I don't either, as long as A) I'm not forced to watch it, and B) no one mistakes it for history. The movie "The 300" was based on a comic book, whoops, graphic novel, and after that movie had come and gone in the theaters, there were plenty of people who apparently took it seriously. OTOH, if that resulted in their getting interested in ancient history, great.
Something could be excellent history. Thew presence of a black guy in the cats doesn’t negate the entire piece. I’ve been watching history since I Claudius. Did all the Romans and Germans have british accents. Doubtful. In fact some Brits and Germans probably had Roman accents centuries ago.
Happy new year. Your posts make this site something special beyond politics. A former history major and a reader of Roman History..