Subj : Re: Rome #4 To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Tue Sep 20 2005 00:44:56 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape John I wrote: > Tyler Trafford wrote: > >> Steve Brooks wrote: >>> Tyler Trafford wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>> 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... >> >> >> 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. >> >> > > I think that it's really funny that a guy with an extremely German name is > the creator and writer of the series. > Er...why? -- Jim .