Monday, January 17, 2011
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Season 1 Episode 1
HUWOOOW!!! Spartacus : God of the Arena shows it’s first episode, titled “Past Transgressions”, on Friday (US Pacific time) or Saturday (Asia). In this episode, once young Batiatus finally gets the control of his father's gladiator school, he immediately begins to plot to make a profitable business out of his ludus. In order to succeed, he puts his most skilled fighter into good use to gain the favor of a rich and cunning nobleman who can help fund the building of a new arena. This series will have the same action packed episode so come join me and watch Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Season 1 Episode 1 here:
To watch this great series, click here to watch SPARTACUS: GOTA.
In response to the delay in production for Spartacus: Vengeance (Spartacus Season 2), Starz has created a prequel to their highly popular Spartacus: Blood and Sand television series.
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is a Starz television mini-series and prequel to Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The series follows the character Gannicus (Dustin Clare), the first gladiator to become Champion of Capua. Cast members and characters being reprised from the original series include Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, John Hannah as Batiatus, Peter Mensah as Oenomaus, and Manu Bennett as Crixus. Andy Whitfield as Spartacus.
Gods of the Arena focuses on the House of Batiatus prior to the arrival of Spartacus, while telling the story of Gannicus (played by Australian actor Dustin Clare) and his struggle to become the first gladiator from the House of Batiatus to earn the title Champion of Capua.
As Gods of the Arena begins, the Batiatus from Blood and Sand (Josh Hannah) is not yet the head of the House of Batiatus. Gannicus is the head gladiator at the Batiatus ludus, but the House of Batiatus has not yet acquired the necessary respect in Roman society that will allow its gladiators to vie for the title of Champion of Capua. Gannicus must fight his way up the ranks in the arena, thus affording him the opportunity to become the Champion.
The opportunity to produce Gods of the Arena emerged when the second season of Blood and Sand was halted while Whitfield battled non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Steven S. DeKnight, the creator and executive producer of the series, expanded a single flashback episode into a six-part mini-series.