Shōgun Review: FX's Epic Adaptation Boasts Extraordinary Scale, But Is Saddled With an Ordinary Story

Even by Peak TV standards, where TV shows routinely look every bit as good as big-budget blockbusters, FX's Shōgun is flat-out breathtaking. Admirably ambitious and epic in scope, the limited series set in feudal Japan (premiering next Tuesday at 10/9c; I've seen the first four episodes) boasts exquisite period detail and grandly staged action sequences […]