It’s been known for a while now, Rome, another superb HBO show has been cancelled and will end after only 2 seasons. Main reasons: lack of viewers and too expensive. [ source ]
Granted, Rome was originally intended as a mere miniseries but spawned into a full series after the network saw the quality of the scripts. Unfortunately for HBO and any other network, viewer numbers are everything, esp. when the cost for the entire first season is around 100 million U$. We cannot really blame HBO when the viewers rather prefer crap over intelligent, quality TV series. If more people would have watched shows like Rome, Deadwood, Firefly, Invasion they would not have been cancelled, easy as that. Networks need to make profit and have to provide what the majority wants to see and if the majority wants to see crap then they have to give them crap. Besides, what network are you looking for when you want to watch quality shows? HBO, right?
Rome will end on March 25th 2007.
Alexander Ipfelkofer 
i never watched this. Haven’t had HBO in years!!! lol. Heard it is really good though.
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Rome is a great series, I would rate it 10/10 throughout.
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I am pissed. The only reason I have HBO is because of the gritty and dare to do series that they put out. Rome was absolutely brilliantly done and this is seriously going to make me think twice about continuing with HBO if they are going to for lack of anything better “lose their balls.” This is a tragedy. I have personally gotten people to see this show and given HBO Series’ new fans. HBO needs to do a better job of advertising there product. I know that after I saw shows like Deadwood and Rome I was instantly hooked and would have followed those shows for as long as their writers were writing. Truly disappointing.
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I still need to see this. But with everyone being so positive about this series, I doubt I will be disappointed.
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Really pissed about this. HBO gives you superb entertainment and then yanks it out from under you in 2 seasons. Rome wasn’t built in a day, you know. Like a previous fan who wrote about this show, I too have suggested people watch it and when they have they have all given me positive feedback. I agree, HBO’s marketing of their really good stuff is the pitz. I don’t even watch television regularly except to catch one or two distinctive shows. This was one of them. Makes me sick to think it’s over before it’s over.
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I’ll have to say that I am quite shocked. I came on here to find out when season 3 was coming out and it was like somebody dropped a stinkbomb at my grandmothers funeral when I found out they had cancelled the show. I will not stand for this, I’m starting a campaign against HBO right now. If you would like to support go to [broken link]
Peace fellow Romans.
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I didn’t think television executives could out do the cancellation of Vanished, but yey again I have been proved wrong. This show is just starting to take flight and HBO has decided to end its short run of glory after only two seasons. I am joining forces with my fellow roman from Kain in his campaign to let HBO know what a huge mistake they are making. This will be revolution for the ages.
Long live the 13th
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By the Gods!!
What nature of rubbish is this! So. The plebes do not appreciate a superb docu-drama like this?
Let them watch those ridiculous wankers on “American idol.”
LONG LIVE THE 13th.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Unbelieveable!!!!! dropped the best show on TV, I just purchased HBO for Rome and Now will be Dumping HBO ASAP, I will not fall for this kind of Bull again if a cool show comes on HBO I will just asume it will be cancelled anyway so I will not get emotionally attached to it. HBO you lost me and anyone that will listen to me!!!!!!!!!
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This is total crap! This is the best show on TV. I should have known it would get cancelled if I really liked it. My wife got me HBO just for this show and it is the one show that we make time to get together and watch and what now only two or three more shows.
I agree with previous posters that people were just getting to know about it and starting to watch. HBO will be cancelled at our house.
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Absolutely stupid on HBOs part. Definately the best series I have ever seen and sadly to say only 2 seasons long. 100 million or not I believe this will be a loss for HBO to remove such a great series. People I know who aren’t even in to that kind of scene or the roman era have all fell in love with the series. I don’t watch much TV but I can say I have only seen Rome advertised twice. Id say that if they had done a little more to make it public they would have no problems at all gaining viewers. The viewers only know what people make public, unless they are couch potatoes. All-in-all great & historic series with just about a little bit of everything based on the way it was in that era. Id take away the Sopranos after the 2nd season before Rome. Pretty sure HBO will notice a small drop in margin after the end of Rome. HBO you suck.
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Well I am sort of getting used to this as a long time fan of HBO and their shows. They canceled Carnivale when the storyline was getting really good. So it appears that they are doing more of the same with Rome.
Now that King Herod has come into the picture in Rome, and any student of the era or religion knows that the time line of the story is quickly approaching the times of Christ. The potential storylines for this timeline is absolutely enumerable. Think Dan Brown here, and typically HBO is the only network with the balls to push the limit of television that far.
Well now Sopranos is almost over, Sex and the City is gone, Carnivale is gone, K-Street is gone, The Comeback was terrible, Deadwood is canceled, and if it wasnt for Bill maher and Entourage, I just wouldn’t watch. But with the record above, they may kick the last two good shows on the network to the curb too.
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What the hell????? I just watched tonights show and saw that there are only two more episodes, I then do a search for season 3 and find out that it has been cancelled. What the hell are they thinking. This is the best show on TV. Are we really going to sit back and have crap like American Idol and all the other bulls**t shoved down our throat. The only time I watch TV anymore is for Sports and shows like Rome. HBO WILL BE CANCELLED RIGHT AFTER THE LAST EPISODE OF ROME AT MY HOUSE. The boxing on the the netwotk sucks anyway. F**K THEM!!!!!!!
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How typical of HBO. Just when they do something right, they yank it. Is it HBO or the typical American viewer, who has a 15 minute attention span?
I will be more than happy to drop HBO and let them know why. Would I keep it for their absolutely worthless movie line-up? Listening to Bill Maher whine? Washed up lifeless Sopranos? More like Deadwood and Rome.
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I cannot belive this. HBO has got to be on Crack for canceling ROME. This show is by far the best in years and HBO is canceling it. this is a shame to all TV watchers who appreciate history, a good story line and some good acting. I am going to cancel my subcription to HBO as soon as the final season is done. what a shame….
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How disappointing,
one of the best series in recent television history with an amazing cast, script, direction and what not is being ditched by execs due to insufficient viewers. might i remind everyone that shows like scrubs and what about brian were also very close to being ditched but viewers uproared and eventually got what they wanted,
rome is a daring attempt to replicate one of the most interesting periods in human history and although not accurate to the dot it is still entertaining and keeps u wanting more and more after every episode you watch.
i hope enough people voice their opinions here so we can get enough signatures to maybe keep it going…
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HBO, IF YOU ARE LISTENING HEAR THIS… If you are only interested in the numbers, then you will loose your edge… and the intelligent viewers will cancel cable and find quality from other sources. Perhaps the future of quality shows will find a new medium, like the interent. I already prefer some video podcasts to regular TV.
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This really is such a waste if it does not go for another season. I understand some of the actors have already signed up to other shows which is fine…allow a year to pass in order to raise the funds for Season 3!!!
Such quality like ROME should not be allowed to die because of a simple lack of money…such a shame…it really reflects badly on HBO/BBC.
Look…its simple…take some time off, raise the funds, get to work on some really great scripts (Jesus etc)sign the actors back up and we are away again in 2009!
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I’m pissed! Rome is definitely the best show on TV. Why do all the good ones have to go???
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I, too, will cancel my HBO subscription at the end of this season, unless Rome is resurrected. This series is good for 5 seasons at least. Hopefully with the huge success of their own movie, 300, Time Warner will see the value in this series and save HBO from their own blundering mistake.
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There is another site with a petition to save the show http://www.saverome.com go check it out.
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WOW I just found out that Rome is at a end. My husband and I love the show so much. My sister and brother in-law told us about it. As soon as we saw it we were hooked I can’t believe it won’t be back. It will be so missed all the actors did such a wonderful job. Thank you for all of them maybe someday it will be back. From one of many #1 fan’s of ROME Stacy!!!!!!!!
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This is the last straw. Watching Rome had helped me put my life back together. I stopped drinking liquor on Sunday night so that I could remember Marc Antony’s witty remarks or the controversial flings going on in the timeless town of Rome. Whats more dissappointing is the potential this show had for coming seasons. My disappointment is surely worse than that felt by Marc Antony in last nights episode when he nearly strangled Octavian (which by the way is a clear metaphor of what should happen to any HBO executive) after he was told he had to leave the golden city.
If HBO didn’t have a couple of other quality shows like Entourage and Lucky Louie, I would be at there gates right now with a sign that said something along the lines of “How could you do this to me?”
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It’s a very sad time when these terrific HBO shows are cancelled. They only thing to get through to these HBO Executives is to cancel HBO and force them to continue with terrific programming or lose very reliable clients.
REMEMBER: THE CLIENT IS ALWAYS CORRECT!!!!!!!!
Also, to antony_from_kain, Lucky Louie was cancelled as well.
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this is some serious bullshit! I hold ROME parties at my house every sunday night. The ones who can’t make it over, Have HBO and are constantly on the cell phone with us hooting and hollering. I feel worse than Vorenus and Pullo did with the death of their wives. I wish I had command of a legion. I would kill and enslave every exec at HBO for this shit. HBO, I hope you get worse than sevilla did for this shit.
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Like some of the views here, I don’t blame HBO (except that maybe their advertising is crap). I blame the average viewer who is more interested in mindless garbage like American Idol and the like who don’t support a show like this.
If I were rich, I’d frickin’ give HBO the $100 million or whatever to finish this show…
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Very disappointing. Although they took some liberties with their storylines, the plot twists and character development were excellent. I understand that this production had to be very expensive but I thought that a joint effort between HBO and BBC would be enough to defray the costs.
The only things I watch are sports and the shows on HBO. I became so involved in Rome that I found myself researching history to find out what really happened. Did Caesar really pick an adopted son over his own with Cleopatra? Did Octavian really have Antony marry Octavia? What was King Herod doing there?
And by the way, Showtime’s “the Tudors” is no less than a response to the popularity of Rome if you ask me. Also, I’m surprised that you’re not seeing the stars of this series appearing on late night tv and other outlets. Shouldn’t we be seeing Kerry Condon on Leno or something? hmm.
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I agree and add my voice to the majority opinion! I will be canceling my HBO in two weeks. This is the ONLY show on TV I watched, other than sports.
I love the commentaries and behind the scenes mini shows they offered for last year’s shows…I wonder if they will offer four or five for this year’s slate of shows as well?
Doug
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This is B*LLSH*T. Rome is a quality show…one of the best I’ve seen in years. It’s really the only reason I have HBO. If it’s gone so am I.
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Please! Do Not Cancell this Show!!! If we’re paying HBO for their network, they have an obligation to their viewers. Give Us What We Want!
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PISSED! First Deadwood and now ROME! HBO this is it. I am gone after this season! The only reason I subscribed to HBO was for the programing. B*LLSH*T!!!!!!!!!!!
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I never watch T.V. only the news before work….. the only reason i would watch t.v. was to watch ROME…. and now they are cancelling it….. this is a BIG BIG loss for HBO…. i’ve have never seen an add on t.v…. only a small one in a magazine…. if they would have to addvertise it… it would had been the best show on t.v…… this is a brilliant show and the reason why society is turning in to the way its turning to is b/c shows like american idol and and MTV why society is not doing so good…. but if popele would watch shows like rome we would not be brain washed with the stuff MTV puts on air………. and i’m joining the campaign against HBO …. thanks!
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My husband and I absolutely adore watching this show. It’s too bad that these “epic” type movies aren’t made as much as they use to be. I missed this week’s episode “A Necessary Fiction” (Season 2 Episode 8″) due to a problem with our VCR when we left the timer on. Anyone know where I can view the full episode online!
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Please, don’t just let your displeasure over the cancellation of Rome be vented only on this forum! Write to the HBO folks and let them know how you feel — if enough people write, they may change their minds, they also may not, but they definitely won’t if they don’t hear from you!
The link is here.
or if that shouldn’t work for some reason, just browse to hbo.com, then click on the “contact us” button at the bottom of the screen > select Rome > then scroll down to near the bottom of the screen (after the FAQ section) and select “submit an email”
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i hope they got some ideas up there sleave because they cancelled deadwood, now rome and sopranoes is ending this year too.
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Well, HBO acquired the rights to produce George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice & Fire” fantasy epic (see my post on that). It’s due for 2008.
Will there be a Season 3 for Rome? No. And no petition will change that. But given the fact that it was supposed to be only a miniseries to begin with we are lucky that HBO decided to do a full season and not only one but two! Otherwise we wouldn’t even have had that. And what brilliant two seasons, too.
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Rome is possibly the best television series ever created. I cannot imagine the thought process behind its cancellation. I refuse to believe that the Sopranos can suceed, but Rome would be shunned by the same audience.
Its tragic.
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I echo the many remarks lamenting the loss of this new favorite of mine. To satiate myself, I intend to pull a dusty copy Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Does anyone remember that a clock strike’s twelve somewhere in the play? About thousand years before a grandfather clock had been invented. Oh! I also bought Season 1 DVD. My first purchase of this kind. I will probably pick up season two to complete the set.
Piss and Blood!!
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NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I WILL FUK HADES IN THE AAASSS!! this is rubbish…ROME is so brilliant…if only HBO could hype up ROME as fox does sHIIT ASS AMERICAN IDOL for 43 years!!! ARGG at this capitalism nature we run in america
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This is really disappointing! I just got started watching the series, pretty recently, and now I’m hooked! And now their canceling it! The period coming up is the best part, it hate when people end shows with so much uncertainty. It’s one of the only shows, that actually interest me. I find the acting to be some of the best, I’ve seen on TV in a long time. I’m defintely going to buy this series when it goes on sell, or if it goes on sell eventually. And I’m defintely going to miss Atia (Polly Walker). I’m just so disappointed I don’t know what more to say!
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I also am outraged at HBO’s stunt at canceling Rome.
I have since signed the saverome.com petition and wrote a long letter to HBO on my thoughts of the matter.
I recommend you do the same.
This is where I sent HBO my feedback.
(Rome Feedback)
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rome is the best tv series that i ever see, i couldt understand why only two sesons and sopranos more than 5, this is a realy crap tv show, hbo, on march 25 will be the last day that i will see your stupid channel
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no more Rome…..no more hbo….simple as that…..
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bring back rome. this show needs to be continued, as it is really eye opening for the people who dont know much about roman history. its disappointing to know the 3rd season is not to broadcast.
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Rome Feedback
Go here to send your complaints, please!
Thank you.
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We talk to many people that are gaga over Rome. Why would HBO take off such an incredible show and not play it out to the Sack of Rome?
Unbelievable. it is the best TV has to offer by far. Even better than the Sopranno’s, Entourage, Sex in the City………
Quite frankly, its the only reason we have HBO is for ROME.
Bad move HBO……bad move!
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This is horse shit. Great are they going to replace it with some god awful reality T.V show.
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Hello all,
I can not believe HBO is going to cancel Rome, it must be a hoax. Rome is a entertaining history lesson mixed with fact and a authors imagination carefully studied culture of the Romans. “O” crap, I assume that the alleged last episode Mark Anthony will be killed! Way to end a great great great great great great great great great series. I need more I really love this seris it is one of the most entertaining series I have seen in a while. They are probably going to fast forward the time into the future to show the rest of the story in one episode, bullshit. I am surprised as hell to hear this today but I hope that it is not true. C’mon HBO this would be a big mistake at least another yr. Showtime will have room now!
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I am in shock, my wife called me this morning and told me she heard that Rome was being canceled, i didn’t belive her because i thought that a show that good (the best i have EVER seen)would never be cut off, got online only to be dissapointed. I honestly got sick to my stomach when i read about it. I work 60 hrs a week and the only thing i look forward to is Rome and it also is the ONLY reason i have HBO, but now that you have canceled it you better belive that not only am i losing HBO after next week i will NEVER put my heart and HOURS of my good time into anything made or produced by HBO.
LONG LIVE THE 13th!!!!
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Unbelievable! My husband and I were watching last night and saw they advertised Series Finale, not Season! We are canceling our HBO Subscription. It’s the only show we really watch and they cancel it. It is without a doubt the best series on TV and they never even gave it a chance. I agree with everyone who wrote the lack of promotion. A little marketing goes a long way. What a shame. I guess we’ll all have to dumb down and start watching reality TV.
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My buddy just told me how good Rome was, so i went out and rented the whole first season and watched it strait through.
It was the best show ever. But i am not even going to bother with season 2 if there is no 3. I think i am going to cancel HBO just because they cant keep a great show past two seasons since the sopranoes. Have to stick with Lost.
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I am so disappointed.. this was the best series i have ever seen. I live in Hungary, so the second season is still not on TV here, but somehow one of my friend has obtained it and given it to me. i adore it. Please do not get me wrong, but i think that this is all the American’s fault. They are so not interested in history, they might not know anything about the Roman Empire so it means that they don’t even watch it and if there are not enough viewrs of HBO..than HBO simply cancels the show. Please (in the US or UK whereever you are) fight for season 3 on behalf of me too 🙂
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I got HBO 2 weeks ago JUST to watch Rome!
My fiance borrowed the first season box set from a friend. We were hooked by the first show. By the last show, we were on the phone ordering up HBO.
I am with all the rest of the die hard Rome fans. WE WILL CANCEL OUR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO HBO IF THIS TRAVESTY DOES NOT CHANGE!!!
I’ve looked at the other original series. They all suck !!! What is the point of keeping the damn channel? It is out of here!
I love Vorenus, Pullo, Atia, and Octavian ! Why did they have to do such awesome performances?
Everyone… please go to saverome.com and HBO’s Rome feedback to voice your opinion.
“Don’t talk about the 13th”! ~ Pullo
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HBO is terrible at marketing. They should have taken ads out on cable channels to promote shows like Rome and Deadwood. I guess they thought the word of mouth Soporanos mentality would work for every show. They were wrong.
Both Deadwood and Rome have been as entertaining to me as Soporanos. What a shame.
Also, it doesn’t help when you go 18 months between seasons. Even Sopranos has been hurt by this crap from HBO.
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No more ROME? Soooo unbelievably disappointing. Well then…no more HBO. What’s the point? It’s not like they show great movies all the time.
Bloody Hell.
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The only thing that HBO is interested in, more than viewers, is their fat wallets. I strongly suggest people should threaten to “pull the plug” on them if they don’t allow for additional seasons.
This is my all time favorite series – in fact I don’t normally watch TV programming (other than Movies and things like The Learning Channel)
I learned so much about Rome’s history that I never paid attention to in school too…
I call for a Ban on HBO (Need an image? Use the one I did Below)
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BUMMED
This cancellation is a disappointment and disgrace to quality television.
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Although it is extrememly disappointing to read that there will not ne a third season – what a dramatic, exciting and heart-breaking way to end.
HBO – I call on you for justice.
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No season 3!?
Im with everyone here, only reason i have hbo is for rome.
what a let down, one of the only quality shows i keep up with and
to have it cancelled on short notice.
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I was pissed when I found out that the Deadwood was not coming back. I was even more pissed when I found out that Rome had also been cancelled! “Fool me once, shame on you HBO… Fool me twice, shame on me. You shal not fool me a third time, I am cancelling my subscription!
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I guess there is nothing we can. I blame HBO for not
advertising the show well enought to get your viewers.
Quite a few of my friends just have no idea what the heck
is “rome”. It would be really interesting to see how
caesar augustus turns rome into the golden age and passes his empire to the next caesar. Think about it HBO.
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The show wasn’t cancelled. It finished. A two series arc was all they had planned for. There simply isn’t a direct storyline following onto the one we have and the writers knew it. The first season was the first triumvirate, the second season, the second trimuvirate. But after this, nothing happens for many many years. Augustus brings about an era of peace and expansion and simply contends with a few germanic tribes. There are no great dramatic elements, there is nothing particularly out of the ordinary day-to-day life of a Roman for the next 40 years. By the time Augustus dies (of old-age, not really dramatic) everyone we’ve seen in this show will be dead anyways and a whole new era will begin. There simply is no natural narrative push in the time after Augustus and hence no reason for another series.
It wasn’t ‘cancelled’ it simply came to a close. Being part funded by the BBC makes sense for this. English shows in general do not need to run onto a million series and die away inglorious (as happens on most american shows that are given more than a 1-2 series run). They like their shows short and sweet with oodles of quality packed in and definate arcs finished. The show itself was also frighteningly expensive, easily rivalling the equally-excellent Carnivale in expense. Ratings are less and less important now due to the huge cash to be made from selling it overseas and the ratings pulled in there.
Rome is an incredibly profitable show and could easily run for another 5 seasons if the storylines were there, the desire was there and the involvement. Rome is an epic undertaking from everyone involved and two series’ is enough for me. I’d rather they take this superb cast and the huge amount of experience they must’ve gained and apply it to some other part of world history, say Alexander’s domination of the world, of the Khan’s invasions from the Mongol empire or any number of places. A lavishly done account of the Sengoku period of Japan would be incredible.
So relax guys, you can have too much of a good thing and isn’t it better that they invested all their talent into two outstanding seasons? Rather than to drag it out into thinly scripted and poorly financed soap-opera?
There certainly are shows to complain about cancellelation. Carnivale for example – easily one of the best shows of the last decade – ended on a massive cliffhanger that will never be resolved. But there is no need for more Rome. Let’s go somewhere else. Let’s do something different. It’s a big world, with a big history. Let’s see it.
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Good comment aza.
THAT would be awesome if they did “Alexander” with these kind of production values. 800 minutes miniseries. Please!
It was good to have 2 seasons of Rome, yet the way it was presented regarding the “Season” concept should have been clearer. At first it was supposed to be a miniseries but turned into a full blown season which spawned a second season. If it would have been clear for the viewers from the start that the concept was a “miniseries” consisting of 2 seasons then there would be no uproar (well there’s always one…). As it is now, viewers feel let down. Understandably so.
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :(( Then again, they said the same thing about the second season as they are saying about the 3rd. I have high hopes. Rome is/was the best show ever created.
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I have loved this series almost as much as The Sopranos and now it’s gone after only 2 seasons. I’m beginning to wonder if keeping HBO is really worth it anymore. The only reason I have HBO is for great series like ROME and THE SOPRANOS. I hope you will reconconsider the benefits to your loyal viewers and go for a 3rd season. Bringing Jewish issues into the mix would be something that could be addressed further.
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Considering that the way Rome finished i’m not so happy they could have shown the funeral of Lucius the war in Egipt and other things that they did not show…but, I knew that a 3 season wasn’t on it’s way becuase if you know your history after Augusto wins Egipt he stay in Rome (in command) like for 40 years WHAT can you se interresting; him getting old….. jajaja
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I agree with Jasmin & Victor, but i also agree with Aza they take this superb cast and the huge amount of experience they must’ve gained and apply it to some other part of world history and turn it in to a series. That would be great!!!
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AZA… your point choosing another time period is a very good one, I would love to see many of these series, however, to say that nothing historically happened shortly thereafter is a bit of a cynical look. Look at all the drama’s that are airing on tv now… Tony Soprano is not real yet they seem to have plenty of storylines there. This was a fictional drama based on some very general facts. The show was excellent because they represented the lifestyles of that time amazingly. They developed many different and very complex characters both fictional and non. They were able to use those broad historical points and twist them to their liking. That is what writers are for. The bottom line is HBO did a poor job marketing this masterpiece. They did not run it with another show and they did not promote it much at all once it got going. The characters, actors, acting, setting and writing (along with history) made this show. Obviously many of us are going to miss it.
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I have just been dealt two terrible blows at once!
After checking around to find out about Rome’s Season 3,
I also learn that Deadwood has been cancelled.
So maybe it costs more than HBO would like to make Rome?
Well, in many businesses products are carried for the consumer’s overall enjoyment of the brand as a whole..it’s called a “Loss Leader”, HBO.
Wake up and smell the big picture, HBO corporate suits, save a few dollars here, lose a whole lot of subscribers after cancelling the very best shows ever on TV!
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Icannot see why they had to take off a good show like rome. IHave
never been so mad in my life. This whould have been a good
Easter show to had watched that sunday. It’s bad enough that
there is not nothing to watch on that thing they call TV
And thay go do something like that. I agree ALL ROME lovers
Ought to cancel HBO
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I cannot believe people don’t watch this show, it was stated a few times here that it is the best show on TV and it is. Nothing even compares to the level engrossing content that this show has. Episode 10 of season 2 was so emotional 2 of my favorite characters died and I’d still watch this show repeadedly over and over if they were new episodes. I will save the show for many years on my PC so in maybe 10 years of so I can watch it again. I honestly do not know if anyone can pull a show off like Rome. I think my friends we just have be thankful for the episodes we have seen and rejoice!. I must go now I just finished weeping over that last episode and the more I think about this news is making my eyes well up again. Thanks to the creators of Rome for two of the best seasons on TV. Cheers!.
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Rome is the BEST HBO series.This cancellation is a disappointment.
LONG LIVE THE 13th!!!!
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No! Rome was the TV-show ever! I just watched the last episode of Rome and wanted to know when the next season came out, and then I see this!
HBO, we need Rome!
Long live the 13th!
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obviously the viewers that hbo are not getting are losers that watch shows that require absolutely no intelligence, therefore will never watch rome. you would think hbo has more than enough money to continue the series, and after the cancellation of the third season, i will be cancelling my account with hbo, take that.
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Rome Is one of the best shows on tv It is a mind blowing journey it
grabs you from start to finish. There should be more shows like this shown on HBO the battle scene”s are awsome the cast is perfect. Why Dont HBO use there imagnation. The writers are brillant they Could do a series like the movie TROY With the soldgers inside the trojan horse and have more gladiator scenes and Battle scenes. They should put it a driffent chanel with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surrond Sound. It makes me MAD to see great shows like rome not even giving a chance to run as long as everyone wants to See More You can see by all the Coments that it is a Big MISTAKE to cancel Rome.
ROME RULES
NA HBO
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Keep The Cast, Go On
With The Show AWSOME JOB
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wtf, how could they cancel rome?? this show was tizzight. so fuck home box office. and fuck ya’ll haters too. PEACE… at least those bitches still got that softcore at night ahahahah.
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Yeah, I’m not surprised HBO canceled ROME. Why bother making good shows with amazing real world style graphics, when its cheaper to make more reality based shows like Entourage. I love Entourage, but it doesn’t hold a candle to the great story telling of Rome, Deadwood and Carnivale. Sure these shows are expensive to make, but I bet HBO makes up for it in DVD sales. Deadwood was on Blockbuster’s most rented list for ever and Rome was there as well.
I’m definitely dropiing HBO from my watch list. I’ll rent the Sopranos and Entourage, but to cancel three of the best shows on TV in under a year is unforgivable.
Bad Form HBO. Bad Form
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Man, I am so mad about this…..this is definitly the best show that i have ever seen. I really did learn a lot about Roman HIstory, it even inspired me to go read about what else happend then. What a powerful show….very sad to see it go
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Go here and tell HBO to bring it back or else!
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i will sell my house and give all the money away to HBO so they can make a season 3 MAN i Love Dat SHOW!!!!!!!
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Wow, I’m so disappointed. I would have watch this series until it was called Constantinople. Oh well, now I can only imagine how the writers would have address and mirrored current political issues as a 3rd season would have logically lead to Palestine, but now I’m just dreaming. Oh, how I’ll miss the intelligent subject mater presented like all good history lessons with such great sex and action.
THIRTEENTH!!!!!
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Wow, I was online to switch my cable service to a different company when I did a search for the air times of Rome. Friends of mine had downloaded the show via bit torrent and shard them with me. I decided to reward HBO with my business for Season 3. I come to find out that they have canceled my favorite show. TV series take time to catch on. Just like Battlestar Galactica and Family Guy, these shows became much more popular as the file sharing community made them so.
I had decided to become a full time subscriber but now see no point. I know it’s an expensive show, but quality comes at a price. America is not as dumb as its ratings suggest. I refuse to watch shows like American Idol or trash reality TV like Americas Next Top Model. I have turned more then 6 people; 3 married couples towards Battlestar Galactica who are now buying the DVD’s and watching the air-timed shows. I was just starting to spread the word about Rome as well, but again, now there is no point. Such a waste…
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My wife and I have watched this show and greatly enjoyed it. I’m surprised at the number of people who never heard of it and only started watching it after I mentioned it to them.
I suspect the interest in this series will grow greatly as time goes by and HBO may find it let a real winner slip by if it doesn’t continue the franchise into the future.
The program was particulary masterful and entertaining in blending the truly interesting and believable fiction with other parts of historical accuracy. We will miss it….
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What cancel series 3of Rome! The country prefers Pleb shows etc? Does America want a country of Plebs, come on guys get writing to HBO and get some decent drama back on TV. I agree more advertising of Rome needed -but if we can put a man on the moon, we can do a simple job of getting Rome 3 onto TV.
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ThIS IS Aufull Im shure like most people.
There thought;s are on Rome. My son has
been watching ROME All day. WE are one of
the lucky ones. We bought the first season.
And recorded the second season. Me and My
husbund plan to watch Rome on Easter.
I TO ALSO HAVE GONE IN WITH
OUTHER PEOPLE AND WHROTE
HBO.COMP TO TELL THEM TO
PUT ROME 3’RD SEASON BACK
SO ALL ROME ROME LOVERS STAY COOL
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Best show on TV hands down. I’m VERY upset to hear they wont be doing anymore. It really does baffle the mind as to how such a popular show would be a drain on profit for HBO, rather than a money maker. There has got to be something we can do to get another season.
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although it might prove futile, everyone should flood HBO with emails and comments about the show to try to save it. i understand that it has been canceled but look at Family Guy, it was off the air for a few years then was brought back because of high demand. it only takes a sec to do.
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I have never been so FUCKED UP! The only thing that keep us reincarnated ROMANS above the water was this series and because of FUCKING CROWD they cancelled OUR series! This is betrayal. They will pay.
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i renewed hbo just for rome season 2. i have cancelled it. there are no current series i’ve found that compare. Back to the history channel i guess
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I’m so sad to see the cancellation of the wonderful series I have ever see. I’m very depressed about this news.
Other French guys like me are disapointed as they liked very much this series.
Sadly yourselves
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what the heck is the matter with HBO i loved “the comeback” they yanked that, now FREAKIN ROME HBO SUCKS!!! i have no need for it anymore, i was so looking forward to the 3rd season!!!!!!!!!!
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this is realy f’d UP SJIT
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I was disappointed with the second season. It was more of a porn-serie.
I can imagine the director and his crew having sex during the shoot. “Cut! I want to f**k her too. A 10 minute break!”
Plus they made Rome look like one big whorehouse. Orgies everywhere, sex slaves, pot junkies and so on.
Rome was the center of the cultural world. Is that what you call a culture?
Also there were no fight scenes, but one. They always skipped the battles and on to the talking and fu**ing.
Season 1, IMO, was way better. If you’re talking about quality series, the first season is one of them, but the second could’ve been much, much better.
Maybe they should do more about the viewers, and not every TV serie has to make large profits. Why don’t millionaires spend a tiny part of their fortune to make great historical movies/tv series. Does it always have to be about the money?
Is there a single movie about Augustus? What about Genghis-Khan? What about the Greek Mythology? Only low-budget “Paintbrush-rendered” Hallmark movies with (surprisingly) good and well-known actors represent some of the greatest stories of our childhood.
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Without exception, the finest television series I have ever seen. What a tragedy it has been cancelled. It would seem that a series, perhaps on a somewhat smaller scale could have been attempted. As to the low viewership, it is a sad commentary on our viewing audience at large, sad indeed.
J.Ogden
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This is total crap…Season 3 of Rome is cancelled!!! The best show on tv…ever. I look forward every Sunday to watch Rome. I hope you all choke on American Karaoke…bitches!
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I disagree. Firefly was boring as hell. American Idol leaves firefly in the dirt.
BTW everyone, Rome being canceled was known before this season even began.
How is this news to people?
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Here, here. This is in deed sad news – I am worning people not to get suckered into getting HBO. There is no point in getting something just to have it taken away when you get used to it beeinbg goood…
I aggreee with everyone saying HBO should not cancel good shows, just because…
It is a sad world where the average majority gets to decide what the rest need to be doing, watching or reading.
