I have finally finished all the episodes of Season I of Rome, all XII episodes. It is a great show, although those who don't like wholesale nudity and extreme violence are cautioned away from watching it. Overall I thought it was a very realistic portrayal of Roman life, there are some inaccuracies and, once I was done with watching all the episodes, I went back and read online all the inaccuracies in the episodes. (It is a great thing to have discovered Wikipedia.)
I can't wait until the next season comes up, it begins in January 2007 on HBO. Unfortunately I do not have HBO at my house and I am not about to purchase it for one "small" show. So perhaps I will catch up on the show during next winter when it might be out on DVD. The only bummer is that the second season will be the last. I understand why this is, they sped through much of the events over the last ten years in Season I (I won't point out all the wars they could've gone deeper into).
If you get a chance and you like history and don't mind nudity and violence, check it out! (Does that have enough qualifiers?)
I was too impatient to wait for the DVDs so I would just watch them "through other means" shortly after they aired. I enjoyed the show too. Definitely worth the watch.
Posted by: jeff at October 6, 2006 11:43 AMsee? you have computer friends who can help you with this.
and i guess this means you are a fan of gratuitous nudity and violence? hmmm!?? j/k... ;o)
Posted by: dr gonzo at October 9, 2006 07:56 AMNot really, but closing ones eyes works wonders. That's alot of S-es.
Yeah so who is going to send me the episodes through the internet? Or should I just watch them on YouTube?
Posted by: 10lees at October 9, 2006 08:42 AMI really enjoyed the episodes that I saw of Rome as well and enjoyed the time that they took into making the show and the characters that they made their main characters. Just a solid show, I'm sad to hear that it's only going to make it for another season. It's been forever since I've had HBO. I wonder what will be their next big hits.
Posted by: CylonsRUs at October 10, 2006 10:49 PMI think HBO is still having pretty good success. They are still airing Sopranos, and Curb Your Enthusiasum has one more season. They have a few I have heard about, but can't think of off the top of my head.
Posted by: 10lees at October 12, 2006 01:02 PM