{"id":353636,"date":"2025-11-25T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=402632"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:28:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:28:46","slug":"twenty-years-ago-the-series-premiered-on-hbo-that-would-pave-the-way-for-game-of-thrones-and-the-last-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/twenty-years-ago-the-series-premiered-on-hbo-that-would-pave-the-way-for-game-of-thrones-and-the-last-of-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty years ago, the series premiered on HBO that would pave the way for Game of Thrones and The Last of Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The series Rome, premiered in 2005, is remembered as one of HBO&#8217;s most ambitious productions, although its reception did not meet the desired commercial expectations. <strong>Despite having a budget of approximately 100 million dollars for its first season, the series failed to attract an audience comparable to later successes like Game of Thrones or Vikings<\/strong>. This raises a reflection on how context and narrative can play a crucial role in the success of a production.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Roma went so that Game of Thrones could run<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rome stood out for its meticulous attention to detail, with settings recreated in Italy that represented ancient Rome in a striking and realistic way. <strong>The series followed the lives of two Roman legions, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, whose stories intertwined with historical figures like Julius Caesar and Mark Antony<\/strong>. Although it was praised by critics of the time, its high production values and realism were not enough to attract an audience, leading to its cancellation after the second season.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ROMA trailer subtitulado espa\u00f1ol.\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WzoHtuaHshA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite HBO&#8217;s efforts, which had decided to allow the production of a second season in order to continue the series, low DVD sales and lack of return on investment led to its cancellation. <strong>As a result, the writers had to rush the closure of millions of plots in just ten episodes, providing an abrupt ending to a narrative that spanned years of history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevertheless, Rome left valuable lessons for HBO, which applied the knowledge gained from this series to future productions, such as Game of Thrones, which initially started with a more modest budget. <strong>The combination of a bold narrative approach and high-quality production laid the groundwork for a new standard in television, demonstrating that it was possible to capture the epicness of cinema on the small screen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Max\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/a2f73840-9b6e-11e6-a5b8-00163ec9f5fa\/3184479294\/hbo-max-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Max<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/hbo-max.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/hbo-max.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The series Rome, premiered in 2005, is remembered as one of HBO&#8217;s most ambitious productions, although its reception did not meet the desired commercial expectations. 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