Rome (1 Viewer)

[Chadstroma]

An absolutely fantastic series - eventhough I thought it went out with a bit of a whimper last night for the finale. I was a little dissapointed Vorenus went out like that.HBO always pisses me off by cancelling these shows - but maybe that's what makes them so good?Dream OnBand of BrothersRomeDeadwood

I agree with you about Rome and I would add Soprano's although it has had a nice long run. Band of Brothers was not intended to go on and on... I mean..... the war was over. Actually, that brings up a good idea..... they could have had further seasons of other wars..... following different units in different wars in the same vein as Band of Brothers did with the Airborne in WWII

 

[koby925]

An absolutely fantastic series - eventhough I thought it went out with a bit of a whimper last night for the finale. I was a little dissapointed Vorenus went out like that.HBO always pisses me off by cancelling these shows - but maybe that's what makes them so good?Dream OnBand of BrothersRomeDeadwood

I agree with you about Rome and I would add Soprano's although it has had a nice long run. Band of Brothers was not intended to go on and on... I mean..... the war was over. Actually, that brings up a good idea..... they could have had further seasons of other wars..... following different units in different wars in the same vein as Band of Brothers did with the Airborne in WWII

You should check out The Wire also. I never watched it real time, but just finished the first season and I'm hooked. Gonna get the rest through Netflix.

 

[El Floppo]

Did Vorenus actually die at the end of the show? He looked like he died several times after he was stabbed then he would open his eyes again. Looked like he opened his eyes again at the very end. Maybe a sliver of a chance for the show to continue?Damn I hate that they are killing this show and it has me grasping for straws.

It was very vague.He certainly didn't look good at all but they never showed him actualy dead. He thought he was a goner though.

Pullo tells Octavius that Vorenus is "gone". I took that to mean gone to meet his maker.The Wire is about all that's left on HBO for me- and I can deal with renting that on DVD from now on. Big Love and Entourage didn't cut it for me.

 

[Chadstroma]

Two things happened last night:

1) My girlfriend who I just got hooked on both Soprano's and Rome said she is not going to watch any shows with me anymore because they all get canceled.

2) I realized, at this point, I have no reason to subsribe to HBO once Rome and the Soprano's end their shows.

 

[Sammy3469]

Did Vorenus actually die at the end of the show? He looked like he died several times after he was stabbed then he would open his eyes again. Looked like he opened his eyes again at the very end. Maybe a sliver of a chance for the show to continue?

Damn I hate that they are killing this show and it has me grasping for straws.

It was very vague.He certainly didn't look good at all but they never showed him actualy dead. He thought he was a goner though.

Pullo tells Octavius that Vorenus is "gone". I took that to mean gone to meet his maker.The Wire is about all that's left on HBO for me- and I can deal with renting that on DVD from now on. Big Love and Entourage didn't cut it for me.

That's debatable... that entire conversation was a dance where Octavius knew Pullo was lying the entire time, but didn't care. Whether that means Vorenus is dead or has simply taken his children elsewhere is up for discussion.

 

[El Floppo]

Did Vorenus actually die at the end of the show? He looked like he died several times after he was stabbed then he would open his eyes again. Looked like he opened his eyes again at the very end. Maybe a sliver of a chance for the show to continue?

Damn I hate that they are killing this show and it has me grasping for straws.

It was very vague.He certainly didn't look good at all but they never showed him actualy dead. He thought he was a goner though.

Pullo tells Octavius that Vorenus is "gone". I took that to mean gone to meet his maker.The Wire is about all that's left on HBO for me- and I can deal with renting that on DVD from now on. Big Love and Entourage didn't cut it for me.

That's debatable... that entire conversation was a dance where Octavius knew Pullo was lying the entire time, but didn't care. Whether that means Vorenus is dead or has simply taken his children elsewhere is up for discussion.

Hmmmm... ok- I can buy that. Funny- I saw the dance with everything else. With Vorenus, I assumed the only dancing was as to when and where he ultimately died- which I took to be in bed after being forgiven by the kids. But I definitely see your point.

 

[ooofffaaa]

Did Vorenus actually die at the end of the show? He looked like he died several times after he was stabbed then he would open his eyes again. Looked like he opened his eyes again at the very end. Maybe a sliver of a chance for the show to continue?

Damn I hate that they are killing this show and it has me grasping for straws.

It was very vague.He certainly didn't look good at all but they never showed him actualy dead. He thought he was a goner though.

