Hulu's Shogun. Yikes!

I gave it a try, 3 whole episodes.

And that's it, I can't watch it anymore.

I know, I made the mistake of reading the book and watch the old mini-series years ago, so I have a frame of comparison and that is "unfair." Then again, the producers, director and actors could have used that same reference and deliver an equal or better experience. But they failed to do that.

Lots of CGI, probably to avoid costs but if you compare scenes and overall production from 40 years ago to the modern stuff, it is like comparing a Rembrandt painting with a fill-by-the-numbers from a 6-year-old. Acting is subpar going from the emotional expression of drywall to monumental resting bitch faces to Tom and Jerry over-the-top.

The script is "based" on the book, but probably in an effort to be "different", they added and subtracted stuff that ends up creating some deep narrative holes.

If you are like me and watched the old miniseries and/or read the book, avoid yourself the disappointment and waste of time. If you haven't, you may want to give it a try.