13th indeed. Amazing series. Great plot/writing
sry for the bump, but someone might have missed it to, I can´t be the last one to have seen this marble
*grabs the wax tablet* No news from Rome, apologies in advance for the bump. We must however keep the tradition alive and prompt more lazy Humpii like myself to finally watch the show. No actors, prostitutes or unclean tradesmen can attend!
Many people probably know it already, but when back in 2006 the show aired on national TV in Italy it was a massive, almost catastrophic failure, so much that the Rai men didn't even buy the rights to broadcast the second season. It was also heavily censored as per request of the Vatican, which meant no male nudity whatsoever, most tiddies were removed as well, no scenes alluding to homosexuality, no rough sex and rape, no profanity, no gore, et cetera. Still, both the audience and newspapers bashed it anyway for being a scandalous non-educational hack job. The ancient Romans truly would be ashamed of all that
"Fortunately" I never got around to watching it back then since my student apartment didn't even have a TV, so I kind of forgot about its existence for years until the humpy bumps reminded me to put it in the backlog. Took me long enough, cack
There's not much to say that hasn't been said already, this is simply another excellent HBO production that is the child of a different era, a better one. Raw, cruel yet hilarious, charming, believable and ultimately just so very well written, it doesn't give a damn about anything and that's the beauty of it. All the characters are unique and memorable as the tradition dictated, with actual depth and specific unpredictable traits that surprise you no matter whether it's positively or negatively. It's evident that the show was one of the main inspirations for the earlier seasons of Game of Thrones, before the whole durrgon circus became a sad meme and a parody of itself.
It may not be very accurate (who cares anyway, the Rai men can suck Vulcan's dick ), the truncated battles showcase all the budget constraints and S02 definitely suffers from tribulations due to condensing three seasons in one, but it's still very much worth anyone's time. Don't be fools, just watch the thing, gerrae!
i googled the emperor that was killed in the gladiator maximus video today by sheer coincidence after seeying a reddit post about him ... commodus something, that fruitcake had the whole kalender and even the city of rome and its legions renamed after himself roflol ...
early in 192 Commodus, declaring himself the new Romulus, ritually re-founded Rome, renaming the city Colonia Lucia Annia Commodiana. All the months of the year were renamed to correspond exactly with his (now twelve) names: Lucius, Aelius, Aurelius, Commodus, Augustus, Herculeus, Romanus, Exsuperatorius, Amazonius, Invictus, Felix, and Pius. The legions were renamed Commodianae, the fleet which imported grain from Africa was termed Alexandria Commodiana Togata, the Senate was entitled the Commodian Fortunate Senate, his palace and the Roman people themselves were all given the name Commodianus, and the day on which these reforms were decreed was to be called Dies Commodianus.[17]
Thus, he presented himself as the fountainhead of the Empire, Roman life, and religion. He also had the head of the Colossus of Nero adjacent to the Colosseum replaced with his own portrait, gave it a club, and placed a bronze lion at its feet to make it look like Hercules Romanus, and added an inscription boasting of being "the only left-handed fighter to conquer twelve times one thousand men".[18]
*grabs the wax tablet* No news from Rome, apologies in advance for the bump. We must however keep the tradition alive and prompt more lazy Humpii like myself to finally watch the show. No actors, prostitutes or unclean tradesmen can attend!
Many people probably know it already, but when back in 2006 the show aired on national TV in Italy it was a massive, almost catastrophic failure, so much that the Rai men didn't even buy the rights to broadcast the second season. It was also heavily censored as per request of the Vatican, which meant no male nudity whatsoever, most tiddies were removed as well, no scenes alluding to homosexuality, no rough sex and rape, no profanity, no gore, et cetera. Still, both the audience and newspapers bashed it anyway for being a scandalous non-educational hack job. The ancient Romans truly would be ashamed of all that
"Fortunately" I never got around to watching it back then since my student apartment didn't even have a TV, so I kind of forgot about its existence for years until the humpy bumps reminded me to put it in the backlog. Took me long enough, cack
There's not much to say that hasn't been said already, this is simply another excellent HBO production that is the child of a different era, a better one. Raw, cruel yet hilarious, charming, believable and ultimately just so very well written, it doesn't give a damn about anything and that's the beauty of it. All the characters are unique and memorable as the tradition dictated, with actual depth and specific unpredictable traits that surprise you no matter whether it's positively or negatively. It's evident that the show was one of the main inspirations for the earlier seasons of Game of Thrones, before the whole durrgon circus became a sad meme and a parody of itself.
It may not be very accurate (who cares anyway, the Rai men can suck Vulcan's dick ), the truncated battles showcase all the budget constraints and S02 definitely suffers from tribulations due to condensing three seasons in one, but it's still very much worth anyone's time. Don't be fools, just watch the thing, gerrae!
It has some fine acting, and although a lot of the history in it is awful (though surprisingly it does reference a lot of obscure details and events), it sparked my interest in classical history (I was always primarily interested in the middle ages).
I was always sad that James Purefoy's (Mark Antony) career never took off after Rome. He stole every scene in this, and definitely had the makings of a leading man.
It has some fine acting, and although a lot of the history in it is awful (though surprisingly it does reference a lot of obscure details and events), it sparked my interest in classical history (I was always primarily interested in the middle ages).
I was always sad that James Purefoy's (Mark Antony) career never took off after Rome. He stole every scene in this, and definitely had the makings of a leading man.
So very true, I even felt the urge to check the actor's Wikipedia midway through the watch because I feared that he had died, go figure. Then I eventually started remembering about his various (side) roles over the years and made peace with my memory. Still, it really is a crime that he never took off. The guy playing adult Octavian had it even worse, his performance perhaps wasn't as remarkable despite being fitting to the character (since in that case being a cold, apathetic and expressionless cunning cunt was a plus) but apparently he just quit acting after Rome.
Purefoy is still doing shows it seems, he'll show up sooner or later. I also like his acting. Ironclad was a cool movie, but already from 10 years it seems...
There must have been a door there in the wall, when I came in.
Truly gone fishing.
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No news from Rome, apologies in advance for the bump. We must however keep the tradition alive and prompt more lazy Humpii like myself to finally watch the show. No actors, prostitutes or unclean tradesmen can attend!
they should've PUMPED money into this!
