I'm engaged to a Japanese woman and we'll be travelling to Japan soon to meet her parents. Her father suggested I watch Shogun and I thought, "oh how nice! He likes history, I like history, he's reaching out to me. This is great" First episode has one of the white guys who arrive in Japan being boiled alive, and now I am very frightened that her father was implying something.

@temujin1645

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@jackxiao9702

Ай бұрын

He’s secretly a 4chan member and trolling you

@tedwojtasik8781

Ай бұрын

Pro Tip: Japanese are extremely racist, but in a polite manner. They believe the Japanese people superior to all others who they consider barbarians. To this day only a person of full Japanese blood can be a Japanese citizen.

@youraveragepasser-by7367

Ай бұрын

Lmfao

@Aih1616

Ай бұрын

Haha, I’m Japanese and I can tell….like any father around the world he’s sending a message. You do bad things to my daughter you dead.😂 but he should be generous to second you.

The most hilarious thing about this is that Bill's perspective is exactly what i imagine went through Blackthorne's head while he witnessed all this

@TheBigKaiju

Ай бұрын

He didn't witness it. He heard about it the next day

@CoachCarter102

28 күн бұрын

Lmaooo imagining 1500s Bill Burr explaining his summer being held captive by the Japanese

@billyjean5934

27 күн бұрын

​@@CoachCarter102imagine the records which document the first time the Japs cast eyes upon ol' freckles. Id imagine he would be named ginger spice!

@jeronimo196

27 күн бұрын

@@TheBigKaiju everyone in this village heard about it right away.

@Dell-ol6hb

26 күн бұрын

@@TheBigKaiju what are you talking about? He heard the screaming all night long, he didn't see it but he obviously heard him being boiled alive

Best TV show of the year

@MrBuketman

Ай бұрын

Pumped for the finale. If a person can deal with subtitles then they’re in for an amazing story. As a fan of old black and white samurai movies this was exactly how to do it. Which also makes me a fan of Kill Bill.

@CorbCorbin

Ай бұрын

@@MrBuketman The miniseries they did in the 80’s, didn’t use subtitles for most of the Japanese. They show specific things, her and there, but most of it is from the perspective of how he doesn’t understand them, and relies on interpreters. It worlds, but because of censorship then, they couldn’t tell it the same. It’s more about the romance, after a certain point, but it’s worth checking out, if you like the show. They keep more to the book, and having to pay attention to the interactions, because there’s no subtitles, ended up teaching me several words, like in greetings and other common expressions, that are interpreted by Mariko. There’s a much better relationship between Blackthorne and Toranaga as well.

@brandondavenport562

Ай бұрын

Underwhelming

@DedicatedSpirit8

Ай бұрын

Agreed

@TangoNevada

Ай бұрын

@@brandondavenport562 What and why? What more do you want?

What's funny is that is by far the most violent scene in the whole show, I thought it was going to be like that throughout, but it's been pretty muted since then

@kremesauce

Ай бұрын

Yeah I thought it would be way more brutal

@d3loused

Ай бұрын

Clearly you haven’t gotten to the cannon testing episode….

@eviola11

Ай бұрын

@@d3loused I've watched every episode. That scene doesn't come close to seeing someone slowly boiled alive.

@Mr.FinbarJLutter

Ай бұрын

Agreed … canon was a close 2nd

@psychobillynumbnuts1

Ай бұрын

Thanks for this. Not gonna waste my time

The funny thing is by the end of the series you like the guy who boiled the man.

@mistertadakichi

25 күн бұрын

Yabushige is the perfect example of a character who is both a reprehensible bastard I wouldn’t trust for a second in real life, AND a compelling character I watched fascinatedly every time he was on screen. Hats off to both the writers and Tadanobu Asano for this character

@LozBlain

25 күн бұрын

... Well that makes one of us!

@andrewf6111

22 күн бұрын

Nooo haha, no I didn't. Several times I said "that yabusige is a real psychopath". Not to mention he betrays my beloved Toranaga.

@347Jimmy

21 күн бұрын

Love or hate Yabushige, he was amazing value. He gave some good laughs, too

@williamzebub3252

18 күн бұрын

The grunting exchanges with Blackthorne later on, lol

Most people are never prepared for how cut throat life used be. Really makes you realize how easy we all have it.

@chromatic2006

29 күн бұрын

Humans can be exceptionally brutal. The past was full of it. It is hard to imagine, with us living in our skyscrapers and watching TikToks. But the past is horrific, and we can get there again. It's still in us.

