Rome - new HBO series

[dr.strangelove]

It is currently called a mini-series, but I suspect they will run another "season" if the numbers justify the very high costs for this program. I enjoyed the first show last night. I am having some trouble with the character names at this point, though my recollection of ancient history studies in high school will no doubt improve with this show and help me out a bit with the names. The fight scenes were impressive, and the CGI of the city of Rome is very good. They got me hooked for another few episodes with the first chapter. It moved slow, as they were forced to introduce significant background and many characters up front. Overall, I liked it.