Pullo tells Octavius that Vorenus is "gone". I took that to mean gone to meet his maker.The Wire is about all that's left on HBO for me- and I can deal with renting that on DVD from now on. Big Love and Entourage didn't cut it for me.

He also said the child was dead but that wasn't the case.

 

[houdini]

I thought that was a great scene when Vorinus is telling Caesarion about his father... who is actually Pullo. Octavian eventually murders Caesarion... but as far as the series goes, all Pullo had to do was to tell Octavian that the kid was his. This last epsisode should have been a two hour special. Ther is an awful lot to jam into 60 minutes now. The Battle of Acctium, the Pullo/Vorenus confrontation (they were careful to not show either character in the preview) suicides of Antony and Cleopatra, etc.

Frankly, I find it a bit hard to swallow that HBO has to keep killing their best shows (Deadwood) claiming it's too expensive. These character actors are cheap compared to the whole Soprano's series... and if the sets are already built, why is it too expensive? Especailly when the BBC is sharing the cost?

****MILD SPOILER ALERT****When Octavian is telling Pullo that Caesarion will have to be killed because Antony names him the king-in-waiting of Rome, I thought they sort of tried to kill a fly with a sledgehammer. They went to a lot of trouble to have Octavian spell out the whole thing, then you have to see the over-wrought reaction on Pullo's face. I thought that was a little bit cheesy. I mean, how could Pullo even know if the child was actually his? He spent one night with Cleopatra. What, now he's a doctor and knows about dates of conception, etc?

And I'd be willing to bet that they're going to work in the "Pullo intervening on his child's behalf" angle. They've already killed off Pullo's wife and child and made a big deal out of Pullo's killing of the whore after she reveals that she was the one who poisoned them. In the final episode, I could see Octavian attempting to kill Caesarion, Pullo intervenes, and is killed by Octavian or his guards.

Too bad that this series is ending, just as it was with Carnivale and Deadwood. With the vast popularity of these shows, I also find it strange that they keep ending them after short runs.

From S01E08's description at HBO.com:

Returning the princess safely to the capitol city requires a procession of men, lead by Vorenus and Pullo. Exalting in her freedom, Cleopatra contemplates Caesar's likeness on a coin and inhales from her pipe. "As long as Caesar's a man, I will have him," she announces to her slave, Charmian."It's only a shame he is not here today. My womb is at the flood. A child would come as sure as spring." With this the hazy princess gets an idea, and soon Vorenus is summoned inside the tent, instructed by Charmian to "enter" the princess. "I cannot do what you ask," he says, flustered. "It is not our custom...Roman men are not used by women in that way." When the slave insists and the princess poses seductively, he nearly gives in before stopping himself. "I am no slave to be commanded so. With all respect," he says, stalking out of the tent. Instead he uses his rank to summon Pullo: "report immediately to the Princess Cleopatra, and do as she says." A soldierly order beyond his wildest dreams, Pullo takes to the task with hearty enthusiasm, as the princess's attendants ululate at a fever pitch - keeping Vorenus awake.

Once she is safely returned to Alexandria, Cleopatra confronts her young brother. An iron shackle is attached to his ankle as two of his advisors are killed, their heads added to the spikes outside palace gates - alongside Lucius Septimius, the man who killed Pompey Magnus. Pullo and Vorenus are tasked with securing the palace gates, as Cleopatra and Caesar finally steal time alone. The young princess inquires as to whether the ruler's wife has given him a son. "A man without sons is a man without a future," she tells him, before changing the subject, advising him to secure the upriver ports to control Egypt. "If I wanted to control Egypt," he replies. Cleopatra insists he must - if he is to control Rome's grain supply. "Why rescue me so heroically from death, if not to use me as your puppet queen?" she says, before offering herself as his "slave."

So Cleopatra knows and Pullo is similarly aware of Caesar's lack of fertility.

 

[Rovers]

All in all, I was pleased with how they wrapped it up.... but they DEFINITELY left the door open for resurecting the series if they chose to, although I don't expect that. Varenos could still be alive, they set up a conflict between Atia (who in actual history was long dead by this time) and Octavian's wife, Pullo getting in trouble for lying about both Varenos and Caesarion, Octavian still must rid himself of the third member of the triumivrat.... what's his name who is in northern Africa (who also got 3 legions sent to him to release more grain to the populace of Rome), etc, etc.

