April 2012 Archives   28 April 2012 New Artwork by Ovi Hondru Lucretia and Batiatus Ovi Hondru has created new artwork from Spartacus Season 1 of Batiatus and Lucretia  Click here to view You can see more of Ovi's work in the AUSXIP Spartacus Art Gallery     25 April 2012 New Artwork of Gaius Claudius Glaber by Ovi Ovi Hondru has created new artwork on that Roman we all love to hate, Gaius Claudius Glaber. Click on the thumbnail to get to the larger image You can see more of Ovi's work in the AUSXIP Spartacus Art Gallery     24 April 2012 New Spartacus Art by Vadim Lisak Updated the Spartacus Art Gallery with new artworks by Vadim Lisak Click here to view   You can see more of Vadim's artwork in the AUSXIP Spartacus Art Gallery     23 April 2012 Magazine Scan: German magazine TV Serien Highlights Issue April 2012 The following scans from the magazine TV Serien Highlights about Spartacus Seaosn 1 Scanned by AUSXIP Reporter Andrea from Germany.     22 April 2012 New Artwork by Ovi of Ilithyia This is a stunning artwork created by Ovi Hondru of Viva Bianca as Ilithyia Click on the thumbnail for the larger version   You can see more of Ovi's work in the AUSXIP Spartacus Art Gallery     21 April 2012 Olansamuelle's Draw Them All Season 2 Episode 6 Chosen Path Spartacus urges his rebels to train for the defense of their new sanctuary; Lucretia and Ilithyia become close; Glaber's forces swell with some deadly new recruits. View Comic Strips     21 April 2012 Dustin Clare and Liam McIntyre Official Starz Images Starz has released some fantastic photos of Dustin and Liam DUSTIN CLARE (GANNICUS) LIAM MCINTYRE (SPARTACUS)     20 April 2012 New Artwork of Gannicus and Lucretia by Ovi Hondru Ovi has sent in two new artworks - this time of the mighty Gannicus and Lucretia!     You can see more of Ovi's work in the AUSXIP Spartacus Art Gallery     18 April 2012 AUSXIP Charity Auction Final Tally: $21,000 for Starship $21,000. No that is not a typo. At the end of the AUSXIP Charity Auction on 27 March, the amount pledged via winning biddings came out to $20,022. Now that is a mind blowing figure to begin with. Double and then some of last year's auction amount raised for Starship of $9500. I received the latest spreadsheet from Starship this morning from Jenni, the wonderful lady at Starship who I have been working with on this. In addition to the winning bids there has been just under $1000 given as donations. Lucy Lawless is amazed and sent in the following message on 2 April 2012 To Mary and the fans: I have been very remiss... In not expressing my humblest thanks for all your kindness to the Starship Foundation over the past weeks (and years). You raising over $20,000 for Starship this past week shocked me. Mary, you, your posse and the greater Xenaverse have challenged my own view on my career and it's place in the world. I honestly just took the role of Xena because the chips fell my way. Ren and I acted the words that someone else put in our mouths and wore the costumes given us. We were paid pretty well for that time and we were grateful. But, and I think Ren would agree, we NEVER foresaw the kind of community spirit that has long survived the show itself. How could we? I do not believe there has ever been a precedent for this kind of fandom. The Xena fans are beyond generous, beyond loving and ever faithful. No wonder Bill Shatner filmed the last Con. (When's that out, by the way?) Because of your Kindness to the Starship Foundation, the sickest children of NZ have been the recipient of so much love from afar. Please rest assured that every penny is appreciated and thoughtfully spent. Brad and his team are worthy members of our team. I love you all! I wish you peace and laughter all the days of your life, Yours truly, Lucy Lawless Starship is amazed. - Read Brad Clark, CEO of Starship, message to the fans on 30 March 2012 On behalf of Starship kids and families from all over New Zealand who will benefit from your support - a huge Starship Foundation thanks to all the winners and bidders in the recent Lucy/Xena memorabilia auction! - Brad Clark, CEO Starship Foundation EVERYONE is amazed (myself included) Thank you