HBO's ROME
- Thread starter Mark CMG
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I think they realize people do not want HBO just to see one or two of the shows on it. There is also the 'wave of the future' on-demand TV, you decide what you want to watch, when you want to watch it.mmu1 said:
Simplicity
Explorer
I watched episodes 2 and 3 via on demand. They're finally giving more time to the buddy cops. In fact, those two episodes were really almost entirely about them. They definitely should have made the first episode a 2-hour show...
Episode 2 has an ending which is much more interesting than the end of episode 1 (wow... you mean soldiers *burn* things?).
Episode 2 has an ending which is much more interesting than the end of episode 1 (wow... you mean soldiers *burn* things?).
Fast Learner
First Post
As of ep 2: poor Voreanus! And worse, poor Pullo! Man, that's gotta hurt!
Steel_Wind
Legend
Actually - what I have enjoyed most about the show is the sets and the lighting.
This, combined with the gratuitous sex in the presence of others is all aimed at bringing us back to another time. And at the same time, connect with the viewer in the sense that these people were very much like us.
Given the actors, I don't expect the sex or the lighting was easy to do. But the show seems natuarally lit and appropriately so when indoors for the most part.
This, combined with the gratuitous sex in the presence of others is all aimed at bringing us back to another time. And at the same time, connect with the viewer in the sense that these people were very much like us.
Given the actors, I don't expect the sex or the lighting was easy to do. But the show seems natuarally lit and appropriately so when indoors for the most part.
DreadPirateMurphy
Explorer
Ep. 2 benefitted from less hype, less boring exposition, and more plot.
Love the idea of the REAL triggering event for the fall of the Roman Republic.
Love the idea of the REAL triggering event for the fall of the Roman Republic.
Sir Brennen
Legend
Well... the On-Demand feature of my cable provider requires you to be an HBO subscriber to see HBO On-Demand content... I'll have to check if the third episode is on there yet. (Another premium channel does have a selection of On-Demand movies that it shows before their regular cable run...)Hand of Evil said:
I think this show is going to be a bit diffucult to discuss without referring to real world politics, which is informing some of the writing. In fact, I'm surprised no one has gone down that road yet. I guess the gratuitious nudity was pretty effective at capturing everyone's attention after all
Fast Learner
First Post
More than that, even: I don't see the parallels you're alluding to at all. Wanna give me a clue who Caesar or Pompey relate to, either one?Sir Brennen said:I think this show is going to be a bit diffucult to discuss without referring to real world politics, which is informing some of the writing. In fact, I'm surprised no one has gone down that road yet. I guess the gratuitious nudity was pretty effective at capturing everyone's attention after all
Mark CMG
Creative Mountain Games
Fast Learner said:
Let's not go down that road, since it is against board policy.
I think it is a nice bonus that on-demand subscribers can get an early viewing of things. That's a nice added value.
Anyway, here comes episode three...
"An Owl in a Thornbush" Episode #03.
Pompey makes an unusual tactical decision; Atia enlists her mercenary to ensure her family's security; Pullo's unit intercepts a cargo wagon. Adult Situations; Language; Nudity; Graphic Violence.
johnsemlak
First Post
Tarrasque Wrangler said:Yeah well...real Romans had huge schnozzes too and spoke Latin rather than the Queen's English. It's not reality, it's HBO
Didn't upper-crust Romans speak Greek mostl of the time during that period?
