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Originally posted by Pauly:


Actually I am on a desert Island, and the only way I can get to watch Rome is if I buy the DVD.

Skip television. Play cricket.

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Originally posted by Pauly:

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Originally posted by spo:
No one said you were on a desert island and could only have one Roman mini-series. Watch em both.

Actually I am on a desert Island, and the only way I can get to watch Rome is if I buy the DVD.

You cannot rent it? In that case buy it. You will thank me.

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Originally posted by Neil K.:

Also, Pullo and Vorenus ending up on opposite sides was foreshadow as soon as they tied themselves to Octavian and Antony.

Maybe they are done fighting,at least Pullo anyway, who knows for sure though?

Who know given where the writers are taking things? Last episode was seemingly about torture, Vorenus's children and Timon's home life. Last season, Timon seemingly had no family and occassionally serviced Atia. Now, he has a devoted family and a brother who stands in as his conscious. Why this is being brought in now is a mystery to me. The torture was completely gratuitous and the recovery of the children overplayed. I also don't know why they have given Agrippa the hots for Octavia.

Neil

Rome or Grammy Awards tonight?

Sir,
In 38 minutes I will be watching Rome. I have never watched the Grammy Awards and now would be a bad time to start...cause Rome is on.

Great episode last night! Lots of intrigue. Can't wait until next week!

I agree. Great episode. By far the best this season.

BTW, interesting article on Rome in Salon.

Neil

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Originally posted by Neil K.:
I agree. Great episode. By far the best this season.

BTW, interesting article on Rome in Salon.

Neil

Greatness!!

Thoroughly enjoyed season 1 on DVD this past summer. I’ll wait for season 2 on DVD this summer.

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Originally posted by GreenDrazi:
Thoroughly enjoyed season 1 on DVD this past summer. I’ll wait for season 2 on DVD this summer.

Greeny... good to see you!

Do not miss this season.

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Originally posted by Neil K.:
I agree. Great episode. By far the best this season.

BTW, interesting article on Rome in Salon.

Neil

Interesting indeed! Even more fascinating is how they can fit 4 paragraphs of Bush bashing into a review of a television show about ancient Rome.

Oh, wait...it's Salon...that explains it!

Yes, there was some criticism of the Administration's foreign policy. That is the author's usual beat. I tend to gloss over that sort of stuff if it isn't all that relevent to the article.

Regardless of political bent, comparisons of Rome to the reigning empire at the time seem to be nearly required of any overarching discussion.

Neil

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Originally posted by spo:
Sir,
In 38 minutes I will be watching Rome. I have never watched the Grammy Awards and now would be a bad time to start...cause Rome is on.

20 minutes to go...

W+A, I was on top of it. I am going to miss this show when it's gone.

Rome is back this week.

That slave girl Gaia makes me hot.

So does Polly Walker.

This week's episode was fairly good in terms of the actions of the nobles. I liked seeing the machination of the Second Triumvirate and how the writers lead to Antony's wedding.

The plot relating to the masses was less interesting. I remained perplexed by the purpose of the whole Timon thread.

As for Gaia, she has her appeal (although I prefer Pullo's wife) but her character is behaving as if she's in a porn flick. Will the pizza delivery boy be next?

Neil

Ready spo?

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Originally posted by Neil K.:


(although I prefer Pullo's wife)

Neil

She truly had no equal. I was hoping they would bring her back this season in Pullo's dreams.

I would wager that Gaia was not responsible for polo's wife...

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Originally posted by Jfont:
I would wager that Gaia was not responsible for polo's wife...

well, i guess i'm wrong!

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Ready spo?

You know it. I never miss an episode.

Only one episode left.

That Cleopatra sure did Mark Antony in. Eye make-up, earings. They were beginning to look like Flock of Seagulls or Human Leauge.

I can't wait till Antony and Cleopatra commit suicide.

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Originally posted by Jfont:
I would wager that Gaia was not responsible for polo's wife...

I'm confused by this, weren't you watching the show where she bought the poison and put it into her drink? It wasn't exactly a mystery.

Sunday's episode was absolutely the best in the series and one of the best things I've seen on TV in a number of years. So many of the scenes were well acted and had excellent direction. I also think the set designs improved this year and that was really on display in the views of Egypt.