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HBO's Rome

Started by JongWK, April 20, 2007, 08:26:27 PM

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JongWK

April 20, 2007, 08:26:27 PM
I watched the final chapters tonight, and they were bloody brilliant. James Purefoy (Mark Anthony) stole the show, period.


And Pullo... nuff said! :haw:
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James McMurray

#1
April 21, 2007, 11:42:33 AM
Definitely one of the best shows to hit TV in recent years. I'll miss it.

Grimjack

#2
April 21, 2007, 02:04:03 PM
Damn my basic cable.  Damn it straight to hell:mad:

On the other hand, all the HBO shows end up somewhere else sooner or later....hopefully not too sanitized to be enjoyable.
 

Black Flag

#3
April 22, 2007, 01:35:15 AM
Great show. They did a lot with what they had to work with, and they set a new standard for shows based on ancient history. I'm in Classical Studies, and most of the people in my dept. are fans of the show, and that's saying something. Even if all the details weren't historical, they still captured the spirit really well.
Πρώτιστον μὲν Ἔρωτα θεῶν μητίσατο πάντων...
-Παρμενείδης

Erstwhile

#4
May 01, 2007, 04:31:51 PM
Pullo and Vorenus are so totally Player Characters.

Hell, Caesar even says at some point, basically, "I should have you both executed but you're clearly blessed by the gods, or something."

Obviously that's paraphrased. :D
 

Koltar

#5
May 01, 2007, 04:35:01 PM
Quote from: JongWKI watched the final chapters tonight, and they were bloody brilliant. James Purefoy (Mark Anthony) stole the show, period.


And Pullo... nuff said! :haw:


 That makes sense - he almost stole the scenes when he was in "A Knight's Tale" years ago.

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Sosthenes

#6
May 01, 2007, 04:45:54 PM
Best thing I've seen on TV in a very long time. The Pullo and Vorenus idea was brilliant, interweaving them with the main story elements we all know about, sometimes even influencing them (or changing them from known history). A great inspiration for historical games, IMHO.

If they use the same sensibilities for the Game of Thrones series, I'm in geek heaven.
 

Claudius

#7
May 02, 2007, 07:15:32 AM
Quote from: SosthenesIf they use the same sensibilities for the Game of Thrones series, I'm in geek heaven.
Let's pray, let's pray.

HBO is the only one I trust to do a decent Song of Ice and Fire series.

And yes, me and my wife are watching Rome, and so far we're loving it.
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Serious Paul

#8
May 02, 2007, 04:12:17 PM
When does that hit?

And yeah I was all about Pullo and Vorenus, but James Purefoy was certainly well worth my time viewing this.

All in all I give it an 8 out of 10.

Sosthenes

#9
May 02, 2007, 04:40:01 PM
Quote from: Serious PaulWhen does that hit?

Well, Martin is supposed to write for it, so I guess... 2084?
It was announced this january and not much has happened since. I just hope they don't consider Ron Pearlman as too old for the Hound.

Regarding the actors, don't forget Polly Walker. From the blood-drenched beginnings to the final confrontation with Roman uber-bitch Livia... Best Roman matron I've ever seen.
 
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