13 Shows Like Game of Thrones to Watch Between Episodes of House of the Dragon
Rome
- Metascore70
- 2005-2007
- 2 seasons
- HBO
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- TV-MA
Generals and soldiers, masters and slaves, and husbands and wives all find themselves players in this epic series about the death of the republic, and birth of the most powerful empire in history.
- Metascore70
- 2005-2007
- 2 seasons
- HBO
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- TV-MA
Generals and soldiers, masters and slaves, and husbands and wives all find themselves players in this epic series about the death of the republic, and birth of the most powerful empire in history.
Rome Alum Indira Varma Joins Game of Thrones
Rome alum Indira Varma is joining the cast of Game of Thrones, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Homeland's Zuleikha Robinson Joins Covert Affairs
Zuleikha Robinson is hopping from one CIA drama to another: The Homeland actress has landed a recurring role on the upcoming season of Covert Affairs, TVGuide.com has learned.Who are your favorite TV crime fighters?Robinson will make her debut in the ninth episode as ...
Rome's Ciaran Hinds Joins Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones is hailing Caesar. Ciaran Hinds, who portrayed Rome's ambitious tyrant, has joined the cast of the HBO drama in Season 3, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Entertainment Weekly first reported the news. Comic-Con: Game of Thrones casts Queen of Thorns, 13 other roles Hinds will portray...
Swedish Actress Katia Winter Lands Recurring Role on Dexter
Swedish-born actress Katia Winter has landed a recurring role on Showtime's serial killer drama Dexter.Winter, who starred opposite Kellan Lutz in the action film Arena, will head to the series for Season 7, where she'll play a Russian stripper who works in a Miami gentlemen's club, according to TVLine.
VIDEO: Get a First Look at Sigourney Weaver's TV Debut Political Animals
"Eleanor Roosevelt, Cleopatra, Elizabeth the First. That's the kind of company I want to keep." In USA's new miniseries, Political Animals, former First Lady and current Secretary of State Elaine Barrish (Sigourney Weaver in her first TV series role) just wants to make a difference. USA's Political Animals elects Heroes' Adrian Pasdar Unfortunately, everyone else would rather focus on her former husband's "less than flattering moments" (aka his frequent infidelity) while in office...
Rome Alum Lands Recurring Role on Dexter
Rome alum Ray Stevenson will recur on Dexter next season, TVLine reports. Stevenson will play a high-ranking member of an Eastern European crime ring who goes to Miami to find out who killed one of his associates. Could his character have something to do with Dexter's new love interest who has a violent past?
Ellen Burstyn Joins USA's Political Animals
Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn has joined USA's miniseries Political Animals, the network announced.Set to premiere this summer, the six-part series will focus on Elaine Barrish (Sigourney Weaver), a divorced former first lady and current Secretary of State who struggles to keep her family together as she deals with the State Department's crises. She strikes an ...
Rome's James Purefoy Heads to Revenge to Woo Victoria Grayson
Sorry, Conrad Grayson: Victoria is getting a new lover! James Purefoy, who portrayed Mark Antony on HBO's Rome, will play...
Life Unexpected’s Rafi Gavron Heads to Parenthood
Life Unexpected's Rafi Gavron will guest-star on Parenthood, TV Line reports.
Get to Know Human Target Scene Stealer Indira Varma
She playsHuman Target's Ilsa Pucci, the sharp-tongued billionaire and not-so-silent partner in Christopher Chance's personal-security agency. "I think anyone with money wants to know how their money is spent," says Varma. "I mean, look at producers!"
Roush Review: Human Target Hits the Bull's-eye
Nice save, Fox. Before the season started, it looked as if the network was hanging the appealing high-action sleeper Human Target out to dry on Fridays, where it was originally scheduled. But the early cancellation of Lone Star and a schedule shuffle opened up a slot on the show's former night (Wednesday) from last midseason. And all of a sudden we now have an hour of exhilarating midweek escapism to enjoy, reminding us how good a show like this can be (as opposed to the fizzle and fast fade of NBC's Undercovers in the same time period)...
Girls Get in on the Action in Human Target
If a sexy leading man and killer action sequences weren't enough to drive female viewers to watch Human Target, the series is hoping some girl power might entice them. Janet Montgomery, who recently played E's assistant on Entourage, joins the show as Ames, a super-talented and smart thief who brings her street experience to the team. Indira Varma, who starred in The Whistleblowers and HBO's Rome, will play the team's sophisticated billionaire benefactor and new boss, Ilsa. Watch full episodes of Human Target in our Online Video Guide "I don't know about you, but I've always thought that men just love when women...