The idiocracy of majority rule…
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Everything good must come to an end, folks. And it’s far better to leave on a high note than a low one. “Rome” was a well-done mini-series that remained consistently excellent in both storytelling and production quality from start to to finish, and I for one am quite satisfied. If I want more, no worries. I can just pick up a history book.
In the meantime, those of you out there who believe companies like HBO should just continue to produce money-losing programs, regardless of how economically unviable it might be, get a grip. That’s not how the real world works.
Perhaps this will be a hint to the many, MANY posters here who represent a statistically significant fraction of what are likely thousands of viewers who just might have saved “Rome” if they’d just tuned in, instead of reminding themselves week after week, “Oh, I’ve heard “Rome is good. I really must get around to watching it.” That’s a big part of why good shows die. If anyone is to blame for the demise of “Rome,” it’s apathetic viewers who cry for better programming, but ignore it when it’s staring them in the face.
“American Idol” is better than “Firefly”? Case in point. Geez…
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Exactly my point, Dan. I for one am happy we got 2 brilliant seasons of Rome instead of a mere 6 episodes miniseries.
At the end of the day we the viewers get what “we” deserve… such is life.
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Just cancelled HBO.
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Rome was one of the best shows I have seen in quite a while.. and frankly, it doesn’t surprise me that it is getting canceled. Since when has a great show ever lasted! The list goes on and on.
Well HBO is going to have some programming issues.. with the Sopranos on it’s way out.. there is nothing to replace it.. ROME would have been a great show to pick up on.. but as DAN said, it wasn’t making money, you loose the show, and that is a shame. I am still pissed off that Dark Shadows was canceled back in ’90 because the Gulf War was getting better ratings..
We should be happy that we got what we got.. and look forward and hope that HBO comes out with something better (I don’t know how!) or close to the quality that ROME is.
Gotta go.. Star Wars Ep I is on.. AGAIN.. and AGAIN and AGAIN
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I can only hope Pullo kept some of that gold hidden, that Vorenus made a secret recovery and snuck out of the city, and that Aggripa will continue to get “some”. Great show and I think the fasination with the era shows in some huge box offices numbers from Gladiator and 300. Should have continued with the theme, even if it meant rolling a few generations of families to the next big era of history.
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i cannot believe that they are cancelling this show. like people before this reply…i have hbo for their sunday nite shows….rome was at the top of the list along with sopranos sex and the city and 6 feet under…they are cancelling or ending all the great shows that made hbo what it is……….SHAME ON YOU HBO…….
hbo is getting cheap…and guess what…they will loose alot of viewers…..as soon as sporanos is done i will be changing my premium channel………..
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It’s so true. Rome is something special and all those involved should be proud. Quite an accomplishment amazing and highly watchable.
Perhaps HBO will learn from its mistakes and produce another show of Rome’s calibre. The next time however, they would be well to triple the ad campaign and lure the sheep away from half hour brain dead sit-coms and reality garbage.
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i just cant believe it i am speechless, i have never missed a single episode and i also even bought the first season dvd set for like 65 bux and now i find out its canceled…….
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I was a little disappointed to hear of the cancellation, of the third series of Rome. I was however, not surprised at a cost of §100,000,000 and a veneer of a true historical story woven throughout, that it didn’t survive.
Perhaps an examination of the reasons why may help others understand. So what are these reasons`? I see there is much complaint about the mindless and vacuous shows that have survived. I think that is the first sign.
1 The vast majority of American shows have a 20-5 second gap between canned laughter. Even shows that don’t have canned laughter have a 20-5 second line delivery. No thought required the laughs and the lines are delivered and easily understood by a largely unsophisticated and poorly educated audience. I understand they also do this in some news shows??
2 American audiences are the majority; they have been trained by advertisements (commercials) to have a attention span no longer than the Commercial advertisement so that they are prepared for the next 20 second message.
3 Laughter is more readily accepted than pathos, complex thought and concentration are things that have to be cultivated. Complex themes require knowledge and understanding.
In America there were small info bytes, explaining what was going on who was who and why. On trial showings, when they surveyed the audience prior to the launch of Rome series 1 they discovered rather alarmingly that some didn’t know where Rome was never mind Italy, One person surveyed thought Rome was in England and that Caesar was president of Europe. Others had no idea who the characters were. Cleopatra was a movie, true. I think they just left that one there, I think the introduction of the fact that not only was she real that she was also from a Egyptian dynasty and a long line of Cleopatra’s.. All of which came to more or less a sticky end; was left on the good ideas shelf, as too hard to explain.
I think when you arrive at the point of talking to someone who wears clothes but has absolutely no idea how they work, it’s a good idea to point in the other direction and say “what’s that”? When they turn to look, “run away”.
So the audiences were a little lacking, to them it was like having Shakespeare recited to them for 45 minutes in full old English. If you remember just how daunting that was the first time as a 12 year old at school you will know what I mean.
All of this was not wasted on HBO they make their money through advertisements and sponsors.
Rome; no canned laughter a minority audience and a whopping production cost, uncomfortable sex scenes many of which were cut for American audiences. HBO unlike the BBC in the UK. The latter which has no ads and is paid for by license fee, HBO has to recoup on their outlay of $100,000,000. If the profit margins are too low they will drop it.
There have been many series like Rome over the years, none quite so expensive I think. All have ended and I am sure in the future there will be others.
On the whole I found it enjoyable and will miss it, but I won’t worry about it.
If we want series like Rome and others to flourish to entertain educate and inform then what we must do is never complain about how much of our tax dollars are spent on educating the masses.
Rome introduced many to what the city was all about not just fine temples some of which still stand, but the infrastructure and cultural diversity, the nature of sex in Rome. The gulf between what many consider the ideal Rome and a more realistic Rome. However, in true Roman fashion “Rome the series” was rejected by the mob! Easily turned by a few tacky lines of a more entertaining sort. We shouldn’t complain we have just seen in action what we found so entertaining “the life of Rome, the mob”, rather ironic don’t you think that it would have been equally unacceptable to the denizens of that place. We have little to complain about and much to applaud in Rome. If they think of doing it again for a third series I would no doubt find it just as enjoyable, but for now we have Rome in all 22 glorious episodes to watch again until we tire of it. Like all good books it has an end.
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Sad to hear that such a great show is at its end. Each character has been inspiring in his/her own way. Veronus’ virtue and loyalty. Pullo’s friendship. Octavian’s intelligence and perceptiveness… Kudos to the crew who made the show possible!
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this sucks, im cancelling hbo until rome is back
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Brilliant show, its a shame to see it cancelled so soon when other crap still mongs throughout the airwaves.
In England where i wacthed the show it was very well recieved but we only got season 1 (although i have seen season 2 also).
Can everyone please turn the crap off to send a clear request for decent television.
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I saw the last epispode last night, and my heart was heavy because I already knew it was the end. As a fan of the Masterpiece classic “I, Claudius”, I was hoping HBO would take the series through until at least Nero. There’s a lot of juicy stuff! Plus I was hoping to see more of Livia…she’s a cutie! It would have been cool to see her poison and kill to have her son Tiberius be emperor (at least that’s how the book and miniseries portrayed her). However, I do understand HBO’s decision. Too bad Bill Gates wasn’t a fan, he could finance future productions!
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It really bothers me there will not be a 3rd season. By far the best series i ever watched. Very dissappointed at HBO
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It is a shame that the world is dictated by idots who have between them no more than 2 brain cells. Plonkers who think watching reality tv is entertainment. People who know more about the characters in Big Brother that they do their own family. And then like a miracle HBO produces something intellegent and most definately worth watching and it gets canned because the general population is too DUMB to appreciate quality entertainment.
Rome was a superb TV Drama and understandibly an expensive one at that. But expence has nothing to do with it when you ad up the money spent on all the other crap coming from the states. It is actually relitivly cheap in comparrason.
Come on HBO, there are 5.8 Billion other people out there, dont go by the ratings recieved in America, you cant take that serious anyway.
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There’s some online Petitions that you may be interested in signing (see here) – Not sure if it will help, but certainly can’t hurt.
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I must say i am so very disapointed with HBO. Soprano’s was and is a great series but it doesn’t compare to the 2 series Deadwood and Rome. I bought HBO right before these 2 series aired and i was so impressed with the quality of these series that i put HBO on a pedastle. However i now see they are no different than fox or cbs. To take the 2 greatest shows ever aired on television and cancel them due to “ratings” is pathetic and i will be canceling HBO.
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I just read that season 3 for Rome has been cancelled. I feel like some one just ripped my heart out. I was so excited about what is going to happen next. I’ll sign any petition to bring it back. I think it’s one of the best shows ever. It’s got everything in it….LOVE, WAR, HATRED, SEX, SCANDALS, DECIVING, ETC. My e-mail address is veruschkan@gmail.com if you want to send me petitions.
I’m planning on buying the series so that I can watch it over and over. PLEASE HBO BRING ROME BACK!!!
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We are most disappointed on hearing the cancellation of Rome, by far the best thing HBO has done. Will definitely cancel our subscription.
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Yet again another good series goes done the tube when crap like friends was for something crazy like 10 seasons, it was a very good show along with firefly and deadwood watched evry episode of all three but sadly one mans or hundred mens thoguhts dont count when theres millions of dollars to consider
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Iam very dissapointed in HBO iam probably going to cancel i loved rome and so did soooo manny poeple i know that shit about lack of viewers is crap.I KNOW FOR MYSELF AMD MANNY OTHERES WATCHED IT ON DEMAND NOT ON SUNDAYS would that make the viewers look smaller?I hope hbo brings back rome it was the best show i ever seen.HBO will never be the same considering rome was the best show they have ever had and probly ever will”””I soooooooooo pissed””””
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This is the worst news all year!!! This show was one of the greatest joys in my life and HBO FAILED in their marketing campaign. It’s not the show why there were not enough viewers. It was their marketing plan, marketing budget and advertising agency why there were not enough viewers. We need to SAVE ROME. We need to let HBO executives know that this is a big mistake and ROME was the greatest thing that happened to HBO. SAVE ROME!!! SPREAD THE WORD! LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD. CALL HBO, WRITE THEM, DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO SAVE ROME.
LONG LIVE THE 13TH!!!!!!
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Haven’t been on hooked on a show since Friends in the late 90’s and I became instantly addicted to this series. Not only ROME, but now DEADWOOD too. These two shows are some of the only reasons we even pay for HBO. This SUCKS!!!
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I just recently started watching the show a few weeks ago and now I’m totally hooked. I saw it for the first time about a month ago at a friends house. I was instantly hooked and decided to get HBO just for Rome. As it turns out it seems I have made a mistake in getting HBO since there will be no third season for Rome. What a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT this is because I was really looking forward to the third season.
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I just wrote HBO an E-mail with a link to this page so they can see just how many people are upset about this cancellation. I’m quite sure it will do nothing to bring back “ROME” to our T.V sets but at least I tried. Perhaps if we all arm ourselves and lay siege upon the tyrant HBO we shall overthrow it’s empire and resume production of our beloved “ROME”…. sadly this can not be… let us have a moment of silence for our fallen T.V series……….
Please god of entertainment may you infect the innards of those who support American Idol with flesh eating disease or something to that effect! I will sacrifice my last sea monkey if you will make it so!
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HBO..YOU SUCK.. I caught Rome pretty late, i saw one episode and i was HOOKED.. recently i have rented the entire first season and just sat at home watching them.. i WAS HOOKED.. i finally got completely caught up…to see the finale and find out the show has been cancelled…WHAT???? i havent been excited about any show since the sopranos and now that is ending. My husband thinks im obsessed with ROME…. i am…i love the show….i go to work and tell everyone about it…i know of 3 people i had got watching it…i thought i could look forward to watchign ROME every sunday and its CANCELLED????? UGH i hate HBO, and after sopranos is over….IM going to cancel YOU!!
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I’m cancelling HBO. First Deadwood now Rome, get rid of all the good shows why don’t you. HBO stands for Horrific Boring Observations. Maybe you should try advertising.
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Everyone can go to the Save Rome website and register. They are trying to get enough votes to catch HBO’s attention. So sad – it MADE my Sunday nights.
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HBO needs to either trim their costume budget or increase their advertising budget. The product is fantastic so I would say the failure is at HBO marketing. Fire the lot of them and get real marketing people in there. And if HBO can’t do that then trim the costume budget. THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!!
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A real shame if you ask me… I was really disappointed; I mean, this show is not even broadcasted in my damn country, and I made deals of effort to see it anyway. This could have been a great success given the appropriate time but well… people can be entertained for much cheaper it seems! Beside, after the defeat of Mark-Antony, the story is a 50 year walk in a garden. But as I said, it was a great show! In my opinion, its cancellation is due to an HBO marketing failure.
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This show is awsome, and people watch it even in Poland (who knows wher it is?) . WE want more. HBO has no advertisement campany and that the reason of lack viewers. This guys dont know how make business 😦
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F*%&! Are you kidding me? I eat, sleep, and breath ROME. Best show on HBO. Even though I download it and watch it online. Very sad news! Life sucks now!! = (
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Rome was the only reason that I re-connected this year with signing up for HBO, I am totally pissed as well…if this show is not re-instated I will be discontinuing this not-so-prime service. Sign me a disgruntled Rome fan…
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what the fuck, that is total bullshit if this series ends like this i will never watch another from HBO. How exactly are viemers rated precisely? i would like very much to know, because that fact of the matter is anyone who watches rome loves it. Theres so much more to tell as well, you cant just end a series like that its outter shit, so who ever made the decision to cancell the show this is for you, FUCK YOURSELF
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actually as a mader of fact i am now going to get rid of HBO, because i cannot take such heartbreak
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Can we band together for those of us who want to end our HBO subscriptions and boycott? I was thinking if we all called and ended our HBO the same day it might send a message? or at least start something together to protest!
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Oh well it had to happen sooner or later, like all good shows that HBO put out they cancel. what a load of wankers they are.
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I’m from Australia and although Rome may have been shown here on TV I didn’t see it, however, did pick up the first season recently and have sat, obsessed almost, watching episode after epidsode with my husband over the past week or two. I was just checking to see how long before it would be till we could purchase the second season……mmmmm seems we have to wait until November 2007 for release in Australia. I now read all of your postings about the 3rd season being cancelled………what bitter disappointment. It is truly a brilliant show and now it almost seems pointless to purchase the 2nd season if it ends up going nowhere. I truly enjoyed The Soprano’s and Six Feet Under by HBO and had hoped they would go on forever. It would seem from the postings that this is a regular gripe with HBO that they cancel the best shows just when you get into them. We don’t have a HBO channel and unfortunately usually have to wait for the release on DVD to watch the seasons at a reasonable timeslot. These types of shows seem to always be shown late, late at night. I will keep an eye out for future prospects of HBO’s plans re season 3.
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And all thanks to our great US “intelligent” community
god damn you, in europe it is (was) one of the gratest shows.
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I AM CANCELING HBO!!!! It is a shame that you at HBO would offer up a spectacular show then snatch it away before it is even finished. I know your talk of numbers but I am sure that HBO makes plenty of profit from the mediocre shows the network produces, that would support a show of this quality and if you ask me, we the public deserve it.. I personally have had enough of the mindless drone. It’s a sad shame, when people are given a show with depth, history and plot that they look forward to each week and it ends in a mere two seasons without conclusion. If you at HBO had promoted this series properly in the first place, maybe the numbers would be different. Almost everyone I have asked in the last few weeks are just becoming aware that this show even exsites and are wanting too see what it is about. I am sure that my voice will fall on deaf ears as will all the other voices stating the same thing but, you really have/had the potential for greatness with this one…
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This is in reply to Centurian, Chris, Andrew and DEIMOS (hey, control yourself there), Hungarians, English and the rest out there that feel the need to blame unintelligent, idiotic Americans for the demise of this excellent series. You have to understand something – there are PLENTY of intelligent, educated Americans watching this series and enjoying every minute of it, just like the rest of you and bitterly disappointed if this cancellation is true. If you all feel the need to blame someone, fine, we’re big enough to take it. Stereotyping and an “assuming one/assumes all” mindset is of itself also pretty thin-headed. Sure there are plenty of idiots out there that watch the crap, but plenty of us that don’t, and prefer Public Television and quality, thought-provoking programs. I’m actually a bit astonished that HBO in your respective countries is pulling this, irregardless of what U.S. tv-ratings indicate, which should tell you that there’s more to this than just blaming someone. Give us a break, will you please!
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Yo!, You’re right man, I was too much in emotions, and pissed. It’s not all your fault, and I don’t think that all americans are stupid, but You have to agree with me thath televeision in U.S. is one of the most degenerated but it’s not the point. Sorry for what I said, anyway the show is gone, and once again profit won with a good piece of art., hope some one in some time will look at this mistake.
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Deimos – you’re a big man (sincerely)and I appreciate your response very much. American television – it is the very best and very worst of it all; it runs the entire gamut. Thank God for the ability to change stations. Many of my friends are writing HBO to protest this. I’ve been to many foreign countries and surveyed their tv programs – really not all that different from what is offered stateside. America is a young country and has a long way to go in many ways. I don’t know where you’re from, but I’m guessing Greece. Beautiful country!! I’m very grateful that we all got to see Rome at all — I’ll never forget it, and will be delighted if we see more quality television of that caliber. Thanks again for your response.
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i am angry to see such a good show die like this. i just got my friends hooed on the show and now they are cancled the show.
This is all i have to say to HBO “Fuck you for removing such a good show and go shove the the rest of the crap shows (excluding rome) down some ones elses throath who is willing to eat it./
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miss ROME
I am like the rest of you ROME LOVERS.
This household just Cancelled HBO why
keep HBO when you want to watch ROME
and its not on. There is IS no POINT keeping HBO
HBO IS OUT OF HERE TILL THEY PUT
ROME SEASON 3 BACK ON HBO.
I I MISS POLO
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ROME THIS HOUSEHOLD JUST Cancelled HBO TILL ROME SEASON 3 IS AIRED AGAIN
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I’m getting rid of HBO too….this is bullshit….asshats.
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I agree with the inicial post… People like the see crap and the ones who like quality stuff, see their favorite shows beeing cancelled, on a monthly basis… It has been TOO MUCH…
I may miss a few… Here it goes:…
– Firefly
– Farscape (at least they finish the season… and then made a mini-series to explain the end…)
– Tru Calling (1 season and 6 episodes from season 2 and them, bum)
– Point Pleasant (not even a season, no conclusion…)
– The Inside (the same)
– Stargate SG-1 (no comments… The Sci-Fi show that make more money EVER!)
– Eureka (left us normally waiting for the next episode… that never come..)
– Invasion (1 season, kind of a finish, but not really…)
– Surface (no ending and with lots of plot choises)
– Threshold (no ending and with lots of plot choises)
– The O. C. (fourth and final season shorther and one of the tv series revelation is shut down…)
I guess the Sci-Fi fans are engaged on other affairs, because if you look at the list, about 70% or more of the shows are Sci-Fi… and… I love Sci-Fi!!!… Snif…
There’s gotta be more to consider then only the TV ratings…
The prodution companies also make tons of money after the cancellations, with re-runs, DVDs (ex: Fox is selling, Tru Calling, Point Pleasant, Firefly on 1 pack as complete series – never mind that’s a LIE!…)
I think that the one in charge of the desision are not qualifed people to make that decision, so they only look and the numbers…
And them you see all over the world, American Idol, Big Brothers, and lots of crap reallity show like thoose…
The only conclusion we can take is that the maioritty of the TV viewers are STUPID, so, the companies produce STUPID shows for the maiority to see.
I’m NOT STUPID! I LIKE QUALITY TV and stick American Idols and Big Brothers and that kinda of TV UP YOUR ASSES!
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You have that right about the DVD’s…at one location they have the first season of ROME for sale priced at $79.99…
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Yes, I agree Rome is the new FireFly. Great shows like this are always being upstaged by “Cheap entertaiment”. C’mon “Dancing with the Stars”, “American Idol”, what crapola!!!! No substance. I mean if you watch American Idol it is like watching a commercial for Coca Cola. Is it not bad enough that MTV has fallen the way of cheap commercialism. What a sad day this is.
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I think HBO should reconcider. They should be more aggressive on promoting good shows that are worth watching.
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Now it was DRIVE… from FOX (FOX must be the leader in cancelled shows…) Maybey there show be an EMMY for THAT!!!
‘Drive’ runs out of gas
Fox parks drama after four episodes
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963779.html?categoryid=14&cs=1
Why don’t they go play with their mothers!…
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Awwww nooo T_T so sad
why does money always rule everything?
this show is being broadcast in France too and I was hoping for a third season…
quel dommage, une si bonne série…
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Wow, there are hundreds of posts here and from what I can see not one person is happy with HBO for canceling Rome. There are also MANY people saying that they’re canceling their HBO subscription because they can’t watch Rome anymore. Not only that, but canceling it now is the worst thing they can do because it means Vorenus’ story had a horribly disappointing end to it.
This is the worst thing to happen to TV since survivor was first aired.
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You know, we do not know if Vorenus died for sure – they could say he gained the strength and heart to recover after receiving the love of his oldest daughter at his deathbed.
Doug
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What the hell ,man. Not enough viewers, what kind of crap is that. You bloodly americans and your pussy ass shows like survivor and american idol. Rome was awesome, and coz you cancelled it HBO,Will never watch anything by you guys again. Rome was fully sick, and i started watching it when i lived in Tasmania. Do any of you losers even know where that is and how far it is, and to have seen only two seasons is like asking for three sugars with my coffee and getting the third spoon replaced with salt!!!. BASTARDS. I hope you all grow fat and stupid and drown in your own piss
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hi my name is adam and i think that would be a stupid idea to cancel the show! Because after Soppranos goes off the air what good shows are there going to be for us guys, I mean what, you expect us to watch sex in the city?! 😦 Also I’m a huge history buff and this is the most brilliant historical fiction I’ve ever seen! 🙂 Well i know one voice isnt enough for HBO to change their mind! But you know you could have waited till Soppranos wasnt being aired and then aired the Rome show because maybe you would have gottne more viewers! well if you want to email me at the email address above, make sure you make the subject “Rome Petition”
later
AC
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Another loss to the arts as Rome and Deadwood are canceled. It’s amazing the number of mindless shows that survive while those of quality and creativity vanish. Unfortunately revenue and overall popularity dictate survival and the preferences of the brain dead triumph.
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To bad HBO rather follows the ratings and the almighty dollar and give up one of the best shows they done on TV. Rome is the closest experience some people watching TV will come to actually learn something historical about the Roman empire. To bad HBO feels they have to cater to the masses that prefer mindless silly programming.
Chow 13th
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Loosing Rome is an interesting by product of what happens when mixing democracy and lack of education…
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It’s really unbelievable,when i saw the title.
I would rather haven’t seen Rome before,but i could understand HBO.
No one want to make a excellent show without audience.
For instance,the majority people who watch american series in china know prison break,but on the other hand ,only small number of people could tell what’s Rome.
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Shame on you HBO !!!
Rome is the only program i watch on t.v since i’ve moved to Finland
i might not even turn the thing back on now knowing that its all gonna end with a cliff hanger and no season 3 to tie things up.
anyway t.v sucks ye should all put the things in the bin now and pick up a book
feck this pop idol reality t.v bullshit culture world were all living in it can kiss my — !
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THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. I AM A HUGE FAN, LIKE MANY OTHERS. WE ARE COMPLETELY SHOCKED THAT HBO WOULD CANCEL THIS SHOW. IF YOU CARE, AND WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS GO TO OUR WEBSITE. http://WWW.SAVEROME.COM AND SIGN UP. ITS 100% RISK FREE, PLEASE VISIT OUR SITE AND SIGN UP IN THE PETITION. LET US SAVE THIS GREAT SERIES AND SHOW THOSE EXECS AT HBO THAT THERE ARE CULTURED PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD WHO CAN APPRECIATE A WONDERFUL SERIES. MAY THE GODS BLESS YOU ALL!
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Rome needs a season 3,
My ideas for season 3 For Rome, if they wanna produce more viewers and money, well lets start, i think they should also concentrate on a rising hero and soldier of Rome durin those times, and stayin true to the story, picking off from the last episode, it would make it more exciting to maybe take from the Epic Movie Gladiator (Best movie ever might i add), i think it would be more intrigueing to see more action, for i am a Rome fan and wanna see more
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I wached both season 1 and 2 and this show was the best thing on tv. It had it all just look at Marc Anthony in it he,s a legend,and Polly Walker as Attia was amazing.Can,t beleive there will not be a 3rd season.Vorenus and Pullo should get there own mini series bout the 13th Legion in Gaul.I suppose it is really the end of the story but, if you know your history Octavian went on to do accomplish more and reorganise the Republic.
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Only 2 seasons of Rome and 3 of Deadwood and 2 of Carnivale. I guess that’s it for quality tv dramas. HBO really let me down. Yay, more airtime for mind-nubming, soul-crushing reality horseshit. So much for the “golden age of television”. Fun while it lasted..
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That’s really sad… Rome was the best TV serial i’ve ever seen 😦
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Don’t have HBO, but stayed at a hotel one night and they had cable. Saw one show of Rome (last episode of season 1) and my husband and I were completely hooked. Bought a used copy of Season 1 on half.com and spent a great week watching a couple of episodes every night. my mother-in-law watched it with us and she was spellbound. I am REALLY depressed that there will be no Season 3. Oh well…I have yet to see Season 2, so I have that to look forward to.
If you haven’t seen it already, rent or buy ‘I, Claudius’. It is an old PBS series from the 70’s, but it is great. It starts out with Augustus (Octavian) as an older man and, of course, the well established ruler of Rome. The characters are also amazing in this series. You thought Atia was bad…wait til you meet Livia! You will be glued to the screen, even though there is a little age on the show.
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This was a great series and I really enjoyed it…best show I think that I have ever watched or atleast in my top 3…however after I knew that it was officially cancelled…I also cancelled HBO as I do not watch anything else on there. O well what can you do it really bothers me though that every time I start to like a show the get cancelled…FOX and HBO equal the worst for doing this…
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I think it’s time to cancel my cable. It was the only reason for it after all.
They didn’t even wait until they were able to sell older seasons to other networks. Did they even try to sell the DVD box set yet?
I understand that 100 million dollars is a lot of cash, but at least try to make money back. Hold on for the long term.
I guess we can’t pretend to have all the same facts as the network admins.
Best of luck to the cast and crew.
13th forever!
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Rome wasn’t built in a day. By far the worst decision since Sex in the City….but worse! Undoubtedly the best show ever put on the air (pardon) the best show ever yanked off the air. I worry about my long-term HBO subscription. The future doesn’t look bright.
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rome is very good. I love this program please do not cancel it. i am on my way to walmalt to purchase the first season. this is some bullshit if the series end.
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are you kidding me f**k you HBO….what other show can i tune to and listen to marc antony say “i’m not going anywhere untill i f**k” i mean the most solid show on television ever is getting yanked HBO you suck serious donkey cock….how can you play shows like cathouse back in the saddle and stop playing rome…
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madness, make the 3rd and 4th and 5th series, i demand it!
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Rome sparked the search for history again. My family and I would look up events portrayed on HBO and read them in detail. So sad HBO’s Rome is going the way of the empire.
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I absolutely loved both seasons of Rome. I was extra lucky to travel through europe, starting and ending the trip in Rome, after seeing the first season, and got back just as season 2 was starting. I was already checking into Augustus to see if that would be the direction the show would take, and looking into what Octavian did later in life for the same reasons. I’m very dissapointed there will be no season 3, but we may have been more dissapointed if there was. Lets face it, after Antony and Cleopatra, the amount of drama in roman history declines for a while. Vorenus is dead, and while Pullo is a fantastic character, I dont think following his story line is enough to make a 3rd season compare with the first 2, and picking up the story later in time means all new cast and characters. I would rather mourn this loss than bitch about how bad season 3 was, and have HBO lose a ton of cash instead of spending it on another great mini-series. Lets not forget they gave us Band of Brothers, and the Pacific theater version of it should be airing soon. They gave us the Sopranos as well, and personally I wish they cut the cord at 4 or 5 seasons there. Rewatching the entire series would’ve been much better if the show had been less successful, and they hadn’t added so many “filler” episodes to squeeze another golden egg out of their goose, David Chase. Rome, I will miss you, HBO, I forgive you…. but don’t let it happen again!!!
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So I was looking around to find out when Rome Season 3 will come out … only to find this news? There won’t be a Rome Season 3?!!!
FOOK. I mean, I know what’s gonna happen based on historical event but this is only one of the few shows I watch! HBO, I hope you don’t do the same thing with: Game of Thrones! I’ll be really piss.
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The solution to this problem…get the BBC to fund a new series. It has recently cancelled it’s renewal of the aussie soap ‘Neighbours’, so it has at least $100m available for quality drama. Email them now..the campaign starts today.
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We are gonna get nothing if we talk here among ourselves. Let’s us make them know that their money is worth spending on this project enter these websites let us strike both HBO and BBC at the same time and let them know that you are angry about this matter. After thousands of e-mails they will have no choice but to find a solution to broadcast the soason 3 of ROME.
http://www.hbo.com/apps/submitinfo/contactus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedback/
ROMA VICTOR!!!!
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I agree with everyone. ROME is the best series that I have ever watched, on any TV channel. I am also a grad student, so I live in student housing, which has student cable, and can only view ROME at the houses of people who have HBO. If you are lacking viewers HBO, I suggest that you allow people to purchase individual episodes online. My husband and I agree that we would even be willing to pay the $4 per episode(like renting a movie at Blockbuster) if we could just watch it at home. ( I do not want to pay for all of cable just to watch one show) This is the only show that we watch together and we love it. We both hope that you change your minds and give us a series that it worth our time.
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Please everybody, lets take responsibility and save Rome! Go and sign the petition!
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Rome is the greatest show I have ever seen. HBO are idiots for not continuing with this project. I am switching to SHowtime…
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Man, Rome and Deadwood was the only series I ever looked forward to watching and of course the media mogul Idiots have also canceled …It was all dam good intertainment ..even though the critics slam dunked Rome (by the way most if not all critics are fkn Brain dead)..All I can say is go sign the petition let the wankers know we want Rome to stay..they can always do away with Bill Moher
and the Lame ass HBO boxing which is nothing but all hype and boring shit..Most of the regular movies they show have already been seen a zillion times by dvd rentals..so a great series is a better asset..than reuns..also on Rome the story line can grow as characters get old and die off and new chapters in history begin..I mean there is no end to new material here..but I guess they will just start making them stupid fukn sitcoms there cheap and what the hell feed em to the public and call it intertainment…Fuk Tv there is always the internet …fuk HBO
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We have waited for ages for a great epic series-surely the success of a quality production must mean a 3rd season will be funded. The story lines kept me watching every episode. For those who havent seen it -this is a fresh look at Rome its rise and fall. The acting is great the scenery and costumes are awesome.
If the directors read this maybe they can have a change of heart after all the scenery has been made already as have the costumes -so future productions must come in cheaper.
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Hello dear Rome fans,
I also wanted to post a small message regarding the Tv show Rome. I have to say that this is the best historical tv show i have ever seen. When i saw the second season i was even more amazed. I don’t understand why they won’t continue the series. Because of the low watching rate? All those people who didn’t watch it, well, i advise them to watch it because it is really wonderful. All my life i waited for a show which clearly shows the life of the Roman plebs and their difference with the rich patricians. Really i have to say to the creators of Rome that they have done a fantastic job. I thought that the next season would talk about the rebellion of the jews against their Roman masters at the time, when Rome destroyed the temple of solomon to put down any further resistance. Please don’t let all those hungry Rome watchers down and create a few more seasons, there is still sooooo much history to tell. Please, please, please i will be waiting for the next season.
