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On a personal note- How you like my new avatar? It's inspired by Spartacus. EVERYBODY GET NAKED!!!!!!!!!

A pretty good article/review (If it's in color, then I added a comment) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Television review: 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' borders on camp (you think?) 12:00 AM CST on Friday, January 22, 2010 By CARY DARLING / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News It's not your father's Spartacus. Nor, for that matter, your son's 300. The puzzling new-generation Spartacus: Blood and Sand, a Starz network original series beginning today, takes the well-worn tale of the rebellious Roman-era slave and splatters it with flagons of blood, drunken-sailor language and enough sex and nudity to make Tiger Woods blush. Toto, we're not in I, Claudius, or even Rome, anymore. The problem, though, is that this Spartacus is so over the top that it begs to be considered as total camp. The chiseled gladiators who are just one Bowflex and a protein shake away from modernity, the low-budget CGI effects, and the wavering accents from all over the English-speaking world – not to mention the presence of director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, The Evil Dead, Hercules, Xena: Warrior Princess) as executive producer and Xena herself, Lucy Lawless, as a scheming wife – help with that impression. Yet it's played with a straight face with hardly a nudge or a wink. (I gotta admit; it just knocks the wind out of me to watch these actors/actresses be so, OPEN and EXPOSED and RAW. These characters fight & f%#k & curse & kill with such fervor. I can't believe it. Some prudes have protested that this show should be rated "X". And I kind of understand. This show is pornographic, scandalous, salacious, sinful, delicious, naughty, decadent hypnotic entertainment.) And the violence – even though done in a heavily stylized, obviously fake, video-game fashion – is not for the squeamish. Australian newcomer Andy Whitfield is Spartacus, a warrior from Thrace (a region that's now part of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria) who's enslaved by duplicitous Roman commander Glaber (Craig Parker), separated from his loving wife, Sura (Erin Cummings), and sent to fight in gladiatorial games in the Italian town of Capua. Against all odds, Spartacus survives a grueling, four-on-one bout and is handed over to a struggling gladiatorial school run by Batiatus (John Hannah, The Mummy and Four Weddings and a Funeral) and his far-from-faithful wife, Lucretia (Lawless), who's having a fling with hunky gladiator and Spartacus nemesis Crixus (Manu Bennett). What keeps Spartacus going is the struggle to be reunited with his wife who also has been sold into slavery. The speaking and acting styles vary enough to be distracting. Shot in New Zealand, Spartacus veers wildly among English, American, Australian and New Zealander accents. Meanwhile, Whitfield, though he can handle the physical demands, doesn't radiate the presence to be Spartacus. Supporting players, such as Hannah, bring some sense of well-honed chops to the production. It's hard to say at whom Spartacus is aimed. Fans of the more staid I, Claudius and Rome may be put off by the cartoonish, ultimate-fighting brutality and lack of sophistication. Fans of 300 might be put off by the undercurrent of homoeroticism, which has always been in gladiator movies, being made VERY explicit. But there's no denying Spartacus' eye-catching watchability. Like the gladiator games it invokes, this sword-and-scandal comic book is never boring. Perhaps like some who enjoyed those games but had second thoughts once the bloodlust was sated, viewers might feel just a little bit guilty afterward. Spartacus: Blood and Sand 9 p.m. Friday, Starz. 1 hr.

Spoiler alert!!!!!!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I thought after SHADOW OF DEATH, I'd never experience such a rush of adrenaline, arousal, excitement & suspense..... BUT thank the gods!!!!! The writers proved me wrong. In the episode ,Mark of The Brotherhood, Crixus is healing VERY WELL. Spartacus has become an effective badass while still maintaining his cool queerly tender caring personality as well. Domina (AKA Xena AKA Lucy Lawless) is sooooooooo damn sexy, full of pent up feral frustration, barely hidden lethal rage and she's almost ready to pounce on..... that rat-bastard husband, Crixus, and that Callisto-look-a-like bitch Illythia(?). I hate that lying, cheating, stealing, conniving limping prick (what's his name?) who is still trying to jerk EVERYBODY over, especially Crixus and that cute golden-haired little brother figure for Spartacus. Meanwhile, Dominus buys some new slaves/potential gladiators and they just seem to worship Spartacus with their eyes....... can you blame them? And the new guy from Gaul (where Crixus is from) is so WELL HUNG um, maybe this long chin comes close to the length the intense full-frontal is so yummy I cannot describe it And his member is instrumental to the plot.... :4biggrin: He threatens both Crixus and Sparctacus as the ALPHA MALE, the Top Stallion, the Prized Champion and damn, does he give both men a run for their money!!!!!!! And the final sex scene actually looks like somebody is f#%#ing for his life.

