Kung Fu (TOS)

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 1:27 am

What an incredibly happy surprise I got today when I found out Season 1 of one of my top few favorite shows of all time is coming out on DVD March 16!!!!!!!!!!

"I pity the fool" who hasn't ever seen Kung Fu!! As a kid, I loved it for the fights, some of which were really well-choreographed, and the philosophy. The philosophy, as I learned many years later, is taoism.

Great, great show!

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 6:23 am

I discovered Kung Fu when the Legend Continued with David Carradine and Chris Potter. That inspired me to start watching the original series. I kept copies of 11 of the original episodes, and most of the Continued series. It must be my age -- I like watching the older version of Carradine better. He's still good at evoking the mood.

Post by **Cheval** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 6:34 am

"Kung-Fu" was a favorite of mine to watch.
Just after the time when it was being aired,
I was learning a little martial arts too.
(Praying Mantis-Northern style; Wing Chung; and some Drunken Monkey)
The T.V. show was heavy on the philosophy stuff too, not just the action. (Which was good also).
Not many people really heard nor knew what kung-fu was back then.

I was happy when "Kung-Fu, The Legend Continues" came out.
Chris Potter, as Caine's son, kept the modern day fourish in touch
with the old traditional ways of Carradine's character.

Another series that caught my attention was "Vanishing Son",
a "Kung-Fu" type T.V. show from the 1980's. (Anybody seen that?)
I think that only lasted for two seasons... It may had gone three.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 2:16 pm

And yet another show was Raven, which, iirc, was set in Hawaii. This was about a dozen years ago, and only laster several episodes.

KF-TLC really annoyed me in ways. I sort of had to look at it as a "reimaging," along the lines of the new Battlestar Galactica, because Caine was powerful way beyond what Shaolin taught in TOS. Things like turning a doorknob from the other side of the locked door by moving his hand in a circle. This was before he became the Shamballah Master, which would, I guess, allow such things. (I don't remember if he was able to turn out all the street lights with a wave of his hands before or after the Shamballah stuff.)

And yet, there were incredible moments too, and lots of the philosophy was still there.

Post by **taraswizard** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:10 am

I liked the series when it aired originally. Probably watched it most weeks.

However, I have to add Margaret Cho's (currently my favorite comedienne) comment: "the show should have be called...HEY! That guy's not CHINESE"

rof

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:41 am

OK, it's been a while since I posted here. I now have the first 3 seasons on dvd.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:43 am

When are they going to put out Legend Continues, I want to know.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:43 am

Well, I guess there's at least a couple more seasons of TOS to go first. After that, maybe someone will have accidentally destroyed the Legend Continues masters, and they won't be able to do it.

(No, not a huge fan of it. heh)

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:01 am

That's ok. I'm not a huge fan of Buffy, and they're releasing that series.

*anticipates 16 seasons of Hawaii 5-O*

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:01 pm

Yeah, Buffy's entirely released. :letsparty:

Hey, you're being dramatic, right? There weren't really 16 seasons of H5O, were there???

(Hey, where's your av?)

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:52 pm

Yup, last I heard, there had been 16 seasons of Hawaii 5-O.

Surely David Carradine played in one episode? He must have, everybody else did.

(I can see my av, can you now?)

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:59 am

Holy cow, I had NO idea it ran that many seasons!! And I wouldn't be surprised if Carradine was in an episode. Unless, of course, the producers only got people with acting ability. IMHO, everything with Carradine that succeeded did so in spite of him.

(Yeah, I see it now. odd)

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:32 am

There was an H5O epi about a young beach bum in what turned out to be a murderous relationship with his father. If I went looking for Carradine, that beach bum would be the first character I would check.

(yours did that to me a few days ago.

)

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:57 am

(Edge fixed me.

)

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 4:35 am

I'm watching the episode I mentioned: Death With Father. It isn't Carradine.

Spoiler

It isn't a beach bum, either, it's a drug chemist.

(:lol:)

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 2:43 pm

Hawaii 5-O spoilers! Never thought I'd see the day! :LOLS:

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:56 pm

Especially in a Kung Fu thread.

I could have said it with a *whispers behind hand* instead. Would you like that?

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:33 pm

Makes no never mind to me.

Especially since nobody but us seems to know about this thread.

So let's call it our chat room. How the heck are ya??

Post by **Cheval** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:47 pm

Cheval enters chat room
Hi all. What's this about Hawaii Five-0: The Legend Continues?

(Book em, Caine.)

I just can't imagine the 5-0 theme song done with a wooden flute.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:53 pm

"I seek water."

"What the hell's the matter with you, Chinaman?!? You're on an island!! There's water everywhere!"

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Kung Fu (TOS)

Kung Fu (TOS)

I liked the series and still do