Analysts have destroyed both Starz and Lionsgate as being involved in geek. Starz has American Gods coming, Ash vs Dead and Outlander while Lionsgate brought us Hunger Games. Now Lionsgate has gobbled up Starz for a cool $4.4bn in cash, stock and debt. That’s a price 20% higher than Starz share price at closing but […]
A review of Spartacus: Morituri
Spartacus: Morituri is a novel that is not just set in the world created by Starz but involves Spartacus and the other gladiators. It is set after Spartacus becomes the Champion of Capua and while Crixus is wounded. In summary; Morituri is everything you would expect from the Spartacus franchise; violence, sex, politics and human […]
BBC to cut gay Torchwood sex scene
There’s a raunchy sex scene in a yet-to-air episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day. Captain Jack gets it on with a barman. The scene will air as intended in America where Torchwood runs on Starz (who picked up the franchise after the BBC decided they couldn’t support it). The scene will be cut from the episode […]
Noir live action TV series
Watch how I avoid making “Noir of the living dead” jokes as I reveal that Sam Raimi is involved in a Starz backed “Noir” live action. Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert are co-producers; this is the Xena: Warrior Princess team, they are the same people who brought us Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Gods of […]
Torchwood Miracle Day Trailer – for UK
As it happens the trailer for Starz’ Torchwood series starter “Miracle Day” as been out for a while. It’s just that all the video clips from the once-BBC owned Doctor Who spin-off were geo-tarded so that no one outside the US (or at least, no one inside the UK) could view it. I have a […]
Torchwood series 4 trailer
The first episode of the Starz “rescued” Torchwood is called Miracle Day. If you’re super sensitive to spoilers then I don’t imagine you’ll be on this trailer post in the first place but just in case you subscribe to the RSS feed scroll a way now. Also, geeks who subscribe to the RSS feeds are […]
BBC surrenders Doctor Who spin-off franchise to Starz
I’m pleased that Starz picked up Torchwood. I watched the show simply because it was the Doctor Who spin-off franchise. I watched Children of Earth because it was horrible, good and horribly good. Torchwood, as the BBC had it, was doomed by the time Children of Earth had finished though. It’s certainly true that the […]
Become a beta player of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Starz are getting ready for their Spartacus prequel by launching the social game Spartacus: Gods of the Arena in beta. On the 6th of Janurary the game will accept 10,000 players taken from the first who register on Facebook at facebook.com/spartacus.starz. The full public launch then follows on 20th of January. The debut of the […]
Torchwood turns dark; stays dark
There was a world of difference between the first Torchwood series and the Children of Earth mini-series. In some ways it was almost a set up; you were led to believe that Torchwood was this silly romp that was ‘adult’ only because of its sexual references. Then they hit us with Children of Earth. In […]
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Starz may be in the process of selling off Manga but they’re keeping their popular Spartacus series. The bloody and sexy gladiator drama has been a hit. Cruely, Spartacus star Andy Whitfield has cancer. We hope he can beat it. Season 2 – Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is set before Spartacus arrives at the […]
