Gaius Paulinus Maximus Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 I've just watched the last episode of The Roman Mysteries and there's a scene where the Emperor Titus is going to a temple to sacrifice to the god's, and the young detectives (aka Flavia & co) are secretly following him, one of them notices that there are no citizens around at all and Flavia says " It must be because of the curfew" Did they really have curfews in Rome ? Did Titus insist on it through fear of assasination ? Or have the producers of the show used their artistic license in order to save money by have less people on set I wonder ? Anybody got any thoughts on this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavia Gemina Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 (edited) I've just watched the last episode of The Roman Mysteries and there's a scene where the Emperor Titus is going to a temple to sacrifice to the god's, and the young detectives (aka Flavia & co) are secretly following him, one of them notices that there are no citizens around at all and Flavia says " It must be because of the curfew" Did they really have curfews in Rome ? Did Titus insist on it through fear of assasination ? Or have the producers of the show used their artistic license in order to save money by have less people on set I wonder ? Anybody got any thoughts on this ? You're probably right Gaius, they introduced curfew to avoid the cost of extras. All I can say -- as the writer of the book the episode was based on -- is that they drastically changed my plot, and the ending... and practically everything else about it. I never saw the screenplay of that episode and was not consulted historically. It is really infuriating but there's nothing I can do about it. I gather all writers -- except the mega-rich or powerful -- like J.K.Rowling, have this problem. So whatever you decide about curfew, it wasn't in my book! Flavia Edited August 21, 2007 by Flavia Gemina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Paulinus Maximus Posted August 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 You're probably right Gaius, they introduced curfew to avoid the cost of extras. All I can say -- as the writer of the book the episode was based on -- is that they drastically changed my plot, and the ending... and practically everything else about it. I never saw the screenplay of that episode and was not consulted historically. It is really infuriating but there's nothing I can do about it. I gather all writers -- except the mega-rich or powerful -- like J.K.Rowling, have this problem. So whatever you decide about curfew, it wasn't in my book! Flavia Thought as much ! Cheers Flavia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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