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SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND
25 May 2010 21:24 #64338
by KingPut
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Now that's the way to end a series. Blood and Sand was brilliant trash TV.
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25 May 2010 22:11 #64345
by Mr Skeletor
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I thought it was all a bit too easy in the end.
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19 Jun 2010 14:28 #66445
by Bullwinkle
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Just finished the series. This show is fucking brilliant. Fantastic storytelling, great characters, both likeable and very well-portrayed, and with a genuinely surprising near-180-degree twist damn near every episode. It's a damn sight better than the half-assed praise from some as 'not good, but fun'. It's bloody well both. (Although I do concede that it was better once they toned down the digital blood after the first few episodes.)
Double good news: Andy Whitfield (Spartacus) is cancer-free and will be returning to filming in October.
Double good news: Andy Whitfield (Spartacus) is cancer-free and will be returning to filming in October.
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19 Jun 2010 16:25 #66448
by Gary Sax
Replied by Gary Sax on topic Re:SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND
Get him back on the roids and let's go!
Though I must admit I'd be worried about season 2... the setup has it a completely different type of show now.
Though I must admit I'd be worried about season 2... the setup has it a completely different type of show now.
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20 Jun 2010 10:13 #66470
by ChristopherMD
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I barely made it through the first episode. Took everything I hated about 300 and made a TV show out of it. Seriously I kept expecting someone to yell out THIS IS SPARTACUS! This show isn't trash, its garbage.
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20 Jun 2010 11:41 #66474
by TheDukester
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Gary Sax wrote:
Glad to hear about Whitfield. It's always scary to hear about seemingly healthy people getting whacked with the cancer-stick.
Agreed. The key for continued success will (obviously) be the push-and-pull struggle between Spartacus and Crixus for the hearts and minds of the escapees. Can they pull it off? I think they can if they manage to keep most of the key people on board (writers, directors, etc.).Though I must admit I'd be worried about season 2... the setup has it a completely different type of show now.
Glad to hear about Whitfield. It's always scary to hear about seemingly healthy people getting whacked with the cancer-stick.
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30 Jun 2010 21:52 #67324
by Dr. Mabuse
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Okay I finally watched my first episode and I agree totally with Barnes' OP, only I'm not sure if I dig it, yet.
I'm seeing nothing but overblown stylistic choices (bukkake-like geysers of blood from being impaled by a trident?), stock characters (evil Roman leader) and wooden acting.
I'll watch a few more episodes and see what I think. So far colour me unimpressed.
I'm seeing nothing but overblown stylistic choices (bukkake-like geysers of blood from being impaled by a trident?), stock characters (evil Roman leader) and wooden acting.
I'll watch a few more episodes and see what I think. So far colour me unimpressed.
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01 Jul 2010 05:56 #67337
by Bullwinkle
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If not for the recommendations on this site, I would have given up about fifteen minutes into the pilot. Give it until at least the end of the second episode.
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01 Jul 2010 09:59 #67343
by Gary Sax
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First episode is kind of shitty, but if you aren't into it, you aren't into it. It's insanely trashy. And great, but that's something else.
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17 Jul 2010 22:49 #68609
by jpat
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Finally finished Season 1. Won't go into any spoiler territory, but what I would say is that there can be great enjoyment in watching a trashy show that understands it's trash.
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28 Aug 2010 12:14 #72507
by Dr. Mabuse
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Okay I finally watched the rest of the first season and I definitely got better by around episode 6 or 7 when...
The dialogue steadily improved as did the development of the story and the characters. I'm very interested to see how they keep the momentum and tension up in the second season.
Colour me...impressed.
Warning: Spoiler!
Batiatus has Sparticus' wife killed
The dialogue steadily improved as did the development of the story and the characters. I'm very interested to see how they keep the momentum and tension up in the second season.
Colour me...impressed.
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28 Aug 2010 12:36 #72509
by Gary Sax
Replied by Gary Sax on topic Re:SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND
Glad you enjoyed it. The first episode isn't very good and the next couple are really just pure exploitation (fighting in the underground against the dude with the leatherface, for example), which isn't too bad. Then it actually gets more legitimately entertaining.
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29 Aug 2010 00:48 #72549
by KingPut
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I can't believe I listed Spartacus as one of my favorite TV shows on my facebook page.
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19 Sep 2010 08:02 #74431
by Josh Look
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Just read some sad news. Andy Whitfield is dropping out of season 2 due to the recurrence of cancer.
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08 Dec 2010 12:07 #81481
by Chapel
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I nice little clip about the incoming new season 'Gods of the Arena', which is actually a prequel. Still looks bad ass. I think the prequel will be nice to see more of the Gladiator storyline, then the slave rebellion storyline(which will also be cool to see)...
www.tvsquad.com/2010/12/08/spartacus/
www.tvsquad.com/2010/12/08/spartacus/
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