{"id":12493,"date":"2018-05-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shatontv.com\/why-the-shogun-westworld-parallel-plot-lines\/"},"modified":"2022-07-06T01:05:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T05:05:14","slug":"why-the-shogun-westworld-parallel-plot-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/tv\/why-the-shogun-westworld-parallel-plot-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"Why The Shogun\/Westworld Parallel Plot Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_10064\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"mailto:hosts@shatpod.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10064\" class=\"wp-image-10064 size-full\" src=\"\/tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/Westworld-Theories.jpg\" alt=\"Westworld Telegraph\" width=\"180\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Have a Theory? <a href=\"mailto:hosts@shatpod.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share It Now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div> Hey Guys,<\/p>\n<p>My theory on this is that Lee Sizemore is the on screen voice of the overworked and underappreciated creative writers that actually crank out the episodes of &#8220;Westworld&#8221;. I think they are having a bit of an inside joke while also paying an homage to the crossover commercial success of the &#8220;Seven Samurai&#8221; and &#8220;The Magnificent Seven&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that a samurai action adventure of honor and duty and good vs. evil could be so directly translated to a western motif speaks to the universality of these themes (and loops) in all cultures and Sizemore was somewhat smugly speaking for the show writers in pointing this out. Also, it indirectly ties in the Yul Brenner character from the original &#8220;Westworld&#8221; that was clearly inspired by his starring role as a gunslinger in &#8220;The Magnificent Seven&#8221; and who appeared in the background in the HBO &#8220;Westworld&#8221; in season 1. <\/p>\n<p>Thanks, love the podcast<br \/>\nDave Wright<br \/>\nSan Diego, CA <p><strong>Subscribe Now<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Android:\u00a0<a title=\"Android\" href=\"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/tv\/westworld-android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/shatpod.com\/tv\/westworld-android<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Apple\/iTunes:\u00a0<\/em><a title=\"iTunes\" href=\"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/tv\/westworld-itunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>https:\/\/shatpod.com\/tv\/westworld-itunes<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Help Support the Podcast<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Contact Us: <a href=\"\/contact\/\">https:\/\/www.shatpod.com\/contact<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Commission Movie: <a href=\"\/support\/\">https:\/\/www.shatpod.com\/support<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Support with Paypal: <a href=\"\/paypal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.shatpod.com\/paypal<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Support With Venmo: <a href=\"\/venmo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.shatpod.com\/venmo<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Shop Merchandise: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shatpod.com\/shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.shatpod.com\/shop<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Shop Amazon With Our Affiliate Link &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?tag=shatmovies-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?tag=shatmovies-20<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Theme Song &#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"The Ecstasy Of Gold\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/album\/hip-hop-feat.-western-fistful\/id383104544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;The Ecstasy Of Gold&#8221; (Hip Hop Instrumental Version)<\/a> \u00a0by\u00a0<a title=\"Dj 2 Bad\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/artist\/dj-2-bad\/id380839995\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dj 2 Bad<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Outro Music &#8211; By <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/simonsteric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simon Eric Haywood<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Guys, My theory on this is that Lee Sizemore is the on screen voice of the overworked and underappreciated creative writers that actually crank out the episodes of &#8220;Westworld&#8221;. 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