OT: Wu-Tang: An American Saga out on Hulu now

iLLmatic860 · Post #1 » by **iLLmatic860** » Thu Sep 5, 2019 5:06 pm

Watch on YouTube

Only on the first episode but this is by far my fav show of 2019 so far

Best Hulu original series also

Post #2 » by **j4remi** » Thu Sep 5, 2019 5:12 pm

I'm HYPE to start this. I thought the Showtime documentary was absolute flames too.

Post #3 » by **King of Canada** » Thu Sep 5, 2019 5:34 pm

j4remi wrote:I'm HYPE to start this. I thought the Showtime documentary was absolute flames too.

I'm only just starting the third episode of the doc, even though I started it the week it came out. I was disappointed they didn't focus more on the early years. It seems like by episode 2 they were almost up to date. :-?

Post #4 » by **j4remi** » Thu Sep 5, 2019 6:13 pm

King of Canada wrote:
j4remi wrote:I'm HYPE to start this. I thought the Showtime documentary was absolute flames too.

I'm only just starting the third episode of the doc, even though I started it the week it came out. I was disappointed they didn't focus more on the early years. It seems like by episode 2 they were almost up to date.

I feel you, I wanted them to confirm or deny the old urban legends around those early years (ie: Ghostface wore a mask in the early going to hide from police, the lost music from water damage, etc.) but they did cover some great stories along the way. Plus there's real charm to watching them in a theater reliving old footage and clips. That and all the sacred math stuff always intrigues me, these dudes drop knowledge for days. It went a little too heavy on RZA's brother defending himself, but I kinda got it...Kinda like how you had to accept certain aspects of Straight Outta Compton that were either missing or seemed one part of a three sides story.

iLLmatic860 · Post #5 » by **iLLmatic860** » Thu Sep 5, 2019 6:47 pm

Dam just finished 2nd episode. I hope this goes multiple seasons. Best tv ive watched in years. Might be nostalgia but idc. Lol

Fat Kat · Post #6 » by **Fat Kat** » Fri Sep 6, 2019 12:17 pm

Just finished the first 2 episodes. I was skeptical at first, but it’s very good.

DrCoach · Post #7 » by **DrCoach** » Sun Sep 8, 2019 4:14 pm

The casting is so bad, very distractingly and takes away from my experience

iLLmatic860 · Post #8 » by **iLLmatic860** » Sun Sep 8, 2019 5:52 pm

DrCoach wrote:The casting is so bad, very distractingly and takes away from my experience

Lol I was skeptical at first but they all of killed their roles

You the first I seen talkin negative of the show

DrCoach · Post #9 » by **DrCoach** » Sun Sep 8, 2019 6:55 pm

DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:
DrCoach wrote:The casting is so bad, very distractingly and takes away from my experience

Lol I was skeptical at first but they all of killed their roles

You the first I seen talkin negative of the show

Half the guys just don’t look like their respective counterparts, that’s very distracting for me

1999 · Post #10 » by **1999** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 6:09 pm

DrCoach wrote:
DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:
DrCoach wrote:The casting is so bad, very distractingly and takes away from my experience

Lol I was skeptical at first but they all of killed their roles

You the first I seen talkin negative of the show

Half the guys just don’t look like their respective counterparts, that’s very distracting for me

I thought I was the only one. Ghostface looks nothing like Ghostface. Raekwon forget it. Only guy they nailed was ODB. Dave East is acceptable but nothing special as Meth. I have to keep telling myself which character is which and it takes me out of it.

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iLLmatic860 · Post #11 » by **iLLmatic860** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 6:31 pm

The acting is good tho. I dont really think its that big of an issue

Iron Mantis · Post #12 » by **Iron Mantis** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 8:33 pm

DrCoach wrote:
DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:
DrCoach wrote:The casting is so bad, very distractingly and takes away from my experience

Lol I was skeptical at first but they all of killed their roles

You the first I seen talkin negative of the show

Half the guys just don’t look like their respective counterparts, that’s very distracting for me

That was definitely a distraction for me as well.

Since RZA is the main character, they could have at least nailed that one.

However, the story itself is so immersive that I eventually got over it.

2010 · Post #13 » by **2010** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 8:41 pm

I definitely wanna see this!

Post #14 » by **j4remi** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 9:26 pm

I agree the actors don't look the part, but I can get by it with most of them because they have the feel of the personas they're taking on. I was watching with my brother and a couple of friends and we recognized Ghost, Rae and GZA basically out the gate just off of fashion and how they moved. The one dude I can't get past is Dave East and I actually think he's got the voice down but I just recognize him and can't get off it.

I've enjoyed the hell outta this ish though. There's some stuff that just takes you back (even the way he has everything set up in his room reminds me of how my brother and his friends geared up my basement as a youngster). This has a lot of that and it feels like they're just lining it up to bring these dudes together like the damned Avengers or some ish. I'm really looking forward to the next episode.

iLLmatic860 · Post #15 » by **iLLmatic860** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:28 pm

I can see why the you guys would be mad at them not looking exactly the same but I love this type of stuff because it can teach the youngins out there that know nothing about Wu-Tang.

My gf is younger than me and she knows nothing about Wu-Tang. She is white girl from PA so shes not hip to all the New York **** that im into. She didnt even know Method Man as a rapper. She only knows him as an actor on How High. **** pisses me off lol but she enjoys the show and its a learning experience for her. I love putting people on to ****. This is a story that needs to be told.

Not to mention Gza produced the show. So if hes okay with which actors were chose to tell their story then im 100% on board with this.

DrCoach · Post #16 » by **DrCoach** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:28 pm

1999 wrote:
DrCoach wrote:
DaT WaVeY RiCaN wrote:Lol I was skeptical at first but they all of killed their roles

You the first I seen talkin negative of the show

Half the guys just don’t look like their respective counterparts, that’s very distracting for me

I thought I was the only one. Ghostface looks nothing like Ghostface. Raekwon forget it. Only guy they nailed was ODB. Dave East is acceptable but nothing special as Meth. I have to keep telling myself which character is which and it takes me out of it.

Sent from my iPhone using RealGM mobile app

Agreed, takes away from the experience for me.