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Rome - The Complete First Season (0375812121)
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| (HBO Dramatic Series) Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people; epicenter of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute control. But now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excess. After eight years of war, two soldiers, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient Rome. A serialized drama of love and betrayal, masters and slaves, husbands and wives, ROME chronicles a turbulent era that saw the death of the republic and the birth of an empire. DVD Features:
Other:Friends, Romans, Countrymen--Introduction to the characters of Rome. All Roads Lead to Rome interactive onscreen guide prepared by the series' historical consultant, Jonathan Stamp.
Other:All Roads Lead to Rome interactive onscreen guide prepared by the series' historical consultant, Jonathan Stamp.
Other:All Roads Lead to Rome interactive onscreen guide prepared by the series' historical consultant, Jonathan Stamp.
Other:Shot x Shot: Caesar's Triump--Detailing the production of the epic Episode 10 triumph scene. All Roads Lead to Rome interactive onscreen guide prepared by the series' historical consultant, Jonathan Stamp.
Other:Shot x Shot: Gladiator--A closer look at the thrilling Episode 11 fight sequence.
Featurette:The Rise of Rome--Behind-the-scenes featurette on sets, wardrobe and actor?s boot camp.
Photo gallery:Photo gallery with over 50 never-before-seen images.
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Author: Guest
I'm admittedly biased, but for me, "I, Claudius" set the standard for television shows about the Roman Empire. All other attempts make me think of "Monty Python's Life of Brian."
"Rome" is to "The Sopranos" what "I, Claudius" is to "The Godfather." The latter two are epic and Shakespearean. The HBO shows are lavishly produced, well-acted, and nice to look at. I was never bored, but neither was I taken to the heights to which truly great drama can bring you.
Good, but not great.
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Author: Guest
Please don't prejudge Rome. Not what you expect. It is clever, and often very, very funny. Watch it more than once, or you will miss a lot of interesting details. Fascinating characters. Great fun! We love this show!!
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Author: Guest
This is an outstanding FICTIONAL TELEVISION SERIES. Unlike certain movies pertaining to antiquity that have been out recently, this show does NOT claim to be the historical truth. It tells a riveting story based on historical events. Moreover, it shows more actual research on ancient Rome than most other fictional accounts. In fact, I'm hard pressed to think of a non-documentary movie or a show on antiquity that was as accurate as the previous reviewer expects this show to be.
The details on the culture of ancient Rome were amazingly well-researched, even more-so than some so-called documentaries. Even Pullo and Vorenus are names of men actually listed in Caesar's legions. Suetonius (who is not historical gospel by any means, but we're talking entertainment here) also mentions gossip about a relationship between Caesar and Augustus.
But more importantly, this is entertainment, and it is successful entertainment.
If you're expecting lots of blood and gore and battle scenes, then bewarned, this show focuses more on politics and intrigue (especially intrigue) than it does military battles. Frankly, I find that refreshing, as most movies of late dealing with antiquity focus mainly on battles and fighting. There is, however, a rather unlikely gladiator scene in one of the episodes.
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Author: Guest
Very exciting series, with certain episodes that were spellbinding. OTOH, the historical inaccuracies were outrageous, and many important episodes were completely glossed over. Perhaps out of fear of interpreting Caesar incorrectly, too much of the series was without Caesar, and the fine actor who portrayed him, Ciaran Hinds.
Caesar in Alexandria was glossed over, with no treatment given to Caesar's long campaign against overwhelming odds, in the city center, nor his relationship with Cleopatra afterwards.
Alexandria looked like a sandbox, and was not representative of the city. The idea that Caesarion was not Caesar's son, but Pullo's was frankly insulting to Caesar. Lastly, taking the intellectual Octavian, and having him have an affair with his sister, under the guise that Roman's morals were different than todays, was counterintuitive to historical documents, and also not represented in the plot of the series...it just seemed fake. The last scene of Verenius and his wife, to make way for Caesar's death was as bad as the series has stooped to, and counter to the discipline we were were led to believe Vorenius had. Caesar's triumphal march looked like junk ( where was Arsinoe? ). The Gaul cheftain was supposedly ripped apart by a mob, not the way it was shown.
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Author: Guest
This series is off to a stellar start! I was VERY impressed by the first episode. True, a great many characters were introduced, but what do you expect? You have to get the pieces onto the board before.
This series has a lot of sex scenes which I like but their is less blood and gore, I expected it to be more like the movie "Gladiator".
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