Rome - "Utica" - 10/30
11-01-05 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil L.
I felt bad for Pullo. He looked all sad cause I guess he sorta is feeling like his buddy Vorenus is selling out and leaving him behind.
He's either sad because Vorenus is leaving him behind or because he did not have anyone to return to. Probably both.
11-01-05 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Geofferson
Agreed. The look on his face when he sees Vorenus and his wife/family embrace upon returning to Rome...so sad.
He's either sad because Vorenus is leaving him behind or because he did not have anyone to return to. Probably both.
He's either sad because Vorenus is leaving him behind or because he did not have anyone to return to. Probably both.
I am hoping Caesar remembers him next. He could be another Plebe senator.
11-01-05 | 03:46 PM
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That was also the greatest backpedal and reverse in TV history when the guy Vorenus pissed off showed up at Vorenus' house with all his goons, then spots Caesar's guard at the front door. 
11-02-05 | 11:14 PM
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Great ep, but what about Titus and Vorenus? Man I hope all is okay later as theyre the highlight of the show and should hopefully make it to season 2
Looks like Cleopatra is coming out again next week. I cant wait!
Looks like Cleopatra is coming out again next week. I cant wait!
11-03-05 | 05:22 PM
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rome premiered in the UK Last night on BBC2, and had 6 million viewers.
the US premiere on HBO had 3.8M
the US premiere on HBO had 3.8M
More than 6.6 million people tuned into the debut of BBC Two's historical epic series Rome, making it the most watched programme in its time slot.
There were 80 complaints about it, many concerning the graphic sex and violence scenes shown just after the watershed.
And some newspaper critics were less than impressed, with one writing it "makes little effort to draw an audience into its sprawling story".
The series is a collaboration between the BBC and US cable channel HBO.
Its debut gave BBC Two one of its highest ever ratings, and up 5.5 million on the same time slot last week.
It beat BBC One's Crimewatch with 4.5 million viewers and a screening of Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones on ITV1, which had a 3.5 million audience.
The BBC said it did not consider the amount of Rome complaints received to be excessive, given the size of the audience.
It added it had aired a warning about the nature of the programme ahead of transmission.
Following the debut of the series in the UK, Ian Johns of the Times wrote: "The performances in Rome are mostly dour - the women are as dull as they are beautiful - thanks to writing that has everyone simply speaking exactly what they're thinking.
"Only (Polly) Walker's Atia... and (Ray) Stevenson's brawling soldier are allowed any vim and vigour. "
'Meaty treat'
Christopher Howse in the Telegraph said: "This might be too much like half-forgotten schoolwork for comfort and, as in all first episodes, there was a lot of indigestible introduction."
Peter Paterson of the Daily Mail wrote: " Despite the strident publicity that this 11-part serial is the real McCoy, presenting Rome as it actually was in 52BC with all the dirt and grime, though thankfully not the smell, this the not the impression I got from watching last night's opening episode."
But Nancy Banks-Smith in The Guardian did make a positive comment about the show, calling it a "meaty treat" .
Before transmission of Rome, the BBC defended the use of graphic scenes of sex and violence.
"You can't understand that period of history unless it shocks you," writer and co-creator Bruno Heller.
There were 80 complaints about it, many concerning the graphic sex and violence scenes shown just after the watershed.
And some newspaper critics were less than impressed, with one writing it "makes little effort to draw an audience into its sprawling story".
The series is a collaboration between the BBC and US cable channel HBO.
Its debut gave BBC Two one of its highest ever ratings, and up 5.5 million on the same time slot last week.
It beat BBC One's Crimewatch with 4.5 million viewers and a screening of Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones on ITV1, which had a 3.5 million audience.
The BBC said it did not consider the amount of Rome complaints received to be excessive, given the size of the audience.
It added it had aired a warning about the nature of the programme ahead of transmission.
Following the debut of the series in the UK, Ian Johns of the Times wrote: "The performances in Rome are mostly dour - the women are as dull as they are beautiful - thanks to writing that has everyone simply speaking exactly what they're thinking.
"Only (Polly) Walker's Atia... and (Ray) Stevenson's brawling soldier are allowed any vim and vigour. "
'Meaty treat'
Christopher Howse in the Telegraph said: "This might be too much like half-forgotten schoolwork for comfort and, as in all first episodes, there was a lot of indigestible introduction."
Peter Paterson of the Daily Mail wrote: " Despite the strident publicity that this 11-part serial is the real McCoy, presenting Rome as it actually was in 52BC with all the dirt and grime, though thankfully not the smell, this the not the impression I got from watching last night's opening episode."
But Nancy Banks-Smith in The Guardian did make a positive comment about the show, calling it a "meaty treat" .
Before transmission of Rome, the BBC defended the use of graphic scenes of sex and violence.
"You can't understand that period of history unless it shocks you," writer and co-creator Bruno Heller.
11-04-05 | 12:31 AM
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11-04-05 | 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Daniel-A
Why did they have to retire from military service? I still see Caesar's guard roaming all over Rome with him. I'm sure Pullo would do well at that.
I don't think they had to. But when there were no active campaigns, soldiers were expected to go back to their normal lives. Those guards roaming the city are little more than policeman/body gaurds, that would be a major step down for a Prefect of Evocati and a soldier of Pullo's caliber.
12-10-05 | 11:33 PM
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From: Bartertown due to it having a better economy than where I really live.
Originally Posted by Tommy Ceez
In the 18th century, NY was obsessed with naming cities after classical locations
Ithaca
Rome
Utica
Syracuse