Stef Pullo of the Aventine, lol 🙂
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OH this is tragic !!!! I only have HBO to watch rome, I have the whole first season and have the second on order for 081407. I find it a shame that HBO has to listen to the masses 😦
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I only have 3 comments: Promotions! Promotions! Promotions!
If HBO was the center of the universe then everyone would know where to look.
Now if the premier season ended up with a 100 million U$ production costs (give or take) how much went to promoting the series?
If the spending were based on subscriber/wiever income to sustain the development of the series what the heck did the promoting agencies do with their funds?
If the majority of the aimed market is uaware of the upcoming production how can one expect to justify the spendings? I assume HBO werent expecting to go in balance but rather make a profit, so what happend?
The times have changed, it’s time to realise this, it doesnt take 80 days to go around the world no more and across that big pond you will find Europe, Asia, Africa and they are not 3 states in USA, trust me it’s true.
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I’m sooo disapointed… My life will end too, with Season2 of Rome!!
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It’s a great show, one of the best. I’m waiting for season 3.
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Anything is too expensive when it might shine a light on the evils of the Jews as Season 3 undoubtably would (Nero under the influence of his Jewess, feeding Christians to the lions, etc). We know who runs the media in this country. It serves their interests more to just go back to bashing Whites in Wounded Knee. The purses open wide for that!
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It is very disappointing to see such an incredible show discontinued. Why should I own HBO anymore? There’s nothing on there worth keeping it for. I guess it’s finally time to replace HBO with Showtime.
Maybe if we all call and write HBO, they’ll bring Rome back. Fox revived Family Guy and look at the viewership it has now!
HBO: bring Rome back!!
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It is really a shame that hey are going to cancel the show becaise of the low viewers. No show has a lot of viewers since the begining, and now that more people was watching rome they cancel it….I think they are making a mistake. Rome is a great show. I have all the episodes. Pitty.
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Just cancelled my HBO provider. Have to say this was an unwise move on the HBO exec’s part. They should understand that you have to balance the need for new customers with the needs of your existing customers. Don’t whine to us about the cost of the Series. You will make that back in royalties from the DVD sales and then some. For shame.
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ROME the series is hands down the best television series on TV. Everyone I mean everyone who watched it quickly got hooked. Its bout time there was a series on tv that had life and true historical reality. My wife and I refuse to miss a Rome episode every Sunday night we were their faithfully. We were hooked on the Wire, but we quickly lost our connection with the wire when we saw the first Rome series. Money can’t be the issue they will get their money by selling the DVD disc series. Keep it going it will catch on to the public. I dropped HBO because the Rome series was over. I will quickly rejoin HBO if Rome 3 kicks off. Please, bring it back im begging.
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I just signed the petition and it was close to 10,000 signatures. So lets do the math, Im a direct tv subscriber who paid about 20 bucks for the hbo package. Cable subscibers pays about 10-15 bucks a month. To account for the people who cancelled their HBO package because of Rome but did not sign the petition. I’ll say about 8-9 thousand people and counting cancelled their HBO because of Rome. It sounds like 150,000 thousand dollars per month and counting is what HBO is losing. I know some of the money goes else where but I think thats an honest assumption of what they will lose every month. Fix it HBO get ROME 3 on course before you lose more money. Kill all the other series save some money and get ROME 3 back on TV. Some idiot wrote that a ROME 3 would be a waste of time because of the strong plots on series 1 & 2. “Moron” Rome could use the same format Star Wars did and start the series from the beginning of the Roman epire and run it to the series we watched. Rome has many historical avenues they can take. Genghis Kahn was involved in Roman history even Jesus christ was in the Roman timeline “I would not get to involve in the religous aspect if I was HBO”. Anyways, we want ROME we want ROME we want ROME.
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Its been several weeks since the last episode aired and I thought I would be over the disappointment that the series ended. But I’m not. THere is nothing intelligent on TV and I too am considering cancelling my subscription to HBO.
I doubt they will bring the series back though. Its high quality cast is probably onto other projects by now (Kevin McKidd landed an American series for the Fall). But if HBO finds it within their ability to produce a third series I will be one of many gratefully joining in each week.
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Rome is hands down the best show on TV. Rome and Lost are all I care to watch on this crap box i call a TV. Once again something good is lost to the overwhelming garbage heap of reality TV and the likes. I can understand the why’s, but it still pisses the hell out of me.
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Bummer. Someone turned me onto the show and I got hooked
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This show is the best ever. The cast play this 2 perfection. My favorites must be Titus Pullo, March Antony and lucius vorenus.
I have watched it 4 times, Season 2 is the best btw:)
HBO bring it back :….
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The general public, in general, do prefer junk. Who wants to think when you can just have mass produced drivel spawned infront of you. I’m only halfway through series 1 and already in love with the show. Devistated that it has been cancelled. Would have been interesting to see how far they went…. Birth of Christ? Division of the empire? Collapse of the empire?
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I also am cancelling my HBO subscription because of this, I will write and tell them why. I always thought a similar show on ancient Ireland would have been a good idea, especially considering how many Americans have Irish roots but know nothing of Irish history
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I am angry as everyone els about rome being over. I just dont understand how they can cancell a truly remarkable show like this. I can understand that its exspensive to make, but quality shows dont come cheap. I think HBO did a terrible job with the advertisment, thats why they didnt receve enough viewers, and thats why rome is over. It makes me angry that some crap shows go on for 6 or 7 seasons, and a great show like this ends after only 2. I have wrote a lot of letters to hbo about bringing back rome for a final season, i would like to see 6 or 7 seasons, but i would be content with one final season. At the end of the day we the people will be herd, and maybe one day they will bring it back, if enough people write to hbo. It is possible we can win this, maybe we could send hbo money for the 3 season. If we all send them all something like £10,there could be enough money for a 3 season, i am willing to do this to bring back a truly remarkable show.
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from belgium
we only seen season 1 and we think its a great serie too
but please stop p*ss*ng on series like sopranos
sopranos was great, six feet under was great
we too would like to see more seasons of rome
but keep in mind that hbo is by far the only network that gives
poeple quality tv
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They cancelled another good show too: carnivale
there is a Beaudelaire poem : the dog and the parfume flask
pretty dog, my good dog, my doggy, approach and breath an excellent perfume bought from the best perfume dealer of the town.
And the Dog, wagging his tail, which is I think, for these poor creatures, is the sign corresponding to smile and laughter, approached and curiously put its humid nose on the open flask, and suddenly stood back in terror, it barked against me blaming me.
Miserable dog, if I had offered you a pack of excrement, you would have smelled it with pleasure and perhaps even devoured it. Thereby, you, unworthy companion of my sad life, you resemble the audience, to whom one must never present delicate perfume which irritates it, but instead give it rubbish carefully chosen.
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I know this is old news but I still have Rome withdrawal. It was the best thing on TV and my husband and I would rush home after waiting all week just to catch it. I’ve given “The Tudors” a try and flipped the tuner endlessly ( and I have Direct TV with the WORKS!) but have yet to find anything to match it. It’s too bad that you feel it was too expensive and that the events past Augustus’s Triumph may be a bit dull in Italy but there was allot of action happening in Egypt , Gall and especially Judea to have filled in the gap. You pulled the plug too soon on this one. By the way, did Verinus die?
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There has been ALOT of great tv-series in the history of television.
The best thing that ever happend was ROME!
I got so sad and dissapointed when I found out that it aint gonna be any more ROME.
Even If there is a lack of viewers, still isnt there any one out there that doesnt care if he/she loses money on the show.
Where is the sellfsacrifice? I mean when they dropped ROME for good, that day was truly the darkest day in television.
Its not only an action, dramatic ficitionized series, it is also very educational!
The roman empire on a great show, there cant be anything better.
My heart goes out to the greates series ever been made!
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God damnit, Rome.. my favourite show, it’s unbelievable, why aren’t we standing in HBO’s parking lot shouting and throwing stuff at their building?
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Its tragic.
I’ royally pissed off!
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Well that answers as to if I get HBO at my new house. Aint goin to happen.
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They’ve got to be kidding, i watched it in Nigeria, n got seriously hooked.After season 1, i rushed for season 2, i’ve been searching for season 3, only to hear it’s ben cancelled.Whoever’s incharge has got a big schiz problem.Like someone said, i don’t think it was advertised enuff like desperate housewives(which by the way is also great), n american idol. I had rome dvd season 1 for months, but i neva watched it until one day i was so bored that i picked it up to watch, but i cudn’t stop after that, n now ure saying it’s gonna be off. RETHINK!!! It felt so good to see wat i read in history class back come to life. Fantastic acting, fantastic script, n storyline, outfits, everything about it was out of this world.I really love Octavians mom for her nonchalant wicked ways. ROME pls don’t go!
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Rome was recommended to me by two teadhers and I have recommended it to others. They have bought the DVD and plan on buying the second. The writing, the visualization, acting all conspire to make a masterpiece. With Rome there is such a rich history, that HBO could keep it going through the Julian line. It is a pity that such excellence can trigger cancelation.
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WHAT AN OUTRAGE THIS IS, NOW HBO WENT AND SOLD OUT,
DOESNT IT ANNOY YOU KNOW THERES NOTHING TO WATCH STUPID SUMMERTIME TV
NBA IS DONE
NO NFL YET
HEROS IS DONE FOR THE SEASON GLAD THEY DIDNT CANCEL IT
STARGATE SG-1 CANCELLED
ROME CANCELLED
DAYBREAK GREAT SHOW CANCELLED
THE BLACK DONNELLYS CANCELLED
I MEAN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH I WOULD BE HAPPY IF ANOTHER CHANNEL PICKED UP THIS SERIES I BET U THEIR RATINGS WOULD GO THROUGH THE ROOF.
I WOULD BE HAPPY WITH ONLINE EPISODES OF ROME LOL
DONT EVEN PUT IT ON THE AIR JUS LET ME DL OR STREAM IT LOL
SCREW U VERY MUCH TO THE FOLLOWING TV STATIONS..
HBO
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Well I tried to watch the new HBO shows … and they are so fuking lame I cant even remember the names of the new shows ..One show I dont even have a clue whats its about but I can tell that HBO didnt have to spend much money making the fkr ..And that other shitty show they have about this c_o_ckskr who has numerious wives and lots of noisy brats and the wierd fuks who marry up all the young hot chicks in there clan and keep em knocked up arggghhhhh yeah thats some real fuking intertainment I went and called my cable server yesterday and told em to cut off HBO my money is better spent buying $12 hookers and borrowig my neighbors webcam and make my own movies there cheap intertaining and hey maby I can sell them to HBO for a couple of sawbucks ,,,Ill call it “The Whorepranos”
Dam sure couldnt be any worse…FUK TV ..VIVA LA INTERNET
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I am soooooo angry right now. I just finished watching season 2… the ending brought me to tears it was sooooo sad (*SPOILER ALERT)
how Verinus dies.. omg i seriously was in tears when his family came around him and he just staired at them gaining there forgiveness in his last seconds of life..
LONG LIVE ROME. I will live in isolation for the next mounth to mourn the departure of this great show.
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Oh My God! I hardly EVER watch telly (for obvious reasons!) but my Dad recommended ROME knowing my love of anything History. So I finally find something WORTH watching on telly and it gets chucked! Nooooo! I am totally hooked and only have 2 more shows left. It’s been quality & class to say the least. I will grieve ROME’S passing greatly. BRING IT BACK HBO!
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NOOOOOOOOO! we want rome! we want rome! how can they cancel Rome Ceasar will be turning in his grave! Season 1 was amazing and season 2 just got better, ive fallen in love with every character from rome stopping the show is like taking heroin from an addict! we came, we saw, we got cancelled??? just dont sit right with me!
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best thing to do is for everyone to buy the dvd release, worked with family guy i hear.
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I’m am absolutely fucking livid with HBO. The best thing to ever be aired on telly and these dunb shmucks are cancelling it. Surely you can’t just end the series like that. Too many loose ends. I am well and truly up for a mass campaign to bring back ROME!!! 13th for Ever!!!
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Great series, Shame it has to end.
Rate The 2 seasons, 5 out of 5 stars.
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Geezz.. this is a bummer, I googlin the web to get info about the season 3 and now I know that they cancelled it.. Damn HBO, you’ve got a very great quality movie here, please don’t just cancelled it..
Iam from Indonesia and Iam a big fans, so does my friends n family.. Money isn’t always the only considerations, but art, great scenario and awesome dialogue.. that what makes a great movies..
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very dissapointed about not seening anymore of Rome,it is truly a great and intellegent show
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Sure wish you hadn’t canceled Rome–it would have been great if it had been continued.
Just a note, HBO, I don’t watch “crap”!
The Thirteenth
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I know that I am a day late and a dollar short, but, I was getting pissed because I knew that it was time that HBO start advertising the premiers of Deadwood and Rome and I was not seeing any. So I got on the net to find out when they would be starting. Now I find out that they ARE NOT going to be starting at all. I am so pissed, not only at the short life of both of these shows, but at the ridiculous ending of The Sopronos. I have had HBO for many many years, and I can honestly say that the ONLY reason for having it is for the spectacular shows that HBO has. But, now we are left with the likes of Big Love and John from Cincinatti. What the hell are their executives fucking thinking. I know what I am thinking,It is time to cancel my HBO!
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:(((((( hate TV !!! Rome was my first movie that i loved..
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I agree with everything that everyone says this was a still is the best show i have ever seen and could ever see… i am not happy at all that Season 3 etc have been Cancelled its not far …. the show was just starting to get into its own …even though it came out in america first then in UnitedKingdom but we just started to like it over this country…Seaon 1 was amazing ..and Season 2 was even better than the first…!!!!!! NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT AT ALL…..!!
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Rome is definately the best thing I have seen on TV for years, probably ever. Surely, something this good will eventually cover its costs – even soap, reality-show and other cack lovers eventually catch on to real quality. Come on HBO – Rome is a classic in the making; just make it.
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Why oh why did they cancel this show 😥 im a british viewer and also a massive lover of all things roman and season 2 has only started showing here in the last month or so and i decided to skip ahead and watch the last few episodes online. then i wanted to know how long i would be made to wait for season 3 and to my complete and utter horror i discover its been cancelled right at a point where i was becoming addicted. i dont watch tv often as i hate reality tv shows like big brother, this was one of the few shows worth watching great story and acting plus as we must all admit we all like to see the gory bits its not many shows that will have a man getting his tongue bitten out.
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P.S a little add on there have been shows that have been cancelled because of low ratings and high production costs before like futurama and family guy and apparently battle star galactica(new series) but were saved by high dvd sales please everyone go out and buy the dvd’s i know i will be.
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I am absolutely devastated that rome is being pulled it was the best show i hav seen in well in fact its simply the best series ever. I was watching it on bbc2 and it simpley just ended no explanation or anything i think this is outragious i understand about money but if i were in charge i would spend some of the money they earn from crappy series and make something they know in there hearts is good rather than constantly filling our screens with crap because idiots like it its simply not fair for someone with a brain to be forced to watch tripe.
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I would pay to see this show. I would rather pat 9 bucks to see this than any movie ever, just because the sheer entertainment over time factor.
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Just finished watching the final episode only to go online and find out that it really was the last episode. One of the only decent programmes on the TV at the moment and series 3 has been cancelled. I have enjoyed following the ups and downs of Roman life with Titus and Lusius, but they are no more.
Not a happy bunny.
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ROME is fantastic i think you should make season 3 and only have it on dvd to buy so people who want to see can
its the best thing i have seen on tv in my life
please think about it because people will be disapointed the way you left it like you did there has to be more
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Series 3 cancelled? utterly tragic. Brilliant writng, staging and some trully excellent characters. Titus, Lusius and Octavion’s mum were terrific. Well done to the whole cast & crew.
Anyway HBO do the right thing and sort this silly series 3 issue and series 4 while your at it. Lusius isn’t dead yet, he’s just resting.
I must say the uk marketing this time was a bit pants.I suspect that many missed out on the first few episodes.
Looking forward to the next outing.
HBO Keep on keeping it real.
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It is really sad if no follow-up will be made. I just finished watching the second season yesterday. Great and realistic series with an excellent script! Congratulations to the script writers for a good work done. Some historical flaws but at large the best series about Rome since “I Claudius”. Shame that the viewers were not there, but if a bit more marketing is put in, I am convinced that it will do the trick for a potential Season 3. Then again, the ending of season 2 was actually quite good, so if you cannot come up with a good script for a sequel it would be better just to leave it in order to avoid being disappointed.
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By Jupiters Beard!
Rome was actually a joint venture by HBO with the BBC ( who I work for ), and was a true jewel in its television crown although shown on BBC 2. This was quality indeed and its a shame its over whereas the BBC ( here in UK ) put out more trash in the vein of Dance/Sing/Ice Skate/Bake a Cake Idol.
Nonethless Less commendations to its makers entirely, I hope the forthcoming Fire and Ice ( books I love ) takes more than a few leaves out of Rome’s book.
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Typical – I bonded big time with the cast of ROME.
I even named my pet goldfish Titus.
Well done to the Beeb & HBO for putting on a first rate drama
– but I guess it wasn’t meant to be.
And a personal note for all the wankers who live on this planet
watching gobshite like reality TV – I curse you all and your unborn
children.
Attia of the Julii I call for justice
Attia of the Julii I call for justice
Attia of the Julii I call for justice
Attia of the Julii I call for justice
Attia of the Julii I call for justice
Attia of the Julii I call for justice
Attia of the Julii I call for justice
Attia of the Julii I call for justice
x 10days
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Well to add to the opinions reflected here I’m disappointed to say the least that Rome has been cancelled.
I got into watching way after it originally aired, but was hooked straight away. Luckily the second series was just about to start on BBC2, so i didn’t have too long to wait to get my next fix.
I saw the last episode the other night and was welling up at the end when Lucius was reunited with his family.
I guess I’ll just have to live in hope that one day this gets the funding it deserves and make a come back.
Ave Imperator
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Best program i have seen in ages. Gutted to hear it wont be on for a third series as the acting was great and wanted to see how Octavion got on, as his character was devolping well.
PLEASE BRING BACK
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Alright after deadwood I was really pissed. Now I get into rome and find out they cut that short as well. WTF HBO!!! I agree with some of the peeps up there that HBO really needs to step up there ads for this kinda show. I had no idea the show even existed until about a month ago. If it wasn’t for a friend I never would have known. I don’t watch much TV so shows like this might actually make me watch more. But after the cancellation of Deadwood and Rome I fully understand why I don’t. I was gonna buy the DVDs but whats the fricken point. I would be supporting a company that does not support me. Thank you HBO! Another willing customer lost to your greed. I’ll just D/L all your shows from torrents now. At least until there are no good ones.
BYE BYE!
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yeah i agree
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It looks like HBO want to outdo Fox in the battle for world’s worst executives. Why do TV networks look to find winning formulas just so they can piss us off by cancelling them after one or two seaons, while TV for dummies wins every time?
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Deadwood and Rome are the only reasons I had HBO in the first place, Ive been over seas and missed most of the 2nd seasons of both shows. As of 3 mins ago my HBO subscription is cancelled.
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ROME brought the ancient world into a new light and made charaters that no one ever heard of deep and interesting it would be nice to see a season 3 because at the end of the 1st season i could’nt think of anything else id rather watchand the second got much better so why cancel a show that does that?
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Well after seeing all these posts ..wouldnt it be nice if more people voiced their concern…I turned on hbo last night and saturday and ya know what they dont have shit worth watching anymore they only have 2 lame ass shows both suk to the utmost ..Once upon a time I never made any plans for sunday night cause hbo always had a show I wanted to watch..now there is nothing I mean absoutly nothing they have is worth giving up reading a book or going online for…
so I went today and canceled hbo no need to pay the extra money to watch crap and the re-runs that have been on the rental shelves for months…no sir if you want hbo to listen to your wishes then the only way is to show them by canceling your hbo subscription thats the only numbers they understand ….just think if thousands who cared what hbo thought just up an pulled the plug then the fkn hbo execs would be jumping up and down demanding to know whats going on ..so the so called experts in programing could explain to the big boses why they are loseing money..well its simple no one pays for shit unless your some kind of dumb fuk…
SO BE INVOLVED AND QUIT CRYING CALL YOUR DSL OR CABLE COMPANY AND SAY I WANT TO CANCEL HBO AND THEN SEE WHAT HAPPENS OTHER WISE JUST PAY UP AND SETTLE FOR MEDIOCRACY…QUIT YER BITCHING..
I CANCELED
SO FUK HBO AND THERE STUPID PRODUCERS OF CRAP TV…
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Go right now to the hbo website http://www.hbo.com/apps/submitinfo/contactus/submit.do
register and voice your complaint I did.. not that it will help but im sure the big hbo execs will not pay any attention to us here..
you must complain to them and then cancel your subscription that is the only way to make yourself herd they want to play the numbers then by god lets give them some numbers to count…otherwise you are settling for the crap they dish out so dont be afraid do it ..it wont cost you anything..and hey you can always go to showtime they have a couple of good shows still on….be brave
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this is the best series on earth and season three cant be canceled i love this series to bits plz make season 3!
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i am so disappointed to read there will be no season 3 of a fantastic, witty and intelligent drama that myself and my partner have throughly enjoyed. We have both become been quite obseesed with Roman history because of this programme and its a shame we will be able to continue enjoying a programme appeals to those of us who do not want to be spoon fed rubbish such as reality programmes. I have also voiced my opinion to HBO and encourage others to do the same. I will have to go to the library to get some more books to fuel my enthusiasm for the subject.
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Hey it’s sad, and I haven’t even seen season 2 yet.
Showtime did the same thing with Sleeper Cell. I thought it was a great series, and they really left the story hanging after the Season two finale.
They should put Rome on iTunes, that way I’m pretty sure they could cash in a lot more. HBO is pretty much the only one that doesn’t have tv shows on iTunes yet.
Boohoo.
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The sad thing is nothing will be the same if new networks or producers try to start up a new venture with the ROME series…This Series was good because HBO put so much resource into it…They really do need to do a better job of selling their products. I go to the store to look for fair prices on HBO products but find that even to buy season packages, it’s too expensive!!
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And why are all their best dramas on sundays? The best tv shows always come out mondays or tuesdays
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No more Sopranos, No more Rome, No more need for an HBO subscription.
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What a crime. A brilliant show like Rome caned. So all we get on TV is crap like Big Brother and Idol. God help us all
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Why?????????? I was so completely hooked on this smart, witty and extremely intellectual show!!!! The best I have ever had the pleasure to view its too bad they didn’t market the show so more viewers can really get interested!!! I mean with the kind of material they had on this show there really is nothing on television to even come close to the brilliant script and mind candy this show had to offer its just too bad…… I will not cancel HBO because I love boxing..just wish there was a lot more of it….and I surprisingly love Big Love….well maybe if we cross our fingers they will reconsider??? (wishfull thinking)
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I am so upset. my friends and I love this show. Watched every episode and couldn’t wait for the 3rd season. now there’s no closure, that’s not good!
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I cant believe you guys cancelled, such an amazing show. instead you leave us with john from, were ever……..? i am considering canceling my hbo service, that was my most favorite show on cable. please do what ever it takes to put it back on air, i need too see the third, fourth, fith and possibly sixth season. please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LET ME TELL YOU WHAT A BAD DAY I JUST STARTED TO HAVE. AFTER A HARD DAY A WORK, I COME HOME SURF THE NET AND JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT AND I DECIDE TO LOOK INTO MY FAVORTIE ALL TIME SHOW TO SEE WHEN I COULD EXPECT THE THIRD SERIES TO COME. THEN I SEE THE BS THAT THEY HAVE CANCELLED THE SHOW!!! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU GUYS? THIS SHOW ACTUALLY WAS NOT JUST ENTERTAINMENT IT WAS PART OF OUR HISTORY AND HOW HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. YOU RATHER KEEP THIS FAIRLY TELL LIFE SHOWS THAT TEACH US NOTHING. I DONT WANT TO SEE PROGRAMS THAT CONSIST OF FKING ALIENS OR JOHN FROM THE FREAKING SEA. OH YEAH LETS NOT FORGET THE GREAT HOOKER DOCUMENTARIES. YOU ALL HAVE SOME ISSUES. BUT LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IN THIS FAKE ASS WORKD WE LIVE IN, YOU TAKE THE THINGS THAT WE HELP US AS WE GROW IN THIS NATION, AND LEAVE US WITH THE PLASTIC SURGERY WORLD OF BULLSHIT.
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OH YEAH, I JUST WATCHED THE SECOND SEASON ON DVD, YOU HAVE LEFT ME WITH NO CONCULSION. THANKS FOR NOTHING.
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Rome is an awesome series I spit in the face of HBO
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That is one of my favorite shows! I wanted to see more of Cleopatra. HBO has nothing to back it up, although I did like the new show John From Cincinnati.
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don’t get to liking JFC too much…. they just cancelled it as well.
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Rome is the most awesome show EVER. Quality at its best. It’s so lame that it’s canceled. Bring it back NOW.
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BEST SHOW EVER, GREAT SCRIPTS AND ACTING – KEEP IT GOING
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I do find it hard to continue where the left off, possible a spin off set in nero’s time with a new cast or even the same cast. well basically id watch anything based or related to the show and its creators, best thing on tv!
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You know I have read a few things on this blog but the only one I haven’t read…is the fact that HBO makes millons a month on people like us. It’s ubsurd to think they want us to believe they couldn’t afford to continue to produce ROME.Maybe if they
didn’t pay thier CEO millons of dollars a year,they could afford to really give back to the people who put that money in thier pockets. I Will forever wonder what could of been?
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I dont have hbo either but I rented the seasons on netflix. Its on of my favorite series. If it continues I will get hbo.
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well i live in the uk, and luckily for all of you in america you can cancel your HBO, i am legally required to pay for a tv license, but im breaking the law anyway, after they cancelled rome, i cancelled my license fee ROMA VICTOR
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Well here we go again. Shows being cancelled because the higher ups are not making enough bonuses. Well you lost me. at the end of the year its goodbye hbo. no Rome No deadwood, No hbo. Im tired of great shows being cancelled. HBO You are being CANCELLED> BYE
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“We cannot really blame HBO when the viewers rather prefer crap over intelligent, quality TV series.”
Rome started off well, but it started to sink into formula. It’s getting tiresome. Pullo scrogging the slave bitch, no really, that was predictable. It’s really getting lame at this point, and I wouldn’t have watched the third season at this rate. The first season was outstanding, but something changed after that.
Firefly on the other hand, now there was a show that is sorely missed.
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ROME IS THE BEST SERIES ON HBO PERIOD……THEY REALLY NEED MORE SEASONS THAN 2, COME ON, 2 SEASONS….. I MISS IT REALLY BAD… I LOVED IT, AND STILL WANT MORE OF IT…..HBO READ THESE POSTINGS AND MAKE A SEASON 3 WOULD YA?
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I’ve just been introduced to this “mini” series. Just finished the first season and I’m working on the second season. This series has been recommended to me by many people. Since I’ve started to watch this series I see it everywhere…I can name 20 people that I know who own the series on DVD….
The second season is vertually impossible top rent as it is always off the shelf . Maybe HBO is not a popular enough network or perhaps the wrong forum.
The auther made refference to the series “Firefly”. And equally amazing series. That series was sci-fi (a far more limited audience potential then that of a series like Rome) genre and aired for only 10 episodes before it was cancelled. However, It became soooooo popular and spread to soooooo many people that a movie based on the series (called “Serenity”) was made(aprox. 4 years later)!! This has never been done before!
So you just never know….”Rome” season 3 may return. It will just take time for the HBO network, or some other network to recognize just how popular this series has become.
I bet that we haven’t seen the last of this series
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I didnt even know about this show untill 2 weeks ago when i bought sesoan one, got sesoan 2 the other day now its done that sucks ass.
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This is an utter disgrace to HBO and all of us who support it. Rome is by far the best Television series it has ever made and it disgusts me how in the end, PROFIT rules all and by that, i mean American Idol and all the other dumbshit t.v. shows that have financial priority over ROME.
I’m sorry to everyone who fell in love with this EPIC TALE and further more, sorry that of all channels, HBO once again showed its true colors, meaning it only cares about money, not its viewers. My only advice is that HBO swallows its pride by asking Bill Gates for another 100 million dollars to make another unforgettable tale, while asking its viewers for an apology it doesn’t deserve.
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WOW!!, dont have HBO but purchased both seasons on DVD. Good stuff….too bad there is not going to be a third season to complete the storty of what would happen to Caesar. Boycot HBO..
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I suspected Rome would not go on for further seasons even before i hopefully googled “rome season 3” ten minutes ago and found this ominous website. Surprisingly, that’s not because I have a long-harbored grudge against HBO for it’s propensity to go trigger happy on the cancel button “just when it was geting good.” The cease of the show was predictable because the story slowly came to resolve itself, and now all conflicts have been solved. There is no remaining story. Maybe Octavain goes on to expand Rome’s border’s a bit, but it is not a legend: we do not know it so well as the Caesar/Antony/Cleopatra saga. The awesomeness of Rome is enhanced by the fact that it is all fact-based, the plot is driven by things that actually happened. If Rome were to continue, more of it would be fabricated by writers and not dictated by history. And would perhaps begin to suck. If such a thing were possible!!! I shall miss you Rome.
ps-I am in love with Titus Pullo. He is everything I want in a man. Bless his heart!
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Hi all,
I love the show like everyone else around here. If we want HBO to continue with season 3, we need to leave more comments about it. Most important part would be renting it in Blockbuster and cancel HBO. I cancel HBO long before ROME, because there was nothing to watch, all this Sopranos bull shit………… As for HBO they need to fire their advertizment manager, and hire some one who can invest just little bit more in to ROME comercials.
LONG LIVE THE 13th.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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One of the best shows I have seen in years. I wonder if HBO had any idea of the dollars they would make in DVD sales? It’s not like this series is ‘dated’ (no pun intended).
There was nothing bad about this show.
Oh well…maybe Fox and HBO should merge together and create a giant show cancelling corporation. They could change their name to “False Hope Inc”
I shall miss ye, Rome.
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hey hbo ,
how much you want for pruducing season 3?
may we can reduce costs if we use our own camcorder!
Make a fund at ebay!
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I just finished watching all of Season 1 and 2 of ROME in the last 3 days. Excellent work, a great drama. It kept me hooked throughout.
However, when you sit back and look at it objectively, it was losing it’s appeal. The story lines were starting to get a little weak, and what made it so gritty and interesting in the beginning, slowly faded towards the end of the second season.
Nothing will ever beat Deadwood.
Deadwood will most likely remain my all-time favorite TV show for many years to come. With its in your face style, realism, and superb story lines, it kept fans and myself interested in every episode.
It was HBO’s worst mistake to cancel that show, and since then, I canceled my HBO.
because of their stupid decision about Deadwood, I will never pay for HBO again and have since only downloaded HBO shows from the internet.
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Rented both seasons when they came out. Bought them shortly afterwards and watch them all the time. Possibly the most amazing thing ever produced for television. Didn’t expect a 3rd season (seeing as Octavian/Augustus establishes the Pax Romana after the fall of the Triumvirate…200 years of relative peace makes for bad tv, i guess). Can’t really say I’m mad because I deeply appreciate the fact that the show was made in the first place; a very risky endeavor on HBO’s part (after all, all these idiots want to watch nowadays is gratuitous violence and nudity without context). A third season would have been a treat, but I’m happy in the fact that someone finally produced a drama that attempts to depict the power, charisma, and complexity of my ancestors so bravely and accurately (sans Brit accents).
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Rome is the Best Production since E.T (at the time)
I understand why HBO has cancelled the 3rd season, but honestly, producing such a tasty show and cancelling for lack of viewers and funds? We would have been better off if we had never layed eyes on ROME. I’m devistated.
