Creators:
Ed SpielmanComposer:
Jeff DannaCast:
David Carradine, Chris Potter, Scott Wentworth, Kim Chan, Richard Anderson, Robert Lansing, David Hewlett, Kate Trotter, John Bourgeois, Soon-Tek Oh (more)Seasons(4) / Episodes(87)
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Kung Fu: The Legend Continues was the continuation of the popular '70s drama Kung Fu. While Kung Fu was set back in the early 1900s, This version is set in modern day. It features David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine's grandson, also named Kwai Chang Caine who is a Shaolin priest. The show also featured Chris Potter as Peter Caine a police officer. The show usually dealt with mystical shaolin dealings but at times had events such as kidnappings and stopping robbers. (official distributor synopsis)
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The first episodes had some charm. David Carradine successfully convinced me that he was a spiritual, wise warrior and that was enough for ten or fifteen episodes. But when you try to squeeze water out of rocks, the only thing you are left with is boredom and awkwardness.
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Attempt to continue the 70s TV classic, which once made David Carradine famous. The original Kung-fu rode the exceptionally high wave of popularity of Eastern mysticism and martial arts, although often perceived in the West as quirky and heavily distorted. I used to watch this series on Austrian television and it had a certain charm - after all, I was at an age more receptive to such projects. In the 90s, similar themes became too worn-out, and the television studio treated it as just another financially mediocre TV series, especially since Carradine is getting older and his successor lacks that "Shaolin" charisma. In terms of script quality, it's a severely lacking affair. Overall impression: 25%.
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