A couple of my friends have been ranting and raving about this show, and I recently decided to catch an episode.

It’s awesome, but I’ll let you guys decide too. Enjoy!

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Here’s a little something extra for those of you who enjoyed my first post on a similar topic, specifically the “redemption hero.” I mentioned briefly that a lot of ideas borrow from classic literature and mythology; for this post I’m going to expand on that idea with the “journey” story.

In my previous post, I briefly mentioned “The Odyssey,” which is an epic poem about a journey (even the word “odyssey” means journey) and is the most basic of all stories - someone or a group of people have to go somewhere. That’s it. You can’t get simpler than that.

Before we get started, I’d like to zip over to the East. Don’t worry now, I’ll take you back.

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GET IT NOW!

Here’s a link to that controversial South Park episode people are talking about.  Holy shit.

(Lol shot in the dick)

Rome was a TV series produced with a joint effort by HBO, the BBC, and RAI (from Italy).  The series lasted two seasons; the first being the rise and fall of Julius Caesar, and the second being the rise of Emperor Augustus. The show is considered a “historical drama” because it is based off actual historical events, but some deviations were made for the sake of story-telling. Even so, the series makes a great job of making things as authentic as possible.

For example, most of the filming was done in Italy, and modern-day Romans are used as extras. Additionally, any artisans depicted on screen were people skilled in the trade and not actors (butchers were hired to portray butchers). Moreover, there are various throwbacks to ancient Roman customs that a huge history nerd like me would recognize.

Besides that, the series still stands up well as a television series. The acting is top notch, the dialogue is great, and the cinematography is artistically well done. The story is (or should be) already known by most people, almost on a legendary scale. Sort of like how people know the basics of the Arthurian legend (a king, sword in stone, knights of round table, etc), people know the basics of Ancient Rome (Caesar, Ides of March, stabbed a buncha times, etc).

Below are a couple of short clips from the series:
***WARNING, POSSIBLE SPOILERS***
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Our financial institutions are crumbling, and our economy is slowly rolling towards the edge of collapse. Lehman Brothers tanked, along with Fannie May, Freddie Mac, Goldman Saches, Merrill Linch, and AIG. The Federal Reserves bailing everyone and their mother out, which undoubtedly is going to further weaken the dollar. Even that rat Greenspan is saying we’re fucked. And now it looks like Morgan Stanley is going to be partially bought out by China.

In light of these events, I’m going to do the most American thing I can think of: Pretend it’s not happening and talk about what’s on TV. Continue reading this post…