STARZ reruns SPARTACUS over & over & over again on like 3 of their channels! PLUS, it is ON DEMAND!!!!! Watch it, NOW!!!!!! Best Episode so Far....."The Shadow of Death", Hands Down & Bottoms Up! Xena's pert nipples, Crixus's sweaty oiled rippling muscles, Spartacus & Crixus rolling around on the ground, BOTH completely NAKED, pawing each other hungrily, I mean, angrily......... the blood, the slow motion mass orgasm as the sky was torn asunder and wept on the screaming crowd as they cried out Spartacus' name in ecstasy, the women hopping up & down as their breasts bounced, the crowd's wet clothing clinging to their gyrating limbs......the fallen warriors writhing in pain......it was soooooooooooo HOT!The gorgeous proud strong sneering bald sculpted dark chocolate Gladiator Master who whips the men into submission...... the soldiers baring their scars and comparing their wounds.....the machismo, the camp, the unadulterated sex, the gratuitous EVERYTHING!!!!!! Watch this show. Find it. NOW!!!!!

Here are some old posts from another board I use. Hope you enjoy: Right now, in my circle, all the gossip & fan drool is over SPARTACUS: Blood & Sand on STARZ. :popco rn: THAT is HOT JUICY CRAZY SEXY DELICIOUS SUSPENSFUL BITCHY CAMPY entertainment.

I had to tune in and it was worth it. Oh James!!!!! Oh Colby!!!!! Be my Valentines??? ANYWAY, it was a good episode, pleasantly surprised.

Give me a break! Remake Conan The Barbarian, starring Arnold Schwartzenneger in HIS PRIME!!!! Written by Oliver Stone!!!?!! Music by Basil Poledouris!!!!! CoStarring Mako & James Earl Jones and the GLORIOUS Sandahl Bergman!?!?! I don't think so. I will NEVER see this movie, not even when it comes on TV.

Yeah, I understand. I love John Cusack but there was NO WAY I was going to see 2012. I just can't stomach films about mass extinction & group death; I find it very disturbing and dehumanizing and plain sad. All that collateral damage where the background humans just die in an instant bothers me. I can't focus on the main characters because i am so upset about the lesser characters who just don't have a chance.

Funny, I wasn't planning on seeing this movie either but it was so crowded at the other shows, I decided to give it a try. I didn't even know it was in 3-D. It was the BEST sc-fi film I've seen in a looooooooooooooooong time. I was skeptical but the production value is through the roof. It really does look like you're in another world and the 3-D really did add to the experience of the beauty and awe of the Avatar's experience. It was breathtaking. Sure the story was basic with Good vs Evil, Boy meets Girl, Hawks vs Doves, Imperialists vs Indigenous Peoples, etc. BUT the film overall was outstanding and I couldn't help getting sucked in and being thrilled. Go see this flick and be transported to another world.........................Merry Christmas!

Thanks for the Head's Up, Kappy! Looks like I won't watch the next season of Survivor either. Who makes up these casting ideas? Just let Survivor die already..........

Ummm, this season's title sounds like a WWE Pay Per View Special. ANYWAY, this season starts Thursday 9/17, check your local listings. Click on the link below to get some scoop. http://samoa.survivor.com/ SPOILER!!!! On the website, there is footage of a contestant pouring out everybody's water as they slept. Who is this asshole? Some people are so desperate to be reality show "villians". Sounds like Coach but only 50 times worse. I won't be able to watch that idiot for long. I hope they vote him off soon! Before they pass out from dehydration....