I would have loved to hear the dialogue between Pullo and Caesarion, when as they walked away in the closing scene, and Pullo says "About you father....." Despite the very frayed skirting of recorded history, I thought it was a great series.

After the last two episodes of Deadwood.... very little reason to ever watch HBO again at this point. Sopranos is played out, and the other series suck IMO. Mybe they have something else on the story boards coming up... I hope so.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

So sad that it's over. My favorite show in years.

A good finale even if they did change a lot of facts (Antony doesn't commit suicide, he dies fighting and Caeserion is killed - of course he is the son of Julius Caesar).

 

[SwampDawg]

Vorenus is dead, unless someone or something comes along that makes it worth while for HBO to run another season. Then Pullo was lying and Vorenus lives.

Rome was only intended to be the originonal season, but when it got good ratings they did a second season. While dead for now, do not be surprised to see it come back at somepoint.

 

[Godsbrother]

After the last two episodes of Deadwood.... very little reason to ever watch HBO again at this point. Sopranos is played out, and the other series suck IMO. Mybe they have something else on the story boards coming up... I hope so.

Especially when you consider that they release their best shows out on DVD anyway. Is "Curb Your Enthusiam" officially dead? It seems like a long time since a new season of Curb...

 

[Stoneys]

I am looking forward to this show, if it comes out. the latest news is 2 years old.

http://www.the-pacific-war.com/

 

[Redwes25]

So sad that it's over. My favorite show in years.A good finale even if they did change a lot of facts (Antony doesn't commit suicide, he dies fighting and Caeserion is killed - of course he is the son of Julius Caesar).

Mark Antony really did kill himself. He never died in battle.

 

[Redwes25]

All in all, I was pleased with how they wrapped it up.... but they DEFINITELY left the door open for resurecting the series if they chose to, although I don't expect that. Varenos could still be alive, they set up a conflict between Atia (who in actual history was long dead by this time) and Octavian's wife, Pullo getting in trouble for lying about both Varenos and Caesarion, Octavian still must rid himself of the third member of the triumivrat.... what's his name who is in northern Africa (who also got 3 legions sent to him to release more grain to the populace of Rome), etc, etc. I would have loved to hear the dialogue between Pullo and Caesarion, when as they walked away in the closing scene, and Pullo says "About you father....." Despite the very frayed skirting of recorded history, I thought it was a great series. After the last two episodes of Deadwood.... very little reason to ever watch HBO again at this point. Sopranos is played out, and the other series suck IMO. Mybe they have something else on the story boards coming up... I hope so.

From a historical prespective the third member of the second triumvirate was already dealt with by Octavian by the time of Actuim. The Battle of Actuim basically ended the Roman civil wars and marks the beginning of the Roman Empire. That is the problem with trying to create another season as there is no major back historical backdrop to place it with this cast of characters. The only thing really left to happen is for Octavian to rename himself Augustus and be declared Emperor. He then goes on and lives another 40 years or so.Edit to add - I do wish they had slowed everything down a bit b/c in this last season years would pass btw shows and it could have been done at an equally interesting show at a slower pace. At times, it felt rushed to get to Actuim and the suicides of Antony and Cleopatra.

 

[bigfun54]

I just got to watch the end of it this morning and I have to say, I haven't been this disappointed that a show is going off the air in a long, long time. My boss and I just sat around this morning reminiscing as if we were talking about friends of ours or something. Shame.

 

[Chadstroma]

I am looking forward to this show, if it comes out. the latest news is 2 years old.

http://www.the-pacific-war.com/

I guess I have a reason not to cancel my HBO then.

 

[Billy Ball Thorton]

Rome you will be missed.

I must admit I am depressed this show is gone. Deadwood and Rome are by far the best shows they have had in years.

Supranos

Six Feet- Was good but It was time to go

OZ-was pretty decent but wasnt upset when it left the building.

I am looking foward to the new season of Enteroge and Big Love

 

[HellToupee]

After the last two episodes of Deadwood.... very little reason to ever watch HBO again at this point. Sopranos is played out, and the other series suck IMO. Mybe they have something else on the story boards coming up... I hope so.

Especially when you consider that they release their best shows out on DVD anyway. Is "Curb Your Enthusiam" officially dead? It seems like a long time since a new season of Curb...

