VallyNicky While I don't hold to Eastern Mysticism, I liked this show very much. The characters were engaging and had you coming back week after week. I'd even go so far as to say I'd buy the entire series if the Carradine family ever released it on DVD. The last I heard, David had purchased all the rights to this franchise and his family had no interest in releasing them as of yet. I tried watching the original series when it was on as repeats, but I couldn't get into it. I saw enough to recognize scene's they'd borrowed as flashbacks for KF:TLC. At first I wasn't happy with the season three changes, but I really came to love Kermit Griffith. He was by far my favorite character, aside from Peter Caine, of course. I wish the show had run longer than 4 seasons. Thank goodness, fan fiction keeps canceled shows alive, even for the not so die-hard fan like me.

A_Different_Drummer Some two decades after the original Kung Fu had imploded -- mainly because of Carradine's own antics -- the actor grew weary of playing bad guys in B-movies and showed up in Canada looking to put together a production that would modernize the concept. Canada in the 90s was still struggling with the basics (like, oh, direction, cinematography, sound) but the tax incentives were in place and as long as you followed the First Commandment of Canadian film making -- START WITH A KNOWN US STAR -- you could pretty much find funding for a show on rewiring your garage. The plot twists to bring Caine together with his "son" were heroic, but once the series started, it did indeed find an audience. And, no, it was not better than the original, but it tried really hard and that counted. The fight scenes were wretched. The signature "slo mo" of the 70s series was used again, like a retread tire, but by the 90s, fight choreography had advanced and the fights, plentiful as they were, were the weakest part of the show. In fact, an argument could be made that it was the fans of the original, so happy to have Carradine back in the saddle (metaphorically) that gave this series some longevity. Seriously, if you looking for a DVD purchase, I cannot imagine anyone seriously preferring this to the 70s version.

Brian Washington This is another example of why many sequels and spin-offs don't work. The main thing I didn't like about this show was that the producers couldn't make up their minds on whether to make this a cop drama or make it a supernatural thriller. David Carradine looks as if he only took this role to get a paycheck and the acting looks ordinary at best. The supporting cast is nothing to write home about except for Kermit, who constantly wore sunglasses everywhere he went. The only other thing that makes the show somewhat work is the conflict between Caine and his son Peter. You pretty much get the usual story of traditional values versus modern society. That's the only thing that saved this series from being a total loss.

UNISOM According to something i once read was spoffed in several comedic comic us magazines as a kid for his "supposed" buffonery in the 1970's. The star i refer to is chris potter. Potter is a capable actor who did well in this series about a father and son who battle crime. The plot film starred brandon lee. The series is based on a concept by BRUCE LEE deveolped with a Weintraub in the 1970's. Of note is the reported involvement of potter in the church of the immaculate soul aka heart grnated this like most news reports can be in error. A interesting show, with a modern take on the original.