Project Runway- the LifeTime Season #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did anybody catch the promos for the new season yet on Lifetime? I was watching a Will & Grace rerun and was bowled over by the awesome production value of the short intros that gave background on some of the aspiring designers. New Season starts August 20th. Start the Count Down!!!!!!!!!! Heidi.....Tim.....I can't wait....... Here's the official LifeTime website with info on the contestants: http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/project-runway Project Runway Designers | myLifetime.com :4biggrin: :4biggrin: (I know I'm starting this thread early but I am soooooooo ready for this show to come back. What can I say, Summer tv sucks and I'm running out of stuff to write about.) BEST NEWS EVER (so far): LIFETIME channel is on COMCAST ON DEMAND so if you missed it or want to watch it again/share with friends, you can, over & over & over again. BRAVO is does NOT have an ON DEMAND channel. I've always wanted Project Runway to be available for unlimited repeat viewing, like Rupaul's Drag Race was on LOGO. YEAH!!!!!!

kind of bummed by the winner, oh well, it was still a good season Peace

Dynasty-the Ultimate 80s Prime Time soap- a forum for Gay Rights!?! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Currently watching Dynasty Season #4 (thank you NETFLIX!!!!!!!! ) and I was bowled over by the 2nd Trial involving Steven & Blake, this time with Blake trying to take Steven's son, Danny, away because he thinks Steven's homosexuality makes him unfit to be a parent. WOW!!!!!! Big Drama. Great acting and juicy dialogue by witnesses for Steven's & Blake's characters. It's very timely because it highlights that for this country, only recently have the GLBT community gotten strong parental rights and they STILL can't get married legally with full benefits/security. Anyway.... I was shocked at 1st by how a lot of the heavy duty sexual talk must have (apparently) flew over my head when I was a little because as I watched recently, it was like for the 1st time. It's all juicy & delicious tit for tat with Alexis taking Blake down a peg as a bad father figure (Right On!) and the love affair between Steven & Claudia just blows my mind! Turns out that the whole time Steven is being castigated for being gay, that he's discovering that he is very bisexual. But Not even prime time TV was ready to acknowledge that issue. I suspect that it was their weird way of quietly making him acceptable to the old school narrow-minded viewers. Best about the whole trial (so far) is that Steven refuses to use Claudia as a pawn to "prove that he may be straight". He wants everybody to think that he's gay and to DEAL WITH IT, period! I'm only on the 1st disc. I hope he gets to keep Danny. But no matter what, I want to buy this collection because it really is a great bit of pop culture history. Of course, now in 2009, I scream at the TV and wonder why nobody mentions that Steven grew up under Blake's roof so that means if Danny were to be reared by Blake (no pun intended, ) then he'd grow up gay too, right? According to Blake, it's NURTURE that makes a kid gay so that's why Steven shouldn't have Danny? Then how did Steven become gay? The trial seems really really silly actually. It drives me crazy that actual trials like this took place. But as an overall fan, I will say in Blake's defense, he does seem to be growing to understand his son's ideals/lifestyle although he never (at least not yet) seems to be able to truly accept/love his son, which is sad but very very REAL. Homophobia is a Big Bitch. And on this show, it got people murdered, unemployed (well he quit), homeless (although voluntarily), disowned and possibly childless. It's one hell of a show, where the main character Blake is portrayed as being an intolerant bigotted asshole and the megabitch villian Alexis being one of the gay guy's biggest loving supporters. Talk about playing with viewers heads. And I won't even go into the drag queen outifts that Alexis (Joan Collins) and Krystle (Linda Evans) wore. GOOD LORD!!!!!! The wigs, the shoulder pads, the hats, the make-up, the gowns, the jewels, the shoes, the belts, the half-naked boy toys........Dynasty was such High Camp. I can't believe a show like that reached the top of pop culture in the 1980s but I'm glad it did. LOGO channel, give these guys & gals an award!

Falcon Crest was okay. But I couldn't get excited about anyone besides Lorenzo Lamas....and I can't even remember his character's name!

