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  • MikM Offline
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    wrote on last edited by
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    I read it a long, long time ago.

    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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      Was Shogun a mini-series in the 80s?

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        Was Shogun a mini-series in the 80s?

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        George K
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        @mark said in Shogun:

        Was Shogun a mini-series in the 80s?

        Yup. Starred Richard Chamberlain. I never saw it.

        https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080274/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • MikM Offline
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          I might add it is where I learned a lot of Japanese terms. A lot of that stuck. Not bad for Gaijin.

          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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          • George KG Offline
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            I should queue the book up.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • George KG George K

              @mark said in Shogun:

              Was Shogun a mini-series in the 80s?

              Yup. Starred Richard Chamberlain. I never saw it.

              https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080274/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

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              #9

              @George-K said in Shogun:

              @mark said in Shogun:

              Was Shogun a mini-series in the 80s?

              Yup. Starred Richard Chamberlain. I never saw it.

              https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080274/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

              Must-see TV. Was on NBC.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • JollyJ Jolly

                @George-K said in Shogun:

                @mark said in Shogun:

                Was Shogun a mini-series in the 80s?

                Yup. Starred Richard Chamberlain. I never saw it.

                https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080274/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

                Must-see TV. Was on NBC.

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                @Jolly said in Shogun:

                Must-see TV. Was on NBC.

                Yeah, I know. 1980 was an...interesting time in my life.

                I should revisit it.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  Good to know GK, I’ll add this show to watch. Production looks great, love the main actor (Sanada), and I find that portion of history intriguing.

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                    Beyond all expectations. I caught up this afternoon (4 episodes have aired so far).

                    The sets are amazing, the costumes, the story...

                    I wish I hadn't watched the first four - it would make a great weekend binge watch. Perhaps I'll wait until it's done and then watch it.

                    As Jolly said, "Must-see TV." I can't imagine the 1980 one was any better.

                    Spectacular, and it keeps getting better. One of the things that the show runners did is not "hold your hand" in the exposition of the early parts of the story. Seemingly disconnected stories all come together and you say, "Aha! THAT'S what that was all about!"

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      Watching the first episode now. Very good.

                      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                      • MikM Mik

                        Watching the first episode now. Very good.

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                        @Mik said in Shogun:

                        Watching the first episode now. Very good.

                        It gets better. A LOT better.

                        At first, I found the names off-putting, and the characters, all with similar haircuts, looked the same to me at first. But, it's sorting itself out.

                        I looked for the 1980s version with Chamberlain. None of the major streaming services have it.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • MikM Offline
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                          It was a LONG time ago that I read it, probably 40 years or so, and I found myself remembering those same names because they were so unique.

                          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                            The Critical Drinker loved it.

                            Link to video

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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