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How many of you watched the original Shogun miniseries in 1980 and look forward to the remake?

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Ahazeuris@reddit

I only remember the part where the Shogun pisses on Richard Chamberlain. That’s all anyone talked about the next day at school.
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Tenryuu19@reddit

It wasn't the Shogun, it was just a lesser samurai, Kashigi Omi
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Preppy_Stoner@reddit

Yes! Didn’t they boil someone in oil in that series? That scared me as a kid.
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Roland__Of__Gilead@reddit

I wanted to watch the original because I was six and I thought it was going to be about the Shogun Warriors, which were giant robot toys and a comic book that I loved. I was quite disappointed. I am interested in the remake though. The presence of swords makes up for what I assume will still be a lack of robots.
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SMTRodent@reddit

I didn't see the series at all. But I loved the book.
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thanatosau@reddit

About 11 years ago I managed to track down the whole lot of DVD...about 13 hours worth and watched it with friends. We used to do a 'Japanese Cultural Awareness' night once a month where we would go out to Japanese for dinner...walk back to a friend's house, buying some Sake and Sapporo beer along the way and watch a couple of episodes. Took a few months. It was good...except they couldn't afford too many extra so the fight and battle scenes were a bit sparse. Looking forward to the new one.
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Any_Pudding_1812@reddit

Yep. Didn’t know there was a remake :)
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DavidDPerlmutter@reddit

I saw it recently and they must've shot it in very high-quality film because the recent copt look great. Honestly, it's one of those things that why bother remaking it? Was just perfect in every way.
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johnbr@reddit

I watched the show and read the book! I barely remember any of it though, other than the time he visits his old crew and is disgusted by them
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CajunAsianTexan@reddit

Yes and yes!
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Count_Dante@reddit

Own dvd. Watch it once every couple years. Read it every couple years. Very much excited for new one
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fusionsofwonder@reddit

Yes and yes.
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Salty-Pack-4165@reddit

I watched it with my parents in mid 80 commie Poland,then in mid 90 on CityTV in Toronto and I'm still enjoying it on DVD discs. Good series. From that time I also like North and South,Space 1999 and Cosmos series with Carl Sagan but this one I can't find on DVD.
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sometimeswhy@reddit

I had such a crush on Richard Chamberlain as a young confused gay kid. Turns out he is gay
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WarrenMulaney@reddit

Watched the original and really liked it. No clue if the remake will be good or not. One of the creators is the dude that wrote “Top Gun: Maverick” so I don’t have high hopes.
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