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Review: Strangely drawn to Asian American stereotypes, Kung Fu stumbles out of gate

What s in a name? The potential to make new deals out of old intellectual property, for one. Kung Fu, which premieres Wednesday on the CW, is related by contracts and corporate history to Kung Fu, the 1970s David Carradine series about a half-Chinese Shaolin monk roaming the Old West; what they have in common is a main character schooled in martial arts whose mentor is killed. And, apart from a title and a screen credit for Ed Spielman, who created the original series â Christina M. Kim, whose credits include Blindspot and Lost, is the new version s showrunner â nothing else. In the latest adventure series from Arrowverse honcho Greg Berlanti, Olivia Liang plays Nicky Shen, who spin-kicks things off with a narrated quick trip charting her progress from Harvard college girl to kung fu fighter. Realizing that the cultural tour of China on which she s been sent by her mother is just a dodge to find her a nice Chinese boy, Nicky bolts, jumping into the back of a truc

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With Asian American stereotypes, CW s Kung Fu misses mark

Print What’s in a name? The potential to make new deals out of old intellectual property, for one. “Kung Fu,” which premieres Wednesday on the CW, is related by contracts and corporate history to “Kung Fu,” the 1970s David Carradine series about a half-Chinese Shaolin monk roaming the Old West; what they have in common is a main character schooled in martial arts whose mentor is killed. And, apart from a title and a screen credit for Ed Spielman, who created the original series Christina M. Kim, whose credits include “Blindspot” and “Lost,” is the new version’s showrunner nothing else.

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Kung Fu Review | Hollywood Reporter

4/7/2021 The CW s latest stars Olivia Liang as a Shaolin-trained woman who returns to San Francisco after three years in China only to discover a triad menacing her family. As near-trends go, The CW s devious recent pattern of using macho dad brands as a Trojan horse for heartwarming family dramas is one I m partial to. Like Walker, the network s Kung Fu has its own share of problems. But the inevitability that fans of the 70s show of the same title checking out this semi-remake will freak out and then tune out is absolutely a feature and not a bug. While

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Kung Fu Star Olivia Liang on the Power of Asian Stories and Reclaiming Her Space (Exclusive)

The arrival of The CW s Kung Fu couldn t come at a more crucial time. Amid a rise in anti-Asian racism and hate crimes, the timing of the series a modern-day reimagining of the 1970s martial arts drama isn t lost on leading lady Olivia Liang, who plays central heroine Nicky Shen. It s very eerie how relevant it is to what s happening today, Liang acknowledges during a recent phone interview with ET. It s crazy how reflective of the world we re living in today, April 2021, is in the pilot. It doesn t escape us that our show is coming at a very strangely, eerily on-time moment. We talk about it being a reclamation of the original series aired in the 70s, but I think it s also a reclamation of our identity in this country.

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