WhiteWaterM00se
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If you use Apple, buy it on Apple Store and you can watch it the day after it airs. Or subscribe to Hulu and do the same thing.
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Shōgun - Official Trailer | Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai | FX
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ManaByte
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FX is a linear cable channel. So you'd need something like YouTubeTV to watch it on FX (and it'll have commercials). It'll be streaming on Hulu.
Lukaku's First Touch
Member
I saw 2 episodes are out, any spoilerfree impressions?
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VenomousCoffee
Member
Set my DVR to record it last night. Very excited, trailers look amazing (it looks better than a lot of modern films).
Mr1999
Gold Member
First episode in, amazing so far. They claim its on the level of Game of Thrones, I can see how they can say that.
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
This is incredible.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
This is not up for sale on Apple, Amazon or anything else. Very disappointing.
It streams on Hulu, but I prefer to own it. Disappointing. Anyone know if it will eventually be sold?
It streams on Hulu, but I prefer to own it. Disappointing. Anyone know if it will eventually be sold?
rubik's dude
Member
If it's on Hulu, there's no real way of knowing. I'm still waiting for the Hellraiser reboot to go on sale, which was a Hulu exclusive released in 2022 lol.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
There was a Hellraiser reboot on Hulu?
FalconPunch
Gold Member
great show so far
rubik's dude
Member
Yep, it's pretty different from the original, but I still thought it was pretty good: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellraiser_(2022_film)
VenomousCoffee
Member
Watched ep 1 tonight and absolutely loved it. Carefully made and thoughtful, interesting characters. A+ stuff. (I'm old enough to remember when the original aired and everyone was talking about it but young enough to have been way too young to care at the time, so all I remember is Richard Chamberlain's beard.)
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
I'm gonna watch episode 2. I'm so bricked up thinking about it that I'm frothing.
killatopak
Member
Okay fine, I’ll watch it too. This better be good.
How many episodes are released and how many are planned for this season?
How many episodes are released and how many are planned for this season?
ManaByte
Gold Member
It’s a 10 episode miniseries.
BearNecessity
Banned
I am not catholic!!
Did this catholic scum tell you Im not catholic?!
You should know that although were both christian, I am not catholic
P.S Not catholic..
..this spanish dude may be catholic but where I come from, we do not leave our men behind and I will risk my life to save him!!
Ok show.
Did this catholic scum tell you Im not catholic?!
You should know that although were both christian, I am not catholic
P.S Not catholic..
..this spanish dude may be catholic but where I come from, we do not leave our men behind and I will risk my life to save him!!
Ok show.
You sound like you’re catholic
pauljeremiah
Gold Member
It’s like being in Northern Ireland in the 1970s
Oberstein
Member
Impressed by the first two episodes.
It's engaging, it's got budget, the costumes are gorgeous (hello Rings of Power, that's dough well spent), it doesn't look cheap (apart from Cosmo Jarvis's blue contact lenses) and it's well shot. I really like the way they handled the translation scene, especially with the Spanish priest.
What's to come looks promising too:
It's engaging, it's got budget, the costumes are gorgeous (hello Rings of Power, that's dough well spent), it doesn't look cheap (apart from Cosmo Jarvis's blue contact lenses) and it's well shot. I really like the way they handled the translation scene, especially with the Spanish priest.
What's to come looks promising too:
VenomousCoffee
Member
The papists are in the building!
rubik's dude
Member
The first two episodes were so good. I was already looking forward to this show, but it far exceeded my expectations. Top quality writing and special effects.
On a side note, does the MC remind anyone else of Tom Hardy?
On a side note, does the MC remind anyone else of Tom Hardy?
StueyDuck
Member
So far so good. Enjoyed both eps... I just hope they don't go too deep into the whole "we needa be like game of thrones" thing.
The violence and nudity was "gritty" but also quite tastefully done. I don't want it to turn into some softcore porn and snuff show down the line to keep meat heads entertained.
The history and story are too good and compelling to fluff about with that other stuff
The violence and nudity was "gritty" but also quite tastefully done. I don't want it to turn into some softcore porn and snuff show down the line to keep meat heads entertained.
The history and story are too good and compelling to fluff about with that other stuff
Melon Husk
Member
Batmanuel is back!
Fbh
Member
First episode was solid though I guess I wasn't as blown away by it as other people here.
I liked most of it, the setting is really interesting, most of the characters are great, the writing is mostly solid and the story setup is nice.
But discount Tom Hardy is really bad and I hate the visual style (film grain turned up to 11 and a third of the screen, the upper and lower parts, are out of focus at all times)
But I'll definitely keep watching as the good far outweighs the bad.
Also it's on Disney+ for some reason in my country. First time ever I'm happy my sister set up her account on my TV lol.
I liked most of it, the setting is really interesting, most of the characters are great, the writing is mostly solid and the story setup is nice.
