The TV series Rome is also being revamped for the big screen, and the hottest story in US TV is the explicit sex and violence in the Gladiator-inspired series Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
The cue to all the developments is the technology, which has evolved so far that it can allow a new generation of filmmakers to really bring these stories to life.
According to the London Times, this is not without its critics as the sex and violence in Spartacus, with orgies and on-screen dismemberment, is regarded as controversial.
The British pressure group Mediawatch UK is so offended that it is trying to block Spartacus from reaching UK TV screens.
http://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews.asp?id=108537
Ven Mar 19, 2010 12:22 pm