atomius Review of Roman Mysteries

Roman Mysteries (2007–2008)

A group of kids have adventures in AD Rome.

[4/10 · 7 July 2007]

The one problem with this show is it is TOO realistic. The one problem with other historical shows 'horrible histories', 'time warp trio' etc is the complete opposite. Whilst having a excellent amount of realism and being well scripted, the acting is very good, it doesn't have much humour or anything in the way of the exxageration required to be entertaining. One might as well visit a museum of ancient artifacts. This is a good show, but lacks the entertaining quality needed. Maybe the research could have been better spent on a documentary. Whats the point with writing fiction if it's all fact? The series concerns four kids, a mute, a slave, and two roman children who research events and try to prevent tragedy by working out mystery scenarios. The filming is good, and the costume fairly realistic for that period. But, again, it'd be better to make an actual documentary of the events rather than a loose fictional cover.