It was damn good first season. Yea, maybe they overdid it with the blood thing, but overall it was very good, and looking forward to season 2.
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It was damn good first season. Yea, maybe they overdid it with the blood thing, but overall it was very good, and looking forward to season 2.
there is NO 2nd season and if there ever will be it's a LONG way off.
as for the prequel to the 1st season it starts shooting this summer and is scheduled to air january 2011 for a 6 part episode.
nails doesnt one of the characters got cancer?
The main guy (Andy Whitfield/Spartacus) has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, so they've delayed the shooting of the second season.
:shuriken:
/me waits for rips of Spartacus.Blood.And.Sand.S01
good tv show.
I would consider this as one of the best series I've ever seen :D
Update on Whitfield and Spartacus .Sad news all around.
From Deadline Hollywood and originating network Starz
'Spartacus' Star Andy Whitfield's Cancer Is Back: Won't Return Next Season To Series
"This shocking news that he needs aggressive treatment for a recurrence of cancer was made public today by Starz cable network and the Spartacus: Blood and Sand star himself, Andy Whitfield. He was first diagnosed with treatable Stage 1 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in early March. But recently the actor had been in remission and training hard for Season 2. He even attended the Spartacus panel at Comic-Con where he said he felt "better than ever". His first diagnosis put production on hold for the next season while he underwent treatment. He was given a clean bill of health in May. To bridge the two seasons of Spartacus, Starz greenlighted the prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, which is now filming in New Zealand and will premiere in January as planned. However, the future of the mothership series is unclear. Production on the second season was supposed to start soon. Here is the network's statement:Quote:
Andy Whitfield, star of Starz's "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has been advised by his doctors to immediately resume aggressive treatment for a recurrence of cancer, as a result of which he will not be returning for the series' second season, which was tentatively set to air in September 2011.
"It's with a deep sense of disappointment that I must step aside from such an exceptional project as Spartacus and all the wonderful people involved. It seems that it is time for myself and my family to embark on another extraordinary journey. Thank you sincerely for the support so far," said Whitfield.
"Our hearts and prayers are with Andy and his family during this difficult time," said Starz President and CEO Chris Albrecht. "Andy is not only an incredible actor whose portrayal of Spartacus made an indelible impression on Starz audiences, he is also an amazing human being whose courage, strength, and grace in the face of adversity have inspired all of us."
No decisions have yet been made about the future of the series. "Right now, we just want to extend our concern and support to Andy and his family," said Carmi Zlotnik, Managing Director, Starz Media. "We will address our programming plans at some later date."
Starz still plans to air the prequel to Spartacus: Blood and Sand in January 2011. Entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, it focuses on the House of Batiatus before Spartacus arrives in Capua and stars returning cast members John Hannah, Lucy Lawless, Peter Mensah and Manu Bennett, along with newcomer Dustin Clare.
This series is absolutely epic, so freaking masculine. Bummer about the actor. Looking forward to the prequel in January though.
Might be a little short without Andy Whitfield ;).
How are they going to do the prequel?
I watched the first ep and was really disgusted with this series!!!
The acting was like yek, special effects like an extreme low-budget movie, bad 300- and/or Rome-clone ...
It was really awfull ... Xena-Warrior-slut was prolly even better (although I didn't watch that either).
Yes, yes, yes ... I read that it gets better in the 5 other pages of this post, but I doubt I will be able to keep watching for 5 or 6 eps untill it gets 'better'.
It's suppose to be a six-part prequel focusing on the "House of Batiatus" and the Ludus before Spartacus arrived with John Hannah ( Batiatus), Lucy Lawless(Lucretia) being the stars. Other returning actors include Peter Mensah (Doctore), Manu Bennett (Crixus), Antonio Te Maioha (Barca), Nick E. Tarabay (Ashur), Lesley-Ann Brandt (Naevia) ." New characters –most notably the gladiator who was champion of the House of Batiatus before Spartacus or even Crixus – who will help fill in the story about the people and politics in the House of Batiatus and ancient Capua as a whole".Quote:
Originally Posted by iLOVENZB
Of course that may all change now with Andy Whitfield no longer being able to continue as planned.I doubt if they with shelve the show entirely though seeing as it was the best preforming series ever for Starz and "the highest rated show for the 18-49 demographic among all cable networks for 12 of the 13 Fridays on which it aired " .Money talks as they say.
