[DCBryan1]

I'm pretty much anti-HBO, but as a history major from KU, I enjoyed ancient studies. ROME is by, far, one of the most accurate portrails of Republican Rome and the rise of Iulias Caesar. The only think I do not like about the show is the deleted battle scenes....sigh...thank goodness for Rome: Total War on the PC.....

Anyways, hope you guys can watch it at 7pm cst on HBO HD....

[Perdogg]

I heard there is a bunch of sex and nudity!

[Brian Mosely]

Knowing a little bit of history, and watching the show, it's going to be really interesting when Octavian and Mark Antony start plotting against each other next season. The boy will have enough reasons as it is... (Atia, and in the future, his sister)

[DCBryan1]

VINI VIDI VICI PING!

ROME on HBO-HD starts right now! 2 episodes tonight! (4 and 4)

[teenyelliott]

My husband and I love this show!!! Pullo is absolutely hilarious.

VERY upset that there was no new episode Sunday.

And of course it has sex and violence. It is about Romans. That is all they did. And they ate. There is eating in it, too.

p.s. How is your kitty?

[Sam the Sham]

I very much like this series.

And I find Cleopatra quite hot.

I like Cornelia, Pompey's wife. She married him at the height of his power and ends up an impoverished refugee, deserted by all. Not a single dig or putdown of a man who has failed. Not a shred of self-pity. Just doing her very, very best to look after her stepchildren and be a good mother to them. Just doing her very best to keep all their spirits up.

[NeoCaveman]

I like the announcer: "Real roman bread for real Romans"

He shows that marketing is about the same as it was back then, but the quality of newscasters has declined.

[ValenB4]

This "Rome" show is a decent show in that it may get people interested in Roman history. Its sets and costumes are excellent. But it is not a great show. It's actually quite bizarre.

I am amazed and baffled at the decisions the writers have made. Atia and Servilia were nothing like they are being portrayed. We have this Pullo and Vorenus as the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern accidentally affecting big events in the manner of Forest Gump. The lesbian relationship between Servilia and Octavia is truly ridiculous. There is too much wasting time with the family problems of Vorenus's wife. We also waste time with the intentionally vague story about Octavius losing his virginity at a brothel. And in another episode we get to look at, for several minutes, a gigantic penis of some slave that Atia is sending to Servilia as a gift. Yet in the meantime, we barely even see Julius Caesar, who may be the greatest and most talented political leader who ever lived.

I really lost faith in this show with Episode 7 - Pharsalus. The battle is barely shown - at first I thought Caesar was reminiscing on past battles in Gaul. But that was it, the actual battle, over in barely a blink of time. But on the other hand, the writers made sure to put in enough time dedicated to a make out session between Octavia and Servilia.

It's like the writers do not have enough confidence in the history by itself to tell an interesting story. These unnecessary attempts to titilate are going to make this show a joke, make the Romans look like a bunch of degenerate bisexual idiots (who yet somehow managed to run an empire for 700 years). Let's face it, the people who get off on such things are largely not going to watch such a historical show. As a result, what could have been a great and memorable show will be just a passing fancy. It does not compare favorably to I, Claudius.

[beebuster2000]

been watching and think it is fantastic. one of the best things on the otherwise dissmal tube.

my fave is mark antony- gotta love his in your face demeanor!!!

brutus is a wuss, but i guess we know how that ends up.

[2rightsleftcoast]

I have been watching the series and I love it!!
The actors are fantastic and I think the whole look of
the show is beautiful. The actors must be having a ball saying some of those lines. I loved when Atia was going to call the dogs on Octavia's lover. love the whole cast.
Pompeii was great, Octavian, he is fabulous, I believe he was the young actor in Master and Commander. You can go on HBO's site and read all about the cast and see what other viewers are saying. I was thrilled to read about a second season.

[Dustbunny]

We don't have HBO as I cannot justify the cost. Wish the history channel would have actual history shows.

I love ancient history !!

[SunkenCiv]

thanks for the ping!

Rome (new HBO series)
HBO | August 2005 | some HBO shill
Posted on 09/03/2005 7:52:54 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1476409/posts

BBC's £58m Rome is most violent, explicit and costly drama yet
UK Telegraph | 8/21/05 | Chris Hastings
Posted on 08/21/2005 12:09:19 PM PDT by wagglebee
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1467783/posts

[SunkenCiv]

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[Ciexyz]

I don't have cable since they raised the rates over fifty bucks a month, I said "You're history". If it comes out on DVD and I can rent it free at the library, I'll watch.