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HBO's ROME!! Fall's Best New Drama Wraps Season One!!

I am – Hercules!!

“Pullo’s dead to me.”

Was there a scene in “Gladiator” as much fun as Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus bloodily schooling Pullo’s ill-mannered arena opponents near the conclusion of last week’s penultimate “Rome”?

It’s no more Mr. Nice Gaius tonight as Ciaran Hinds departs HBO’s acclaimed Sunday-night drama, which has elegantly evolved the famed Shakespeare history into a kind of pre-Jesus “Sopranos.”

If it’s not readily apparent that “Rome” is at its core a well-spoken gangster drama, replay Pullo’s “Murderer! Murderer! Murderer!” scene from “The Spoils.” When Titus drops his bloodied blade, it’s impossible not to think of Michael Corleone ditching his fingerprint-resistant revolver after capping McClusky and The Turk.

“Rome” is sixtysomething “Apocalypse Now” screenwriter John Milius’ first stab at producing a TV show, and boy, did he ever pick the right place to start! (Even if a far greater American audience would rather watch “Desperate Housewives.”)

HBO transmits the series' second season in 2007. Take up valuable bandwidth with your predictions and reactions.

9 p.m. Sunday. HBO.









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When is this coming to Australia?
by Shan
Nov 20th, 2005
02:21:30 AM
Et tu, Brute?
by Monkeybrains
Nov 20th, 2005
03:16:57 AM
Wait.....
by Grando
Nov 20th, 2005
03:26:37 AM
Australian guy.
by Grando
Nov 20th, 2005
03:29:30 AM
HBO/BBC
by dogsbottom
Nov 20th, 2005
03:29:40 AM
when is the ROME boxed set coming out>
by Spacesheik
Nov 20th, 2005
03:35:21 AM
you people are silly
by Chicken2nite
Nov 20th, 2005
05:38:47 AM
Shit, we're still waiting for the second season of Carnivale
by Monkey Butler
Nov 20th, 2005
05:52:45 AM
It 'might' get over here next year...
by frankenchr1st
Nov 20th, 2005
06:29:30 AM
2007?
by 24200124
Nov 20th, 2005
06:34:30 AM
a couple of points...
by Strabo
Nov 20th, 2005
06:47:10 AM
i thought all the prudish censorship in the bbc went out with ma
by Spacesheik
Nov 20th, 2005
07:52:28 AM
2007
by c4andmore
Nov 20th, 2005
08:21:48 AM
Look at it this way: Octavian will be the right age
by JTylor
Nov 20th, 2005
08:29:43 AM
That arena scene
by donandmikefan
Nov 20th, 2005
08:35:36 AM
love this show
by fried samurai
Nov 20th, 2005
08:38:55 AM
So does the Big Guy buy it tonight or what?
by FluffyUnbound
Nov 20th, 2005
09:03:50 AM
The most important thing we've learned from watching Rome
by twitchinmonkey
Nov 20th, 2005
09:05:37 AM
Dude, there was a second season of Carnivale.
by Jar Jar 4 Prez
Nov 20th, 2005
09:18:29 AM
Pullo rescues Caesarion, who then becomes Tony Soprano's anc
by Fred
Nov 20th, 2005
10:04:57 AM
Gladiator Sucked
by The Funketeer
Nov 20th, 2005
10:37:35 AM
More people might be watching DH but...
by Bungion Boy
Nov 20th, 2005
11:03:17 AM
I love this show.
by fiester
Nov 20th, 2005
11:15:36 AM
Huh???
by AxeBox
Nov 20th, 2005
11:28:25 AM
Which means
by blackwood
Nov 20th, 2005
11:41:02 AM

