Rome: HBO Series

[marque1d]

Re: Rome: HBO Series

I tried to watch the show when it first premiered but didn't really get into it but I guess I'll give it another shot.

[trobinson97]

Re: Rome: HBO Series

Yeah I watched the first season, really good show. I'm looking forward to the next/last season too.

[Kelverin]

Re: Rome: HBO Series

I tried to watch the show when it first premiered but didn't really get into it but I guess I'll give it another shot.

I felt the same way. The first three episodes are directed by Michael Apted, the series gets MUCH better after that. Great show!

[sven]

Re: Rome: HBO Series

For those who dont know. After filming the first 3 episodes they stopped production and retooled things a bit because they weren't quite happy with where the show was going either. So from episode 4 on the show really picks up. Though I dont think the first three eps were all that bed in their own right.

[marque1d]

Re: Rome: HBO Series

It was more about the characters being foreign to me and thought most the storylines tied in but some did the looked-a-like and I wasn't getting the names and stuff. And episode one and was kinda hard to follow but after finishing the first 3 even I knew it was going to pay off. And I guess it's too quick for me to rank it but heres yet another show that's above The Sopranos. (And this is from a Sopranos supporter/defender who liked season's 4 and 5 and isn't looking for a main charter to be off'ed every episode, just b/c the end is near doesn't mean everyone has to die some of them can liver happily ever after )

Anyway I really ended up liking the show it's not at SFU level but it gives The Wire a real run for it's money. Im glad I got pressured into watching it. Sometimes the pace seems slow but really a lot happened and maybe 3 or 4 seasons run then call it a series is a good approach. It's not HBO is going to but out a bad show so I guess I'll always step up to the plate and have whatever they serve next. When they first announced the show, I figured they were trying to cash in on the buzz from Gladiator. I want to say I remember hearing about the show back in 03 and I just somewhat wrote it off because of the scale that would be required for a show like that. I figured there would be no way that they could afford to make it authentic. BUT I WAS WRONG. This post is way too long but it was great and thanks for the recommendation. HBO will aways shine because they a willing to challenge their viewers on all levels. Just think about the dialect and vocabulary, truly unprecedented.