I'm Spartacus!

One of my favorite characters of all time, brought beautifully back to life by Tapert, DeKnight, Raimi, and STARZ.

Just watched my first episode of Spartacus: War of the Damned ("Enemies of Rome") last night, and I am ridiculously stoked. I cannot believe it took me to the fourth season to finally notice it.

The visuals are unbelievable. The script, actors, and direction are top notch. The women who follow him are like Spartans. What's not to like about that? And even though, just like with the Titanic, you know how the story's got to end, it's NOT like the Titanic in that there is a hell of a lot more room and creative leeway as to how you get there.

(A word of warning: The gore -- and a few other things -- in this series is seriously full throttle. We're talking TV-MA, folks. If that ain't your cup of tea, I would give this a wide berth.)

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