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Ubiquitous
Jul 30, 2016, 2:21:53 PM7/30/16
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Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
that you might not know about the series.
1. Kwai Chaing Caine’s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
$10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
throughout the series.
2. David Carradine shaved his head once, when shooting the pilot movie.
He never cut it again for the rest of the series. So it’s possible to
gauge when an episode was shot during the series by looking at
Carradine’s hair.
3. Caine must walk a strip of rice paper to demonstrate the lightness
of his footsteps. To prepare David Carradine for this task, kung fu
consultant Kam Yuen had him step on eggs without breaking them.
The training turned out to be unnecessary. When it finally came time to
film the rice paper scenes, no one could locate rice paper. The
directors tried butcher paper, but it wouldn’t tear under the feet of
Radames Pera, the actor who portrayed Caine as a child. They even
attached sandpaper to Pera’s feet, but the paper stayed intact. Finally
they pre-tore the strip of paper and had Pera walk over it. To show the
adult Caine walking without leaving a trace, they simply left the
butcher paper untorn.
4. David Carradine had no martial arts training before the show began
shooting, but he was a skilled dancer. It was only during the final
season that Carradine began to study kung fu aggressively. By that
time, he was so skilled that he rarely used stunt doubles.
5. The fight scenes had to be carefully choreographed to be realistic,
shoot well, and most importantly, comply with the network’s rules on
violence. David Chow, the martial arts director for the show, explained
at the time:
ABC absolutely bans any more than three hits on a person, all
kicks below the belt, more than two areas of bleeding on a
single person, any pouring of blood (but dripping is okay!),
instruments entering the body, and any scenes of a man dying
with his eyes open.
6. The show was rather inexpensive to produce in part because it made
use of Warner Brothers aging and then unused Western sets. The Shaolin
Temple did require some thought, but was just a redressing of the
castle set from the 1967 movie Camelot.
7. In one scene in the pilot movie, Philip Ahn (Master Kan) challenges
Radames Pera (young Caine) to snatch a pebble from his hand. This scene
was shot at least fifteen times because Pera, faster than Ahn,
successfully snatched the pebble, over and over again. Finally the
director told Pera to try to take the pebble with his right rather than
left hand, which was farther away from Ahn. Then Ahn was able to close
his hand and keep the pebble.
8. Philip Ahn started a very successful restaurant named Moongate.
Children often approached him there and asked if they could try to
snatch a pebble from his hand. He obliged their requests.
9. David Carradine was the son of John Carradine, a highly accomplished
actor in his own right. He appeared alongside his son David in three
episodes of Kung Fu. The elder Carradine played an old blind preacher
named Serenity Johnson.
10. You may know actor Keith Carradine as FBI agent Frank Lundy from
Dexter. He's also David Carradine's younger brother. Keith Carradine
played a younger version of Kwai Chang Caine in the pilot movie and
early episodes of the show.
11. You may also recognize some of the guest stars who made appearances
in the show. Jodie Foster starred in the episode “Alethea” at the
tender age of 10. William Shatner played a treacherous Irish ship
captain in “A Small Beheading." Harrison Ford was a business manager in
the episode "Crossties."
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questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
that you might not know about the series.
1. Kwai Chaing Caine’s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
$10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
throughout the series.
2. David Carradine shaved his head once, when shooting the pilot movie.
He never cut it again for the rest of the series. So it’s possible to
gauge when an episode was shot during the series by looking at
Carradine’s hair.
3. Caine must walk a strip of rice paper to demonstrate the lightness
of his footsteps. To prepare David Carradine for this task, kung fu
consultant Kam Yuen had him step on eggs without breaking them.
The training turned out to be unnecessary. When it finally came time to
film the rice paper scenes, no one could locate rice paper. The
directors tried butcher paper, but it wouldn’t tear under the feet of
Radames Pera, the actor who portrayed Caine as a child. They even
attached sandpaper to Pera’s feet, but the paper stayed intact. Finally
they pre-tore the strip of paper and had Pera walk over it. To show the
adult Caine walking without leaving a trace, they simply left the
butcher paper untorn.
