# Rome on HBO: The second season (possible spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 14, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-on-hbo-the-second-season-possible-spoilers/368677 "2006-08-14T15:24:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-on-hbo-the-second-season-possible-spoilers/368677/1 "2006-08-14T15:24:02Z")
What do we know about Rome II on HBO? I’ve not been able to find out anything about it: start date, prequel or sequel, etc? I searced around on the HBO site to no avail… Anyone got the scoop? If it’s a sequel, I hope the writers find some way to let Niobe survive that fall. I’ll promise not to roll my eyes at whatever plot device they use-- just bring her back! I’ve been watching a few of the re-runs from season I. Damn, that was one fine show. I had forgotten just how good it was! ---
**Author:** ![Driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-on-hbo-the-second-season-possible-spoilers/368677/2 "2006-08-14T15:46:44Z")
Agreed. The [Wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome_(TV_series)) has some information about a potential second season, indicating a release date of January 2007. I hope that is accurate. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-on-hbo-the-second-season-possible-spoilers/368677/3 "2006-08-14T16:02:20Z")
I also heard that it will start airing in January. I also heard that the show won’t continue past the second season, partly because of the expense and partly because the ratings are only so-so. Like you, I loved the show. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-on-hbo-the-second-season-possible-spoilers/368677/4 "2006-08-14T16:29:33Z")
[QUOTE=Driver8] Agreed. The [Wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome_(TV_series)) has some information about a potential second season, indicating a release date of January 2007. I hope that is accurate. [/QUOTE] Wow, I’m a huge fan of Wikipedia and didn’t even think to look there! I was hoping it would start up right after _Deadwood_, but I guess not. Well, better late than never. _Salve_! ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-on-hbo-the-second-season-possible-spoilers/368677/5 "2006-08-14T17:56:10Z")
Does anyone know why HBO is so stingy with repeats? Sautrday at 9pm is the only time they replay it. Hence I miss it a lot. Every other recent HBO series gets replayed to death. Even Oz is on like 3 times a week. For awhile I swear The Wire was being replayed so much that one night was season 2 the next night was season 3. Rumor has it that Deadwood was canned because HBO has/had such high hopes for Rome and both shows were too expensive to do. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-on-hbo-the-second-season-possible-spoilers/368677/6 "2006-08-14T19:10:33Z")
That’s pretty much what I have heard as well. We get 10 more episodes of _Rome_, and that’s it. Pity, but it will make a nice box set for next Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-on-hbo-the-second-season-possible-spoilers/368677/7 "2006-08-14T22:05:37Z")
_Next_ Christmas? Like you can wait? My season one set is already on the way from Amazon. Next Christmas, my foul-mouthed gladiator-in-training’s stinky bum! ---
**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-on-hbo-the-second-season-possible-spoilers/368677/8 "2006-08-14T22:40:30Z")
Well, I hear that Brutus dies, Marc Antony gets it on with Cleopatra, and Octavian gets to be emperor, but I don’t have a cite. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Can_Handle_the_Truth)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-on-hbo-the-second-season-possible-spoilers/368677/9 "2006-08-15T01:02:08Z")
[QUOTE=Push You Down] Does anyone know why HBO is so stingy with repeats? Sautrday at 9pm is the only time they replay it. [/QUOTE] Don’t you have HBO On Demand? ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rome-on-hbo-the-second-season-possible-spoilers/368677/10 "2006-08-15T02:37:47Z")
My on demand doesn’t work… and isn’t there a charge for on demand?