I, Claudius

[weewarrior]

In my never-ending (if slowly advancing) quest to peruse the classics, I've finally started watching I, Claudius, which not only provides a neat opportunity to play British Actor Bingo, but is also way cooler than successor Rome, despite lacking anything akin to a James Purefoy full frontal. Sure, Max Pirkis' Octavian would make a fascinating supplement to Brian Blessed's Augustus, but not only would Livia eat Atia and Servilia for breakfast, even Julia could wipe the floor with Octavia, and I'm pretty sure Tiberius could out-whine both Brutus and Cicero. I'll also never again accept any seer who doesn't cruelly make fun of any advise-seeking young nobleman's afflictions. So much for writhing around in seductive fits.