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Val Keating said:
Anyone else watching the octopus murders? I’ve watched the first episode and half way through the second, it’s very interesting, especially for anyone that is into conspiracy stuff.
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Nugan Hand Bank coudda done with some more investigation from an Aus.perspective. Remember when that exploded back in the day.

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This is very similar to the Son of Sam murder series on there too. Journo goes down the rabbit-hole.
 
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Makeshift Park said:
I just watched the first two episodes of Shogun on Disney plus.

Well worth a watch, set circa 1600 in Japan.

Its quite novel to finally watch a show where the barbaric white dudes encounter a country more beautiful and a culture more civilised than anything they've ever experienced before.

I'm a bit of a history buff, but this show makes me realise how big my blind spot is around the experience of Asians when the Christian missionaries arrived way back when.
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Japan is particularly interesting given how previously insular it was with its Asian neighbours for long periods. With notable exceptions of course, like the Mongols and religion.

Not historical, but blue-eyes samurai on Netflix has a similar theme in an animated medium. Very good show.
 
Anyone watching Masters of the Air?

Not sure what to think of it. Visually, it is stunning and it mostly matches the theme it is going for, but some of the acting, writing and historical elements feel a bit off. I felt the same about the Pacific. I feel this is most apparent with the way they treat serious issues in an adult way.

Band of brothers treated the enemy as humans similar struggling to survive like the protagonists, and were able to show this despite the previous episode showing the raw effects of the holocaust. They showed allied executions of prisoners and treated the enemy as the threat they were. It was nuanced, grey and really well written. The pacific and masters of the air treat the enemies in an almost stereotypical manner and only touch on important themes for shock value.

Anyway, keen to get poster views on any of those three shows.

As always, I highly recommend the Dan Carlin hardcore history podcast.
 

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Kangaroos4eva said:
Japan is particularly interesting given how previously insular it was with its Asian neighbours for long periods. With notable exceptions of course, like the Mongols and religion.

Not historical, but blue-eyes samurai on Netflix has a similar theme in an animated medium. Very good show.
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Only country to defeat the mongols yeah?
 
Val Keating said:
Only country to defeat the mongols yeah?
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Many kingdom’s and factions did defeat ‘them” depending on the period/iteration, ie Golden Horde, Kubai Khan, Mongol-Turkic Timurid kingdom, etc.

Egyptian Mamluk slave soldiers defeated a sizeable Mongolian force in 1260 and again in 1303, the kingdom of Hungary were able to beat them in 1285/86 and Japan twice in 1274 and 1281. Not to mention Vietnam and the Javanese.
 
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Kangaroos4eva said:
Many kingdom’s and factions did defeat ‘them” depending on the period/iteration, ie Golden Horde, Kubai Khan, Mongol-Turkic Timurid kingdom, etc.

Egyptian Mamluk slave soldiers defeated a sizeable Mongolian force in 1260 and again in 1303, the kingdom of Hungary were able to beat them in 1285/86 and Japan twice in 1274 and 1281. Not to mention Vietnam and the Javanese.
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As soon as I wrote that I realised that of course others defeated them otherwise they’d still be in power. What’s that saying, something about going up the stairs barefoot and descending in golden slippers?
 
Watched the Taita Watiti Next Goal Wins movie

Was fun, but the real story is better
 
Americans upset we have spoilers on new Bluey episodes
 
Looking forward to this a lot. I think it's going to be an incredible watch.
What a story. Disgusting to think how some people will treat others in the name of entertainment.

 
Val Keating said:
Anyone else watching the octopus murders? I’ve watched the first episode and half way through the second, it’s very interesting, especially for anyone that is into conspiracy stuff.
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Almost finished this. 1 episode to go. Excellent so far.
 
Just watched a movie called Arthur the King, true story of an adventure endurance racer, and the dog that (he adopted/adopted him) mid race in the Dominican Republic, main star is Mark Wahlberg.

It's got a bit of everything, suspense, humor, great cinematography, and have to admit to a few tears at the end, both happy and sad. 4/5 stars.
 

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Season 3 of The Mayor of Kingstown has just begun, great to see Jeremy Renner back after his run in with his snow plough,
quality is still top notch, my only complaint, only 1 episode per week.
 
Just watched Kevin Costner's latest movie, Horizon, an American Saga, chapter 1, about 3 hours long, thought it was much like watching 3 ep's of a series, and then i found out it is the first of 4 chapters, so looking forward to the next 3. Not a huge western fan, but although there is a hell of a lot of different storylines going at once, was quite good, 3.5/5 stars.
 
Hojuman said:
Nugan Hand Bank coudda done with some more investigation from an Aus.perspective. Remember when that exploded back in the day.

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This is very similar to the Son of Sam murder series on there too. Journo goes down the rabbit-hole.
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I remember it.... I grew up near Griffith where he came from... can remember the a huge shed on the outskirts of Griffith with NUGAN on the roof.
It's an interesting but not often remembered story.
 
Bit of a walk down early 2000’s superhero cinema on the new Deadpool there
 
Bring it!

 
Series 4 of Slow Horses started today, great show
 
Gasometer said:
So this is up right now? New season? Season 1 felt like it went on for two seasons
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Yep, season 2, two episodes in. Ripping episodes so far.
 

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