ROME season finale tonight

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:21 pm

I can't wait!!

I have been very happy with the series overall. The last episode with the arena rocked!

I would say for history buffs it about 80% accurate, with rest they filling in some depth to make up for what we really do not know.

Sad to see it end, have to wait for second season. Good news Sopranos will be back right after Superbowll I heard. WOOT!!!

peterpan · Post by **peterpan** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:23 pm

did you see last Episode ?
Holy **** what a fight !
Today they are gonna kill Caesar i think

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:00 pm

Yep pretty sure..and next season will probably be focused around Octavian (Augustus) fighting with Anthony who is going to take over.

Illini25 · Post by **Illini25** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:36 pm

Augustus wrote:Yep pretty sure..and next season will probably be focused around Octavian (Augustus) fighting with Anthony who is going to take over.

And you can Pullo being Octavian's main body guard or something along those lines.

Brutus will kill Ceasar in this episode...I mean, it happened, LOL. Damn, I can't wait!!

That fight scene was just awesome! And easily the bloodiest episode of the whole series. (so far)

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:40 pm

Illini25 wrote: And you can Pullo being Octavian's main body guard or something along those lines.

Brutus will kill Ceasar in this episode...I mean, it happened, LOL. Damn, I can't wait!!

That fight scene was just awesome! And easily the bloodiest episode of the whole series. (so far)

Yeah I am glad they did not kill Pullo...he is one of my favorite chaaracters

I thought for sure he be killed in arena.

I heard it is doing real good rating wise in Europe, which is good.

Illini25 · Post by **Illini25** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:46 pm

Augustus wrote:Yeah I am glad they did not kill Pullo...he is one of my favorite chaaracters

I thought for sure he be killed in arena.

I heard it is doing real good rating wise in Europe, which is good.

Same here...thought he was a dead man, LOL. Pullo is definitely my favorite character. Just a simple type of guy..all he does is eat, drink and *uck, LOL. Plus, finding a beautifull girl tied to a wagon full of gold! Always in the right place at the right time. Never mess with the 13th legion.

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:47 pm

Yeah I felt bad for him when he found out his girl was not into him...

Illini25 · Post by **Illini25** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:48 pm

........thread to be continued after the episode

Be Back Later

Illini25 · Post by **Illini25** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:52 pm

Wow!!!! Im already begging for more!! When does season II start? lol.

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:54 pm

OH man what a season finale....

Man i cant wait..i heard late 2006

i cant beleive vorenus wife though...so sad

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:54 pm

Talk about a woman scorned huh?
The scene with the Senators up in the Balcony had me rolling. It just sounded so familiar. Reminded me of someone here.

The one thing I always find funny with this show is Italians with British accents

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:56 pm

BTW Im ready for Deadwood and Entourage to come back already. Those are 2 good shows. I hope they extend the time for entourage.

Illini25 · Post by **Illini25** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:59 pm

Augustus wrote:
i cant beleive vorenus wife though...so sad

Yeah, that one suprised me. She was damn hot as well! LOL. For a second when Vorenus was holding that knife, I thought he was going to stick himself, but as soon I saw his wife go up on the last rail...I was like "noooooo!"

So probably the same time the first season aired eh? Well, we have Soprano's and Deadwood to hold us over. Not too shabby!!

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 11:42 pm

Got hooked on the show. I wish the second season were sooner. The website says the next 12 episodes will start filming in March of 2006 and debut early 2007. That blows.

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:42 am

bigmo66 wrote:Got hooked on the show. I wish the second season were sooner. The website says the next 12 episodes will start filming in March of 2006 and debut early 2007. That blows.

Yeah that about right for HBO...I guess I was off.

Hopefully Sopranos and Deadwood keep us busy for a while then maybe entourgae to hold us till next season.

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:06 am

season finale allready??

I just got into the show about couple months ago...I love it. Not happy to hear we have to wait a whole year or more before season 2 though

Pullo is one of my fav characters too...

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:01 am

Here an article I founbd, btw i was wrong about sopranos they are starting in March

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/tv/article.a ... 1109990001

In strict viewer terms, HBO calls "Rome" a success because, while its Sunday totals are not overwhelming, it accumulates more than 7 million viewers a week during its multiple showings.

Mr. Albrecht announced only a couple of weeks into its run that he was renewing the series for another season. But in the interview he said, "That ship hasn't entirely sailed yet."

The reason, he said, has nothing to do with how well "Rome" turned out. Mainly, the issue has been money. "Rome" was wildly expensive, costing an estimated $100 million. It initially experienced debilitating production delays, fueling rumors that it was a troubled show. Once it was on the air and was seen to be a quality production, Mr. Albrecht said, those rumors subsided.

But he said those delays meant he had only a short window of time to retain a hold on the actors, which was why he renewed the series so quickly. For now, that means ordering scripts, which will be difficult to write because they need to cover the complicated period following the fall of Caesar.

"The real reason why, even though I ordered the show, we haven't formally gone into production, is how long it's going to take," he said. " 'Rome' won't be back until, at the earliest, March of 2007. Which makes you say to yourself: When I bring the show back, can I build an audience?"

Long interruptions have never cooled viewers' ardor for "The Sopranos," but Mr. Albrecht acknowledged that those layoffs had not been ideal for scheduling. "Part of the challenge for us is to figure a way to be a little more flexible," he said.

He is already demonstrating a bit of that flexibility, rethinking his plan to bring back the western drama "Deadwood" in March at 10 p.m. on Sundays following "The Sopranos." Now, Mr. Albrecht said, he thinks the best move for the HBO's future would be to slot its new drama, "Big Love," in that position to direct some of the hordes of "Sopranos" fans to what he says he hopes will be HBO's next significant cultural phenomenon.

"Big Love," a family drama like none other on television, deals with a regular American dad who happens to have three wives and families. The issue of polygamy in the show, set in Utah, is sure to stir debate, and HBO will be only too happy to be in the middle of it.

HBO loved the chatter that accompanied the run of the Hollywood comedy "Entourage" this year, a sign, HBO executives suggest, that the show may be about to take off the way "Sex and the City" did after a couple seasons. Mr. Albrecht has ordered 20 more episodes of "Entourage."

This addresses why it is taking so long for Rome to come back and makes a lot of sense.

Illini25 · Post by **Illini25** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:53 am

GH,

You mean you didnt' see all of those teaser trailers for the Soprano's before and after Rome?

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:25 pm

Illini25 wrote:GH,

You mean you didnt' see all of those teaser trailers for the Soprano's before and after Rome?

LOL no...i put Rome right as the opening theme came on..and as soon as credits were there...I turned off the TV

what is cool is my wife likes the show long with me..which is rare because most shows I enjoy have too much violence and profanity and she can only take so much...she hates deadwood...she does enjoy sopranos though