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Miniatures Adventure => Adventures in the Far East => Topic started by: OSHIROmodels on November 02, 2023, 06:19:17 PM
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https://youtu.be/yAN5uspO_hk?si=CI3iGkvCLyg10zlb (https://youtu.be/yAN5uspO_hk?si=CI3iGkvCLyg10zlb)
Looks good :)
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Aye, looks really good.
Couldn't be better timing with those plastic samurai appearing for sale, almost as if it was planned, probably not though.
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Looking forward to that!
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Does look good.
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I wonder how true to the book it is going to be, or if it's going to be like the recent reimagining of AQOTWF?
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It’s been a while since I read it but I don’t remember Maiko being kick-ass.
I do like Hiroyuki very much though. Looking forward to his portrayal of Torunaga 8)
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Promises to be entertaining no matter what!
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Hiroyuki not is Mifune, but could work…
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It’s been a while since I read it but I don’t remember Maiko being kick-ass.
I do like Hiroyuki very much though. Looking forward to his portrayal of Torunaga 8)
Exactly.... she wasn't. So what other liberties have been taken?
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Looking forward to it.
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Teaser two is up :)
https://youtu.be/AxWRWw_w4aw?si=Jkr9YX-rpVfigwHu (https://youtu.be/AxWRWw_w4aw?si=Jkr9YX-rpVfigwHu)
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Exactly.... she wasn't. So what other liberties have been taken?
Well, the book and the original series are nothing but artistic license, so there's no need to stop now.
The original series was a flop in Japan because audiences there were already quite used to high quality costume drama series that portrayed their actual history, so Shōgun was just trivial nonsense to them.
I'm really hoping we get a good boost of players taking up Test of Honour dut to this.
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First two episodes dropped today. Colour me impressed 8)
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It is what I am watching tonight!
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Me too, maybe. Probably just one today, one for tomorrow.
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I watched the first episode. I liked it. Very well done. Good actor and the scenery and costumes are first rate.
Looking forward to the next episode.
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Yep, episode one looked good. Only vaguely remember the original and the book now.
See how 2 goes tonight.
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First two episodes dropped today. Colour me impressed 8)
Is that a REPLACEMENTS reference?
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No. No idea what you’re on about lol
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Just watched the first two episodes, excellent all around!
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Love it so far! So far not that many teppo though? They've been mentioned so I hope we see them in use and not 100% bows like in The Last Samurai..
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And now, I wait two months and then see if I can get a free trial week promo to watch it...
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Enjoying it
Rewatching the first two eps and one thing is annoying me more and more; the use, in interior scenes, of extreme wide angle lenses, coupled with a very narrow depth of field leading to curvature and edge distortion. I know why they've done it; it makes the sets look much bigger than they are and allows natural light to be used but, christ, it's bugging me.
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Watched the first half of episode 1, so far very good. I missed the apple though, it was a nice touch in the book albeit not critical to any translation to screen.
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Having no idea about the source material I watched the first 2 episodes and really enjoyed them. Looking forward to the remaining season.
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Enjoying it
Rewatching the first two eps and one thing is annoying me more and more; the use, in interior scenes, of extreme wide angle lenses, coupled with a very narrow depth of field leading to curvature and edge distortion. I know why they've done it; it makes the sets look much bigger than they are and allows natural light to be used but, christ, it's bugging me.
What's your take on the blue filter? I know this was filmed in Canada, but does everything have to look so drab?
(https://www.color-hex.com/palettes/29589.png)
Some are claiming the filter is a tribute to pre-digital film making, but I don't recall the 1980 series looking so dull. Ten to Chi to aka Heaven and Earth was also filmed in Canada and that was a riot of color in comparison.
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Really loving this so far, Ep 3 was great 8)
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And now, I wait two months and then see if I can get a free trial week promo to watch it...
It's airing on FX, too, so you can see it if you don't have Hulu...for now.
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Been watching it on FX, and am enjoying it.
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I watched the three first episodes and I like it a lot! Just placed an order for "Test of Honour" and started to dig out those Dixon and Citadel miniatures I have in the Leadpile :)
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Third episode was really good. Yes, I think some Japanese figures will be getting purchased following this.
It makes me want to get some.