4. David Carradine had no martial arts training before the show began
shooting, but he was a skilled dancer. It was only during the final
season that Carradine began to study kung fu aggressively. By that
time, he was so skilled that he rarely used stunt doubles.
5. The fight scenes had to be carefully choreographed to be realistic,
shoot well, and most importantly, comply with the network’s rules on
violence. David Chow, the martial arts director for the show, explained
at the time:
ABC absolutely bans any more than three hits on a person, all
kicks below the belt, more than two areas of bleeding on a
single person, any pouring of blood (but dripping is okay!),
instruments entering the body, and any scenes of a man dying
with his eyes open.
6. The show was rather inexpensive to produce in part because it made
use of Warner Brothers aging and then unused Western sets. The Shaolin
Temple did require some thought, but was just a redressing of the
castle set from the 1967 movie Camelot.
7. In one scene in the pilot movie, Philip Ahn (Master Kan) challenges
Radames Pera (young Caine) to snatch a pebble from his hand. This scene
was shot at least fifteen times because Pera, faster than Ahn,
successfully snatched the pebble, over and over again. Finally the
director told Pera to try to take the pebble with his right rather than
left hand, which was farther away from Ahn. Then Ahn was able to close
his hand and keep the pebble.
8. Philip Ahn started a very successful restaurant named Moongate.
Children often approached him there and asked if they could try to
snatch a pebble from his hand. He obliged their requests.
9. David Carradine was the son of John Carradine, a highly accomplished
actor in his own right. He appeared alongside his son David in three
episodes of Kung Fu. The elder Carradine played an old blind preacher
named Serenity Johnson.
10. You may know actor Keith Carradine as FBI agent Frank Lundy from
Dexter. He's also David Carradine's younger brother. Keith Carradine
played a younger version of Kwai Chang Caine in the pilot movie and
early episodes of the show.
11. You may also recognize some of the guest stars who made appearances
in the show. Jodie Foster starred in the episode “Alethea” at the
tender age of 10. William Shatner played a treacherous Irish ship
captain in “A Small Beheading." Harrison Ford was a business manager in
the episode "Crossties."
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Rhino
Jul 30, 2016, 2:49:02 PM7/30/16
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On 2016-07-30 3:22 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
> that you might not know about the series.
>
> 1. Kwai Chaing Caine’s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
> Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
> throughout the series.
>
Are you sure about that? I always had the impression that the wrist
> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
> that you might not know about the series.
>
> 1. Kwai Chaing Caine’s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
> Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
> throughout the series.
>
branding was part of Caine's initiation rite into the Shaolin
priesthood. You make it sound like it was some kind of judicial
punishment administered by a court....
Ubiquitous
Jul 30, 2016, 3:02:49 PM7/30/16
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In article <nnisqs$4e3$1...@dont-email.me>, no_offlin...@example.com
wrote:
scene of him branding himself and being banished is played during the closing
credits.
The closing credits start around 2:03 in this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfU8pfUawEE
wrote:
>On 2016-07-30 3:22 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
>> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
>> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
>> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
>> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
>> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
>> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
>> that you might not know about the series.
>>
>> 1. Kwai Chaing Caine’s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
>> Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
>> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
>> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
>> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
>> throughout the series.
>>
>Are you sure about that? I always had the impression that the wrist
>branding was part of Caine's initiation rite into the Shaolin
>priesthood. You make it sound like it was some kind of judicial
>punishment administered by a court....
No, he is correct. I cannot remember what happened in the movie, but the
>> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
>> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
>> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
>> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
>> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
>> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
>> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
>> that you might not know about the series.
>>
>> 1. Kwai Chaing Caine’s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
>> Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
>> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
>> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
>> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
>> throughout the series.
>>
>Are you sure about that? I always had the impression that the wrist
>branding was part of Caine's initiation rite into the Shaolin
>priesthood. You make it sound like it was some kind of judicial
>punishment administered by a court....
scene of him branding himself and being banished is played during the closing
credits.
The closing credits start around 2:03 in this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfU8pfUawEE
anim8rfsk
Jul 30, 2016, 3:22:57 PM7/30/16
to
In article <POWdnUKRK8embQHK...@giganews.com>,
NOTHING to do with each other. Why is being branded with a dragon and a
tiger - as all graduates of his Shaolin Tempe are - connected to the
biblical Cain?
