Game of Thrones VS Spartacus
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Anyone know where I can watch the first season of Spartacus
The sheer amount of quotable lines from Batty Artist puts Spartacus over Game of Thrones.
Then you figure in the sex, violence, and memorable characters which has to give Spartacus the win by a landslide.
Then you figure in the sex, violence, and memorable characters which has to give Spartacus the win by a landslide.
downloading the first 2 episodes,I will give my first impression after I watch the second episode..
How many episodes does it have?
How many episodes does it have?
you should wait till at least episode 3
Game of Thrones. I love well-written fantasy stories. Spartacus is good too, but Game is an epic storyline. But I know how most people today prefer catchy one-liners and uber-violence over something with substance.
Tell me then how does Lord Starks....arguable the star of the show manage to get his head cut off without realizing an obviously shady ass family thats in power...may not surprisingly(being sarcastic) forgive him? No plan B from a smart man?
Sorry i cannot accept that as being well-written. Others have tried to justify it, but it makes no sense at all...A man of "honor" in his last moments throws away everything hes worked hard for? How could he slip/ have a mental lapse that badly when it mattered most?
Tell me then how does Lord Starks....arguable the star of the show manage to get his head cut off without realizing an obviously shady ass family thats in power...may not surprisingly(being sarcastic) forgive him? No plan B from a smart man?
Sorry i cannot accept that as being well-written. Others have tried to justify it, but it makes no sense at all...A man of "honor" in his last moments throws away everything hes worked hard for?
He didn't realize how real shit was til that mufucca was standing over him with that brolic-ass broad sword
But yeah, I see your point.
Tell me then how does Lord Starks....arguable the star of the show manage to get his head cut off without realizing an obviously shady ass family thats in power...may not surprisingly(being sarcastic) forgive him? No plan B from a smart man?
Sorry i cannot accept that as being well-written. Others have tried to justify it, but it makes no sense at all...A man of "honor" in his last moments throws away everything hes worked hard for? How could he slip/ have a mental lapse that badly when it mattered most?
In case you didn't notice he wasn't exactly in a position to bargain
And if you didn't notice, he was worried about his daughters, sons, wife.
You're the one who made the mental lapse.
My bad I forgot about the TV forum
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Tell me then how does Lord Starks....arguable the star of the show manage to get his head cut off without realizing an obviously shady ass family thats in power...may not surprisingly(being sarcastic) forgive him? No plan B from a smart man?
Sorry i cannot accept that as being well-written. Others have tried to justify it, but it makes no sense at all...A man of "honor" in his last moments throws away everything hes worked hard for? How could he slip/ have a mental lapse that badly when it mattered most?
I'm not sure how it went down in the book because I have not yet read it but from watching the show lord stark was out of his element at kings landing. He was accustomed to his foes following similar rules of conduct like him. He was a man that followed a warriors code of honor that was a throwback to the days of old which was not suited for the politics his opponents operated under. Instead they operated by lies, deceit and machiavelli principles (if you recall they basically had his daughters hostage and he was in no position to bargain).
I can't remember the guys name but he was the one that ended up betraying him when he attempted to follow through with king barathian (spelling) last wishes. Prior to confronting the boy king and his mom the guy told him what he needed to do (secure power for himself and
remove the lanisters) but he ignored him and stuck to his principles which meant doing the honorable thing and as a result it ended up killing
him
Like the woman cercia told him in the game of thrones you win or die, lord stark ignored how the game was supposed to be played countless times because his morals clouded his judgment. Quite simply he was not built for the game.
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Anyone who says Spartacus has superior writing to GOT is a certified moron. A combination of one liners and catch phrases does not equate to quality writing. Unless you like absurd violence with near comedic fight scenes and blood scenes, along with ample sex scenes, its not much there in terms of depth or complexity. Its a great show if you're a teenager, battle scene junkie (of low level quality), or chick who gets off seeing half naked dudes the entire show. But if you're looking for a quality show (storyline, writing, depth, acting, presentation, etc.) then GOT is on another level.
If you're too small-minded to see the scope of Game of Thrones is far beyond ONE FUCKING CHARACTER then I won't waste my time explaining to you. Plus I'm reading the books. You want spoilers? Not that it'd matter to someone like you.Tell me then how does Lord Starks....arguable the star of the show manage to get his head cut off without realizing an obviously shady ass family thats in power...may not surprisingly(being sarcastic) forgive him? No plan B from a smart man?
Sorry i cannot accept that as being well-written. Others have tried to justify it, but it makes no sense at all...A man of "honor" in his last moments throws away everything hes worked hard for? How could he slip/ have a mental lapse that badly when it mattered most?
Tell me then how does Lord Starks....arguable the star of the show manage to get his head cut off without realizing an obviously shady ass family thats in power...may not surprisingly(being sarcastic) forgive him? No plan B from a smart man?
Sorry i cannot accept that as being well-written. Others have tried to justify it, but it makes no sense at all...A man of "honor" in his last moments throws away everything hes worked hard for? How could he slip/ have a mental lapse that badly when it mattered most?
Well written isnt a predictable, unrealistic, one dimensional plot.
So why come at me like that Rocky? No where in my post did i come at you in a belittling manner, but yet here you are coming at me like i did. But i chose not to accept your gift.
I see you and Rocky share a simliar boat. Apparently it is not reasonable to dialogue with your kind without disparaging remarks being slung.
