Tag Archive for 'Andy Whitfield'
November 28th, 2014 by Brian White
There’s no denying that the early success of Why So Blu can be traced back to three key triggering events in our website’s now six-year timeline. The odd or ironic thing about it is that all three of those events revolve around one premium cable television series. Yep! You guessed it…Starz’s Spartacus! Those events include the […]
September 25th, 2014 by Aaron Neuwirth
It is certainly fitting to find myself reviewing the Blu-ray set for Spartacus: The Complete Series. Without this series I would have never met Why So Blu? creator Brian White, who has afforded me the opportunity to write for this site. In a general sense, writing about Spartacus has been a huge boon for the […]
June 17th, 2014 by Blu-ray Brian
When news of this incredible box set first hit my desk today and later from my favorite PR person in the world I knew I had to get the word out about this at my very first opportunity when it presented itself. That such moment is now! Quite honestly, I don’t know if I would […]
December 13th, 2013 by Brian White
Well, it’s that time of the year again and I have volunteered to go first with my Top 10 list of what I feel are MUST-OWN Blu-rays that were released in the calendar year 2013. Now keep in mind, these are not necessarily my favorite movies of the year listed in order, but instead they […]
July 14th, 2012 by Aaron Neuwirth
I was very happy to be able to catch the panel for Spartacus at this year’s Comic Con. Why So Blu has remained a fan of the breakout series since it first began, and while it will always be hard for everyone to get over the loss of its original star, Andy Whitfield, the show […]
September 12th, 2011 by Gregg Senko
Last night I received a very sobering text message from fellow WSB writer Gerard Iribe. It stated that Spartacus star Andy Whitfield passed away. For months I had wondered of the progress of the actor’s battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and last night was not the outcome I was expecting. Instead of focusing on the sadness […]
December 22nd, 2010 by Brian White
The calendar year of 2010 in the world of Blu-ray was a pretty easy one to judge, at least In my opinion. But when I dwell on what 2011 holds in store, I’m nearly having an aneurysm thinking about all the competition such as the “Holy Grail”of Star Wars films and Tron: Legacy, just to […]
September 13th, 2010 by Brian White
I really can’t think of a better way to start my weekend off than to come home and find a Blu-ray review copy of Spartacus: Blood and Sand The Complete First Season sitting in my mailbox, can you? I must admit that I was quite smitten earlier this year by the Starz original series Spartacus: […]
September 7th, 2010 by Blu-ray Brian
Our good friends over at Starz/Anchor Bay sent me an email last week that contained a short press release and a few trailers for one of the biggest upcoming Blu-ray releases this year, Spartacus: Blood and Sand Season 1. The monumental television hit of the year lands on the Blu-ray format the 21st of this […]
July 24th, 2010 by Brian White
Comic-Con fans packed Room 6BCF on Friday to get a glimpse of the hottest show on premium cable. Move over True Blood… I’m talking Spartacus: Blood and Sand! We were gathered there that day to celebrate three things: everything Spartacus and their success, the upcoming 6-part prequel miniseries and most importantly, Andy Whitfield’s defeat of […]
June 17th, 2010 by Blu-ray Brian
It’s that time of the year again. The time we start blitzing you with all the happenings that will be going down this July at Comic-Con 2010. The fever is in the air and I could not be more excited about it, especially when you are talking about the Starz original series Spartacus. Few TV […]
May 20th, 2010 by Blu-ray Brian
The moment of truth has finally arrived! The moment we all have been waiting for! If you can read the headline above and are completely unaffected by it, then you don’t have a pulse. That’s right folks, Anchor Bay Entertainment has officially announced the Blu-ray release date of the Starz TV series Spartacus: Blood and […]
May 11th, 2010 by Blu-ray Brian
Our love for the Starz show Spartacus: Blood and Sand knows no boundaries around here. So it comes with great enthusiasm that I share with you all the latest press release I just received from the Starz network. I’m so excited about this news that I don’t even know where to begin, but I’ll try […]
April 6th, 2010 by Brian White
I must admit that I am quite smitten by the Starz original series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. So smitten am I that I actually took time from my busy schedule on Easter Sunday to reach out to their PR people and express how much my wife and I have enjoyed the Friday night programming this […]
January 21st, 2010 by Gregg Senko
Tomorrow, January 22nd, marks the inaugural episode of the much anticipated Spartacus: Blood and Sand on the Starz Network. Taking place in the gladiatorial times of ancient Rome, we follow the life of a loving husband and cunning warrior who is bestowed the moniker of ‘Spartacus.’ It’s a difficult task to educate the inevitable fans […]