"After months of speculation, HBO has officially confirmed that there will be a 6th season of "CYE". Production offices opened in September 2006. The new episodes will air sometime in 2007.""At a post Emmy show for E! News on August 27, 2006, Cheryl Hines confirmed that the sixth season would begin filming on October 16, 2006; however, she is uncertain of the air date. [2]"

With Extras , Rome & Deadwood all gone thank goodness Curb is coming back

 

[Rovers]

That war in the Pacific thing sounds interesting. Back in 75 while I was stationed at Okinawa, there were still tanks in the jungle. Up in the north. We were told to stay away from them, some still had live shells in them. I also visited the shrine at the cliffs where so many Okinawans jumped to their deaths, since the Japanese had told them the Americans would rape, cook and eat them.

Back on Rome, I think there is still plenty of story line to follow up on, if not the huge historical events alreadt depicted. There were several rebellions, and I'm sure lots of opportumity for creative writing as Rome becomes super rich. There were still conflicts in the east, and the Jewish guy never showed up again. Herod's power plays would make for an interesting story line, how he kept Caesar happy with monuments and tributes on the backs of the Jews.

Maybe they can cast the guy that played Pullo in the Pacific war series....

 

[Chaka]

I strongly encourage Rome fans to check out I, Claudius a '70s BBC production beginning towards the end of the reign of Octavian and ending just prior to the ascension of Nero. It doesn't have near the production values of Rome (think Dr. Who) but the storytelling is tremendous and the show is straight up hard, like Rome they simply did not pull punches. The acting is excellent with John Hurt doing an eerily believable Caligula (that guy had some real issues) and Patrick Stewart in perhaps his finest acting role as the head of the praetorian guard, Sejanus.

It's a six part mini-series and well worth your time.

Enjoy

 

[Shrek]

Two things happened last night: 1) My girlfriend who I just got hooked on both Soprano's and Rome said she is not going to watch any shows with me anymore because they all get canceled. 2) I realized, at this point, I have no reason to subsribe to HBO once Rome and the Soprano's end their shows.

They know this at HBO. Why do you think they keep doing crap like waiting three weeks between airing episodes and dragging their feet to start releasing the second half of Sopranos Season 6? They are dealying as long as possible. Their subscriptions are going to take a significant hit when the last Sopranos airs.

 

[Shrek]

All in all, I was pleased with how they wrapped it up.... but they DEFINITELY left the door open for resurecting the series if they chose to, although I don't expect that. Varenos could still be alive, they set up a conflict between Atia (who in actual history was long dead by this time) and Octavian's wife, Pullo getting in trouble for lying about both Varenos and Caesarion, Octavian still must rid himself of the third member of the triumivrat.... what's his name who is in northern Africa (who also got 3 legions sent to him to release more grain to the populace of Rome), etc, etc.

I would have loved to hear the dialogue between Pullo and Caesarion, when as they walked away in the closing scene, and Pullo says "About you father....." Despite the very frayed skirting of recorded history, I thought it was a great series.

After the last two episodes of Deadwood.... very little reason to ever watch HBO again at this point. Sopranos is played out, and the other series suck IMO. Mybe they have something else on the story boards coming up... I hope so.

Leppidus?

 

[fasteddie_21]

So sad that it's over. My favorite show in years.A good finale even if they did change a lot of facts (Antony doesn't commit suicide, he dies fighting and Caeserion is killed - of course he is the son of Julius Caesar).

Mark Antony really did kill himself. He never died in battle.

Snake bite for both Antony and Cleo.

 

[Shrek]

So sad that it's over. My favorite show in years.A good finale even if they did change a lot of facts (Antony doesn't commit suicide, he dies fighting and Caeserion is killed - of course he is the son of Julius Caesar).

Mark Antony really did kill himself. He never died in battle.

Snake bite for both Antony and Cleo.

I think most historical accounts agree that Antony fell on his sword about a year after his defeat at Actium, and that when he did it, he was under the impression that Cleopatra had already committed suicide.

 

[thecatch]

So sad that it's over. My favorite show in years.A good finale even if they did change a lot of facts (Antony doesn't commit suicide, he dies fighting and Caeserion is killed - of course he is the son of Julius Caesar).

Mark Antony really did kill himself. He never died in battle.

Snake bite for both Antony and Cleo.

When our sources of the history of the time period are so limited and potentially inaccurate, I think it is tough to criticize HBO on any perceived "inaccuracies".

 

[Mr. Mojo]

So sad that it's over. My favorite show in years.A good finale even if they did change a lot of facts (Antony doesn't commit suicide, he dies fighting and Caeserion is killed - of course he is the son of Julius Caesar).

