Oh maaaan.
I am watching the first episode of blood & sand.....wow. This is awful. Some of the most stilted acting I have ever seen. Awful special effects, fight scenes are choreographed by 8 year olds....does it ever get better??
Spartacus started out so fucking unbelievable stupid. but in the end of last season it really picked up.
The first couple of episodes were terrible. I'm glad I kept watching though, because it got much better and the chicks got much hotter.
I love the show personally (other then season 1 pilot which was horrible). I just love the back stabbing, deceiving, caniving going on...great story
This. As soulcougher said, don't be disappointed after the first couple of episodes, which do suck. The series gets much better and is excellent towards the end.
I almost gave up on the show after the first two episodes last season, but it got much better, a lot faster than I thought it would.
Season 1 starts out a bit slow, but you will not be disappointed if you stick it out until the end. The last few episodes are borderline epic!
Basically what everyone has already said in this thread is true. The first season is pretty slow the first few episodes. I was warned about this by said friends, so I stuck through it. It really picks up and gets interesting about 4-6 episodes in and keeps its hooks in you until the end.
I think it's hilarious that Americans think they're so grown-up and desensitized when American TV is so heavily censored. Seriously, I download episodes of South Park from American TV and it's all bleeped out D: Everything you guys watch is censored.
Jealous much...Just check out an episode on netflix, they have starz... Oh... no netflix in the armpit of the biggest bit of nowhere in the world huh?
Blood and Sand was much better than Gods of the Arena IMO.
And, they're doing Season 2 in 2012? WTF? They rushed through the first season AND the prequel and it's only the beginning of March, 2011. LOL...
I was watching it too and now i never ever ever ever will watch it again .. don´t like that kind of movie =(
But I think as a story for shooter browser games it will be great .. =)
The main protagonist, "Spartacus" is currently undergoing aggressive cancer treatment... hence the quickly made "prequel" and the continued delay of season 2.
They re-cast that part. I know they havent begun shooting season 2 but i know it was going to start soon. I didnt hear anything bout nothing till 2012.
On December 22, 2009, a month before it premiered, it was announced that the show was renewed by Starz for a second season.[citation needed] On March 9, 2010, IGN.com reported that production of Season 2 had been delayed due to star Whitfield being diagnosed with early-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[7] Due to the delay, Starz announced on May 11, 2010, that it is developing a six-episode prequel series, entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.[8] The prequel features new and returning stars, headlining the roles of John Hannah as Batiatus, and Lucy Lawless as Lucretia. Star Andy Whitfield will also briefly appear. Production begins in New Zealand in the summer of 2010 and the prequel will air beginning January 2011.[9]
However in September 2010, Starz announced that Whitfield's cancer had returned and he had decided not to return for season 2, tentatively scheduled for September 2011.[10] The show will continue, but Starz plans on recasting the role of Spartacus in the wake of Whitfield's exit.[11] Whitfield also gave his blessing for Starz to recast the role when he announced he would not return.
On January 7, 2011, Starz president Chris Albrecht told journalists at the Television Critics Association press tour that the network had decided to go forward with a second full season of Spartacus: Blood and Sand. In an interview later that day, Albrecht said a new lead actor for the series would be announced in the following weeks and the second season of Spartacus will probably arrive in early 2012, if filming is on schedule.
Spartacus series creator Steven S. DeKnight said in an interview, There are a "couple of very strong candidates" for the role of Spartacus, and season two should begin production in New Zealand in April [2011]. DeKnight added that the Spartacus producers and Starz executives weren't always sure they would go forward without Andy Whitfield, who they said had brought "gravity and heart" to the role of the famous warrior. "It's unheard of to recast your titular character in a television show, and we did a lot of soul searching about whether we even wanted to try," DeKnight said. "And then Andy [Whitfield] said, 'I really think the show should go forward without me. I give you the blessing. I want this story told.'"[12]
On Jan. 17, 2011, it was announced that Australian film and TV actor Liam McIntyre had been selected to replace Whitfield.
In March 2010, Whitfield was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, beginning treatment immediately in New Zealand.[7] This delayed production of season two of Spartacus: Blood and Sand.[7]
In June 2010 it was announced that Whitfield completely finished his treatment, had a clean bill of health and was expected to be back on the set of Spartacus: Blood and Sand by October.[8] Three months later, in September, it was announced that Whitfield's cancer has returned and he would not be returning for the second season of Spartacus.[9]
I think it's hilarious that Americans think they're so grown-up and desensitized when American TV is so heavily censored. Seriously, I download episodes of South Park from American TV and it's all bleeped out D: Everything you guys watch is censored.
I think it's hilarious that Americans think they're so grown-up and desensitized when American TV is so heavily censored. Seriously, I download episodes of South Park from American TV and it's all bleeped out D: Everything you guys watch is censored.
Oh maaaan.
I am watching the first episode of blood & sand.....wow. This is awful. Some of the most stilted acting I have ever seen. Awful special effects, fight scenes are choreographed by 8 year olds....does it ever get better??
wow, no one really reads the thread anymore.
so far, about million posts saying: first episode sucks balls, it gets better, (but if you listen to other half of us, that is only marginally so. B&S has some good parts, but much of it is just gratuitous mindless gore. If that's your thing though, well...go for it.)
the other repeated questions concerning un-read posts: the issues with season 2 and casting the new Spartacus.
damn people...read a bit.
My wife had me watch one night . Were are your peoples minds . The violance was real life for the time and porn is only porn to a sick mind as portrade. Its the way it was , I watch very little TV . Its to distracting for a healthy mind.
My wife had me watch one night . Were are your peoples minds . The violance was real life for the time and porn is only porn to a sick mind as portrade. Its the way it was , I watch very little TV . Its to distracting for a healthy mind.
To a wizard rock star from Marz the healing power of one's mind can not be under stated.My wife had me watch one night . Were are your peoples minds . The violance was real life for the time and porn is only porn to a sick mind as portrade. Its the way it was , I watch very little TV . Its to distracting for a healthy mind.
Maybe I've had to many drinks tonight, but I read this post 3 times and I still don't understand wtf he is saying. Is this in English?