The Hairy Dieters: Fast Food
Si King, Hairy Bikers and Dave Myers
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Following on from their multi-million selling diet books, THE HAIRY DIETERS, THE HAIRY DIETERS EAT...
In the Wake of Heroes: Sailing's Greatest Stories Introduced by Tom Cunliffe
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Tom Cunliffe is one of the biggest names in the sailing world - an internationally renowned...
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Kitty Goes to Washington (Kitty Norville, #2) in Books
Jun 14, 2021
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Kitty goes to Washington ( Kitty Norville book 2)
By Carrie Vaughn
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Celebrity werewolf and late-night radio host Kitty Norville prefers to be heard and not seen.So when she?s invited to testify at a Senate hearing on behalf of supernaturals, and her face gets plastered on national TV, she inherits a new set of friends, and enemies, including the vampire mistress of the city; an ++ber-hot Brazilian were-jaguar; and a Bible-thumping senator who wants to expose kitty as a monster.Kitty quickly learns that in this city of dirty politicians and backstabbing pundits, everyone?s itching for a fight
Kitty is definitely finding her feet! I’m so glad to be seeing the meal mild scared Kitty slowly disappearing. This is fast becoming one of my favourite series. I don’t think I have recovered fully from TJs death and neither has she but I loved the little reference and peace of mind she had. Looking forward to more.
Deacon King Kong
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From the winner of a National Book Award and author of the bestselling memoir,The Color of Water,...
For Her (The Girl I Loved Duet #1)
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She was the one that got away. I won't let it happen again, no matter the cost. In high school I...
A Stolen Child
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Sarah Stewart Taylor is known for her atmospheric portrayal of an American detective in Ireland, and...
Why Buffy Matters: The Art of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Hugely enjoyable, long awaited book by top world authority on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Buffy is...
Gamer bunnz (4 KP) rated New Amsterdam in TV
May 22, 2019
Kelly (279 KP) rated Spartacus - Season 1 in TV
Dec 21, 2018
I know that around the release of the series, there was a lot of talk about the use of CGI in the show, mainly during the battle scenes, with the appearance of animated blood splatters/slashes, similar to that shown in the film 300. This use seemed to have divided the audience into either ‘love it’ or ‘hate it’. Personally, I feel that this was the unique selling point of the show- something different that we are not used to on the TV screen, I felt it helped made the show more watchable.
For me Andy Whitfield made Spartacus (and his loss was noticed in the later series of the show). His love towards wife Sura is clear throughout series one, and gave us a believable reason as to why he allowed himself to be manipulated by Batiatus. He was also supported by a number of well cast actors including Manu Bennett (Crixus) and Peter Mensah (Oenomaus), by the end of the series, we find that we really care about these characters.
The reason that I have not rated the show higher, is the casting of John Hannah as Batiatus. John Hannah is a good actor, but I felt the role was not suited to him. To me, Batiatus needed to be a little crueler and more angry, at the end of the day, he was profit and power hungry, and willing to give the lives of men in order to pay the cost of his personal success. There were times, when I did not believe that this was what John Hannah was portrayed, and there was an awkwardness around some of his scenes (particularly those where there were a lot of swearing).
Overall, despite the odd flaw, I really enjoyed watching Spartacus (and have happily purchased the complete box set for re-watching in future) .



