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Posted 15 February 2012 - 07:58 PM

the preview from this week EP. show the return of character
i just love to hate
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Posted 21 February 2012 - 06:55 PM

looks like my favorite gladiator, Gannicus is coming back as well !Can't stop watching these once you start!

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Posted 21 February 2012 - 07:03 PM

dang ! the new Neavia is annoying
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Posted 21 February 2012 - 07:30 PM

i kinda dig her, she's been in those mines so she naturally would be physically and mentally broken .I really enjoyed oenemas's backstory as well. And Liam is doing a fine job filling Andy's shoes .But I am thrilled they brought Gannicus in cant wait to see what they do.

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Posted 21 February 2012 - 07:49 PM

dang ! the new Neavia is annoying

Is that a new gal? She's not as hot as I remember.

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Posted 21 February 2012 - 09:53 PM

i like her crop cut!

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old naevia is on CSI or something now.
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Posted 25 February 2012 - 09:20 AM

The eps have improved every weak but the weakness so far is the lack of acting ability of the level John Hannah had. Lucy Laweless i want to see more of. Mensah character story i need more of too.

The new Spartacus is decent but the slave rebellion actors are not too good. The story need others too.

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Posted 25 February 2012 - 05:40 PM

Jupiter's rooster what an awesom episode

& to top it off the toad face rapist from GotA got what he deserved B)
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Posted 25 February 2012 - 05:45 PM

I wish they would tone down the slo mo, it's getting to be a bit annoying.

agree with libaax I am missing Batiatus...the gladiators are looking a little beefcake to me...
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In essence, we believe that the work of any creative artist -- writer, painter, illustrator, musician, what-have-you -- is a unique expression of an artistic point of view. It should not be appropriated or altered by others without the artist's consent. No other writer has Robert E. Howard's unique point of view, and no other writer knows what Howard would have done with his character had he lived. Upon his death, his canon, the expression of his artistic vision, became fixed. Tampering with it now is desecration."

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Posted 27 February 2012 - 04:34 PM

The last ep story with Doctore, Gannicus part was epic and first ep this season i thought was as awesome as last seasons.

The fights in the gladiator arena was something special.

Edited by Libaax, 27 February 2012 - 04:34 PM.


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Posted 27 February 2012 - 05:53 PM

ilithyia is sooooo screwed !!!! B)
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Posted 27 February 2012 - 06:14 PM

The last ep story with Doctore, Gannicus part was epic and first ep this season i thought was as awesome as last seasons.

The fights in the gladiator arena was something special.


I was wondering what this episode would've looked like without Gods of the Arena. How would Gannicus been introduced in the series had Andy not gotten sick? Would this have been a whole flashback episode bookended with the bits with Oenemeus?

But they really upped the ante in this episode, just when you think they couldn't think of anything else!

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Posted 27 February 2012 - 06:41 PM

They ran a "marathon" this weekend with five episodes. Is this the season? Just five eps? :blink:

Speed up the slo-mo and remove the flashbacks and that's about a half an hour total. ;)

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Posted 27 February 2012 - 06:53 PM

Has anyone tried a family-friendly edit of the show? You could have the opening titles (minus blood-spatter), 30 seconds of footage from the epsiode, ending in the closing credits (also minus blood-spatter).
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Posted 27 February 2012 - 07:23 PM

They ran a "marathon" this weekend with five episodes. Is this the season? Just five eps? :blink:

Speed up the slo-mo and remove the flashbacks and that's about a half an hour total. ;)


new episodes in 2 weeks
this season is 10 episodes long

during the fire scene i was wishing that they'd show part of the arena walls crumbling
& revealing the dryed up remains of Tullius (bad guy from GotA)
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Posted 28 February 2012 - 06:09 AM

Has anyone tried a family-friendly edit of the show? You could have the opening titles (minus blood-spatter), 30 seconds of footage from the epsiode, ending in the closing credits (also minus blood-spatter).

Last year on French TV, the same channel (W9) showed season 1 with expurgated versions in prime time and the uncensored episodes late at night.
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Posted 29 February 2012 - 01:44 PM

out of curiosity does anyone else find gannicus ( this tv rendition of him ,I dont know how much is known about him historically ) to be almost Howardian in personality and characteristics? He stands out in this respect to me moreso than the other characters on the show.As well as being a celt he really is a badass who likes to fight , drink, and scr...er uh love,? just a thought.

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Posted 29 February 2012 - 06:54 PM

I don't know about "Howardian" but he's certainly a blonde Conan in many ways. :)

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Posted 29 February 2012 - 07:10 PM

& Conan has a little more loyalty to comrade's in arm
unlike Gannicus who was willing to fight against Onemaeus
for cash
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Posted 03 March 2012 - 09:24 AM

i wouldn't mind if they ditched 90% of the slow mo- it's almost as ridiculous as that helmet cam they had in a few episodes of season 1, and the beefcake is getting kind of silly lol.
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"All Art Is Martial"- RZA

"Our basic purist premise:
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In essence, we believe that the work of any creative artist -- writer, painter, illustrator, musician, what-have-you -- is a unique expression of an artistic point of view. It should not be appropriated or altered by others without the artist's consent. No other writer has Robert E. Howard's unique point of view, and no other writer knows what Howard would have done with his character had he lived. Upon his death, his canon, the expression of his artistic vision, became fixed. Tampering with it now is desecration."