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Spartacus finale date, time, TV channel, preview and more!

April 11, 2013 | By Stacey Harrison
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Spartacus: War of the Damned: “Victory” Friday, April 12 Starz, 9pm ET So it all comes down to this for our favorite peaceful Thracian turned gladiator turned revolutionary leader. Spartacus: War of the Damned ends its season — and the series — with a violent, epic (and epically violent) hour that pits the fierce warriors of the slave revolt in ultimate battle against the vast armies of Marcus Crassus and his Roman legions. The episode is called “Victory,” but that’s a term that surely requires some Obi Wan Kenobi-certain-point-of-view-type of thinking. *****SPOILER ALERT***** There is a whole lot of slo-mo [...]

Interview with Tom Riley Da Vinci’s Demons

April 1, 2013 | By Barb Oates
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Interview with Tom Riley Da Vinci’s Demons Da Vinci’s Demons, a Starz original series airing Fridays beginning April 12, introduces us to a young, swashbuckling Da Vinci tortured by his gift of intelligence. Art history class would have been so much more interesting if only we were schooled on the young Leonardo da Vinci, a sexy, smart, complicated, arrogant outcast — a vision that’s rarely conjured when you think of the Italian Renaissance man and his masterpieces. Cowriter of The Dark Knight trilogy and this summer’s Man of Steel, David S. Goyer shatters any stereotypes you may have had of [...]

“Spartacus: War of the Damned” brings Starz’s strange, sad saga to a close

January 23, 2013 | By Stacey Harrison
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The strange saga of Spartacus — both the epic battles portrayed onscreen and the upheaval and tragedies off it — comes to a close with a third and final season beginning Friday on Starz. Spartacus: War of the Damned (which several cast members say is a wholly appropriate title) follows the former gladiator as he leads a growing slave rebellion against the Roman Empire. As history points out, the Romans resorted to sending out famed General Crassus to once and for all quash the revolt, making it Spartacus’ last stand. Liam McIntyre returns as Spartacus, and says viewers will notice [...]

First photos from upcoming Starz adventure drama “Da Vinci’s Demons”

October 12, 2012 | By Jeff Pfeiffer
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Today, Starz released these first-look photos from its upcoming adventure drama series Da Vinci’s Demons, premiering on the network in Spring 2013. Da Vinci’s Demons is written by David S. Goyer, the co-writer of Batman Begins and writer of next year’s Man of Steel. Goyer is also serving as showrunner on the series. While the launching point of the character in this series is in real-life — the “Da Vinci” of the title is Leonardo Da Vinci — creative license certainly appears to take over, as the plot synopsis of the program tells us that it is a historical fantasy, [...]

“Spartacus: War of the Damned”: Go behind the scenes

September 14, 2012 | By Karl Paloucek
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OK, it’s a ways away, but we know there are lots of you Spartacus fans out there, and that many of you will be looking for any insight into the new season that you can find. Starz isn’t giving away much in the way of secrets at this point — the season doesn’t actually begin until January — but they have released a “behind the scenes” video clip for Spartacus: War of the Damned, which will mark the final season of the Spartacus series. Currently filming in New Zealand, the new season begins following the defeat of Roman commander Gaius [...]

Sanaa Lathan on Season 2 of Starz’s “Boss”

August 16, 2012 | By Karl Paloucek
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It’s a good deal more frantic and there are more people milling about than when I last visited the set of Starz‘s Boss. Mario Van Peebles is in the director’s chair, and neither Kelsey Grammer nor Troy Garity are anywhere to be seen. The focus of the scene being shot at the moment is Sanaa Lathan, as she does take after take of showing disgust at some as-yet-unknown plot turn playing out on a phantom television, turning around and exiting in search of a drink. Lathan is a newcomer to the acclaimed series this season, playing Mona Fredericks, a woman whom [...]

See the cast of “Spartacus: War of the Damned” in gladiator boot camp

July 20, 2012 | By Stacey Harrison
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Are you not entertained? Well, the cast of Starz’s Spartacus: War of the Damned is doing its best to make sure you will be when the final season of the blood-soaked series debuts in January. Stars like Lima McIntyre, Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare and Cynthia Addai-Robinson are put through their paces, running drills, flipping tires, and testing their limits in order to get in shape for the upcoming season’s large-scale battle scenes. Here’s a taste of what they went through:

Comic-Con 2012: “Spartacus: War of the Damned” sneak peek

July 9, 2012 | By Stacey Harrison
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One of the more surprising announcements in TV this year was that the highly successful Starz series Spartacus would be ending after next season. So that makes the cast and crew’s appearance at Comic-Con in San Diego all the more important. I’ll be speaking with several folks involved with Spartacus: War of the Damned this week, including Spartacus himself, Liam McIntyre. Starz shared this behind-the-scenes video to give fans a taste of what to expect when the show premieres in January.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars in Starz hot new series “Magic City”

March 30, 2012 | By Barb Oates
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It’s a Friday afternoon in Pasadena, Calif., where the cast of Starz’s new drama series Magic City (premiering Friday, April 6) has converged at the Langham Hotel for a press junket. The star of the series, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, is in great spirits. And he should be — he’s got the incredible role of Ike Evans, the glamorous king of 1959 Miami Beach whose drive and ambition turned this hotel cabana boy into the owner of the luxurious Miramar Playa Hotel. Grinning handsomely, the 46-year-old Morgan playfully skips over to greet me. It’s been a few years since we last [...]

Liam McIntyre takes on “Spartacus” role with a “Vengeance”

January 18, 2012 | By Stacey Harrison
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By Stacey Harrison While death is dished out regularly on Spartacus — often by way of cartoonish violence and slow-motion effects shots — it hit home for the cast and crew in a very real way in September with the passing of original star Andy Whitfield. Production was nearly complete on Season 2 — dubbed Spartacus: Vengeance — with Liam McIntyre assuming the lead role, a development that had occurred with Whitfield’s blessing, when they got the tragic news. Executive producer Steven S. DeKnight said the Spartacus crew knew how gravely ill their friend was, as he fought his second [...]