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Da Vinci's Demons |OT| Of the Renaissance Era Batman - Fridays - 10 - Starz

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Big-E

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I stopped watching this after the episode with the poison in the nunnery. Is it worth it to finish this up?
 
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- EW: 'Arrested Development,' 'Elementary,' 'Da Vinci's Demons,' and more: The making of this year's Emmy-nominated music
Bear McCreary gave himself a very difficult task when writing the theme music for this Starz series about a young Leonardo da Vinci: he maid the opening titles music a palindrome — it sounds the same whether you play it forwards or in reverse — a nod to da Vinci’s legendary backward writing.

The composer aimed to “write a theme that was melodic and memorable and sort of felt like a renaissance version of a superhero theme because I’m working with [The Dark Knight trilogy producer] David S. Goyer. And da Vinci’s imagination and his mind — he’s so far ahead of everyone else it’s sort of like a super power.”

Goyer paid McCreary the ultimate compliment when he heard the demo of McCreary’s music for the show: The producer liked it so much that he decided to extend the opening credits so the music could play twice. Originally about 35 seconds long, the main theme music was extended, and Goyer put the graphics artists back to work designing another half-minute of opening credits. That main title design (which you can watch below) also picked up an award at the Creative Arts Emmys.

For McCreary, validation that he had created catchy main titles music actually came from Goyer’s six-year-old son. The producer played the demo at home while his son was in the room one morning, then that night, as Goyer was tucking him in bed, his son began to hum McCreary’s music.

Up next for McCreary: another show in the realm of superheroes — Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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rocksteady1983

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Wasn't too impressed with the season finale but there was some really good episodes, especially the Dracula one. It was fantastic. Looking forward to season two.
 
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RatskyWatsky

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USA Today - Sneak peek: Season 2 of Starz's 'Da Vinci's Demons'

Creator and executive producer David Goyer promised the Da Vinci's Demons faithful that Starz's Renaissance man of action would be traveling in the second season of the series. He wasn't kidding: Da Vinci (Tom Riley) and other characters will encounter 15th-century drama all over Italy, but also in
South America, with Machu Picchu as a key locale
when the show returns in the spring.
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"I always pitched Starz that the show would ultimately be kind of a road show," Goyer says. "I described it as this secret history of the man who invented the future and, by extension, the secret history of the world. That means you can't just stay in Florence."
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The
Machu Picchu
setting provides an opportunity to "lean into the Raiders of the Lost Ark stuff, but da Vinci himself is in a much more obsessive, darker place this season," says Goyer

He concedes that Starz was a little nervous at first about the new penchant for globe-trotting. But "they saw the first cut of a couple of episodes, and they loved it. Then they said, 'Wow. Now we're cool if you take da Vinci anywhere.' "
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King Allant said:
anyway does anyone know how many episode season 2 going to be?
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Er, I think it's 10.
 
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Clevinger said:
Weird. I've seen her in a Colombian show.

Is she gonna be in this a lot, like a series regular?
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From the IGN report at NYCC:
Regarding Guerra’s new character, she’s a high priestess from the Inca Empire. According to the actress, she’s essentially royalty -- the most powerful woman in the Inca hiearchy. And it sounds like a portion of the S2 will take place in Peru, actually. A visual effects scene was already shot there, and Goyer says “a good chunk of the season” will also be set there.
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SCHUEY F1

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Gah, I can't wait. I just finished season 1 and watched the teaser. Really fun show and I love the setting and themes.
 
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1138

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Anyone know if the US blu-ray is region free? My google skills have failed me so far, so I haven't found any info on whether or not it is region free.
 
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RatskyWatsky said:
It's Region A/1

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Too bad that it is region-locked since the EU release date is April 2014. Looks like I must wait unless I find a streaming service that has it in its library. Seemed like a series that might be worth owning, so I would prefer to buy it.
 
Brian Fellows

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Lost interest midway through season 1. The guy playing Da Vinci was just too much of a lightweight for the character he's playing. No screen presence at all. Same problem I had with Banshee.
 
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RatskyWatsky

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Nice!

Cornballer said:
Later than I thought it would be, but good to have a date.
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The first season premiered in April, so that's about what I expected for season 2.

Also, it's interesting that Starz is now programming on Saturdays as opposed to Fridays. I wonder what their reasoning is for that?
 
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dead souls

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RatskyWatsky said:
Also, it's interesting that Starz is now programming on Saturdays as opposed to Fridays. I wonder what their reasoning is for that?
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Less competition I'd assume. My DVR is crazy busy on Fridays. Bones, Banshee, Helix, Dracula/Hannibal, Bill Maher and Vice.

Looking forward to season 2.
 
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