The blood, sex and profanity not withstanding, "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" is a well-crafted series that gives the viewer a raw look at what it really might have been like to live in 73 B.C.

Appropriately enough, "Blood" gets top billing over "Sand" in Starz's "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," but in truth, sand probably comes in third place, behind sex. By Barry Garron, The Associated ...

Sex has a leading role in ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’ By Greg Braxton Senior Writer, Culture and Representation Follow Jan. 16, 2010 6 PM PT ...

Get ready for the bloody, action-packed return to the brutal world of gladiators and rebellion as Starz unleashes a new SDCC ...

Spartacus: Blood and Sand first two episodes, The Red Serpent and Sacramentum Gladiatorum, are far too reliant on its fight scenes and gore. Spartacus: Blood and Sand is Rome -lite.

Spartacus is definitely not a show for the faint of heart. These fight sequences, while pushing the boundaries of taste in the way they are filmed, are more than just bloody interludes.

Swords and sandals remain the garb du jour at Starz. Cabler has given the go-ahead for a six-part prequel to “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” the Andy Whitfield series that — along with comedy ...

The show is never going to be Peabody-bait, but any way you slice the numbers, "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" has been a hit for Starz. The gladiator drama, which wraps its 13-episode frosh ...

It’s a show that borrows heavily: there is CG and green-screen work that mimics the stylized 300 (stop-motion blood spray is as common as merkins), elements of Gladiator, all the treachery and ...

Two big-time cable TV series debut tonight as SyFy launches "Caprica," the prequel to "Battlestar Galactica" and Starz airs "Spartacus: Blood & Sand."Of the two, "Caprica" is the one to check out ...

Several of cable's big-ticket midseason shows are getting a lukewarm response from viewers, but "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" is bucking the downward ratings trend. By James Hibberd, The Associated ...