'Shogun' review: Brilliant new spin on a time-honoured tale

'Whenever someone says "ronin", I get this really bad "Avengers: Endgame" flashback.' Photos: Handout

We have become conditioned by now, upon learning of a beloved/respected/familiar show being remade, to ask: Why?

After all, more often than not, such ventures turn out to be hollow, cynical cash grabs that don't even succeed at that last part – let alone recapturing a thimbleful of what made the original so special.