Better than the original mini-series from the 1980s that appeared to have been cut short. I went back and watched the older one, and it appeared to be very, very compressed into just four episodes. Original source material book is probably much richer than the shows, but I have not read it.
However, it gives a different view of the same events. What I notice is the Sun Tzu adagium to keep your plans dark and appear weak when you are strong are well shown.
Better than the original mini-series from the 1980s that appeared to have been cut short. I went back and watched the older one, and it appeared to be very, very compressed into just four episodes. Original source material book is probably much richer than the shows, but I have not read it.
This show deviates tremendously from the book.
However, it gives a different view of the same events. What I notice is the Sun Tzu adagium to keep your plans dark and appear weak when you are strong are well shown.
You are going to love the next couple episodes. Episode 8 insane Sun Tzu:
I've never seen the Richard Chamberlain series, but I've heard it's good. I'm tempted to read the book but I know it's very long.