10-20-2005, 04:37 PM
Quote:Niedel,didn't you like the way the Romans settled the monarchy dispute in Egypt? I guess it's hard to put much battle scenes in a 45-50 minute program and squeeze in all the drama.
I just thought it was over the top, the issue of Caesarion's father etc. (I don't want to include any spoilers for our British compadres, though). Cut the comedy, they should get back to the nitty-gritty. And the Alexandria set was a joke, IMO, come on, sand floors in the ptolemy palace?
Plus, so far, they basically conveniently neglected to show ANY battle scenes. The "battle scene" in the Pharsalus episode was a joke. And you'd think for a 100 million dollar budget, they could show some of that (but I guess they spent most of it on the Rome set, which is splendid).
Having said that, I really enjoy the intrigue and backstabbing etc. It's definitely sort of I Claudius on steroids. But IMO, they could have raised the steroid level a bit and shown some mass scenes/battles etc.
Having said all that, still one of the more intelligent shows on TV, and I will continue watching it. The second season is confirmed, too, but won't air until 2007 (a la Sopranos... sigh).
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