Shogun

[Mik]

Watching the first episode now. Very good.

[George K]

@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.

[Mik]

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.

[George K]

The Critical Drinker loved it.

Link to video

[89th]

Ugh. I was 2 episodes in just this week via Disney+ and now all episodes are locked unless you get a Hulu subscription. It’s not the money it’s the annoyance, just flipping a switch and another show adjusts its streaming options.

[89th]

I even had them downloaded on my iPad during my recent work trip, I shouldn’t have turned my iPad WiFi on!!

[jon-nyc]

I have Hulu with no commercials and I had to (supposedly) upgrade to Disney + so we could watch the NBA finals. Then I watched a family guy episode with the boy and it showed me fucking commercials. So I had to go into my account, tell them I wanted to pay them less money per month, so that they would remove the commercials. Fucking idiots.

[89th]

Ridiculous.

You know what would be a good idea, maybe it already exists, mailing your Blu-ray discs in and a company load them into a virtual library, you get your discs back, pay a one time fee, and you have forever unlimited streaming access to your own collection.

[Tom-K]

I read the book and watched this the first time with Richard Chamberlin, it may be worth another watch. Probably a much better version than the first time.

Also, Penny Dreadful is on PRIME. I watched it a while ago when I had HBO and I loved it. I'm watching it again and it's just as good.

[Tom-K]

^^I'd like to point out, I may have phrased this incorrectly. I never met in person, let alone watched Shogun with Richard Chamberlin.^^

[Horace]

He’s always repeating his own lines as you watch with him. Pretty annoying. 2/10, would not watch with Richard Chamberlain again.

[89th]

I finished the show (yes I signed up for a Hulu subscription), and enjoyed it. Long plot arcs, slow and immersive pace, great acting and sets. I know they are starting to film a season 2 (that takes place 10 years after the Season 1 plot) next year.

[Horace]

@89th said in Shogun:

(yes I signed up for a Hulu subscription)

Get it bundled with Disney and HBOMax and you will be filthy rich like me.

[89th]

Ha that’s actually what I did. Gotta check to make sure I’m not still playing for Disney or HBO separately now though.