Subj : Re: Rome #4
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Jim Larson
Date : Tue Sep 20 2005 00:44:35

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Steve Brooks wrote:

> Tyler Trafford wrote:
>> Steve Brooks wrote:
>>> Tyler Trafford wrote:
>>>> Steve Brooks wrote:
>>>>> Tyler Trafford wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> I haven't seen it yet, but MA's election as Tribunal(?) upset a
>>>>>>> lot of apple carts.  MA's advisors dropped the ball in the area
>>>>>>> of getting him to use his veto, but I suppose a lot of the blame
>>>>>>> could be placed on the conceited MA.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That, and Antony's inexperience in Senate politics.  From the way
>>>>>> he is portrayed (10 moves ahead of everyone else), Caesar probably
>>>>>> counted on it happening.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can any of you guys watching this tell me if the BBC is credited? I
>>>>> saw a BBC news story from last year suggesting it was a joint
>>>>> produciotn with HBO.
>>>>
>>>> I don't recall the on-screen credits...
>>>>
>>>> <quote>
>>>> A co-production between HBO and the BBC, ROME is one of the largest
>>>> co-production deals ever by the BBC for an American series, and
>>>> marks the first series co-production of the two networks.
>>>> </quote>
>>>
>>> So it is true. IMO auntie has made a good choice of partner with
>>> HBO. I hope to see not only this series soon - but more
>>> co-productions in the future.
>>>
>>> Roughly what year is the first episode of Rome set in?
>>
>> 52 B.C.
> 
> A whole generation before "I, Claudius". Excellent.
> 

(Did the bit about MA and JC not give this away already?)

-- 
Jim

.