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It's on Hulu, based on Clavell's novel. Very cool.

Disney+ I think over here

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi ... n-the-gore

The ratings are ridiculously good. I'm SO looking forward to binge-watching it after it's all out!

probably will start today. too young to recall the 80s miniseries

GrahamB wrote:Disney+ I think over here

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi ... n-the-gore

It's on both, but hereabouts there are combo plans because Disney bought Hulu.

too young to recall the 80s miniseries

"The novel was better." Just kidding. The 80s miniseries was excellent. It was a time of great ones. This version, however, is freer to be a bit more ... gory, on one hand, and much more interesting when it comes to the political story.

No Dmitri, I promise no spoilers. Then again, it's simply the story of an Englishman in feudal Japan. If you watched the complete 80s series, it wouldn't make a difference.

so far excellent except i have to pay attention to every second haha

Steve James wrote:No Dmitri, I promise no spoilers. Then again, it's simply the story of an Englishman in feudal Japan. If you watched the complete 80s series, it wouldn't make a difference.

Nah, not terribly worried about spoilers in a series like this; it's more like "the journey, not the destination" type, to me.

If a story is harmed by spoilers it wasn't much of a story to begin with.

excellent in every respect so far

through ep2. absolutely fantastic. cannot wait for ep3.

origami_itto wrote:If a story is harmed by spoilers it wasn't much of a story to begin with.

Ever watched "The Crying Game" or "Psycho"

Dmitri wrote:

Steve James wrote:No Dmitri, I promise no spoilers. Then again, it's simply the story of an Englishman in feudal Japan. If you watched the complete 80s series, it wouldn't make a difference.

Nah, not terribly worried about spoilers in a series like this; it's more like "the journey, not the destination" type, to me.

Yes, I know what the story is already. What I don't know is how it's told.

Steve James wrote:

origami_itto wrote:If a story is harmed by spoilers it wasn't much of a story to begin with.

Ever watched "The Crying Game" or "Psycho"

...or "Sixth sense", or "Identity", or...

I watched Sixth Sense in the theater with someone who said he guessed it nearly immediately. Luckily he didn't tell us his theory until afterward.

Dmitri wrote:

Steve James wrote:

origami_itto wrote:If a story is harmed by spoilers it wasn't much of a story to begin with.

Ever watched "The Crying Game" or "Psycho"

...or "Sixth sense", or "Identity", or...

Those aren't better on the re-watch? I knew the twist before seeing any of those.

I can usually spot the twist pretty early if it's fairly earned.

Otherwise it's artificial suspense like a serialized cliffhanger. Comic books and soap operas preying on your impulse to hear a complete lie to keep you coming back to buy books and laundry powders.

Most popular entertainment is pretty plot driven though, so it lives and dies on those points, so sad...