Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena - The Complete Collection [DVD]

Wish they made more episodes.

First off, Spartacus - Blood & Sand will go on! HOWEVER, sadly it will not be with Andy Whitfield. I will definitely miss him. He was a great actor, and he is Spartacus. Starz plans to replace him with 29 year old Liam McIntyre, an Austrailian actor who does have an impressive likeness to Whitefield... but will it work? With how people are hesitant when it comes to change, especially when fans adore Whitfield as they do, well it may be hard to swallow this pill. But this new leading man can act at least, and with his likeness (and for many who may be worried, his 'yummieness') is close to Andy Whitfield's... so maybe after a few episodes air, Blood & Sand will be highly accepted once more. At least for me, I personally hope that comes to pass, because the show was magnificent. However, I'll admit that I'm just as skeptic as most of you will be, mainly because Andy was amazing in the role, but only time will tell. TO ANDY: You're a remarkable man... he said that he wanted the show to go on with out him... that the story needed to be told. GOD BLESS YOU MAN, I, as well as all your fans, wish you well in the future and to win your fight with cancer.Now on to the Gods of the Arena... well honestly, I LOVE IT! It lacks the original gravity of the show, however when it truly comes down it, this is a different show. Perhaps a better title would have been SPARTACUS: Batiatus & Lucretia's Reign, or something of the like... because this show is more focused thus far on how the lanista becomes noteworthy for the games, as well as the rise of Crixus and how Oenomaus becomes doctore. And I'm also assuming how his wife must die later, (possibly at the hands of the increasingly evil Batiatus in a later episode???... maybe not... this review is only 2 episodes in after all).Enough speculation though. We already know the houses' fate. However, it is intersting to see how that fate truly is justice, not just through the wrongs the couple commit via Blood & Sand, but their prior crimes as well. Plus, it adds to their development, and gives more insight on Crixus's character. I for one liked the Lucretica and Batiatus, they were awful, yet very entertaining, so this is a bonus for me, and I'm sure a number of other fans of the show feel the same way. Plus, it is a great filler until Blood & Sand season 2 premiers in early 2012, yes very long wait =(I'll watch it though. You can't opiniate a premier without viewing it... I may not want to view the rest, but I'll at least give the season opening a shot. (Think the new American Idol, I've never watched more than 1 episode, if that, per season, and still dont by the way. But what, 20ish other million americans have, and continue to do so. Most were skeptical of Jennifer Lopez & Steven Tyler coming in, but from what I've read online and heard on the radio, they're starting to change their tunes... maybe the new Blood & Sand will surprise us all).

Excellent. 5 stars.

Great show

Okay, here's a pre-review for the DVD I just pre-ordered. This mini-series is basically a stop-gap. Andy Whitfield had to leave the series due to an ongoing battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (*UPDATE* A battle which, sadly, he lost on 9/11/11. RIP.) His status was in doubt for some time, which delayed production of season 2 for several months. In the interim, DeKnight and co. took a flashback sequence intended for a season 2 episode and expanded it into a prequel mini-series. Quick and dirty...and, as it turns out, pretty darn good.Good: The tale of the beginnings of the House of Batiatus 2.0 is right up there with Spartacus: Blood and Sand, especially the last three episodes. We see the events and circumstances setting up the beginning of _Blood and Sand_, and discover....well, no spoilers, but another member of the H-o-B turns out to be every bit as cunning and ruthless as is its Dominus...and there is a VERY good reason for it. Hannah and Lawless are even better this time around, and that's saying something after their stellar performances in the last series. Dustin Clare delivers a fine performance as champion gladiator Gannicus. The surprise standout this time around, however, is Peter Mensah, who brings a hitherto-unsuspected humanity and warmth to his character Oenomaus. Mensah and Clare have great on-screen chemistry, and I hope we'll see more of it in _Spartacus: Vengeance_.Bad: The first couple of episodes were a little weak and slow-paced; the story takes awhile to ramp up. Also, this time around they tried a little too hard; the sex and violence did in fact become gratuitous in places. By the third episode, during yet another round of flash-cuts between the orgy in the House and the bloody battle in the arena (or elsewhere), I was yelling at the TV "WE GET IT ALREADY!" Also, oddly, the price of this 6-episode set is higher than the 13-episode Blood and Sand. What's up with that?Ugly: No more new Spartacus until 2012.Five stars, minus one-half each for being not *quite* as good as Blood and Sand, and the inexplicably high price. All in all, however, well worth picking up on blu-ray even after watching it first-run.* UPDATE 7/6/11: The price suddenly dropped almost by half; still a bit high, but now reasonable for a mini-series. Putting the half-star back, and rounding up. :)

Ich mache es kurz: Die Serie ist äußerst brutal, enthält extrem viel Sexszenen - aber wer auf sowas steht, ist hier richtig. Ich glaube nicht, das sich die Serie geschichtlich korrekt verhält, aber sie soll einfach unterhalten und Spaß machen. Ich kenne nur noch eine Serie, die das auch bietet, nämlich Banshee. Als Tipp: Es gibt einen gewaltigen Unterschied zwischen der normalen Version und dieser Uncut-Version. Leider gibt es die Uncut-BluRay nur noch auf dem Gebrauchtmarkt oder per Zufall irgendwo noch neu. Ich kann diese Serie absolut empfehlen. Tolle Schauspieler, tolle Handlung, Intrigen noch und nöcher und literweise Blut.

Serie evidente que es muy buena y es una edición que se ve perfecto en español y a un precio increíble

Muy buena serie si te gustan las películas cuya trama está representada en la época de la antigua Roma

Questa serie tv è semplicemente epica e avvincente, scoperta casualmente in tv dopo aver visto una puntata del prequel e me ne innamorai subito, mi procurai all'istante tutte gli altri episodi visti tutti nel giro di un paio di settimane, un episodio dietr l'altro, una vera droga! Adesso ho acquistato i 4 cofanetti in blu-ray, approfittando dello sconto amazon, 4 cofanetti, 15 dischi a soli 36 euro, un vero affare! Qualità eccelsa per quanto riguarda audio e video, belli i menu e molto funzionali con delle belle chicche tra scene tagliate e molto altro. Ho amato questa serie come nessun'altra così come ho amato tutti i personaggi. L'unica pecca è che finisce perchè vorresti andare all'infinito! Bellissima la consiglio assolutamente, epica, avvincente e senza censure di ogni tipo, tanto sesso e tante belle donne :) straconsigliato!Per quanto riguarda la spedizione ottima come sempre tranne che per l'imballo, la scatola era di dimensione giusta ma praticamente aperta, per fortuna nulla di danneggiato ma con amazon inconvenienti simili succedono raramente.

Blu-ray一気観出来た！スパルタカスは映画版と（TV）映画版の両方は観ていて、筋書きは知っていたのだが、これは確かに序章だ。がしかし、滅法面白いのだ。スパルタカスが登場する直前の剣闘士養成所の人間模様が雄渾でドラマチックに描かれている。理屈は要らない。観て楽しめ！