Executive Producer Doesn't See Spartacus: Blood & Sand As Pornography

"The only organized group was some media watchdog group trying to ban us from coming to England. Typical far-right religious stuff -- the decay of society, blah blah blah. I was shocked at some of the reactions. Particularly calling it pornographic or soft core. Apparently the sexual revolution is dead or long forgotten. It deeply concerns me about the sex life of Americans if they think this is soft core. It's like they haven't been on the Internet in the past 10 years. It's absolutely R-rated, but it's just R-rated. I was stunned and shocked about the overzealous reaction to people having sex on TV. Somebody called it the most graphic sex ever on TV. Didn't anybody see "Tell Me You Love Me" on HBO?"

Porn accusations shock "Spartacus" producer
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The above is the response executive producer, Steven S. DeKnight, of Spartacus Blood & Sand gave in an Q&A with Hollywood Reporter, James Hibberd, about the series picking up the label of being pornographic. Wow, where has he been?

Porn is porn no matter how you dress it up or dress it down, and the saying "you are what you eat" is valid in the case of Spartacus Blood & Sand. This series is littered with pornography. Let's face it. The real purpose of this series is not so much to entertain but to make money, and to do that, the series is peddling flesh upon flesh. And as far as ratings are concern Spartacus Blood & Sand has truly been mislabeled. Instead of a MA for mature adults or R for restricted, the series should unconditionally be labeled with a XXX-rating for hard-core, which is usually preserved for certain films, but the producers and creators of Spartacus wants to dish out a little "of something for everyone". Therefore, the XXX-rating is fitting.

As for the reported rise in the series weekly ratings, most likely the series is attracting people accustomed to porn, members of the gay communities, and those who have heard about or read about the series and want to know what the hype is all about.

In truth, Spartacus Blood and Sand has steadily lost viewers and while this trend has slowed down, its downward rating will probably continue with the return of the more popular and successful series this spring and summer.

Honestly, how much  frontal nudity, homosexual sex, group sex, sexual role playing and male castration can one tolerate before the true nature of the series as being pornography hits home.

In answer to De Knights touching on the sexual practices of Americans, for the majority of people in America the sexual revolution died with the rise in AIDS. Couples are staying married longer and those not married want long-term meaningful relationships. Religion, though it still places a high value on the moral and sanctification of human bonding, plays only a small part in the sexual practice decision making process (“common sense”practices) of the majority of people in America and millions do frown on and avoid pornographic media.

Spartacus: Blood & Sand, this is my final comment. I’m thoroughly done.

Evelyn out.