Subj : Re: Rome #4
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Jim Larson
Date : Tue Sep 20 2005 01:18:45

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Jim Larson wrote:

> 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.)

(And Vandals.)

> 
> (ObNoxious: Bite me.)
> 

(Continue to Bite me.)

-- 
Jim

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