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Shik
Member # 343
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I'm sitting here watching the old 1976 BBC "I, Claudius" miniseries & it's funny how many sci-fi & fantasy connections there are. You've got:
- Patrick Stewart as Sejanus
- John Rhys-Davies as Macro
- Brian Blessed (Boss Nass in TPM) as Augustus
- David Robb (Kalas from "Highlander") as Germanicus
- John Hurt ("1984") as Caligula
- Si�n Phillips (Reverend Mother in "Dune") as Livia
Wonder how many more there are...
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Nim Pim
Member # 205
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John Hurt, who also played "When I get back to earth I'm going to get some decent food!! *cough* *ack!* Aaaargh, aaaahh!!! *splorf* EEEEEEE!!!! *silence*"
Livia, was she the old bird who stabbed herself repeatedly with a gladius, to illustrate how fun life can be? I only saw a glimpse of that show when I was about 6 or 7, but I remember that scene, it stuck to my head. And now that you mentioned Reverend Mother I remember her pruny face too.
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Shik
Member # 343
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Livia was the scheming manipulative bitch wife of Augustus, former wife of Marc Antony, mother (by Antony) of Tiberius & Drusus, grandmother to Claudius & Germanicus....& an incredible self-serving cunt who ruined the lives of everyone around her. Much like one of my roommates.
It really is a marvelous series, though. Some of the lines are great. [ June 17, 2002, 11:23: Message edited by: Shik ]
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