George Lucas, Episode II: Star Wars Strikes Back — on TV
In Part 1 of TV Guide executive editor Steve Sonsky's in-depth Q&A with George Lucas, the discussion encompassed the Starz documentary Fog City Mavericks (premiering Monday, Sept. 24, at 9 pm/ET), Lucas' advice for aspiring filmmakers and why Sean Connery turning down Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull might be a good thing. Here in Part 2, the conversation turns to Lucas' pair of TV-bound Star Wars projects, the power of the Internet and the television series he was distraught to see go off the air.TV Guide: Can we talk about the two Star Wars television series you're working on...?George Lucas: There's Clone Wars, and we're in the middle of that. TV Guide: Tell us about it.Lucas: Well it's basically like Star Wars [in that it] takes place between, obviously, [the films] Episo
Rome Is Burning (Or at Least Its Set Was)
A fire tore through a section of Italy's famous Cinecitta film studios on Thursday at around 10 pm, partly destroying the set for HBO's now-defunct Rome, which was once touted by the cabler as the largest standing film set in the world. Doused overnight by firefighters, the blaze resulted in no injuries, and most of the studio complex was unaffected. A studio rep speculates to the AP that the fire may have been caused by an electrical short circuit. An investigation is ongoing.
Short Cuts: Showtime Peddles Pot, Rome and More
Showtime premieres In Pot We Trust, a documentary exploring the controversy surrounding medical marijuana, on July 9 at 4:20 8:30 pm/ET.... Rome: The Complete Second Season hits DVD on Aug. 14.... USA Today has inked a deal to collaborate with ABC News on the 2008 election coverage. According to a colorful pie chart, USA Today and ABC each will contribute 48 percent of the content, while four percent of us prefer lemonade over ice tea.
Since HBO's Rome will be ...
Question: Since HBO's Rome will be ending this Sunday, how about you give some Grade A prattle before the show never generates any more scoop ever again?Answer: Let's just say the story doesn't follow the historical record exactly — particularly where Caesarion's fate is concerned. Producers also took some creative license (in a geographical sense) with Antony's and Cleopatra's twin suicides. And there's a double double-cross that I don't think anyone will see coming.
Ah, Walnuts! Sopranos Delayed Again
Don't fret, James Gandolfini's knees are fine. (This time.) Evoking that Saturday Night Live bit where Sopranos cast members couldn't recall where they left off/who hated who, HBO now is promoting an April 2007 return for the crime drama — a month later than last expected. Per the New York Daily News, HBO will ramp up to the final season by encoring the last round, starting Jan. 15 — a day after new seasons of Rome and Extras debut.
Silent Bob, Rome's Mark Anthony Join Wild 'Child
Per the Hollywood Reporter, View Askewniverse auteur Kevin Smith and British thesp James Purefoy (Rome) have joined the cast of Manchild, a Showtime comedy pilot based on a BBC series about four chums who hit midlife crises. Smith will play a cynical, self-loathing divorced guy, while Purefoy's character is fancied as the circle of friends' ad hoc leader, a wealthy club-hopper who doesn't date anyone over 25. John Corbett and Paul Hipp round out the quartet.
It's Official: Rome Will Return!
Many of you have been wondering about the fate of HBO's Rome. Well, this new HBO press release should clear things up:"HBO's epic drama series ROME has begun production on its ten-episode second season, it was announced today by Carolyn Strauss, president, HBO Entertainment. Filming of the new episodes will continue at Rome's Cinecittà Studios through next October, with debut set for 2007."