Mark Antony really did kill himself. He never died in battle.

Snake bite for both Antony and Cleo.

When our sources of the history of the time period are so limited and potentially inaccurate, I think it is tough to criticize HBO on any perceived "inaccuracies".

This area is obviously open to debate. I based my original comment on a book about Cleopatra I had read.It sounds like there's many different takes on how he died.

 

[fasteddie_21]

Oh, not complaining at all. Just saying he didn't die in battle is all Awesome show nonetheless.

 

[perry147]

I got these DVD's and watched the first episode last night.

Great show.

 

[bigfun54]

This show was so good and I was such a fan that the wife has actually made me start watching Grey's Anatomy now because she knows of my man love for Lucius Verinus.

 

[Topes]

Rome is awesome! I didn't know he was on HBO now. May have to subscribe. May have to ask Silk Brah if he can go halvsies. War the forum for letting me know! Rack 'em.

 

[Vic Vega]

Rome is awesome! I didn't know he was on HBO now. May have to subscribe. May have to ask Silk Brah if he can go halvsies. War the forum for letting me know! Rack 'em.

Don't subscribe just to catch Rome. It had two seasons and it's over. Great series though. Watched it all on video over a weekend.

 

[the hairy scotsman]

Rome was very good.

It and Generation Kill were both very good, yet it seemed they received relatively little fanfare.

The cancellation of Deadwood before the end of the story was an abomination.

 

[the hairy scotsman]

This show was so good and I was such a fan that the wife has actually made me start watching Grey's Anatomy now because she knows of my man love for Lucius Verinus.

Yes, Lucius Vorenus is a man for whom I will admit my manlove...However, no amount of manlove can get me to watch Grey's Anatomy.

 

[Red Eyed and Blue]

My fiancé had never seen Six Feet Under, which is my favorite HBO series of all time. So we started from the beginning and watched them all. She absolutely loved it, which made me realize for the 200th time that I was marrying the right gal. Even though I saw every episode before, I also enjoyed watching the entire series again from start to finish. Just a magnificent series.

I own the first season of Rome on DVD and am hoping she enjoys this series as much as I did. I'm not sure when we'll start it up, but it's sitting there waiting for us. Rome didn't get a whole lot of publicity, but it was another outstanding HBO production. I hope to enjoy a second viewing of this as much as I enjoyed the encore of Six Feet Under.

 

[Chaka]

Rome is awesome! I didn't know he was on HBO now. May have to subscribe. May have to ask Silk Brah if he can go halvsies. War the forum for letting me know! Rack 'em.

Don't subscribe just to catch Rome. It had two seasons and it's over. Great series though. Watched it all on video over a weekend.

 

[Red Eyed and Blue]

This show was so good and I was such a fan that the wife has actually made me start watching Grey's Anatomy now because she knows of my man love for Lucius Verinus.

Yes, Lucius Vorenus is a man for whom I will admit my manlove...However, no amount of manlove can get me to watch Grey's Anatomy.

Did the guy who played Marc Antony ever land another role? I thought he was outstanding in Rome.

 

[Red Eyed and Blue]

Rome is awesome! I didn't know he was on HBO now. May have to subscribe. May have to ask Silk Brah if he can go halvsies. War the forum for letting me know! Rack 'em.

Don't subscribe just to catch Rome. It had two seasons and it's over. Great series though. Watched it all on video over a weekend.

Epic....

 

[Vic Vega]

This show was so good and I was such a fan that the wife has actually made me start watching Grey's Anatomy now because she knows of my man love for Lucius Verinus.

Yes, Lucius Vorenus is a man for whom I will admit my manlove...However, no amount of manlove can get me to watch Grey's Anatomy.

Did the guy who played Marc Antony ever land another role? I thought he was outstanding in Rome.

nothing much

 

[Shrek]

My fiancé had never seen Six Feet Under, which is my favorite HBO series of all time. So we started from the beginning and watched them all. She absolutely loved it, which made me realize for the 200th time that I was marrying the right gal. Even though I saw every episode before, I also enjoyed watching the entire series again from start to finish. Just a magnificent series.I own the first season of Rome on DVD and am hoping she enjoys this series as much as I did. I'm not sure when we'll start it up, but it's sitting there waiting for us. Rome didn't get a whole lot of publicity, but it was another outstanding HBO production. I hope to enjoy a second viewing of this as much as I enjoyed the encore of Six Feet Under.

