Comments | dangermousie: Oh those wacky Romans!

dangermousie

Oh those wacky Romans!

Jan 30, 2007 13:58

So, all the squee about Rome on my flist made me go digging for other movie/TV productions dealing with the time period.

So I turned to my trusted friend, wikipedia.

In addition to reminding me of my historical crush on Germanicus and of my glee at the nasty barbs historians loved even back then (sample quote from Tacitus on Agrippa Postumus, ( Read more... )

tv, romans, rome

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thelana January 30 2007, 19:37:47 UTC

I think I have seen that one. It ran on a local tv station. And I have no memory of it other than the way Peter O'Toole looked in his getup.

thelana January 30 2007, 19:39:28 UTC

BTW, I personally have a soft spot for the Attila two-parter, no matter how unrealistic it might be.

dangermousie January 30 2007, 19:43:01 UTC

Oh, I hated that Attila two parter with a vengeance. It burns, it burns! Seriously :)

The Caesar one was good though...

thelana January 30 2007, 19:46:40 UTC

Was it the bad acting or the history rape? :D

I was hypnotized by the pretty! I'm not responsible for my actions!

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alexandral January 30 2007, 22:30:27 UTC

I think this is the one you speak about : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Augustus-REGION-NTSC-Peter-OToole/dp/B0006D3HDI/sr=1-3/qid=1170195912/ref=pd_bowtega_3/202-0020142-6805432?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

Here more: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0006D3HDI/ref=dp_olp_2/202-0020142-6805432

It is region 1 and all dispatched from US, so it shoud be fine for you

dangermousie January 30 2007, 22:32:13 UTC

Yes. Thank you!

lydzi January 30 2007, 22:48:08 UTC

Ouh Hello there too o_O!!

Just watch Rome 2x02 right now. I 'm in bloody love with your icon right now *-*!

dangermousie January 30 2007, 22:50:12 UTC

I would but I haven't even finished S1 yet. Keep getting distracted by dramas.

lydzi January 30 2007, 22:53:24 UTC

You have too! Really ^^. It's a lot more bloody than dramas of course but soooooooooooo good ^^.

lesbiassparrow January 30 2007, 22:49:53 UTC

Imperium apparently was ahead of its time; the latest opinion on Julia was that she was more sinned against than sinning with regard to Augustus. (I just read a great biography of her, which more or less argues that A. knew all about the infidelity and moved against her when he needed a scapegoat...).

dangermousie January 30 2007, 22:51:42 UTC

Yeah, I've heard that about Julia. Wouldn't surprise me about Augustus in the least: you don't get on top by genuinely believing in 'family values.' :)