Now, I'm sick with complaints of people who obviously don't know much about TV. TV series present FICTION, folks; even if they show you the Statue of Liberty and say the place is Gotham city or Metropolis, so it will be. Geez.
The main actors are not martial artists and so much the better. The previous attempt, which featured Brandon Lee, was not even sold, so live with it. If you want martial artists, go and see 'The Crow', or other stuff. There's hundreds of them. KFTLC is about acting and acting makes it the cult classic it is.
I don' deny the series obvious flows. Some episodes are badly done, like 'The Return of the Shadow Assassin' (s. 2), for instance; or plain pointless (like 'Kundela' or 'Dragon's Daughter'). Also the show had very really low budget and even provided that it did well. Imagine what it could have done with few millions more. And remember, KFTLC was shot in the mid-90s, it can never have the visual quality of present day television, for crying out loud!!
A serious negative side is the fantasy element. Time travel is fine but Warner did really bad by cutting the way of the 1st season took. They thought it was too much violence when the 1st season's stories tackled some very real and serious issues like drug addiction and human trafficking.
As for the actors, some of the guest actors are really bad. BUT they matter not! The main support actors, Scott Wentworth, Kate Trotter and Kim Chan are exquisite in their performances. Actually it was a great move to include them and add to the story of Caine & Peter with more regulars. When it comes to the leads, KFTLC is all about the relationship between father and son. When an episode fails elsewhere, they are there to the rescue; flawless! They act naturally and so well that one wonders whether they're not related in real life. It is them, the lead actors, the made the show. When I give 10 stars to the show, I give them to David and Chris. David Carradine & Chris Potter are without doubt one of the greatest tandems that have ever graced the TV screen. Not many have come close to them since then...
The main actors are not martial artists and so much the better. The previous attempt, which featured Brandon Lee, was not even sold, so live with it. If you want martial artists, go and see 'The Crow', or other stuff. There's hundreds of them. KFTLC is about acting and acting makes it the cult classic it is.
I don' deny the series obvious flows. Some episodes are badly done, like 'The Return of the Shadow Assassin' (s. 2), for instance; or plain pointless (like 'Kundela' or 'Dragon's Daughter'). Also the show had very really low budget and even provided that it did well. Imagine what it could have done with few millions more. And remember, KFTLC was shot in the mid-90s, it can never have the visual quality of present day television, for crying out loud!!
A serious negative side is the fantasy element. Time travel is fine but Warner did really bad by cutting the way of the 1st season took. They thought it was too much violence when the 1st season's stories tackled some very real and serious issues like drug addiction and human trafficking.
As for the actors, some of the guest actors are really bad. BUT they matter not! The main support actors, Scott Wentworth, Kate Trotter and Kim Chan are exquisite in their performances. Actually it was a great move to include them and add to the story of Caine & Peter with more regulars. When it comes to the leads, KFTLC is all about the relationship between father and son. When an episode fails elsewhere, they are there to the rescue; flawless! They act naturally and so well that one wonders whether they're not related in real life. It is them, the lead actors, the made the show. When I give 10 stars to the show, I give them to David and Chris. David Carradine & Chris Potter are without doubt one of the greatest tandems that have ever graced the TV screen. Not many have come close to them since then...
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