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Attoyou on 10 January 2012

Rome was amazing.



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MontanaHatchet on 10 January 2012
sethnintendo said:
MontanaHatchet said:
Also, did you just say that HBO's Rome sucked? What?


I only saw a few scenes.  It seemed a little slow but I'd probably enjoy it more after almost finishing The Tudors.  The only scene I remember is of a Roman officer having his way doggy style with a woman on the side of a road.  I believe his men might have waited in formation for him to finish his task.

Well I was responding to Slimebeast but yeah, Rome is generally considered to be among the upper echelon of TV shows. Very well produced, great storyline and characters. I don't think I've heard anyone until now say it sucks.



 

 

Slimebeast on 10 January 2012
Barozi said:

My brother watched it. He says it's quite entertaining. But also that half of the episodes consists of sex scenes.
Only on Pay TV here at the moment.

That is so cheap, and tiresome to watch. But bareable if the series is good.



sethnintendo on 10 January 2012
MontanaHatchet said:

Well I was responding to Slimebeast but yeah, Rome is generally considered to be among the upper echelon of TV shows. Very well produced, great storyline and characters. I don't think I've heard anyone until now say it sucks.


Yea, I know you were talking to him but I was just trying to jump in.  Usually, I am not a fan of slow drama shows but I believe if Rome is as good quality as The Tudors then I would enjoy it.  



Slimebeast on 10 January 2012
MontanaHatchet said:
First 3 or so episodes are nothing special. The rest of the first season is amazing and definitely worth the watch. Then there's Gods of the Arena and the upcoming Vengeance if you want to watch more.

I assume you're talking about Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

Nice. Tell me about Gods of the Arena and Vengeance.

About Rome, I was excited at first but after a while I realized it was too much "Dallas". The acting was sloppy and the overall atmosphere too lighthearted and comical. Also there were hardly any battle scenes and the scenerey/architecture wasn't that impressive.



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Slimebeast on 10 January 2012
sethnintendo said:
Got it on instant stream on Netflix but I have yet to watch it. I am almost finished with The Tudors. Not too sure what series I'll start next... I was thinking maybe Arrested Development since my friend that recommended The Tudors and Trailer Park Boys said it was good.

The Tudors is phenomenal. My favorite TV-series of all time. Too much sex but the rest in it is top notch.



Robbie2010 on 10 January 2012

Spartacus is good, both the original Blood and Sand and the prequel Gods of the Arena, the new season Vengeance starts January 27.



Slimebeast on 10 January 2012
Robbie2010 said:
Spartacus is good, both the original Blood and Sand and the prequel Gods of the Arena, the new season Vengeance starts January 27.

So which should I watch first?



MontanaHatchet on 10 January 2012
Slimebeast said:
MontanaHatchet said:
First 3 or so episodes are nothing special. The rest of the first season is amazing and definitely worth the watch. Then there's Gods of the Arena and the upcoming Vengeance if you want to watch more.

I assume you're talking about Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

Nice. Tell me about Gods of the Arena and Vengeance.

About Rome, I was excited at first but after a while I realized it was too much "Dallas". The acting was sloppy and the overall atmosphere too lighthearted and comical. Also there were hardly any battle scenes and the scenerey/architecture wasn't that impressive.


I thought Rome had some great performances (particularly Marc Antony and Cicero). The architecture was certainly impressive, and it didn't have a lot of battle scenes because it was a dialogue-focused show. Different strokes for different folks

As for Spartacus, you essentially have the first season of the show (Spartacus: Blood and Sand). It focuses on the rise of Spartacus as a gladiator and his beginning as the leader of the slave rebellion. Gods of the Arena is a prequel series which focuses on the rest of the gladiators in the school before the arrival of Spartacus and the events leading up to Blood and Sand. It is equal to if not better than Blood and Sand in quality. Vengeance is the upcoming second season of the show which I'm looking forward to greatly, although it will feature a different actor in the role of Spartacus.

Edit: I would recommend watching Blood and Sand before Gods of the Arena so you know the characters better and you can better understand their development in the prequels.



 

 

Slimebeast on 10 January 2012
MontanaHatchet said:
Slimebeast said:
MontanaHatchet said:
First 3 or so episodes are nothing special. The rest of the first season is amazing and definitely worth the watch. Then there's Gods of the Arena and the upcoming Vengeance if you want to watch more.

I assume you're talking about Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

Nice. Tell me about Gods of the Arena and Vengeance.

About Rome, I was excited at first but after a while I realized it was too much "Dallas". The acting was sloppy and the overall atmosphere too lighthearted and comical. Also there were hardly any battle scenes and the scenerey/architecture wasn't that impressive.


I thought Rome had some great performances (particularly Marc Antony and Cicero). The architecture was certainly impressive, and it didn't have a lot of battle scenes because it was a dialogue-focused show. Different strokes for different folks

As for Spartacus, you essentially have the first season of the show (Spartacus: Blood and Sand). It focuses on the rise of Spartacus as a gladiator and his beginning as the leader of the slave rebellion. Gods of the Arena is a prequel series which focuses on the rest of the gladiators in the school before the arrival of Spartacus and the events leading up to Blood and Sand. It is equal to if not better than Blood and Sand in quality. Vengeance is the upcoming second season of the show which I'm looking forward to greatly, although it will feature a different actor in the role of Spartacus.

Edit: I would recommend watching Blood and Sand before Gods of the Arena so you know the characters better and you can better understand their development in the prequels.

Wow, nice. So three full seasons in total for this Spartacus series? That's heaven for a Sword-and-Sandal lover!

Now I also plan to download Game of Thrones (again, not on Swedish TV). Montana, what do you think of Game of Thrones?

Marc Antony was the dark haired guy and Cicero the blonde guy in Rome? Both soldiers. I got tired of them after a while. I watched the whole series though.