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The Original Crime Family It may center around a man who would be pope, but new Showtime series “The Borgias” is anything but holier than thou. Rodrigo Borgia (Jeremy Irons) bribes, threatens and poisons his way to the papacy with the help of handsome eldest son Cesare. Meanwhile, Rodrigo’s hot-headed second son Juan is busy finding his way into fights or beds, and his wide-eyed daughter Lucrezia (who’d eventually become infamous for poisoning future husbands) only has eyes for her older brother Cesare. It’s a family story so twisted that Mario Puzo turned to it for inspiration when he was creating the family at the heart of “The Godfather” Trilogy. You can read more about the show and how you can take advantage of special Borgias promotions at metrosource.com.