@piefrosty319

29 күн бұрын

@@chromatic2006 most definitely and it won’t ever leave us.

@greg.peepeeface

26 күн бұрын

truth, and if all the things from all cultures and corners of the world, people would be appalled because they tend to think "not my people, or not in my country." Yeah, no, you're wrong, all people

@Yasmuraz

26 күн бұрын

That’s not life, that’s martial law, war, and it’s still like that in places that are active war zones or civil war

@funglegunk

26 күн бұрын

Depends where you live

I think Bill is overlooking a key point: This show isn’t barbaric for the sake of grotesque entertainment, it’s trying to pay homage to the period. I don’t believe most people can appreciate or comprehend how far we’ve come from things like this being normal.

@NinjaRunningWild

Ай бұрын

Really? You really believe that? _Unit 731._ Let me know what you think after that.

@Caigga900

Ай бұрын

Everyone in Japan was suicidal and murderous during this time? Even historians say that the show exaggerates. They're definitely doing it for grotesque entertainment.

@stephanthomas4410

Ай бұрын

@@Caigga900 A television show uses the stylistic device of exaggeration? Never heard of it...but seriously: The show doesn't depict "everyone" in Japan, but the power struggle of powerful noble families. I don't know who these historians would be, but basically the show is more of a romanticized rendition of the actual events. Now a rather long context and just a tiny excerpt( maybe for som tl;dr l: Oda Nobunaga, the "first unifier of the realm", gained power over the Oda clan by defeating his uncle Oda Nobutomo. His uncle was forced into seppuku( ritual suicide ). Due to his unusual behavior for a feudal lord, his governor Hirata Masahide felt compelled to bend Seppuku to point this out to him. Due to his apparently brutal and improper behavior, his henchman Akechi Mitsuhide betrayed him, forced Nobunaga to seppuku and killed his son. However, he was also beaten and (presumably) killed. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the "second unifier of the empire" and Taikō, enforced a strict separation between peasants and samurai and had Christianity banned, all churches closed and 6 Franciscan monks and 20 converts were crucified in Nagasaki in 1597. He died and Tokugawa Iyeasu seized power as Shōgun. All of Hideyoshi's descendants were killed. This is only an incomplete outline of what was going on in feudal Japan at the time the series is set. If anything, certain things in the series are even "glossed over".

@VinceMagzie

Ай бұрын

Well Bill’s reaction is valid, he is just trying to get into their shoes and see how it feels like at this current point in time. Sure it would be a normal thing from that time but that’s the point for audience at this point in time to react that this is really grotesque.

@Amatsuichi

Ай бұрын

lets hope there wont be any show about the witch hunting, torturing and mutilating in Europe... in the name of "God" of course

One of the greatest historical dramas I’ve seen in a while… or ever.

@masoodvoon8999

Ай бұрын

So far this seems better than the original and they even had superstar actor Toshiro Mifune.

@trorisk

Ай бұрын

The 1980 series was aimed solely at a mainstream American audience. At that time, Americans did not know what Japan was like during the Azuchi Momoyama => Edo era. Today with the internet everyone has a more precise idea of ​​what Japan in 1600 may looked like and the 2024 serie is intended for the whole world.

@donmongoose

29 күн бұрын

Yup, it's up there with Rome, which is high praise indeed.

@jeronimo196

27 күн бұрын

@@johng6565 "This version is much more authentic to the period" - maybe. I'm not an expert. Except I notice that in this version everyone is speaking english, instead of spanish, portuguese or latin. "and faithful to the source material" - no. The pacing is all rushed, scenes are moved around, plots are cut and everyone's intelligence is nerfed. This has great production values and is a great show, but it is not closer to the source material than the original.

@MikeHawkBurns208

27 күн бұрын

​@@jeronimo196lol sOuRcE mAtErIal

Being a dad has changed Bill. 😂

@self-transforming_machine-elf

29 күн бұрын

yes it has made him weak

@AtariDad

29 күн бұрын

@@self-transforming_machine-elf Oh, you know this guy must be real popular with the ladies. 🤣

@akshayhere

28 күн бұрын

@@self-transforming_machine-elf Calm down Mr. Badass

@zenden6564

26 күн бұрын

he's sensitive ,,,

@Mickey-1994

25 күн бұрын

@@self-transforming_machine-elf I would say his lefty wife with TDS is the bigger problem.

In the shows defense, my boss makes his employees kill themselves and end their lines when we mess up. I work for Amazon

@indiff86

29 күн бұрын

Untrue: Amazon lines never end.

