Tag: the borgias
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If The Borgias Shared a Potluck Dinner with the Methodists
I’ve been gleefully anticipating the new Showtime series ‘The Borgias.’ It looked great anyway, but I was hoping to replace another favorite show, ‘The Tudors,’ which delved into the reign of King Henry VIII, played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers. ‘The Borgias‘ premiered Sunday and did not disappoint. It’s a fascinating look at the Borgia family…
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The Borgias: Popes Behaving Badly
Showtime was nice enough to send me an advance screener of ‘The Borgias,’ a new series premiering April 3, 2011, at 9 PM. I guess this is Showtime’s replacement for ‘The Tudors,’ and it’s a fascinating look at the Italian Renaissance period, which apparently, was filled with all sorts of colorful characters. Word has is…