by movieman742
Nov 20th, 2005
11:49:11 AM
This show has gotten better with each episode.
by Batutta
Nov 20th, 2005
11:56:47 AM
Wow
by Purgatori
Nov 20th, 2005
12:03:12 PM
We won't have to wait two FULL years.
by Hercules
Nov 20th, 2005
12:36:34 PM
HBO torture
by methical
Nov 20th, 2005
12:50:35 PM
Second Season
by movieman742
Nov 20th, 2005
01:03:16 PM
As much as I love ROME...
by Roger Thornhill
Nov 20th, 2005
01:16:10 PM
Roger Thornhill - Deadwood Season 3
by Johnny Smith
Nov 20th, 2005
01:35:01 PM
Best show since I,Claudius
by JAGUART
Nov 20th, 2005
01:37:54 PM
What I loved about Rome...
by thecomedian
Nov 20th, 2005
03:21:35 PM
I've yet to see the show but...
by Mr Nice Gaius
Nov 20th, 2005
03:30:42 PM
Caligula
by c4andmore
Nov 20th, 2005
05:18:31 PM
Hey Herc, I think your DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES bashing is counterpr
by Lenny Nero
Nov 20th, 2005
05:20:09 PM
Cleopatra is on stage in London right now
by Pegase
Nov 20th, 2005
06:00:22 PM
This show bores me, they cancelled Carnivale for this?
by Nivek666
Nov 20th, 2005
06:37:04 PM
I love ROME, but imagine if it had been created by David Milch
by Razorback
Nov 20th, 2005
06:56:55 PM
Anyone else concerned about the guy who plays Mark Antony?
by eg4190
Nov 20th, 2005
07:02:19 PM
So I guess Rome Season 2
by Roger Thornhill
Nov 20th, 2005
07:17:40 PM
Next season
by Phimseto
Nov 20th, 2005
07:30:18 PM
Viva La Carnivale!!!!
by Nate Champion
Nov 20th, 2005
07:45:27 PM
The only thing I think is weird
by zekmoe
Nov 20th, 2005
08:57:15 PM
Their 'finely trimmed beav's':
by Goon Bighead
Nov 20th, 2005
09:08:24 PM
Historically, Servilia died of natural causes.
by FluffyUnbound
Nov 20th, 2005
09:12:49 PM
Agreed, FluffyUnbound...
by TopHat
Nov 20th, 2005
09:28:29 PM
Hey Herc why did you say that tonight is Ciaran Hinds' last
by kwerky
Nov 20th, 2005
09:34:34 PM
Also...
by TopHat
Nov 20th, 2005
09:40:11 PM
It's just a good thing there's going to be a 2nd season.
by FluffyUnbound
Nov 20th, 2005
09:54:28 PM
You have no clue what your talking about Nate Champion...
by movieman742
Nov 20th, 2005
10:15:15 PM
No great characters?
by HarrisTelemacher
Nov 20th, 2005
10:52:19 PM
Loved how Vorenus & Pullo are gumping their way through major ev
by smackfu
Nov 20th, 2005
11:00:18 PM
let's not compare shows..
by smackfu
Nov 20th, 2005
11:03:08 PM
the best
by scratcher
Nov 20th, 2005
11:48:32 PM
Finsihed with a bang
by AlwaysThere
Nov 21st, 2005
01:26:59 AM
Wish they'd kept Caesar for another season
by Cosmik
Nov 21st, 2005
05:53:31 AM
I like how you idiots think shakespeare wrote this
by ChileanSeaBass
Nov 21st, 2005
06:41:09 AM
You silly woman...
by Phimseto
Nov 21st, 2005
07:44:18 AM
Actually, the Sopranos is probably the best show you can compare
by FluffyUnbound
Nov 21st, 2005
07:48:00 AM
As much as I...
by cocolopez
Nov 21st, 2005
07:56:03 AM
Isn't it even stupider
by scratcher
Nov 21st, 2005
08:10:34 AM
brobdingnag-
by cocolopez
Nov 21st, 2005
08:32:02 AM
Historical inaccuracy is a relative term.
by FluffyUnbound
Nov 21st, 2005
08:57:44 AM
Carnivale
by scrivener
Nov 21st, 2005
09:22:10 AM
Marc Antony....
by Chest_Rockwell
Nov 21st, 2005
09:35:02 AM
And another nod to the Soprano's from the Rome crew....
by Chest_Rockwell
Nov 21st, 2005
09:53:01 AM
Lemmiwinks, you're simply wrong. I think virtually any acad
by FluffyUnbound
Nov 21st, 2005
10:25:31 AM
After finishing ROME Season 1, it's becoming alarmingly appa
by R.C. the "Wise"
Nov 21st, 2005
10:35:30 AM
Check out the big brain on FluffyUnbound!
by scratcher
Nov 21st, 2005
10:44:04 AM
"Et Tu" -- Did I miss it?
by Immortal_Fish
Nov 21st, 2005
11:39:24 AM
I think that Max Pirkis may be one of the most underrated actors
by Razorback
Nov 21st, 2005
11:57:33 AM
What?!? Caesar dies!!!??? Herc you spoiled it for me!!!
by -guyinthebackrow
Nov 21st, 2005
