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[Parker Wayne]

Originally Posted by Manic

I refuse to check my family's history. I've always found it weird that my mom and dad had the same last name, and I don't wanna find out they share a relative five generations back.

This is all I have to say:

[Paladin-Hoss]

Originally Posted by Parker Wayne

Which book?

It's a tie actually...

Eiji Yoshikawa's Musashi ( not the english version, i remember the asian version is like 6 or 7 books in total) and James Clavell's Shogun

When i was a kid, both were pretty popular. Read 'em both countless times.

It's been years since i read them now though.

[C. Lee]

I love SHOGUN....read the book several times, watched the miniseries several times too.

[Paladin-Hoss]

Originally Posted by C. Lee

I love SHOGUN....read the book several times, watched the miniseries several times too.

Shogun is awesome!

It was the mini series that got me reading the book though. I've re-read the book fairly recently,but i haven't watched the mini in a looong time...so i can't really remember if it's faithfull or accurate...

Does the scene where Blackthorne got...pee'd on also in the tv series? that was pretty sick..

Or when They boiled one of his crew alive...

[C. Lee]

Originally Posted by Paladin-Hoss

Shogun is awesome!

It was the mini series that got me reading the book though. I've re-read the book fairly recently,but i haven't watched the mini in a looong time...so i can't really remember if it's faithfull or accurate...

Does the scene where Blackthorne got...pee'd on also in the tv series? that was pretty sick..

Or when They boiled one of his crew alive...

I read the book before the series....pictured Sean Connery in my mind, but Chamberlain did a great job.

Both those scenes are in the miniseries.

I've seen several different versions. The first time the series ran, there was no narration...so the viewer felt like Chamberlain, and learned as he did. But many people complained about that...and so later all showings were now narrated by Orson Wells. There was also an extremely shortened version put out on VHS tape....it was cut down to around two and a half hours. I still have a copy of that around here somewhere. I had had the whole series recorded on tape for years....but a while back it came out on DVD, and I have that now.

[Parker Wayne]

Originally Posted by Paladin-Hoss

It's a tie actually...

Eiji Yoshikawa's Musashi ( not the english version, i remember the asian version is like 6 or 7 books in total) and James Clavell's Shogun

When i was a kid, both were pretty popular. Read 'em both countless times.

It's been years since i read them now though.

Musashi has been a great read so far, and I've been hearing a lot about Shogun.

Originally Posted by C. Lee

I read the book before the series....pictured Sean Connery in my mind, but Chamberlain did a great job.

Both those scenes are in the miniseries.

I've seen several different versions. The first time the series ran, there was no narration...so the viewer felt like Chamberlain, and learned as he did. But many people complained about that...and so later all showings were now narrated by Orson Wells. There was also an extremely shortened version put out on VHS tape....it was cut down to around two and a half hours. I still have a copy of that around here somewhere. I had had the whole series recorded on tape for years....but a while back it came out on DVD, and I have that now.

You guys are making me excited to read Shogun and watch the miniseries!

[Paladin-Hoss]

You guys are making me excited to read Shogun and watch the miniseries!

You should! you won´t regret it.It´s a GREAT book.

The main protagonist isn´t a total badass like Takezo-Musashi,he´s more or less a regular guy that´s been put in an incredible difficult, scary situation. A stranger in strange land.

[Paladin-Hoss]

I read the book before the series....pictured Sean Connery in my mind, but Chamberlain did a great job.

Both those scenes are in the miniseries.

I've seen several different versions. The first time the series ran, there was no narration...so the viewer felt like Chamberlain, and learned as he did. But many people complained about that...and so later all showings were now narrated by Orson Wells. There was also an extremely shortened version put out on VHS tape....it was cut down to around two and a half hours. I still have a copy of that around here somewhere. I had had the whole series recorded on tape for years....but a while back it came out on DVD, and I have that now.

LOL because i saw the mini first, i pictured Blackthorne as Chamberlain in my head

That made me wanna see the mini again! There are a lot scenes from the book that i would love to see on the mini too. Like maybe the process of Blackthorne trying to learn the Japanese language and their customs with the death threat hanging over his head...hope they show some of that on the mini too.

