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Spartacus…the series?

HBO’s Rome was some fantastic television, and Showtime is doing great with the Tudors, so why not. As long as it doesn’t try to remake Kubrick’s film–because seriously, the original Spartacus does not need to be remade–it could be pretty great. Here’s the trailer for it. As an author of myth-inspired and historical fiction, I cheer and say bring on more of the Sword & Sandal epics!

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3 Responses to “Spartacus…the series?”

  1. Angie Says:
    January 7th, 2010 at 3:28 am

    My problem with making a TV series of Spartacus is that, well, the story has an ending. Where the protag, like, dies. And I’m wondering what they’re going to do if the series is popular enough that the execs get to thinking, “You know, we could string this out for years and years and make a ton of money….”

    Or maybe that’s just me being overly cynical. [cough]

    I like this period too, but I’ve long since lost any faith that TV (or movies) will do a really good job with any historical project, the occasional exception like Rome notwithstanding.

    Angie

  2. Eleni Konstantine Says:
    January 7th, 2010 at 5:21 am

    Thanks for sharing Stephanie – looks promising. :)

  3. Stephanie Draven Says:
    January 7th, 2010 at 11:04 am

    Hee. Angie, I share your trepidation!

    Thanks for stopping by, Eleni!

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