@redswingline262

24 күн бұрын

I thought you were going to say Tesla

Can't wait for Bill to watch Fallout and say the Ghoul is the best character by a mile😂

@jayhernandez9395

Ай бұрын

Can you imagine Bill Burr as a ghoul? 😂

@kreaola93

Ай бұрын

​@@jayhernandez9395i can picture him as a mierlurk 😂

@obiwankenobi9439

Ай бұрын

He just needs red paint

@Dell-ol6hb

26 күн бұрын

the Ghoul is basically the best character though

@yewtewbstew547

26 күн бұрын

@@Dell-ol6hb Yeah no contest. Not surprising though, I don't think I've ever seen Walton Goggins in a bad role.

In the book, he boiled him alive because he was a sadist and got off on that stuff. Seriously, the book is amazing

@DMG380

Ай бұрын

In the show as well. Yabu is not all there. He is obsessed with death.

@mentalitydesignvideo

26 күн бұрын

no shit

@BoshyG

24 күн бұрын

They say that he did it for that reason in the show as well.

@Itsameamario34

22 күн бұрын

@@DMG380 Writing wills is his favorite pastime lol

@thomasnguyen3925

17 күн бұрын

The TV show hints at that as well. "My special way." "My master is obsessed with death"

the boiling scene is waaaay worse in the book lol.

@user-en3zy3mi9f

Ай бұрын

If I recall corectly he boiled for 3 days.

@immortaljanus

Ай бұрын

@@user-en3zy3mi9f Wholesome...

@5GTrevor

Ай бұрын

@@user-en3zy3mi9f damn... i'd try to drown or something before that

@skuo118

29 күн бұрын

Didn't Yabushige had a erection in the books listening to the man's scream?

@stocksxbondage

27 күн бұрын

@@5GTrevorright? I was like how many hours does it take to realize you will inevitably die so you might as well fill your lungs with water before it gets too hot 💀 poor bastard

Incredible series. Utterly incredible. The last two episodes had me in tears so often.

@samwallaceart288

26 күн бұрын

Dude when he's letting go of the string. Scenes like that are usually cliché but I was shedding tears right there.

Bill, the man killed himself and his baby. His wife, Fuji, becames a great character in future episodes. She was awesome

@warbler1984

23 күн бұрын

Hi this is Bill, that's totally amazing...I love it

Different values of honor, respect, self control, self discipline, cultural differences and the conflicts between those grey lines. I enjoy the show

That scene of Buntaro fighting at the harbour to help them escape and then bowing to them as their sailing away. Shit had me in tears.

@347Jimmy

21 күн бұрын

Buntaro's return was like "holy shit, he actually made it?!?" Dude was an absolute boss

@theagent578

13 күн бұрын

Buntaro returning had me thinking he had to be a traitor and made a deal to live.

Best show FX has put out since Louie

@jool7793

Ай бұрын

The Americans It’s always sunny The shield

@KnuckleBallz

Ай бұрын

The Bear

@Njbear7453

Ай бұрын

The hell is Louie

@josephzimba681

Ай бұрын

The Bear and Snowfall

@Quzga

Ай бұрын

The bear??

My nephea work on this as the the personal driver for the producer. We watched the series together and he had all these cool little behind the scenes stories. It was like like having an interactive special commentary i could refer to after each episode.

.. I was kind of shocked when the boss said 'yah, that's the right move here'...😂🤣🙂

Yeah, Bill. the history of humanity is brutal and what you watched is nothing compared to the real thing.

Keep watching. Not every episode is so intense

This show is awesome

Bill would love _Blue Eye Samurai,_ and I can't recommend it enough.

@dominicdococo4574

Ай бұрын

Bill will watch a pilot of anything and then tap out. He just goes right back to espn.

@thefirstofthelastones8952

Ай бұрын

Blue Eye Samurai!?... That's a good show, looking forward to Season 2.

@wilsonsmilk

Ай бұрын

The season finale ruined it imo.

@Njbear7453

Ай бұрын

I’m an adult why should I watch a cartoon? Seriously ? And I love movies.

@mkkm1701

Ай бұрын

​​@@Njbear7453 The medium is animation, but it's an adult story.

Best series playing right now

The earthquake episode was my favorite. Ive never seen an earthquake done so well and frighteningly.

It's just a reflection of how brutal Japanese culture was in the feudal era and how jaded they were in the face of death, especially where honor was concerned.

Mr. Inbetween. Best show on Hulu

@mrsusan9294

Ай бұрын

run.

