Shogun (Mini-series) DVD being prepped!
06-17-03 | 12:03 PM
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This is up for pre-order
Shogun is up for pre-order at DVD Empire for $55.99. It is scheduled for release on 9-23-2003. Happy Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are some listed Features:
5-Disc Set
"The Making of Shogun" - a 13 segment piece
3 Historical Perspective Featurettes
Audio Commentary by Director Jerry London on select scenes
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Color
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Closed Captioned
Type: Single Side/Dual Layer
UPC Code: 097361549842
Catalog ID: PAR15498
Rating: NR
Length: 600
Here are some listed Features:
5-Disc Set
"The Making of Shogun" - a 13 segment piece
3 Historical Perspective Featurettes
Audio Commentary by Director Jerry London on select scenes
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Color
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Closed Captioned
Type: Single Side/Dual Layer
UPC Code: 097361549842
Catalog ID: PAR15498
Rating: NR
Length: 600
06-17-03 | 05:51 PM
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What,no Widescreen version? I'm boycotting this travesty! 
Heh, just kidding. This is great news. Being a big fan of historical epics, I can't wait to get ahold of this.
Heh, just kidding. This is great news. Being a big fan of historical epics, I can't wait to get ahold of this.
06-17-03 | 06:34 PM
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LOL.
LOL.
06-17-03 | 06:42 PM
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New Styx Remix:
Hono Arigato Mr. Chamber-lo. Hono. HONO. Hono. HONO. Hono Arigato Mr. Chamber-lo...
Hey, I have gay friends so I can make fun. The lyrics would really fit. C'mon boys, sing along with me!
Hono Arigato Mr. Chamber-lo. Hono. HONO. Hono. HONO. Hono Arigato Mr. Chamber-lo...
Hey, I have gay friends so I can make fun. The lyrics would really fit. C'mon boys, sing along with me!
I got it, don't worry.
07-01-03 | 01:15 PM
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I saw Shogun when it first appeared on TV in 1980, then taped it off the air when it was repeated several years later (and I had a VCR). The second time that I saw it, I remember thinking that there was more Japanese dialogue with subtitles the first time it was aired and more dialogue in English when it was repeated. Is my memory faulty or were there actually two different versions of the audio? Anybody else have that long a memory?
07-01-03 | 02:22 PM
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Is this the original TV version or the longer cut that appeared on VHS sometime in the late 80s?
I can't find the total running time in any of the etailer lists.
I can't find the total running time in any of the etailer lists.
07-01-03 | 04:17 PM
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Originally posted by jough
Is this the original TV version or the longer cut that appeared on VHS sometime in the late 80s?
I can't find the total running time in any of the etailer lists.
Is this the original TV version or the longer cut that appeared on VHS sometime in the late 80s?
I can't find the total running time in any of the etailer lists.
Originally posted on The DVD Debate
The 547m series will be spread over five DVDs and will be presented with a "full screen" (4:3) transfer and DD5.1 audio.
The 547m series will be spread over five DVDs and will be presented with a "full screen" (4:3) transfer and DD5.1 audio.
07-01-03 | 05:43 PM
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From: You have moved into a dark place. It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Okay, so it's the original TV miniseries and does NOT contain the extra scenes (beheading scene, full frontal nudity, etc.).
Well, maybe they'll be included as extras. It sounds like they're doing everything right with this set. Yum.
-- Jough
Well, maybe they'll be included as extras. It sounds like they're doing everything right with this set. Yum.
-- Jough
07-01-03 | 09:43 PM
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I saw Shogun when it first appeared on TV in 1980, then taped it off the air when it was repeated several years later (and I had a VCR). The second time that I saw it, I remember thinking that there was more Japanese dialogue with subtitles the first time it was aired and more dialogue in English when it was repeated. Is my memory faulty or were there actually two different versions of the audio? Anybody else have that long a memory?
I remember that NBC in repeat showings of Shogun had added
a voiceover narraration by Orson Welles to explain some of what was happening because some American viewers did not understand what was going on in certain scenes.
07-01-03 | 09:51 PM
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From: You have moved into a dark place. It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
Actually, the original always had the Welles narration - the re-release on TV (the shorter version) had Anne Bancroft, and then the movie version (123 minutes out of 547 - can anyone say "horribly truncated"?) featured Welles again, but it was completely different narration.
Man, those different narration tracks would make great supplements.
-- Jough
Man, those different narration tracks would make great supplements.
-- Jough
01-10-05 | 11:15 AM
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I have recently watched the first 2 discs of Shogun thru Netflix and have been bored to tears. I was wanting opinions to see if I should even attempt to finish the series out with the remaining 3 discs or should I give up? Does it get any better or is it at the same pace as the first 5 hours?
