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Watch the entire first season of Starz' Da Vinci's Demons FREE March 8 - 23

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RatskyWatsky

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From Saturday, March 8 - 23, STARZ will offer the entire eight-episode first season of "Da Vinci's Demons" for sampling to all U.S. consumers online at Starz.com and on the STARZ PLAY service. Many large cable, satellite, and telco distributors of STARZ will offer the entire first season through their respective Free On Demand and online platforms.

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What is Da Vinci's Demons?

Da Vinci's Demons is a pulp action adventure series in the vein of those '90s syndicated action dramas (Xena: Warrior Princess) plus tons of nudity and momentary bits of gore. It has a very light tone and doesn't take itself seriously at all, so you shouldn't either. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy da cheeze.

In a world where thought and faith are controlled, one man fights to set knowledge free. The secret history of Leonardo da Vinci's tantalizing life reveals a portrait of a young man tortured by a gift of superhuman genius. He is a heretic and skeptic intent on exposing the lies of religion. An insurgent seeking to subvert an elitist society. A bastard son who yearns for legitimacy with his father. He finds himself in the midst of a storm that has been brewing for centuries.

A conflict between truth and lies, religion and science, past and future. His aspirations to improve his position in life bring him into contact with the two opposing forces of the time—the Vatican and the Medici family who both try and lure him onto their side. Leonardo must take up the fight against foes who use history to suppress the truth. A hero armed only with his genius, da Vinci stands alone against the darkness within, and the darkness without.

Facing an uncertain future, his quest for knowledge nearly becomes his undoing as he explores the fringes of his own sanity. Da Vinci uses his unparalleled genius as a weapon against his enemies and emerges as an unstoppable force that lifts an entire era out of darkness and propels it into light.


What GAF says

The goofy, fun atmosphere is entertaining enough, but it's strangely disrupted with the occasional burst of nudity or throat slashing. It's a bizarre mix in terms of tone.

It's fun and certainly improves as the season goes on. Worth checking out, imo.

Yeah, it becomes pretty awesome. Tons of fun.

I'll be back next season because it's a fun show for the most part.

I never in a million years would've thought this show would be as good as it is, but so far it's my second favorite new show of 2013 (after Hannibal).

It's good, there isn't much criticism against it except that they did not resolve any of the storylines for season 1 in the end.

The main cast is strong, even some of the secondary characters are good too.

There is some fantasy in it, what I like about the fantasy elements is its not in your face it always comes as a subtle pleasant surprise and makes perfect sense.

this feels like a Rob Tapert adventure show (i.e. Hercules, Xena, Legend of the Seeker) with nudity. That's not a bad thing.

The show is dumb fun, it's so over the top but at the same time it doesn't take itself too seriously, I have to say I'm really enjoing it more than I expected.


Where To Watch

Starz.com
DirecTV
Xfinity
Dish Network
Super Channel

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The show isn't for everyone, but it's worth a look if the silly, throwback action drama might be your thing. GungHo has a good description in the OP. You can stream it for free starting Saturday, so it's a low risk proposition.

Also, the theme song will get stuck in your head. It was written as a palindrome so it sounds the same forwards as it does backwards. :O
 

Future

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The show isn't for everyone, but it's worth a look if the silly, throwback action drama might be your thing. GungHo has a good description in the OP. You can stream it for free starting Saturday, so it's a low risk proposition.

Also, the theme song will get stuck in your head. It was written as a palindrome so it sounds the same forwards as it does backwards. :O

Holy shit mind blown.

I enjoyed the first season at the end. I assumed it was cancelled since it was so short. 2nd season incoming I guess?
 

Brian Fellows

Pete Carroll Owns Me
Didn't care for this one. Just wasn't buying the dude playing Da Vinci. Actor feels like a total lightweight.
 

Amir0x

Banned
If the first season was over-the-top, the previews for the second season makes it seem like it has gone apeshit. It's hilarious in a way how much disregard it has for history, but I guess that's what makes it so much fun for some :D
 

RatskyWatsky

Hunky Nostradamus
Reminder:

You can watch the entire first season of Starz' Da Vinci's Demons FREE until the 23rd of this month! Free action adventure genre show!
 
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