so sorry wrote:Overall I’d have to say that I was under whelmed by what could have been a fantastic show.
so sorry wrote:What I would have liked was a (mostly) historical show about the fall of Julius Caesar and how it affected the City State of Rome and its citizens. The political intrigue, the backstabbing (literally), the debauchery, the battles.
We were shown these things, but never enough for my taste. It seemed like every momentus event was underminded by the inclusion of Pollo and Verinus’s direct involvement.
While Titus Pullo and Lucius Verenus were great characters, I did not like the way they were weaved into every episode and how much they affected Caesar’s rule. My guess is that the writers wanted to show the everyday life and struggles of roman citizens as well as the elite upper-class, but I really thought they went overboard in trying to merge the two. To recap the Pollo/Verenus adventures: they stumbled upon a kidnapped Octavius and the stolen Golden Eagle, they stumbled upon half the roman treasury, they were fucking shipwrecked and STILL managed to stumble upon a retreating Pompay and family, and they fucked Cleopatra and may have impregnated her! All the while Caesar knows what they are doing (except for the Cleo part), and all he does it reward them for they deeds that should have gotten them killed (Pollo spending some of the missing gold, Verinus deciding to let Pompay go, Verinus jumping into the Gladiator battle, et cetera). I know that they explain this away with Ceaser saying that they have the gods on their side, but I really disliked Pollo/Verinus’s DIRECT impact on . That being said, both characters were handled magnificently. I was completely shocked when Pollo bashed that slave’s head in when he found out his love was not reciprocated.
so sorry wrote:The lack of battle scenes was disturbing. I can understand that they were most likely not done due to budget reasons, but c’mon, throw me a bone and give me at least one fight from the Pompay/Caesar showdown! They skipped over this epic battle so fast my head was spinning… I WANT BLOODSHED!
so sorry wrote:Speaking of battles, the Pollo gladiator fight was lame.
so sorry wrote:The women of Rome were superb. It was great to see them pull the strings of the ‘superior’ men. The actresses who played Atia and Servilia were excellent to say the least. Oh yeah, loved the boobs too! I wasn’t crazy about how Cleopatra was portrayed, but I don’t have the historical background to say whether it was accurate or not.
so sorry wrote:Anywho, from what I’ve read they are only doing one more season (just started airing last night?), so hopefully they won’t end it abruptly and leave story lines open ended (and hopefully season 2 will be out on DVD by Christmas!)
Saffy wrote:But it isn't a historical drama and if that is what you were expecting you ARE going to be disappointed.
However I thoroughly enjoyed the tawdry Dynasty with some artistic OOOMPH . It is violent, sexy, funny, and charming all rolled up in one.
I am going to side with John Locke with the Gladiator fight.
That was a truly " HOLY SHIT" Tv moment.
Wolfpack wrote:Cicero is quite the sleazy toad in this one. You'd never guess he was one of the world's greatest orators.
stereosforgeeks wrote:Wolfpack wrote:Cicero is quite the sleazy toad in this one. You'd never guess he was one of the world's greatest orators.
Why can't you be both
Wolfpack wrote:stereosforgeeks wrote:Wolfpack wrote:Cicero is quite the sleazy toad in this one. You'd never guess he was one of the world's greatest orators.
Why can't you be both
Oh, stereosforgeeks, we both know that lawyers are incapable of sleaze.
TheBaxter wrote:is it just me, or did polly walker put on a few pounds? she's still hot and all, but she looks a bit more full-figured than she did last season. hopefully we'll get another nude scene to tell for certain.
Adam Balm wrote:Does anybody else think the show now feels like it has ten times the budget? The first season, I couldn't understand where all the money was going. But now it's finally feeling epic.
And the preview of next week...my GOD.
John-Locke wrote:this weeks installment was exquisite, no violence just pure drama and a healthy dose of comedic genius courtesy of Atia as she schemes and manipulates everyone around her with ease.
Lady Sheridan wrote:I finally saw the first two episodes of Rome. I'm hooked so far and not just because of James Purefoy taking it all off.
I'm willing to bet the writers read Colleen McCullough's Rome series as the similarities are uncanny. Anyone who's really into the show should pick it up, it starts with Marius and Sulla and goes through Caesar's assassination. I never finished it as it was exhausting in the details of the Forum, but it was all the filth and intrigue you could want.
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