@wtfuchickenhead

Ай бұрын

Mr. Inbetween is one of the greatest shows I’ve ever watched, it’s short and sweet also.

@richardnock2198

Ай бұрын

100%

@johng6565

Ай бұрын

@@wtfuchickenhead Yes! It has such a unique tone. It bounces from action to comedy to moments that are surprisingly emotional. Burly Dee Billiams, I know you have to be reading this, you would love Mr. Inbetween

@eigerw

Ай бұрын

@@mrsusan9294 I go back and watch that scene everytime it pops into my head, probably my favorite ending scene to any show ever.

"its an amazing god damn series, if you're into that shit!" I laughed so hard 😂

And the best part is that it is historical accurate for that time period. You think it's fantasy stuff like in GOT but no. Cruel torture and execution like that do happen and it's not shy to show it.

It is a masterpiece...

The problem with the vasall that ended up killing himself and his baby wasn't that he offended his boss, it was that he offended the enemy sitting opposite of his boss. Mariko touches on it in a later episode when she explains it to Blackthorne: "Something had to be done to avoid a bigger blood bath". Obviously I'm not defending the decision, it is horrific to modern sensibilities. My only point is there is a logic behind the horror. And that is one of the things this show succeeds so incredibly well with: We come away with a deeper understanding and empathy for these people, whose culture is so opaque and alien to us. That is master storytelling.

Mariko started my Yellow Fever up again. I'm sick af now. thanks.

@JGrimm52

Ай бұрын

Same cough cough cough

@barryirlandi4217

Ай бұрын

for real!!

@seanderoo37

28 күн бұрын

Bruh lmao. But yeah, i'm seriously in love with Anna Sawai.

@anthonykeane4984

27 күн бұрын

A gentleman of taste

@DanielThureskog

25 күн бұрын

Same

This show captivated me as a boy, years later i read the book, amazing. I might have to get Hulu.

I think what makes Bill so great as a comedian is in his head he's always taking step back and just watching shit unfold and describes it out loud. He does that here and the argument he had with Bill Maher over the college protests is another great example of him doing that.

Amazing show. It's just as good as the first version and, to most extent, even better. I want the books now.

Now let's get a series on the peasant revolt in Hungary in 1514, György Dósza now that is a grotesque torture scenario Hulu can get behind.

Nice! Bill Burr review on Shogun. Love it! 😂 keep em coming

Bill Burr "I gave up at the point they boiled a guy" - And also "It's an amazing fucking series". For all the reasons Bill "Appears" to hate the series are reasons I love it. And I'm a huge fan of BillBurr (Like Bilbo).

This was THE best show I’ve watched probably since Mindhunters on Netflix! Amazing!!!

That was the culture back in the day. Words had weight…

lololol thank you for adding Mr sparkla

I hope this show wins all the awards!! So freakin good.

After watching the final episode i was legit depressed for a day. Incredible show.

Great show, one pf the best last 10 years.

After finishing it i had existential depression for 3 days. 10/10.

Bill Burr is such great spring/summer content.

Liked for the top-notch editing. It compliments Bill's words perfectly

Shogun is amazing

Shogun is a Masterpiece!!

One of my favorite shows so far

One day we'll get a Unit 137 show/movie, and that's where the rubber meets the road.

@ryankeyes3101

Ай бұрын

It was unit 731 and I agree but believe it or not almost everything we know now about frost bite and hypothermia is because of the experiments that unit 731 did I’m not condoning what they did they were still monsters just stating a fact.

@johnmele533

Ай бұрын

They do. “Man Behind the Sun” (1988). I think it has some other name too, but it’s all about Unit 731, and it is hard to watch. Unless I fell for a joke and you already knew about it.

@pauljackson2409

28 күн бұрын

Yeah. Look up the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment carried out on black men in the US between 1932 and 1972, before you get on your moral high horse.

@samwallaceart288

26 күн бұрын

If anyone makes that show, someone will get knifed over it. Some parts of Japan never fully lost the war.

Quite an opening episode, yet the series has many other great ones. Quite a breath of fresh air, a really great series. A one that will not have a second season for it was designed to be only one.

Amazing story, pacing and nuanced characters. Not a single episode wasted/pandered for DEI and we get 10 full episodes of meaning which beautifully conveys life, death, honor and loyalty. Even the women who are ruthless are still feminine and respected while being captivating the whole time. A great show that entertains and educates at the same time.

I love this show.

Best show in years! We need more!

Great show. Loved it and the 80s version as well.

Great show.

