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The notion that the Empire ran on pillow talk and poison--the Great Woman theory of history-was also at the heart of the BBC’s 1976 "I, Claudius," but "Rome," with its spitting catfights, is closer in spirit to "Dynasty."
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It's like Deadwood in togas, a violent and bawdy tapestry of a vanished civilization.
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“Rome” is engaging even if it isn’t a swords-and-sandals version of “The Sopranos,” as HBO had hoped.
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HBO's most obtuse, impenetrable series.
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The second season of "Rome" feels more than a little claustrophobic, and operates on a much smaller scale than might be anticipated for such an epic production.
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If only the creators sought fit to put as much detail into their character development as their history, the show might have earned itself a third season.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 190 out of 201
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Mixed: 3 out of 201
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Negative: 8 out of 201
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SusanL.Mar 1, 2008bigger than life characters in a bigger than anything empire. Costumes, splendour, grittiness -- they got it right.
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MichaelC.May 30, 2007
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PhilHFeb 25, 2007