WHEN IN ROME
HBO's $100 million swords-and-sandals drama
Rome drew a respectable 3.8 million in its debut Sunday night. It marked the pay-cabler's best series premiere since March 2004, when
Deadwood bowed with 5.8 million viewers. Speaking of
Deadwood, actor
Brian Cox has been cast as theater owner
Jack Langrishe, the town's first openly gay citizen. What's that? Oh,
Calamity Jane just corrected me: He's Deadwood's
second openly gay citizen. Sorry 'bout that, Jane.