We thought after five episodes we would chime in on the Starz original series Spartacus original series on Starz. There is nothing new here as this show seems the take the ideas from Rome the HBO series, Gladiator the movie and the movie 300. The first thing you will notice when watch is the violence is in your face. The next thing is that when blood does spill it flows and splashes like Kool Aid all over the place. The main character is Andy Whitfield who plays Spartacus and is tough to get a read on. There is plenty of skin and sexual escapades for eye candy as well as all the violence wrapped up in each hour show. The sets are not as grandiose as the HBO series Rome although it steals a lot of the politics of class struggles. The violence is very graphic novelized like the 300, pushing the envelope as each week goes by. The real script stealing is from Gladiator and so far the plot has been a mirror of the movie with a main character from which he has been separated from wife sold into slavery and must fight for his freedom as a Gladiator. We do like it so far as it is adventurous, violent, and sexy. The dynamic between married characters Lucretia played by Lucy Lawless and Batiatus played by John Hannah has been stealing the show for us so far. We wonder if it can make it as it is only on Starz but at least we will keep watching.