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To: Aetius
Yeah it makes me wonder what the hell the spent the 100mil on, Sure the sets, customs and props are nice but I've seen nice sets, customs and props on shows/movies that cost way less than that. Though Alexandria wasn't as nice as it could have been

And the two actresses playing Servilia and Octavia clearly aren't comfortable filming lesbian scenes.

Also didn't Octavia marry Mark Anthony? The way the characters have been portrayed especially Octavia they would seem like a total mismatch on the show. I hope they don't do something silly like make Octavia go for Mark Anthony in order to get back her mother or something else stupid like that.

But still, for the most part, it is an excellent show. My biggest gripe is that they haven't shown enough of Caesar.

The 1st couple of episodes he was lacking, his character was poorly introduced but last couple of episodes at least he's been around more. Atia & Servilla have run their course and they could just vanish

Season two should be interesting with Octavian vs Mark Anthony.

If there's a season 3, I hope they skip to the crisis of 193-194, that time would make for a good show (Though there are rumors that Gladiator II will do it).

And God willing if there's a season 4 I hope they skip to the 400's and make your namesake the central character. I find Aetius much more fascinating than Ceaser, the way he played one barbarian tribe off another and beat down Attila and basically kept the empire going. Powers Boothe did a good job of him in USA's Attila (at least they attempted to do the Battle of Charlons)so bring him back!

68 posted on 10/27/2005 12:29:08 PM PDT by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: qam1
Yes, Octavia married Marc Anthony and it was a marriage of politics, rather than love. Just as Julius Caesar had married off his daughter to Pompey, Octavia was married off to Anthony.
72 posted on 10/29/2005 2:05:10 PM PDT by nopardons
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