ashrik]

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

[lac]

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.

[angry.bob]

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.

[Engels]

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.

[Khaldun]

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.

[Musashi]

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

[waffel]

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

[angry.bob]

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.

[jason]

... and then season two (if there is one) ...

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

[Paelos]

... and then season two (if there is one) ...

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

Because it's awesome. And awesomely ridiculous.