Rome - General Discussion

[T Summer]

 ROME

 Series

 HBO

2005-2007

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

2 seasons consisting of 10-12 episodes. Recently rerun on HBO on Nov. 1st  + 2nd, 2024

 

 

Please and thank you!

 

LMK if other info is needed

[Maisiesmom]

I watched this when it first came out. I liked it so much I have it on DVD. Wonderful acting on everyones part-the storyline was a little wonky but I thought the acting made up for it. I really liked the friendship between Vorenus and Titus Pullo (rest in peace, Ray Stevenson) and the costumes were very beautiful. I wish there would have been another season to see how things played out with Octavian but it seems HBO and the BBC ran out of $$$ since the show was very expensive to film. Anyway, great show and I would recommend it to anyone.

[T Summer]

@MaisiesmomSame! It's one of only 3 DVD sets I own. I'm going to put a 45+ min. Youtube video behind a spoiler tag for you and others who've already watched the series. If you haven't seen it, it goes into the 5 planned seasons 😥 and what happened to make it only two. I found it  pretty interesting.

Spoiler

 

For those new to ROME

 

HBO showed the two seasons of ROME a few days ago 11/2 + 11/3/24, I believe. If they repeat it like they have a few other series that haven't  aired in years, I strongly suggest watching this  fabulous series! It does contain  graphic violence, strong language and sexual content.

 

Here's a little sample w/out spoilers. The two soldiers Vorenus (Kevin Mckidd) and Pullo (Ray Stevenson) are the the main characters  in the series set  in the times of Caeser, Mark Antony and Cleopatra.

 

[Maisiesmom]

Wow!!  Thank you, T Summer for the link. Very interesting! I always heard about how expensive it is to film in Italy but now I know why! Still wish they could have done all 5 seasons but I am grateful for what we got. Thanks again!

[JustHereForFood]

It was ok, I liked how it combined both the famous figures and some regular fictional characters that showed us more about the everyday life. But it was sometimes pretty over-the-top and it was funny how the same two characters always managed to get involved in the major stuff 😆. So much that, if I remember correctly, 

Spoiler

the people who killed Caesar had to plan how to get rid of Vorenus, otherwise he would probably foil their plans.