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SycoShaman
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Posted: Thu, 1st Sep 2005 22:25 Post subject: Rome (HBO TV Series) |
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Anyone watch this new show? Its on HBO (in america) and TMN (in canada)..I dont know what those pay channels would be in Europe, sorry
Anyway, its about caeser's rise to power and all the little things that went on in roman life and shit.
The storyline and actors are all great and the fighting scenes...well, they easily rival braveheart in terms of blood and guts and realism...top knotch show I say and gunna be watching it everyweek
I'd suggest it to anyone who was a fan of Brave Heart or Gladiator (although this kicks Gladiators ass - russel crowe and jaquin phoneix are fuckin homo's, no matter how u look at it they are bawty bwoys).
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Posted: Thu, 1st Sep 2005 22:45 Post subject: |
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I like how it wasn't censored.
Felt rather authentic, I'm impressed.
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Posted: Fri, 2nd Sep 2005 00:09 Post subject: |
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This really really hurts me. I am a big fan of the roman civilization and I know a great deal about the romans and I really love everything about them I have seen every movie and all series about romans and now this kick ass show comes up and ofcourse we don't get it here.... GG....
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fisk
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Posted: Fri, 2nd Sep 2005 00:32 Post subject: |
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A pity Pizda2, this is really worthwhile. You would really appreciate it.
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Posted: Fri, 2nd Sep 2005 03:57 Post subject: |
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Was it better then the first episode of lost?
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SycoShaman
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Posted: Mon, 5th Sep 2005 01:18 Post subject: |
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Rome is on tonight
9pm on TMN 1 or its corresponding HBO channel 
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Posted: Mon, 5th Sep 2005 01:57 Post subject: |
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SycoShaman
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Posted: Mon, 5th Sep 2005 02:13 Post subject: |
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lol Piz
What country u in? Its prolly on ur version of HBO or TMN. Same channels as Six Feet Under and Deadwood (i think) and the Soprano's
Do u have cable/digital cable/sat? If u do, its prolly on some channel, just look for it try the movie channels and shit.
Thank God I have a Dvr lol Im gunna record ever episode and then watch them all, like a super long movie lol...an hour show every week just sucks lol
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SycoShaman
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Posted: Mon, 5th Sep 2005 02:21 Post subject: |
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AnimalMother wrote: | Was it better then the first episode of lost? |
I dont know why ur so in love with Lost. Its not bad, but there's something about the acting i dont like.
Whatever's clever right? or whatever floats ur boat but I dunno, Lost just doesnt do it for me.
Then again, im not really into make-believe shit ya know? Im more of a history, documentary type of guy. I like Rome cause I find that time period interesting and it seems pretty accurate in terms of historical content and stuff.
If Im not watching something like that or a movie, my tv is on one of the following channels: Discovery Channel, Discovery Channel Civilizations, Tech channel, National Geographic channel, Military channel, history channel, A & E, TLC (although they suck now, all that slack ass home decorating bullshit), Much Loud (metal music video station - well, sometimes they play good shit lol), Documentary Channel, Biography Channel, Discovery Channel Health (they have alot of spy type shit on that channel for some reason) and prolly some other type of info/doc/bio/hist channels i cant think of at the moment.

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Ispep
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Posted: Fri, 9th Sep 2005 13:34 Post subject: |
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Watched the first episode. It was good, I enjoyed it and I'll be watching it from now on. But for me it is a mini-series made for a modern audience. It can't be subtle, it can't develop, it has to explode. The show tries to cram in as much as it can in as little time as it can and makes an effort to whack you on the head every couple of minutes to make sure you are still awake. I don't like this kind of programming a great deal, it's just too forced for me to accept.
That's not to say it isn't entertaining but unlike other TV serials which find a place on my hard-drive, DVD collection or whatever; this will be deleted as soon as I've watched it.
But certainty worth watching, if not (from what I can ascertain and judge from past experiences) anything particularly great.
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Posted: Mon, 12th Sep 2005 22:34 Post subject: |
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fisk wrote: | I like how it wasn't censored.