The
> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
> throughout the series.
>
> 2. David Carradine shaved his head once, when shooting the pilot movie.
> He never cut it again for the rest of the series. So it’s possible to
> gauge when an episode was shot during the series by looking at
> Carradine’s hair.
Well, this guy is an idiot. Caine shaves his head ON CAMERA later in
the series, and as it grows out, the flashbacks all follow him letting
his hair grow out as well while fleeing China.
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Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
> that you might not know about the series.
>
> 1. Kwai Chaing Caine’s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
> Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China.
These two things, the brand and the murder of the royal nephew, have
> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
> that you might not know about the series.
>
> 1. Kwai Chaing Caine’s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
> Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China.
NOTHING to do with each other. Why is being branded with a dragon and a
tiger - as all graduates of his Shaolin Tempe are - connected to the
biblical Cain?
The
> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
> throughout the series.
>
> 2. David Carradine shaved his head once, when shooting the pilot movie.
> He never cut it again for the rest of the series. So it’s possible to
> gauge when an episode was shot during the series by looking at
> Carradine’s hair.
the series, and as it grows out, the flashbacks all follow him letting
his hair grow out as well while fleeing China.
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anim8rfsk
Jul 30, 2016, 3:23:24 PM7/30/16
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In article <nnisqs$4e3$1...@dont-email.me>,
Rhino <no_offlin...@example.com> wrote:
> On 2016-07-30 3:22 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
> > Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
> > questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
> > arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
> > culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
> > thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
> > was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
> > entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
> > that you might not know about the series.
> >
> > 1. Kwai Chaing Caineąs last name is a reference to the Cain of the
> On 2016-07-30 3:22 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
> > Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
> > questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
> > arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
> > culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
> > thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
> > was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
> > entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
> > that you might not know about the series.
> >
> > Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
> > wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
> > tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
> > $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
> > throughout the series.
> >
> Are you sure about that? I always had the impression that the wrist
> branding was part of Caine's initiation rite into the Shaolin
> priesthood. You make it sound like it was some kind of judicial
> punishment administered by a court....
The author of the article is wrong about most things it would seem.
> > wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
> > tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
> > $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
> > throughout the series.
> >
> Are you sure about that? I always had the impression that the wrist
> branding was part of Caine's initiation rite into the Shaolin
> priesthood. You make it sound like it was some kind of judicial
> punishment administered by a court....
anim8rfsk
Jul 30, 2016, 3:26:02 PM7/30/16
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In article <q6GdnSs_04tOZAHK...@giganews.com>,
No, he's wrong. The branding is what you get for finally snatching the
pebble from the hand. Everybody that graduates his temple gets them.
He then wanders China for some time before reuniting with Master Po just
in time to murder the royal nephew.
BTW, watch that branding scene some time. He apparently brands the same
arm twice in close up. :)
pebble from the hand. Everybody that graduates his temple gets them.
He then wanders China for some time before reuniting with Master Po just
in time to murder the royal nephew.
BTW, watch that branding scene some time. He apparently brands the same
arm twice in close up. :)
>
> The closing credits start around 2:03 in this clip:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfU8pfUawEE
--
> The closing credits start around 2:03 in this clip:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfU8pfUawEE
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Ubiquitous
Jul 30, 2016, 4:09:32 PM7/30/16
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him being exiled/banished from their pacifist priesthood for killing a man
and why every Chinese person who saw it
Captain Bob
Jul 30, 2016, 4:54:16 PM7/30/16
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> Let's take a look at some things that you might not know about the
> series.
Here's #12: ABC executives sacrificed "Kung Fu" to congressional
> series.
anti-violence advocates, who were objecting to the content of such
shows as "The Six Million Dollar Man." Even though the series was
still doing well, ABC cancelled "Kung Fu" as a sop to those
anti-violence people. I know this because I knew one of the
programmers involved in the deal.
Violence on TV was a big deal to some in Congress, especially Sen. John
Pastore of Rhode Island, who was chairman of the subcommittee on
communications during the time we're talking about.
