I’m now very wary of anything the drinker recommends as well as anything receiving universal praise. If it doesn’t trigger a ton of hatred from the right people, it’s usually trash.
I know the dude is well liked in these circles for some reason, but he always came across as the basic bitch kind of grifter to me. Nothing he says is novel, interesting or daring. Always careful to keep the money flowing and the audience placated.
His grift is he hosts an hours long podcast with some notables, takes what they say and makes a video of it out of lots 5 second trailer clips on a repeat loop.
But he's better than whoever idiot is on his podcast (Mauler I think) that's always saying "but I feel like they should have explained 1+1=2 at least put a throwaway line in there" for the most obvious basic shit.
Incidentally I saw one of his books at the library and decided to give it a read. It is the most reheated cabbage Tom Clancy rip off that only the normiest of middle aged dads would enjoy. I got about 1/3rd in until they introduced a badass chick who could easily overpower some grown men soldiers. Drinker just fills that controlled opposition style acceptable dissent for youtube commentators.
Once upon a time, you'd get a scene with a women beating on some peons, or getting in a decent shot at the big bad before getting shut down. And I could suspend disbelief because hey, maybe she's exceptional.
But now every single woman has to be as strong as the strongest men. It's dumb. And it's gotten to the point that I can't even tolerate the exception anymore.
If I see a woman beat a man in a physical contest, I'm out.
I appreciate it in a setting where it makes sense, like the Dungeons and Dragons movie that came out last year.
Rodriguez being super strong is ok because she's a Barb class and Barbs fuck shit up and muscle it out. She's always been a typecast for strong bad bitch too so it wasn't out of the blue for the actress and the role she got.
If you do your background reading nioh is actually a very interesting game. The sequel is much better in gameplay, but the first one has great history nerd value and is a bit more grounded in human conflict than the sequel that has a more fantastical focus.
Nice. I had a quick skim, not expecting much, but what little I watched made me feel more positive towards it than I do to the new series. I don't hate that one either, but it's a stretch to say I've liked any single moment of it either. Maybe the best thing I can say about the new one is it hasn't completely killed my curiosity to see how it turns out.
The old one seems well-acted, less dependent on scenic gimmickry and the scenes I saw seem like they capture the spirit of the book more. This key scene about the acceptability of rebellion clearly understands the book better than the same scene in the new one. It's a pivotal scene and even slop-chugging redditors concede the new show got it wrong. Old version of Toranaga (mifune?!) is a cold, austere presence from moment one rather than some squinty sympathetic Ken Watanabe style bullshit. Mariko is demure rather than some maudlin, scene stealing feminist mope. Gimli is the portuguese captain Rodriguez and seems to do his scenes just as well as the new guy (who was probably the best part of the new show from the miniscule amount he features). Looks good! Just impressions from a few minutes of skimming though.
Shadiversity is great they just take like 10x longer to say something than they need to.
The issue is that fire can't move as fast as the arrow so the flame goes out right away. The flame has to be restarted at the target, so hot coals or red hot metal should work fine, or something alchemical like substances that mix on target (two vials that break on target to combine ingredients).
I've seen fire arrows used in person, (They have a viking festival in Yorvic, and they used to have a boat burning with a effigy of a dead king before health a safety put an end to it), and there is some written and artistic evidence of them, but they were very specialised (and expensive) arrow tips. You're right though that the flame would go it if the bow is fully drawn and loosed at full speed, so I can only see their use being in ceremonial (boat burnings for instance) or sieges of wooden fortifications where the goal is to set fire to things, not kill targets and you cant use the full tension of the bow and keep the flame alive.
I like shadiversity, but I struggle with his stuff occasionally. Hes a very eager amateur, and gets a lot wrong, not as much as he gets right, but theres obvious gaps in his knowledge.
The fire thing is so ingrained in Hollywood now. They weren't used nearly as much in antiquity but it's a cool visual. I guess people think the entire world is super flammable.
It's easier to film than actual arrows. The Kurosawa films had to aim using wires and pins to make it look realistic. There were tons of dangers involved.
I haven't seen the original and am only comparing it to what I normally watch. I compare some things to pesky blinders. I never watched that show but have been told I've seen all the best parts through clips posted online. I've asked people how much actual action was in a show about the "violent" times of the past and have been told that its just all talk. I'll take their word for it. Even being older, I still prefer to watch violence and action over listening to someone build a story.
When you’re drowning in an ocean of piss and shit, a raft of straw and twigs looks like a yacht.
I’m now very wary of anything the drinker recommends as well as anything receiving universal praise. If it doesn’t trigger a ton of hatred from the right people, it’s usually trash.
I know the dude is well liked in these circles for some reason, but he always came across as the basic bitch kind of grifter to me. Nothing he says is novel, interesting or daring. Always careful to keep the money flowing and the audience placated.
His grift is he hosts an hours long podcast with some notables, takes what they say and makes a video of it out of lots 5 second trailer clips on a repeat loop.
But he's better than whoever idiot is on his podcast (Mauler I think) that's always saying "but I feel like they should have explained 1+1=2 at least put a throwaway line in there" for the most obvious basic shit.
long man bad?
Incidentally I saw one of his books at the library and decided to give it a read. It is the most reheated cabbage Tom Clancy rip off that only the normiest of middle aged dads would enjoy. I got about 1/3rd in until they introduced a badass chick who could easily overpower some grown men soldiers. Drinker just fills that controlled opposition style acceptable dissent for youtube commentators.