11:59:06 AM
FYI on season 2....
by BadBrad
Nov 21st, 2005
12:00:03 PM
Trust me, Caesar's not dead!
by _Maltheus_
Nov 21st, 2005
12:01:30 PM
Immortal_Fish
by Razorback
Nov 21st, 2005
12:04:31 PM
Yeah, Pirkis is pretty good.
by FluffyUnbound
Nov 21st, 2005
12:56:56 PM
Where are the fucking big battles? At least show us a basic cg m
by Filmrage
Nov 21st, 2005
01:34:00 PM
THE REASON GLADIATOR TOTALLY SUCKED
by Filmrage
Nov 21st, 2005
01:42:50 PM
Along with House, the best show on TeeVee
by Gul Shah
Nov 21st, 2005
01:51:25 PM
Why are people bitching about Gladiator?
by J-Dizzle
Nov 21st, 2005
02:08:19 PM
Yeah, they should be bitching about Troy
by scratcher
Nov 21st, 2005
02:30:19 PM
Wow, the Assassination of Caesar already?
by Drath
Nov 21st, 2005
02:35:25 PM
I've not read any valid criticism above...
by fiester
Nov 21st, 2005
03:21:54 PM
Troy
by Phimseto
Nov 21st, 2005
03:31:53 PM
"It must not speak , it must die"........
by johnnylong
Nov 21st, 2005
03:37:25 PM
Gladiator?
by HarrisTelemacher
Nov 21st, 2005
03:38:25 PM
Re: Drath
by Darth Busey
Nov 21st, 2005
04:56:31 PM
Friends, Romans, countrymen
by Cosmik
Nov 21st, 2005
06:06:53 PM
In defense of Troy
by Roger Thornhill
Nov 21st, 2005
06:09:41 PM
No new HBO original programming 'til March?
by twitchinmonkey
Nov 21st, 2005
06:50:04 PM
True that JohnnyLong! Speaking of Cleopatra. Ooowee that actre
by R.C. the "Wise"
Nov 21st, 2005
07:03:54 PM
Razorback, thank you very much!
by Immortal_Fish
Nov 21st, 2005
07:12:03 PM
"I Think Not"
by SeattleBuff
Nov 21st, 2005
08:03:47 PM
The idiot who said House was a better show...
by ChileanSeaBass
Nov 21st, 2005
08:08:37 PM
Great show
by SamFisher
Nov 21st, 2005
08:44:08 PM
All of you "Rome" fans..
by JAGUART
Nov 21st, 2005
09:11:37 PM
How can you hate a show where the virtuous are punished and the
by cookylamoo
Nov 21st, 2005
10:27:15 PM
To Cosmik -- Antony still made a speech
by eg4190
Nov 21st, 2005
11:06:51 PM
YackBacker, "and blowjobs were a form of currency as I recall"
by Immortal_Fish
Nov 21st, 2005
11:10:49 PM
Albrecht from HBO is making "cancellation" noises about Rome.
by AnnoyYou
Nov 22nd, 2005
12:46:37 AM
And about the BBC hack job
by AnnoyYou
Nov 22nd, 2005
12:53:01 AM
Roger thornhill is right about the actual fighting in Troy
by Filmrage
Nov 22nd, 2005
04:41:04 AM
The problem here in the UK
by SamFisher
Nov 22nd, 2005
06:36:19 AM
Well aren't you defensive, Darth Busey
by Drath
Nov 22nd, 2005
07:33:24 AM
ROME will be airing this summer in Australia
by scrooged
Nov 22nd, 2005
08:12:51 AM
LOTR killed Troy.
by FluffyUnbound
Nov 22nd, 2005
09:01:27 AM
So, Fluffy, what's the deal with the Plebs?
by cookylamoo
Nov 22nd, 2005
09:42:26 AM
P.S. If blowjobs were used as currency, how did they make chang
by cookylamoo
Nov 22nd, 2005
09:44:13 AM
Sorry to hear this show is bombing in the UK
by Darth Busey
Nov 22nd, 2005
10:15:08 AM
Cooklymoo
by FluffyUnbound
Nov 22nd, 2005
11:49:45 AM
Thanks for the info, Fluffy. One more thing.
by cookylamoo
Nov 22nd, 2005
12:07:30 PM
season 2 and on
by ZO
Nov 22nd, 2005
02:47:30 PM
Titus Pullo always makes me imagine a tight pullover.
by cookylamoo
Nov 22nd, 2005
03:40:28 PM
Am I at the right website?
by cornstalkwalker
Nov 22nd, 2005
06:18:21 PM
So wait, Season 2 isn't a sure fire thing?
by Roger Thornhill
Nov 22nd, 2005
06:51:56 PM
THIRTEEN!!!!
by Biowolf
Nov 23rd, 2005
12:38:45 AM
I'm wondering where the Niobe death storyline goes, too.
by FluffyUnbound
Nov 23rd, 2005
08:42:04 AM
FluffyUnbound and Pharsalus
by Aetius450
Nov 23rd, 2005
09:21:43 AM
Great Show overall
by Aetius450
Nov 23rd, 2005
09:34:22 AM
Aetius
by FluffyUnbound
Nov 23rd, 2005
09:47:14 AM
On second thought
by FluffyUnbound
Nov 23rd, 2005
10:08:37 AM
FluffyUnbound--Niobe storyline
by Biowolf
Nov 23rd, 2005
06:20:08 PM

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