Ubiquitous
Jul 30, 2016, 5:52:56 PM7/30/16
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that his last test will be to carry the urn of hot coals to the end of the
egress which will brand him if he makes it. Won't happen if you don't make
it?
Ubiquitous
Jul 30, 2016, 6:00:57 PM7/30/16
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anim...@cox.net wrote:
> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
>> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
>> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
>> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
>> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
>> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
>> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
>> that you might not know about the series.
>>
>> 1. Kwai Chaing Caine’s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
>> Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
>> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
>> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China.
>
>These two things, the brand and the murder of the royal nephew, have
>NOTHING to do with each other. Why is being branded with a dragon and a
>tiger - as all graduates of his Shaolin Tempe are - connected to the
>biblical Cain?
I don't think he meant both Cains were marked with the same symbols, just
> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
>> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
>> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
>> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
>> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
>> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
>> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
>> that you might not know about the series.
>>
>> 1. Kwai Chaing Caine’s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
>> Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
>> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
>> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China.
>
>These two things, the brand and the murder of the royal nephew, have
>NOTHING to do with each other. Why is being branded with a dragon and a
>tiger - as all graduates of his Shaolin Tempe are - connected to the
>biblical Cain?
that they were both marked and cast out. If memory serves, the Biblical
Cain became a black man.
According to IDBM, Carridine quit b/c he got tired of getting injured.
Michael Black
Jul 30, 2016, 7:21:00 PM7/30/16
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On Sat, 30 Jul 2016, Ubiquitous wrote:
> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
> that you might not know about the series.
>
Eastern thought had been coming to America since the Beats, at least. So
> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
> that you might not know about the series.
>
the show probably reflected that, rather than be the point of
intersection. It did probably increase the visibility. But then most
kids were interested in the fighting part, rather than the philosophy.
> 1. Kwai Chaing Caine?s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
> Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
> throughout the series.
>
No, the branding was a last step before he left the monastery, he needed
> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
> throughout the series.
>
to move that thing to open the door, and lifting that thing branded him.
He was out and about when he met his former master, and when he killed the
emporer's nephew for having the old man killed, that's when he became
wanted. He could have stayed in China except for that.
His half-brother was already in AMerica somewhere, it gave him an excuse
to travel around.
>
> 4. David Carradine had no martial arts training before the show began
> shooting, but he was a skilled dancer. It was only during the final
> season that Carradine began to study kung fu aggressively. By that
> time, he was so skilled that he rarely used stunt doubles.
>
philosophy too), undoubtedly because of the show.
> 9. David Carradine was the son of John Carradine, a highly accomplished
> actor in his own right. He appeared alongside his son David in three
> episodes of Kung Fu. The elder Carradine played an old blind preacher
> named Serenity Johnson.
>
> 10. You may know actor Keith Carradine as FBI agent Frank Lundy from
> Dexter. He's also David Carradine's younger brother. Keith Carradine
> played a younger version of Kwai Chang Caine in the pilot movie and
> early episodes of the show.
>
John, playing "Sunny Jim" I think. He was also in "Coming Home" and then
became quite different in "Revenge of the Nerds" and later films.
> 11. You may also recognize some of the guest stars who made appearances
> tender age of 10. William Shatner played a treacherous Irish ship
> captain in ?A Small Beheading." Harrison Ford was a business manager in
> the episode "Crossties."
>
I got the first season on DVD. Lots of familiar tv second tier actors
appeared just in that one season, the same sort of actors you'd see on The
Big Valley and the like.
Michael
Michael Black
Jul 30, 2016, 7:22:05 PM7/30/16
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On Sat, 30 Jul 2016, Rhino wrote:
> On 2016-07-30 3:22 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
>> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
>> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
>> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
>> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
>> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
>> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
>> that you might not know about the series.
>>
>> 1. Kwai Chaing Caine’s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
>> Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
>> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
>> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
>> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
>> throughout the series.
>>
> Are you sure about that? I always had the impression that the wrist branding
> was part of Caine's initiation rite into the Shaolin priesthood. You make it
> sound like it was some kind of judicial punishment administered by a
> court....
