Community Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: BlackNMild2k1 on September 11, 2011, 09:34:48 PM
Title: Spartacus has succumb to the Sands of the Arena. RIP.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on September 11, 2011, 09:34:48 PM
R.I.P. Andy Whitfield
Spartacus will never be the same without you.
18 months from early diagnosis to remission to this. And it was from the Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.
Now everyone go watch the first season of Spartacus so that you know who he was and why he'll be missed.
Title: Re: Spartacus has succumb to the Sands of the Arena. RIP.
Post by: Morari on September 11, 2011, 09:38:15 PM
I was so confused when I read this title, since Charlton Heston died a few years back.
I don't think I know this guy from anything but the Spartacus series. He fit the role well enough, and I would recommend the show to anyone who wants that kind of (poorly) stylized 300-esque vibe.
Watching an incredibly well aged Lucy Lawless do nasty things is worth it if nothing else. ;)
Title: Re: Spartacus has succumb to the Sands of the Arena. RIP.
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on September 11, 2011, 10:16:50 PM
I knew exactly who he meant. That's a shame. The guy was only a few years older than me, too.
Blood and Sand was the best acted porno I've ever seen. I was looking forward to more of the Spartacus story, so I wonder if they'll recast the part now or just drop the whole thing.
Title: Re: Spartacus has succumb to the Sands of the Arena. RIP.
Post by: Morari on September 11, 2011, 10:22:16 PM
Starz has since replaced Whitfield with actor Liam McIntyre, who will play Spartacus for season two, to be called Spartacus: Vengeance. (http://www.collegenews.com/index.php?/article/liam_mcintyre_5488751224/)
http://youtu.be/GObQ_VCGu6w
Personally, I would have rather seen the loss of the actor/character written around. Spartacus' story was more-or-less told in the first season. The ensuing slave rebellion could just as easily be led by another gladiator.
Title: Re: Spartacus has succumb to the Sands of the Arena. RIP.
Post by: BranDonk Kong on September 11, 2011, 11:39:00 PM