to everyone who donated, who bid, who won and who supported. I know it's not possible without your support, without the support of the actors/writers who gave of their time and energy. It is also not possible without the support of my right hand, Roger who has been with me on this since September 2006 when the idea surfaced and Christa who also gives of her time and energy. Thanks everyone. Battle On! MaryD     17 April 2012 Lucy Screencaptures: The Women of Spartacus Vengeance Added screencaptures (created by Barbara Bruno) to the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Spartacus subsite for the behind the scenes look at the women of Spartacus in and particular Lucretia.     Click here to view screencaptures   For more about Lucy's role as Lucretia on Spartacus visit the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Spartacus subsite or the AUSXIP Spartacus News and Multimedia Site     16 April 2012 TV Week Remembers Andy Whitfield Issue 21-27 April 2012 The Australian TV Week magazine (issue 21-27 April 2012) celebrates the Logie Awards and in this issue they also remember those Australians in the entertainment industry who have passed away. Andy was featured and this is the scan from the magazine. click on the thumbnail for the larger scan     16 April 2012 New Artwork by Ovri: Spartacus And Sura, Crixus Ovri sent in two more artworks and this time it's Spartacus with Sura and Crixus     14 April 2012 New Artist and Art to Spartacus Art Gallery: Ovi Hondru I'm very pleased to welcome Ovi Hondru to the AUSXIP Spartacus Art Gallery.     13 April 2012 Spartacus Vengeance in Australia From 23 April 2012 The wait is over for Australian Spartacus fans. 'Spartacus Vengeance'' will start for Aussie fans on GO! channel on 23 April 2012 at 9:30 pm (Sydney / Melbourne) Spartacus Season 2 Episode 1 Fujitivus Spartacus learns that being a leader of freed slaves brings great responsibilities; Spartacus tries to keep his rebellious band intact. Credits | Official Site | Episode Stills     11 April 2012 Spartacus Vengeance in Italy Xena Connection Plus Promo Videos Spartacus Vengeance is now starting in Italy and Starz has released their promo videos for Italian viewers. What's really interesting (other than the fact Vengeance is starting) is the connection to Xena on Italian TV. Barbara Bruno, AUSXIP Reporter for Italy and Europe sent me the following info: Here they are actually using the same voices they use in the italian version of the series. The nice thing is that Lucy' s italian voice is the same they used when she was on Xena. Her name is Alessandra Cassioli Here's the video: BEHIND THE SCENES   OFFICIAL TRAILER     9 April 2012 TV Guide Who is your Wingman Artwork by Olansamuelle In March 2012, TV Guide asked Spartacus cast and writer/creater Steven DeKnight two questions If you were dropped into the arena: 1. What would be your ultimate weapon of choice? 2. Who would you pick as your wingman? I asked Olansamuelle if those wishes would come true and they have in a series of comic strips.   Behold the Answers! Click here to view     3 April 2012 AUSXIP Spartacus Changing Focus to Art & Images I've decided to change tack on AUSXIP Spartacus and it will now be focused on art and images for Spartacus - all 4 flavours: Season 1, Prequel, Season 2 and Season 3. If you would like to feature your artwork on this site, please send your artwork with the following information Submission Guidelines - Must be your own work! - Pencil Drawings - Photo Manipulations - Wallpapers - Montages Please Note AUSXIP reserves the right not to publish any art submitted to AUSXIP SPARTACUS if it contains nudity and/or adult in nature.   Submit here     1 April 2012 Spartacus Season 3 News Snippets from EW, Huffington Post and AV Club Interviews Now that Season 2 has ended with the death of 7 main characters, Spartacus Season 3 (No Name Yet) speculation and info will be surfacing. Here is the latest from interviews with various cast and writer/creator Steven DeKnight: Continue reading Spartacus Season 3 News Snippets from EW, Huffington Post and AV Club Interviews.     