Original ‘Shōgun’ Director Jerry London Says FX Remake Only Won Emmys Because It Didn’t Have ‘Much Competition’
And London was miffed that the 2024 “Shōgun” press did not reference his original adaptation, despite the difference in story ...
‘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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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Original Shogun Director Blasts FX Remake for One Reason (But He’s Dead Wrong)
London’s criticism of the new adaptation stems primarily from comparisons to his version of Shogun. “It’s completely different from the one I did,” London explains. “Mine was based on ...
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‘Shogun’ 1980 Miniseries Director Calls Out FX Show as “Not Entertaining” for American Audiences
Jerry London, who directed the nine-hour Shogun that aired on NBC in September 1980, remembers his project as challenging, and says that producers initially pushed for a director of Japanese descent.
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 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 ...
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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, claiming that it's "not entertaining" for an American audience and ...