Monday, February 7, 2011

Spartacus: Blood and Sand

So I just started watching this show and I have to say it's freaking brutal.  Every episode is full of boobs, blood, and orgies.  One might find this to be over the top and offensive.  I disagree.  I think the show captures the depravity and decadence of the Roman people, especially the aristocracy.  Most of the show takes place in a Ludus (gladiator training hall), where violence is commonplace and the men are particularly savage.  My only major problem with the show so far is that Batiatus, the lanistae (owner of the ludus) has ambitions to become a senator.  Historically this would have been impossible as a Lanistae was seen as half pimp and half butcher, they were not exactly the most respectable of people.  Though, their position did carry some weight.  I also noticed there there are Retiarius (net and trident fighters) which didn't exist at the time of the third Servile War (I think those first came about around 200 years later).  I'm sure there are a few other historical inaccuracies that I haven't caught but the show does a pretty good job.  All in all though the show is pretty damn fun to watch, I highly recommend it.


Picture related, it's freaking Spartacus.




10 comments:

  1. such an amazing show, spartacus was a beast

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  2. Hmm..Ima have to look into that show.

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  3. Does he say as cool of shit as he does in the original movie?

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  4. Of course not hah, does he look like Kirk Douglas to you? Then no, he can't possible say shit as cool as Douglas did. But it is more accurate, plus the addition of more boobs and gore. Stylistically they copied 300 a little. It's pretty obvious in the fight scenes.

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  5. I preferred 300 over this, but this show's okay too.

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  6. I wish I lived in Roman times. Fucking brutality

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  7. Don't forget all the orgies too dude.

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  8. Great series, guy needs to make a recovery from his Leukemia fast. :(

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  9. Thanks, finally i'll have motivation to watch it!

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