Best of Paramount's 'Power Pack' I remember seeing this show when it first aired on Paramount's 'Power Pack,' before it became UPN, United Paramount Network.
'Kung Fu' was always a FUBAR show in my mind. What's this white guy who thinks he's a Chinese monk doing in the Wild West? 'Kung Fu: The Legend Continues' embraces the horror of 'Kung Fu' and runs with it full force. Now the white guy is old, in present day, still thinks he's a Chinese monk, and fighting terrorism.
The result is side splitting antics, which is what the show's creators most likely (hopefully) intended. Why else would they have Cain go undercover at a gay nightclub? Time travel? And fight terrorists? Cain mix of beatnik philosophy, ancient Chinese potions and spells, and slow motion fighting are just what we need in the war on terror.
In the Wild West Cain was a weirdo. In the present day he's even more out of place and downright hysterical. This is not an insult to the show. It's so wacky it works! PS, did anyone ever bother to tell David Carradine that he's not Chinese? Maybe no one had the heart to break it to him.
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