Spartacus Blood and Sand

[TancredTheNorman]

Has anybody ever scene a more pathetic attempt at disguising pornography as a tv series?

I'm serious, I just saw it's preview and a few episodes and I have noticed no plot whatsoever, no character development, extremely innacurate ((according to Roman Law and Roman Literature that survived) social arrangements, mediocre acting, BUT it has some redeeming features.

It allows you to see naked women in front of your girlfriend and get called tasteless instead of perverted, you see more blood then in Gladiator or for that matter even a Mel Gibson movie like Braveheart (just without any artistic pretense), with extreme elitism it starts out claiming somehow that they have proof of how Romans spoke in daily life (most likely because they drink when writing the script so every other word is swearing), and they are the first ones who managed to make Lorica Segmentata NOT look nicely.

I mean seriously does anyone have any respect for Starz here after that series? I posted it here because the historical realism mod is most likely to agree with me that non stop sex and violence does not a good or accurate depiction of the Ancient World make.

[Megas Methuselah]

It's exactly like 300, y'know? Pretend this doesn't involve history in any way whatsoever, but is, in fact, a completely fictional show. That will allow you to better enjoy the women.

[mountaingoat]

i thought 300 was a documentary ?

[antisocialmunky]

i thought 300 was a documentary ?

About why Frank Miller is overrated, yes.

[Christianus]

Maybe not historically accurate, but realy good braindead entertainment If one aint to exsited about over-analysing historical series not meant to be historically accurate.
I dont mind watching hot women in ancient dress.

[Zradha Pahlavan]

If you've got nothing to do and a big bag of food, watching crap on television can be a great way to pass the time. Just remember to turn your brain off first, so that its batteries don't overheat. Hot women on the show are a plus, because then you can pay even less attention to the show's other aspects.

[Ibrahim]

Has anybody ever scene a more pathetic attempt at disguising pornography as a tv series?

I'm serious, I just saw it's preview and a few episodes and I have noticed no plot whatsoever, no character development, extremely innacurate ((according to Roman Law and Roman Literature that survived) social arrangements, mediocre acting, BUT it has some redeeming features.

It allows you to see naked women in front of your girlfriend and get called tasteless instead of perverted, you see more blood then in Gladiator or for that matter even a Mel Gibson movie like Braveheart (just without any artistic pretense), with extreme elitism it starts out claiming somehow that they have proof of how Romans spoke in daily life (most likely because they drink when writing the script so every other word is swearing), and they are the first ones who managed to make Lorica Segmentata NOT look nicely.
I mean seriously does anyone have any respect for Starz here after that series? I posted it here because the historical realism mod is most likely to agree with me that non stop sex and violence does not a good or accurate depiction of the Ancient World make.

well, at least its not illegal asian porn, or FF porn

But it is far worse than that, recently my inner historian could no longer be surpressed when I was watching episode 11... It started with this warning, and please be warned yourself, this can be bad for your health.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Also DO NOT watch when you just had lunch!

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

~Fluvius

:

wth? these people are that stupid? do they think that their audience-namely us-are stupid? the movie is just there to capitalize on the US love of the "SPF" mentality. tragically, gore sells here, and people can easily get away with saying this-the same way Kent hovind gets away with his crap. why? cuz people here are often braindead.

thus, they should market it for what it is: another SPF movie, with no real pretense. not some Historical mumbo-jumbo. this is false advertizing ladies and getlemen-false advertizing.

[caetrati]

The romans have been always one of the great Bad Boys from the Hollywood History, even among some professionals of History. We speak more about their Slaves than about their Aqueducts, while about ancient Greeks we mention more their Monuments (but they used slaves too).

We speak more about the Democracy in Athens even when they had several despotic rulers, while with the Romans we point about their dictators and crazy emperors but not their Laws that are our base.

Probably the best option is watching these tv series as entertainment, and not to think about them as a serious study.

[Fluvius Camillus]

The romans have been always one of the great Bad Boys from the Hollywood History, even among some professionals of History. We speak more about their Slaves than about their Aqueducts, while about ancient Greeks we mention more their Monuments (but they used slaves too).

We speak more about the Democracy in Athens even when they had several despotic rulers, while with the Romans we point about their dictators and crazy emperors but not their Laws that are our base.

Probably the best option is watching these tv series as entertainment, and not to think about them as a serious study.

Yep, although it deeply saddens me that there are people who see series like this as a historical source. At least 300 did not pretend to be historically accurate, it was preseting the legend. Spartacus pretends they do act like in history, which less educated will believe, and hold this as an example of Roman social life.

~Fluvius

[Drunk Clown]

OH COME ON!!

Who doesn't laugh when you see this:


If someone believes thinks this is a correct reflection of warfare from the old.... Well, there isn't much hope for you.

EDIT: Well..... that's a fail...
I suppose I'll have to post the link..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_X2UMP8LLg

[AncientFanTR]

OH COME ON!!

Who doesn't laugh when you see this:
<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/w_X2UMP8LLg&hl=nl_NL&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/w_X2UMP8LLg&hl=nl_NL&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

If someone believes thinks this is a correct reflection of warfare from the old.... Well, there isn't much hope for you.

EDIT: Well..... that's a fail...
I suppose I'll have to post the link..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_X2UMP8LLg

I don't think anyone does... anyway that giant died way too easily. Did you see how that sword cut through his leg? Just silly really...

[Madoushi]

As far as Troy, I found Helen of Troy to feel much less Action Movie than the Brad Pitt Troy.

Though, Brad Pitt's fight at the beginning of Troy was pretty hilarious.