Praying for a roman miracle,
Aron
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It is a shame that a tv show that makes me want to learn is cancelled. i just spent the last 3 hours reading up on roman history to see if the show follows history, which it does for the most part. I’m on hold right now with the cable company canceling my subscription. VIVA ROMA!!
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Rome was the single best TV series I have ever seen,and I am truely disapointed the season 3 cancellation.Make the show,keep the story strong,the numbers will grow.Don’t cut your losses,expand your horizons and profits will grow.
13th!!!!!
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Come on HBO, this is a great series bring on season 3 !!!
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ROME ROCKS!!
HBO BLOWS!!
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NEVER HAD HBO CAN’T AFFORD IT BUT I HAVE REWATCHED SEASON 1 UNTIL SEASON 2 CAME OUT ON DVD. THIS IS THE ONE SHOW MY GIRLFRIEND AND I LOVE TO WATCH TOGETHER. DISSOPINTED WITH HBO. i MUST HAVE RENTED ROME SEASON 1 ATLEAST5 TIMES NOW SEASON 2 IS OUT I WANT TO SEE IT A COUPLE MORE TIMES BUT NO SEASON 3 WHAT WAS HBO THINKING
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This show was fantastic! Such a pity!!!!
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Rome is sheer genius. Absolute quality. Sad to see it cancelled, but then I’m darn surprised it lasted so long anyway, based on ‘popular’ ratings and all that entails. Point is, I’m very pleased that I was fortunate enough to see as many as 22 episodes, each thoroughly engrossing! You mention others ignored, I’d put ‘Carnivale’ right up at the top of that list. And it had only just begun to reinvent itself with a massive plot twist! HBO deserves praise for Rome. It is indeed the best network (I’m aware of) in the States. No point bitching about it not going on longer. You were all spoilt enough!
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This absolutely sucks. I search constantly for quality programming and finally find it only to be told it’s cancelled. Way to go you guys — brilliant. If it costs and doesn’t make money — get rid of it. This quality of production is the best I’ve seen and everyone on the staff of this series deserves credit beyond the price it costs the bottom line. Ya had a good thing going and messed it up.
I look to HBO for edgy entertainment. You’ve proven to be that you don’t deserve my time anymore
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One more voice in favor of ROME. Great show. I was looking forward to seeing all of Svetonius on tv. Bring it back!
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Absolutely loved this show… and VERY DISAPPOINTED it’s not coming back.
What? People can’t handle intelligent material coupled with a fabulous production any more?
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Rome – Please make Series 3, Series 4, Series 5, and more – there is so much more to tell – Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, etc etc You have not seen anything yet… Please keep making them. The way HBO have made them make them immortal classics that will make money for a long time. Promote them better or get better Channels to show them like Sky or Channel 4 at prime times. Every one I have shown them to who have no usual interest in such things cannot get their eys off them once they have seen an episode.
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First they drop the top serie Hornblower and now this waaah. Everytime i find a serie i like it gets cancelled.
Well lets hope for the best
Greetings from holland
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I am ticked off as well!!! I was just informed of this great series and watched both seasons in two weeks!! This show should continue, the plot is starting to thicken, much more to see. Great docu-drama!!! WE WANT MORE!!!
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Alright, let me just start off by saying that ROME is one of the most original drama series EVER created, this is the reason why it is on HBO. A responsive storyline like that towards viewers worldwide has to mean something, god dammit. At this very moment, I have this displeasing, loathing, and sad feeling in my stomach after learning that there will not be a Season 3. It is now 1:50 A.M. and I just finished season 2, bravo to another damn good season finale. Now, with all this excitement that I’ve built up, I jump on Yahoo.com and find out that, to be honest, my world has come crashing down. Sorry to sound so dramatic, but it’s true! Obviously, I’m not going to drive a sword into my stomach, but I can’t believe that the story stops there. It’s like going on a roller coaster and being let off right before the climactic drop! And like most people here, I don’t have HBO. I just purchased the entire saga last week for crying out loud! I am so displeased that there were problems with budget and ratings which lead to the show being canceled. Honestly, this show had potential. Well, it is what it is…the end. Although, I would curse everybody I know…just to get the show back, haha. Thank you HBO for that short thrill…bah!
PS: A new show was introduced last year called “Heroes” that first appeared at Comic-Con 06 in San Diego. The small cast and producers of the show were presenting to a crowd of few and didn’t think that it would make it pas a mini-series…NOW LOOK AT IT!
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Can’t believe it – the best drama ever. Really gripping TV with amazing story lines. Please HBO have a rethink for Gods sake! UK – Manchester
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Rome was truly the best television out there. Not only were the story lines gripping but they taught a bit of history too. It is too bad that not enough people discovered this show…makes me think that all people want to watch these days is crappy reality TV.
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My whole family – married sons – their in-laws – everyone – watched both seasons & then watched them again on rented dvds. We’re sick about the cancellation – Can’t they do something to cut costs? Especially since so much set work has already been done?
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With apologies to Servilia —
“Gods below, I am Rick, of the most ancient and sacred Bristers, of who’s bones the seven refineries of Houston are built. I summon you to listen. Curse this HBO Productions! Send HBO bitterness and despair for all their programming life. Let HBO taste nothing but rerun ashes and cable cancellations! Gods of the Underworld, all the remote controls that I have left I give to you in sacrifice if you will make it so.”
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I’m very disapointing about the cancellation of the third season. Maybe this kind of movie is not enough profitable at short term, but can be profitable at middle-term and long term. Cause instead of other series, it is not too influenced by what is “à la mode” or actual. I have notice that the second seasons does not contain the french version, only in the subtitle…. There is someone that can do a petition against this decision ?
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It is good to see that a great many support the Rome series. I am disappointed to learn that there will be no third season. It would seem the only reason being that they lack viewers. However, I know many people who are switching their subscriptions to watch shows like The Tutors. It seems while the majority of America would like to watch mainstream television, there is a huge market for edgy/intellectual television. HBO should study their demographics better and certainly advertise their shows more heavily. I am at least happy to see that one of the main stars of the show will be starring in his own this coming season.
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by far the greatest ever series given to us on tv, i got hooked on rome the first time i ever put it on. the want to watch over and over to see what happen next. i enjoyed rome and loved it to pieces, HBO have made a complete massive mistake by cancelling the show. i believe that the show would of grown more and more and the writers would still be bringing us quality writing and the actors and actresses would still be bringing us excellent performances. destroyed would be an understatement. you have taken away from the people quality and quality is extremely hard to come by on tv to date. i am ashamed i even got hooked on the show and will never watch a HBO series again as fear for the disappointment of a show being cancelled. there must be something that can be done? HBO have brought shame on themselves. it is an educational show aslong as entertainment and i say BRING IT BACK!!
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I didn’t watch on Cable, but instead rented the series. In part it’s people like me who are at fault for the series dying.
I didn’t watch Firefly either until someone had the DVD set.
Right now I’ve watched all but the last two episodes of Season 2. I don’t think they can wrap up the Mark Anthony story in two episodes.
Rome’s 22 full hours is a fair amount of content. Deadwood has gone on too long if you ask me.
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I was devastated when I heard the news; i never watch tv. one of my friend recommended it to me; i watched season1 and was waiting impatiently for the next season to come;as soon as it was out on dvds, i went to buy it straight away and watch it all in 2 days; i was so hooked on it…
It’s a shame to cancel such a great series!
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OMG im so pissed off ROME is such a great show I was trying to find out about s3 in google only to find out it has been axed and then to top it off finding out the Deadwood has been canned as well the executives at HBO should be executed please bring it back there is so much more to tell.
Hail Ceaser
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I never heard of the show until my Latin teacher mentioned it. I blew it off for a while since I don’t have HBO, and I saw it and loved it. I eagerly watched both seasons, went onl;ne to find out when 3 was comming out, and what’s this?! It’s cancled! This is almost as painful as watching Julius Caesar get stabbed to death!
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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. Perhaps if we speak out, HBO will do their market research and conclude that there is indeed a market demand. Have you noticed how expensive season’s 1 and 2 are on DVD? There is a reason for this.
This is indeed the best quality drama produced by HBO thus far. I have hopes that HBO will bring Rome back in the future.
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WHY?????????!!!!!!!!!
Rome is my favorite tv show, I need s3, please change your plans and make a s3 now.
//A swedish Rome Fan
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I had no idea about Rome, I got season 1 and 2 for a gift for my birthday. I started watching and couldn’t stop. When I get to the end of season 2 I am ready to order HBO to see season 3. NOT. I don’t watch too much TV but Rome is one of the best shows ever made. I would pay the monthly fee for HBO just to watch this show. Bastards.
I used to watch Carnival but just as that was getting good, HBO killed that show too. I stopped my HBO service a few days after and have never wanted to go back until Rome. HBO sucks and I will never get into anything they put on again, because you will NEVER have a conclusion to a story line because they will cancel it. Let me reiterate, bastards.
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I could not come to grips that HBO would cancel such action packed historically entertaiinig program such as ROME. Just goes to show that if the cost per episode ratio didnt fulfill the greasy hands of HBO exec’s enough then perhaps HBO should foregoe on priding themselves with the ever self promotion of providing quality programs. They should get into the BS world of reality TV because the likes of Survivor or Big Brother shall provide them with the ever increasing “bottom line requirments”. I used to repect HBO due to there willingness to provide me with what I call a “return on my investment”. But I guess our modern society doesn’t need Andy Warhol to place a mirror up to ourselves to realize that cheap crappy reality tv will produce the mind numing drabble that the majority of our tv viewers rather watch. Just as a small protest I have stopped buying any HBO produced show on DVD, and to those reality TV watchers keep getting dumber and maybe one day you might get a job writing there scripts for them.
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Im sooooooooo pissed that Rome was cancelled I watched both seasons and i heard that is was a hit!! HBO how can you do this!! I was hopeing that you would cancel some of the other shows like the sopranos or deadwood it was on longer then Rome! Please I beg of you bring it back it was superb!!!
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I bought the seasons 1&2 on DVD so the money would go to the HBO so they could contiune producing Rome, too many people downloaded such good series which later become cancelled because HBO can not make a decent profit from it. Shame on all of you who have downloaded Rome instead of buying it, your the reason why such a quality show is being cancelled!!! Stop piracy espically of shows which you love 🙂
PS: Rome is one of greatest series HBO has ever made :)also Band of Brothers was a fantastic series made by HBO as well(shame it was so short).
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it saddens us that good quality programming should be sacrifised for the low budget crap that mascaraeds as popular viewing. It is a pity that networks such as HBO are beholden to ratings and commercials.
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Art doesn’t have to be commercial. Look for a good maecenas to sponsor the art! I’m very disappointed about the news, but I still have my books about the greatest period in history. I’ve enjoyed every episode and buying the dvd’s was worth every euro. Shame that it stops here. We shall pray to the gods for another outcome! Alea iacta est.
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HBO of the Julii I call for justice!
HBO of the Julii I call for justice!
HBO of the Julii I call for justice!
HBO of the Julii I call for justice!
HBO of the Julii I call for justice!
HBO of the Julii I call for justice!
HBO of the Julii I call for justice!
HBO of the Julii I call for justice!
HBO of the Julii I call for justice!
HBO of the Julii I call for justice!
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Please HBO make season 3
Greetings from Denmark
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Io ci spero ancora. 🙂
Ciao.
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I hate the fact that the BBC (who are funded through a totally unjustifiable tax) didnt take up the reigns after HBO ditched the idea, this show could have been awesome for another few series. To attract more viewers they could have ‘dumbed down’ the sex and swearing a little rather than cut its head off! Missed opportunity, I curse reality tv to hades!!!!
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Well, I’m immensely sorry that it is over. But at least we had 2 years. I watched the series on DVD and I believe this is the only
way to view TV these days. Rome should have run for several more seasons, but I knew after only a few episodes that it was just too intelligent and complex for the average viewer. Also I’m sure most American TV viewers were confused by the absence of a live studio audience and laugh tracks.
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Dammit HBO, bring rome back!!!!
two series isnt enough, we need rome!!!!
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This is insane!!! I am not a telivision fan for anything but Rome was probably one of the best series I have ever seen, and it is history that many of us didn’t know until we watched the show…way to go HBO!!
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This is a tragedy. By far the best show in years… this is a classic of the art form; so intelligent, so profound. The masses… The masses, brain dead… I’m sure that NeoCons could throw an atomic bomb right in NYC and blame it on arabs and masses would not ask but deliver themselves for another WW. Sad times, … depressed. erh.
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I was wondering why there was no news about Rome season 3. this sucks! HBO’s ROME was the closest version to the real history. It is such a disappointment when ratings rule the airwaves and the majority viewers are airheads who can’t appreciate great writing. I watched the behind the scenes on the filming location and it just brought me back to Italy. I’m really going to miss this show.
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Shame the average yank has the IQ of a knat (as demonstrated by 4 channels of football or squat) or this might have gone to series 3 and 4 etc. The BBC are a co sponsor, what about looking for others? This series is not only shown in the US but UK, Germany etc etc etc. If HBO don’t have the balls to make another series, sell the show to someone else.
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I am a big fan of the Rome series, but I think that it ended at the correct point.
#1 – it would not be the same without Vorenus – he was the man! Although the last episode does not shows his death it is implied, so no Vorenus, no Rome.
#2 – the only thing I did not like about the series and maybe one reason why it was not so popular was the vulgarity of the sex scenes. Sorry folks, but there was not need for so much of it. I think it killed a possible bid audience.
#3 – if you read history, after Octavian became emperor there was peace in the Roman Empire for a long while. No wars, only politics and more sex. Not so much fun. It would have been hard to keep it interesting.
Over all, it was a great series and I plan to buy the whole DVD set to watch over and over.
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best show ever thought that a third seaseon would push the story to far, the reason your mad is cause they did such a great job look at it like a long movie, its gota end some time …
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Well, this does stink. No more Rome. Gone are all the shows I love. This is pretty much why I do not even get started on new shows. Do these networks take into account that people may not watch the shows right during the time slot they are put in (Tivo, Web, DVD, etc)? Nielsen Ratings are worthless now. TV Studios, Record Companies, Movie Studios, etc. are going to have to find ways to make money other than relying on the advertising during the time slot and relying on biased households who hold Nielsen boxes. Technology allows people to catch up on back episodes on the web, DVD sales should account for revenue, iTunes and other download sites as well. I think networks need to be less quick to pull the plug on great shows. Great shows that have gone in recent years.
American Dreams
Jericho (yes I know it is coming back for 7 episodes)
Studio 60
Commander in Chief (great until they went on 3 month break)
North Shore (don’t knock mindless entertainment, it wasn’t horrid)
Rome
Deadwood
Justice (Fox show, I think that was the name)
and probably 10 comedies that I am not able to remember.
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Rome is a truly superb show. It is one of the few quality series ever made and a true work of art! Please continue Rome!
cheers from the UK
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Do not blame it on the people, blame it on the channels’managers. In France, the only channel having Rome on its schedule was the too expensive paying channel Canal+ (who by the way spent 600 millions euros last year for first league french soccer). TV should be used for quality entertainment, culture and knowledge, not for brainwashing and propaganda.
Rome is a great show : entertaining, historically (almost) right, intelligent. It could have run for decades following the pace of history. Too bad.
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We never even got to Claudius! Or even Pilate and Jesus!
This is the stupidest and most aggravating news I’ve heard recently
You would think more people would wiatch this, I mean even though it’s intelligent, it has all the blood, violence, language, and sex to make popular tv for the masses
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I’ve been following this series on DVD and I was hoping it would continue. There just isn’t anything else like it on TV. I’m surprised it didn’t have enough ratings to keep it going. I hope there will be another show about this era in history, done this well. It was truly a quality program.
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HBO is afraid of touching the Jesus story line, so they pulled the plug . They didn’t want to hear from all of the crazy Christians about blasphemy, etc. ROME is the best series on TV, but no network has the balls to confront religion especially in the current climate.
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I came looking for the release of the 3rd season of Rome, only to find out that another great show has been canceled. I can not take this anymore. I am not watching anymore series until they have ended. I have been spit on to many times. People are to stupid to know quality entertainment, I guess everyone is addicted to reality TV.
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Lack of ratings?
Are u kidding me?
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First of all, i’m a simple dane who’ve been looking forward too the start of rome when it aired in the US a long time ago. Hoping it would someday arive to the danish television, where i might be able too see it. When it finally did i was overjoyed, i rarely do watch television but that series was a must for me. even thou it was aired after midnight i always saw it. It’s the most brilliant thing i’ve ever seen. Most people i talked it over with had never heard of it, but was going too have a peak at it, and fell in love with the series right away.
I cant get it through my head why u cancel the greatest serie of all times. what i can see from this forum is was very well liked, but maybe just a lack of advertising. common, if that series can have this much succes in such a small country as denmark, i cant see what’s wrong.
Stefan Q
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I have already canceled my HBO subscription. What a waste. I loved the miniseries.I loved the cast. What else is there to watch on cable- “American Idol”? I Think I’ll just content myself with the Discovery channel.what a waste…….
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Why would anyone in their right mind cancel a series that was so well researched, accurate and so well done. Shame on you. Not only was it so very entertaining it was also educational. These were real people. We have ancient Rome to thank for our Law. They inveneted Law. Bring it back.
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME Rome changed my Whole opinion on HBO, Rome was posibly the best series i have ever seen. I laughed, i cried it was overall the best series i have ever seen. I looked forward to se Season 3, but today when i remembered to check, i noticed it was cancelled. I have challenged alot of people to see this series, everyone i turned to it loved it, its a shame that HBO didnt have the nuts to proceed with this series. Drop the Costs, dont spend some much gd money, throw in some CG to lower the cost, keep the good story and suspense, and put this GD show back on!
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I wouldn’t change a single thing about ‘Rome’. I loved the look, I loved the characters, I loved the scope.
Having said that, if some changes had to be made in order to move forward with the series, I suspect that most of us would have learned to cope.
As much as I loved the enormous set they built and the hundreds of extras that they used in so many shots, the fact is that this is not absolutely necessary to tell these kinds of stories. Again, I wouldn’t change the gritty realism of the show for anything, but given a choice between NO ‘Rome’, and a ‘Rome’ with more CGI shots, and less epic staging (and therefore a MUCH smaller budget)…well, I guess that’s a matter of personal opinion.
Food for thought: Do you know why Robert Rodriguez gets to keep making big studio movies despite a very mixed record at the box office? Look for his ‘Ten Minute Film School’. Whatever you think of his films, an approach like his could have saved ‘Rome’ (Not suggesting his involvement, just his business model).
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Personally I think it’s a shame that the show has been cancelled, however I do believe that the story has come to a close. A third series as a continuation of 1 and 2 would be uneventful, forced and ultimately disappointing. I do think it could continue but would have to shift to another time period. Personally I’d prefer either the Marius / Sulla civil war that preceded the events in Rome, or to shift it out of Rome and look at the wars of the Diadochi, the successors of Alexander.
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Well another route, is soon after season 2 ends, the Franks Being to take over everything with their new Fransisco weapons. I belive it would be interesting if they showed that. That is why that area of the world is France now, is because the franks came threw with their Throwing axes ( Fransisco ) and literally Dominated everything, including took over rome. So the story isnt done, alot of people are very interested in that particular Period in History, and in my personal Opinion, there is much to tell. I have already sent many e-mails to Hbo, posing as different people, ive sent well over 1,000 emails in the last few months, telling them i have canceld my service BECAUSE of that. hopefully they will change their minds.
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Bring ROME back!
Bring ROME back!
Bring ROME back!
Bring ROME back!
Bring ROME back!
Bring ROME back!
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if no one will watch it on tv, then bring it to the theater..
just in god;s name, turn it into a movie.
i swear i watched the 2 seasons in 2 days none stop 🙂
if u hear us and still don;t wanna make season 3, turn the seasons into a long movie
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Rome one of the best series ever plse bringt back to us plse plse
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I’m so pissed of cause now that I’m still waiting to marry, they cancel this awesome show and I will not fuck finally Cleopatra.
For the gods of Rome, Damn you HBO, you have to take some risk almost to thanks all the people who watch me conspirate!!!!!!!!
I will talk Pullo to rise you’re homes, and turn your family into slavery!!!!
Long live the 13th!!
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after experiencing the craf, masterful writing, and forceful characters from the fist season, there was really no where to go for the send. the expectations were two high to be compared with. Every aspect sagged in the second season. it needs to go.
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Probably the best series ever, really sad news.
Looking at the quality of this show, they could maybe still be some hope….
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It is a real shame that series like Deadwood, Firefly and especially Rome have been driven by viewer stats to determine their survival. Maybe HBO should put more effort into advertising their series on other forms of media. Yes they would have to pay for it, but they would see an increase in viewers overall. Which in turn would help to provide an extended lifeline to the quality of shows HBO produces. Personnally, the only reason I knew about these shows was because they sell the product to other channels.
Rome has been one of the very best of period dramas… please, let’s see a season 3.
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What HBO doesn’t realize is that people get HBO because they know shows like this exist on the channel. We don’t necessarily watch it on it’s 1st run because we know that it will be a repeat showing somewhere along the line during the week.
I really miss Carnivale and I miss Rome as well.
These types of series actually hold up with time; so it should be considered a long term investment instead of immediate gratification.
e tu Rome ?
e tu Carnivale ?
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Damm I just found out that The Wire wont be around after next season too. Maybee Verinus can go back in time and save the show now that he does that kind of thing. And Octavian was such a cool Cesar.
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I don’t think this is a wise decision. History is a part of us people.I’m dissapointed.Here in Romania we really appreciate this show.Maibe HBO should reconsider that decision!!!
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This is downright sickening. There is nothing but rubbish on TV and now the only good show is gone. And so am I. Good bye cruel and evil TV. I’m done with you and your kind. HBO is such a copout. What whimps.
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Disaster! What a disappointment, I was looking forward to a third season and what do I find out today? Rome is no more… The only intelligent show on TV is gone, I guess people prefer “Who wants’ to marry a dumb ass” over a greatly scripted, acted, directed series as Rome is/was. What is this world coming to, idiotic reality TV is taking over and truly great television is left behind. TV shouldn’t only be targeting mindless majority for profit, but should target them in purpose of education as well, if you don’t educate them, they will always be a “mindless majority”, at least History Channel is still on, sigh… Shame on you HBO.
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How sad, when HBO does us all a favor by giving us ROME they yank it out from the viewers.
You lost another Fan, HBO is canceled…
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Of all series they cancel Rome? That’s qiute surprising. I always thought Rone was the best series they had. Rome is probably the only reason I’m passing history in school and they’re cancelling it? My history teachers are going to be very dissapointed. I know I am.
They should at least have a proper ending for the series. They could at least make a long movie summarising the third season.
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I just can say that cancel Rome is ansolutley ridiculous, it’s a masterpiece and it’s so much more to tell about rome, i mean they have at lest 500 years of history to keep making amazing scripts and theres always the DVD market, i don’t know anyone who after watch one episode didn’t get totally adicted.
SHAME ON YOU HBO SHAME ON YPU
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I think this email I recently sent to HBO will make them think….provided that they ACTUALLY READ the viewer emails. It goes something like this:
After looking into your reasons and track record, I find that your cancellation of Rome is completely unfounded. It is blatantly obvious that Rome has a strong support base in terms of fans and that the problem of finance is easily correctable.
I have discussed the pulling of the show with a good number of HBO subscribers, and it would appear that there is a lack of research on the part of HBO as well. As one of the most popular shows featured on your network, there is little reason for many people to subscribe to this network, myself being included. HBO has a track record of canceling well – scripted shows and pieces of quality work. From the number of people I have discussed this topic with, I believe that over the next little while, HBO will see quite the significant drop in its subscribers due to its lack of commitment to fulfill the desires of the paying customer, as this is not the first time that HBO has canceled popular and quality work.
It is my opinion that HBO should stop with these bait and drop practices, because in due time, I would not be surprised if the viewer cancellation rate plummets at this continued practice. Then Rome will be the least of your worries.
I know that these words will fall on deaf ears, as no broadcast network ever truly cares about the viewers, but only on whatever silver lining they can add to their pockets. I assume that I should expect that the next program with a viewer base on HBO shall be American Idol and Survivor?
What a sorry case that would be.
Regards,
Shawn Lazaros
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I can’t belive that Rome will not have it’s third season. It is a real good movie, I got it off netflix and looking for third season. They left it open as if there was going to be a third season. How can thay do this to me. I know there’s got to be alot more people waching it then they think and know that it had to cost alot of money all the actors are so good play there parts as if I was setting there filling it going around me it was GREAT
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I want the third seaspn of Rome!!I love this movie even more than Prison Break…..If someone know were can i vote for a motion for making the third part please sent me an e-mail on address:mada_x_crawler@yahoo.com.Long love “rome” the coolest history movie
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Three minor details:
1. HBO is not a network. Rather, it is a subscription channel and
2. Subscription channels like HBO do not rely on advertising for revenue, so number of viewers does not reflect revenue for HBO in the same way that it does for a network.
3. It is in error to say that a petition will do no good. See 1 and 2.
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I received your e-mail Ihad and i understand your point of voew but still i hope something can be done to convince HBo to present the third season……If anyone find out something please e-mail me!!!
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I wouldn’t change a single thing about ‘Rome’ the characters, the story, everything in this show turns you in . ROME changed my Whole view on HBO, with history, great actors and such of sexy drama, now I have noting to look forward in HBO, 1st Deadwood and now Rome, HBO is just a tease now I am looking forward for the 3rd season of THE TUTORS IN SHOWTIME and DEXTER they know how to keep viewer on the edge and addicted for more all I’ve been waiting is for WHATIS GOING TO HAPPEN in the next season, is Lucious Varenous DEAD!!!!! But now the whole crew is DEAD because the show is CANCELLED. It is a big shame to know that this amazing show will not be on the air anymore while HBO still showing a bunch of crappy shows. Stop the insanity and bring Rome BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I just found out anout Rome being cancelled. I am soooo mad. I love this show. They cancelled all the shows that I really love: Carnivale, Deadwood, Rome…I am now scared to start getting into any good show, because it might just be cancelled like these ones. This is an outrage. Only the really intelligent and brilliant shows get treated this unfairly. Hopefully they make a 3rd season, if anything, to just put it on dvd. I would buy it in a heartbeat.
UGH….I am soooooooo angry, disappointed, frustrated….I can just imagine how the creators and actors of the show feel.
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Whoa this BS. I just bought Rome season 3 and now found out that the searies is being dropped. It is a great show that is easy to folly and get intp and now HBO has to drop it. I honestly believe we should all try and get the show back up.
LONG LIVE ROME!!!!!!
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Petition for the show to come BACK. http://www.thomas-fitzgerald.net/2007/03/29/petition-for-third-series-of-rome/
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Hey I will be canceling my HBO It was about Time A Great show like this hit the air. If HBO was smart they might want to take alook @ there DvD sales of the show !!!! Signed unhappy HBO viewer.
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I can’t belive there will not be a season 3. I LOVE this series and can’t stop watching it. Both my husband and I are completely intrigued and into all the characters like we know them. I am very sad and wish there was someway to convince HBO to make more seasons. Let’s just hope for the best.
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OMG this is the like the bestest TV series in last few years, how can it be cancelled? i wanted to purchase HBO just to see next seasons (i got only frist season on DVDs) …..
I would rate this show 13/10, its idiotic to cancel it..
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We recieved Rome for Christmas and have went through both seasons, great series. How can this match up “The Hills” “Hogan knows best”
“Flavor of Love 3” “I love New York 65.” America doesn’t read anymore and good shows that require thought will die by the wayside. Hey, Scott Baio is prego and 46, another great show and you don’t have to pay any writers.
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Jan 8th 08
Can’t believe thas happened, might as well throw out my TV. I bought both Series 1 & Series 2 box sets, at least I’ll be able to watch my own re-runs.
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I am completely dissapointed. I was bussy searching the net for any info about the next season of ROME. All my friends who watched this TV show after are full of anxiety for the next season. What a shame! You start what you can’t complete!
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Rome season 3 cancelled, what a letdown. I really enjoyed it, but I guess with people burning shows and tapping into satellites the networks etc. loose tons of cash. I’m sure they still made a good profit, but like the romans they’re greedy.
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Yeah, this is terrible. Bring back Rome, or by God.. ugh.. I just don’t have the energy to fight anymore! Why do all the good ones die young!? Curse you HBO! Seriously though, somebody has got to save us from the dumb kids who watch upwards of 6 hours of tv a day. They’re killing tv! Pretty soon it’ll be little more than a pernicious babysitter and window on moronic “pop culture”. Well, that’s my piece. Peace.
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Living in Martinique (French West Indies) I was really lucky to hear about Rome (got both box sets at home). I can’t believe I won’t see Rome falling because of people with no sense of culture. This was like having a non-ending peplum on TV. HBO was I thought the last channel on earth not focusing on the audience but on the show quality (OZ for exemple). If they get trapped like the others by “non-cultured” people. Well I guess we’re screwed!!
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i write to you all the way from Egypt. Just like the Roman Empire, this series has “conquered” far enough to get here too! It is a real shame that this is cancelled beyond series 2. It is a true adventure, fairy tale, love story, and not least – a fantastic history lesson.
Im sure HBO know that, but I guess they would need to market it better to get the returns they are after. Also, they probably have the issue of key actors wanting to move on to other things…
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A truly great series. Shame it had to to end, but as endings go it was pretty good. Lets just appreciate what has been and not see it turned into some shabby follow-up.
Seems to me that if all the morons that live and breath crap like Americas Next Top Model had enjoyed it, i probably wouldn’t have.
🙂
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I know i’m a bit late on this but Rome is easily and by far the best series i have and probably will see. i have watched season 1 and 2 in 3 days, maybe instead of pesturing worthless HBO, someone else will take it upon themselves to do series 3 and maybe more with the same cast and crew, it might be a stretch but i am willing to do anything for more Rome, lest i go into withdrawal.
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even if they didnt cancell rome, their is no need for a 3rd season, sure it would be nice. but if u look back in history after agustus won at Actium their is nothing really important after that, only 200 years of peace. although id like a 3rd season, it would be pointless and they would just be jumping the shark.
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I CANNOT F***KING BELIEVE THIS. ROME WAS A TRUE EXAMPLE OF CLASSIC TV!! HOW DARE THEY TAKE IT FROM OUR SCREENS!!!!
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ROME!
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Unbelievable! I rented the entire series, seasons 1 & 2 through Netflix, and considered subscribing to HBO to catch season 3. This series was incredible, and now HBO will never get my business. I can only hope they will notice a decline in their business because of this poor decision and decide to eventually continue.
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In the begining of 2007 I bought the first session. I liked it so much that I had to watch it again after few weeks. The second session, I ordered it online from Amazon, paid delivery fees and importation taxes, all that because I couldnt wait for my dear country to bring it here. That is it! What a world we live in ! Unfortunately money has dominated human’s mind.
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I cancelled HBO after they made this decision. Why bother.
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This is the highest quality series on television. Excellent story, excellent scenes; just very well done and entertaining. If people were aware of this series, all would watch!
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Shattered. Rome was just fantastic. It provides the greatest insight into life in ancient Rome. The script and screenplay was of the highest quality. The politics, battle scenes, emotion, sex and intriugue was intoxicating. I just bought series 1 and 2 and have been up all hours addicted to each show. I am so upset that we will not continue the journey. There is so much of history to unfold. The collisium, the impact of christ, Ceasers v the republic.. what we will miss out on seeing….For the love of ratings.. very disappointing.
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I cannot believe it, watched series 1 and was so taken by it, had to go out and buy series 2 straight away, now I am waiting for series 3 and it’s not going to happen? Oh woe is me!
Please, please make series 3, 4, 5, whatever! I could watch it for ever!