Felt rather authentic, I'm impressed. |
Agreed, it feels raw, and that's not very common, especially not in tv series.
"Why not just shut up and have people only think you are a moron instead of opening your mouth and removing all doubt." -Mark Twain
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Posted: Tue, 13th Sep 2005 02:22 Post subject: |
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Did anyone notice the small "diss" (or honorary reference?) of Gladiator in ep. 3?
One of the senators starts to make an analogy of a "certain sea-serpent" (no doubt the one that allows it's prey to nibble at it before striking to kill it), where the man he's speaking to (I believe it's Pompei) cuts his monologue short and tell him that there are matters of greater importance to focus on.
My guess is that this is a stab at Ridley Scott's tendency to present dull, boring narrative - but that's just my theory.
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Also, there's a scene where a man and a woman are walking towards a side-room (quite obviously horny) where there's a blind child walking in front of them with a bow and arrow.
I believe this is a reference to Cupid, and the fact that "love is blind".
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SycoShaman
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Posted: Wed, 14th Sep 2005 02:56 Post subject: |
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fisk wrote: | Did anyone notice the small "diss" (or honorary reference?) of Gladiator in ep. 3?
One of the senators starts to make an analogy of a "certain sea-serpent" (no doubt the one that allows it's prey to nibble at it before striking to kill it), where the man he's speaking to (I believe it's Pompei) cuts his monologue short and tell him that there are matters of greater importance to focus on.
My guess is that this is a stab at Ridley Scott's tendency to present dull, boring narrative - but that's just my theory.
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Also, there's a scene where a man and a woman are walking towards a side-room (quite obviously horny) where there's a blind child walking in front of them with a bow and arrow.
I believe this is a reference to Cupid, and the fact that "love is blind". |
I noticed the blind kid with arrows but the first thing u mentioned, i didnt. gunna watch episode 3 over again recorded on dvr and shit right
Was it when Kato and Pompei were arguing close to the beginning?
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Posted: Sun, 18th Sep 2005 12:27 Post subject: |
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This show is fucking amazing. Tits, violence and history all in one hour of TV entertainment. What more could you ask for?
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Posted: Tue, 20th Sep 2005 02:31 Post subject: |
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This show just keeps gettin better and better
I think were going to see a HUGE war scene in the next episode!!
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SycoShaman
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Posted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 00:04 Post subject: |
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Isnt Rome on the HBO/TMN british version?
Good thing I have a dvr...Im recording all the episodes so when this season ends, I can watch em all and it'll be like a huge movie...
Movies like braveheart, troy, alexander (that sucked tho, to much gayness) should be atleast 6 hours long in my opinion I just love the time period and cant get enough of it. The blood, guts, storyline and sex...great shit
And the way the guy's handle their wives? PRICELESS! I only wish it were like that nowadays 
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Posted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 03:06 Post subject: |
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SycoShaman wrote: | Isnt Rome on the HBO/TMN british version? |
Although it's a collaboration between HBO & BBC it hasn't been aired here yet. They say autumn so not too long a wait for the plebs.
Quote: | For the past 18 months, it has been looking out on the unfolding of Rome, an 11-part, $100m television epic being made by the BBC and the award-winning HBO. |
Providing they don't coc things up before it ends then there'll no doubt be a second season. I wonder what event it would focus on?
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SycoShaman
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Posted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 03:25 Post subject: |
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I dunno, it'd be awesome to see where they would go with a second season...basically its like an 11 hour movie, cut into hour parts...thats how it feels, the quality and realism, completely astounding
Sucks u guys dont get it yet....I wonder if its gunna be edited a little in britian? it prolly will if it shown on regular tv as oppose to cable/satellite.
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Posted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 20:57 Post subject: |
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SycoShaman wrote: | I dunno, it'd be awesome to see where they would go with a second season |
Good thing they didn't call it Julius Caesar then, eh? There's a lot of good stuff happening even after his murder.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/ae/tv/3352554
2007 is a long wait though.