Read more: Spartacus Prequel to Start Shooting this Summer - ComingSoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnew...#ixzz10p2PhS6g
Obviously this teaser was just pasted together from existing footage but at least it gives you some sense of the thing and who is going to be predominately featured.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB_H3HyosCA
From what I understand, the prequel will be airing in January and is well under way in production. The "second" series remains postponed, as it has been for some months now.
It is not a bad show, but I really hated all those silly blood effects, it relaly took away from the show itself IMO. It took a while for me to get into it by the 4th episode I was hooked.
I know it is different shows but I still loved Rome on Hbo 10x better then Spartacus.
Totally disagree. I thought the ridiculous blood effects and slow motion all tied very neatly into the general crudeness of the show...I think we all know what I mean by that.
Biography?
OMGWTFROFLMOAF!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BiographyQuote:
Originally Posted by iLOVENZB
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus
He said biography not documentary.
I saw the full season. A waste of time....full of total nudity.
I'm sorry but it's either a waste of time or full of nudity ,I don't really think that it can be both.Quote:
Originally Posted by c0d3_6r34k3r
^^^ Perv :eyebrows:
Anyway, my boxset came yesterday. So far I've only watched Disc 1. I can feel the pace picking up after the 3rd episode. Acting still hasn't improved. We'll see what happens as the episodes progress.
Erin Cummings ... :blink:
Ironic thing is that I'm hardly what you would consider a porn guy . I just find it mildly offensive the way that a lot of US shows sell sex but hypocritically cocktease it the whole time so as not to enrage ( or lose the ad revenue from) the holier than thou, blood is OK but skin isn't , Middle American ,gun-toting, kill the bastards if they don't agree with us , zealots.( Not that you were being serious )Quote:
Originally Posted by iLOVENZB
As for Erin Cummings ever seen Bitch Slap ? Kind of interesting in an unhinged Tarantino sort of way and I believe that clocker gave it a thumbs up.
He would, fan of the mindless action flick that he is.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787Ironic thing is that I'm hardly what you would consider a porn guy . I just find it mildly offensive the way that a lot of US shows sell sex but hypocritically cocktease it the whole time so as not to enrage ( or lose the ad revenue from) the holier than thou, blood is OK but skin isn't , Middle American ,gun-toting, kill the bastards if they don't agree with us , zealots.( Not that you were being serious )Quote:
Originally Posted by iLOVENZB
As for Erin Cummings ever seen Bitch Slap ? Kind of interesting in an unhinged Tarantino sort of way and I believe that clocker gave it a thumbs up.
As for Spartacus, I've seen the first season, and up to episode V of the prequel.
The good:
*Lucy Lawless nearly being a serious actress.
*Hot chix with noods.
*I can actually imagine that ancient Rome might have been that way, wrt the value they put on human lives, and the intriguing douchebags, not to mention the decadence. So, uhm, a measure of historical accuracy.
The bad:
*The terrible effects added to the fighting, mainly the blood splashes. That doesn't add to the credibility one iota.
*The writing. Who's bad and who's good sometimes feels very black and white. Although not all the time. And some of the situations people get into seem odd. But wtf do I know, I didn't exactly grow up in ancient Rome.
*Sometimes things seem to be written in purely for shock value. Shocking people is fine, but being obvious about it I don't particularily like
The funny:
*The roman english. I mean, I can see why they're doing it, or at least I think I do. Ie, they're trying to show a people who've adopted mannerisms that don't always ring true to their nature. But it often sounds silly.
*Batiatus. I mean, I'm not saying they casted him badly, but sometimes I forget myself and smile at who's saying all those things.
*How some characters are just too extreme to feel real.
*It makes me all varm and fuzzy inside thinking of all the moralfags who must be having aneurysms over the show.
I could go on, I suppose. But to sum it up, I quite like it. It's not the best thing I've seen by far, and if they do another turnabout and the second season gets cancelled, I'm not likely to miss it (ffs, they're gonna replace the actor playing the main character, if that's not a recipe for disaster I don't know what is), but it's watchable. For the women if nothing else.
So guys, if I say that I thought Rome was great, do you think I'd like this?
Hard to say as the two are definitely birds of a different feather.