>
It is. "You have snatched the pebble from my hand, it's time for you to
> On 2016-07-30 3:22 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
>> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
>> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
>> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
>> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
>> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
>> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
>> that you might not know about the series.
>>
>> 1. Kwai Chaing Caine’s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
>> Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
>> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
>> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
>> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
>> throughout the series.
>>
> Are you sure about that? I always had the impression that the wrist branding
> was part of Caine's initiation rite into the Shaolin priesthood. You make it
> sound like it was some kind of judicial punishment administered by a
> court....
>
go." And then he had to open the door by moving the cauldron, which is
what branded him.
Michael
Michael Black
Jul 30, 2016, 7:25:36 PM7/30/16
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On Sat, 30 Jul 2016, Ubiquitous wrote:
> anim...@cox.net wrote:
>> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>>> In article <nnisqs$4e3$1...@dont-email.me>, no_offlin...@example.com
>>> wrote:
>>>> On 2016-07-30 3:22 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>
>>>>> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
>>>>> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
>>>>> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
>>>>> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
>>>>> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
>>>>> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
>>>>> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
>>>>> that you might not know about the series.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Kwai Chaing Caine?s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
> anim...@cox.net wrote:
>> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>>> In article <nnisqs$4e3$1...@dont-email.me>, no_offlin...@example.com
>>> wrote:
>>>> On 2016-07-30 3:22 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>
>>>>> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
>>>>> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
>>>>> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
>>>>> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
>>>>> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
>>>>> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
>>>>> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
>>>>> that you might not know about the series.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
>>>>> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
>>>>> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
>>>>> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
>>>>> throughout the series.
>>>>>
>>>> Are you sure about that? I always had the impression that the wrist
>>>> branding was part of Caine's initiation rite into the Shaolin
>>>> priesthood. You make it sound like it was some kind of judicial
>>>> punishment administered by a court....
>>>
>>> No, he is correct. I cannot remember what happened in the movie, but the
>>> scene of him branding himself and being banished is played during the
>>> closing credits.
>>
>> No, he's wrong. The branding is what you get for finally snatching the
>> pebble from the hand. Everybody that graduates his temple gets them.
>> He then wanders China for some time before reuniting with Master Po just
>> in time to murder the royal nephew.
>>
>> BTW, watch that branding scene some time. He apparently brands the same
>> arm twice in close up. :)
>
> I always thought the branding and getting kicked out the back door part was
> him being exiled/banished from their pacifist priesthood for killing a man
> and why every Chinese person who saw it
>
No, it's just the mark of the Shaolin monks.
>>>>> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
>>>>> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
>>>>> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
>>>>> throughout the series.
>>>>>
>>>> Are you sure about that? I always had the impression that the wrist
>>>> branding was part of Caine's initiation rite into the Shaolin
>>>> priesthood. You make it sound like it was some kind of judicial
>>>> punishment administered by a court....
>>>
>>> No, he is correct. I cannot remember what happened in the movie, but the
>>> scene of him branding himself and being banished is played during the
>>> closing credits.
>>
>> No, he's wrong. The branding is what you get for finally snatching the
>> pebble from the hand. Everybody that graduates his temple gets them.
>> He then wanders China for some time before reuniting with Master Po just
>> in time to murder the royal nephew.
>>
>> BTW, watch that branding scene some time. He apparently brands the same
>> arm twice in close up. :)
>
> I always thought the branding and getting kicked out the back door part was
> him being exiled/banished from their pacifist priesthood for killing a man
> and why every Chinese person who saw it
>
We see it through the series, lots of people from China recognize the
branding, and realize he is a monk, not just a lay worker.
What happens, though, is that I think the branding is used as an
identifier in the reward posters. It makes sense, since there likely
aren't many Shaolin monks wondering around the US at the time. But that's
just incidental, if he'd had a tweety bird tattoo on his lower back,
they'd have put that in the reward poster.
Michael
Ubiquitous
Jul 30, 2016, 8:41:16 PM7/30/16
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with a crazy eye from LHotP in another.
