Rome

[Josephus]

I think most of us did like it...the only ones that didn't were the history grognards who demanded that it doesn't stray from any historical fact; and that there weren't enough battles. But, and it has been a while since I've seen it; there were some nice lesbian scenes in Season Two.

[Galrion]

Enjoyed it alot.  Keeping in mind that it was a historical drama, not history helps.

[Ed Anger]

I think most of us did like it...the only ones that didn't were the history grognards who demanded that it doesn't stray from any historical fact; and that there weren't enough battles. But, and it has been a while since I've seen it; there were some nice lesbian scenes in Season Two.

I fell into the "not enough cool battles" camp. Too much jaw-jaw, not enough Legions.

[Tamas]

I think most of us did like it...the only ones that didn't were the history grognards who demanded that it doesn't stray from any historical fact; and that there weren't enough battles. But, and it has been a while since I've seen it; there were some nice lesbian scenes in Season Two.

I fell into the "not enough cool battles" camp. Too much jaw-jaw, not enough Legions.

Plenty of nekkid women though.

[Ed Anger]

I fell into the "not enough cool battles" camp. Too much jaw-jaw, not enough Legions.

Plenty of nekkid women though.

Even that gets old. And the giant wang didn't help.

[Sheilbh]

I think most of us did like it...the only ones that didn't were the history grognards who demanded that it doesn't stray from any historical fact; and that there weren't enough battles. But, and it has been a while since I've seen it; there were some nice lesbian scenes in Season Two.

I fell into the "not enough cool battles" camp. Too much jaw-jaw, not enough Legions.

I'm a fan of I, Claudius which couldn't even afford more than 4 sets so the lack of battles and lots of talking isn't an issue for me

Over halfway on the first season.  Brutus is growing on me, I like the sense that he's weighed down by his family name.  I love Pompey.

[Tamas]

giant wang or no giant wang, not to mention lack of battles, awesome series.

I also liked Brutus and Pompey, and in general I think all the major actors were successful in giving you a sense of the characters motives. I could not really name any which was a real disappointment.

[Martinus]

Like Sheilbh, I am a big fan of I, Claudius, so also don't need a lot of bells and whistles to be happy. One thing though that annoys me in today's historical series (see: Tudors) is that some of them adopt a sort of "modern people in historical costume" approach, where everyone has perfect hair, perfect teeth, perfect skin etc. How does "Rome" address this?

[Sheilbh]

That doesn't hugely bother me.  But, for what it's worth the characters here seem to look right as far as I can tell.

[grumbler]

Like Sheilbh, I am a big fan of I, Claudius, so also don't need a lot of bells and whistles to be happy. One thing though that annoys me in today's historical series (see: Tudors) is that some of them adopt a sort of "modern people in historical costume" approach, where everyone has perfect hair, perfect teeth, perfect skin etc. How does "Rome" address this?

Like today's historical series, and yesterday's, the characters have perfect teeth, skin, hair, etc.  This doesn't annoy me, though.  That's the way things have been done since acting became as much about looks as skill; i.e. since "Hollywood" began.

[Syt]

where everyone has perfect hair, perfect teeth, perfect skin etc. How does "Rome" address this?

Not a problem, most of the cast are British.

[Norgy]

I enjoyed Rome after a while. It took me some time, though. First couple of episodes, I was really more interested in Polly Walker (Atia) and her boobs than the plot.

The casting was perfect, the plot better than average and I for one did not miss seeing lots and lots of battles just for the sake of it. The driving forces and development of the story was better served by keeping it somewhat low-key. And by that I don't mean the series were low-key, because it must have cost a fortune.

Also, Cicero isn't portrayed very flattering.

[Josephus]

Like Sheilbh, I am a big fan of I, Claudius, so also don't need a lot of bells and whistles to be happy. One thing though that annoys me in today's historical series (see: Tudors) is that some of them adopt a sort of "modern people in historical costume" approach, where everyone has perfect hair, perfect teeth, perfect skin etc. How does "Rome" address this?

Maybe. But the majority of people will probably not watch a tv series where the people were short, bald, and ugly with saggy tits and brown teeth.
The people need to be good looking, or the naked bits would be wasted. I mean really, when I see Octavia naked, I don't want to see underarm, leg hair and pubes that come up to her navel....

...but arguably, that's just me.

[garbon]

Indeed, I don't want to see ugly people.

[The Larch]

Like Sheilbh, I am a big fan of I, Claudius, so also don't need a lot of bells and whistles to be happy. One thing though that annoys me in today's historical series (see: Tudors) is that some of them adopt a sort of "modern people in historical costume" approach, where everyone has perfect hair, perfect teeth, perfect skin etc. How does "Rome" address this?

Do you mean just in the way they look or in the way they think and act? Because for the latter, IMO Rome does quite well, reflecting the totally different morality and way of life.