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.