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| "Rome"; Anybody watch it? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 16 2007, 09:06 AM (164 Views) | |
| George K | Apr 16 2007, 09:06 AM Post #1 |
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Finally
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Some people at work are raving about how good the HBO series "Rome" is. Anybody have any thoughts? Could it possibly be anywhere nearly as good as "The Sopranos" (which was great last night, by the way)? |
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| TomK | Apr 16 2007, 09:12 AM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Polly Walker ![]() ![]() I just love REALLY sexy REALLY evil women. (It all started with Natasha from Rocky and Bullwinkle. )
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| Mikhailoh | Apr 16 2007, 09:14 AM Post #3 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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I watched a few episodes when it came out and lost interest. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Nobody's Sock | Apr 16 2007, 10:20 AM Post #4 |
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Fulla-Carp
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I'm guilty George. I've watched both seasons and found it a bit addicting. It's basically a soap opera about the elites of Rome, as well as a couple of soldiers, during and after the reign of Julius Caesar. Similar to the Sopranos in the sense of the violence that surrounds them. Some really great acting IMO, the cast is all British. James Purefoy is great as Marc Antony. Kind of funny, all those Italians with British accents. |
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| CTPianotech | Apr 16 2007, 03:11 PM Post #5 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Wife loves it, but I think it's cause she has a crush on one of the dudes. Keeps asking me why I've never been fitted for armor :wacko: |
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| Mikhailoh | Apr 16 2007, 03:43 PM Post #6 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Steve Reeves, oiled up as usual, would have been right at home. Ugh. |
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| xenon | Apr 16 2007, 06:20 PM Post #7 |
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Senior Carp
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I'm a huge Sopranos fan and I wouldn't go so far as putting Rome in the same league. Its a highly dramatized version of history and can be fairly inaccurate at times. That said, the show does try to give the viewer a real sense of what day to day Roman life was like. The set design, costumes, and decorum in general is pretty great. The show really tries to focus on the characters, as the plot is already pretty well known. All in all, I found it thoroughly entertaining. I'd recommend it. |
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