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Re: "Shogun" Remake
[Re: olivant]
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03/22/13 01:04 PM
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Any "Shogun" fans here? Possibly the best mini-series ever made, and it's getting a remake. Any fans? Big time fan here PB. Although not nearly as many times as the Godfather, I have watched it many times. I wish they would rerun it in its entirety. I've seen the much edited two hour version. As usual thouhg, I am skeptical about a remake. I, also, am a big time fan. The character, Toranaga, like Vito Corleone, is one of my favorite fictional personalities. I have the DVD set and watched it last around New Year's. I remember hearing/reading somewhere that Sean Connery was set for the anjin part that went to Richard Camberlin but now, so many years later, it's hard to think of anyone else in that role.
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Re: "Shogun" Remake
[Re: pizzaboy]
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03/22/13 01:26 PM
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I thought Roots was the best mini series ever.
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Re: "Shogun" Remake
[Re: Yogi Barrabbas]
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03/23/13 10:28 AM
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Not that i have anything against lesbians Me neither. God knows I'd be one if I was a woman.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: "Shogun" Remake
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03/23/13 03:25 PM
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I was in middle school when Roots was aired and it was obviously required watching. It was often one of the leading stories on the national news before and during its airing. I was a senior in high school, Klyd. And you're right, it was huge news at the time. We discussed it in class every day after it aired. Then a year or so later I remember "The Holocaust" mini-series, which was pretty big news as well.
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Re: "Shogun" Remake
[Re: olivant]
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03/23/13 03:48 PM
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Wasn't War and Remembrance the last mini-series? I think "Lonesome Dove" came after that, Oli. But I could be wrong. Same time frame, though.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: "Shogun" Remake
[Re: pizzaboy]
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03/23/13 03:51 PM
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Wasn't War and Remembrance the last mini-series? I think "Lonesome Dove" came after that, Oli. But I could be wrong. Same time frame, though. Now Lonesome Dove was one i enjoyed, although i seem to remember the sequel being a bit naff.
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Re: "Shogun" Remake
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03/23/13 03:59 PM
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Wasn't War and Remembrance the last mini-series? I think "Lonesome Dove" came after that, Oli. But I could be wrong. Same time frame, though. Now Lonesome Dove was one i enjoyed, although i seem to remember the sequel being a bit naff. Made me want to be a cowboy for about five minutes. I went to the Pelham Bay stables, got on a horse, smelled the shit and blew a hemorrhoid. I was quickly cured of the silly notion that a Bronx Italian kid should get any closer to a horse than the $50 window at Belmont Park.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: "Shogun" Remake
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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03/24/13 02:19 AM
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Perhaps I'm in the process of becoming an old fart, but when I hear the word "remake," more often than not my reaction is, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Recent remakes just don't seem to hold a candle to the originals - or so popular opinion seems to indicate. Remakes of "The Three Musketeers," "The Day the Earth Stood Still," etc., just make me ask, "Why?" Are there no original thoughts or ideas left in Hollywood (and other places)? I see there's also a remake of "Evil Dead" arriving shortly...
I remember watching the original "Shogun" mini-series when it first aired. So did almost everyone else I knew. I just don't think it can be improved on, particularly since everyone now seems to have an attention span of only a couple of hours, maximum. And, I don't think any new actors could erase my memories of Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune. Sound like I'm prejudiced? Yeah, I guess I am, a bit. But, I must agree that "Shogun" was one of the best mini-series there ever was.
I can't say for certain if I think any one mini-series could be called "the best." I mean, it's all subjective, isn't it? But, as a group, my short list would include:
Shogun I, Claudius Roots (I & II) Elizabeth R The Six Wives of Henry VIII The Adams Chronicles Danger UXB
Those are the ones I remember best from my younger days. Some of the ones mentioned in earlier posts I haven't seen, sorry to say.
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Re: "Shogun" Remake
[Re: Signor Vitelli]
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03/24/13 02:33 AM
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Shogun I, Claudius Roots (I & II)
Still waiting to get to Roots II (after I rewatch Roots) one of these days. Loved I, Claudius and Shogun as well. The others I never heard of... But no love for The Last Don?? 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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