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Posted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 22:36 Post subject: |
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indiana wrote: | SycoShaman wrote: | I dunno, it'd be awesome to see where they would go with a second season |
Good thing they didn't call it Julius Caesar then, eh? There's a lot of good stuff happening even after his murder.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/ae/tv/3352554
2007 is a long wait though. |
2007 for the next season?
And Im well read when it comes to Roman history and that time period
Ive never been a big fan of caesar,all he is, is a fuckin huge meglomaniac that hides behind the assumption that he's 'for the people'.
It'd be cool if the creators of Rome did a Rome-like series, but about Alexander. The Alexander movie, with Colin Farrel, is complete shit - except the fighting scenes, which are pretty decent. Far to much homosexuality (everyone knows the greeks and italians were all fags back then - most of rome was queer/bisexual - women were there just to procreate), not enough interesting character development, pure choice when it comes to the lead character, and the list gooes on....
I think the guys who made Rome would cast an Alexander that actually gives the impression of being a Great, War-King...not some fassy bwoy like colin farrel...
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Posted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 22:55 Post subject: |
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I think the whole battle sequence thing is boring myself. As for the homosexual theme, well - Oliver Stone did it in a half-assed manner that was neither convincing nor interesting; thus on that basis I agree with you - the acting was forced as well - but I didn't really think the film as a whole was particularly bad (I watched it, and for the most part enjoyed it as cinema should be - not saying it was a classic).
Quote: | I think the guys who made Rome would cast an Alexander that actually gives the impression of being a Great, War-King...not some fassy bwoy like colin farrel... |
It's just a different angle modern directors like to take. A kind of, let's throw our modern understanding of the world onto the past.
Take Joan of Arc for example. Now there is a bad film. Maybe it is because I like the story more, I don't know, but Luc Besson and his wife made a really poor rendition on so many levels.
oh and you can count on Rome being edited on coming to the UK. The BBC will not show this kind of thing let me tell you. Personally; I don't like this kind of programming style, it's explotitive.
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SycoShaman
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Posted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 23:04 Post subject: |
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Ispep wrote: | I think the whole battle sequence thing is boring myself. As for the homosexual theme, well - Oliver Stone did it in a half-assed manner that was neither convincing nor interesting; thus on that basis I agree with you - the acting was forced as well - but I didn't really think the film as a whole was particularly bad (I watched it, and for the most part enjoyed it as cinema should be - not saying it was a classic).
Quote: | I think the guys who made Rome would cast an Alexander that actually gives the impression of being a Great, War-King...not some fassy bwoy like colin farrel... |
It's just a different angle modern directors like to take. A kind of, let's throw our modern understanding of the world onto the past.
Take Joan of Arc for example. Now there is a bad film. Maybe it is because I like the story more, I don't know, but Luc Besson and his wife made a really poor rendition on so many levels.
oh and you can count on Rome being edited on coming to the UK. The BBC will not show this kind of thing let me tell you. Personally; I don't like this kind of programming style, it's explotitive. |
Quote: | As for the homosexual theme, well - Oliver Stone did it in a half-assed manner that was neither convincing nor interesting; |
Dude...how could anyone make the homosexual angle interesting in alexander...well, i guess if the viewer was queer then they'd be able to say if the angle was interesting or not..
As for Joan of Arc, yeah man, the actors did a piss poor job in that movie. The story is far more interesting than that movie - i'd rather read about Joan of Arc then watch the movie.
How is Rome expolitive? The go to great lengths to show realism. If ur talking about the sex/nudity...well, first off there was a lot of nudity in those days (like ppl showering in public baths, or things of the sort). Secondly, the sex scenes arent explicit and show the same amount of nudity the Sun newspaper (euro one, on NA one) shows, tits.
If ur talking about the gore...well, thats realism. If im watching a movie that is supposed to portray war and the guys gettin shot, stabbed, whatever, aren't bleeding or something like that, why bother watching it? It takes away from the realism and from that point on, u dont know if the creator omitted anything else that he/she thought was wrong or disgusting, but could have been important...
I dunno, I like my tv viewing to be 'real' if that makes any sense at all.

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