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Thank the Gods! My brain was hurting from all that history and culture. I’m so glad HBO has the forsight to cancel such a thinking show like “Rome.” I don’t want to know if Vorenus is really alive and can find a place in his daughter’s heart again. Bah! With all the historical figures dead, save Octavian, we only have characters that are relateable and have limitless potenial to grow and evolve. You know what I need; about 5 more seasons of Sex and the City! Forget the movie coming out and just make more self-destructive, cliche-throwing, morally-depraved women feel validated. Oh wait, they’re already doing that with “Lipstick Jungle” and “Cashmere Mafia.” Well, my life is complete! Someone out there, please make a time machine to stop the cancellation of “Rome,” “Firefly” and about 15 other well-written, acted and filmed shows that have been cut down in there prime. Guess what, I don’t even have cable! Ha! Everyone out there, save yourself some stress and money and just buy the DVD’s. I can’t see how HBO ISN’T making money from DVD sales; some box sets are $100 plus! It’s worth it, trust me. Drop HBO and pick up a box set.
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a damn shame, I love the show, but so many people want to see it back on the air, i’m sure HBO will reconsider at least
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I have just finished watching Season 2 last night…and my heart is crushed to know there is no more. I knew this getting into this show, but never realized how much I have loved the characters and the stories. Something needs to be done!!!! I NEED MORE ROME!!!
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I too just finished watching Rome Season 2 last night and immediately went online today to see if a Season 3 is in the works. To my disappointment I see no renewal for Season 3. I can’t believe that such a great show would not be renewed. This was one of the best shows I have ever spent time watching. Being a big history buff, I would love to see HBO continue this series! Please!
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Here I thought that season 3 was delayed due to the writers’ strike. BRING BACK MY ROME!!!!! This is the only reason I have HBO. Guess I’ll just have to cancel my subscription and settle for “The Tudors” on Showtime. 😦
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Just a thought…
how about making season 3 available on DVD for those of us NEEDING to see more ROME!!!
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Amazing, Rome has been canceled almost one year ago now and still people are upset about it… mark down the 25th of March, ironic… in the ides of March 2007 (minus 10 days) Rome died. RIP.
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I bet they would have had a lot more viewers if they allowed other networks to air it. I know I would have watched it in syndication! It was just one month ago that the ‘History Channel’ started showing it and I was happier than a pig in shite to finally be able to see it!
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I never see Vanished but I never will because you just get in to the series and HBO cancelle them like they did to Deadwood and Rome which where the Best TV series I don’t know if I will ever wach any TV Min series of HBO ever agian.
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ya, it sucks that the show is gone, i have all the episodes, ive always been into the Roman era stuff, so this was like the perfect show, however i ask myself where they would have gone with it, i mean season one was about Ceaser and the assasination, season two was about Octavian’s rise to power as well as Cleo and Antony, those are basically the best possible stories. not to mention all the interesting characters that got killed off, i mean Rome with out Vorenus? no thx
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Dear Friends,
i am disspointed by this too, still i am sure they will eventualy bring it back just like other shows are ressurected years after they first hit the screens, i am just not sure if it will be just as good, maybe the petition we are signing should go to the actors … i think we may have more luck there … if i was ( still i have no chance ) Pullo, i would act in it for free …
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what a disgrace!!! Rome is one of the best shows ever!!!
but I have a adream, that soon they will come to their senses and continue with the production of season 3, I mean what happens with Titus Pullo
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HBO is such a ballbreaker! Going flat on Soprano´s and Six feet under, Carnivale killed just after season 2, Extras killed just a soon, just Sex and the city stretched painfully long, now this.
I am getting pissed off great deal here !!!
Anyone getting involved in a new series would be stupid to buy because they will kill it anyway just after the entry course of the meal!
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Rome was absolutly top notch 10/10!!i was really hoping they’d make a 3rd season but when i came across this i was shocked and appalled.If i had a subscription to HBO then it would be canceled immediatly.
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In my oppinion… Rome is 1 of the best series I’ve ever seen. Intelligent, exciting and fantastic filming. I would rate 10/10. I’m kinda sad as I write this… I’d really hoped that there would be a season 3.
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WOW…This sucks.
Rome is the best show that I have seen. I have been waiting for HBO to announce season 3…but I found out this out today when i googled it…what a loss!!! When I think of all these other crap shows that are still on the air this just confuses me.
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we want 3.season…
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Rome was the best show of all out there today,why cancel it.
Cant see anything wrong whit continuing it seeing so many people want it back but of course money chooses.
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Like many people on here ive recently watched the fantastic Rome, the second series we got through in less than 2 days we were so hooked!
Was just investigating whether there was a third series & discovered to my disappointment there was to be no more Rome! i really hope this is reconsidered! Pretty pls!
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hi, there I was born in Bolivia and fo many reasons Roma is the best TV Show a ever saw in my hole life… please i need the 3.season… i will pay 😀 maybe many peapople can help to finish this proyect. iam one of them…
contact us….
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Best show i have ever seen.. I’m really upset too.. I would rather want a 3rd season of Rome than more Lost, pison break or Heroes episodes, and I DO love these ones too!.. :S
HBO RECONSIDER !!
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WOW, unreal. i cant believe this has really happened. finally something worth watching, intellectual, but yet HBO executives fail to see the reality:
ROME was relatively new, like in all season series, its not until the third, or even may the fourth, season that people become interest in this sort of prolonged “movie”.
i was hooked, and if i were a millionaire, i would finance the third season myself.
So, i know you’re out there rich man! make us happy…. bring to us SEASON 3! ” on junus cunt!”
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Just watching series 2-can’t believe people on here are saying nothing much happens after the point at which the series is to end-the BBC produced one of their best series of the late 70s with”I,Claudius”which detailed the lives of Octavian’s(Augustus’s}family-enough here for several more series of “Rome”!Undoubtedly one of the best series ever made….
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wow, I too was searching for season three, to see when it would come out. I have lived in China for 4 years; never watched television in the past 10 years. My sister told me about Rome and I bought the first season here in China on DVD. My wife (Chinese) also got hooked and we finished the first season in a week or so. I downloaded the torrents for the second season, and was surprised only 10 of em were there. I was searching for when season three would start…
anyway, It was a great show; props to HBO for getting me to watch anything. I also dug Deadwood; bought it a coupla’ years ago on DVD collection here in China too, but it wasn’t nearly as addicting as Rome.
Anyway, there are still the history books and websites to read 😀
peace y’all,
Yok
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Unlike a lot of posters, I bought both seasons on DVD in order to sponsor this program. If people really want it back, that is what they would do. Hey it worked for family guy, but I guess their costs are lower.
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How can we not uproar to the likes of this? Rome is absolutely stunning, everything about it defies television, it is mystery, legend. We want the golden age of Octavian and Virgil!
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Wow, I’m glad to see all the support for Rome. I guess I’m part of the problem… I’ll download the good shows for free and skip all the crap they put on in between. I’m disappointed. Maybe Microsoft will come out with a good digital distribution scheme which only charges ppl for what they want to watch. I’d gladly pay the fraction of the cost of the cable subscription if all I got to watch was ROME.
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What the heck?!? This sucks! The one time that a good show airs, one that is intelligent and historical correct, as well as informative, gets canceled? Something’s wrong in that. It would have only been a matter of time before people would have caught on. I mean, come on! Who can resist the beautiful text and layout of ancient Rome? Or the excellent acting? The constant twists and turns, and clever humour? I mean, come on, who can resist laughing when Pullo says innocently “Can I have some peaches?” While Cicero is about to get his neck cut open?
ALL HAIL THE THIRTEENTH, AND MAY MARS WATCH OVER US IN THE BATTLE FOR ROME!
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I only just discovered ROME a month or so ago. It seemed like a show I’d enjoy and without cable, I’d never had the opportunity. So I splurged and bought the DVD set for both Seasons I and II, before having even sampled it at all. OMG. On Jupiter’s Stone, I swear this is the best effing show EVER!! I loved every minute of it and can’t believe it didn’t have the viewership to justify a third season. HBO didn’t market it enough or properly, perhaps. And people prefer crap, at the moment. What ever the trouble, I hope that the tide turns for ROME in the future and we’re all blessed with a third season of historical drama and debauchery. History has never been so entertaining. Wish it’d been HBO and this group to tackle the Tudors. While Showtime’s attempt is entertaining, I’d much prefer all historical dramas be as committed to historical accuracy as ROME; it’s really set the bar and proven that history doesn’t need embellishment to be entertaining. Not in the least! So back to the matter at hand: WE WANT SEASON III!!! THE PEOPLE DEMAND IT!!!
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I discovered Rome very late, just this year as it is being re-run on the History Channel.
I HAVE TO SAY IT IS ONE OF THE BEST TV SHOWS I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!!!!!!!! I just ordered season I and II, and when I went to investigate if there was a season III, how very very sad to find out that it was cancelled,,, HOW TRAGIC, they finally produce such quality TV and they kill it because of ratings,,,,,,,,, and so the “Dumbing Down of America” continues.
We’ll keep having “drool” fed to us for years on end until the whole planet is so numbed out from watching mind numbing programs and we’ll totally turn into “coppertops” for the robotic arms of the “Secret Powers” to feed of off us.
We need a TV REVOLUTION, where we all turn them off and DEMAND quality, and we won’t turn them back on until the GREEDY OVERLORDS DELIVER!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am annoyed to say the least, fair enough I don’t watch HBO as I live in Ireland ergo cannot, yet such a creative, visual, intelligent and worthwhile “product”, as it is such, should I would hope be popular.
This declension into stupor is a worldwide epidemic and it’s the educated few being force to watch at best mediocrity due to the, I fear to say it fact, that the human race isn’t intelligent as a whole and since the invention of television it has been the ‘plebes’ who rule and those of us with interests that go deeper than ‘is Britany Spears wearing knickers’ are to suffer.
Yet take solace in the fact that they can’t take back the two series!
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OMG…I am so intrigued and angry…I agree with everyone here, and even though I don’t usually post on internet forums;
ROME is an amazing interpretation of actual historic events put in a catchy soap opera feel, touching on so many levels of life then and covering so many intertwined plots!!! The portrail of life at the various social levels and the rawness, gore, sexual, betrail, themes and the complexity of expression and speech are just so inspiring. Other than Babylon 5, this was the second best show I have ever watched… too bad about that idiotic epidemic.. that will always select for the “Friends”-type of shows.
I live in Canada, and there is no HBO here, but I would get HBO simply for shows like that…. Such a pitty for such quality television to get lost.
AB
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We must do MORE than just coment among ourselves..
Sign the petition here:
http://www.petitiononline.com/rome_hbo/petition-sign.html
and email HBO, send some feedback to them!
http://www.hbo.com/apps/submitinfo/contactus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedback/
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Wow!
An incredible series. A True master piece (depiction) of history on film. And as I’ve seen and intrepret, a reflection of times not soo different that current day, 2008. What have we learned as a human race, since then? Not Much, Money does decide events. This is merely one of them. A series down the tubes; because of money; surely the root of all evil. You writers are excellent, and depict stories on film, whom which, I think, the actors, due great respect!
I am truely, saddened, that this story can not continue, it is afterall, a great lesson for us, repeated, over and over again.
Can we as a human race not learn from them?
With great dissappointment, and utmost respect for U writers. And U network lords, looking after the “bottom line” as they did, not soo long ago.
Think about it.
This truely reflects human nature. What a great way to show us, how we are, were, still, and still today as a race(human) have a hard-time learning from.
Lets not history repeat itself, like it has soo many times before.
Money, is not the meaning of life.
Human emotions, experience,love, friendship, and most of all truth in ourselves.
Need I say more.
Deep Respects.
Terry Reardon
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What a shame! HBO bean counters….are you reading these???
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Rome three canceled due to expense, that seems reasonable. What doesn’t is not to atleast do a final episode and rap up the caracter stories that paying viewers have been following for two years. To the HBO execs, let you not forget that you are in a customer based biz, consider HBO canceled, and never to be back again.
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I guess the Sopranos was more successful because, well, it was set in America. I mean Rome? Come on, that’s like european history isn’t it?
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Wow I have watched both seasons and they are amazing , I love all the episodes. However I am also pissed that there isn’t a 3d season. Series like Rome have so much historical and cultural knowledge that can pass on to us. It is such a shame that we don’t have the privilege to watch them everyday. TV is too much full crap because the people are crapeaters they don’t care about all of the good things in life they just wanna go the opposite way. I don’t think there is a reason to blame HBO because if there isn’t enough audience then they don’t a choice to keep it alive.
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Noooooooooo. Why??? Never will we know what happened to Vorenus. We never saw him die. He was a badass and surely could have survived. Everyone knows that back then it was the first few weeks that could kill you. And he didnt.
I pray to heathen gods to give HBO some wisdom to see that there is a audience for Rome. Not a mob of stupidity but rather a crowd of intelligence.
Could have been great to see some more fighting like in the 1 series in season 1.
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I saw the first season in about 2 days on DVD box set. Did nothing else… couldn’t wait to the 2 season came… saw this in about 2 days too… Fantastic!
And what now… What NOW!!! Nothing! Shame! Damn shame.
Give me 3 season…
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i love Rome Please HBO dont concell
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Watched both seasons within two or three days and really enjoyed them… obviously, heh.
Its understandable that a show gets cut if it spends far, far more than it earns, but I was blissfully unaware of this series at all until I saw both seasons being sold at a local dept. store [for a rediculously higher price than most other series too]. If you really wanted to entice people to watch your channel, you should’ve simply syndicated the first season to whoever would take it and play it – generate interest in the series, then tighten your grip on season 2 onwards. Simply put: I, and most people I encounter, didn’t know this show existed until after it was finished.
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Excellent Point CMe!
Piss Poor Marketing of a series that could have very well being the greatest series in TV for a longtime to come.
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What the hell is going on, its best TV I have ever seen and its canceled of lack of viewers? Damit!!!! That suck.
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I love Rome. I paid the extra amount to Direct TV to get HBO for Rome and Entourage. Now that Rome is discontinued, I am seriously concidering on switching to Showtime becasue I have found Tudors to be quite good. The other shows that are on right now (BIG LOVE) do not catch my interest. HBO needs to get back into Historical Drama’s. The John Adams show is kinda slow.
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Never watched the HBO show. Found it at best buy bought both years. Damn it its to good to let it end. I say lets all pony up and keep it going. I’ll put up the first $100.00. Come on who out there is willing to help. 100.00 bucks won’t keep Pullo in cheap wine, much less start production but $100.00 bucks times 10,000 may make some one think ,it we can get 10,000 why not 1,000000 at 100.00 bucks .
Hell its worth try
Cormac
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Fuck you HBO!
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why cancel such a fantastic show, HBO will surely regret this in the future. what if they made a petition of people who want the next series of rome making? i’m sure there will be a sufficent amount of viewers willing to sign it!
this is the only show that was made by HBO that i actually enjoyed watching, most of my family even watch it! they were excited of the news for a third series, but annoyed when i told them it was cancelled i understand that a third of the studio was burned down in a fire accident, but why cancel it, it was brilliant!
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hola no se que es lo que tienen en mente los detras de escena pero de algo muy seguro es que roma es una de las mejores series contemporaneas que se han hecho. porfabor reatifiquen el porque del no a la puesta en la serie. ya que es un hit.
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What a waste. Makes you wonder what the Hell HBO measures to determine something is ‘unpopular’ or ‘not viewed.’
This show is timeless. It is unfortunate that they choose crank out other tripe instead of quality programming like Rome.
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I’m so disappointed. I just added Rome to my Blockbuster-By-Mail queue at the insistence of a friend and I’ve watched seasons one and two only to find out that is the end of it. This is why I don’t pay for HBO. It’s not worth it! Neither is purchasing the DVDs…they cost $80 in Target and there are only twelve episodes per disc. Most shows cost half that price to own on DVD and you get twice as many episodes. I have a hard time believing that HBO is having budget problems. Fire the jackasses in charge of marketing and sales and that should cover the costs of funding a third season. HBO will never get my money…
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this is actually the only series on hbo i really follow. Bring back rome please.
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I just watched the last episode of Season 2 and was very impressed with what I saw. I was happy to see Caesar Augustus portrayed as the intelligent and great man he was instead of some fool who just happened to beat Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Actium with the support of his friend and general, Marcus Agrippa. I was also pleased to see that Octavian was not portrayed as a homosexual without any historical proof as Hollywood has done in the past to push their political agenda ( e.i “Alexander”). I immediately logged on the internet to do a search for when the season which would portray the magnificent reign of Augustus and the beginning of the Pax Romana would begin. I was dissapointed that the show has been cancelled.I am now sorry that I did not have the time to give this series my support when it was out (I did buy the seasons though). I do, however, seriously doubt that this is the end of the series. HBO has been trashing too many of their greatest shows lately (Sopranos, Carnivale, Sex and the City etc.) Sooner or later they will have to bring at least one show back which their audience is familiar with, or they might as well start all over again with a new station name. Listening to an ignorant, bleeding-heart liberal like Bill Maher whine will not be enough to save their station and “John Adams” has not done too well. What is more, their rival, Showtime, has produced another “docu-drama,” The Tudors, which has been an enormous success and filming has already started on the third season. HBO is going to need something to throw back at them and right now they don’t have it! We live so deep today in the duldrums of creativity that Hollywood is resurrecting movies and tv series that either went out decades ago (Indiana Jones, Rocky, Rambo) or recently suffered box office flops ( Star Trek: Nemesis and Batman & Robin). I have no doubt that the Star Trek franchise will recover when the next movie comes out next summer, and the TV series will also recover. With Showtime riding their tail with The Tudors, I don’t see any other option for Showtime except to pull something out of the recycle bin: Rome, as far as I can see, is as likely a candidate as any.
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ROME SHOULD NOT BE CANCELLED… NEVER! its just too amazing
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the cancelled the Carnivale now Rome? So long HBO!
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I’m absolutely shattered by the cancellation of Rome. What a stunning series! It’s really cause for despair that the moronic majority refuse to watch quality and ruin television viewing for those of us who require nought but a modicum of acting talent and intelligence. Rome had both in spades! Ah, well, the plebs win once again. There’s no underestimating the intelligence of American audiences. A bloody disgrace!
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I love this serie, i am really pissed off that they take it off air…man i did’nt even know that there was not going to be a season 3, i typed on google ”rome season three” cause i wanted to know when it was gonna air, and i find this crap.. anyways, you should have watched this serie because it was one of the greatest i had seen…(PISSED OFF)
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I actually can understand cancellation due to high costs and lack of viewers, but seriously this time it seems that marketing department at HBO is really lack of ability andor brains to promote this show. Rome wasn’t build in a day, and this show can be as popular or even more than the Sopranos was. This show is intelligent, quite accurate and very charismatic in other words simply great. I rarely watch tv, Just don’t have enough time, but this it was worth it. Big mistake canceling it. I hope they will bring it back, and change marketing approach.
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PLEASE bring back ROME it was the best TV series ever. Everyone I speak to says the same.
LONG LIVE THE 13th….
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A friend of mine told me about Rome and how I should check it out because he thought it was awesome. After watching a few episodes I was hooked. Went out and bought Season 1 and 2. Watched all of it in a period of a month and decided to see when season 3 was going to start so I can get HBO. Is this true?!! Rome has been canceled???? what’s with this shit?! #%^@#!! that… I was going to check on the Saprano’s but I don’t think I’m going to watch any more HBO shows. Rome was well written and was the best show I’ve seen in a long time. What a damn shame….
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This was the best show ever!! I’m cancelling my HBO subscription. Superbly scripted and casted as well. We’ll never know if Lucius Vorenus died???? How barbaric is that???
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No!!!
Please bring back season 3!!!
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It’s a crying shame… I got HBO for John Adams which was brilliant… Then I caught up with Rome.. and now I’m almost at the end of Season 2 and that’s it!? Please I beg you HBO, carry on with the Historical docu-dramas… With so many repeats of old average rubbish… I may as well just not pay anymore… Help me HBO, you’re my last hope…
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HBO Sucks!
I can’t believe this!
Rome is the best serie that i have ever seen
Another channel has to take it!
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I am absolutely mortified that there is no 3rd season. I loved it a lot and got me reading about history. What is wrong with these people…HBO WILL YOU WAKE UP AND DO 3RD SERIES FOR CRYING OUT LOUDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD.
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This is a tragedy… Unfortunately this is another example of how the majority of clueless and generally speaking uneducated, and uninterested in anything of quality and culture American TV viewing public can ruin a masterpiece series for everybody else. All you need to do is look at what the networks are showing and you get a clear picture of the average person’s TV IQ in this country, Celebrity Circus, or Jackass style… Can’t blame HBO for canceling the show if they don’t get the eyeballs to pay for the cost. Unfortunately we live in times where American ratings make or break a show. This was one of the best TV series ever produced, no question about it. I bought both seasons on DVD. I have told every one of my friends how awesome this show was.
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That’s too bad. I never heard of Rome and I have basic cable but no HBO. I watched the series and was hooked. It’s fantastic. May be one of the bigger cable network could pick it up.
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Absolutely gutted there is no 3rd or 4th or 5th series of Rome! ever!
Me and my boyfriend brought both boxsets and watched episode after episode in bed after work! Im really not happy about it and need to find out what happens to everyone…oh well i will have to get over it!
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Rome series is a treasure, a real piece of art. I have orbit and I saw it on America plus accidentally. There is very weak advertisement for it. Middle East viewers like myself whould not miss such a great series if they know it. Advertise it as they advertise football games!!!
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I am a tru fan of ancient Rome and am reading works books on the subject, when I remembered that there was a show about it. I myself have never watched TV, but instead rented teh seasons from Blockbuster where I work.
I have just finished season 2 and was wondering when season 3 was due, but to find that it was cancelled more than a year ago!
True, if HBP had zspent some money sdvertising great shows like this, I would have known about it sooner. But instead, they piss me off by killing the show.
why the hell did I even start wtaching it when they’re not giong to finish the story.
Cowadrly scum..
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I just died a little inside
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total crap of HBO, Just because those amercans have a 5 minutes attention span and no intelligence… Maybey you should have focussed more on the European market then America and then you would have seen that it is hugely popular (everyone with any intelligence, Europeans love the series!)
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I totally agree with LUCIUS VORENUS.
I have nothing to add.
Everything has been said, and nothing will be done.(I fear)
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I am massively disappointed. I think that this series is not going to be continue. I think it is a shame that such good shows unfortunately don’t interest the grand majority of the brian dead TV viewer round the world.
Rome had all the characteristics of what a brilliant show should have, coupling them with some loose historical points.
Would love to see a third and … series and would be happy to pay a premium for the box set were they to be produced. Bring it back!
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Just saw the post at 6.7.2008. Some Americans have an attention span of greater than five minutes. And some Europeans need spell check embedded in their brains, since this Reply box includes it and you’ve still got typos coming out your butt. Brit, I’m guessing.
I heard about the show when I was living in Rome, but only downloaded it from iTunes a couple weeks ago. Maybe some more concrete profit numbers will convince HBO of the number of viewers they could have if they were to continue the series.
Previous posters have it right. With Augustus comes a great opportunity for numerous plot lines. What a waste not to continue.
The Rise and Fall of Rome, by HBO.
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I found out about Rome after it had been cancelled. I now own both DVD seasons and would pay $500 bucks for a third.
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i loved Rome and Deadwood and invasion , I understand that they need a return but these, shows were the best thing on TV , it make me think now if i see something made by HBO is it worth watching as they get you in to a show then HBO cancel it !
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How can HBO cancel such great show. Rome is the only well done historical film/series that I can think of. Trash like Troy or King Arthur make money and the show like Rome gets canceled. Are the viewers ignorant or is HBO stupid?
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Man, I was just thinking about how great of show this was! So I Googled to see when the third season would be…..
*proceeds to make farting sound*
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Yeah,as always everithyng of great qualitie that isn´t produced in the U.S. seems to fall behind.
Untill now I am still amazed on how little recognition this excelent series had.
Well I take my hat off to the cast and crew of this great series.
It was the best one I have ever seen.
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As mentioned before I loved both seasons of Rome. After reading these posts I decided to give Deadwood a chance and am I ever happy I did so. What a fantastic series. (Super heavy swearing though lol) Not for children.
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I’m not an HBO subscriber; I actually purchased the DVDs from Amazon. This is the best series on Rome since “I, Claudius!” I would sincerely wish that HBO could find some other means of funding shows like this, that actually teach as well as entertain. At the same time, it looks like we’re going to get drowned in mediocre programming, since evidently anything else is too complicated for most HBO subscribers, and they are the ones, ultimately, that determine whether a series comes back or not. Cancellations like this, for the reasons HBO claims, are why I will NEVER subscribe. I work too hard to spend my money on crappy grade-B programming, while the best stuff gets canceled!
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I couldn’t agree more. The masses are mostly clones who like brain-dead BS. HBO should give these series more of chance. Most shows like these take a while to catch on and like a dead rock star they seem to become more in demand once they’re gone. Just look at The original Star Trek. Need I say more?
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I’m pissed. I have been waiting for season 3 and now I find out No such luck! I don’t watch much TV, as I am a bookworm, but this was a REALLY good show. Come on HBO! We want more ROME!
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I just found out that there will not be a season three. I am really unhappy, I work all day go to school in the afternoons and at night I like watching a good show. This is one of the best series I have watched in a really long time. I think this was a bad idea to cancell.
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Disappointing, Rome was the best Series ive ever seen. Great storyline, and Great acting. Its Rubbish they dont have enough funds to Produce another series. Perhaps in a couple years time they might come up with a Script…..
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Just finished watching the 2nd season. Without doubt the most amazing series ever… Like stepping back in time for an hour or so each week 🙂 The show must go on!
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Just finished watching the second season on DVD. I could not wait to see ROME. Past 2 years finishing nursing school all I heard about from my friends was ROME. I was hooked from the first episode. Superbaly done and now I find out it is cancelled. No 3rd season. Such sad news. To echo familiar words.
HBO of the Juli, I call for JUSTICE!
HBO of the Juli, I CALL FOR JUSTICE!
HBO OF THE JULI, I CALL FOR JUSTICE!
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LOL You better not watch Deadwood then.
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I just finished watching season two of “Rome’ purchased in Amazon. One of the better shows ever. A modern amazing version of “I claudius” .
Sending a desperate call to HBO. PLEASE reconsider your decision , GIVE US “ROME” season 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am so not suprised that both Rome and Deadwood have been cancelled, They are not mainsteam “REALITY SHOWS” that are so cheap to produce and make the networks SO much money with the hoopleheads just lapping them up. quality shows are expensive but the dvd sales alone must be huge. Until the public decides that survivor and big brother are worthless and american idol and dancing with celebs is at best bubble gum then all the shows that are worthwhile are going to be cancelled one by one.
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You must be American ’cause you’re forgetting that this series would’ve never been so good without the excellent work of the BBC. Without the BBC this would’ve been just another catastrofe like Deadwood where it starts promissing but after a couple of episodes yoy wonder where the fuck it’s going.
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WHAT?? Deadwood was awesome. Season 2 was hard to follow at times but season three was awesome. The BBC does put out some good stuff though. Jesus of Nazerth being one of the best mini series ever. That was also where I first saw Deadwood’s Ian McShane…he was Judas
BTW I am Canadian.
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My wife and I loved the show,we watched it till the end.
We love he storyline and surprises,each and every week.
We also looked up historical facts after watching some episodes.
We would be very happy if a season 3 was produced,or more for that matter.
I did cancel my cable,hbo ect… for there is nothing but corporate trash anyways,telling you how to think,feel,and what to buy.thats why no commercial shows are great.
please bring back Rome
P.S. don’t forget vorenus
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HBO cancelling Rome means that there is no longer any reason in my houshold to have HBO.
Bye Bye, Home Box Office!
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“total crap of HBO, Just because those amercans have a 5 minutes attention span and no intelligence… Maybey you should have focussed more on the European market then America and then you would have seen that it is hugely popular (everyone with any intelligence, Europeans love the series!)”
If you’re going to make blanket statements about the intelligence of an entire country, you should probably make sure you can spell “Americans” and “focused” first — after all, you wouldn’t want to look stupid, would you?
In any case, I agree with the other couple hundred posts here — HBO needs to bring this show back.
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Really loved rome.. the series is great!
Common people mayby like non intelligent show like american idol, bachlor etc etc.. fucking pricks.
Why i say why?….
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This has been the best show I scene in a long time very good history lesson reminds us of how we got to where we are today. I thought that was the best TV show in years, little graphic but like I said it shows how the times really were. I can not believe that they are going to take this off the air I guess free up more time for some other stupid reality show! I think people can not deal with reality or the events that have happened in the past and just are happly living in their little fanasy worlds sometimes I wonder what is wrong with people in todays society to watch some no brain talk show or some reality show where the whole family are dissing each other or some other stupid S***! make no wonder the world is in the state we are in how can we expect to understand what is going on in todays world without being able to understand our past, even though it is a show it gives people a good idea!
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I am about to finish Series 2 and was searching to find out when Series 3 will be shown/available.
I am so very disappointed that there will not be another series. It was an excellent programme with some interesting historical fact. I really felt thats how my ancestors lived. I really recommend a visit to Rome and to the original centre of the world.
CARPE DIEM…. AND BRING IT BACK
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Rome is truly a masterpiece. Years from now, it will be studied in art classes around the world. Hopefully HBO will decide to make Season 3 and make history. Some say it does not make sense financially for HBO, that people want cheap, easy shows. It is a matter of education, too. How can they choose to watch a great show, if it is not offered ? If HBO would think long term bussiness too, they would decide to continue with Season 3. Meanwhile, you can write them at:
http://www.hbo.com/apps/submitinfo/contactus/submit.do?title=Rome&questiontype=rome
…and continue to hope.
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the best show I have seen in years! yes years! I am absolutely devastated tonight! The scripts were so clever, the actors amazing and the scenery wonderful, Tuesday nights will be back to the old boring crap again!!!
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Rome is the best ever TV series produced in the lastr 100 years. Not only well, acted, produced, written, culminating in the best costumes, authentic set designs ever developed, eclipsing Quo-Vadas.
The view public are in my opinion, dopes, plebs if they did not appreciate and support the best televion or for that matter cinamatic experience. American, And Australians should I suggest be educated to some extent on history, not-with-standing the series took sime artisic licence with emperical historical facts.
HBO, I’m sure in the long run you will recoup and make a substancial profit in the long run. ie; Bewitched, Gilligans Island and other historical series that did not get their leggs until many years later in syndication.
Best product ever produced on the small or for that matter, the large screen.
Craig BENNETT
Sydney Australia
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WHAT THE HELL… Best series in the world to day… in my opinon.. I cant believe it… were watching series two now and i just cant believe they can finish the series now. WE NEED MORE!!!
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i cant believe that you cancelled rome season 3.very disappointing i hope some rich man would fund this great movie.:D
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all good things must come to an end, sadly. the show being axed and all is a bit depressing for my wife – she will be needing professional counselling soon. it’s like losing someone you love and you know you’ll miss them terribly. she adores titus pullo and feels atia’s anguish and pain over mark antony’s death and betrayal. hope hbo reconsiders and find the financing to produce another season of this brilliant show.
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ik vind dit nog al onzin dat ze zeggen dat het slecht gekeken werdt het was de meest populaer serie die op tv is geweest staat op internet en alles en dan komen ze met z’n verhaal van slecht bekeken pure onzin
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I am truly disappointed that this series was cancelled (it was one of two reasons why I kept HBO). Unfortunately, I’ve been waiting in vain for a new season to begin…
As a history buff, I enjoyed the retelling of ancient history which was presented by a wonderful cast of actors. This was truly a high quality series and was very much appreciated (albeit maybe by a limited number of viewers).
I do not view HBO shows too often, and now that this show has cancelled, I will, no dout, cancel my HBO subscription soon.
Thank you for the update.