Spartacus is like the gladiators portrayed within, all about the show and not overly concerned about making a mess in producing it .
Like Snee says more melodrama than rumination on ethics .
What if does have going for it besides the sex and violence is that the story charges ahead so briskly that you aren't given much time to worry about how silly the whole thing is.
Not an actor's series , not writer's series either, really more like Nascar with tits.
Anyway I think Rome was more or less a high point for this sort of thing, more interesting but less cerebral than I ,Claudius- F1 to Blood and Sands Nascar if you will .
Btw I've also watching the prequel and as I wrote on another site the fact that the series is so one-note ("Grr revenge.Jupiter's cawk you betrayed me .I'll be back to kill you just as soon as I have sex with that slave " ) , as entertaining as that one note may be is starting to show.
Hmm, maybe I'll give it another go.
Right after I inhaled Rome (in a two day marathon), I "obtained" Sparticus but only made it through half of the first episode.
Perhaps it's worth a second chance.
Everyone says the same thing that the show only really begins to kick in around the third episode .Quote:
Originally Posted by clocker
The producers themselves admit that they didn't have sufficient prep time after being green-lit and that the first couple of episodes where more experimentation than finished product.
Anyway whether you want to invest that much time into something that you may end up not liking is entirely up to you.
Ill just start with episode 3 and see what happens.
imo, just start season 2 first and if u dig what's going on start season 1. doing this won't ruin anything and it will prob shape the story a lot better. also, the way season 2 is filmed it what season 1 shapes to be.
I enjoy watching one after the other instead of weekly intervals. I wait for the packs to come out.
Any news on when the Bluray of the prequel is set to be announced? Might look into getting a steel box if my purse allows me. [ See what I did there? ]
So wait another six months or so, until season 2 starts airing? Oh, and what's the future like?Quote:
Originally Posted by mr. nails
I actually started off with the first four episodes of the prequel, which I downloaded on a whim. When I ran out of those I was hooked already.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787Everyone says the same thing that the show only really begins to kick in around the third episode .Quote:
Originally Posted by clocker
The producers themselves admit that they didn't have sufficient prep time after being green-lit and that the first couple of episodes where more experimentation than finished product.
Anyway whether you want to invest that much time into something that you may end up not liking is entirely up to you.
Watching through the initial episodes wasn't much of a bother then, though it took me a while to like Spartacus himself as a character. But on the flipside, watching the prequel first gave Crixus a little depth. Like the man from the future above is probably trying to say, it gets better that way. Especially since the last episode of the prequel should be available any time now.
Part of me wishes they'd stuck with Spartacus having schizophrenia. The plot could have multiple twist and turns.
I just finished Disc 2, working my way through them and then re-watching the episodes that have commentary.
There was a lot of effort into editing that gets overlooked by viewers. For instance we all knew that most of the sets were in a studio with a green screen but did we know that the ludus training scenes were shot on different days to the dialogue scenes with Batiatus on the balcony?
It might not seem of importance to some but the time that had to go with setting the correct lighting and shadows so the two sets didn't look discombobulated must of been painstakingly tiresome.
Jupiter's cock, this was more entertaining than expected.
Agreed, shipwreck. I totally loved this show no matter what you say OP.
I'm glad you didn't exceed my incredibly low expectations and bother to read the whole thread or anything. :mellow:Quote:
Originally Posted by Xon91
http://filesharingtalk.com/threads/3...=1#post3437650
i see it was good show
i loved it
Series the best +5. Enjoys!
this is now one of my favorite shows "how he stares with his teeth"
Ya, sry =) I had not read the whole thread before my last post, but I have now :oQuote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787I'm glad you didn't exceed my incredibly low expectations and bother to read the whole thread or anything. :mellow:Quote:
Originally Posted by Xon91
http://filesharingtalk.com/threads/3...=1#post3437650
It's fun to see how everyone slaughters the first, and some, the second episode but then turn to love the show. :)
I just cant imagine a season w\o Andy Whitfield (will give it a try tho)
Watching the prequels right now and like stated earlier.. Watching these first would probably make season one even more awesome =)
i enjoyed this series and now i'm waiting for season2
Juno's cunt, 'Gods of the Arena' wasn't too shabby either.
Wonder how many seasons they can squeeze out of the the whole Spartacus story though.