Avengers7 Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Has anyone seen this series? What UK channel have bought the rights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted March 14, 2010 Moderators Share Posted March 14, 2010 I believe Bravo are due to air it in the summer. It borders on terrible but could be a guilty pleasure if there's nothing else on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avengers7 Posted March 15, 2010 Author Share Posted March 15, 2010 Guilty pleasure is right from what I've read of the series. Not sure how they actually get a series out of it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny-summers Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 I believe Bravo are due to air it in the summer. It borders on terrible but could be a guilty pleasure if there's nothing else on! Have you seen all 12 episodes? Admittedly i've only seen up to ep 6 and I love Lucy Lawless but i'm wondering how you can justify it as terrible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted April 11, 2010 Moderators Share Posted April 11, 2010 Yes, I've seen all of them so far, and it's definitely getting better I would've worried if it had been any worse though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny-summers Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Yes, I've seen all of them so far, and it's definitely getting better I would've worried if it had been any worse though I'm just curious to why you thought it was terrible, i see you're taking a leaf out of the Lost book by being elusive An a side note DavidB did you get sat next to Mercedes McNab one year at Collectormania? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted April 11, 2010 Moderators Share Posted April 11, 2010 To be honest, a lot of shows aren't very good from the get-go and take a while to hit their stride. I just didn't think it was very well acted, nor was the story anything gripping. But they've taken the time to go a bit deeper, and it's developing from one episode to the next which is good. I was just slightly concerned it was going to be all sex and blood week after week with no point to it, but it's not quite that bad And yes I did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny-summers Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 My friend is a classicist and is finally happy a show properly portrays the ancient times. I thought it was you, i know who you are now! (In a non-stalkerish way of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebredy Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 (edited) For anyone who reads this, I think its starting to air next Tuesday at 10pm on Bravo. My friend from Ireland seems to think it will be repeated on Wednesday, lets hope he is right as SGU and V are are on, on a Tuesday and I don't have full sky+ functions yet LLAP Edited May 21, 2010 by zebredy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timpe Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 I just didn't think it was very well acted, nor was the story anything gripping. Just from the adverts, with John Hannah as a Scottish Roman and a selection of Kiwi Romans in support, the performances look a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avengers7 Posted May 22, 2010 Author Share Posted May 22, 2010 And a Welsh man in the lead role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelord81r Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 is everyone watching it online? i didnt think it started till next week on bravo? humm ive set the series link, ill give it a go, but it does look like a 300 version of rome/gladiator with lots of value range cgi and b movie actors. i did love the tv series rome and it annoys me such a good series gets canceled and this gets commisioned, makes no sense to me. but i like sword and sandles stuff, i love stuff on the roman empire and i hear this has lots of blood and lots of sex so should be at least passable as a guilty pleasure as davidB says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny-summers Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I just didn't think it was very well acted, nor was the story anything gripping. Just from the adverts, with John Hannah as a Scottish Roman and a selection of Kiwi Romans in support, the performances look a mess. And a Welsh man in the lead role. Right well by now you an probably tell i quite like this show so as for the different nationalities of actors: who cares? If you all wanted it to be authentic you wouldn't understand it cos it would all be in Latin or some other ancient language! As long as they are good actors which i think John Hannah and Lucy Lawless are it shouldn't matter, it's the story that's supposed to draw you in! It's just a cross between Rome and 300 or as i like to say a more epic version of Rome about one mans life. I get it may be a bit graphic for some but i like it and it seems a fair representation of the time period. The series started on Bravo yesterday 25th May at 10pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelord81r Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 ok ive seen like 15 minutes of the first ep, will go back to it late but so far its laughable, the dialogue is atrocious "keep this close to your thigh so we can both feel warmth" or something like that being an example lol the plot very b movieish, the cgi world is distracting but I am enjoying the fighting scenes which verge on very graphic and comic booky. and I enjoyed the naked ladies. some of the camera angles and the way the action is shot is fun and epic but its still a laughable series and a disgrace this gets commissioned and rome got canceled, sparticus feels like rome for the lazy computer game obsessed/ attention span limited teenager lol but yer if you want authenticity at least in terms of life, feel and look of the period then the tv series rome is your best bet, and to be honest all round its a far better series. although I get the feeling the plot will turn into a rip off of gladiator in 300 style way lol still I might give it a few eps cos female nudity is always good and i did enjoy the fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneDoe Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 (edited) I have no other words for this than smutty and gross. Will I tune in again next week? Hell yeah! LOL!! It's so awful it's good! Edited May 27, 2010 by JaneDoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brockie76 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 I must admit, I am actually enjoying Spartacus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneDoe Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 After the first couple which to me were just an excuse for gratuitous sex and violence, I sort of got caught up in it. I never miss it now and have so much respect for the actor Andy Whitfield (Spartacus) who has been battling cancer (NHL). Season two filming was put on hold because of this but they are making a prequel of 6 episodes that will include Andy to a lesser degree.According to Andy in a recent interview, the prequel will go back from the end of season one by 5 years then come back to that point ready for season 2 to begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welcome_earthling Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Late into the discussion but I LOVED this series and can't wait for the prequel to be release and glad Andy Whitfield is better and ready to film season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted September 23, 2010 Moderators Share Posted September 23, 2010 Sadly things have taken a turn for the worse with Andy lately I'm afraid: http://www.freep.com/article/20100920/ENT0...itfield-leaving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welcome_earthling Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Oh dear, I haven't been up to date with my Spartacus stuff. I was waiting till next year when the prequel ended to get back in to it. There's been quite a few articles in the past week! Bad news all around then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvie Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Bad news about Andy, but as long as Manu Bennett (Crixus) is in the new series, I'll survive I am rather glad that I wasn't around on the forums when this thread was more active though. How the heck anyone can claim the story of Spartacus (a Thracian) rising against the Romans could be a 300 rip off (a story of the Greeks vs Persians with hardly a flipping Roman in sight) beggars belief. Spartacus is one of the most famous revolutionary leaders in history and the show is a fair, if not artistically licensed, version of historically recorded facts. Yep, that would have annoyed me. The story may happened over 400 years before the Battle of Thermopylae took place and may have been more famous prior to Frank Miller's appearance (through granted, mostly thanks to Kubrick in 1960), but 300 and Rome were on the TV recently and everyone involved has a sword in his hand and sand in his hair, so it must be a ripoff As for the actual show, I enjoyed it. It wasn't likely to win anyone an Emmy and there weren't many surprises as I already knew the story, but it was so very pretty to watch and occasionally quite funny if you understood the long words, lol. Though I'll be the first to admit that some of the CGI was shockingly bad in the first few episodes and it did seem to take a while to get into its stride. I probably only stuck with it at first because my soon-to-be-ex-husband (good riddance) wanted to watch it, but I was glad I did. I was also happy when poodle-head got killed. He was a walking advert for bag-on-head if ever there was one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneDoe Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I read that the other day. I was gutted. Poor bloke...so young. He was at some comic con thing a few weeks back talking about how he was raring to go on season 2. Shame he's taken a down turn. I wish him all the best and hope he makes a recovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welcome_earthling Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 I see they are going to recast the role of Spartacus so that the series can continue. I like the suggestion from the author of the article, Grant Bowler is a great choice! Seeing him in season 3 of True Blood has convinced me he's right for the role! Recast article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneDoe Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Grant Bowler is a great choice. I wander what he looks like with his kit off! In the end they went with Liam McIntyre... he has a slight resemblance to Andy I think! Image on this site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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