Ubiquitous
Jul 30, 2016, 8:44:52 PM7/30/16
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recognised the brand the same way we would someone with the Yakuza was missing
fingers. Occidentals would see the brands but be unaware of their
significance.
Adam H. Kerman
Jul 30, 2016, 11:13:28 PM7/30/16
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arc in season 3 to wrap things up. It all must have been decided before
the last season went into production.
anim8rfsk
Jul 31, 2016, 1:01:47 AM7/31/16
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In article <FJ-dnXmwzPHqlADK...@giganews.com>,
Nope. Killing the Royal Nephew happened at least a year later.
anim8rfsk
Jul 31, 2016, 1:04:06 AM7/31/16
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In article <nnjqcn$gde$3...@news.albasani.net>,
There's a 4 episode "Caine finds his brother" sort of wrap up (it
doesn't run at the very end, but I suspect it was intended to) where
he's invited to live with his American family, but says his journey will
not end until his death.
doesn't run at the very end, but I suspect it was intended to) where
he's invited to live with his American family, but says his journey will
not end until his death.
Ubiquitous
Jul 31, 2016, 5:45:33 AM7/31/16
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Carradine quit the series. He had sustained so many injuries, he
felt he could not go on. The show got high ratings all three seasons
it aired.
Maybe he gave them a three month notice?
Ubiquitous
Jul 31, 2016, 6:50:18 PM7/31/16
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et...@ncf.ca wrote:
>On Sat, 30 Jul 2016, Rhino wrote:
>> On 2016-07-30 3:22 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>>> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
>>> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
>>> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
>>> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
>>> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
>>> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
>>> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
>>> that you might not know about the series.
>>>
>>> 1. Kwai Chaing Caine=92s last name is a reference to the Cain of the
>On Sat, 30 Jul 2016, Rhino wrote:
>> On 2016-07-30 3:22 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>>> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the social
>>> questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the martial
>>> arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American pop
>>> culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television and
>>> thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that era. It
>>> was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues to
>>> entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some things
>>> that you might not know about the series.
>>>
>>> Bible. Cain, having murdered his brother, was marked and cast into the
>>> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
>>> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
>>> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
>>> throughout the series.
>>
>> Are you sure about that? I always had the impression that the wrist
>> branding was part of Caine's initiation rite into the Shaolin priesthood.
>> You make it sound like it was some kind of judicial punishment
>> administered by court....
>>> wilderness. So, too, was Kwai Chang Caine marked by the dragon and
>>> tiger branded into his forearms and wanted for murder in China. The
>>> $10,000 bounty on his head was a constant source of trouble for Caine
>>> throughout the series.
>>
>> Are you sure about that? I always had the impression that the wrist
>> branding was part of Caine's initiation rite into the Shaolin priesthood.
>> You make it sound like it was some kind of judicial punishment
>
>It is. "You have snatched the pebble from my hand, it's time for you to=20
>go." And then he had to open the door by moving the cauldron, which is=20
>what branded him.
Yeah, I was going by memory of the closing credits for the third season,
which shows him carrying the cauldron, a door opening to the outside,
followed by a dissolve to him wandering the wilderness.
Michael Black
Jul 31, 2016, 9:36:19 PM7/31/16
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Shaolin, not because he was wanted for murder. My impression is that the
Chinese people he came up against were on his side, though some of that is
because he helped them in their time of need (it is of course a show like
"Starman" or "The Incredible Hulk" or "The FUgitive", going from town to
town to escape whatever chases him, but helping people along the way).
Michael
Michael Black
Jul 31, 2016, 9:43:19 PM7/31/16
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stopped airing it in Canada (which might be an indication of low ratings)
or the time was changed. I can't remember if I couldn't watch it, or I
didn't watch it weekly, when previously I had.
So I knew he was searching for his half brother, I'm not sure how much of
that I saw.
Michael
Ubiquitous
Aug 1, 2016, 10:19:02 AM8/1/16
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before Creature Feature.
>My impression is that the Chinese people he came up against were on his side,
>though some of that is because he helped them in their time of need (it is of
>course a show like "Starman" or "The Incredible Hulk" or "The FUgitive",
>going from town to town to escape whatever chases him, but helping people
>along the way).
