Rome’s eminence James Parefoy at Toronto film festival

Recognized as Mark Antony of American-British-Italian historical drama television series ‘Rome‘, James Purefoy’s movie, ‘Solomon Kane’ made world debut in Toronto international film festival this month. Telling about his character in the movie he said, “He starts off as a bad guy and has to seek redemption after … this guy tells him he’s going to go to hell. And he decides, no, that’s not going to happen and then spends two years in a monastery, trying to atone for his sins. And then everybody gets chucked out of the monastery and he goes on a journey …”

He further told that this character’s unique trait was that he did not used to offer words but spoke only when something was asked to him. The following scene is from the movie itself and we can watch him playing the character of Kane.

There are many other big proposals coming on his way because of the fame he achieved by playing the character in the highly appreciated TV show ‘Rome‘. He got this movie also because of his good acting in ‘Rome’.

“James wasn’t initially in the front of my mind for Kane,” said the writer/ director Michael J. Bassett, “because he has a sort of contemporary vibe. But seeing Rome, and the fantastic work he did in that, and then getting him in and showing him the artwork and talking to him about the character and that conversation evolving the character to new places …” you can assess yourself.

Remembering about ‘Rome’ Purefoy smilingly said, “People love that show; they just love it.” Then his smiling face changed to sadness and he irritably said, “It was supposed to run three seasons. The third season was supposed to be all set in Egypt. I don’t know why it was cancelled.”

I completely agree with him and wanted that the show should have been continued for at least third season but without caring for the feelings of the fans the show was cancelled after second season.

Anyways we have an opportunity to watch ‘Rome’ episodes online her. We can also download ‘Rome’ episodes to share and enjoy with our loved ones.

Rome, the critical reception of such a rich TV show

It’s of no doubt that Rome is one of the historically rich TV shows. People liked it too much and the series also managed to attract the media with its unique plotline and entertaining characters. Generally, the series which last for two seasons only don’t receive as many accolades and award as Rome has got. It has been honored with several awards and nominations ever since its premiere also including Emmy and Golden Globe award.

Following is the list of statements which Rome received from various personalities:

While reviewing the second season of Rome, Alessandra Stanley from The New York Times said “But behind all that gritty squalor the glory that was Rome gets lost”. Rome received a B from Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly and the lady also commented on “spectacular” clothing design of the series. Rolling Stone Magazine’s Sean Woods gave Rome 3 and a half of 4 and he also called the series ‘masterful’ and ‘epic’. As per the words of James Poniewozik from Time Magazine, the show was slow in the beginning but it drew one to the ancient city of Rome. As per the reviews of Robert Bianco from USA Today, the first season of Rome was better than the second one. The reviewer of Empire Magazine Helen O’Hara said that Rome was rich in terms of history and texture. To Melanie McFarland from Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the second season of Rome was as good as the first season. A reviewer from The Guardian called the series “splendidly ambitious”. And, here comes the comment which is the best among the above given ones. It’s from Robert Abele from LA Weekly, “most lavish dramatic series yet.

Do you also want to write your review about the Rome TV show? If so, go to the comments section and jot down your valuable words along with required details. As the series is off air so we all are missing Rome and star cast. Since my childhood, I might have watched several TV shows but Rome is distinctly distinct. Though it ran for two seasons only, it attracted millions of people throughout the world. And, it actually gives a nice feeling to say that I am one of those crazy Rome fans