Apparently Bill Burr didn't see the original Shogun either, which shocked the hell out of people. And that was 40 years ago, when people were more sensitive to boiling people. James clavell . The author of novel probably had a bit more reality in his Life to draw on. He was a pow in Singapore's Changi prison, as a prisoner of the emperor of Japan. " Clavell did not talk about his wartime experiences with anyone, even his wife, for 15 years after the war. For a time he carried a can of sardines in his pocket at all times and fought an urge to forage for food in rubbish bins. He also experienced bad dreams and a nervous stomach kept him awake at night.[

That Mr. Sparkle edit lmaoo perfect

@DanielThureskog

25 күн бұрын

It was so unexpected. 😂

My friend plays Blackthorne, he’s also a musician and director

The actor (or voice actor) did an amazing job. Those screams man... they stuck with you.

This came outta nowhere for me, amazing show.

I read the book back in the '70s, it was excellent.

One of the best shows in YEARS

such a great show

Shogun was amazing!

The show is great. Every character always wanting to kill them self all the time is kinda annoying but maybe people were like that I have no idea. Here's hoping they don't royally fuck up the ending tomorrow.

3:45 LMFAOOOOOOO BRUHHHH 😂😂😂😂😂😂

best show in a VERY long time.

So basically Burr is saying that if you watch Shogun then you are "into" what the character do to people. I hope he has never seen Pulp Fiction, or really any other western film.

This is the guy who loves Tarantino movies that are just as violent

Bill is going to love my Shogun Ted Lasso mash up. Ted kills them with a stash o' kindness.

Amazing show.

As a Dutchman I was surprised how accurate the Fluyt ship was portrayed. They're usually just any old threemaster and no one really cares. But in this it was the real deal, and the crew and the captain were all spot on calvinistic old skool Dutch. Just dirt and grime all over them from this perilous journey. Very well done.

One of the greatest shows of the last 25 years (and I've watched the original series in the early 80s, which was already quite an experience, tho not sure if it still holds up, especially compared to the 2024 series).

@jasonmoser8957

Ай бұрын

I watched the original version a few weeks ago and am watching this now. The original was shot in Japan, and the newer version was shot in British Columbia-very noticeable if you have lived in Japan. The original is better acted for certain characters like Yabu, Mariko, Buntaro, and a few others. In the original, their gestures, mannerisms, displays of emotions, and mindsets are entirely Japanese. In the newer version, these characters, at times, are not. very Japanese. Overall, it is a good series.

@Njbear7453

Ай бұрын

@@jasonmoser8957do you know where I can find the original show ?

@Njbear7453

Ай бұрын

@@jasonmoser8957is it available on physical media ?

Now that we saw Shogun, I think we’re now ready for a Blood Meridian adaptation.

Best show and honors the book

This show was great

2:00 he was going to say "enjoy" lol

I hope Bill get back to it at some point. It's worth the pain. Incredible show. The last episode broke me.

its a re make , i love them both

"That's the right move here"☠️

In the book, Fujiko is introduced shortly after the Samurai’s fatal outburst at Ishido’s insults. She is described as a “recently widowed samurai,” so the reader assumes that it was her husband who almost killed Ishido. Only in the final chapters is it revealed that her husband was actually the samurai who fell into the pit when Blackthorne refused to sacrifice one of his sailors to a boiling death. It makes her loyalty to Toranaga and service to Blackthorne as a samurai that much more meaningful. Have not seen the new series, but it sounds almost as great as the source material.

Bill Burr - watching this shit really

Bill Burr time travels to Japan.

It’s been sitting with me since I watched it is exactly why they did it that way

His boss 😂😂😂😂

Not just his son, himself after. Lol very interesting

I would have thought you would have liked the show, you have the same haircut as the actors

Bill what happened to you? 😂

Feudal Japan was a tough go around.. especially for the LAAAAADIES

The original shogun is by far a superior series. It has a lot more focus on learning the culture.

"Aw man, it's brutal."

Agreed.

If it would have been Bill in the Cauldron he would have making fun of the villagers the whole time! You call this hot water! lol

Having the guy being boiled alive was more a result of Yabu's own fascination with death, not really a strategy to deter westerners with acts of cruelty but rather one man's obsession with the act of death itself.

I fking love this show,thank you fox

Oh my poor, sweet summer Billy. The books were far more graphic. The point of the guy being boiled alive is to show how ruthless Yabu is, how deranged. A clear danger to everyone. We are sooooo lucky to live in this day and age.

I had one katana for years, this show made me realize I needed to buy another one