1 April 2012 Interview with Lucy Lawless and Steven DeKnight Huffington Post 30 March 2012 Maureen Ryan from The Huffington Post interview Steven and Lucy on the Season finale Wrath of the Gods Don't read this unless you've seen the March 30 season finale of Starz's "Spartacus: Vengeance." I propose a name change for "Spartacus: Vengeance." It's clunkier, but maybe it should be called "We Just Killed Your Favorite Character." As we all know by now, "Spartacus" creator Steven DeKnight does not mind killing characters off, and you may even wonder if he revels in the bloodshed that occurs near the end of every season of the show. But "revels" isn't the right word: Having interviewed him several times, it's clear to me that DeKnight loves the show's characters as much as fans do, and yet, when it's time for them to go, he's willing to off them, usually in spectacular fashion. Welcome to the afterlife, Ashur, Lucretia, Oenemaus, Ilythia, Glaber and Mira. We'll miss you. Don't read this unless you've seen the March 30 season finale of Starz's "Spartacus: Vengeance." I propose a name change for "Spartacus: Vengeance." It's clunkier, but maybe it should be called "We Just Killed Your Favorite Character." As we all know by now, "Spartacus" creator Steven DeKnight does not mind killing characters off, and you may even wonder if he revels in the bloodshed that occurs near the end of every season of the show. But "revels" isn't the right word: Having interviewed him several times, it's clear to me that DeKnight loves the show's characters as much as fans do, and yet, when it's time for them to go, he's willing to off them, usually in spectacular fashion. Welcome to the afterlife, Ashur, Lucretia, Oenemaus, Ilythia, Glaber and Mira. We'll miss you. As much as I regret having to say goodbye these characters, as I said in my review of "Wrath of the Gods," each death and twist felt earned and logical. The finale may have had an enjoyable vibe of absolute mayhem, but one of the things I love about the show is that, emotionally and logically, it usually feels right for certain characters to exit the gladiator saga when they do. The worst thing any show can do is hang onto characters well past their expiration date, but you can't accuse the relentless (and relentlessly entertaining) "Spartacus" of doing that. Still, I felt the need to send both DeKnight and "Spartacus" actress Lucy Lawless a few questions. I asked DeKnight to explain and expand on a few key decisions and to confirm whether Ilythia is really, truly dead. (I didn't ask him if he was glad to be thousands of miles away when the finale script arrived at the show's New Zealand studios -- because by this time, all the show's actors should know that the words "Spartacus" and "long-term contract" don't often go together.) As for Lawless, I asked when she found out Lucretia would die and how she felt about her character joining Quintus Batiatus in the afterlife. Could there be a Lucretia spinoff coming our way? (Note: Both these interviews were conducted via email.) Read full interview with Lucy and Steven     1 April 2012 Spartacus on German TV Direct Magazine Scan The following scan and translation was sent in by Marion. scan of the German Magazine “TV direct”. German TV will start to show Spartacus Blood and Sand on PRO7 on 20TH April. The text on the picture: Sandals-Show “Spartacus”  - Off to the arena Blood, sand (-als) and a lot of sex is showing in the brand-new American history show Spartacus. The history of the roman slave, who was trained to a gladiator and must fight for his life in the arena, is captured in strong, comic-like pictures. In addition come the extensive told erotic fantasies of the rich women, who hale this musclemen in their beds. PRO7 shows the series for adults on Fridays as two-parts series, the first at 10.15 pm as cutting version and the second after 11.00 pm almost without cutting.  The series was the breakthrough for Andy Whitfield (on the right). Tragically  Whitfield lost the fight at the age of only 39 against cancer after shooting first season. The wife of Spartacus Sura who pines for him …     For more Spartacus articles visit the AUSXIP Spartacus Press Section     Read More Archives