Kung Fu - The Complete Second Season

I remember watching thid series as a kid and enjoying it very much. As an adult, I still find the series to be a joy to watch and learn from. There is much one can learn as a child or adult and the additional bonus material helps to understand the sacrifices made to bring this serie sto television.

I watched this show when it first came out and was excited when it came out in DVD. I liked the first season much better, but I still liked this one and will get season III soon.

It is a nice balance of a desire to be non-violent, but not willing to allow bullies or those who abuse their power to have free reign over their fellow men.

I wasn't even going to review Season Two, I mean what can be said? This show, like Columbo, defines the best of television on every conceivable level...

Then this morning I watched the Now and Zen feature, the dinner with Ego Carradine. And it just wasn't him, the room was literally full of heads so large I'm surprised they would fit in one frame, much less one room. It truly sickened me. Not enough to degrade the show, not enough to NOT buy Season Three, not even enough to type the rant that little performace deserves, but just enough to know that actors are just like regular human beings... and then some, and some more. It was never mentioned but I got the impression that God created Kung Fu on the 8th day.

Having been an avid watcher of the Kung Fu series and now a practicing Buddhist, this video is part of my daily enlightment.

The flashbacks express Buddhist viewpoints on how to look at our daily issues from a different perspective.

When I have had a stressful day, I come home and watch an episode of the Second Season of Kung Fu. I then feel as relaxed as when I chant or meditate.

It was common for a TV show, in its second year to get more campy and silly (six million dollar man, Starsky and Hutch, etc). The producers of Kung Fu and the integrity of the crew, kept this show polished and in some respects, the show got better.

While David Carradine never amounts to a great martial technician, he does improve and he is more believable in the fight scenes then the year before.

Episodes of special interests are "The Chalice", where a priest steals his own art, begging Cain to return it to the Church. "The Bruno" is 70ish, but the fine directing pulls off the believability of the evil witch who has paralyzed a small town, using their own fear against themselves. "A Dream within a Dream" is one of the shows most remembered episodes and there is a small part with Tina Louise. The philosophical elements lose much of their "pop-philosophy" and are more palatable to the viewer, therefore not interfering with the script.

There are a lot of places where one sees young, but now famous actors such as Harrison Ford and Don Johnson. The extra did little for me, but there are many who might find it entertaining.