Guest Columnist Joss Whedon Eyes the Future of TV
Many people have asked me, "Joss, what is the future of television? What will we watch? And how will we watch it? Surely you must know, for you are wise, and slender." I usually smile and say nothing, because I wasn't actually listening to the question. But it's a good one, and I think it's time I let you in on a few highlights of Television-to-Be. The networks will all be creating exciting, innovative new spin-offs of today's shows. Approximately 67 percent of all television will be CSI-based, including CSI: Des Moines, CSI: New York but a Different Part than Gary Sinise Is In and NCSI: SVU WKRP, which covers every possible gruesome crime with a groovin' '70s beat. (Jerry Bruckheimer will also have conquered Broadway with t
Guest Columnist Joss Whedon Eyes the Future of TV
Many people have asked me, "Joss, what is the future of television? What will we watch? And how will we watch it? Surely you must know, for you are wise, and slender." I usually smile and say nothing, because I wasn't actually listening to the question. But it's a good one, and I think it's time I let you in on a few highlights of Television-to-Be. The networks will all be creating exciting, innovative new spin-offs of today's shows. Approximately 67 percent of all television will be CSI-based, including CSI: Des Moines, CSI: New York but a Different Part than Gary Sinise Is In and NCSI: SVU WKRP, which covers every possible gruesome crime with a groovin' '70s beat. (Jerry Bruckheimer will also have conquered Broadway with t
DON'T ASK, DO TELL
Does Lost rabble-rouser Ana Lucia strike you as a little, um, lesbian? Well, you're not alone. The gruff tailie's sexual orientation has been the subject of mass debate on the Web, and, in today's Ask Ausiello, producers are finally setting the record, er, straight. Also in today's AA: Scoop on Boston Legal, Everwood, Prison Break, ER, Scrubs, The Sopranos, Rome, Nip/Tuck, House, Desperate Housewives, The West Wing and The Office, as well as a highly anticipated update on my AA product line! What are you waiting for? Scoot!
Rome Don't ask me why, but the...
Rome Don't ask me why, but the Servilia-Atia rivalry reminds of the classic bar argument of who would win a match between Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson if both were in their primes. I've always maintained Tyson might win the first fight on surprise power alone, but Ali would win any subsequent match on speed, skill and — most important — psyche-out maneuvers. Via this method, Atia humiliated Servilia via brute tactics with her beat-in-the-street attack, but Servilia won bigger by engineering Caesar's murder. First things first, though: Gotta love Pullo escaping the hospital to get to the city, wounds be damned, where he's sure the women will be falling all over him. Gotta love Vorenus telling him he'd fall apart like an old sock if he tried to take a woman. And go
Rome I believe it was the great...
RomeI believe it was the great Krusty the Clown who once said... "holy crap." This was the most stomach-turning bit of TV ever, but that hardly matters since it's also some of the most exciting stuff I've seen in years. The rest of the episode had the usual interesting developments (Brutus working his way to his fateful "et tu" showdown with Caesar, etc.), but can we really talk about anything but Pullo and Vorenus in the arena? Now, we knew sentencing Pullo to die in gladiatorial combat was like tossing Brer Rabbit into the briar patch, but what a sequence just the same. The beauty of this show is twofold here: It doesn't shy away from showing us the horrors of close combat or pretend people died cleanly or pleasantly, giv
Wow. Caesar's named emperor by...
Wow. Caesar's named emperor by a senate that has no choice, and immediately promises "justice, peace and land for all its citizens, not just the privileged few." Sounds nice, huh? Wonder if he'll stick to it any better than our contemporary politicians. Speaking of politics, those pale in comparison with the cold maneuvering between Atia and Servilia, which we see when Atia shows up to see how Servilia's recovering from the attack Atia herself ordered. Hmmm... one has ruined the other's relationship and had her whipped and stripped naked in the street, the other's maneuvered her rival's kids into bed with each other to try to get inside info on her former lover. And they say the men are cruel? Moving along, anyone else betting Lucius is too honest for the politics game? Or that Servilia's really going to regret taking in Pompey's sadistic son Quintus, who we've seen torture a guy with hooks? Then we get to some potentially happy stuff, with Pullo buying Eirene's freedo
Starting off with a surprise,...
Starting off with a surprise, Pompey dictates a letter offering Caesar a truce. We cut from flies buzzing around Pompey and his crew to a comfortable Caesar getting a shave. "Judicious use of mercy is worth 10,000 men," Caesar says when told he's being a spendthrift. Then the intrigue begins in earnest, with Octavian spilling to his mom that Caesar's cursed with an affliction; Lucius buying Pullo's girl back from a stranger and giving her to Niobe as a slave (and spy); Caesar refusing Pompey's offer of a truce (and not following Antony's advice to immediately head south and kill him) and Lucius finding his business dead before he's started it. Now, all the ugliness of that last one aside, it's setting up his return to soldiering, which is good for us since he's a lot more entertaining as a fighter than he was as an entrepreneur and a cuckold. Did someone say fighter? Here's an interesting twist: Pullo is working as a
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Shirley Temple Black will receive the Screen Actors Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award at the SAG awards Jan. 29.... HBO has renewed Rome for a second season.... The Big Three of TV news — Tom Brokaw, the late Peter Jennings and Dan Rather — will be honored in a special tribute at Sunday's Emmy Awards.
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