--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda <no_reply@...> wrote: > > oh your response is in my favorite blue [;)] like this bird but no > complain from my side > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjOSLCR2hE > only seeing you slip into your toga, order a flagon of wine from the > slaves at the Colliseum, and..... makes me blush [:D] -- before > dissolving to the next scene -- > BTW > whose female slave from FFL you had in mind- > just asking [:D]
Me thinks Merudanda has a vision of plunking, a view from Barry's vivid imagination. By way of the misty faint reply, which female he has in mind toga slips past the waist. [insert smiley wink face] > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > If you're asking whether I've already seen the first episode of the > new > > season, the answer is yes. a few days ago. I wasn't as knocked out by > it > > as I was by the first season, and yes, part of the reason is that Liam > > McIntyre is no Andy Whitfield. But many of the other aspects of the > show > > are still in place (especially the use of language, as you comment on > > below), and so I haven't given up on it. The other day, just before > > watching the new episode, I wound up writing a kind of "prequel" > review, > > going into why I liked the original series. Then I was a little > > underwhelmed by the episode itself, and wound up not writing the > > in-depth followup review I'd intended, preferring to wait to see how > > future episodes work out. Here is the "prequel," for those interested. > > As far as Gauls and their amatory pluses and minuses, I have no > opinion, > > but I can tell you that both Viva Biancha (as Illythia) and Lucy > Lawless > > (as Lucretia) both still look great nekkid. :-) > > > > Prequel Review: "Spartacus: Vengeance" Fugitivus > > > > OK, I know in advance that a review of this series will be meaningful > > only to those who subscribe to the STARZ network, or who watched the > > first two seasons of "Spartacus" on DVD or in some other format. This > > post, a kind of "prequel" to my actual review of this new episode, may > > be even less meaningful because you won't get to see it for a while, > but > > that's never stopped me in the past, and it won't today. :-) > > > > Many have questioned my fascination with this show, and if you've > never > > seen it, you have every reason to do so. :-) If you've heard the > series > > described (and correctly) as a celebration of sex, nudity, treachery, > > blood, gore, and violence, you might wonder why one would want to > watch > > it. The reason is that IMO it's a really GOOD celebration of sex, > > nudity, treachery, blood, gore, and violence, exactly the things that > > Rome was famous for. The series just "gets" Rome, presenting a mainly > > accurate picture of what Rome and its tradition of gladiators was > like, > > and doing so while pulling no punches. > > > > I think "Spartacus" is an example of excellent television. I have > > consistently found the writing, production, and acting to be > first-rate. > > Especially the writing. There are whole sections of dialogue actually > > written in iambic pentameter, to cater to those few in the audience > who > > know what that is. And the *plotting*...OMG. Devious, nefarious, and > > constantly surprising. > > > > I credit all of this to the production company owned by series star > Lucy > > Lawless and her husband. I believe that they set out to make a truly > > quality series, and that they accomplished their goal. I liken them to > > the Danish production company QP, which has rocked the world of > > television lately with "The Killing" and "Borgen." Same excellent > > writing, production, and acting. Same devotion to detail and > willingness > > to "think out of the box" and actually *surprise* jaded audiences > rather > > than pander to their low expectations. > > > > I managed to get my hands on an advance copy of the first episode of > the > > new season, and am about to watch it. I hope for the best, but I don't > > really know what to expect. They have a high hurdle to overcome, the > > death of their star, Andy Whitfield. Andy was a force majeure, and he > > will be sorely missed. Whether Liam McIntyre will be able to fill his > > sandals is yet to be seen. > > > > But even if he doesn't, I have the excellent supporting cast of Manu > > Bennett, Lucy Lawless, Peter Mensah, and the extraordinary Viva Bianca > > to look forward to. All of this said, I think I'll take a break from > > work, slip into my toga, order a flagon of wine from the slaves at the > > Colliseum, and enjoy a bit of sex, nudity, treachery, blood, gore, and > > violence. :-) > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J0FCIhpK90 > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J0FCIhpK90> > > > > > > McIntyre's Spartacus is torn between heading the band of rebels > > > against Rome and exacting revenge against Claudius Glaber (Craig > > > Parker), the commander who sold he and his wife Sura into slavery, > > > which ultimately cost her life. Back stories, via flashbacks, are > > > intermingled with the new narrative --- in her case, Lucretia is > > > now seen as prophet/puppet of sorts by Glaber, despite > > > protestations from his wife, who shared more than secrets with > > > her former friend > > > > > > A reminder of Ancient Romans' taste for the flesh, with male and > > > female full frontal nudity, plus snippets of varied homosexual > > > and heterosexual acts those who like to engage would do well to > > > keep their togas and tunics nearby, Spartacus' band of men prefer > > > to attack villas and whore houses before the sun rises. > > > > > > Would it desensitizes us if we image the blood, drawn via slices > > > or crushing blows, again and again coming spurting in slow, > > > CG-lingering glory are against each other at digital FFL arena? > > > And then FFL-ler must endure a disembowelment, but are spared > > > the full visual of a castration by sword(who tell me who at FFL?). > > > Still, the overuse of red -- the screen on occasion is covered > > > in splatter before dissolving to the next scene --instead of > > > my favorite blue it may be for a few irritating > > > > > > But the language and florid speech are also worth a careful > > > listen, much of the dialogue is imagined old school, stilted and > > > poetic. > > > > > > Consider this exchange between Mira and newly freed slave Chadra > > > (Bonnie Sveen), whose conversation begins by sizing up the > > > shortcomings of Gauls, in particular, and men, in general, when > > > it comes to love-making. > > > > > > Chadra: "And what of Turque [:D] , how does he stand?" > > > > > > Mira, looking longingly at Tuequoisebe [:)] : "He stands above > > > the rest in all regards." > > > > > > Chadra: "Apologies I did not know he was yours." > > > > > > Mira: "I do not claim in such terms, nor would he be so enslaved." > > > > > > Chadra: "He offers you protection in return for affections?" > > > > > > Mira: "We have no such arrangement." > > > > > > Chadra: "Is it love then? " > > > > > > Mira looks away, perplexed, before her companion continues: > > > > > > "Of course, the hope of love to come... a danger in its own right." > > > Ah should be in Latin [:D] > > > > > > Australian actor Liam McIntyre is now manning the title role, > > > following the death of Andy Whitfield, who portrayed the title > > > character in Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Liam McIntyre introduces > > > this longer-form advanced look of the opening scenes of Spartacus: > > > Vengeance. Premieres on STARZ on Jan 27. > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSp0Q8uabTk > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSp0Q8uabTk> > > >
