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I can't be the only one to think 'eh?' at this news. Luckily, 'The joint HBO-BBC project will focus on two other stories written by Graves, meaning that it will follow a different storyline from the original' – so perhaps it will be a bit like those Star Trek episodes with an alternative universe... or not.
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It might be they will use the book Claudius the God by Graves...
Well as long as it wont be as ridiculous as that Spartacus series its ok...
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I think that no one could ever take the place of Jacobi in that part, the only better part that might come out of it is a better Emperor Augustus than Blessed.
Other than that all I can say is leave it as I shall always want to remember it.
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Nonsense! :x
Once again Hollywood (meaning the film industry anywhere in the Universe) shows a fear of the "New" and returns to mine an old and trusted vein.
What could this mean:
The joint HBO-BBC project will focus on two other stories written by Graves, meaning that it will follow a different storyline from the original. :-?
The original series did encompasses both I, Claudius and Claudius The God, so where does HBO/BBC go?
Now, as this is from HBO/BBC, I wonder if we are in fact hearing echoes of the original proposed 3rd Season of their unceremoniously cancelled series Rome ? Reportedly, that season was to extend the story of Vorenus & Pullo into the early to mid 1st Century dealing with the upheaval in Judea caused by Jesus. (Perhaps we would find Pullo at the crucifixion or Pullo's son by Cleopatra?) :roll: Because of the impending cancellation after only two seasons instead of three, the story and action of the 2nd Season was truncated (almost Reader's Digest style) and ended essentially with the start of the Principate.
Graves wrote a novel, King Jesus, that treats Jesus not as the son of God but rather as a legitimate claimant to the throne of King David. Could this be one of the "two other stories" HBO/BBC are referring to?
Perhaps "They" will concentrate on the story of Herod, Claudius and Jesus thus avoiding the characters of Augustus and Livia and the inevitable comparisons to the performances of Brian Blessed and Sian Philips. As for Jacobi, if They focus on this later half of Claudius' life they might be able to hire him to reprise the role ... if he were at all interested in doing so. The same would hold true for James Faulkner who played Herod Agrippa.
Such a series might actually prove to be interesting, however, a simple remake of the original, no matter how big the budget, would be, I fear, a disappointment.
As always, time will tell. :?
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I wait with bated breath....
(As an aside, have any of you seen the 1968s series the The Caesars by Granada TV? (Although they count Sejanus) Quite a different view of Tiberius (Andrew Morell) and worth a watch if you can cope with the very short costume tunics.
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After seeing Rome, I think that we can expect somthing good about this coproduction of HBO-BBC
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I've read it'll draw directly from I, Claudius and Claudius, the God, but won't be a remake. As it's HBO, then the last people probably to do the writing will be mainstream TV screenwriters.
I really hope Brian Blessed gets a cameo role as an asparagus vendor, though.
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Tarbicus.
I realy do agree with you on Brian Blessed even though he is a very good actor they needed a more leen looking guy for Octavian.
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I just hope that it doesn' t succumb into cheap sex & violence like the overrated " Rome"...
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Quote:I just hope that it doesn' t succumb into cheap sex & violence like the overrated " Rome"...
Ummmmmm......
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Quote:Virilis post=290460 Wrote:I just hope that it doesn' t succumb into cheap sex & violence like the overrated " Rome"...
Ummmmmm......
Sorry Jim, I didn't know you liked the series. Somehow I never got it, maybe I had too high expectations or perhaps it is just my limited understanding ...
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Rome was excellent Jyrki!!!!!
Guess you get so much sex in the saunas up in Finland it was all a bit tame for you? :wink:
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Quote:Rome was excellent Jyrki!!!!!
Guess you get so much sex in the saunas up in Finland it was all a bit tame for you? :wink:
Maybe ...
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