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I watched the three first episodes and I like it a lot! Just placed an order for "Test of Honour" and started to dig out those Dixon and Citadel miniatures I have in the Leadpile :)
Good luck with the Dixon minis, they do not play well with others lol
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Watched the first 3 episodes and can't wait for the next one...maybe I'll go back and rewatch before the next ep drops.
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I've only watched the first episode so far. However, for all you impatiently waiting for the next episode to drop, I recommend Blue Eye Samurai on Netflix!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ1yQn17lbE
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Anyone notice the similarity in the intro with Westworld?
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Still loving it 8)
Good balance of humour and drama. Not often I laugh out loud at a show but this one has done it several times now lol
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Well the original was a hard thing to beat and is still fresh in the memory but the new series is really good so far. Makes me want to read all six books again. I think it was six books ?
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Just caught up on Eps 3 and 4 after a couple of weeks away. Enjoying it more and more - niggles about the cinematography not withstanding.
What's your take on the blue filter? I know this was filmed in Canada, but does everything have to look so drab?
It doesn't bother me as much as the wide open aperture wide angle shots but I get where you're coming from. It seems that virtually all high end, period, productions are doing it and 'history' is now virtually monochome (Napoleon was the same). I'm tempted to tweak the TVs colour setting to see if I can punch the colour a bit but, tbh, I'm enjoying too much to be really stressed by it.
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Pushing all the buttons for me 8)
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Yep, more and more so.
Minor, I know, but I really like the titles. CBA'd to check but I'd lay money that they were done by the same team that did the ones for The Peripheral.
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Haven't seen The Peripheral but I like them as well. The music works well.
No spoilers really (as most people should hopefully know) but I wonder if they'll have a big battle at the end or just leave it like the book?
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I believe the show runners have said they'll end it like the book.
Another great episode.
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Fair enough. Won't put me off watching it though.
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Good luck with the Dixon minis, they do not play well with others lol
I can agree with the ones designed by Dixon himself. The Copplestone ones (mainly Ronin)are though a bit better. Quite nice even with todays standards I think
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Up to episode 5
Really enjoying it
Very similar to the Richard Chamberlan Version I remember from ages ago
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Just caught up with the last couple of episodes :o
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Well that was rather good.
And Shardlake starts next week :-*
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Yes, I enjoyed it immensely and it’ll be helping with the next KS I do :D
And Shardlake starts next week :-*
Bastard
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It was always these scenes when the ninjas attacked in the chamberlain version that drove into Japanese miniatures. Maybe James will do a fitting KS with huge rooms? Then a dream would become true
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I would say I enjoyed it too. However, I also felt somewhat let down. Just about every episode someone would say
"now it is war" or "start the operation" and then... nothing. No fighting, no armies, no battles just a lot of talk.
So, I liked it but the ending, for me, was a let down.
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If they'd Ridley Scotted the ending book purists would have whinged.
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Must admit I really enjoyed that. I wonder if the ending was just a hint of perhaps a 2nd series ? Perhaps they are going Ridley Scott ?
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That was well done, the acting was very well done.
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Just binged it today. Loved it.
But what the hell was that old man flashback nonsense in the finale… I don’t understand that, as he doesn’t get home and even suggesting that he did removes any sense of tension (in the absence of anyone guessing it’s whatever it’s supposed to be).
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Just started my free month of Hulu today to start watching. Definitely enjoying this, and better than the original series. I always thought Richard Chamberlain was fairly boring in the role of Anjin-san. Cosmo Jarvis fills the role better.
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It was superb! The last two episodes left me emotionally drained.
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Just binged it today. Loved it.
But what the hell was that old man flashback nonsense in the finale… I don’t understand that, as he doesn’t get home and even suggesting that he did removes any sense of tension (in the absence of anyone guessing it’s whatever it’s supposed to be).
It wasn’t a flashback, apparently it was him daydreaming about the future.
Must admit I really enjoyed that. I wonder if the ending was just a hint of perhaps a 2nd series ? Perhaps they are going Ridley Scott ?
I would certainly like a season 2 but I seriously doubt it.
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I would certainly like a season 2 but I seriously doubt it.
A second season without a book and a dead author? This would be very senseless. The end is perfect and not all showes need second seasons...
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A second season without a book and a dead author? This would be very senseless. The end is perfect and not all showes need second seasons...