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this is fucking unbelievable. one of the best i have seen in a long time. the sopranos were great, maybe if they didnt spent all that money on the stupid story line with the gay guy, we would have had mor titus pulo and antony and all the GREAT characters. this was a really well written show. it was my pleasure to watch, fuck the execs, they suck, all they care about are their fucking end of year bonus
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I am so freaking up set, i bee waiting for the 3rd this year, its a shame when some one is trying to show you history and no one is paying no mind. well i see the whole show and i loved it, im the bigest fan and i really wish thy would go on, i hope that they will finsh up and sell them as dvd, i can believe this they are just going to let them finsh just like that, but what can we do its the truth if people want to watch crap they get crap.
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I never missed an episode of ROME….now I miss ROME. I could see so-o-o many other story lines that could have taken off from that ending with Octavian’s Triumph. Couldn’t you just imagine the zingers Atia could have zapped Lydia with? Oh, I miss ROME! Oh well, since I can’t control what TV moguls do, I’ve moved on. I’ll justs wait for “Big Love 3” to come back on. In the meantime, I’ve discoverd AMC’s “Mad Men”. It has a couple of pretty good story lines. PS: Atia…will you marry me?
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I have been for some time now doing my best to promote Rome to everyone I know which is nothing less than the best TV drama every made. The cancelation of Rome is a terrible blow to quality programming on TV today. However I am not surprised, the majority of people now-a-days would much rather watch ridiculous reality shows or indulge in gossip television.
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This is WHY I don’t have any tv channels coming into my house! I watched Rome as rented DVDs from Netflix and never never never saw anything better on TV (and I loved the X-files) — it was magnificent and I’ve seen all of it TWICE. But most of the people who watch TV are NOT me (which is why I don’t have any channels; there’s little or nothing for me to watch)… So instead HBO is going to run its dumb BS like Weeds? or what was that about the Mormon Polygamist? Is that still on? God help us. Or Jupiter. Or Janus… Oh, Vorenus was NOT the only man; everything is beautifully set up for the next year with Titus Pullo’s little boy — and Octavian, a fascinating character…
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by far the best tv series i have ever watched .. the wonderful thing about it is that most of the events actually took place, actually makes you think. what a shame to cancel such a fantastic peice of television. I CURSE U HPO………..
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I just recently bought the two seasons on DVD and let me tell you, I can’t stand thinking that this show will not have a 3rd season. I am extremely pissed off. I would welcome it back with open arms if they so chose to continue it.
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I see there is a series 3 of Rome being shown on the Discovery Channel on Wednesday evening!
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“I came! I saw! I am so disappointed!!” Just finished watching the 2nd series on dvd here in Spain – now we will see no more of Titus Pullo, not to mention the wealth of material that the historical period they have reached holds! Shame on them!
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I started watching Rome on dvd to see what all the fuss was about. Now that I am a big fan looking forward to find out what happens next, I find HBO decides to cancel. Who makes these brilliant decisions? What a let down…
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Meh, what a let down. Not series 3, just a repeat of the old one. 😦
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i love Rome and Deadwood. i love to see it the next episode!!!!! Common HBO. Let’s send our comment to them, people!!
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I am in the UK currently watching the start of the 2nd series of ROME showing on the Discovery channel on Sky TV. Now I find that the 3rd series has been cancelled, what the hell are the tv people thinking, it’s a fabulous series, grips you from the start, ok it’s not exactly 100% true to history but it’s as near to the life at the time. It’s just like Firefly, just getting really interesting and the powers that be pull the plug. Typical of the big bosses, all they see is $$ signs, not the bigger picture so to speak.
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I very rarely watch TV – my daughter insisted I watch, I was amazed at how well it was produced, truly worth watching. So little on TV these days that I haven’t even plugged my set in for over a year. Reality TV seems to have taken over, silly shows about other people’s lives, so not interesting, I have my own life, I don’t need to watch has-beens and wannabees. I hope that someone will come to their senses and start this series up again.
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absolutely gutted, rome is probably by far the best program I’ve ever seen, thought it would be unlikely for a third season but when I found out there was going to be a third I was over the moon.
I think HBO and the producers should reconcider thier thoughts!!
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One of the rare shows with a great storyline. Also the very graffic scenes make this one of the best shows, Hands Down
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It’s a big mistake to cancell a GREAT tv show like this.
I miss it 😦
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Are you kidding me? Just finished last episode in year 2 in Norway and am searching if year 3 is available to purchase from some other country. Obviously not! Terrible I really love this show! Please HBO, I am begging!!! Bring back Rome!
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My husband and I love Rome! Ir is a smart show that has all the elements that we love; action, drama, suspense, sex…. Bring it back!
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You don’t have to have HBO to see Rome. I’ll leave it at that. Spectacular show, though, and I agree, it is a pure shame that the masses prefer crap.
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this is a real blow ,what to do without pulo and vorenus .shocked that you pulled this fantastic series
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I was just browsing the web looking for any news about a season 3.
I really wish I had not found this website -ignorance is bliss.
I rented Rome 1 and 2 on DVD -but I swear to God I’d have happily purchased the box-sets at a premium price if it meant there would be a season 3.
The sad truth is, this is not HBO’s fault, it is us, the gentle viewer -the people who choose to watch craptastic reality TV and lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.
All I can do is shake my head -but at least Barack was voted President, so not all is lost.
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I can’t believe they cancelled one of the best shows I have every watched. Some much history learned from this show.
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I work with sound in film / tv. I’m sad to see this series won’t conclude. Nothing worse than this doing damage to TV. All of these cheap as chips programs on TV make me NOT watch it at all, I am relying on the releases via DVD – Some say blame ourselves for the fact series 3 won’t be made, instead of this why not blame HBO/BBC anyway, as they’re the one’s copping out.
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What has society come to?? We lose great shows like Rome because the average tv watcher is either too stupid to understand its BRILLIANCE or too much of a sheep to not watch the reality garbage, jsut os they have seomthign to talk abvout with thier sheep-friends at work the next day. This is the same nonsense the got a show called Studio 60 (on the Sunset Strip) cancelled after half a season. Another excellently written show…it was almost too coincidental that the shows pilot has Judd Hirsch berating the public for watchign crap and turning their noses up at decent AWARD WORTHY shows.
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Is there anything we can do to bring it back :(?
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Allright Americans, I must say that I as an American myself am ashamed of my country’s citizens. I mean you all sound so childish about this serie, yes i like it alot too but come on people is TV the only thing in life? Can’t you see how it is brain washing you and in such a clever way to! You all gotta wake up and use your brains for bigger issues like the corruption of our own system. Open your eyes, now I am not yelling or mad, just sad. But i once was blind too and addicted to such low level crap. Not saying that one can’t enjoy a good TV show. But i believe that there are seriously bigger issues that need to be taken care of. And change only comes when the mass wants to change it and simply starts to change it.
Please do not comment this post, for I won’t be back on this page. I just stumbeld accross it.
Sincerly,
SoluTiOn
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As with other posters on here, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the re-run of Rome on the Discovery Channel here in the UK and came on here for info on series 3 – WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!!!!
I don’t watch much TV but Rome is one of the few programmes I will tune in to. It’s been brilliantly acted and produced and needs to be saved – even if the decision to cancel it was a year ago.
Come on HBO, get the BBC, RAI and anybody else it takes to fund series 3 before the core actors find something else to do – don’t punish us (pun intended….).
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We are all absolutely GUTTED that there will not be a third series of ROME. We were all totally addicted to the first two series’ and watched the dvds back to back. It comes as a great disappointment to us all as we were looking forward so much to picking up where series two left off. If petitions ever do any good then five members of this family would eagerly sign it and plead with the makers to continue this great saga. Is there anything that can be done to persuade them?
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Still can’t forget one of the greatest tv shows I’ve ever watched.
I wish, I was a millionaire, so I could pay for season 3. 🙂
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Rome was the best TV show I have seen in years. I cant believe they canceled season 3. Its ridiculous !
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QUO USQUE TANDEM ABUTERE, H B O, PATIENTIA NOSTRA?
UAM DIU ETIAM FUROR ISTE TUUS NOS ELUDET? QUEM AD FINEM SESE EFFRENATA IACTABIT AUDACIA?
Too bad for the best TV Show ever! Shame on HBO!
But, again, thank you, HBO! If it’s only for two (ONLY!!!!!!!!) wonderful seasons of pure magic!
Don’t forget the “R O M E” Project! It might come to live once again! Of course, if the actors don’t get too old!
Anyway…
I’m shocked! I’m sorry! I’m thankfull! I am optimist!
R O M A V I C T O R !
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Rome is a very very very good serie…..
I just want a season 3 because i REALLY enjoyed watching season 1 and 2. it’s a pitty though that there isn’t coming a season 3..:(
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I’m a South African and can honestly say that in S.A they don’t make such GREAT entertainment. I’m really dissapointed about season 3 being cancelled. Season 1 and 2 was gripping. It was high quality, and those actors, they were good.
They should reconsider.
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I am from Portugal, and this is by far the best TV Show.
Is there a way to raise money (like pre-pay the DVD’s) for the 3rd season?
HBO, please consider that
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It’s a shame to be offered to watch so many crap by the TV and so few diamonds like Rome, unfortunatelly the desires of the plebs must be heard by the HBO.
I expect the worst, I hope for the best and the next seasons of the show.
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I have just watched both Series on dvd. Can’t understand how it not making money with the number of dvd sets sold.
looking forward to series 3, hopefully the dvd sales will revive it.
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Absolutely loved Rome, both Season 1 and 2. The production, story line, actors, costuming, set design, action, drama, sensuality etc. Due to the excellent quality of Rome, The Series, I understand why the costs were exhorbitant. However, I do hope that Rome, Season 3 will come sooner than never. Anxiously waiting…..
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to say it’s a shame that season 3 was cancelled is an understatement, cant we write to the producers, so they say the sets were to expensive, gosh with all the crap that gets put on TV or at the cinema and along comes great actors, great story line, everything from sex, wine, mystery, suspense, action, politics, intrigue and a little bit of history thrown and they cancel it. It is a crime!!! and a terrible loss for TV.
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I am soooooooo bummed out that they have cancelled Rome. I agree with the OVER 500 people that commented on how much they loved the series. I don’t understand this at all. I’ve been foaming at the mouth literally waiting for Season 3 of Rome. MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE MINI SERIES. Please please please bring it back. They don’t realize how many people are now seeing reruns which means more fans!!!! BRING BACK ROME!!! AND then there is DEADWOOD…another fantastic mini series. Someone has really lost their marbles.
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I am f*cking pissed! I just went to look up the schedule to find out it has been cancelled! What’s wrong with HBO? This was a great show. Instead they are playing ridiculous shows like that high school show and that retarded comedy not to mention all the foreign shows that are not even in English! Bird Brains!
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It’s a shame. One of the best TV shows i’ve ever seen, and it ends because stupid people prefere to see crap. Anyway, thank you for the 2 fantastic series!
But we live in a globalised, democratic and capitalised world, and if the most of you acept it as the better social-political system, them you also have to acept what it has from worst, stupidity will roole!
Greetings from Portugal
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Loved the Rome Series. I own season 1 and 2 and would love to see another season.
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Dont forget about “John from Cincinatti” so sad, its too good.
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This is Bull$hit how can they do that? i bought both season one and two and waiting for season three.
why even bother making something if your gonna pull the plug. STUPID is all i can say.
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I am a fan of Rome from Hong Kong and I can’t say how much I enjoy watching Rome. It is really a shame that there are only two seaons !!!
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a epic series its a shame. actions like this cant be good in anyway and just leads to the dumbing down of television.
P.S.
you all keep thanking HBO, who pretty much just gave the money (even tho it being alot of money), massive props must go out to the BBC who create masterful perodic dramas like Rome.
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Sad day for us here. I loved this series. I too, purchased both box sets. I’ve watched them over and over.
Bring back ROME!!!
I wanna see Titus Pullo wreck more romans!
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darn, that sucks, y they cancelled Rome season 3?..i’ve been waiting movie that season 3 for a year..that was great movie series ever..well at least can they still make on dvd tho…
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OMG I’m devestated…… what am I going to do with out another series of Rome, it was the best thing on television.
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Oh my god!
They stopping Rome after 2 seasons? what a shame!
What was the use to make the first seasons then?
Sorry to say, but this is stupid.
It seems to me a succesfull series.
Allot of people didn’t like rome, they like stupid programs what is useless and dum.
People forget history, they are not interrested.
While its very important and interesting.
Its not realy true happened like in the Rome series, but you dont get closer then that.
Realy good series!
I hope that they change their minds, instead thinking about money.
Because making series like this is making history of movies.
HBO should know better!
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YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!.. This has been one of the best series ever.. Please bring it back on!..
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YES IT A SAME, BUT WE COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT…
If each fan or each person that wants a fallow up season buys the season pack of Rome, than HBO will see there is stil a great need in the series…PLEASE LISTEN..this is our one and only chance to make a difference and yes we could make a difference..
Send this massage to each person you know that loves the series or/and let them know to buy the series. By doing this we raise more and more money to supply HBO money to even consider to make season 3…PLEASE… TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!
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Rome, was out of this world excellent. I couldnt get into it in highschool ( the whole Julius Cesar lessons) but after watching ROME, it has changed my viewpoint on everything. If only this is how it was taught in school. They should make this mandatory watching for students. Its sad they pulled the plug and are making a hge mistake. Maybe they could just make movies and sequels
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I did buy both seasons and absolutely LOVE IT!!! I hope somehow we get a third season or perhaps a movie? of course I’d want the same actors in it!!!!
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I bought both boxed sets because I am interested in Roman history and missed it on TV. I really didn’t know what to expect.
What an outstanding series!! The sets, scenes and acting are superb. I couldn’t recommend it highly enough…..Then I looked on the net to find out about the third season… I am very disappointed. I read the other comments about people liking ‘reality’ crap and couldn’t agree more. Thank God there are 500-odd intelligent people in the world who appreciate brilliant television suck as ROME.
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Sad, sad, sad for there to be no Rome 3.
I have been interested in Roman history for years and this show was the best depiction I’ve ever seen. Actual history is played with for the sake of the story line. I get that, it doesn’t matter, the show was wonderful; one really gets a feel for living in Rome.
I have been to the forum in Italy and when I stood there and looked around, it was the life depicted in HBOs Rome that helped me SEE the past.
All kinds of movies and shows have been made (even though they made almost no money) but were defended as ‘art’ even though they were so weird I had to cut it off.
So why not consider “Rome” artistic movie making at its best and keep it going?!!!!
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I did buy the two seasons..Actually I am watching for my third time the series. 4 and 5 seasons will be nice, Rome has extensive history to be narrated.
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I’m heart-broken. This series was truly epic and I really hope they bring it back. I own seasons 1 and 2 and I was completely enthralled by all of it. I really wish it wasn’t cancelled. Shame on you, HBO.
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I would love for HBO to start again production of Rome season3.It’s not right for them to cancel just like that a truly magnificent series.
Give us season 3 or else the 13th legion will slash every producer’s head of HBO!
LOL.. peace y’all!
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We were so happy to see Rome back on HBO, however we were quite upset to see that it was a rerun. We were really hoping that it was season 3. My husband and I rented and watched the whole 1st season in less than 2 days. The same with the second season. It would be really great if you continued on with the series. You left us hanging.
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oh man i can’t believe no season 3!i love this show,i was just checking to see when it started again!so dissappointed!
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It is a shame, no because HBO cancelled , but because it show how our society is falling deeper and deeper in the stupidity. Blame our “wonderful” public school system with so low expectations. Where you can get graduate from HS without knowing how to read. The more stupid the people are the easy is to control. That is how you got demagogues elected to higer positions.
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It is sad to hear no season 3, i absolutely love Rome, dissapointed. Also very dissapointed about the end of DeadWood, another awesome serise
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HBO’s ROME Series may not have had a huge audience in it’s first run, but now more and more people are discovering it on DVD and the momentum would really grow for a third season airing. I would also bet that a lot of the loyal viewers are college-educated males who watch very little TV other than Sports. This is a demographic that is very difficult to capture, and therefor can’t be judged solely on it’s numbers.
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it is a tragety to all of us who enjoy good quality tv shows like the ones HBO usually offer, if there was a way to pay in advance so they can collect money to continue with season 3 please let me know, I will glaaaadddy help… please HBO there is so little quality now in television that series like ROME make the TV look good once again. PLEASE PLEASE RECONSIDER..
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I’m from Serbia and I am very disappointed to hear that this brilliant show was canceled! What a shame!
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Loved rome , never watched it on Hbo as had to work , bought the CD complete season, thought it was great, just went looking for season 3 and couldent believe it . Now thinking how did they spend that much money, No name actors mostley and easy sceans, i think the Movie buis is ripping us all off! unbelieavable what theas people make. They are not the president of the US or anything, they defenitley are not Doctors or laywers or scientests,Yet they make more money than them. What is this world coming too!
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Damn…this is by far my fav series…*sob*…my bro also…
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No more Rome, Sopranos or NYPD Blue, so no point owning a TV really and if I didn’t have kids I wouldn’t. The airwaves are increasingly full of unadulterated crap designed to appeal to brainless morons. It’s a real pity the Sopranos finished, I would have liked to give Tony’s family a contract on the cretins who came up with Big Brother, Britain’s Got (no) Talent et al…
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I’m from Philippines and I bought DVD ROME season 1 and 2. The movie is great and I like the character of Titus Pullo for being a brutal soldier with no mercy as well as Vorenos.
But sad to hear the news that there’s no Season 3. I’m hoping that they will continue ROME.
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I feel like an addict who is being forced to go cold turkey!!! This is BULL! The major cost in the first season was just that! First season costs more due to them having to build the sets, after that you don’t re-incur those giant costs! Give me my ROME!!! I must have it, I am practically rabid! It was too much losing Kevin McKidd at least give me my Titus Pullo, for Gods sake have mercy on my poor deprived self!
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AWWW!!! why?? HBO killed a wonderful artwork and lots of peoples effort!! bad.. very bad .. shame on you HBO…
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Damn….just watched all of the series because HBO re-posted on demand…..all I can say is damn……that was probably the best show I’ve ever seen, I’ve never seen a more beautiful movie that continued for that long!!!….every episode like a new movie! hope they bring that series back! I’m with everyone on this board! that was amazing!
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as a mega HBO & shakespeare fan with no time for regular TV airing.i plead that you rethink the deciion on Rome season 3 n please let it be.for what it`s worth Rome is a series with an enormous historical background and overwhelming audience.keep up the good works.
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what are the brains behind HBO doing. you take a show like Rome that not only appeals to men but women also off the air and put on crap about porn stars called hung. come on HBO what are you thinking. and another thing about the series is that alot more people are going to watch because of the DVD’s that they rent or bought so I THINK THE HIGHER UPS NEED TO GIVE US WHAT WE WANT SEASON THREE OF THE GREATEST SHOW TO DATE ROME.
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I just finished watching ROME season 2. I did not watch it on HBO, I rented the series from blockbuster. I am very disappointed along with everyone else. I love Ancient Roman history, and it’s scarce to see drama or movies involving it. I feel you should at least continue with a season 3 to give us all a just ending.
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Too sad to hear that there won’t be a season 3
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well, i understand why they did it. no money. no income coming in. so there’s no point. i mean i was SOOO into the series! i had heard it barely whispered when it came out and i would have DEF. tuned in EVERY time it was on! i was a loyal watcher!
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!!!!!!WHAT?????!!!! NO MORE TITUS PULLO, LUCIUS VORENUS, ATIA OF THE JULII OR CLEOPATRA? I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW SAD THAT MAKES ME. I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! I HARDLY GET TO WATCH TV, AND ROME WAS ONE THING I TEVO’D. PLEASE, I BEG YOU TO RECONSIDER. I FEEL LIKE A CHILD WHO HAD SOMETHING WAS TAKEN AWAY…IF YOU ARE TAKING UP COLLECTIONS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE, LET ME KNOW…:}
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how come??rome was the best epic serie ever.it is not fair to cancel season 3…its very sad for viewers and shame on HBO.they thought they can compress whole roman history in 2 seasons.so why the name of series was ‘ROME’,why not ‘caesar’,’pullo and vorenus’ or ‘octavian’.if u want to make series about rome it can not be less than 5 seasons…to sum up,hbo is playing with us like a toy.
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I CANT BELIEVE SEASON 3 GOT CANCELLED!!!!!!! unfortunately i couldnt watch it on the TV =( but i truly loved the series i have both the first and second seasin boxsets i thought it was brilliant. i want to now how ceasarion reacts when he finds out that titus pullo is really his father you left me hanging and i hope you decide to put on the 3rd season after all =)
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You guys can rent Augustus (renamed Caesar Octavius), Caligula, I Claudius and Nero and read a lot about the roman empire and try to recreate in your minds what you saw on HBO, What a shame that HBO misses Caligula and Nero, hard to understand. Well, may be in a few years they recap.Meanwhile we’ll wait.
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I am really disappointed that HBO has cancelled Rome series 3, and I am not alone in the UK. Any chance of reconsidering.
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Shame on the house of HBO..Shame!lol I really think they should look into starting “ROME” up again. Its quality is not on TV anywhere else. After ppl watching the DvDs its gotta be getting very popular, I think we deserve another go. Bring it Back PLZ.
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Sell the serie to the open mexican tv and you will get millions of viewers (and millions of dollars too).
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Rome is simply the best epic tv series ever. It’s a pity that season 3 has been cancelled. HBO, can’t you reconsider it?
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What a great pity!
I feel very sad to see such an exciting series with a talented cast and writters unable to continue this magnificent show.
Is this really the fall of times, when a series like this BURNS in FLAMES like the Ancient City (Rome)?
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We are intelligente TV viewers. We are hungry! Feed us! We prefere Rome season 3 for every meal. We are waiting! Our patience is not endless.
We who are about to eat, salute you!
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My husband and I just found and watched the first 2 seasons on DVD. I came on the internet to check when season 3 would be starting and find out it is cancelled. VERY DISAPPOINTING. As everyone else on here is saying, there would definately be more audience in this season, because many people have JUST discovered it. HBO should reconsider.
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I will go out and buy a thousand copies of the dvd box sets if a third series is made. And if you need any extras id be more than happy to do it for free. love rome and a third series is vital.
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HBO, are you reading these posts ?
HINT , H I N T !?!?!
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Don’t do this, this is one of the best and true to historical fact as I have seen on TV. HBO, consider this, if you tease the plebs with quality like ROME just to disappoint us by NOT finishing, then what’s the use of getting into any of your mini-series, you have just created the reason for your dropping the series, lack of viewership. Think about it, remember STAR TREK?, the cancelled TV show?
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this is an outrage that hbo ends there series all the time leaving us the viewers begging for more. Rome and sapranos are the greates tv shows ever made they grab your attention and never let go makin yyou fall in love with and despise the characters they provide. rome is probably the most beautiful looking show i have ever seen, the characters may be mostly no name actors but they all put on stunning performances. TV nowadays is nothing but reality crap, big brother this and survivor that. shows that any perso of any inntellegence would rather be strung up then watch. To everyone that enjoyed these shows as much as i did, we all beg hbo to reconsder and allow a fan base to gather again for a hird season if they spent 200 million dolllars on 2 seasons the will make 500 on season three now that people know of these shows and it is easier to watch now with more places carrying hbo, everyne must cross there fingers and pray that smeday ROME WILL RISE AGAIN
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me and my fiancee have recently discovered Rome and cant get enough, we bought seasons 1 & 2 on boxset and i came on here to find out when season 3 was out…. we’re absolutley gutted!! the tv is filled with crap and whenever something good like rome comes along this happens! i understand it being cancelled due to poor ratings but surely the box set sales are doing well? and ‘100 million u$’?…. someones taking the p***!
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tells a lot about the viewers nowadays.
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i cannot believe they are not going to produce a third season.
H.B.O what are you doing to us?,the citizens are baying for blood.Bow down to our needs or face the mob……lol.
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cette serie ma apporté de tres bon moment c’est devenu ma serie favorite et j’ai etais atristé d’apprendre que la saison 3 n’aura pas lieu je remercie les producteurs de nous avoir apporter de telle moment de plaisir et j’espere que le film prevue aura lieu
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Bring back Rome for a third season it is a wonderful show that it intelligent and interesting.
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PLEASE!!! We want a Season 3 and a 4 and a 5 too. HBO, please extend your horizon farther from the US (viewers). Everyone I know in Latin America was thrilled with the first two seasons. We’re anxiously awaiting for more. C’mon!!
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HBO have to make season 3, that would portay Rome’s Empire
from 29 BCE until the year ” 0 ”
Years ” 0 ” represent the begining of the secret society
of the Roman Empire hidden behind the Vatican….
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I ACTUALLY cannot understand why shows like this are cancelled…as an acting student in Australia, I always love it when a great series comes out here (esp. on DVD/Blu-Ray) – Rome had some of the best series acting I have ever seen – there was such fantastic naturalism from all the cast members I was quite honestly blown away. The fact that I cannot look forward to any further performances from such a brilliant cast is somewhat disheartening and a real let-down on all fronts. I understand that companies such as HBO need to be able to cover the costs of producing these types of shows and are often huge-budget projects – I am just annoyed that this particular show has been cancelled in lue of some ‘hip-new-show’ which will probably just turn out to be another reality TV show…yaaawn…there’s plenty of them already! Not as many fantastic dramatisations from our history. I’m pretty sure that this type of TV series would make history class for any student enjoyable, infact this makes learning about our history enjoyable to anyone – a fantastic way to learn and be entertained at the same time. Cudos to the cast, director, and crew for making such a brilliant series and I hope you are all reunited down the track for Season 3 🙂 (wink wink HBO…wink wink)
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Gentlemen;
I would like to be a director of HBO to organize series # 3, # 4 and so on, at least two series per year and be profitable. The history of Rome is plenty of wonderful events to be narrated.
Can you imagine a serie related with Nero? or Atila invasion?
Ge me a break!
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I thought the actors did a superb job worthy of Emmy’s. Script, storyline far excelled regular sitcoms. But I’ll be honest and this may hurt, but it may very well be the reason for the lack of viewer interest. Many families watch television together, even the shows that come on later in the evening. Rome is NOT show I could morally sit down with my teenager and watch. There’s just too much emphasis on sex. Frankly, when a storyline revolves around a sex scene, it’s just plain BORING.
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Well I’m here to say that Rome is a famous serie in Portugal too, but only because we can see it on net. Unfortunately , it was not published on Portuguese TV’s. I just don’t understand… A great serie like this one cancelled!! HBO’s people, maybe more divulgation would help to transform Rome in the most view serie ever…think about it!!!!
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I have been waiting for season 3! I guess I have been in the minority not knowing that such a fantastic show has been canceled. I don’t understand. Great….pull a show that appeals to the educated population. I seem to keep seeing new reality nit wits appearing in large numbers and the good shows disappearing. So sad. Please find a way to continue Rome for less money. I am one of the people who didn’t start watching until I received the DVDs and was looking forward to the new season. I can’t be the only one who discovered it a little late. HUNG is terrible by the way!
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thats really lame best hbo series ever besides the sopranos and entourage please bring back Rome. It saddens me deeply…
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HBO Must make a third and last chapter of ROME……
From 29 BCE, the reign of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus,
to the birth of the Roman Catholic Cult in AD 33…
– The life, of the first Roman Emperor….
– The rise, of the messiah in Palestine…
The Power of The Roman Empire and The Holy Roman Catholic Church..!
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” ROME and the VATICAN ”
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I for one would go begging on hand and knees dressed in sackcloth to get a third series produced, however, one pertinent fact that seems to have escaped everyone here is..that Rome wasn’t solely a HBO production, the BBC had a significant monetary input. What really depresses me most of all, let alone there being no series 3, Bruno Heller was expecting there to be 5 series ( we can only wish ). Rumours of a ROME Film/Movie abound,though such rumours are usually kept on the same shelf as tartan paint, though it would be nice to see, however i think most on this forum would agree, we will all heartily miss the TV series as was , is, could be.
We can all lament at the goose brained pillocks that are the majority of the viewing audience these days, hence the tripe most of us have to put up with, and with good cause refuse to endorse. HBO/BBC ( 🙂 ) Capture your audience and stick with it, as some have already said, many people came late to ROME..the audience is there now. Have harped on too long, off to have a honeyed mouse in the Agora.
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WHAT WANKER AT HBO STOPPED ROME PROBS WAS THE SAME WANKER STOPPED SOPRANOS & DEADWOOD, WORK IT OUT MORONS , LOOK AT THE HATE MAIL PEOPLE ARE LEAVING BY THE THOUSANDS ,MAYBE MILLIONS.
I PERSONALLY HAVE NEVER EVER EVER WROTE ONE OF THESE BUT I AM PISSED MAN , I JUST BOUGHT SEASON 1 & 2 & WATCHED 1ST ONE IN TWO DAYS & WATCHING 2ND SERIES NOW AS TYPIN THIS SHIT ASS LETTER AS I DECIDED TO LOOK UP HOW MANY SEASONS ON GOOGLE TO BE ABSOLUTELY HORRYFIED TO SEE WHAT I HAD AT FIRST PRAYED TO BE A SICK CRUEL TWISTED JOKE BY SOME ASS OLE THAT THIS WAS TO BE THE LAST SEASON OF THIS GROUND BREAKING SHOW I WAS RIGHT THIS SECOND WATCHING BUT AS I SIFTED THROUGHT THE LIST OF “ROME SEASON 3 CANCELLED IN PLACES ALL OVER THE WORLD BY EVERY TYPE OF PERSON WITH A COMMON GOAL OF BEING PISSED AT HBO, MY JAW DROPPED MY STOMACH TURNED & I FELT EMPTY & LOST & MY LIFE ACTUALLY LOST MEANING LIKE I FEEL WHEN EVER I CATCH UP ON THE MOST RECENT SEASON OF 24 & HAVE NO MORE TO WATCH TILL THE NEXT SEASON COMES WHICH WHO KNOWS HOW %%$#ING LONG THAT LL BE “BUT THEN AS I READ ON ,MESSAGE AFTER MESSAGE OF OTHER PEOPLE FEELING LIKE ME ,LOST & BEWILDERED ABOUT THE LOSS OF ROME I FELT INSPIRED THAT WE ,NOT JUST ME WERE BY THE ZILLIONS VOICING OUR DISCUST & DESPERATION BY PUTTING FINGER TO KEYBOARD ,THAT HBO WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A SEASON 3 WHICH IN RETURN WOULD MAKE THEM ENOUGH MONEY(LIKE THEY HAVE NT GOT ENOUGH ALREADY) TO MAKE UP WELL & TRUELY OVER WHAT THEY WANTED FOR SEASON 1 & 2 & 3 AS WELL & THEN WE COULD END UP WITH MANY MORE SEASONS OF ROME ,THE BEST SHOW EVER MADE , IF I KNEW THIS WAS ON I WOULD NT HAVE MISSED AN EPISODE & DONT MATTER CAUSE NOW I BOUGHT THE 2 BOX SETS & THATS MORE MONEY FOR HBO & LETS NOT FORGET SEASON 1 EPISODE 11 IN THE ARENA WHEN TITUS PULLO TAKES OUT LIKE 7 MEN(MAYBE 6) & THEN HIS BOY LUCIUS COMES IN TO SAVE THE DAY AT THE LAST SECOND , DAMM I WAS CHEERIN IN MY LOUNGE SEAT , WELL DONE ONE OF THE BEST SCENES IN ANY TV SHOW LET ALONE A LOT OF MOVES TOO. TOP MEAN ASS TOUGH AS NAILS SHIT…….
R.I.P OR RESSURECT IT , HOPE HOPE ITS NOT DEAD
PS : ATIA WAS RIGHT , THEY DO HAVE SUCH COOL NAMES
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This was hands down the best show/movie/series or whatever category you want to put it in. It gave you a great insight of how people lived, dressed, ate, acted I mean they did not leave anything to your imagination. The script, director, acting and cinnemetography was as good as it gets. HBO did a brilliant job once again and remains in a class of its own when it comes to quality, smart, educated, creative and cutting edge entertainment. Thank your for the unforgettable Rome series and I’m really saddened that there will be no third season, I will miss all the actors, music, setting and script.
