Posted on 03/26/2007 6:14:46 AM PDT by veronica
The fall of "Rome." A series cut down too soon. I know you're sad, fans of "Rome," perhaps on a couple of levels now that the SERIES finale has aired. (If you haven't watched, go away. Come back later.) I feel your pain. I certainly wish there were five or six more seasons left of it. But there's not. All hail the next DVD boxed set - may it contain loads and bloody loads of extras.
Before I call out like the town crier - loved that guy and the way his fingers were placed, his arm motions, vocal inflections and nod to local advertisers - here's a short story about "Rome."
Friends, brothers, Romans, fighters, drinkers. All hail! All things considered, you can bet HBO wishes it still had "Rome" on the bench. But this is not really the fault of HBO. The first season was a slow build and very, very expensive. Even with foreign partners helping foot the bill, including BBC, it was one of the most expensive series ever, shot on the world's largest set in Italy. The length of the filming took its toll. Money was short. Production was even halted for a bit. And still - not an especially large audience stateside, a minor amount of buzz, and looming contracts with the actors to deal with.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Shudder.
GREAT idea. She's a super writer.
That actor was fabulous!
I read on IMDB that the guy who played Titus Pullo was an interior designer before he got into show biz. Kind of kills the image, but then that's why it's called acting.
Let's keep this thread going, a show this good deserves a longer thread.
Yeah, it's too bad that it's ending after just two seasons, but two seasons of excellence is a heck of lot better than 20 seasons of mediocrity. I discovered this series while looking for things to watch in HD after I got my HDTV and HD digital cable box, and was immediately hooked. Kudos!
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