Spartacus: Blood and Sand

[Ghambit]

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

[Cyrrex]

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.

[Der Helm]

I saw it coming... but still 

[Musashi]

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

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. 

[Samwise]

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.

[Cyrrex]

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.

[Der Helm]

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.  

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 ? 

[Bandit]

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

[Ghambit]

Someone needs to make an MMO of this show.   

[Evildrider]

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

[Samwise]

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.  

[Samwise]

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

[Paelos]

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.

[Teleku]

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

[Mrbloodworth]

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 cara is awesome.

[gimpyone]

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.  

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

[Vaiti]

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

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

[Samwise]

The first line is I will throatfuck and assrape you.

I am in your debt, sir.

[angry.bob]

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.

[Der Helm]

The first line is I will throatfuck and assrape you.

I am in your debt, sir.

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

[Arthur_Parker]

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

[Der Helm]

Lingua latina pulchra est. 

[NiX]

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

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

[tgr]

Agreed. It went from "Oh look, tits " to just 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.

[JWIV]

Agreed. It went from "Oh look, tits " to just 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!

[Musashi]

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.

[Riggswolfe]

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

[angry.bob]

[Musashi]

[Slayerik]

This show rocks.

[Cyrrex]

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.

[Slayerik]

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! :)

[Numtini]

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.

We both love it.

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

[Cyrrex]

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

[JWIV]

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

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