Well to be fair, it's less a nod, and more of a wink-at-Gladiator-while-humping-300's-leg. :P [edit] Just finished the first ep, and it's kinna fun, if not incredibly juvenile. It's like the director basically said "ok, I want 300, mixed with a bit of Gladiator, but we need more EDGY! Everyone's gotta say FUCK and CUNT all…