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© Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.A new 'Kung Fu' debuts at a crucial time for Asian Americans
By ALICIA RANCILIO NEW YORK©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Kaerimashita
Another unnecessary remake. And a totally irrelevant connection made with violence against Asian Americans. Like Kung Funis in any way representative of “the Asian American experience”
BackpackingNepal
It just doesn't have that feel of good old 70s/80s Kung Fu Films.
Toasted Heretic
Looks great.
RealCDN
Yes, learn kung fu while on holiday. Really?
Boku Dayo
Oh, yes...and politically correct. snicker
umbrella
Nothing will come close to the seventies David Carradine Kung Fu series. But yes this series certainly has the present day necessary political correctness with a woman as the hero.
Lazarus Knows
It must be awful to walk down the street, see women walking around and think, "urgh. Women. Going around, making up 50% of the population. It's political correctness gone mad."
Rick Sanchez
All those modern remakes compared to the real Classics are so PATHETIC !!..
Toasted Heretic
The original was lame. My granny liked it, though.
Why are some grown men so terrified of change?
Guess for a lot of them, television was like a parent or a womb to them.
They associate such memories with happier times.
Change means challenge. Challenge can cause fear.
Time to be brave and fly the nest.
Nator
Women again! Sheesh!
I'm very confused by all these people who seem to get upset at the very idea of women existing.
That said, I'm personally not so interested in the idea of it being set in the modern day. There are already loads of tv shows set in the modern day with characters who can do martial arts. What I always liked about the original was the juxtaposition of the Kung Fu guy with the Cowboy genre and archetypes.
I kinda wish they'd gone with that time frame along with the female main character.
I guess kids these days probably aren't so into Western stuff though.
JeffLee
So she's never seen "Joy Luck Club."
bass4funk
It'll probably make one season
snowymountainhell
Let’s not forget: This was ALL ‘Bruce Lee’s Legacy’ - He brought martial arts into the mainstream.
He pitched the series idea to Hollywood and was told it wouldn’t work. He was saddened to see it premier with a white man playing an Asian role.
Toasted Heretic
Should be used to that by now.
Bob Fosse
That got a big laugh here, thank you.
Peter14
Trailer looks good. This should go a few seasons if they do it right.
bass4funk
And that is exactly why people are cutting their cable TV because Hollywood makes these one night stand series.