The one that got away from Bruce Lee: Season 1 of "Warrior"
Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 5:30PM by Lynn Lee
Did you know that the 1970s TV show “Kung Fu” was based on an uncredited pitch by Bruce Lee? According to Lee’s widow, Warner Brothers liked (and poached) his idea of a martial arts master wandering the American West but passed him over for the lead role in favor of David Carradine. Warner Brothers claims they’d already had the concept for “Kung Fu” in the works when Lee proposed his own series (called “The Warrior”) to the studio in 1971. But even if you believe them, it’s hard not to wonder what a version of the show that starred Bruce Lee might have looked like.
Nearly half a century later, Lee’s daughter Shannon, director-producer Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow, various The Fast and the Furious installments), and writer-producer Jonathan Tropper (This is Where I Leave You, “Banshee”) have created a Cinemax TV series that attempts to realize his original vision while updating it for a new generation...