Rome HBO Original Series (2005-2007)

It's gory, it's over the top, it's full of amazing actors, fantastic sets and gorgeous costumes. Do you need any other reasons to watch it? Probably you do. So let's put it this way. This is ancient Rome right at the turning point. It's about to get it's first Caesar - and in the middle of all this madness are two men who really don't like each other all that much. One, a clean-cut officer-hopeful by the name of Lucius Verenus. The other, a killing machine with an unfortunate anger management issue, Titus Pullo. Between these two, the Empire will be saved over and over again. Even Caesar's personal pride will be rescued more than once. While it is not based on any particular novel or historical event, it does however take Rome at its height to a new level of cinematic drama. Like all HBO series, Rome will challenge your ideas of what's right and wrong and how far you will go to love a character because the people that are the heroes are never as straightforward as we might like them to be.

On a Personal Note: For me, Season 1 was fantastic. Season 2 goes in a very different direction. It's not my favorite, but it does have some cool plot lines.

Cast: Ciarán Hinds, James Purefoy, Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Indira Varma, Max Pirkis