Starts tonight at 9:00pm (E), I think on BRAVO then they play the finale of Top Chef Masters which I'ved loooooooooved. Want official info on the newbies? Click on the link below. Bon Appetite! http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef

Survivor- good riddance

Kind of sad because that's the exact reason why I didn't watch The Amazing Race premiere. Going to watch old DVD collections for a bit (I'm getting into the 90s with classic Melrose Place, Felicity, ThirtySomething, & Martin), catch a movie, maybe even read a book for a change after dinner. I'm also watching classic Julia Child shows from Netflix. Survivor? Who cares. See ya on other threads!

(SPOILER ALERT!) Foa Foa deserves whatever they get. Keeping another obnoxious jerk (with a lucky machete!?!?) while you already have a bully is beyond me. Also, I really think a producer/editor (SOMEBODY) is helping/encouraging Russell. How he could have found the idol without any help that quickly is just SUSPICIOUS..... And the chick who visited the other camp and spent most her time mouthing off rudely- well, I don't think there's anybody I want to cheer for or watch this season. I guess I have offically gotten tired of Survivor. Reality TV overload. PEACE I'm outta here!!!!

kappy, I am so OVER short stocky bald dudes with rage issues. It IS like watching BB all over again, only WORSE.

Russell on the Yellow Foa Foa Tribe is a repugnant troll. Why he would want to purposefully sabotage his team on DAY ONE before it's an official individual game is beyond me. What an asshole!!!! The person who was sent home had the ejection orchestrated by Russell. NOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooo!!!! That's all anybody needs, to have this idiot feel like he has power over the show/competition. Even worse, it creeps me out to watch this guy attempt to bully & manipulate the female tribe members. It appears pretty cowardly to me. I don't know how long I'll be able to stomach this season. Too bad. Some other contestants seem interesting.

I COMPLETELY agree with everything you said, colouer! *While I'm glad RaMon wasn't booted, I wasn't a fan of his garments. How he won is mind-bottling. *That whole bad marriage between Q & "It MUST be perfect!" Grouchy Daddy was irritating and I didn't want Q to be sent home for such a silly reason as NOT getting along with another designer. She did try to engage in dialogue and she did compromise to get something done and she was still reprimanded. She picked out the fabric which was the best thing about the dress. Why they both weren't held equally accountable was . Personally, I think it was silly that they were on the bottom because I thought there were far worse designs on display.

the producers/distributers of Dynasty have messed up the series releases BIG TIME. Instead of releasing complete seasons, they are now doing Season 3 Part 1and so on.... Sooooooooo NETFLIX/Stores don't even have the rest of season I was watching. But I did run out and bought Seasons One and Two which are being sold in whole complete box sets. That was fun to watch & share with friends. Remember when Blake accidentally killed Steven's gay lover near the fireplace? Or how about that rich slut Fallon (aka Nancy Drew's Pamela Sue Martin) contemplating an abortion? I tell ya, this show is like Godiva chocolate! Anyway, it seems that Steven's homosexuality was always a big topic/plot issue from episode one which is kind of cool. You watch Steven trying to act butch/manly or going to see prostitutes to practice his heterosexuality or you watch him getting drunk and having fits of rage from being mistunderstood. Steven is the 1st to accept Krystle into the Carrington family because he's even a bigger outsider than she is due to homophobia! So those two bond out of lonliness & shared "other" status. If you want to experience some classic 80s "GREED IS GOOD" high camp adult soap opera entertainment- Dynasty will NOT disappoint.

the Thu. 9/3/09 epsiode was THE BEST EPISODE so far. Finally the right person was sent home, even though it was a team challenge. It was quite obvious that this guy had very little sewing skills. I mean, he admitted that his teammate did most of the designing, shopping, sewing, consulting with Tim, ........plus this was the guy's 3rd time on the bottom. (1st the skanky see-through garment, the clown balloon size ugly pregnancy shorts and now this... SEE YA! )

Funny, I checked your list again and noticed that I didn't see ANY of the films! Some I CHOSE not to see (like G.I. Joe, Transformers, Ugly Truth, Funny People) and others I couldn't find in my neighborhood/local mall (like Julie & Julia). A few I want to see but just haven't gotten around to it (like Basterds). Overall, It was a boring summer for movies. Not memorable at all. It was cheaper & more fun to just stay home, watch NETFLIX/cable, eating chocolate DOVE bars & having the air conditioning to myself. :4biggrin: