It may not have had as much pomp and circumstance, or as much energy, as the first season premiere, but " The Borgia Bull " may have been a more promising beginning for The Borgias . The second season premiere set up a number of new situations, and beg more

  Showtime president  David Nevins  revealed an encouraging little gem about  The Borgias  over lunch recently, explaining how Neil Jordan  -- the Academy Award-winning writer-director of many of the show's episodes -- knew a more