ROME

[jamespowers]

Myself, I cannot stand Keanu Reeves no matter what. It's also a gut reaction.

You too eh?

 

[Hondo]

Since when was Keanu Reeves in ROME? fftopic:
When in Rome, do as the Romans do


= I am the walrus =
Goo goo g' joob

 

[Dr Doran]

You too eh?

he just looks so .... d u m b .

 

[jamespowers]

he just looks so .... d u m b .

If he could spell it he could understand it.
I loved the beginning credits with the animated grafitti in Rome. That whole brother and sister thing was really wierd. :eusa_doh:

 

[Dr Doran]

If he could spell it he could understand it.
I loved the beginning credits with the animated grafitti in Rome. That whole brother and sister thing was really wierd. :eusa_doh:

You mean Octavian and his sister?

Yikes.

 

[jamespowers]

You mean Octavian and his sister?

Yikes.

I didn't want to ruin it for the newbies.

 

[Chas]

The Mithraic initiation ceremony with the bull slaughtered over Atia was good too. Bull-blood-bathing was real for this ceremony.

I think that was the Cult of Cyble, I think. But I nitpick...sorry.

Since when was Keanu Reeves in ROME?

Now THAT would have been an accent I couldn't get around...

 

[Hondo]

Maybe Keanu Reeves could be head first in toilet, like that other dude.
That was a strange scene.

 

[Dr Doran]

I think that was the Cult of Cyble, I think. But I nitpick...sorry.
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Right! It's Kybele/Cybele/Magna Mater, the Great Mother of Asia Minor. I get the initiations mixed up because both cults involve bull imagery.

 

[jamespowers]

involve bull imagery.

So they are full of bull?

 

[Dr Doran]

So they are full of bull?

Some would say all religion is ... but let's not get into that.

 

[jamespowers]

Some would say all religion is ... but let's not get into that.

That was not quite where I was headed.

 

[Dr Doran]

WOW, Mrs Doran and I just watched the final episode. We were quite impressed, quite impressed indeed -- and she likes classical themes about as much as she likes people who talk about vintage (not much). In fact, it was my favorite thing I have ever seen on TV. It even beat DEXTER. I'll be studying for my Roman history exam soon and I cannot wait to go back to the sources ... reread Suetonius, Tacitus, and so on ... I'm very excited.

 

[RetroModelSari]

John and me followed it in TV and got the DVD box for X-Mas. We loved it! And John found no fault in it. He´s so picky when it comes to historic accuracy since he studied history.

 

[Corto]

I thought the series was great from beginning to end. It's completely 100% addictive. I even enabled the DVD "footnotes" which describe the minute historical details in almost every shot.

I was sad to have it end so soon. I can't believe it didn't generate enough of a fan base to keep it afloat.

 

[Dr Doran]

I thought the series was great from beginning to end. It's completely 100% addictive. I even enabled the DVD "footnotes" which describe the minute historical details in almost every shot.

I was sad to have it end so soon. I can't believe it didn't generate enough of a fan base to keep it afloat.

Same here. Well, Kevin McKidd (Lucius Vorenus) is in something else now. The way they ended it, he could have lived.