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ROME WAS THE BEST MOVIE SERIES I HAVE EVER WATCHED!!! THE ACTOR’S IN THIS MOVIE WERE EXCELLENT!!!! I WISH THEY WOULD MAKE A SEASON 3!!! I LOVED WATCHING THIS SERIES!!!
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Rome was a series I watched religiously. Loved the costumes and the feeling like I was actually there at that point and time!! Such great acting. Each episode was excellent. I was waiting for Season 3 to find out what would happen with Pullo and his son, how the writers would develope this little guy and everything else that was happening in this piece of history. Its cancellation is a sad thing for me.
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Well… I know now what it feels like to have my heart broken. This show took veiwers into a timeless era of conflict, deciet, love, lust, and everything in between. To know now that such a fantastic journey has come to an end, is truely dissapointing!
Perhaps the worst part of it all is that I only purchased the first two seasons not but a week ago, and only know had I googled the show to uncover a release date for season 3, to find that alas, it had been cancelled.
I feel like had I known of the shows measure forehand, I may have at least been able to do my part in increasing ratings.
Oh HBO! The only promising news to a veiwer like me is that at least I have the comfort in knowing that you will continue to create groundbreaking entertainment, even if it is only two seasons at a time.
And for that, I must thank you!
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Why do people prefer crap? Atia is my favorite. 🙂 Loved seasons one and two. Wish more were coming.
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why not produce season 3 anyway, and release it on dvd? there has to be a way!
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My wife and I just finished watching the end of Rome. What a great series truly depressing finding out there wasn’t a 3rd season. Pulo and Veranus were my favorite parts watching them interact, and they’re journey.
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I am sooooo upset this was the best show!!! Full of hot actors, sex ,violence!! very smartly done! too bad the world has more dumb people in it than people who know what a good show is!! My husband and I caught it late and now it is cancelled pls bring it back PLS!!!! It was an awesome show ! Sry HBO too many idiots out there!
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I just hope that money is not everything for some people because the ROME are practically good series to watch without any propaganda involved. Me and my wife done watching season 1 & 2. Of course I remember when I told my wife after we completed season 2 and She told me to check again if we miss out any episode.. Honestly, we enjoyed this kind of QUALITY Series not just the crap heroes series.. if you know what i mean!!!! I think Caeser’s son(Actually Pullo’s son) can do something to continue the journey. So if you think money is everything then don’t do it but if you think this QUALITY Series can be continue please do so and I’m sure I am not the only one longing for this Series to come back. End of Quote
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My Partner and I just rented the 1st season just last wk and we couldn’t stop watching it, it was unreal!!! We borrowed the second season off our in laws and wasted a whole saturday watching it from begining to end and it was completely worth it!!! All I could think about all day was when I was finished doing everything I could sit down and watch another episode it was that addictive…..The acting was beyond words it was that fantastic. I looked up all the characters. They played their roles so well in the series (Rome) it was difficult to see them out of character. I even dreamed about it haha. It was better then any movie I have ever seen and I have watched a lot of movies. I have my fingers and toes crossed that they will make season 3 although it has been cancelled. BRING BACK ROME!!!!!!! It’s a credit to all who worked on it. Well done 🙂
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In the top ten best tv series of all time. I would love to see a 3 series but only if the scripts are of as high a quality and im not sure this can be the case without Verenous.
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Are you kiddin me????? Hellooooooo……Can you say season 3…CALIGULA!?!? His story would be PERFECT for the series!! Hell, the “writers” wouldn’t really even have to write a script. Just read his story for yourself!! You want to talk about an insanly entertaining historical figure, he’s your man!!! For the love of the Gods HBO, you can’t afford not to do it!
“Little Boots rules!”
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I was absolutely devastated to learn there was not a third series of ROME being produced. I bought series 1 and 2 recently and watched all in the period of a week (getting to bed at 2 and 3am and having to work next day – can you imagine!) I just cannot believe this history could be left up in the air like that. They just have to continue with it!!!!
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Season 3 please… I beg you… Please… I miss the Skull intro… I wanna follow Octavion’s reign to become Augustus soon…
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Es una lástima que cancelaran Roma, era una excelente serie…. Con actuaciones muy buenas, y por supuesto con mucha historia… Pero es más increible que otros programas malos sigan al aire =(
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Please…for the sake of one of the best shows ever created and the most interesting point in history…Give us a season 3!!!
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Please don’t deprive me & other HBO fans of our ROME fix. Please Please Please could we have a season 3
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Damm good series made me watched it in 3 days 1 and 2 but its a pitty that there wont be a season 3 come on HBO what reviews are you looking at ……………….. this had action, drama ,love and more .
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This is an unjust and cruel action on HBO’s Side. How do you HBO dare to miss Caligula and Nero…???? For God’s Sake, this is absolutely outrageous. Huge mass demonstrations await you HBO if you do not reconsider. Julius Caesar’s powers will fall upon you if you do not run a Third Season, we warned you!.
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The most captivating miniseries that has graced my television. Truely an epic in all regards and challenges, no destroys classics like Ben Hur and Gladiator in the genre of the Romanesque period. I cannot stand crap television shows and typical primtetime entertainment, but this show grabbed me and took me on its wild Journey through the lives of everyday Romans. With Breathtaking cinematography and gruesom battle scenes that bring you from the brink of tears to rushes of adrenaline, there is and will likely not be anything like it to come along again. Pleases HBO bring it back even as a motion picture because at least then youd get your 100 million back in kickbacks form sales and promos.
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Ok, so what needs to be done for the Season 3 to start shooting…??? I mean anything short of me forking over $100,000 which I simply don’t have…Why can’t people just stop watching the ridiculously stupid reality shows…I mean how can those people make money and shoot season after season after season of well…CRAP!!!! Let’s bring Rome back!!
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I want Rome Season 3! Or else I will have to end my life like Antony and Cleopatra.
Give Us Rome!
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While Rome was excellent too much money was wasted on gore. The acting was great and the little touches (particularly the working class British accents) were fantastic.
Also at the rate of one Caesar per series we would have had to have 12 series to cover only a brief period (admittedly the most interesting one)
If you feel like you need another fix get the excellent British series “I Claudius”.
Thanks HBO for an excellent show. I love Larry David too!
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It’s the best serie that I’ve ever seen…I have watched it hundreds times and always I find something new…it’s addictive..i discovered in chanel 4 (spanish)then i bought both seasons,I hope HBO will make the third season …cause it’s absolutely brilliant..and i’d buy it..
all my friend they have seen it and they love it too..
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I have recently watched seasons 1 and seasons 2 this past month or two. I can say this is the best thing that has happened to television ever, I used to have 24 fever, but now i am Rome to the bone. It is a tragedy that such a show will no longer exist. As an after effect i have started to watch deadwood; which is quality as well; however I found that deadwood is no longer going to produce a movie as stated after i was doing research on post deadwood season 3; which brings me back to Rome where there are supposedly talks about a movie……………..
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I Protest , what a pity. we could not be able to see more quality work like ROME because of low Viewership.
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I guess it had a bad marketing that is why there was lack of viewers.
If it has been advertised in the proper way, there would not have been issue like that. Than why not make a cinema film, or why not do it and load a dvd?
It has been the best series on TV I have ever met. Congratulations to the writers, directors and actros / actresses! Thank you.
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I am equally disappointed to hear that ROME will not have a thrid season. I have been watching HBO series for many years and I must say that ROME has been my very favorite by far. The production of the show, the acting, script, and historical accuracy were without equal in television (perhaps in line with John Adams). Perhaps HBO should consider producing a season three and sell it on DVD; I am sure that thewre will be more takers than they think. Too bad that low-minded reality shows rule these days. Thus, no intelligent TV exist these days. Too bad!
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ROME WAS THE BEST MOVIE SERIES I HAVE EVER WATCHED!!! THE ACTOR’S IN THIS MOVIE WERE EXCELLENT!!!! I WISH THEY WOULD MAKE A SEASON 3!!! I LOVED WATCHING THIS SERIES!!!
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OK so my boyfriend and i just finished season 1 and are starting season 2. Like others have said, if HBO would have advertized it more, more people would watch. This is a great show, very cunning, smart, and intreging. Three days ago is when i first found out about this amazing series and i am deeply saddend and pissed that HBO can’t make season 3. And why, because of money??!! Who are they trying to fool? They have more then enough money, and if they don’t cancel some other retarted searies….This Show is entertaning and educational, no part of the actual Rome is left out. If i could talk to the heads of HBO i think i would just spit in their faces insted. They are stupid for taking such a ground-breaking searies off the air!
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pleas bring my rome back. Titus pullos and lucious veronus are amazing. Please dont stop it now.
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I agree with Sophia. They should of advertised it more!!! I’ve just watched the whole of series one in 24 hours. I love this programme. Its a real shame they have cancelled it. Well i hope HBO find what cheap shit they are searching for….
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I’m italian, I bought the two complete Rome series on eBay. I made a great business for a great picture movie, great in terms of: screenplay, direction, photography, in/out schene, actors, etc.. I think the Rome series has also a cultural and scientific value, because it shows in detail historical facts and concrete living conditions. It is a peaty that HBO does not continue (I hope for the the moment …) the series.
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ROME: what an intelligent, captivating, well written, well directed and well cast series. It’s extraordinarily rare to come across a show with all these things at top calibre. I am absolutely amazed and awestruck as to how brilliant Rome is and was. I had heard of the show from advertising on the BBC in 2005 (who where partners with HBO in its production). However, having failed to view the first episode I had felt that I had missed the opportunity to invest my time in the rest of it – which with hindsight was regrettable considering HBO/BBC obviously required greater ratings. This wasn’t helped by the BBC who decided to condense the original 3 episodes aired in the USA to 2 episodes in the UK as they felt the British audience were more familiar with the history. However, this actually just made it harder to follow and get into.
Fortunately, a work colleague of mine was recently discussing the show and when I showed interest in the subject he felt he must lend me the box set – for which I am eternally grateful! Incredible how 4 years on I still remembered the couple of scenes I had viewed briefly when it first aired. That was how powerful an impression they had left.
Having now watched both seasons I am disappointed that a 3rd season is cancelled. Clearly the writers failed to practice the tongue of Cicero, the guile of Octavian, or the balls of Mark Anthony when they put their argument to the board that day… more like the tactics of Pompey…
Nonetheless, this said (and indeed having read some of the more angry comments on this site) we can at least be thankful that we have been blessed with 2 fantastic seasons of unrivalled television that will likely forever be held fondly in the hearts of all its viewers. It is well known that the candle that burns brightest burns shortest. All the best bits (historically)were covered in the 2 seasons if you consider it. I believe Caesar Augustus went on to rule as Emperor of Rome for some time. It would have been difficult for the writers to maintain their enigmatic ingenuity and cleverly weave greater political web of intrigue into the 3rd season. It may have been interesting to see their efforts though, as the series ending was like reaching the last page of a great novel knowing no further print would follow. Sad, but perhaps necessary. Ask yourself this: would it not have been worse if a 3rd but absolutely dire season followed? We all know that the movie Oceans 12 didn’t happen… tenuous link perhaps, but a concept that pretty much everyone would agree with I think. Sometimes you’re better off being thankful for what you got.
Needless to say, Rome is one of the greatest TV shows ever. I asked a good friend of mine if he had seen any episodes. He said he hadn’t, so I’ve bought him season 1 for Christmas. The word is spreading. Who knows, perhaps it will become revenue attractive enough for HBO in future to warrant a further shot at a 3rd season after all. At least this time, they’d have no need to replace Octavian with a more grown up actor or to show the passing of time by purely replacing one set of children with some older ones later in the season. I never did get to grips with how Lucius Vorenus’ children stayed the same age as the youngest son of Niobi got older… small gripes easily overlooked in the grand scheme of things, like 3 million sesterce that no one knows where it was borrowed from…
Still – my sincerest ‘extremely well done’ is offered to Bruno Heller, John Milius, and William J. MacDonald. What a show – wonderfully bitchy, brutally carnal and candidly audacious – one for television cult history.
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This is the only seiries i have sought after and like. Very dissapointed there is no third!!!!!!
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I watched this series on HBO and have since purchased the box set of Season 1 and 2 for myself, and again for a friend and my mother – They loved it. My favorite character was Marc Anthony and Brutus for his conflicted and weasel self. I would have liked to have seen a season 3 and 4 and 5 as long as it continued to be so well written. HBO ended Rome after 2 seasons and also abruptly ended my other all time favorite DEADWOOD. In its place HBO gave us some ridiculous series like Carnival, HUNG and what was it “Bill from Cincinnati”? all were forgettable. Sunday night use to be HBO night. Now my choice on HBO is the “should have been 2 seasons and done – Curb your Enthusiasm” and True Blood. I enjoyed Generation Kill – my wife didn’t – I suffer through True Blood because of wife but unless you change your Sunday line up I will change the channel
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Wow, I just googled to see if this was true. My husband and I have been watching Rome season 1 & 2 on Netflix for the past few months. I must say that I was one of the viewers that failed to contribute to the ratings. I heard very little about the series. When I saw it on netflix, being married to a roman I had to see it. We were both hooked! I mean the romance, the sex scenes, I was really in love! Now I was trying to find the next season and I saw this. I still have 2 episodes to go, thank god! I just wish I had watched it in the begining, I would have told everyone I know to watch!
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bugger only just bought the box set after viewing the first season on dvd lent by a friend and have since just bought the second season how sad that such a great show with everything going for it has been cancelled pls pls reconsider doing a 3rd season even just for dvd release
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Shame on those who cut ROME series down. We were finally watching an intelligent show. Shame on them…!
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Just finished watching Rome 1 & 2 end-to-end on DVD. Fantastic entertainment with great production, direction and acting. VERY disappointed to learn that there will be no more produced as there is a wealth of excellent material in dramatising the stories of the next crop of emperors i.e. Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero to mention a few.
Loved the way they injected the semi-fictional characters of Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo into the historical mix.
Although the feature actors were excellent, my vote for Character of the series goes to the chubby Newsreader on the steps of the forum. BRILLIANT characterisation.
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Without a doubt one of, if not the best mini-series ever produced for TV. The attention to detail was superb. Marc Antony was insane (too much leaded wine, no doubt.) Acting was way above what you would expect, the actors made you think they REALLY were the character they portrayed. I was madly in love with Atia. I’m glad I got my copies of Season 1&2. I understand HBO’s need to produce a profit…that is the purpose of being in business (this ain’t no social program, dummy.) I just happy I was able to have witnessed this work of art.
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Oooh Shitt…!!!!!!! Rome was the most Fantastic series in the world!! plzzzzzzzz keep it on!!!!! :((( its better for HBO’s to work on marketing and advertising fot it, cz that what they miss, not stop it!!!
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My husband and I have been waiting for the 3rd series to start. We are gutted that it has been cancelled.eveything about it was fantastic! We almost felt that we were there in Rome watching day to day life. The actors were all fantastic and the costumes and scenery were magnificent. Why do all the best shows have to go? I learnt a lot from the series and want to visit ROme before I die!!
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Ack, I can’t even begin to try to keep up with all my TV shows. Luckily, the DVR does most of my work. Its a lifesaver.
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I was really hooked on this movie and i’ am very dissappointed that it is no longer availible to watch or ever finished to buy as a whole mini series and as for those who did not watch or see it do not know what they are missing because it’s part of history and is a great movie, i so sorry to hear that they cancelled part 3 i was looking so much forward to watching it again :.( i only hope the writer or maker of the movie will change his or her(s) minds and move ahead to come out with it again and finish the rest of it for us who enjoy it so well just like the Tudors and those who rather watch crap then they shall but for us others we should be able to see what we enjoy so much, so plz lets all of us find a way to get this back on HBo again .
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I have been looking forward to the return of Rome, it was one of my favs, this was one of the main reasons i ordered HBO. they (HBO) doesn;t have an excellent movie lineup, but they do have awsome series and specials. this is why I pay the adl $20.00 for their service. If it wasn’t for Rome i would not have had them, but if it wasn’t for Trueblood I would have Cinemax instead. I miss Rome it was getting very very very interesting, i would think of next weeks play out, and run home on Modays to see it all unfold, i felt like a kid ago…RONME!!! will be Missed.
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A friend asked me to watch this awesome show she rented over december, and once we started watching it we could not stop. As soon as we finished season one we rushed to the video store to get season two. I was so excited to find out when the third season was going to be released I typed in “Rome season 3” in google. Oh my what did I see, Rome 3 cancelled, what the %$#$ no way it could not be, I could not believe that they would cancel such a brilliant show. I hope the person responsable at HBO gets a cramp in his arse. It was the first time I could not wait to see the next episode and cancelled meetings to do so, and now you took that away. Now I will be left wondering forever what the hell happended. Thanks hey, you are great……. NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Im guted that this has ended I have been waiting ages for the 3rd season and I missed abit of the second bring it bk!!!!
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I just downloaded the full series at piratebay and I must say this is a great series. I’ve just watched 3 episodes but already love it. I wish they had made more episodes but understand that HBO costs too much money and thus you won’t get a lot of viewers.. maybe if HBO lowered their prices more people would subscribe.. Untill then people like me will download HBO series episodes and watch them on a 40 inch TV/monitor for free.
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What a shame that this series was canceled as soon as I saw the first episode by accident I went and purchased season I & II. Surely HBO can make the numbers work. The writing is exceptional. Come on HBO do the right thing and bring us a III season.
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Bring back season III.
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We just watching Rome in Serbia on National TV(second season ),and I didnt see such a complete story so far.Great production,actors are good,scene is authentic,very original story!!
But also I can say that is the shame that HBO didnt find good reason enough to make 3rd season.Mayority in Serbia also is not quite interesting about some smart Tv shows…they prefer those Latin operas,or some national easy talk shows…But thats people on Earth-sorry on expression-but most of us are STUPID without logic,thats the way is so easy to manipulate thru history…
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Today I thought why not look up Rome and see if there are anymore comments on it–was astounded to see that people are still writing about this wonderful series. This was my favorite of all time and I am 66 years old!! I became addicted before the second year was finished. I purchased the 1st year right away and as soon as the second was available got that. When someone wanted to borrow my copies I went thru’ such withdrawel that I purchased another set (I am still embarrassed about this but…) so I would not be without it. I still watch it sometimes and frankly actully considered it a miracle that I was able to finally give it up after a year or so of watching it over and over!! I don’t expect it to be brought back but sure do recommend it to everyone. A true masterpiece. Love all the extra features with the boxed sets too!!
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My family bought me the series,after the last disc of season two,i was looking for more.My web search found this site ,and now i found out season 3 was cancelled ,really disappointed ,this was a great quality educational series. Our society loves to watch crap and we have to suffer for it because people want to watch this reality crap on TV. This was real quality in all aspects !
We need to do something to complain,and get this back into production again!!!
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i absolutely love rome…best show ever!
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As a First Sergeant, I find the relationship between my Commander and I very similar between Titus and Lucius. We have been through a lot together, and have stuck by one another despite much difficulties. Even after our deployment, we still jokingly call each other Titus & Lucius. There is no other show I know of that has captured the very essence of those two Soldiers. Of two Brothers.
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And to see Jesus in season 3 would have been nice! Just to tell!
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It is just incredible!!!… It is the most better series that I have never seen. We must do something. It cannot be!!!
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I have always hated the subject of history, but after watching this series I can say that I have enjoyed learning about roman history…The extra features on the discs have brought me closer and given me more insight to the characters on the show.
What a real shame it is that this series will not continue……and just when atia was getting her grove back!
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I’ve just re-watched series 1 and 2 again and shown a friend who’d never seen it. I’m gutted to find out there was never a series 3…this has been the BEST programme ever on TV. I never watch TV but was hooked on this first time round and was hooked on re-watching the DVD set. Such a shame we won’t get to see the rest of the story…I so wanted to see if Mark Anthony and Atia got back together !
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Ummm Mark Anhtony is dead at the end season two. So the closest Atia and Antony ever got again was when Octavious had Anthony and Cleopatras dead rotting corpses paraded down the street in front of her..soo that’s a definate no to them rekindling a romance…ever.
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The fire that destroyed a section of Cinecitta studios in August 2007, including most of the “Rome” sets, made it financially
impossible to rebuild the sets and continue the series. Sad, as it seems to be a well-produced saga.
The audio commentary on the DVD’s includes a producer comment about the parrot which Kerry Condon feeds in a scene from an episode in season one; the green parrot is a new-world bird (Central & S America) which were unknown at the time of “Rome.” Should have been an African parrot.
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I am so upset about the show being cancelled. I have been waiting for the 3rd season to find that there will be no 3rd season. Come on HBO you can do something about this…
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Quelle extraordinaire série que cette Rome! Ça fait deux fois que je me paie les saisons 1 et 2. Je fût conquise dès le premier épisode! J’ai même embarqué mon époux! Je cherche à obtenir la 3ème saison, je tombe sur ce site pour apprendre qu’elle ne viendra jamais… Quelle déception.
Je n’écoute pas la télé, autre que pour les nouvelles. Ce qu’on y trouve est insignifiant et insipide. Cette série ne passe même pas sur nos ondes canadiennes, je l’ai trouvé au club vidéo du coin… Pour une fois qu’une série télé montrait de la substance.
Quelle déception, vraiment…
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ROME I & II were amazing – I loved them both. The stories, writing, acting, actors, scenes were amazing. I hope they will bring season 3 back. This is one viewer who would watch over and over! Season 3 Season 3, Season 3!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What’s up were da fuck is part 111 do I have to swear to bring it back I’m 36 yrs and this is my stuff rome rome rome rome rome rome.(Lionel from Saldanha Cape Town South Africa).Hope to see the producers at world cup to give them a piece of my mind.
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I am extremly disappointed to read that there will not be a third season. As a young man who watches next to no TV this series provided me with excitment, that will not be matched on TV. I hope something can be done to bring back this epic show.
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ROME is by far one of the best tv shows i have ever seen ! if there was any way to somehow egnite a spark in hbo’s offices to re-air rome we have to try !! emails letters anyting. im so suprised after all this time people are still discussing and remembering this epic tv series ! WE WANT SEASON 3 ! MAINSTREAM SUCKS 😉
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Season 1 and Season 2 are fantastic. I would be thrilled to see a Season 3 with the same depth and quality. HBO has produced the best series on TV for the past 5+ years at least. I would hope they reconsider and put together a Season 3.
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WTF!?!? This show was awesome, Ive got the first two seasons on blu-ray, DAMNIT, I DEMAND a third! LOL!
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we both yhink its a shame rome 3 has bin cancelled, we both loved 1 & 2, we have watched them more than once, and totally enjoyed them,better than the rubbish that is on t,v
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its today that i ve come to know that there won’t be a 3rd season. it is such a shame.
ROME is such a fantastic recreation of events that spell bounds the viewer and glues him/her to the screen. the story, screen play, casting, sets etc like everything is so beautifully made.
i hope and pray that someone puts up a lil more courage n cash to make a third season also.
it ll be such a miss if it wont be.
and all this thing that people don t see it in billions is crap i guess. the quality producers should be proud of the fact that they are attracting someone to their master creation rather being towed to to crap in a bid to raise viewership.
in the end BRAVO to the team that made ROME and a renewed hope that there ll be a season III.
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Man just found this show last week, such a bummer theres no third season as i’ve spent every free moment watching the first two seasons 😦 and i’m completly hooked,
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Well this epic saga needs to be continued. If there was any donation I would love to help them rebuild the sets, im realy found of this serie and I hope there will be a season 3 someday!
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O.M.W!!!how the hell can it be cancelled. I’ve been searching for season3 like mad…bring it back!!
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It was an awesome series, but i would love to see Pullo finally revealing the father part xD
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wow I am suprised to see such recent comments about this. I just started getting the dvds through netflix, incredible series! sad to see it end only after two seasons.
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please hbo bring back romen ,the best tv show ever
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Well me again from capetown South africa!!!!my interest in rome grew over the time after watching da rome 1and 2.why can’t the the italian goverment do something about it it promote there country.HBO and the goverment must unite.please I want rome I want rome.!!!!!!!!!!!viva la roma.
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Just finished Rome 11 and am devastated that there isn’t a Rome 111….please, please, please do another series, as it is so interesting, so educational and so much better than all the crap you see on regular TV/DVD.
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I as well didn’t expect to see such recent comments. I saw Rome, Firefly and many other, what I find to be, great series during the writers strike. I am living in Vienna and am not interested in watching German dubbed Series and films. A friend is often downloading things for me in English or I breakdown and buy the occasional item over itunes. Other series that are really nice and were discontinued are Life Is Wild, The Dead Zone, New Amsterdam, The Journeyman, Aliens In America and Moonlight?ing (Vampire Detective). I hate when I’m totally in captured by all the characters and storyline when they just up and stop the Series! Such CRAP! The writers strike gave many opportunities to new writers, yet when the strike was over they just up and stopped all the series they were writing in the middle of the season. ARGH!!! I just started creating my own ends to have some closure (not really). Anyway, if possible check out some of these series.
Cheers
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I just finished renting Season 1 & 2 and cannot believe there is not going to be a 3rd Season. I thought the sereies was done well with lots of action and the acting was fantastic! Please bring it back!!!
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Just too bad the Season 3 was cancelled. Recently I bought what I thought was Season 3 only to see it was just a compilation of old Roman films. I was tricked. My search led to this website. People prefer watching crap. Thats the sad part of the whole story. Thanks HBO for producing such a nice story. Hope you get back to doing S3 soon. Just wishful thinking.
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Queria expressar minha indignação por descobrir que não haverá 3° temporada de ROMA!!!!!!Como estudanre de História, fiquei fascinada com a reconsrução de época e a fidelidade no conteúdo. Uma das melhores produções épicas sem dúvida nenhuma. Não acredito que não haja público para esse tipo de produção!!!! Onde estão as cabeças pensantes desse planeta?????
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Haha, I can’t really believe it. My mum bought some random movie, set in rome, and I looked it up on the internet. Then I thought about Rome (don’t know why) and I knew it got canceled but didn’t know why. So I got on this site and I find a comment from Vienna (I also live here and mostly watch english stuff). What a coincidence… Anyways, great series and really a shame that it got canceled!!
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Me and my family like very much this show,perfect way to educate our kids about history.Very ample and very profesional made.Unfortunatelly we are not the right people to decide if is continue or not.Anyway the best wishes for HBO and for people who did it and we still wait the next series.Hope never die!!!!
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Is there nothing we can do to get a Series 111 underway? Like all the others above, I adored it. Want to see more !!
Who do we have to convince or petition? Just hate it when my favorite shows end forever…
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No Third season!! Please say this is a mistake. I’ve discovered this series over the last few days. I’m totally addicted to it. What a totally fantastic show (the acting, the scripts, the production, the sets which brings ROME back to life after several thousand years have gone by). Even though I know that many of the characters are fictional & liberties have been taken with the historical ones, it’s so realistic. Please. Bring us a third season. Please.
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I think this show is one of the best I have ever seen, and the fact that everyone who has seen thinks the same means something.
It is also strange that there are a lot of people who just found this great series recently (and all became enthusiastic), so I conclude that though the show is great, but its marketing was poor. If more people knew about this show, it would have been more profitable I’m sure, hence maybe we would be watching all 5 episodes (as it was planned originally) by now. Shame that the 3-4-5 was never made because of this… 😦
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I totally agree! I had seen like a few previews for it and was like “oh I should watch that” but then never knew when it was on and missed it and then just forgot about it till recently…obviously it wasn’t pushed enough…which why would they push a show that isn’t completely based on sex?
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I am saddened to find out that there will be no Season 3 of Rome. I am almost finished with Season 2 on DVD and I LOVE IT! I can understand how the cost of making this show and lacking the appropriate viewership can impact HBO’s decision but none-the-less I’m still sad. I will watch all the episodes on the disc and then go back and rewatch them by selecting the special features and All Roads Lead to Rome. This is just fantastic because it gives me such insight and great historical concept of Ancient Rome. I only hope that HBO will bring this back at some point because they did an awesome job.
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I just watch the last of season II and thought to myself where is season III. Then I run across all these websites saying its been cancel. I belive it could still make money if it was to be sold as a dvd in stores or online. It actually kinda help me think about a lot that Ive learned in school as a child. It brought things together more clearly. Please bring Rome back.
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its quite unfortunate. i was actually waiting for season 3 only to find out today that there wont be one. someone sold me a fake season 3 a week ago.
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OMG I am so disappointed! I just got into this show (I must have been under a rock) and am absolutely addicted! I went to look up when season 3 was coming out because they have season 1 on demand, so I thought maybe they were doing a recap for the new season and found this page saying it’s cancelled!! This is horrible I agree they keep crap and get rid of the good shows. I was born on the Ides of March so I’ve always been interested in Caesar and this show just brought Rome back to life. It’s such a shame that something with actual substance is not worth watching meanwhile lets see how many more seasons of a male hooker we can have suck our morals out of us. Boo HBO boo!
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i love watching Rome becouse it is one of the best tv series.every thing about the movie is just real.pls i would love to watch the complete story.God bless the producer.
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I think HBO is way off on deciding what we want to see………… Bring back ROME…….
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Would HBO at least tell us how the third season would have ended. We loved this series. We watched it continously over a week. Don’t know how we missed it when it was originally aired. Would be nice to see the end. Hope HBO reconsiders season 3. Maybe a little more advertising would have had more people watching.
Bill and Janet
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Please bring it back it was the best serie i’ve ever seen it would really be a shame if they don’t.
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A friend who purchased S1 and S2 on DVD leant me the discs for a week. What a spectacle! Like most, I jumped online to find out if i could rent season 3, only to as well find it canned. So sad, HBO. It seems the only successful shows on TV are the ones I can’t really stand. I don’t care who the next top model will be, I don’t care what drama Lohan or Spears is causing. I want my ROME!!!
Please 🙂
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I argree with paul rome is what made the world as we know it today…bring back rome
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i agree rome is the best series i have seen come out of hbo. and to end at such a time in its history is just painfull so much more to tell but dont wait for hbo there are many documentaries on rome and how augustus or octavian as he is called in the hbo series lived out his life and how he came to his end would have been great to see the series go onto some of the great leaders that followed him. vespasian a great leader of rome that would have been a great series the building of the fladium empatheater or as we know it the collusiam built the on rubble of neros vanity palace a place that brought a spectical of war right to the heart of rome for all to see ahhhh so much more to tell and never will be told now by hbo so so sad
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i just watched rome on hbo ondemand and loved it,couldnt stop watching it intill i watched both series and its the only thing i have ever done that with!!! i like other shows on hbo but rome was great and im ready to cancel hbo intill it returns.
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I Finished watching ROME, and let me tell you i fell in love with the cast. It is some worth watching. I’m just sad that there were only 2 season. I was hooked!!! and i will watch it again and again
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I borrowed a copy of Season1 and Season2 off a friend and was hooked right away, after watching it all in only a few days i was quickly depressed to find such a fine show was cancelled and i was an addict without my next dose. it sucks that the mindless majority drains away all the potential for good stories and wastes its on shit reality tv.
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If more people bought the DVDs rather than borrowing them HBO may have been able to afford to make series 3….
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I concur paul , in the same boat loaned this set watched the first episode and was HOOKED and ended season 2 and was sad I WANT MORE —-i would settle for a book or even the script and me and my wife shall play the parts in are living room !!!!!
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i borrowed the first season and ran straight out to buy the next even if you borrowed the first two im sure you would pay for future series am i right?
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Well said
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Paul, you are speaking to the converted, for ordure over intellect favours most viewers these days. Sullen as I also feel over my “Rome”, content at least two series’ worth shall fill up my time when reading or other interests are not preferred on the moment. HBO shall continue to enlightening us all in the future I am certain.
