(Alternatively, if they can't fight but are important to the plot, they get temporally saved by the chivalrous heroes... and then usually end up dead anyhow.)
The show is set "...centuries ago, in a time of darkness and fury," which translates to an undefined pre-industrial era, in a place called Zhuzin. It's a market town surrounded by forests and convenient tombs. Despite being in the dark ages, hair gel, cosmetic surgery, and support bras seem to be widely available.
There are three main protagonists. Most importantly is Kung Lao (Paolo Montalbán), a monk who owns only one pair of trousers. It's he that fights in the MK tournament as the defender of Earthrealm.
Fighting alongside Kung Lao (but not in the tournament) is the hot-headed man-slut Siro (Daniel Bernhardt). Siro also owns only one pair of trousers, but he has two different shirts. The ladies like that kind of thing.
And finally, the female of the group, the ex-thief, Taja (Kristanna Loken). She's an anomaly in the MK:C universe. The show is filled with the kind of plastic female the media tells us we want, the kind with provocative clothing, shallow personality, fake tits, etc, but Taja is the opposite. She dresses sensibly most of the time, has an athletic physique, and can count to ten without using her fingers.
Together the three friends defend Earthrealm from the forces of Outworld that wish to conquer it for various underdeveloped and cloudy reasons.
Overseeing the trio like a part-time father is the Thunder God Raiden (Jeffrey Meek). He gives advice but is forbidden from taking direct action.
Expect at least two fights per episode, accompanied by bad music. The combat is completely unrealistic but at the same time it's some of the most impressive I've ever seen outside of a Chinese TV show. Some of the people prancing about and doing unnecessary back flips really know their shit!
3 impractical face masks out of 5
The show is set "...centuries ago, in a time of darkness and fury," which translates to an undefined pre-industrial era, in a place called Zhuzin. It's a market town surrounded by forests and convenient tombs. Despite being in the dark ages, hair gel, cosmetic surgery, and support bras seem to be widely available.
There are three main protagonists. Most importantly is Kung Lao (Paolo Montalbán), a monk who owns only one pair of trousers. It's he that fights in the MK tournament as the defender of Earthrealm.
Fighting alongside Kung Lao (but not in the tournament) is the hot-headed man-slut Siro (Daniel Bernhardt). Siro also owns only one pair of trousers, but he has two different shirts. The ladies like that kind of thing.
And finally, the female of the group, the ex-thief, Taja (Kristanna Loken). She's an anomaly in the MK:C universe. The show is filled with the kind of plastic female the media tells us we want, the kind with provocative clothing, shallow personality, fake tits, etc, but Taja is the opposite. She dresses sensibly most of the time, has an athletic physique, and can count to ten without using her fingers.
Together the three friends defend Earthrealm from the forces of Outworld that wish to conquer it for various underdeveloped and cloudy reasons.
Overseeing the trio like a part-time father is the Thunder God Raiden (Jeffrey Meek). He gives advice but is forbidden from taking direct action.
Expect at least two fights per episode, accompanied by bad music. The combat is completely unrealistic but at the same time it's some of the most impressive I've ever seen outside of a Chinese TV show. Some of the people prancing about and doing unnecessary back flips really know their shit!
22 episodes, approx 44 minutes each. The last 5 or 6 eps are the highlight.
3 impractical face masks out of 5
2 comments:
"Four hours of martial arts mayhem"?
Crikey. What do they fill up the rest of the 22 eps worth of TV with?
It's longer than 4 hours but that's the only box art I could find. I figured no one would read it because it's so bad.
You'd hate it.
It's pure guilty pleasuring for me.
I can understand why it was cancelled. Really. :erm:
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