Never saw Rome, but it comes recommended.
I think the producers of Rome did a fantastic job with historical characters mixed in with character compilations. The writing was really good most of the time. You can (almost) forget that this character wasn't even born when that happened, or that character was already dead when this happened. The guy who played Julius Caesar was a really good actor, as well as the ones who played Marc Antony and Octavian-Augustus (as a child and as an adult). The only real let down was the girl who played Cleopatra. She wasn't much of an actress and the character was poorly written - even as a work of fiction. But check it out if you ever get a chance. I think you might like it. The first season is especially good. And the episode (season 2?) where Octavian becomes Augustus and rattles the Sentate kicks major ass. The Praetorian Guard really was a bad bunch of SOB's.
I just don't get 300 the movie. The real story is a tremendous story of bravery against all odds that arguably could be considered one of the most important in Western history. What would have happened to Western Civilization of the Persians overran Greece? So why fuck up the story with cartoons, dragons, etc?
I couldn't agree more! That's not a story that needs to be dressed up. Even if a person has
no interest in ancient history, that (as a true story) would make a kick ass movie. Why they screwed with it, I :dunno: It's like telling a WWII story (Battle of the Bulge maybe), but throwing in that space aliens worked with the Germans. WTF?
Why?!