Rome vs Japan

[Narukami]

Narukami i totally agree with you on the subject!

and the same goes for the ancient theatre form of Bunraku and Noh for that matter...

M.VIB.M.

Yes indeed, quite right Marcus. Although not as popular as the kabuki, they are never the less alive and readily available for consumption. There is also kyogen, the short comic farces that appear between the different No plays in a typical performance. A close friend at the UH did her PhD dissertation on the Bunraku and my wife's MFA project was a series of Hawaiian legends performed in the kyogen style.

In some ways the kyogen might be compared to the Roman farce, but I will need to do more research before I make such a claim.

As for Japanese TV, well, I'm with you TLC. Japanese TV shows are simply amazing. hock: :roll: :?

And yes, let's see some video of a group of Roman legionaries doing the algorithm march. Now there is a fair contest without the need to spill any blood. Of course one might say the Monty Python Flying Circus already did this, but they are professionals and should be excluded from this contest. :wink:

Narukami