The Fairy Princess, as anyone who reads this blog knows, is a huge fan of the series, WARRIOR.
Why you ask? She loves a good martial arts series with Asian heritaged actors – some from England, some from Australia, Indonesia, Canada, and many from the Downtown NY Scene and from Broadway as well. In short – it is a series where both her Irish heritage and Chinese heritage come together and give her severe anxiety and yet, enjoyment.
TFP is complicated.
Now, WARRIOR has bounced around quite a bit – first Cinemax and then HBO and now…Netflix.
Netflix is going to bring about a huge global fan base for this show – much in the way that Peaky Blinders did to it’s cast. This series is a giant one for AAPI’s and that is because it comes from…the Bruce.
Yes, this is Bruce Lee‘s vision, as brought to life by his daughter, Shannon Lee. In this show we see the origin of the Chinese in America, but we also see mixed race people, because as we know, Bruce was Mixed Asian AND Mixed Asian people are always going to be around as long as different groups intertwine.
What is magical about this show is that they have built the ‘origin’ stories of the mixed race characters into the show, and then left it. Ah Sam, played by Andrew Koji, makes reference to his American Grandfather, and boom, there it is. Young Jun, played by Jason Tobin, is the result of a relationship his father, Father Jun, played by Perry Yung, had with a white prostitute. In fact, Mixed race Asians are a plot point all around, with Wang Chao’s daughter and supporting her, being a major plot point for the character played by Hoon Lee.
All of it makes dramatic sense as they go through the show. Now, there are three seasons already on Netflix, however fans NEED a fourth season – perhaps even a fifth, and there IS a way to get it. That way is interest. We need to get WARRIOR to Number 1 for a a few weeks. It is currently at #6.
So TFP is going to tell you her strategy – she also used this with The Brothers Sun on Netflix, and she is going to ask that you all follow suit. Why? Season 4 baby – the producers say it depends on how Netflix responds to the numbers for the show. If we can get it to Number 1 for say, a month – TFP is pretty sure a Season 4 will be ordered.
This is her strategy – she leaves the television on WARRIOR when she is at home at all times. Numbers cannot be faked – well they likely can but she does not know how as she is not a criminal, she just enjoys shows about criminals – and she is willing to give over her screen to a show that she has already watched. If you have more than one television/ipad/laptop you can devote to this, then great! And if you don’t, TFP appreciates your devotion.
Keeping on the theme of Bruce Lee, have you all realized that his goddaughter, Diana Lee Inosanto, has joined the Star Wars Universe on the cast of Ahsoka on Disney Plus?
She is making her rounds of all of the conventions right now, and seemingly having the best of all possible times. You can follow her on Insta – @therealdianaleeinosanto . She has also written a children’s book on autism with her son, Sebastian, as well as being the writer/director/star of the indie film, The Sensei.
In addition to Ahsoka, in her latest role, she voices Horse in The Tiger’s Apprentice, alongside Henry Golding, Lucy Liu, Sandra Oh, Brandon Soo Hoo, Michelle Yeoh, Bowen Yang, Leah Lewis, Deborah S. Craig, Sherry Cola, and Kheng Hua Tan.
The Tiger’s Apprentice is streaming on Paramount Plus.
Turning to Broadway, much mention must be made for the Broadway debut of Lola Tung, from The Summer I Turned Pretty, in Hadestown. She is playing Eurydice – the same part that was originated by Eva Noblezada (who is heading towards the opening of The Great Gatsby on Broadway with lightening speed). This image is from the Hadestown Insta account, and in terms of performance, TFP thinks it is best to let your ears do the listening.
Last but certainly not least – in anyone’s mind – is the upcoming Broadway debut of former Pussycat Doll, Nicole Scherzinger – just announced.
This looks entirely different from any other Sunset Blvd in recent memory – but in the best way – AND, this proves TFP‘s point that this coming season – that this year, the year of the Wooden Dragon – will be the MOST Asian Broadway has ever been in a season with no show set in Asia!
TFP out.
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