I am at the start of season 4 on Six Feet Under right now. And I'm pissed because the video store's DVD's are all jacked up and I have to go find season 4 somewhere else now. But right now, I think I have to rate it below The Wire (not by far), in the same tier as The Sopranos. I can't believe it took me this long to get to it.

 

[bigfun54]

This show was so good and I was such a fan that the wife has actually made me start watching Grey's Anatomy now because she knows of my man love for Lucius Verinus.

Yes, Lucius Vorenus is a man for whom I will admit my manlove...However, no amount of manlove can get me to watch Grey's Anatomy.

Well, after they cancelled Journeyman, you know desperate times call for desperate measures. The funny thing about Rome is that everytime my wife either turns it on or comes into the room when I'm watching it, it's an explicit sex scene. I know that's why she thinks I like it so much. I mean, that's just part of it.

 

[bigfun54]

This show was so good and I was such a fan that the wife has actually made me start watching Grey's Anatomy now because she knows of my man love for Lucius Verinus.

Yes, Lucius Vorenus is a man for whom I will admit my manlove...However, no amount of manlove can get me to watch Grey's Anatomy.

Did the guy who played Marc Antony ever land another role? I thought he was outstanding in Rome.

nothing much

I thought the whole cast was excellent. I think they were pretty much all British as it was a joint HBO/BBC production so you don't see too many of them over here. I've really only seen Lucius and the guy who played Julius Caesar in many other things. By the way, I think that guy's terrific as well.

 

[Vic Vega]

Seen the new Punisher: War Zone? Pullo is Frank Castle. I haven't gone out of my way to see it. I'm just not sure how I'd like him in that role.

 

[Red Eyed and Blue]

My fiancé had never seen Six Feet Under, which is my favorite HBO series of all time. So we started from the beginning and watched them all. She absolutely loved it, which made me realize for the 200th time that I was marrying the right gal. Even though I saw every episode before, I also enjoyed watching the entire series again from start to finish. Just a magnificent series.I own the first season of Rome on DVD and am hoping she enjoys this series as much as I did. I'm not sure when we'll start it up, but it's sitting there waiting for us. Rome didn't get a whole lot of publicity, but it was another outstanding HBO production. I hope to enjoy a second viewing of this as much as I enjoyed the encore of Six Feet Under.

I am at the start of season 4 on Six Feet Under right now. And I'm pissed because the video store's DVD's are all jacked up and I have to go find season 4 somewhere else now. But right now, I think I have to rate it below The Wire (not by far), in the same tier as The Sopranos. I can't believe it took me this long to get to it.

I had the exact same problem! Blockbuster doesn't carry Season 4 and beyond, which I found out the hard way. Hollywood Video carries all the seasons, so if you have a Hollywood Video in your area, go there.I've never seen the Wire, but might try that one out. I think you'll really like Six Feet Under's final few seasons. The final episode gave me goose bumps and was everything the Sopranos finale episode wasn't. Incredible TV....I tried to get into Deadwood and made it through the first season and a half before tiring of it. I'll pick it back up at some point as I liked it, but it ranks below some of the other HBO series for me.I still can't believe how dreadful John From Cincinnati turned out....

 

[Chaka]

Seen the new Punisher: War Zone? Pullo is Frank Castle. I haven't gone out of my way to see it. I'm just not sure how I'd like him in that role.

The Punisher is a bad###, Pullo is a bad###. How could it go wrong?Of course I'll wait for video to verify my premise.

 

[Vic Vega]

Seen the new Punisher: War Zone? Pullo is Frank Castle. I haven't gone out of my way to see it. I'm just not sure how I'd like him in that role.

The Punisher is a bad###, Pullo is a bad###. How could it go wrong?Of course I'll wait for video to verify my premise.

Why would they make a movie if it wasn't going to be good? Yeah I'm there with you...waiting in line at the video store.

 

[Chaka]

My fiancé had never seen Six Feet Under, which is my favorite HBO series of all time. So we started from the beginning and watched them all. She absolutely loved it, which made me realize for the 200th time that I was marrying the right gal. Even though I saw every episode before, I also enjoyed watching the entire series again from start to finish. Just a magnificent series.I own the first season of Rome on DVD and am hoping she enjoys this series as much as I did. I'm not sure when we'll start it up, but it's sitting there waiting for us. Rome didn't get a whole lot of publicity, but it was another outstanding HBO production. I hope to enjoy a second viewing of this as much as I enjoyed the encore of Six Feet Under.

