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ohiovol
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re: Shogun - Official Series Discussion Thread **Spoilers**
Posted by ohiovol on 4/23/24 at 8:50 am
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t underwhelmed....
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re: ‘The Office’ Sets First Cast Members for Potential Follow-Up Series
Posted by ohiovol on 4/19/24 at 8:08 pm
[quote]Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)[/quote]
Damn, this is the movie they chose for him. :lol:...
re: Conan O'Brien Must Go
Posted by ohiovol on 4/19/24 at 5:24 am
Started this yesterday, and was going to make a thread after watching a couple more episodes. Excellent start....
re: Quentin Tarantino Drops ‘The Movie Critic’ As His Final Film
Posted by ohiovol on 4/17/24 at 9:25 pm
[quote]Who wouldnt be excited about a biopic of a dogshit director that has had maybe 2 good movies throughout his career as a director?
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[img]https://preview.redd.it/r9pkcs3vberb1.jpg?auto=webp&s=b68aa07f98872db4c4678996e84f8484f18dd867[/img]...
re: Shogun - Official Series Discussion Thread **Spoilers**
Posted by ohiovol on 4/16/24 at 9:29 am
Great episode. Excited for next week....
re: Chelsea 2023/24 Season-Long Thread: We’re Toast
Posted by ohiovol on 4/15/24 at 2:30 pm
Now he has 3...
re: The Sympathizer this Sunday
Posted by ohiovol on 4/15/24 at 8:22 am
Thought the pilot was good. I haven’t read the book and have no idea where the story is going, though....
re: Shogun - Official Series Discussion Thread **Spoilers**
Posted by ohiovol on 4/9/24 at 10:11 am
Some outstanding scenes. Very excited for these last two episodes....
re: Chelsea 2023/24 Season-Long Thread: We’re Toast
Posted by ohiovol on 4/7/24 at 1:28 pm
Absolutely pathetic dropping points again. A pathetic 5 points over these last three games, and even that feels more than actually deserved....
re: Baby Driver (Netflix)
Posted by ohiovol on 4/6/24 at 5:34 am
I really enjoyed it.
Didn’t hurt that Eiza was incredibly hot....
re: Chelsea 2023/24 Season-Long Thread: We’re Toast
Posted by ohiovol on 4/4/24 at 4:26 pm
Had them all the way...
re: Tokyo Vice season 2 starts Feb 8 (next Thursday)
Posted by ohiovol on 4/4/24 at 8:37 am
Excellent finale. Excellent season....
re: Shogun - Official Series Discussion Thread **Spoilers**
Posted by ohiovol on 4/2/24 at 8:34 am
That didn’t end the way I expected. :lol:...
re: Tokyo Vice season 2 starts Feb 8 (next Thursday)
Posted by ohiovol on 3/28/24 at 9:05 am
Outstanding season. Not sure there’s going to be a season 3, though....
re: It was a fun day of internationals with Euro playoffs
Posted by ohiovol on 3/27/24 at 6:54 pm
[quote]As they should be. This whole “pretend like Russia doesn’t exist” thing is bullshite.[/quote]
Counter point: frick them.
Don’t invade Europe if you want to play in European competitions....
re: 3 Body Problem - Netflix
Posted by ohiovol on 3/27/24 at 10:25 am
[quote]Just started this a couple nights ago., and I’ll preface this by saying I have zero knowledge of the books, and how closely it does/doesn’t follow them, but I’ve really been enjoying it so far. About half way through. However it does strike me as being one of those series that has the potenti...
re: Shogun - Official Series Discussion Thread **Spoilers**
Posted by ohiovol on 3/27/24 at 10:23 am
[quote]There is an emperor in Japan during the events of the series and the historical events its based on, but it is not the boy. In that era, the emperor is purely a deity like figurehead and is isolated from any real power by the daimyos. In the series, Toranaga refers to the emperor at least on...
re: Shogun - Official Series Discussion Thread **Spoilers**
Posted by ohiovol on 3/27/24 at 7:20 am
[quote]i believe that he's a child and the Daimyos are ruling on his behalf till he is of age?
There was a scene where Taiko asks Toranaga to protect his son from the other Daimyos before he dies.[/quote]
You are correct. However, I am fairly certain there is an "Emperor" in Kyoto that presuma...
re: Shogun - Official Series Discussion Thread **Spoilers**
Posted by ohiovol on 3/26/24 at 1:01 pm
I'm kind of surprised the emperor is never (or hardly ever) mentioned. I'm somewhat familiar with the Sengoku Jidai period, and I know the emperor remained a figurehead until the Meiji Restoration. However, my understanding is the Shogun/Daimyo claimed to be ruling on behalf of the emperor, so part ...
re: Shogun - Official Series Discussion Thread **Spoilers**
Posted by ohiovol on 3/26/24 at 12:40 pm
I liked it. Got to think last 4 episodes will be dense and full of action....
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