huntergrayson
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Post by huntergrayson on Jan 22, 2010 11:37:02 GMT -4
So, the lead actor looks really hot based on the billboards round town. Plus, from what I've read, the formula seems to be Rome + 300 (I guess the violence is ultrastylized), with promises of lots of full-frontal male and female nudity - not to mention Lucy Lawless's unused merkin and some other fun/crazy elements, as I believe a lot of the original Hercules/Xena team are producers. Premieres tonight at 10 on Starz. And they must be hella confident as it is apparently very expensive to produce but they've already greenlit a second season entitled Spartacus: Vengeance. Oh, John Hannah is also in it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2010 11:55:30 GMT -4
It's available right now "through alternate channels" and... it looks expensive, too. And there's tons of swears. And skin. And sex. And blood. And boobies. And manbutt. And blood. And swears.
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Post by Witchie on Jan 22, 2010 13:41:43 GMT -4
It's available right now "through alternate channels" and... it looks expensive, too. And there's tons of swears. And skin. And sex. And blood. And boobies. And manbutt. And blood. And swears. 1st 2 episodes are available. I'm all over this. Naked, sweaty men doing manly stuff that makes things glisten & ripple? I'm there.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2010 15:47:33 GMT -4
Rome plus 300 plus Xena (even though I am more of a Callisto girl myself) and no network censorship? I know what I am watching tonight!  |
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Post by Witchie on Jan 22, 2010 19:02:53 GMT -4
Starz is streaming the 1st ep for free. Here ya go![/color] |
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Post by Atreides on Jan 22, 2010 23:01:21 GMT -4
I read an interview with the exec producer that Spartacus was actually filmed very cheaply, with a total season 1 (13 episodes) budget of about $35 million, compared to Rome's extravagant $100 million.
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Post by bklynred on Jan 23, 2010 17:42:27 GMT -4
I thought this was ok. I'll watch for the cast, but it's taking me a minute to get used to the level of artsy gore. I knew I recognized the Commodus-type character (forgetting his name) but he's Haldir from LOTR. He does shifty real well.
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Post by captain on Jan 23, 2010 21:17:43 GMT -4
Wasn't he the brother in The Mummy, too? I had no idea he was Haldir!
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Post by Witchie on Jan 23, 2010 21:22:10 GMT -4
The artsy gore was... Wow. I loved 300, so you would have thought I'd be used to it. Nope.
The artsy sex scenes took me out of it a bit too. I lol at the merkin. I blame you guys.
But the men are pretty, and that's good enough for me.
Haldir (Craig Something) was at Dragon Con last year. Cute, but not a big guy. He's also in Legend of the Seeker as Darken Rahl.
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Post by Freelance Exorcist on Jan 24, 2010 13:26:14 GMT -4
The gore was a bit overdone, but I liked the show even though I wasn't the biggest fan of 300. I certainly can't complain about the eye candy, and I've got my eye on Andy Whitfield. I saw him in an Australian horror flick called Gabriel and thought he was absolutely beautiful.
Thank you! I was racking my brain trying to figure out where I'd seen him before.
You're thinking of John Hanna, who was the one married to Lucy Lawless's character. Haldir was the one who led the Roman army and captured Spartacus and his wife.
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