The director of the first Shogun TV show isn't a fan of the 2024 adaptation: "It won all the awards because there were no big shows against it"
Jerry London, the director of 1980's nine-hour miniseries Shogun, has voiced his criticisms of the recent 2024 FX adaptation, ...
‘Shogun’ 1980 Miniseries Director Calls Out FX Show as “Not Entertaining” for American Audiences
Jerry London, who directed NBC's Emmy-winning adaptation starring Richard Chamberlain, tells THR that he wanted his version ...
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Original Shōgun Director Criticizes FX Remake: "It's Very Difficult for an American Audience to Get Their Grips Into"
FX’s Shōgun took the world by storm, sweeping the Emmys with a record-breaking 18 wins and earning universal critical acclaim. But there’s one person who isn’t sold on the new adaptation, and that’s ...
Original ‘Shōgun' Director Jerry London Says FX Remake Only Won Emmys Because It Didn't Have ‘Much Competition'
"I've talked to many people that have watched it, and they said, ‘I had to turn it off because I don't understand it,'" ...
Original ‘Shogun’ Director Has Strange Complaints About New Series
The director of the 1980 miniseries version has some grievances when it comes to the new iteration of 'Shogun.' ...
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Original Shogun director slates Emmy-winning adaptation as ‘not entertaining’
Jerry London, who directed the 1980 NBC adaptation of Shōgun, has dismissed last year’s award-winning FX version as “not entertaining for an American audience.” Last September, Shōgun took ...
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Original ‘Shōgun’ 1980 series director calls new show “not entertaining for American audiences”
Jerry London directed all five episodes of 1980 miniseries Shōgun, based on the novel by James Clavell. Disney+’s new show is an adaptation of the same book, but shifted focus to take a broader ...