Subj : Re: Rome #4
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Jim Larson
Date : Tue Sep 20 2005 01:10:13

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Tyler Trafford wrote:

> Jim Larson wrote:
>> John I 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>
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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?
> 
> (Probably some joke about the Hun's taking on Rome again.)

Ahhh....that's almost as funny as one of Ted's jokes.

(ObNerd: Huns = Goths.)

(ObNoxious: Bite me.)

-- 
Jim

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