Hosed By October.
They've done it once again. They killed John from Cincinnati yesterday, one day after its season finale. I am so done with corporate greed and mindlessness. Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, cancellation.
The plus side is I now have more time on Sunday nights for gaming! Thanks HBO!
What! It's cancelled? Say it isn't so! First Deadwood leaves me hanging, now this. At least Rome had some closure, but a few more seasons would have been nice. Dagnabbit anyway!
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In respect of Rome, there probably wasn't much further they could take it. One of the two key characters died, and the historical context was such (Augustus consolidating his power, having offed all of his enemies) that there maybe wasn't much more to say. And if they went much further, they would be doing a remake of I, Claudius.
As long as the Wire isn't cancelled. Once that show goes, so goes my owning of a television.
In respect of Rome, there probably wasn't much further they could take it. One of the two key characters died, and the historical context was such (Augustus consolidating his power, having offed all of his enemies) that there maybe wasn't much more to say. And if they went much further, they would be doing a remake of I, Claudius.
Yeah, I know, but I wasn't done looking at Titus ;)
I only get to see it occasionally, but Flight of the Conchords makes HBO worth seeing in my estimation.
In respect of Rome, there probably wasn't much further they could take it. One of the two key characters died, and the historical context was such (Augustus consolidating his power, having offed all of his enemies) that there maybe wasn't much more to say. And if they went much further, they would be doing a remake of I, Claudius.
True, they didn't call it the Pax Romana for nothing. It would be interesting if they tried another Rome series in a later historical context, after the I Claudius time frame. Maybe something about Spetimus Severus or something.
On a more positive note, they did option the George R.R. Martin series of fantasy books for a series.
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In respect of Rome, there probably wasn't much further they could take it. One of the two key characters died, and the historical context was such (Augustus consolidating his power, having offed all of his enemies) that there maybe wasn't much more to say. And if they went much further, they would be doing a remake of I, Claudius.
I would be okay with that. Season 3... Jump ahead to Tiberius. That's when stuff gets cool anyway.
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I absolutely loved Rome and the Wire is quite possibly my favorite TV show of all time. Now, if they make a series about a Song of Ice and Fire (my favorite fantasy series), I'll probably die from the sheer awesomeness.
On a more positive note, they did option the George R.R. Martin series of fantasy books for a series.
Oh. My. God.
I have been dreaming of A Song of Ice and Fire becoming an HBO series someday - who else could do it justice? Too long for a single movie; too detailed a world to allow even a series of movies to dumb-down for us. Way too deviant for regular network TV... But a series of HBO episodes, each based on, say, a chapter from a POV character? That is the way to go, and HBO's the only one right now capable of even coming close to pulling it off the way it needs to be done. I can't wait. At the very least, even if it never airs, they'd better buy the rights to it so nobody else can butcher it...
Reports have it that there will be one more (and only one more) season of the Wire (http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/10/22/071022fa_fact_talbot?current Page=1 - a great article!). I agree with everyone else who's mentioned it so far - simply outstanding. I think it might be my favorite series. Ever. Loved the clip of the creator's original memo when he pitched season 1 to HBO:
"It is a significant victory for HBO to counter program alternative, inaccessible worlds against standard network fare. But it would, I will argue, be a more profound victory for HBO to take the essence of network fare and smartly turn it on its head, so that no one who sees HBO’s take on the culture of crime and crime fighting can watch anything like “C.S.I.” or “N.Y.P.D. Blue” or “Law & Order” again without knowing that every punch was pulled on those shows. For HBO to step toe-to-toe with NBC or ABC and create a cop show that seizes the highest qualitative ground through realism, good writing, and a more brutal assessment of police, police work, and the drug culture—this may not be the beginning of the end for network dramas as the industry standard, but it is certainly the end of the beginning for HBO."
I was going to mention Rome and Deadwood as my other 2 faves as well, but I'd just be repeating everyone else. Looks like I came to the right thread! I watched all of John from Cincinnatti, and while it was nice to see some familiar faces from Deadwood, I don't think I'll miss it as much. It did have some great quirky characters though... But I don't really need more than one series where for every explanation there are 2 new mysteries, and Lost got there first. I just wish there was something decent to fit that 9PM Sunday slot right now though...
Oh yeah, and I'm really liking Dexter too (featuring Wild Bill from Deadwood as the FBI guy on Dex's case this season), though that's a Showtime series IIRC. Whatever - it's my Sunday night reason to turn off the phone right now. Just wish there wasn't that long gap between Curb Your Enthusiasm and it, but I just can't get into that new HBO thing, whatever it's called - some sorta relationship drama, if the ads are any indication. Meh.
'Conchords - sweet! A friend of mine is a musician of New Zealandish descent, so it's extra funny for our gang.
Just loving the HBO series. The only thing better than HBO is HBO in HD. No other company will produce something that you have to watch every episode 3 times over to fully appreciate the way they do, and I mean that as a very good thing.
Let's just hope this writer's strike doesn't end up ruining everything for us, eh? Those guys deserve every penny they're asking for, the current glut of network reality trash notwithstanding.
Kang
PS. Sorry about the overexcited rambling. Someone said George R.R. Martin and HBO in the same context... I'm sure you'll understand.