Ubiquitous
Aug 1, 2016, 10:24:01 AM8/1/16
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pretty much all wiped out while fighting three mystical assassins from China
on a beach.
It seems like he gave up looking for his family after meeting them, or they
decided to do alot of flashback eps until they cold figure out what to do
next.
Ubiquitous
Aug 1, 2016, 10:25:31 AM8/1/16
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web...@polaris.net wrote:
>11. You may also recognize some of the guest stars who made appearances
>in the show. Jodie Foster starred in the episode "Alethea" at the
>tender age of 10. William Shatner played a treacherous Irish ship
>captain in "A Small Beheading." Harrison Ford was a business manager in
>the episode "Crossties."
Wow, there were a LOT of famous guest stars on this show!
>11. You may also recognize some of the guest stars who made appearances
>in the show. Jodie Foster starred in the episode "Alethea" at the
>tender age of 10. William Shatner played a treacherous Irish ship
>captain in "A Small Beheading." Harrison Ford was a business manager in
>the episode "Crossties."
Michael Black
Aug 2, 2016, 1:43:38 PM8/2/16
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you know "Wagon Train", and of course, it's not limited to being to the
stars.
Michael
Ubiquitous
Aug 2, 2016, 7:54:25 PM8/2/16
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Dammit, now I have to look.
Ubiquitous
Aug 2, 2016, 8:02:21 PM8/2/16
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Micky DuPree
Aug 13, 2016, 5:02:18 AM8/13/16
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Michael Black <et...@ncf.ca> writes:
> On Sat, 30 Jul 2016, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the
>> social questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the
>> martial arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American
>> pop culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television
>> and thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that
>> era. It was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues
>> to entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some
>> things that you might not know about the series.
>
> Eastern thought had been coming to America since the Beats, at least.
> So the show probably reflected that, rather than be the point of
> intersection. It did probably increase the visibility. But then most
> kids were interested in the fighting part, rather than the philosophy.
I remember reading an interview piece from the time. Just about
> On Sat, 30 Jul 2016, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> Kung Fu, which aired from 1972-1975, was an unusual blend of the
>> social questioning of 70s America, an emerging fascination with the
>> martial arts, and the introduction of Eastern thought into American
>> pop culture. It was one of the last Westerns of American television
>> and thus straddled a great cultural shift that occurred during that
>> era. It was also a fine show that earned high ratings and continues
>> to entertain legions of fans to this day. Let's take a look at some
>> things that you might not know about the series.
>
> Eastern thought had been coming to America since the Beats, at least.
> So the show probably reflected that, rather than be the point of
> intersection. It did probably increase the visibility. But then most
> kids were interested in the fighting part, rather than the philosophy.
everyone but the stunt coordinator was Occidental. They freely admitted
that they were cribbing from the Talmud, the Sermon on the Mount,
fortune cookies, and the dubbed Hong Kong kung fu movies that had
started to make their way over to the States, anything that sounded like
it promoted inner peace, wisdom of thought, and generosity of spirit,
but not so extreme that they couldn't back Caine into the
not-quite-pacifist fight scenes that he had to be in every week. It
meshed well with the antimaterialistic counterculture of the time, and
bounced off the popularity of the movie _Billy Jack_ by postulating that
you could kick ass for peace.
-Micky
Ubiquitous
Aug 13, 2016, 5:32:55 AM8/13/16
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enough to mention it in my daily WDYW article. Basically, the kids
invited the town to their commune for an evening of stupid deconstructive
skits, then moved their act into town and got the local lawman involved.
I forgot how much I hate social awareness vis a vis deconstructive skits!
Oh yeah, there was some zen bastard Native American crap about Billy Jack
willingly letting himself get bitten by a rattlesnack several times so he
could experience enlightenment or something.
--
The mainstream media do not report Hillary's lies as news because
when a habitual liar lies, it's not news.
TeeJay1952
Aug 13, 2016, 6:02:17 AM8/13/16
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wonder I am hopelessly in the Free party. We are the Good Guys!
Tee (Olympic Spirit) Jay
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