The girl boss is the only type of female character that is allowed now
That's why I can't stand it anymore.
Once upon a time, you'd get a scene with a women beating on some peons, or getting in a decent shot at the big bad before getting shut down. And I could suspend disbelief because hey, maybe she's exceptional.
But now every single woman has to be as strong as the strongest men. It's dumb. And it's gotten to the point that I can't even tolerate the exception anymore.
If I see a woman beat a man in a physical contest, I'm out.
I appreciate it in a setting where it makes sense, like the Dungeons and Dragons movie that came out last year.
Rodriguez being super strong is ok because she's a Barb class and Barbs fuck shit up and muscle it out. She's always been a typecast for strong bad bitch too so it wasn't out of the blue for the actress and the role she got.
Guy doesn't expect the women is a martial arts expert, gets beat up a bit from being off guard, gets mad, and smacks her around like rag doll.
That's how it used to be and was totally believable.
There’s no blacks or urban speak or culture of any kind. No giant afros. No gays. That’s a 10/10 from me in 2024.
You know, they could have put some gays in- Blackthorne was offered boytoys by Toranaga if he wasn't satisfied being offered a woman.
You think I'm some Godless heathen!?!?
"Gods, where am I?"
His verbatim reaction to that offer.
I'm actually surprised they haven't forced it into the show yet.
Tokyo Vice added a full gay character AND sodomy scene. Why.
I wanted to watch the new quantum leap. The tranny ruins it.
https://archive.org/details/Shogun_Miniseries
Or just play Nioh. It’s Shogun with monsters and a big titty Ninja Princess.
I second this - play nioh, it's great.
If you do your background reading nioh is actually a very interesting game. The sequel is much better in gameplay, but the first one has great history nerd value and is a bit more grounded in human conflict than the sequel that has a more fantastical focus.
Nice. I had a quick skim, not expecting much, but what little I watched made me feel more positive towards it than I do to the new series. I don't hate that one either, but it's a stretch to say I've liked any single moment of it either. Maybe the best thing I can say about the new one is it hasn't completely killed my curiosity to see how it turns out.
The old one seems well-acted, less dependent on scenic gimmickry and the scenes I saw seem like they capture the spirit of the book more. This key scene about the acceptability of rebellion clearly understands the book better than the same scene in the new one. It's a pivotal scene and even slop-chugging redditors concede the new show got it wrong. Old version of Toranaga (mifune?!) is a cold, austere presence from moment one rather than some squinty sympathetic Ken Watanabe style bullshit. Mariko is demure rather than some maudlin, scene stealing feminist mope. Gimli is the portuguese captain Rodriguez and seems to do his scenes just as well as the new guy (who was probably the best part of the new show from the miniscule amount he features). Looks good! Just impressions from a few minutes of skimming though.
Fire Arrows Work (Shadiversity)
And I think like an alchemists crucible there could easily be secrets lost to modern cosplay youtubers.
Shadiversity is great they just take like 10x longer to say something than they need to.
The issue is that fire can't move as fast as the arrow so the flame goes out right away. The flame has to be restarted at the target, so hot coals or red hot metal should work fine, or something alchemical like substances that mix on target (two vials that break on target to combine ingredients).
I've seen fire arrows used in person, (They have a viking festival in Yorvic, and they used to have a boat burning with a effigy of a dead king before health a safety put an end to it), and there is some written and artistic evidence of them, but they were very specialised (and expensive) arrow tips. You're right though that the flame would go it if the bow is fully drawn and loosed at full speed, so I can only see their use being in ceremonial (boat burnings for instance) or sieges of wooden fortifications where the goal is to set fire to things, not kill targets and you cant use the full tension of the bow and keep the flame alive.
I like shadiversity, but I struggle with his stuff occasionally. Hes a very eager amateur, and gets a lot wrong, not as much as he gets right, but theres obvious gaps in his knowledge.
Action girl makes sense, no wonder people were praising it to high heaven. I'll make sure to skip it now.
Shogun is fine and I'm enjoying it. I rarely watch TV anymore yet this has grabbed me.
The girl boss stuff with Mariko was one training scene that felt realistic enough to me. It's otherwise a decent production.
The fire thing is so ingrained in Hollywood now. They weren't used nearly as much in antiquity but it's a cool visual. I guess people think the entire world is super flammable.
How is the katana combat, because that's all anyone cares about in Samurai media?
It's easier to film than actual arrows. The Kurosawa films had to aim using wires and pins to make it look realistic. There were tons of dangers involved.
As for the rest, yeah....
Just watch the Blind Samurai series.
"Every time they make a Robin Hood movie, they burn our village down!"
Is this the scene?
What action scenes? I've been waiting for some but the talk/ action ratio is abysmal for all of the hype.
I haven't seen the original and am only comparing it to what I normally watch. I compare some things to pesky blinders. I never watched that show but have been told I've seen all the best parts through clips posted online. I've asked people how much actual action was in a show about the "violent" times of the past and have been told that its just all talk. I'll take their word for it. Even being older, I still prefer to watch violence and action over listening to someone build a story.
Episodes 5, 6, and 7 were pretty tedious. The amount of talking about interpersonal drama has really ramped up.