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New Spartacus, Same Graphic Sex and Violence


Hey, it’s a trailer for Starz’ new Spartacus series, this time simply subtitled Vengeance. As you might remember, original Spartacus Andy Whitfield is out battling cancer (again, unfortunately), and now the burden of cutting off heads and having rough sex with wanton Roman noblewomen falls to Liam McIntyre. I’m a bit curious to see if the show can handle the scope of a Roman slave uprising, as opposed to just gladiator fights in an arena, but it probably doesn’t make much of a difference. After all, it’s not like people are tuning in for a sweeping historical epic, they’re watching for the hilarious,
300
-levels of dismemberment and bloodshed, and the “we don’t make good as
shows as HBO but ours have far more full frontal nudity, so suck it”
Starz mentality. And Vengeance here doesn’t seem to have toned that down in the slightest. That’s entertainment, my friends! (Via Nerd Bastards)