Rome

mutantcamel · Post by **mutantcamel** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:18 pm 0

Two episodes into 50 minutes?

I wouldn't have even thought that was possible.

BlackJedi · Post by **BlackJedi** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:38 pm 0

TFO wrote:
Rhythm wrote:And what are the reasons behind it if true - to avoid the Daily Mail moral minority backlash maybe?

Strangely enough, it seems not. They've kept just about all the boobies and violence, and messed about with characterisation and background. Something tells me the Beeb had an 11-week slot, and decided to butcher it to fit the schedule. All the rationalisations emerging from the powers-that-be at the BBC have been very flimsy indeed.

Oh, and it's not two episodes into 50 minutes, mutantcamel, it's three episodes into 100 minutes. The first three HBO episodes (3x50 minutes) are being messed about with to fit into two BBC episodes (2x50 minutes).