HBO's ROME

[Fast Learner]

Octavia's nudity was, in my eyes, about humiliation, including the humiliation her mother would put her through, and not about titillation at all.

At least for me: I was mildly titillated, and then suppressed a gag.

 

[ddvmor]

When this turns up in the UK, it'll be interesting to see the focus on the violence and gore rather than the run of the mill nudity and sex. We get loads of that!

... i believe the first recorded popular use of plastic surgery was Jewish men having foreskin put back on their wankers...

He he... you said 'wankers'. You have no idea how rude that is over here!

 

[Mark CMG]

Another part of the writing and direction I enjoyed was how extremely competent they made the Roman soldiers appear. It was as disciplined as I have ever seen it portrayed and really showed how such warriors could make short work of much larger numbers of lesser-trained fighters.

 

[Fast Learner]

Yes, absolutely! Loved the formation, and but for the idiot (who I also enjoyed) their solid use of it. It did indeed make it clear how the Romans did so well: smarter!

 

[Mark CMG]

And, as someone mentioned above I believe, how our two heroes casually carved up the brigands guarding Octavian, the white stalion, and the golden eagle. Mince meat!

 

[LightPhoenix]

I do have to admit, despite my boredom with the show as a whole, I loved pretty much every scene with the two guys. Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo are their names, btw. They were by far and away the best part of the show. Especially the scene with the brigands.

 

[Mark CMG]

Episode two, tonight at 8pm cst...


"How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic" Episode #02.
Mark Antony returns to Rome; Vorenus heads home to his family; Pompey drafts an ultimatum stripping the general of his power. Adult Situations; Language; Nudity; Graphic Violence.

 

[Fast Learner]

I agree that Pullo and Vorenus are the most interesting (and yeah, their fighting the brigands was awesome, showing what training could do), and wish the first episode had focused more on them. Here's hoping for the second to do so.

(Ok, actually, I guess what I want is for the episode to focus on those two, an then have 10 to 15 minutes of gratuitous nudity. But I'm not holding out hope. )

 

[mmu1]

Was it Episode II last night, or episodes II and III? I missed it last night, and when I pulled it up on demand today, II and III were both available...

 

[Liminal Syzygy]

From what I've read, III is available a weak early on demand. II just aired on the normal HBO.