The .XXX domain was created in 2011 as a sponsored top-level domain for adult content. In file-sharing, adding “.XXX” to a filename indicates pornographic parody or explicit version.
Existing adult parodies of Spartacus include: Spartacus.MMXII-The.Beginning.XXX
Here’s the key: The Starz series already pushed boundaries. It had unsimulated sexual acts (in some international versions), full male and female nudity, and scenes of sexual slavery. The only way to make it “XXX” would be to: Here’s the key: The Starz series already pushed boundaries
Thus, Spartacus.MMXII-The.Beginning.XXX likely refers to a porn parody made in 2012, capitalizing on the show’s popularity, that attempted to offer a “beginning” story—perhaps a young Spartacus being sexually initiated into slavery or a gladiator’s harem. Thus, Spartacus
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