![]() ![]() Since a large portion of this production involves green screen effects and digital manipulation, it pretty much goes without saying that DNR and edge enhancement are present. Black levels and fine detail are excellent. These Blu-ray discs present an excellent video presentation of the series that surpasses anything that you might have seen of this series on cable television, even in high definition. Spartacus: Vengeance appears on Blu-Ray in 1080p in its original 1.78:1 aspect ratio as originally filmed and broadcast on Starz. With the sole exception of " The Greater Good", all of the episodes are extended versions including scenes that were not included in the broadcast versions of these episodes: The storylines this season drag a little as the writers seem to be setting things up for denouement in Spartacus: War of the Damned.Īll 10 episodes from the first season are included. Although seeing the earlier series helps in understanding the characters’ back stories and motivations, one does not need to have seen the earlier series to follow the story. Spartacus: Vengeance also continues the liberal helping of sex, violence, and profanity that marked the earlier season(s). This inspiration is apparent in the extensive use of CGI and green screen special effects to recreate a very stylized version of combat in ancient Rome. Spartacus: Vengeance is stylistically influenced by Zack Snyder’s film adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel 300. Lucy Lawless returns as Lucretia, the widow of Batiatus, as does Dustin Clare as Gannicus, the gladiator who was liberated in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. As this season begins, the rebels have escaped from the House of Batiatus and Praetor Claudius Glaber(Craig Parker) leads the Roman troops to put down the uprising, to the chagrin of his pregnant wife Ilythia(Viva Bianca). Spartacus: Vengeance continues the story of the titular hero, a Thracian gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Roman Empire. ![]() ![]() Liam McIntyre was cast to play Spartacus in this season, which first aired on Starz in early 2012.Īudio: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Spanish Mono Sadly, Whitfield passed away on September 11, 2011. Whitfield was believed cured by the time that this season went into production, but his cancer recurred, and Whitfield gave his blessing for the role to be recast. Since this created a delay in production of the second season, a prequel entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena was produced with the series actors and with voiceover by Andy Whitfield, which aired on Starz in 2011. Whitfield was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after completion of the first season. The first series, starring Andy Whitfield as Spartacus, was first broadcast in 2010 and is entitled Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Spartacus: Vengeance is the second season of the Spartacus television series airing on the Starz Network. ![]()
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