Can't really remember the book as I read it so long ago and wasn't wholly keen on the original so I'm happy to disconnect from them. Watching shows like this is generally more about 'world building' for me than anything else but I thought the cast was very well chosen and would like to see more of them (well, the ones that are left lol ).
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I suspect that a second season will come down to one thing, and one thing only; cold hard cash.
BTW the book is/was available on Kindle for 99p so it's now in the virtual pile to be read.
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It wasn’t a flashback, apparently it was him daydreaming about the future.
I got that, but when it first cropped up, I was wondering where the hell they were going, I know he never goes home, so I wondered if they were doing some Hollywood happy ending. I'm sure the nuance of that daydream was lost on many and I'm not really sure what it added to the story, we know he wants to go home, he says it frequently. just an odd addition.
Cosmo Jarvis was superb though.
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Yes, I don’t think it was necessary either and Cosmo was surprisingly excellent.
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It wasn’t a flashback, apparently it was him daydreaming about the future.
I would certainly like a season 2 but I seriously doubt it.
It's Blackthorne wanting to go home, imagining what it would be like, and the overwhelming regret he would feel if he did it.
I think it's there to show why he changes his mind and re-engages. He's looked on the potential future where he didn't support Toranaga, and didn't like it.
It's why he lets Mariko's cross drop into the ocean in the end, he's at peace with his actions whereas in his dream he was not.
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Can't really remember the book as I read it so long ago and wasn't wholly keen on the original so I'm happy to disconnect from them. Watching shows like this is generally more about 'world building' for me than anything else but I thought the cast was very well chosen and would like to see more of them (well, the ones that are left lol ).
The second book in clavels row is350 years later, so it builds a new world. The original end was well fitting to the story, let it untouched by Hollywood pimps and poser. They have a lot of stuff to kill, not this one…
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let it untouched by Hollywood pimps and poser. They have a lot of stuff to kill, not this one…
Wasn't Hollywood ;D ;)
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Wasn't Hollywood ;D ;)
The world is full of pimps and posers I‘m afraid. I expect Star Wars with singing Stormtroopers and Rebels as next from Disney. And Star Trek as a daily soap…
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I expect Star Wars with singing Stormtroopers and Rebels as next from Disney.
Disney is already wicked late to that party. There is another Star Wars TV spcial...
Even Mark Hamill starred in the disco interpretive dance version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCcgBLizbzc&ab_channel=DecCart
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I liked the new series very much, the only "thing" I noticed was that the time that passed from the shipwreck until the "dream/omen" is not well explained or pointed out.
If I remember the book correctly, the story lasts about a couple of years.
In the serie it seems (to me?) that he goes from completely barbarian to a japanese speaking hatamoto in few weeks/a couple of months... all the book is about the preparation to the Sekigahara battle, and that takes a lot of time and intrigues.
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Season 2…
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/shogun-nears-season-2-renewal-hiroyuki-sanada-signs-deal-1235998746/
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Yes, saw that an hour or so ago. If it’s the same team that did season one then I’m hopeful that it’ll be good.
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Season 2…
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/shogun-nears-season-2-renewal-hiroyuki-sanada-signs-deal-1235998746/ (https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/shogun-nears-season-2-renewal-hiroyuki-sanada-signs-deal-1235998746/)
Not really neccessary. The story ends after season 1 like the book, so for what is this season 2???
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Clavell did write a sort of sequel called Gai-Jin ;D
Honestly Dirk, if it brings more of this sort of thing to the ‘mainstream’ then that’s a good thing.
And stop bloody moaning lol
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When did 'not really necessary' have anything to do with making money? ;)
That said, if it is well done as the first who cares?
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Clavell did write a sort of sequel called Gai-Jin ;D
Gai Jin is a setting in 1862 and is a story about the end of the shogun-Empire….
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Hence 'sort of' :P
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That said, if it is well done as the first who cares?
Ayup, I'm game to see what they do next!
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Gai Jin would make an interesting film but it could not be Season 2. I notice from the credits that the Clavell family were involved in this remake. Maybe the writer left notes. He was quite prolific - screenplays for The Great Escape and 633 Squadron - directing The Last Valley etc etc.
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Ugh, no thanks to a season 2. The story had a suitable begining, middle, and end.
Go find something else to tell a story about instead of rehashing the plot.
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Season 2 & 3 planned...