"Shogun is Coming Back" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 20 Nov 2023 4:36 a.m. PST |
…Now, "Shogun" is back thanks to FX, which is producing a 10-episode limited series -- due for release in February 2024 -- based on the book… Military: link |
| OSCS74 | 20 Nov 2023 5:43 a.m. PST |
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 miniMo  | 20 Nov 2023 6:37 a.m. PST |
Trailer looks great!
Recently ferreted out the old series to watch on the internet. I had forgotten that the main actor was kinda boring. Casting looks beter this time.
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| Rdfraf | 20 Nov 2023 7:31 a.m. PST |
Sounds great! Hoping DEI won't ruin the look |
 Mister Tibbles | 20 Nov 2023 8:25 a.m. PST |
Rdfraf, don't worry. It will be a "diverse and inclusive" cast and script that reflects modern Western sensibilities. |
| Louis XIV | 20 Nov 2023 10:12 a.m. PST |
We had better have a shocking on screen beheading early in the show to be fair to the original. I also saw a few too many female fighting scenes for a society where women were subservient. |
| miniMo | 20 Nov 2023 1:22 p.m. PST |
A society where fighting women were a fairly constant presence on the field of battle, including entire units. Archaeological evidence suggesting numbers as high as 30%:
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| Grattan54 | 20 Nov 2023 5:28 p.m. PST |
Did not know that. I think is one will focus far more on Japanese characters than the first one. |
| DeRuyter | 21 Nov 2023 11:47 a.m. PST |
Looks that way from the trailer. |
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