"Spartacus" has been, by far, the most-watched original series Starz has put on the air in the past few years, so the decision to end it after the coming season came as something of a surprise.
《斯巴達克斯》是Starz電視網(wǎng)開播以外自制劇中收視最高的一部劇集，所以《斯巴達克斯》最新一季將會是該劇最后一季的決定讓不少人很驚訝。

But, Starz president and CEO Chris Albrecht says, both the network and the show's producers agreed that it would be better to end it now rather than drag it out.
但是Starz電視網(wǎng)的董事長兼CEO Chris Albrecht說，電視臺和電視劇制作方都同意與其讓這部劇茍延殘喘不如早點結(jié)束它。

The major shift in storytelling after the first season -- coupled with the death of the show's original star, Andy Whitfield -- made for tougher ways to find entry to the story, Albrecht says.
在該劇講完第一季故事內(nèi)容之后——該劇原主演Andy Whitfield因癌癥去世這件事——讓整個故事變得很難進行。

"Ultimately, what all of the producers felt, along with us, is that rather than try and string out a story and have one more battle or one more argument between the rebels or one more villain show up, we would kind of follow the trajectory of the history and bring the 'Spartacus' story to?fruition," Albrecht says. "But it was a very difficult decision and one we certainly didn't want to be in the position of making."
“最后我們和所有制片人都覺得與其生拉硬拽這個故事，給這個故事寫出更多矛盾、反抗或是更多反派，都不如順應(yīng)歷史的發(fā)展讓斯巴達克斯這個故事結(jié)束，”Albrecht說。“當(dāng)然這是一個非常艱難的決定，也是我們所有人都不愿意做出的決定?！?p>

The final season of "Spartacus," subtitled "War of the Damned," will premiere in January. ?
《斯巴達克斯》最后一季W(wǎng)ar of Damned將會在1月首播。