Brutus of the many teeth (and Cassius)
Posted on 11/20/2005 3:52:19 PM PST by DCBryan1
As a result of their arena exploits, Pullo and Vorenus have become heroes to the Roman rank and file, causing Caesar to reward those he normally would punish. Pullo's unexpected return to Vorenus' household is not appreciated by his former slave Eirene. Caesar decides to overhaul the Senate by adding some unexpected new faces, to the chagrin of the old guard. And Servilia hurdles the final obstacle in her ambitious revenge scenario, at Niobe's expense.
---I would even put it with "I, Claudius." It might even be better than "I, Claudius."---
Better even than "I, Claudius"? But that's absurd! :^)
Or even "I Ccclaudius.."
Yep. I guess I was close. 19 yrs!
LOVE James Perfoy. YUMMY!
Now that you'all have brought up 'I Claudius', I'm get'n the urge to see it again :>)
et tu Brute?
The "death by arena scene" is one of the best in tv history, but I especially enjoyed the "double head scene" when Lucius Vorenus sticks that huge, sharp mace down the guys neck to give him a "double head".
OUCH
I haven't seen tonight's episode yet, but I'll sure miss the series once it's over.
I'm disappointed in how much got skipped over when they condensed many years into twelve hours. As a fan of Colleen McCullough's series on Roman History, I feel like I've been cheated out of too much by the TV series. I would have been quite happy if the series had started with Romulus & Remus instead of Caesar.
Anything to keep piece in the family.
"The "death by arena scene" is one of the best in tv history..."
A great scene. I wonder if Vorenus will find out about Niobe tonight? If he does he will lose it.
Great pix...thanx ;o)
Here we go....
“…In strict viewer terms, HBO calls ‘Rome’ a success because, while its Sunday totals are not overwhelming, it accumulates more than 7 million viewers a week during its multiple showings.Mr. Albrecht announced only a couple of weeks into its run that he was renewing the series for another season. But in the interview he said, "That ship hasn't entirely sailed yet."
The reason, he said, has nothing to do with how well "Rome" turned out. Mainly, the issue has been money. "Rome" was wildly expensive, costing an estimated $100 million. It initially experienced debilitating production delays, fueling rumors that it was a troubled show. Once it was on the air and was seen to be a quality production, Mr. Albrecht said, those rumors subsided.
But he said those delays meant he had only a short window of time to retain a hold on the actors, which was why he renewed the series so quickly. For now, that means ordering scripts, which will be difficult to write because they need to cover the complicated period following the fall of Caesar.
"The real reason why, even though I ordered the show, we haven't formally gone into production, is how long it's going to take," he said. " 'Rome' won't be back until, at the earliest, March of 2007. Which makes you say to yourself: When I bring the show back, can I build an audience?..."
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