I am at the start of season 4 on Six Feet Under right now. And I'm pissed because the video store's DVD's are all jacked up and I have to go find season 4 somewhere else now. But right now, I think I have to rate it below The Wire (not by far), in the same tier as The Sopranos. I can't believe it took me this long to get to it.

I had the exact same problem! Blockbuster doesn't carry Season 4 and beyond, which I found out the hard way. Hollywood Video carries all the seasons, so if you have a Hollywood Video in your area, go there.I've never seen the Wire, but might try that one out. I think you'll really like Six Feet Under's final few seasons. The final episode gave me goose bumps and was everything the Sopranos finale episode wasn't. Incredible TV....I tried to get into Deadwood and made it through the first season and a half before tiring of it. I'll pick it back up at some point as I liked it, but it ranks below some of the other HBO series for me.I still can't believe how dreadful John From Cincinnati turned out....

Deadwood is probably my top HBO show (but Rome & The Wire are right up there too). Deadwood can be difficult because they use so much indirect language (I don't mean foul language) particularly Al who has his hands into so many schemes that it can become confusing. It probably requires more than one viewing to follow all the subplots. Still, it pains me that Milch walked away from it when there was still so much to be done. Unfortunately, like Rome, the production costs were so high that it really became prohibitive to doing long runs.

 

[Needs a sandwich]

I can't believe I missed this thread. I loved this series. I'd rank it below Deadwood, Six Feet Under, and The Sopranos. But Rome has to be the most realistic re-creation of this time period ever captured on film.

 

[Red Eyed and Blue]

My fiancé had never seen Six Feet Under, which is my favorite HBO series of all time. So we started from the beginning and watched them all. She absolutely loved it, which made me realize for the 200th time that I was marrying the right gal. Even though I saw every episode before, I also enjoyed watching the entire series again from start to finish. Just a magnificent series.I own the first season of Rome on DVD and am hoping she enjoys this series as much as I did. I'm not sure when we'll start it up, but it's sitting there waiting for us. Rome didn't get a whole lot of publicity, but it was another outstanding HBO production. I hope to enjoy a second viewing of this as much as I enjoyed the encore of Six Feet Under.

I am at the start of season 4 on Six Feet Under right now. And I'm pissed because the video store's DVD's are all jacked up and I have to go find season 4 somewhere else now. But right now, I think I have to rate it below The Wire (not by far), in the same tier as The Sopranos. I can't believe it took me this long to get to it.

I had the exact same problem! Blockbuster doesn't carry Season 4 and beyond, which I found out the hard way. Hollywood Video carries all the seasons, so if you have a Hollywood Video in your area, go there.I've never seen the Wire, but might try that one out. I think you'll really like Six Feet Under's final few seasons. The final episode gave me goose bumps and was everything the Sopranos finale episode wasn't. Incredible TV....I tried to get into Deadwood and made it through the first season and a half before tiring of it. I'll pick it back up at some point as I liked it, but it ranks below some of the other HBO series for me.I still can't believe how dreadful John From Cincinnati turned out....

Deadwood is probably my top HBO show (but Rome & The Wire are right up there too). Deadwood can be difficult because they use so much indirect language (I don't mean foul language) particularly Al who has his hands into so many schemes that it can become confusing. It probably requires more than one viewing to follow all the subplots. Still, it pains me that Milch walked away from it when there was still so much to be done. Unfortunately, like Rome, the production costs were so high that it really became prohibitive to doing long runs.

That's an excellent description and I often times had to rewind the DVD to catch everything that was said. There's an element of Shakespear to it and more often than not, I watched it with the sub-titles on underneath to catch it all.I have all of season 3 and part of season 2 left in the tank. I got a little tripped up over the plots involving Heart's right hand man and the scheme of Mrs. Isringhausen to blackmail the widow. Confused the hell out of me.Funny sidenote....when I watched Six Feet Under again, I noticed that the Widow Garret also played the Rabbi in a couple of episodes. And though I'm not positive of this, I THINK Dan Doughterty was also in an episode of SFU as a member of a biker gang who held a funeral for a fallen gang member at the Fisher house. Lastly, Pam from The Office went a couple of dates with Rico, including attending Nate and Brenda's wedding while he was seperated from Vanessa.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Bought both seasons about 6 months ago.

Loved watching it just as much as the first time.