"Spartacus: War of the Damned"

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I knew it --I said when they decided to do the prequel season "Gods of the Arena" to accommodate Andy Whitfield's recuperation that this amounted to a lost season of the show moving forward instead of backward. This show is extremely popular for STARZ, and what do they do? Cancel it.

Over at The Hollywood Reporter:

Starz Ending 'Spartacus' After Third Season
6:00 am PDT6/4/2012
by Lesley Goldberg

Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight tells THR that the decision to conclude the drama, which helped put the premium cable network on the map, was "one of the factors in the wholesale slaughter at the end of last season."

Read More: www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/starz-ending-spartacus-third-season-332547

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I know I'm the only one here who follows this show apparently, but I figured what the hell.

Over at Blastr:

1st look at Spartacus: War of the Damned's ginormous new set

The stars of Spartacus: War of the Damned are on the move. For their final season, the slaves-turned-warriors are hitting the road. That means new locations, new sets and more conflicts for Spartacus and company.

MORE: blastr.com/2012/09/1st-look-at-spartacus-war.php

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Over at Zap2it.com:

'Spartacus: War of the Damned': Final season arrives in January
By Rick Porter
November 6, 2012 4:06 PM ET

Starz has set a premiere date for the final season of "Spartacus." Season 3, titled "War of the Damned," will arrive on Friday, Jan. 25.

The final season will find Spartacus (Liam McIntyre) ascendant, having racked up some major victories against a thin Roman army and seen the rebellion grow to include some 30,000 former slaves. The rebels' success, however, also brings a new Roman commander, Marcus Crassus (Simon Merrells) into the picture, and he will prove to be a more formidable foe.

MORE: blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/11/spartacus-war-of-the-damned-final-season-arrives-in-january.html