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Rome: The HBO Series
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Raven VII said:
I'd be surprised if Joss didn't try to get Firefly picked up by HBO after it was cancelled. As I understand it Joss shopped around Firefly to everyone under the sun but nobody was interested.
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Just thought I'd bring this thread back now that the season is over and see what everyone thought? Personally I ended up loving every minute of it! 
Still, I thought it was go to have a more epic feeling instead of going for a more intimate one but I think in the end it made it a better, more thought provoking experience.
A little sad to see the characters go if they do in fact continue from another time period, that is if they do in fact continue at all.
Still, I thought it was go to have a more epic feeling instead of going for a more intimate one but I think in the end it made it a better, more thought provoking experience.
A little sad to see the characters go if they do in fact continue from another time period, that is if they do in fact continue at all.
hummm wasn't all HBO y'know it was only historically accurate cause the Beeb co-produced it http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/10_october/27/bbc_hbo_rome.shtml
I liked the show very much but i wanted to see more fighting and less talking, looking back at it i would not mind seeing a few battles and more blood.
I missed a bunch of Rome episodes while I was on a long vacation. I'm hoping to start where I left off when they rerun the whole series, whenever that will be.
I know this is an old thread, but I just recently saw season 1 of Rome, so it's farily new to me (). Fantastic show! I was very, very impressed.
The disappointment was big when I realised that HBO was reluctant to make another season because of cost. I feared another brilliant TV show would be cancelled too early for the wrong reasons.
I was therefore very happy today, when I was browsing through Wikipedia and found this in the article on Rome:
Glorious! There's even speculation about a third season. That would be awesome, right? Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt.
). Fantastic show! I was very, very impressed.The disappointment was big when I realised that HBO was reluctant to make another season because of cost. I feared another brilliant TV show would be cancelled too early for the wrong reasons.
I was therefore very happy today, when I was browsing through Wikipedia and found this in the article on Rome:
Glorious! There's even speculation about a third season. That would be awesome, right? Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt.
Mitthrawnuruodo said:Glorious! There's even speculation about a third season. That would be awesome, right? Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt.
Great news! I had pretty much been resigned to the fact there would only be one season. Is the BBC still co-producing? Since the set and everything is built it should be cheaper, right?
quigleybc said:
Alternatives routes? You wouldn't be talking about anything illegal would you?
Just kidding who cares, it's tv. I'm downloading it as we speak because the dvd's not out yet and is $100. Plus i pay a hefty sum for hbo so i figure i'm entitled to something.
bobscliff said:Alternatives routes? You wouldn't be talking about anything illegal would you?
Just kidding who cares, it's tv. I'm downloading it as we speak because the dvd's not out yet and is $100. Plus i pay a hefty sum for hbo so i figure i'm entitled to something.
I was thinking more along the lines of going to a buddy's place to watch it.
But, ya if I dig it maybe I'll download an episode or two some day, right now I'm too obsessed with the 4400.
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I watched this series when it was current, cutting edge HBO. I have it on BluRay and we are up to episode 6 and the series is just as impressive as the first time! An all star cast, it’s Ray Stevenson’s best work than I am aware of, although he made an appearance in Dexter. James Purfoy, Kevin Mckidd, Polly Walker, Ciaran Hinds, and the entire cast are great.
Historical figures, mix with the serie’s fictional main characters, I believe it is historically accurate, the story starts with Julius Caesar, leading his legions across Gull, becomes perceived as a threat by his friend and rival Pompeii, the leader of Rome.
HBO cancelled the series after 2 seasons not because it was unpopular, they said it was too expensive to shoot in Italy on the same set where they filmed Cleopatra (I think), among other locals.
I watched this series when it was current, cutting edge HBO. I have it on BluRay and we are up to episode 6 and the series is just as impressive as the first time! An all star cast, it’s Ray Stevenson’s best work than I am aware of, although he made an appearance in Dexter. James Purfoy, Kevin Mckidd, Polly Walker, Ciaran Hinds, and the entire cast are great.
Historical figures, mix with the serie’s fictional main characters, I believe it is historically accurate, the story starts with Julius Caesar, leading his legions across Gull, becomes perceived as a threat by his friend and rival Pompeii, the leader of Rome.
HBO cancelled the series after 2 seasons not because it was unpopular, they said it was too expensive to shoot in Italy on the same set where they filmed Cleopatra (I think), among other locals.
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One of the things I like about this series, although I have no clue if it is accurate, is that Julius Caesar is portrayed as a decent character I like. It was shocking and somber when Titus Pollo frees a slave woman because he loves and wants to marry her.
It was shocking and somber when Titus Pollo frees a slave woman because he loves and wants to marry her.
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This article shows how impressively close to history this series is.
Watch the series first.
en.wikipedia.org
Watch the series first.
Julius Caesar - Wikipedia
