Spartacus: Blood & Sand (2010)Historical Drama/Action; USA
Starz Network
The Starz Network has never been known for their original programming, but they're hoping to throw their hat into the ring with "Spartacus: Blood and Sand". The obvious comparison to make here is to Zack Snyder's "300" adaptation and I'm not going to go out of my way to avoid that parallel. It looks an awful lot like "300", no doubt, but that might be pretty cool if done right.
HBO's "Rome" and "Deadwood" have shown us that historical epics can work pretty damn well as TV shows, so this could actually be a big hit for Starz if they're able to pull it off in convincing fashion. Excessive decapitation and dismemberment, gratuitous raunchy sex, over-the-top CGI blood splatter, seedy political intrigue, Lucy "I'm ditching Battlestar Galactica to go make Footballer's Wives" Lawless...it certainly seems like they're on the right track. All the pieces are in place - now all that remains to be seen is if they can get it to air without making it totally suck in the process. Hopefully they'll do something really cool to make up for the complete lack of Kirk Douglas. This almost does it.
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