Rome Premiers Tonight on HBO

Rome is premiering tonight on HBO @ 9EST.  From the trailers I’ve seen, it looks very promising (if not a little too gladiator-esque).  Here’s to hoping it’s a keeper.

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Only published comments... Aug 28 2005, 03:06 PM by Jayson Knight

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Dave Burke said: So what did you think??? I gave it 40 minutes, hoping for another Deadwood. It had great realism, great acting, sets, interesting story line, but yet...eh, I turned it off. I didn't give a rip about Octavian or his scheming mother. (Hated her character, actually. Guess I was supposed to.) Ceasar seemed stiff and I couldn't care about him. Brutus was a poopy head. I enjoyed the senate scene. I liked that Captain and the guy who was arrested. All-in-all it was 40% pro, 60% against, which explains why turned it off after 40 minutes. Not a keeper. Definitely not another Deadwood. Maybe if David Milch did it as he originally pitched it to HBO who said they were already doing a "Rome," which is why he did Deadwood. Looking forward to your take on it. August 29, 2005 7:51 PM

Jayson Knight said: The last 20 minutes were actually pretty redeeming...I was close to turning it off as well about 30 minutes into it (the nudity definitely had my attention though), but decided to ride it out. I will give it one or two more episodes before I formulate an opinion...you're right though, it sure as hell ain't no Deadwood (or Carnivale for that matter). More to come. August 30, 2005 2:02 AM

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Jayson Knight was clueless to the computer programming world until he took a C++ class in college. The rest is proverbial history. He has been building applications targeting the .Net framework for 7 years, focusing mainly on internet technologies and database driven web application development.

Most recently he left the world of Corporate IT to finish up his degree in Chemistry, with an eye on Medical School and an Anesthesiology residency program. Read this post for more information.

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When he finds time to pry himself away from his computer and university studies, he can be found on the mountain bike trails when it's warm, and on the ski slopes when it's cold.