Kung Fu: La leyenda continúa

This show was not bad for a tv series. The two most interesting characters were the female police captain and the former spy named kermit. The show used a fake chinese culture. I wish there would have been more emphasis on the culture and on the criminal syndicates within it (ie. the seemingly invincible triads). The series was penned by one of my favorite tv writers MICHAEL SLOAN (ie. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, THE RETURN OF THE MAN FROM UNCLE and the EQUALIZER). The series stressed virtue and martial arts action it was also escapist and for many years the only action hour left on tv. I am a fan of the original once conceptualized by BRUCE LEE. Of note is a tv movie in which BRANDON LEE stars.

"Kung Fu: The Legend Continues," followed the adventures of a father(Caine) and son(Peter) crime fighting team. When the show began, Caine a Shaolin Priest, and Peter a cop are reunited after a 15 years separation.

The show was full of interesting leading characters, lots of bad guys, Cool Kung-Fu moves, Eastern and Western Philosophy, and a touching and often comical father/son relationship.

The relationship between Caine and Peter was what made the show most enjoyable. It was interesting to see two very different types of characters get along, and come to terms with their pasts. Peter had been raised to about the age of 12 to be a Shaolin Priest by his father, but after being separated from him was sent to an orphanage, and later adopted by a family with very strong Western Values, and had given up everything his real father taught him. When Caine came back he helps Peter to remember his past and family legacy, which was very absorbing.

There's a lot of complaint that there was too much magic and mysticism in the show. In this way it was ahead of its time, as only a few years later shows like Buffy, Angel, and Charmed would become the norm and be widely accepted.

If looking for a light-hearted show with lots of action and endearing characters "Kung-Fu: The Legend Continues is a good choice.

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"Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" (1993) (TV-Series 1993-1997) Poster Not Submitted Directed by Mario Azzopardi George Bloomfield

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Plot Summary: Kwai Chang Caine was a priest at a Shaolin temple, where his son Peter also lived and studied. The temple... (more)

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Series Credited cast: David Carradine .... Kwai Chang Caine Chris Potter .... Peter Caine rest of cast listed alphabetically: Donald Burda .... Blaine Kim Chan .... Lo Si (The Ancient)/Ping Hai William Dunlop .... Chief of Detectives Frank Strenlich David Hewlett .... Dr. Nicholas (Nickie) Elder, the Robert Lansing .... Paul Blaisdell (1993-1994) Belinda Metz .... Det. Jody Powell (1994-) Nathaniel Moreau .... Young Peter Caine Robert Nicholson .... Det. Blake (1994-1996) Victoria Snow .... Det. Mary Margaret Skalany Kate Trotter .... Capt. Karen Simms (1994-) Scott Wentworth .... Det. Kermit Griffin

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Runtime: USA:60 min (88 episodes) / Argentina:60 min Country: USA / Canada Language: English Color: Color Sound Mix: Stereo Certification: Argentina:13

Quotes: Kwai Chang Caine: (quoting) "Change is not only desirable, it is necessary." Peter Caine: Confucius? Kwai Chang Caine: Frank Zappa. (more)

Kung Fu, The Legend Continues. If you watched it while it was originally airing, you probably watched a few other great shows along with it, Babylon 5, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Batman the Animated Series, etc. This show is an inspirational one. If you're a Batman fan, or any type of person who feels that justice is not just the court system or the death penalty, than this is a show for you. Caine is a simple priest, taught in the arts of Shaolin. He does not fight unless the need is great. He helps as many people as he can, when he can. He and his son thought each other dead, and after fifteen years of Caine wandering the world in search for peace, he finds his long lost son, and now must learn to adapt in the new terrain he is in, the big city. Its all in all a very good show, combining out of place Kung-Fu in a city where crime is a known fact. They really could have camped this series, or made it really lame, but they didn't, it was realistic, and best of all it had ideals, morales, something sadly lacking from TV these days.

David Carradine plays his original character's grandson, also named Kwai Chang Caine, who has a son of his own, Peter, played by the wonderful Chris Potter. The two are separated for many years, thinking each other dead. When Caine and Peter accidentally find each other again in a large U.S. city, the two must work through their many personal and cultural differences -- Caine is a Shaolin Priest (of course), but Peter has grown up to become a cop with an attitude. The hardest part , they find, is learning to be father and son once more. The struggle for Peter to remember his earlier teachings and adjust to his father's abrupt appearance in his life, and for Caine to accept an adult son who has a mind of his own and an adopted family who knew nothing about his past or about his Shaolin beginnings is a great premise. Their growth and conflicts are beautifully portrayed by two very, very good actors, and the supporting characters/actors are wonderful.