The Samurai Sword Blog

HBO was recently acquired by AT&T in a blockbuster $85 billion deal.  John Stankey is now heading up WarnerMedia and has promised to ramp up HBO's shows. This is where the opportunity to do something no one else is doing not only presents itself, but makes perfect sense; make a samurai epic. Everyone and their dog has piled onto the fantasy train after the success of Game of Thrones, which lead to the spillover piling onto the Viking theme shows. What is the only thing with global appea …

If you have HBO chances are you have probably already watched season two of West World, so this is no surprise to you. If you haven't, season two has some great scenes in Samurai World with one of my favorite actors Hiroyuki Sanada. If you've seen The Last Samurai, The Wolverine, or 47 Ronin, then you would know him on sight. There is a decisive lack of samurai shows being made and I think Netflix and HBO are dropping a very large ball by not creating one. For now, the scenes in Samurai World wi …