Wu Assasins

[Drunk Monk]

Every cover is a gamble, especially when it's a new show.  If it sucks, like Man with the Iron Fists, that issue will flop.  Nowadays, with the diminishing state of the newsstands, I can't afford a flop.  As cf knows, I took a huge risk with the next issue putting Iko on the cover for this.  Not only is he not Kung Fu, this show could suck.

I just unlocked the first three preview eps and watched the premiere.  It delivers. Feels like a win.

It's Iko - all Iko.  Iko Iko un-day.  He's great at what he does and carries the lead role very well.  

In the wake of Into the Badlands, Stephen Fung knows how to shoot a good fight for TV.  The choreo is the best stuff I've seen for a TV series yet. The mysticism is a bit hokey, but the ultravi is gritty and brutal so the mystic stuff can be overlooked. It's Wu as in five though, not martial, and they actually got the 5 elements right.  The extra bonus is that it shows SF well, not like Always be my maybe.  This is the chinatown I remember. 

It's been a long day.  A tedious tournament redeemed by some old wulin friends, a hongbao, and meeting The Beast from Kung Fu Hustle, a wonderful concert, and I'm spent.  As much as I want to binge the next preview eps, I need to crash.  

I feel I can rest a little easier though. I made the right call with this. 

Drops Aug 8.  Until then, I claim major coolness.

Hope y'all will tune in.  Totally DOOM recommended.