I, Claudius -- released again!! - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

johnp'in'bc · 2012-04-01, 07:05 PM

That wonderful BBC series that was shot and aired in 1976, has just been released on dvd again -- yeah!!

Based on the 1934 novels by Robert Graves, the series captures Rome's first four emperors like never before!!

I have it on order, and so looking forward to getting, re-watching, and re-living this phenomenal tv series.

Anyone else?

57 · 2012-04-02, 12:15 AM

Great series, great acting, great "history". Look for Patrick Stewart with hair!

mrvanwinkles · 2012-04-02, 11:16 AM

Yes it definitely was a great series.

If my memory is correct, we used to watch it way back, weekly I think, over the air.

It was either PBS or Global - or on both, maybe at different times, don't remember exactly - way back before we had cable tv, at the place in Kingston.

johnp'in'bc · 2012-04-02, 04:15 PM

It aired "back then" via PBS's 'Masterpiece Theatre'. I remember first watching in after a couple of episodes had already been aired, but picked those up later, when the whole series was re-run.
Hopefully, the set will arrive this week!!
57 ... will look for that hair!!

johnp'in'bc · 2012-04-03, 06:47 PM

Yeah, it just arrived (3:30 pm our time) ... so a first look this evening. Have read that the first two episodes are combined into 'one' in this edition -- so looking forward to some 98 minutes worth of first viewing.

2012-04-01, 07:05 PM	#1
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2012-04-02, 12:15 AM	#2
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2012-04-02, 11:16 AM	#3
mrvanwinkles Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Eastern Ontario (Ottawa/Kingston) Posts: 1,381	Yes it definitely was a great series. If my memory is correct, we used to watch it way back, weekly I think, over the air. It was either PBS or Global - or on both, maybe at different times, don't remember exactly - way back before we had cable tv, at the place in Kingston.

2012-04-02, 04:15 PM	#4
johnp'in'bc Veteran Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Burnaby, BC. Posts: 1,527	It aired "back then" via PBS's 'Masterpiece Theatre'. I remember first watching in after a couple of episodes had already been aired, but picked those up later, when the whole series was re-run. Hopefully, the set will arrive this week!! 57 ... will look for that hair!!

2012-04-03, 06:47 PM	#5
johnp'in'bc Veteran Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Burnaby, BC. Posts: 1,527	Yeah, it just arrived (3:30 pm our time) ... so a first look this evening. Have read that the first two episodes are combined into 'one' in this edition -- so looking forward to some 98 minutes worth of first viewing.