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I'm watching I, Claudius for, like, the seven-thousandth time of my lifetime, and thought I'd vibe with any fellow admirers of this fantastic old miniseries. Brian Blessed as Augustus has got to be one of the greatest performances of all time. What I'm noticing this time around is that some of my favorite scenes and moments are ones I've taken for granted the previous million times I've watched it. This - and also "Six Wives Of Henry VIII", which the BBC did a few years beforehand (and it's sequel, Elizabeth R) - are so rich that every time you see them, you pick up more, the history comes more and more into focus, different lines give you chills because you know what's going to happen and where this or that is going to lead. Best of all, you just marvel at the detail of the performances, the more you know, the more little things you pick up, subtle little things, line deliveries, etc.
Really enjoying it this time 'round. Put it on, on a whim, after watching "Henry VIII" and alot of other great productions from the same time period, wanted to see how it held up in comparison .....tore threw three episodes already!
Looking forward to revisiting John Hurt as Caligula! But nothing is as great as Brian Blessed as Caesar Augustus. I could watch fifty more episodes just of him!
Really enjoying it this time 'round. Put it on, on a whim, after watching "Henry VIII" and alot of other great productions from the same time period, wanted to see how it held up in comparison .....tore threw three episodes already!
Looking forward to revisiting John Hurt as Caligula! But nothing is as great as Brian Blessed as Caesar Augustus. I could watch fifty more episodes just of him!