So, I recently picked up watching the show Warrior on Cinemax. The show originally got a bit of hype due to it being executive produced by Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee's daughter, and on that note, the show even ends its intro credits with "Based on the writings of Bruce Lee". The show takes place in San Francisco in the 1860s with Ah Sahm arriving in search of someone, and he quickly gets thrown into rising issues between two Chinese tongs (gangs). I guess you could think of it as like Into the Badlands, but far grittier (definitely more sex and nudity -- this is Cinemax after all), and arguably more importantly, less of a focus on Wushu ("Wire Fu") and more of a focus on standard marshal arts.
My thoughts? I enjoyed watching it so far. I won't say that it's great or compelling, but I haven't been bored with it. I also binged the previously released eight episodes last weekend before this week's ninth aired. So, I guess that's not a bad thing! The show also doesn't fully focus on its Chinese characters as you also get to spend time with a number of other characters, but none of that feels like it really bogs down the story. It likely helps that while an individual has their own story and plights, they're still intertwined into the main narrative with the other characters.
Although, the show has introduced me to some strange new terms used for various races in the show, and I get more and more tempted with each episode to look up the etymology on these (if they're real at all). For example, why are white people called "ducks" and their area "the pond"? This really gives a new meaning to duck sauce.
Here's the trailer for the show:
My thoughts? I enjoyed watching it so far. I won't say that it's great or compelling, but I haven't been bored with it. I also binged the previously released eight episodes last weekend before this week's ninth aired. So, I guess that's not a bad thing! The show also doesn't fully focus on its Chinese characters as you also get to spend time with a number of other characters, but none of that feels like it really bogs down the story. It likely helps that while an individual has their own story and plights, they're still intertwined into the main narrative with the other characters.
Although, the show has introduced me to some strange new terms used for various races in the show, and I get more and more tempted with each episode to look up the etymology on these (if they're real at all). For example, why are white people called "ducks" and their area "the pond"? This really gives a new meaning to duck sauce.
Here's the trailer for the show: