Television Warrior | TV Series | Based on writings of Bruce Lee | iMDB 8.4

[Hoof the ball]

Made by Justin Lin (Fast and the Furious) and Jonathan Tropper (Banshee)

Set during the Tong Wars in the late 1800s, Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy originating from China to San Francisco, ends up becoming a hatchet man for the most powerful tong in Chinatown.

Only two or three episodes, but so far so good.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5743796/

 

[Art Vandelay]

Is this being shown anywhere in the UK?

 

[SwansonsTache]

Cinemax, Banshee director

 

[ivaldo]

Banshee was ace, think I'll give this a whirl.

 

[afrocentricity]

2 eps down and it's good. Like the martial arts choreography for

Spoiler

the boss fight in the 1st Ep

.

 

[G-manc]

I only started watching this on Friday.

I’m 2 episodes in so far and it’s pretty enjoyable. Great scenery and violent fight scenes - what’s not to like?

 

[Sky1981]

Any nudity like in bashee?

 

[Andersons Dietician]

I finished this a while ago and it’s pretty decent. @Sky1981 there is some but it’s not to the standard of a lili Simmons. Fight scenes are decent and there is some seriously brutal deaths and the set up for Something to happen in the second season is decent.

When I had finished watching this and people were pissing me off it did have me telling people to shut up or i’d Take them to “The White mountain”

 

[Sky1981]

I finished this a while ago and it’s pretty decent. @Sky1981 there is some but it’s not to the standard of a lili Simmons. Fight scenes are decent and there is some seriously brutal deaths and the set up for Something to happen in the second season is decent.

Sweet thank you. Will check the crime scene

 

[Dirty Schwein]

I watched one ep and I'm out. The fight scenes seemed sped up. Which was annoying.

 

[freeurmind]

Yeah we tried this a while back but checked out after episode 1, it just seemed rushed, the story seemed all over the place. Did it get better after that?

 

[evil_geko]

First three episodes of Season 3 are out! Such a great and underrated series this. Also IMDB is 8.4 now, edit the title.

 

[Fully Fledged]

First three episodes of Season 3 are out! Such a great and underrated series this. Also IMDB is 8.4 now, edit the title.

Love this.

 

[cafecillos]

Haven't started with season 3 yet, but just wanted to comment on how brilliantly they dealt with the language "switches" in-show. Basically when the Chinese are talking to each other the viewer hears them speaking perfect English (I assume most if not all the actors are native or at the very least extremely proficient English speakers), but when they are in the presence of or interact with characters from other countries the viewer hears them either in Chinese or in accented English. I thought this was quite clever.

 

[Ish]

First three episodes of Season 3 are out! Such a great and underrated series this. Also IMDB is 8.4 now, edit the title.

Great series. I've been waiting patiently for season 3 to drop. What's it been....almost 2 years since season 2 ended?

I'd like to wait until all episodes are out to binge it, but i doubt i'll have the discipline!

 

[Glorio]

Season 3 is out?!


Let's get into some scrapping! Where is it being shown?

 

[Ish]

Season 3 is out?!


Let's get into some scrapping! Where is it being shown?

I speak under correction here but cinemax cancelled the show after season 2 but it was picked up by Max, hence the delay between season 2 and 3.

 

[harms]

Haven't started with season 3 yet, but just wanted to comment on how brilliantly they dealt with the language "switches" in-show. Basically when the Chinese are talking to each other the viewer hears them speaking perfect English (I assume most if not all the actors are native or at the very least extremely proficient English speakers), but when they are in the presence of or interact with characters from other countries the viewer hears them either in Chinese or in accented English. I thought this was quite clever.

Right! I actually forgot about that and thought that Wang Chao was deliberately underselling his English while talking to American ladies.

 

[cafecillos]

Definitely a much neater solution than the tired Russian accented English in Chernobyl for example, as much as I enjoyed that show too.

 

[harms]

The new Hop Wei guy is so annoying. It's like they've taken an overenthusiastic fan of the series, gave him a suit and put him on set without any other preparation.

 

[sglowrider]

Definitely a much neater solution than the tired Russian accented English in Chernobyl for example, as much as I enjoyed that show too.

Feck the accented English --- the Cantonese spoken is horrible. First 5 mins into the series and I am not sure I can handle it -- I am not even a native Cantonese speaker.

Imagine Del Boy trying to speak French and you get the picture.

 

[cafecillos]

Feck the accented English --- the Cantonese spoken is horrible. First 5 mins into the series and I am not sure I can handle it -- I am not even a native Cantonese speaker.

Imagine Del Boy trying to speak French and you get the picture.

Didn't know that, as I don't know any Cantonese whatsoever. I'll take your word for it and assume most of the actors are English native speakers?

 

[sglowrider]

Didn't know that, as I don't know any Cantonese whatsoever. I'll take your word for it and assume most of the actors are English native speakers?

Most of us are bi- or tri-lingual. There are different languages/dialects within the Chinese language which can be almost different languages altogether.

There is even variance in Cantonese for example -- by region (within the province in China or HK) or even countries. Its quite complicated.

For example, I know infinitely more Spanish or French than I do Shanghainese. I can probably include Greek in that list -- and I am Chinese. I have been in a work environment in Shanghai where they were rattling off in Shanghainese -- and since I was chairing the meeting, I had to specifically tell them to speak English... basically for my sake. Didnt want the bastards to speak behind my back.

 

[cafecillos]

Most of us are bi- or tri-lingual. There are different languages/dialects within the Chinese language which can be almost different languages altogether.

There is even variance in Cantonese for example -- by region (within the province in China or HK) or even countries. Its quite complicated.

For example, I know infinitely more Spanish or French than I do Shanghainese. I can probably include Greek in that list -- and I am Chinese. I have been in a work environment in Shanghai where they were rattling off in Shanghainese -- and since I was chairing the meeting, I had to specifically tell them to speak English... basically for my sake. Didnt want the bastards to speak behind my back.

Sounds like an absolute minefield

 

[sglowrider]

Sounds like an absolute minefield

That's why they pushed mandarin as the official language. Imagine not being able to speak to another fellow Chinese otherwise than in English?!

 

[Ish]

Been another enjoyable season, with the S03 finale airing on Friday.

Bit of an underrated series.

 

[sglowrider]

Been another enjoyable season, with the S03 finale airing on Friday.

Bit of an underrated series.

Yeap. The first few episodes of Season 1 were poor but it got better as it went along. The scary thing was the level of social and institutional racism then (and some say even now) towards the Chinese.

 

[Ish]

Yeap. The first few episodes of Season 1 were poor but it got better as it went along. The scary thing was the level of social and institutional racism then (and some say even now) towards the Chinese.

Yeah, i suppose "back in the day" racism was rife all over, i mean even in today's world it's there, so i can only imagine what it must've been like back then.

Looking forward to the finale later tonight

 

[sglowrider]

Yeah, i suppose "back in the day" racism was rife all over, i mean even in today's world it's there, so i can only imagine what it must've been like back then.

Looking forward to the finale later tonight

The fact that the tv series concept was stolen from Bruce Lee and given to a white dude in Kung Fu itself sums everything up

 

[KirkDuyt]

Somehow completely missed this when it came out. Started watching it yesterday and I love it. Time to dust of my old Taekwondo suit and roundhouse random people in the streets.

 

[sglowrider]

Somehow completely missed this when it came out. Started watching it yesterday and I love it. Time to dust of my old Taekwondo suit and roundhouse random people in the streets.

The production and storylines get better as you go deeper into the series. Some of the characters are written after some real historical characters. But the racism that existed then and to a degree now is there. -- which is why China is such an easy target for both Republicans and Democrats now. The only thing they can agree on.

 

[Ish]

Somehow completely missed this when it came out. Started watching it yesterday and I love it. Time to dust of my old Taekwondo suit and roundhouse random people in the streets.

It's great, this series. Love it.

 

[Glorio]

Just finished S3 - one of my favourite shows. I don't take it too seriously, just go along for the ride. Let's scrap, and dice some onions or bulls or whoever

Great to see Ah Sahm and Mei Ling unite, even if it's obvious she would only go for that if she needed him, rather than the other way round

 

[Ish]

Just finished S3 - one of my favourite shows. I don't take it too seriously, just go along for the ride. Let's scrap, and dice some onions or bulls or whoever

Great to see Ah Sahm and Mei Ling unite, even if it's obvious she would only go for that if she needed him, rather than the other way round

You want some sticky?

 

[KirkDuyt]

Dylan Leary is what I imagine Niall is like.

 

[Scarlett Dracarys]

This is on Netflix now. It's amazing and a must watch.

 

[sglowrider]

This is on Netflix now. It's amazing and a must watch.

Yeap. And historically, its not too far off, especially with the legal acts that were passed and enforced. The cases of racial killings of Chinese immigrants in the US have been underreported.