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Simply the best historical drama series of recent times. Such a shame there won’t be a third series.
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In complete agreement with Paul….except that I am a few month behind him in watching S1 and S2. What a shame!
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so is it sure that rome will just be season 1 and 2 and no more season 3
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It’ rather unfortunate, i saw a film with rome season 3 boldly written on it , i moved closer and saw Lusious Verinus picture on the case, what i don’t understand is that i know he was dead in season 2 , then how come he is the main character, who’s picture is on the case of season 3. thanks for the informtion that season 3 was cancilled.
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Verinus’ death scene was ambiguous. Did he actually die?
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What has come of the world nowadays that people prefer mindless crap shows over Rome…. im loosing faith in humanity and im only 25!!!!!
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Hey, i lost my faith when i was 13..
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Well, what most people dont understand is that MOST viewers ONLY have the basic package for their TV. I ONLY know about ROME because I got HBO after seeing ONE episode of the Pacific, the ON DEMAND feature was AWESOME so I could watch hour after hour.
I watched HUNG, got hooked and someone said “HA! You wanna see some crazy sex……watch ROME!” I have not seen season 2 yet.
I watched it and was hooked.
HBO maybe needs to do a better job of marketing. Remember when they had a month for free to get people over to see what they had.
Back in the day I had it……. OZ was my favorite show. Deadwood was also great.
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I’ve been renting Rome from Netflix and this is the only show I care about right now. Great production, superb story line, outstanding casting and actors/characters. Such a shame show like this can’t go on due to cost. I don’t buy much DVDs but this is a show definitely worth keeping in your collection. Perhaps they can resume the season 3 in couple of years? With the same casting, though? I think each and every one of the actors/actresses owned their characters and would hate to the quality diminish, if they ever resume. I sincerely hope they do.
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Hey everybody Rome will indeed come back for a Season 3 the director and Producer have agreed to make a season three end of 2011 or fall of 2012 not yet sure on the dates but there will finaly b another season to something fantastic il keep u posted if there is more news on it !
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Where is this info coming from? Every site says the show is cancelled.
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C’mon man! What are you trying to do? Get a riot started? HBO is a business. The business is to make money. If they tried to cater to every whim out there, they would be OUT of business very quickly. The actors have moved on to other pursuits, some have become very successful I might add. I was very hooked on ROME and watched each episode many times, but, one must understand that TV is a business. The reason there is so much mindless, “reality” crap on TV now is because it is cheap to produce and that is what sells. People are buying it. Simple economics. Want to find out what happened to Octavian and most of the others? Get a book on the history of Rome and read it. I know. Not as exciting as watching the battles and the character interaction and such, but it helps a little. Peace be upon you.
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YEAHHHHHHHH please please make season 3 i have both 1 and 2 seasons on DVD they cant leave us hanging…. Come on HBO bring it back…… WE LOVE ROME
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My son talked me into buying the 1st season, Of course when it was done, we quickly purchased the 2nd season as season 3 was listed several places. Much to my suprise & dismay when we completed season 2, & we eagerly went online to purchase season 3, the links all went to cancellation explanations.
Damnit!
Rome was beautifully written & filmed. A rare jewel in the HBO crown of crap.
I would like to see another season. Unfortunately “CRAP” is what sells to so many small minds. I do understand the “bottom Line”. I just wish it wasn’t covered in crap….
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I hope this kind of TV series existed when I was still studying European history in high school! I would have studied harder for this subject, it is a great show. Dramatically realistic stuff indeed! All these ancient peculiarities are so interesting, I have to watch every espisode twice since the subtitle cannot come together with the special footnote feature. Looking forward to the 3rd season.
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I hope they do make a season 3. What a great show. I watched S! & S@ on Netflix and was hooked immediately. Really disappointed S3 was cancelled. I agree with most others, most shows out now are crap. Rome was awesome. Only other series I thought was just as captivating was Spartacus: Blood & Sand. Not for the faint of heart though. Anyhow, hope Rome returns.
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There won’t be a season 3 of Rome, there is going to be a Rome Movie. You won’t have to wait until 2012 for another Rome picture, because they wrote a story line right after HBO cancled the series do to expence issues. They started shooting late November 2008, and finished the last scene 3 months ago (May 2010) So get ready to see the coming attractions on your TV early September 2010! It will be a 4 hour movie and if you loved the first two series, this Movie is going to blow you away! A Rome Movie Part Two is being written as we speak, it will begin as the last days of Octavian Caesar and the crowning of the second Emperor of Rome Tibirius, son of Ledia, Octavian’s Wife. Expect More Sex, more Drama and more War in this Film that will come in theaters in Late December 2012!
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graet news!:)
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Hey Guys, I know we were all gutted when the wonderful ‘Rome’ series ended a few years ago(including the small but dedicated fan club here in New Zealand!), but a similar series called ‘Spartacus-Blood and Sand’ has just begun screening here and although it is hardly on the same level as ‘Rome’, it is very enjoyable and engrossing. The network that made it is called ‘Starz’. Here is a link: http://www.starz.com/spartacus. Maybe it is screening/scheduled to start screening in the US as well? Anyway, just thought I would let all my fellow ‘Rome’ fans know.
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please bring back rome. its so true and raw. there has never been anything on tv like it b4. i saw one episode on dvd and the same day, went out and bought seasons one and two. not having season 3 really sux. how can a show like this go under rated when everything else on tv is such mind numbing bullshit.
ah well thanks for season one and two i guess. peace
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a 3rd season would be great. but you have to figure,it takes a serious down turn with the characters, moving forward. i.e.the rise and fall of Caligula, Cluadius and the nympho-sex pot, Mesolina.all great & historically accurate. but does HBO want to comit to Rome’s conversion to christianity too? I say, if you’re truly going to tell the story,don’t half-step. it’s disenginuous. you can still keep it at the same level of quality without lowering the HBO standard. its not like you’re offending anyone.or profiling-ITS JUST DAMN GOOD TV! NOW, GET WITH THE PROGRAM!
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Can’t beleive I watched 2 seasons to find out I’ll never see how they end it! Come on now!!!!
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I cant believe that quality like Rome is done and dusted after 2 seasons, this is madness.
I hope HBO & BBC reconsider.
I pay my tv license and the only thing the BBC is worth these days was Rome and Attenborough and Hero’s which i might add fizzled into CRAP after season 1.
The £500,000 the BBC paid for each episode of Hero’s should have gone towards the future making of Rome Seasons 3,4,5.
Why stop at 3???
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Rome is one of the most juiciest, action packed, full of twists, intriguing, witty and drama filled show that is a master piece in itself. Nowdays our daily programming has been so tainted by superficial and nauseating wastes of brain cells, that a child of genius like Rome cannot even get a 3rd season? American ppl have forgotten what a truly great show is, and ” Rome ” is one of the greatest ever made. If a 3rd season will ever appear, I will throw my hands up to heaven and thank Jupiter for the gift, if not? Then Alas! I will die a wretch!
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I say season 1 and 2. I hope the republican film industry will win over the imperialistic networks! LONG LIVE SEASON 3 of ROME! 😉
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pls….i need season 3…
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thats soooo wrong! its an incredible show and with a very long story to tell! i cant believe they cut it… its truly a great loss…
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Im just now watching the second disc and got really hooked, i could easily enjoy two more seasons with a great wrap up of the fall of rome and maybe a hint at the Dark Ages coming. As for now I will enjoy my other Fav Eastdown and Bound!!!!
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Please Make Rome Season 3!! thats the best show ever.
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If adding my vote will in any way give us a season 3, then I would vote a million times, more if it would help. I loved both season 1 and 2, I watched both series on TV, and bought both series as soon as they were released on DVD. They are sitting waiting for season 3. I was gripped from the first episode and Its a d*** shame there isnt more intelligent, classy, superbly acted stuff on TV. I am so sick of wot katey did and other tosh like it, who gives a flying f***
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Bring back more ROME!!!!
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yeah what the hell thats dog i loved rome ,no sorry i worshipped rome bring it back.
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I am saddened by the cancellation of Rome. It really was a great show. I don’t hold out much hope for it being brought back, but I do hope that a new series coming out won’t suffer a similar fate.
Game of Thrones promises to be a great series and I would hate to see it suffer the same fate as Rome.
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please make a season 3, im hooked!!
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I thank the sponsors and everyone who worked on this painting.
I truly believe that ignorance of the majority will not stop the creators of the show, and they will continue this historical masterpiece. Good luck and thanks!!!
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Wow!
what a great inspirational looking to our past.
Mein erster Kontakt mit Caesar war ein Asterix-Heft. Danach Latein-Unterricht und Sight-Seeing in RomPompeii und Herculaneum(unbedingt ansehen!). Das hat mich schon immer gefesselt!
Das Set, die Schauspieler, die Story war Klasse!
Das ist das, was ich mir wünsche, bitte bitte, macht weiter
Fabsar
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I have been so taken by the quality of the script and the the presentations of the acting crew that I feel a sence of loss [still] at the series demise. Although the writers toos some lisence with the historical facts the production was incredible. Ocassionally I put the disk into bay and review, and, each time, I feel the same sentiment and excitement as I did at first. Thank you for the series and my gratitute to the staff and actors who gave us this wonderful showing.
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I have seen a few epi of Rome and it looks good crap that there will be no season 3 and i hope what happened to Rome does not happen to The Walking Dead but it will after season 2
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bring rome season 3!! Season 1 n 2 wea excellent wish pple would appreciate quality shows!!
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I don’t know about you but I have probably watched both seasons of Rome around 10 times already. I just don’t get tired of them. The best series I’ve ever seen.
Words can’t describe how disappointed I am that season 3 has been cancelled. I just can’t believe it. I want to see season 3 WITH Lusious Verinus ALIVE, hidden from Ceasar somewhere!!!
Bring it back please!!!
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I just recently watched rome through Netflix and was surprised to find out there wouldn’t be a season 3. I think if the show was on FX for example it would of been seen by more people and maybe wouldn’t of been cancelled. I personally do not have HBO, however I would have it if Rome 3 was to be on again.
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Dumb dumb executives. Just rewrite the script to use less expensive sets, once the viewer that are morons start to get it, they will follow it.
Besides the Christian Right did not like it, you put in the orgy scenes, allusion would have been better had they included some of the christian plights and killings for religious reasons, it would have garnered more. They love to see their persecution and no boobs, Guess they are clueless who watches it and why. Start with PG and ease them into the story. No need to have it so graphic on the sexual side, the christians leaning croud don’t mind killing people. They see that as normal.
Had the suits given this time, and had a better actor for Cessar, after Cessar the old was killed. The british accent was a throw off. A foreign actor would have been perfect.
Other than that it was a great series. All the other casting was excellent. Casting a British prick, no amount of lipstick will solve that. Still comes off as a British prick, and not a Roman prick. The prior actor was perfect, should have just aged him. The new guy was a blunder and not believable.
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I got ROME series 1 and 2 as a gift for Christmas 2010. I love all things egyptian and when I finished season 1 I was hooked!! I loved the story line and was on the edge of my seat. I watched most of season 1 at one sitting. I was bumbed out when caesar died. I couldn’t wait for to see season 2. After season 2 I looked all over for Season 3 but found out that the show was cancelled after only 2 seasons. Bummer!! I can’t understand it…it was a terrific show. However, the quality of the show and the way it was put together…you can see that it cost alot of money to make.
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I read about Rome as a movie years ago. I bought first season and that’s how began my addiction. I was waiting for another season over a YEAR!!! I had to buy another one. I knew that it was a expensive thing for the producers, co I felt that by buing it I can give my respect to dose who made it, and I can contribute to make another parts. Unfortunately it didn’t help….
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We need more historical content. Too many cheap reality shows is eating away at the very essence of theatre and acting. I look at the actors in Rome and unfortunatly no one has seemed to kicked on to bigger things. Instead we have kim Kardashian or Paris, WTF!!. There will never be a series 3 but people should push for less reality.
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just logged in to watch season 3.Rome should return.It was one of my best series.
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Things have come to a pretty pass where shows that dwell on the minds of “early” intelligence can represent the majority of the audience for HBO. When i first watched Rome on Foxtel’s demand channel i was hooked and for the best part of 4 years i have not been able to think of much else. Sure similar shows have been set on Roman times ‘spartacus’ (which is a well thought-out in depth depiction on Romes brutality regarding events at a time in equal turmoil is worth a watch also), but i believe Rome was just starting to catch on amoung a growing fan base. As is with many TV shows, audiences sky-rocket on the up and up, the HBO exectutives just needed to have this thought in mind when considering season 3 and be more patient in it’s profitability. Its a shame that this idea wasn’t advertised and considered more before deliberating on a verdict that has left many loyal fans shocked and somewhat resentful of HBO’s inability to see its potential as a real revenue making TV series that would go on to win countless awards.
Ave Rome, we solute you
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My husband and I just saw season 1 and 2, and looked on internet for season 3. And found out it was canceled. Very frustrating. We are history buffs and really enjoyed the series and features episodes, giving us so many facts. Please reconsider! I think that it would be a huge success if it was bought by the History Channel. Very poor advertising! We had never heard about this series until a couple weeks ago. Do reruns and maybe people will see qualitiy acting, incredible scenes and learn a little history. Loved the cast! And I agree, I preferred the 1st Octavian (heir son of Ceasar).
WE WANT ROME BACK!!!!!!!!!!
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It seem like everytime HBO has a good series it gets cancelled. You build people suspense so high and let a lot of people down.
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BRING BACK ROME!!!!!
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While not quite the level of Rome, you might all try the Spartacus series. Not as monumental, but certainly engaging.
Also, the Pillars of the earth mini series based on the book is quite riveting as well, and also a great period piece.
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BRING BACK ROME.
Quality show, i loved it from episode one. Please give it another go HBO! I am sure it will do better! Everyone i talk to loves ROME and thinks its sad that’s it got cancelled.
PLEASE BRING BACK ROME, PLEASE!
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OMG! I can not believe that this show would be scrapped after only 2 short seasons. This is a show that would bring me home at night . I don’t watch the soaps like the other chic’s I know. This is a show that I could watch with my bothers and sisters and bring us as close as any other family .
Please please please bring it back
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I have totally cancled HBO from my life and so have most of my family through out the states because of shows being cancled. They get you hooked then cut the cord, at least give it a good ending then be off with it.
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WTF!!!!!! Just got done with Season 2. Where the H!#$ is Season 3. They can not leave us hanging like that. Is Verinous Dead? What happin with Pullo and The boy. Is pullo the boys father or what. This is not right. We need answers…….. Please bring back Rome.
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i just finished watching 1 and 2 this weekend, in fact i watched 2 in less then 24 hours. It is one of the best TV series that this centuray has seen in a while. It’s historical truth is not only facinating and intreging to the viewer but the characetrs are both relatable and unique. When i found out there was no season 3 i almost died, I’m on 16 and althrough 90% of my friends enjoy the relaity crap found on MTV i dont. BRING BACK ROME
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you cant be crious guys,,leaving us in suspense!!!! bring back ROME season 3…
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people must stop tuning to these damned reality shows and full house reruns and watch decent damn programming when it is offered!
They do not offer it much and if the fish dont bite right away its back to crap for the carp.
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It isn’t so much people watching reality shows. I think it is that more people are watching over the net. I do so very often because I usually work doing my favorite shows and I suspect many people are doing the same. Their ratings aren’t going to show the honest amount of watchers.
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Shame about the cancellation, That being said the story as it is perfectly lines it up for the brilliant I CLAUDIUS starring Derek Jacobi.
I do agree though that this kind of TV should be explored much more. There is not enough programming like this anymore.
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I fully agreed with you. WE need to promote more series like Rome. I really loved.
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if they were thinking they would make season 3 a complete movie for theaters it would make double what they spend making the movie
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Agreed!
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Don’t forget that a lot of people like myself don’t watch the series as they come out one episode at a time, but wait until the whole Season comes out in a Box set. I just bought Season 1 and Season 2 of “Rome” and just finished watching them all and LOVE IT. I came on here to find out when season 3 would be available for purchase, and I AM VERY ******* that it isn’t being made! I stopped watching T.V. all together cause it’s 99% garbage years ago, unless something GREAT like ROME comes out, then I wait and buy the whole season. Rome is the Greatest, most addictive show I have seen yet. I was surprised when it turned out to be even better than Spartacus. I **** on all of you people who watch Garbage like “Housewife Hoes of Beverly Hills”, and get awesome, great quality shows like Rome Cancelled!
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I agree! I just now finished watching the last episode and found the series to be fantastic! And I actually just went on line to check out when there’d be more episodes and found out this horrible news!
Oh well. Most people prefer Retard TV. You can’t change it so just be thankful we at least got two seasons of Rome.
Let the retards go back to watching “Stupid Biotch Wants to Be a Fashion Model” or other pathetic offerings.
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Thanks Chris for your comment……I do exactly like you and its so bad that pple(esp women******) watch empty crap like housewives bla bla bla……..full of shi** and …….Long live ROME,SPARTACUS,GAME OF THRONES etc…..intelligent,excellent,and brainy stuff…..Kudos to writers,producers and directors.
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Dude thats my three favourite shows……………….Long live ROME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It’s sad to see such a good TV series end do to lack of viewers…. I would love to see a 3rd and 4th season of Rome (and so on), absolutely loved it!!
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Rome certainly was something out of the box, in acting and script. Clever use of everyday English in familiar spoken accents to suggest character made the more accessible (but not accessible enough, it seems). Giving the the criminal element east-London accents, for example, to convey a thuggish background is clever.
Equally, Rome avoided the usual “sword and sandals” pseudo-Shakespearian declaimation we suffered in the Steve Reeves type rubbish, as well as the constipated “my father’s English” of I Claudius. Well at least HBO, try to give us good entertainment.
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I totally agree!! I live I live in the uk, and loved watching this series!! I do watch some reality things on t.v. like the X Factor and Britain’s and America’s Got Talent, but that is about it! I love watching dramas like Rome, The Tudors, Boardwalk Empire, True Blood ect… I think the t.v. companies should take into account all the people that watch programmes online and on their set top boxes, as I myself don’t always watch programmes when they are on, as I have too much to do sometimes, and havn’t got the time when it is being broadcast, but watch it when I DO have time. But the advertisers don’t like that, as you can fast forward all the ad breaks!! It is such a shame such fabulous series, that have intelligent and polished writing get scrapped, just because the t.v. companies want as much money as they can fill their boots with!!!!
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I’ve always been a history freak particularly the mythologies of different cultures. I love the way this show portrayed things so much as they were without muddying it with modern values. Reality tv? Please, Roman reality was so much more interesting than the lame attempts at drama today’s ‘reality’ shows throw at us. No wonder I never watch tv anymore.
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Couldent had said it better myself ..
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This was my favourite program, besides OZ!
I agree with everything said about viewers checking out reality television, when there are these wonderful drama’s to view!
There really is nothing left on television except reality crap and commercials which by the way are far too copious for words!
Many of my friends are disconnecting and joining the library once again for serious “Brain Food”
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well well well….
i was not even aware that such a great show existed till 2011, and when i watched i, believe me i watched the whole two seasons in two days and two nights, without sleeping… such a good drama series…
but when i search for the third season… bang! no third season…
cannot explain how am i felling…
well still we can pray that someone has the guts to make the next SEASONS… really do hope…
o dear god! 🙂 make hbo or anyone to film the third season…
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I was dissapointed after watching 2 seasons and finding out there wasnt another one. I am 11 and just finished rome and dissapointed that there is not another
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I cannot believe that there will be no third season of Rome. I have just discovered this wonderful serie and I love it! I’m from Sweden and we doesen’t have series like this, ours suck to be honest. I am really sad at the moment 😦
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i like the series too. it gave me the flavor of roman history. i’m waiting for 3rd season……guys tell me when somebody came to know…..
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yep, reality shows are crap and so are those stupid ‘so you think you can’s.
I suppose there’s too many out there that never finsihed high school.
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Oh HBO, or whoever please please bring back Rome season 3,4,5,6…..I’m sure there is enough material to base each episode on! I was hooked from the first episode. Great acting, amazing visuals, and a fantastic script. I’ve learnt so much history from watching this series and the thought of what was in store after each episode excited me. After only watching the first season I feel like I’ve developed a relationship with the characters and it feels like I’m having to break up with 10 people at once!!….the presence of Ciaran Hinds as Caesar, wow I felt vulnerable whilst he was on screen, felt Vorenus’s hurt at watching Pullo fighting to his death, admiration at Marc Anthony’s loyalty to his friend Caesar…..Not seen anything like this in a while and I almost want to put off watching the second season as I know it’s the end (as it stands now)…..Please… I beg, or I might have to stab myself (in true Rome style!!!)
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780 notes with good comments about this impeccable series can’t be wrong. Amazingly detailed scenarios, brilliant dialogues and superb performances are a constant in ROME. Graphic scenes were justified to re-create the roman empire life. Casting, music, photography, cadence, editing, dresses…What else can be asked for? Well, a third season seems to be too much to ask. I’ll treasure the two seasons with my classic books, select music and award-winning movies.
Kudos to the production team!
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The most beautyful,exciting, dramatical and educational show I`ve ever laid eyes on. Imagine the excitement if we where to see it until the fall of Rome! So much more to tell about this epoke… I fell in love with the city and the people (especially gorgeous Pullo!!) Extremely facinating time, and to think this kind of intelligent civilization was all forgotten in the dark ages thanks to christianity. Im so sad and disappointed that I wont be seeing more of this lovely world.
I guess it was too intellectual for HBO wievers….
I cant believe the crew went through all this trouble making the beautyful set and costumes just for only two seasons. Tragic!!
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I think if it wasn’t on HBO it would have done a whole lot better cuz most cable providers u have to pay to get HBO and most people are not gonna pay the money just so they can watch one thing from HBO. I love this series and im really pissed that its cancelled.
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Does anyone know if there is someone we can write to, so we can get a third season made? If they would just give enough time for the word to get out about the series I guarantee that the ratings would be through the roof!!!
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No, this is the problem! If a show doesn’t make money it get’s the chop. My favorite story is about the Beverley Hillbillies, although the show had very good ratings it was dropped when a survey told produces that the audience was either poor, or old. Who wants to sponsor a show where the audience has no money to buy your product? How can HBO go on financing shows if the audience is too small…it’s financial death by a thousand cuts.
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Wow I have been waiting for a show like this to come out that keeps with the history, civilization, and has the set to back it up and topping it off with GREAT acting. We just started watching the show last week and after four years of trying to get my husband interested in Rome, I have finally succeeded, just to find out it was canceled after two season, how very sad!!!! I would sign any appeal that would put the show back on. My husband and I have never had HBO so we had no idea what was on it, is there anyway we could send an addendum to HBO to reconsider there cancellation of the series??? (Which of course would be very Roman if it could be put to a vote by the viewers and not have the verdict screwed with by the political powers that be, or would it be?)
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so sad, was really hoping for a 3rd season.
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They should at least end the story in Rome Season 2 so we would not looking for season 3. I want to see more intelligence of Octavian/Augustus.
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I feel sorry for lack of viewership i think this series especially “Rome” is a combination of all qualities i. e. shooting, scripting, editing and if it has low TRP i feel sorry for peoples lack of visual and dramatic knowledge for me “Rome” was excellent i hope season 3 comes…..
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I wish that season 3 come soon, is really great, please do not cancel it !
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bien d’accord avec vous également, ces 2 saisons étaient passionnantes, tout y était bien fait, la réalisation, la mise en scène,l’histoire, le jeux des acteurs, les décors, les couleurs, la qualité en tout et de tout, on attendait la suite, avec la saison 3, avec impatience et là, l’herbe coupée sous le pied, plus que des mauvaises séries américaines ou autres à “ne pas se mettre sous la dent !!!
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what a kick in the crotch – just like another series i was watching ‘off the map’ – no conclusions to that either – pity. not everyone likes crap shows like ‘jersey shore’
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i love d Rome, i cant believe i wont be able to watch another season, thanks for the majority who are too young at heart to value Rome and its rich stores of Knowledge
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Just watched Season 1 of ‘ROME’. Can’t believe I will only get to watch Season 2 then no more. HBO series are great. One reason I don’t bother with a new series these days is the frustration of getting involved in a storyline and characters that often gets cancelled too fast. If HBO had put the same amount time and money into promoting and advertising ‘ROME’ as it has with ‘True Blood’ and ‘Boardwalk Empire’ it would have been a hit. Thank you to all involved in the making of ‘ROME’.
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I too have become absolutely hooked on the Rome series. Missed it on TV so my son bought on DVD for my birthday. Desperately sad because I’ve nearly finished watching, and so searched for the possibility of a season 3. According to my search a film is being made at the moment including the characters we love, Vorenus and Pullo. The marvellous actors who play these two have both given interviews confirming so, here’s hoping!!!
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Just bought Rome series 1 and 2 on DVD. I was fairly young and more of a sci fi geek when rome came out the first time in 2005/2007. I will say I saw it in 2007 briefly and liked the look. I recently bought the DVDs and am gutted I only have 2 more episodes of series 2 to watch. This could have gone on to be epic. I guess TV is ultimately made to make a profit not for the hell of it. What a shame. I have heard rumors of a movie? Does anyone know anything else about a movie?
PS – HBO make some good TV. I loved the sopranos and also boardwalk empire is a decent show. Rome should have gotten more than 2 series.
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Fuck Fukity fuck fuck fuck, I have had and paid for H B O for twenty years I never knew Rome or deadwood existed until I watched the DVDs at my father in laws , ( he dosnt have cable ) true blood is stupid played out homosexual vampire fantasy bullshit. Rome and deadwood both fascinate and captivate, take you to a period of history and immerse you in the cultures of the day. Good stuff, make more please , and stop with the vampires are sexy nonsense please.
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I was sorry too. Good god, can’t they see a good series when they have one? I understand HBO, but it’s possible that series actually gained public over time. They should study results again. Hm, I wonder if petition might work…
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I can not believe the stupidity of the generation I live in. I’m a only 17 years old but I found the history/drama of the rise and fall of the republic in this astounding show beyond compelling.and intrigued me from the very first episode. I know for a fact that the reports do not show true ratings as I watched all of the episodes on my EVO 4G. If people were actually looking for an intelligent plotline and a great cast of wonderful actors then this show would be through the roof. But instead modern society moves towards mindless drabble such as jersey shore and other unintelligible fake people making a quick buck for being so stupid beyond comprehension that people find it interesting and idolize these pitiful excuses for human beings. Sorry for ranting on like a pissed off teenager but that’s exactly what I am after hbo canceled a great series. Anyone who appreciates the complexity and ingeniously crafted play “Julius Caesar” by Shakespeare would absolutely love the series. Not exactly the same but very intriguing to compare these two great works of art nonetheless.
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I love this show. I bought both seasons on dvd. I wish HBO could reconsider. Best show ever.
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I am yearning for more Seasons of this wonderfully crafted show. What more can we do as true and faithful viewers to evoke HBO to put this show back in circulation?
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One of the better shows on television. Outrageous that they should cancel it.
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Its pity that this new generation likes the tv shows or series which has no meaning, bullshit,,,,,,,, just waisting time wasting the time of watching the stupied dramas and shows instead to watch a great historic series like ROME,
I love it, i hope HBO boradcast such a great series,
I can not explain how bad I feel for not coming up season THREE
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let’s all admit it there is no way a great TV show like ROME can ever survive longer then these retarted, half witted, Baboon-wrighten reality (it’s really false REALITY) shows. ROME wasn’t Built in a day but they sure can fit it in TWO SEASONS!! If caesar was still alive today he would very….#throw the completer out the door#…#Drop-kick the itdiot who cancel the show#…mad.
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OMG!… It’s funny cause I knew there has to be people who felt the way I did when I heard the news of no 3rd season, but man I think every post on here ALL OF US can agree that this new SUCKS! to say the least… I can honeslty say ROME was my favorite show/series EVER!, and for it to be stopped on 3rd season makes a grown man wanna cry lol not really, however at the same time im sure people can agree that it was a low blow to hear this TERRIBLE news on no return seaon. Anyhow I gues all we can do at this point is hope, and prey a movie does come out or even better simply PROMOTE the show as they do True Blood, and BoardWalk Empire and start seaon 3 now it maybe late however seems the majority of us would definitly watch without blinking…
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Its truly sad, one of the best shows to date. Why dont they make a movie about caesar before the series and earn some cash and earn a bigger community of fans and then make another season?
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Good Suggestion, I hope its viable for HBO.
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I’m beyond angry to hear such blasphemous garbage!! Stupid shows like the simpsons, oprah, effin JERSEY SHORE last. But a phenomenal drama such as ROME doesnt last more than 2 seasons?? I just bought both seasons and finished them both and now I hear this?? What the **** is wrong with people! It is witty, actional, dramatic, and historically accurate! (For the most part)
This is just too bad. VERY DISAPPOINTED by the people of this country. Gahhhhh!!!!!!!
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I am really disappointed to know that there will be no more Rome after Season2 just because of lack of viewer ship… what a shame. I hope some day soon these comments here of all history lovers and quality viewers will force HBO to proceed with this historical, literary, amusing and entertaining series.
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I Love every series hbo has shown, but ROME was by far the absolute best show I have ever seen. Please bring back the series, please.
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I’ve watched both seasons of Rome after purchasing the DVD sets, and it’s definitely one of the BEST series ever!! I’m soooo disappointed to read on this site that there will be no third season! I barely watch TV and look forward to these types of series (Tudors, Deadwood, etc), much prefer them over any show on TV. Please bring them back!!
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I just finished both seasons and am THOUROUGHLY disappointed there is not a third season. It is so hard to find really good shows on tv nowadays.
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I have really enjoyed this show. I put in some effort to see the whole of it since it was aired here, then taken off all of a sudden and then aired in the middle of the night without notice (the SBS concern seems to take pleasure in unairing my shows, so I get more and more recentfull of investing my time in watching a good show, but that is my frustration).
To HBO I would express my thanks at making this beautifull series and maybe, just maybe the succes of a Game of Thrones will reignite the flame of this more worldly political drama series.
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Its sad and unfortunate that rome was not picked up for a third season, it is indeed an exellent show. Now that i have seen spartacus on starz a sudden curiosity for these stories came about and so it led me to HBO Rome. First two seasons were amazing!!! Wish there were a third.
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Just finished Rome Seasons 1 & 2. They found out there’s not going to be Season 3 really wish there was it was a good show. There’s not to many show that I like.
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if ur looking for a good show to watch u should watch Game of Thrones.. on HBO really good show reminds me of Rome alot just in a different timeline more medieval times
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I liked it too much, I was watching it on the web. Im very sad for it cancelled
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too bad i really like series discussing this era i love historical shows in general i loved Spartacus and Rome specially the way they are dealing with the time line and the different culture although in Rome they had some mistakes when they discussed Egypt I’m Egyptian so i know it. i hope they change their mind
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I am so sad that they aren’t making the 3rd season….. I really loved the show!!
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I would love to watch sesion 3-4 its so sad that great series get canncelled.I wish they would look at dvd sales and hopefully continue the series
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Non accurate details aside, this could very well be the best made series yet. Yes, it was expensive. No kidding, what doe HBO expect.? Was it worth the film and actors, HELL YES!!!. C’Mon HBO….you know this is a winner…..show some Testiculas Maximus and pay-up. Let the skill be extended.!!1
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Amazing series! Please bring a season 3? More. More. More!
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PLEASE MAKE SEASON 3!!!…GREAT SERIES FANTASTIC ACTORS!! POR FAVOR QUIERO MAS!!!!!
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I did enjoy the series. Its mind boggling to think how they could spend 100 million bucks on a season, then recoup the costs in a country’s that’s supposedly in a financial crisis. I do enjoy some America’s high-budget TV shows & saddened when some end early. But I don’t love TV/DVDs enough to do a multi-million dollar fundraiser to keep the show running lol.
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