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TV series review
Mar. 17th, 2012 08:32 amA Comparison of 'Borgia' and 'The Borgias'
I've finished watching both series and found both wonderfully fascinating. It's hard to say which I liked better. On the one hand, 'The Borgias', the Canadian/Irish/Hungarian production on 'Showtime' had the Canadian actor Francois Arnaud in the role of Cesare, and he was perfect despite his rather unnerving hairstyle/wig. And there is more of that series to come. On the other hand, 'Borgia', the French/German production spoken in the English language, was much raunchier, more realistic and is complete in one season.
'The Borgias' completed 9 episodes in its first season. 'Borgia' told the whole story in 12 episodes, therefore it is more compact, as well as complex and richly textured than 'The Borgias'.
*EDIT: I should point out that 'Borgia' is available on Netflix. Not sure about DVD yet. 'The Borgias' is on the 'Showtime' network, or 'Showcase' in Canada. The first season DVD is in the stores.
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I've finished watching both series and found both wonderfully fascinating. It's hard to say which I liked better. On the one hand, 'The Borgias', the Canadian/Irish/Hungarian production on 'Showtime' had the Canadian actor Francois Arnaud in the role of Cesare, and he was perfect despite his rather unnerving hairstyle/wig. And there is more of that series to come. On the other hand, 'Borgia', the French/German production spoken in the English language, was much raunchier, more realistic and is complete in one season.
'The Borgias' completed 9 episodes in its first season. 'Borgia' told the whole story in 12 episodes, therefore it is more compact, as well as complex and richly textured than 'The Borgias'.
*EDIT: I should point out that 'Borgia' is available on Netflix. Not sure about DVD yet. 'The Borgias' is on the 'Showtime' network, or 'Showcase' in Canada. The first season DVD is in the stores.
Character Comparisons
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