Contest: Enter to Win a PLAYSTATION 3 and SPARTACUS Season 1 on Blu-Ray!

Hey gang! We've got a pretty epic contest for you today! We are giving away a Playstation 3 and the complete first season of Starz's Spartacus: Blood and Sand!

For those of you who have seen Spartacus, then you know what an great show it is. If you haven't seen it yet, well here's your chance to watch it... on a new Playstation 3.

The first prize is a Spartacus: Blood and Sand Season 1 on Blu-ray and Playstation 3 prize pack.

Two runner ups will receive only Spartacus: Blood and Sand season 1 on Blu-ray.

Here's what you need to do to enter!

First:

Make sure you are signed into Facebook or Twitter so we can contact the winners and let them know they won.

Second:

Tell us what your favorite scene is from any epic gladiator type movie or TV show, and why.

This will enter you in the contest, which will run from Friday November 12th to Friday November 19th.

We will read through all the entries and chose the winners. One we have the winners we'll contact them and ask for their address so we can send the winners their prizes.

Make sure to hit up Spartacus on twitter at @Spartacus_Starz and their fan page on Facebook at Facebook.com/Spartacus.starz. 

They also hold more Spartacus contests on Facebook. There's a winner for each contest each week and a new one posted every Monday and Thursday. Here's the link for that: http://www.facebook.com/spartacus.starz?v=app_10467688569 

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Here is the official press release for the the Spartacus Season 1 DVD/Blu-Ray release:

Beverly Hills, CA; May 19, 2010 -"SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND,"the monumental Starz Original series comes home when Anchor Bay Entertainment releases the critical and audience smash as an heroic four-disc DVD and Blu-ray September 21st. SRP is $59.97 for the DVD, with $79.97 for the Blu-ray. Both the"SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND - The Complete First Season"DVD and Blu-ray are clad in high-end collectible, book-style packaging.

Executive produced by Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, Joshua Donen and Steven S. DeKnight,"SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND - The Complete First Season"on DVD and Blu-ray promises to take fans even deeper into the deadly brutality of gladiator games and the decadent machinations of Roman society with hours of bonus features delving behind the scenes into the making of a modern epic, including interviews and commentaries from the actors and filmmakers, augmented with rare production footage exploring the series' ground-breaking visual effects, production and costume design.

Enhanced digital effects have been added to several of the episodes, and as a Blu-ray exclusive, four episodes have been personally selected as "Directors' Cut Extended Episodes," featuring content too risqué, even for cable TV!

"SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND,"the most highly anticipated original series in the history of Starz Entertainment, premiered on January 22, 2010 and was an instant hit with viewers and critics. TheMiami Heraldcalled it "compulsively watchable," while the Associated Press remarked that the series "grabs you with visual pizzazz."Entertainment Weeklydeclared it "the not-at-all guilty pleasure of the season," whileUS Weeklygave it "3.5 out of 4 stars." With a renowned international cast including John Hannah (theMummyfilms), Peter Mensah (300), Manu Bennett (30 Days of Night), Nick E. Tarabay ("Crash") and Lucy Lawless ("Xena: Warrior Princess"), and a star-making turn by UK-born and Australia-based Andy Whitfield in the title role,"SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND"literally re-wrote the book for television series.

"SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND"was inspired by the actual slave of the Roman Republic, who in 73 BC led a slave revolt that grew to more than 120,000 fighters. Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus (Whitfield), a Thracian warrior captured by Romans, is enslaved into a gladiator training school owned by Batiatus (Hannah) and his wife Lucretia (Lawless). He is forced to fight daily for his life against deadly foes, under the brutal whip of trainer Doctore (Mensah). He is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are primetime entertainment. But not all battles are fought upon the sands. Treachery, corruption and the allure of sensual pleasures will constantly test him and his masters.

Against all odds, Spartacus' rebellious instincts, his intense love for his wife Sura (Erin Cummings) and his powerful fighting skills drive him to win a series of near-impossible battles - setting in motion a revolution against the tyranny of Rome. To survive, he must become more than a man, more than a gladiator. He must become a legend.

The legions of"SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND"fans who have been anticipating the second season, were excited to learn earlier this month that Starz will air a six-part prequel in early 2011 that tells the story of the gladiator school before Spartacus arrives. It will focus on Batiatus and Lucretia, as well as some new characters that will be introduced.

The bonus features on"SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND - The Complete First Season"are anything but spartan. Hours of featurettes, behind-the-scenes footage, audio commentaries, interviews, and outtakes will get the "thumbs up" from the casual Thracian to the die-hard Roman!

DVD and Blu-ray bonus features:

• Featurettes:
  • Gladiator Camp
  • History Rewritten
  • Make-up Effects
  • The Hole
  • and more!
• Audio Commentaries
• Episodes with Enhanced Digital Effects
• Behind-The-Scenes Footage
• Bloopers
• Trailers

Exclusive Blu-ray bonus feature:

• Four "Directors' Cut Extended Episodes" personally selected by Executive Producer Rob Tapert

About Anchor Bay Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment is the home entertainment division of Starz Media, LLC. It includes the Anchor Bay Films and Manga Entertainment brands. It distributes feature films, children's entertainment, fitness, TV series, documentaries, anime and other filmed entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray formats. It is the exclusive distributor in the U.S. of the theatrical titles from Overture Films. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA, Anchor Bay Entertainment has offices in Troy, MI, as well as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. Starz Media (www.starzmedia.com) is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation attributed to the Liberty Capital Group.

About Starz Entertainment
Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz and Encore brands with approximately 17.1 million and 31.1 million subscribers, respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies and new original series every month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play. Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group (NASDAQ: LSTZA), a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.

SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND - The Complete First SeasonDVD
Street Date: September 21, 2010
Run Time: 640 Minutes
SRP: $59.97
Format: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio: 5.1 Surround

SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND - The Complete First SeasonBLU-RAY
Street Date: September 21, 2010
Run Time: 640 Minutes
SRP: $79.97
Format: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1) 1080p
Audio: Dolby True HD 5.1