Hmm..i didn´t know that they´ve had different versions of the adaptation.

I think i´ll go to the local vid store.See if they have the DVD set.I didn´t even knew that there is a DVD set out. Thanks for the tip!

[THE MR. TERRIFIC]

If you're a 75 year old 110lbs dripping wet Bob Barker look alike, why would you do this!?!

http://gma.yahoo.com/video/pets-2659...-29327654.html

[C. Lee]

When I bought the DVD set it was pretty high....but you can find the whole set now for right around $20. Not bad for a 12 hour series.

At one time, I had posters and banners for it's full version VHS release (nice shots of Chamberlain and Mifune)...think I still may have them packed away somewhere.

It's been a lot longer now since the last time I read the book...but from what I remember, most scenes made it in one way or another.

One of the few redeeming things about the shortened tape release was....it had a nude scene with Mariko that wasn't in any of the American versions of the full length series.

The mini series was the first time I saw John Rhys-Davies in anything (he didn't show up in Raiders until the next year) and he was great as Rodrigues.

[Duke]

Originally Posted by THE MR. TERRIFIC

If you're a 75 year old 110lbs dripping wet Bob Barker look alike, why would you do this!?!

http://gma.yahoo.com/video/pets-2659...-29327654.html

That guy was lucky his new name isn't stumpy.

[THE MR. TERRIFIC]

Right!

[squeekness]

Originally Posted by C. Lee

I love SHOGUN....read the book several times, watched the miniseries several times too.

All of the James Clavell books are awesome. I've read the whole series he did of that region. All of them were outstanding.

[The Squirrel]

What's the best way for mass selling of comic books and dvd's?

[The Original Bamfer]

YARD SALE!!!

[The Original Bamfer]

Originally Posted by Manic

I refuse to check my family's history. I've always found it weird that my mom and dad had the same last name, and I don't wanna find out they share a relative five generations back.

My mother was engaged to a man who's very distantly related to my father before she started a relationship with pops. Dad and he share the last name, but they didn't even know they were related until after my folks got married. It's a small world, afterall!*








*Please forgive me, God - I know that's the devil's song!

[Schlosser85]

Is it weird to put ice in milk? Because I have always drank milk with an ice cube, and my roommates think this is weird.

[Travesty]

Originally Posted by Schlosser85

Is it weird to put ice in milk? Because I have always drank milk with an ice cube, and my roommates think this is weird.

Yeah, I think its kinda weird. I also think its weird when I see people do that with beer.

I also see people put salt in beer, too.

[THE MR. TERRIFIC]

My Dad does that. I don't like it cause it waters down the milk. To answer your question though I do think it's a little weird.

[Erzengel]

I put ice in everything except beer. If my milk is not frigid or I just picked some up from the store, I put ice in it.

[Schlosser85]

I cannot do warm milk. Or warm water.

Actually I can barely drink cold water. I just don't like the taste of water at all.

[C. Lee]

Originally Posted by The Squirrel

What's the best way for mass selling of comic books and dvd's?

Depends on how much you want out of them, how quick you want the money, how much trouble you are willing to go through to sell them.

You can yard sale them, find a local flea market and set up a table, sell on the net (via ebay, ioffer, etc....), take it all to a place like HALF PRICE BOOKS and sell it to them....

[The Squirrel]

I put some up on ebay to see how it goes. I may end up having to go to Half Price.

[ComicChick]

Originally Posted by The Squirrel

What's the best way for mass selling of comic books and dvd's?

when you find out, let me know

i wouldn't mind selling them to hype members, i know they'd at least value them.

on that note, i wish we had a selling/trading forum

[Erzengel]

I sold a bunch of comics years ago when comics were probably more sought after, and the people at the comic book store, pretty much picked through the stuff and offered like 25-30% of what they were actually worth.

I sold a bunch of TPBs a few months ago on Ebay and they were a little better but not really.