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skippycarl
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Spartacus Blood and Sand
« on: January 24, 2010, 09:02:39 PM »
Just watched the first episode on Netflix.  thank goodness it was free.  less like Spartacus and more like 300, or better yet, Steve Reeves' Hercules with no censorship.  A few questions arose as I watched this:

Does every single jab, thrust, kick, punch etc need to be in extreme slow motion?

Wow, how much CGI blood can one head hold? 

I never realized they had breast augmentation in ancient Rome!

Or Revlon make-up.

Or soloflexes.

Did someone watch Deadwood and steal all the swearing and just insert it randomly here?

Did the producers really think another hot steamy sex scene would wake me up?  Well, ok, yeah it did work in that instance.

This is just silly,  Maybe if I had about twelve beers and some of the guys over to laugh with me it would be better.

Now ROME was a great series in this vein.  This is just a tcaky B movie.

When do they release the next episode?
Bill
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« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2010, 09:37:31 PM »
That's pretty much how I described it: Hercules or Xena with boobs and fantasy-nerd cussing.
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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2010, 05:48:26 AM »
Dang.  I was hoping for a fun new series to watch.  I'll still check out the first episode, but it doesn't sound like I have much to look forward to.

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« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2010, 03:46:36 PM »
I decided to give it another shot (ok, I just wanted to see the hunky gladiators), and I must admit, it's getting a lot better.  Having Lucy Lawless as a campy, bitchy, spendthrift wife is almost genius, and the scenes in the ludus are actually pretty damn good.  Sure, this ain't MASH or even KOLCHAK, but it's a violent, fun diversion with plenty of Lawless boobs and battle scenes, and some decent charater develoment by ep 3.  I gotta say, I'm looking forward to the next episode.
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« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2010, 04:57:58 PM »
WHAT?Huh Xena is NUDE?Huh?
Sweet Jeebus, I need to see this series, stat!!!
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2010, 12:13:03 PM »
To me it looks like gay porn ala 300. Lamest show EVER ! Course, my stepson LOVES it.
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« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2010, 01:02:18 PM »
God help me, I've really started to enjoy this.  Smiley
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« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2010, 01:09:14 PM »
Donn ! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2010, 02:00:21 PM »
I have to echo Donn.  It gets better with every episode.  And bloodier, too.

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« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2010, 02:07:25 PM »
Oh hell. Count me in, fellas. It's available on On Demand. My step son says the same thing: It's getting really really good.

VIVA LA SPARTICUS !!!!!!!!!!!  Azn
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« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2010, 02:16:37 PM »
HOLY SHIT!!!!!

Anyone else totally freak at the end ofr ep 9, the WHORE episode?  Thatw as the nastiest, goriest, sickest death scene I have ever seen on tv, even HBO and Showtime.  Goo Gawd!

It just gets better and better.
Plus, Lucy Lawless in a milk bath?  Full frontal Spartacus?  I'm a happy camper.
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« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2010, 03:30:56 PM »
Can I get away with just watching ep 9 tonight, Bill ? Roll Eyes
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« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2010, 03:31:49 PM »
You'll be lost plotwise but probably won't care!
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« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2010, 06:27:15 PM »
Holy crap, this ended well!  I can't wait for the next season!

It's hard to believe how much better and better this got as the season went on.  the writers really took flight with it, and I enjoyed the hell out of it.

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« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2010, 09:24:46 PM »
Just watched the last episode of the season, and it  wasn't called KILL THEM ALL for nothing!  Brutal, bloody, with body parts and gore flying everywhere.  Some truly nasty moments.

Dang it, when's the next season start?  Thank God Glee is on again.
Bill
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