tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post4899534808480610039..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: HBO and the BBC to team up for I, CLAUDIUS remakeAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-75178658564233140382011-06-13T15:39:25.220+00:002011-06-13T15:39:25.220+00:00"But I was actually thinking there's noth..."But I was actually thinking there's nothing stopping HBO making a prequel to ROME, with the story of Sulla and so on"<br /><br />That’s what I meant really, the first 2 books in the series cover a time that has to my knowledge never been put to film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-66405730320742863112011-06-13T10:34:02.280+00:002011-06-13T10:34:02.280+00:00Anyone with as much go in them as Jacobi demonstra...Anyone with as much go in them as Jacobi demonstrates in the IgglePiggle and UpsyDaisy songs on 'In the Night Garden' can surely pass as a man ten years younger than they are!Mark Lawrencehttp://www.princeofthorns.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-65239607997264601902011-06-13T09:54:14.561+00:002011-06-13T09:54:14.561+00:00Making MASTERS OF ROME would be an insanely ambiti...Making MASTERS OF ROME would be an insanely ambitious proposition (and it would overlap heavily with HBO's existing ROME series). But I was actually thinking there's nothing stopping HBO making a prequel to ROME, with the story of Sulla and so on, and having Cicero, Pompey, Caesar and the other characters show up as young men.<br /><br />I think there is an element of sensibility here. As wonderful as I, CLAUDIUS is, a lot of people won't watch it as the production values are not great by modern standards. In addition, they can hew closer to the books (though I haven't heard many complaints about the BBC adaptation's faithfulness) and, best of all from those watching fearing a HBO sudden death syndrom, it'll probably be two seasons at absolute best anyway, so there's little chance of it being canned early.<br /><br />Also, and it may be too cheesy, but they could always ask Derek Jacobi to reprise his role for the old Claudius before he dies (since Claudius was 63 when he died and Jacobi is 72 and can probably pass for a bit younger).Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-89903447355051488942011-06-13T07:11:55.566+00:002011-06-13T07:11:55.566+00:00I, Claudius is one of the best TV series ever prod...I, Claudius is one of the best TV series ever produced, and Derek Jacobi is Claudius. Why remake it when the original was so good, why not make a TV series of "Masters of Rome" instead, something that was unique to this production?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-82534289518270654522011-06-13T06:34:08.371+00:002011-06-13T06:34:08.371+00:00Good news! I'm a fan of Graves' writing &a...Good news! I'm a fan of Graves' writing & with enough togas on-screen it's hard to go wrong!Mark Lawrencehttp://www.princeofthorns.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-45166147043418501222011-06-13T01:37:42.595+00:002011-06-13T01:37:42.595+00:00What a really dumb idea. There are so many great ...What a really dumb idea. There are so many great books which have never made it into any video form, TV series or movie, and these jokers want to re-invent the wheel instead of contributing something new? Pffft!Ed S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15580602235331051071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-14235177101901047692011-06-12T23:00:56.883+00:002011-06-12T23:00:56.883+00:00I look forward to watching the entire two and a ha...I look forward to watching the entire two and a half episode run of this new show.Megazverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237498983266699769noreply@blogger.com