Sounds like you didn't watch enough/much of it...
Ppl used to compare The Shield to The Wire...no one talks about The Shield anymore 
Spartacus is a very good show and if anything I think it is underrated bcuz of the gratuitous cursing/nudity but it does tell a very simple well-written tale but it does not compare to Game of Thrones imo
To me aside from The Wire...Game of Thrones has some of the realest characters tv has seen...to dude who don't get Ned's decision idk what to say other than you just didn't get it...that's not an insult or anything cuz I not one of those ppl who measure 'smarts' based off what type of show someone watches/enjoys...but what GoT is doing and will continue to do if they follow the book is something that's rarely done on tv and that's present real characters who make real decisions and not shit to appease the audience and make you feel good...you can't understand why a man of character would sacrifice that to save the lives of his young daughters...?
Spartacus is a very good show and if anything I think it is underrated bcuz of the gratuitous cursing/nudity but it does tell a very simple well-written tale but it does not compare to Game of Thrones imo
To me aside from The Wire...Game of Thrones has some of the realest characters tv has seen...to dude who don't get Ned's decision idk what to say other than you just didn't get it...that's not an insult or anything cuz I not one of those ppl who measure 'smarts' based off what type of show someone watches/enjoys...but what GoT is doing and will continue to do if they follow the book is something that's rarely done on tv and that's present real characters who make real decisions and not shit to appease the audience and make you feel good...you can't understand why a man of character would sacrifice that to save the lives of his young daughters...?
In case you didn't notice he wasn't exactly in a position to bargain
And if you didn't notice, he was worried about his daughters, sons, wife.
You're the one who made the mental lapse.
Your reasoning is HIS Daughters, HIS Sons and HIS Wife! are far greater than the consequence, which is exposing
1) EVERY Man, EVERY Son, EVERY Daughter and EVERY Wife to the tyrant Geoffrey and his family. how much families is that? 100, 1000, millions? Tell me is an "honorable" man life and families life worth everyone elses?
2) His name(which is also his Families name) as of now is worthless and dirty by him acknowledging Geoffrey, during those times what is your life or your families life worth with a tarnished name(Even the bastard son would be > than all lord starks ever touched)?
3) Further by him acknowledging Geoffrey( the right hand of the king) how much harder has he made it for anyone else to challenge him? At the very least had he publicly performed the duty bestowed up him then Geoffrey coronation/rule would not have been firmly in place in the minds of the people and all that serve under him, thus making his immediate rule at-least turbulent.
But your right i had the mental lapse.
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Did you notice he was locked up in the dungeon?
They could have killed him and all his children and wife regardless of what he did. He was known as a traitor anyway, so his name was already shit. It was a chance he had to risk. At least this way he was securing a future for his daughter.
That's why some of you need to keep watching Spartacus, analytical thinking is on E
I watched the 1st ep of Spartacus an knew I would never watch the show again...
I watched the entire season of Game of Thrones in 2 days
which 1 you think I picked
I watched the entire season of Game of Thrones in 2 days
which 1 you think I picked
Ppl used to compare The Shield to The Wire...no one talks about The Shield anymore
Spartacus is a very good show and if anything I think it is underrated bcuz of the gratuitous cursing/nudity but it does tell a very simple well-written tale but it does not compare to Game of Thrones imo
To me aside from The Wire...Game of Thrones has some of the realest characters tv has seen...to dude who don't get Ned's decision idk what to say other than you just didn't get it...that's not an insult or anything cuz I not one of those ppl who measure 'smarts' based off what type of show someone watches/enjoys...but what GoT is doing and will continue to do if they follow the book is something that's rarely done on tv and that's present real characters who make real decisions and not shit to appease the audience and make you feel good...you can't understand why a man of character would sacrifice that to save the lives of his young daughters...?
Exactly
I like Spartacus, but people like it for the sex, violence and one liners...
That's why I call it a comic book movie.
That's also why I compared it to The Godfather versus Scarface.
Ppl used to compare The Shield to The Wire...no one talks about The Shield anymore
Spartacus is a very good show and if anything I think it is underrated bcuz of the gratuitous cursing/nudity but it does tell a very simple well-written tale but it does not compare to Game of Thrones imo
To me aside from The Wire...Game of Thrones has some of the realest characters tv has seen...to dude who don't get Ned's decision idk what to say other than you just didn't get it...that's not an insult or anything cuz I not one of those ppl who measure 'smarts' based off what type of show someone watches/enjoys...but what GoT is doing and will continue to do if they follow the book is something that's rarely done on tv and that's present real characters who make real decisions and not shit to appease the audience and make you feel good...you can't understand why a man of character would sacrifice that to save the lives of his young daughters...?
Its Interesting that you and complex believe my vision to be so narrow. But yet by Ned assuring the installment of a tyrant king and family its apparently lost upon you HOW MUCH more daughters he has sacrificed.
But carry on gentlemen.....
Na you misinterpreted what I said...I said those are the reasons why it's underrated and ppl don't take it seriously...I said it is a very good story in addition to that...but as good as it is it doesn't compare to Game of Thrones...GoT had the best 1st season out of any tv drama I have seen including The Wire
I watched the 1st ep of Spartacus an knew I would never watch the show again...
I watched the entire season of Game of Thrones in 2 days
which 1 you think I picked
Everybody knows the 1st episode sucked
it improved drastically and by the end was the best shit on TV that year
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