But discount Tom Hardy is really bad and I hate the visual style (film grain turned up to 11 and a third of the screen, the upper and lower parts, are out of focus at all times)
But I'll definitely keep watching as the good far outweighs the bad.
Also it's on Disney+ for some reason in my country. First time ever I'm happy my sister set up her account on my TV lol.
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SirTerry-T
Member
That, the typical FX destaurated/blue "edgy" look and that fucking lens flare that seams to have been a real problem in Japan during the 1600's....
Other than that though, really enjoying it so far and some of the "colourful" dialogue takes me back to the glory days of John Hannah in Spartacus.
Been years since I read the novel and watched the old Richard Chamberlain version so it's nice to watch this with fresh eyes.
Just realised Blackthorne guy was "Barney" in Peaky Blinders...played a great part in the screen time his character had.
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GeorgioCostanzaX
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Loved episode 1 but my wife who is Chinese got totally triggered by that scene due to how much institutionalized hatred there is in the Chinese school system for Japan over WWII torture and the massacre of Nanking so looks like I’ll be watching the rest of the series alone on my iPad lol. Her exact words were “fuck Japan turn this off”
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NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
If only Hideyoshi had been successful in his invasion of Korea and China, M I RITE
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thegame983
Member
Well that...was fucking great.
rogr rogr
Member
It would be nice to have real portuguese language, instead of making: portuguese and english = englishBatmanuel is back!
Zathalus
Member
Absolutely nothing stopping you from doing that right now. Apart from a few thousand dollars.Back then, people knew how to decorate their living rooms, far from Ikea crap.
rubik's dude
Member
Regarding the dialogue, there's so much cyclicalness to it, too. They set up and pay off so many ideas, that if you pay close enough attention, you'll find yourself going "oh shit this is what they were referring to when they said x."
Like the idea of the three hearts at the end of episode 1, which comes back later in episode 2 multiple times.
Tieno
Member
Yeah, I love this time period, it's so unique and consequential.
I haven't read the book Shogun, but I did read Silence by Endo Shusaku so when they reveal
how Portugal and Spain divided up the world, and want to conquer Japan weaponizing christianity, and you start to grasp how this come across for the japanese....it's like "oh shit". The micro reactions of Toranaga are amazing, very reserved, it says so much. I was transfixed on that entire scene.
My brother studied japanology so I visited him in 2003 en 2008 in Japan. He gave me an overview of the entire history when we were visiting an old castle, one of my dearest memories. So I remember bits and pieces.
You can tell this show is made with love and pasion. I hope they can keep up with this level of quality.
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fran.fernandez
Member
This show is awesome
I live in Japan for 10 years and not even my wife understood some old Japanese they used, is very detailed, the Spanish guy is real Spanish , waiting for the Portuguese though (I speak all those languages almost natively).
心得ましたか？
笑笑笑
I live in Japan for 10 years and not even my wife understood some old Japanese they used, is very detailed, the Spanish guy is real Spanish , waiting for the Portuguese though (I speak all those languages almost natively).
心得ましたか？
笑笑笑
Oberstein
Member
Episode 3 was good!
They condensed a lot of things compared to the book, but the essential is there. The daytime scenes, where you can see the clothes, costumes and armor, are really amazing. They'd better win an Emmy for this.
Tom Hardy, er, Cosmo Jarvis is already better in this episode.
However, I have to admit that I still prefer the 1980 version at the moment.
They condensed a lot of things compared to the book, but the essential is there. The daytime scenes, where you can see the clothes, costumes and armor, are really amazing. They'd better win an Emmy for this.
Tom Hardy, er, Cosmo Jarvis is already better in this episode.
However, I have to admit that I still prefer the 1980 version at the moment.
ThatStupidLion
Member
ehhhhhhhh. dont think ill keep up with it.
its hooks werent strong enough for me. though i do love seeing a show during this time period and location.
dont love the catholic vs. protestant plot. severely don't like the pilot. character. casting. acting. writing. all of it.
the japanese stuff is solid comparatively though
aesthetically it had a nice variety of shots and production budget. dont love all the fish eye lens and vignettes though.
enjoyed the sudden decapitation and boiling. didnt enjoy the whole cliff/rope/portuguese bit.
its hooks werent strong enough for me. though i do love seeing a show during this time period and location.
dont love the catholic vs. protestant plot. severely don't like the pilot. character. casting. acting. writing. all of it.
the japanese stuff is solid comparatively though
aesthetically it had a nice variety of shots and production budget. dont love all the fish eye lens and vignettes though.
enjoyed the sudden decapitation and boiling. didnt enjoy the whole cliff/rope/portuguese bit.
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ManaByte
Gold Member
That’s literally the history at the time.
ThatStupidLion
Member
i dont hate the history, i just dont like how its done in this show.
excuse the ignorance, but is how the show represents it exactly how it happened?
ManaByte
Gold Member
But fuck this show for telling people what Portugal and Spain were doing in 1600.