Martial Law

1998

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Released: 26 September 1998 Ended
Producted By: 20th Century Fox Television
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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Martial Law is an American/Canadian crime drama that aired on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US. The show was a surprise hit, making Hung the only East Asian headlining a prime-time network series in the United States. At the time, Hung was not fluent in English, and he reportedly recited some of his dialogue phonetically. In many scenes, Hung did not speak at all, making Martial Law perhaps the only US television series in history that featured so little dialogue from the lead character.

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BeSummers Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.
Donald Seymour This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
Wizard-8 When "Martial Law" premiered, I was hooked. Sure, it wasn't great art or fabulous writing on display, but the show was goofy fun. But then bit by bit, the producers tinkered with the show, and with each adjustment, the show became worse.The first misstep happened shortly after the theatrical movie "Rush Hour" became a hit. The producers must have thought "Hey! What this show needs is an obnoxious, hip, and streetwise partner for Sammo Hung!" Shortly afterwards, Arsenio Hall became a cast member, and his character was EXTREMELY annoying.The next misstep was when the second season of the show premiered. First, the producers had fired several cast members, despite these fired actors and their characters being a very likable bunch. They also ignored or quickly wrote out the plot threads that had been going along in the previous season.After some time, the producers tinkered with the show again. Suddenly Kelly Hu's character had a COMPLETELY different background, and the show suddenly had the characters fighting with a secret organization that threatened the city each week. This organization was treated with the same goofiness of the evil secret organization in the "Inspector Gadget" animated series.Fortunately, the show was cancelled after the second season had played out. (And around this time, to Arsenio Hall's credit, he admitted that the show was terrible.) Since this series only ran two seasons, it is highly unlikely that the show will be seen in syndication, at least in North America. Just as well. If you DO get the chance to see the show, watch it until Arsenio Hall appears. Then stop watching!
modius I loved this show, espically the first series - it was a great way of watching a "Jackie Chan / Sammo Hung" -esque movie without paying the hefty price tag for the cinema ticket / video rental.The show had lots of action in it. Sure it didn't have as much action as say the big budget action movies, but it tried hard and it was a real hoot...The plot lines were sometimes done very well - one time there was a plot about a drugs baron wanting to see his son - and they were dealt with quite well...although other times they were very painful...most of the time it had Sammo tracking down his arch-nemesis from China.But unfortuently it soon went downhill, the introduction of Arsenio "Coming to America" Hall didn't help the show, however sexy Kelly Hu defintley did...the action was still good - but it sometimes went to the extremes of blowing things up for no reason with the storylines left the casaulty...With all TV shows like this you have the obligitary ninja epsiode, the obligitary duel to death with arch-nemesis episode (to be honest, once the arch-nemesis was gone, the show ran out of steam), and other episodes which may have you thinking "am I watching Batman (1966) or a cool 1998 TV show?"Anyway, there were brief returns to normality such as Sammo looking for his son - but it came to nothing, as half way through the second series, the plug was pulled...its a shame we never got good strong plots, and its a shame that in the plots Sammo never seemed to get hurt in fights or even looked like he was going to lose.I guess all that doesn't matter, its a very entertaining show, and I guess that's all that counts.
wishkah7 When I saw Martial Law for the first time when it aired, I was immediately hooked! And I made it my Saturday night ritual! Sammo, Terrel, Grace, and Amy are all very provocative, coloful, and cool characters in their own way. I miss Louis, though. I'm also a big fan of Jackie Chan's movies, too. And the director of this show is the same who did those Jackie Chan movies! In this show, you not only have crimes being solved, you have comedy, cool karate moves, and most of all a fun show to watch! Even Arsenio Hall is learning some of those slick karate moves, himself, and I love his comedic antics! Sammo is awesome, Grace (Kelly Hu) would make a good role model for young girls who watch this, & she has cool moves like Sammo, and Amy too, and she's cool as the boss! Even though we're still left hanging from last season's cliffhanger, this show is getting better in every episode they make. I hope CBS renews it for a third season! Either way, it's still an awesome and spectacular show! If you haven't seen it yet, feel free to see this one!
Chris(Runner) This show is a new idea that definitely worked! However, I have read a review that says that this show is "better than that lame Texas Ranger show." I say this is a total copy of "Walker, Texas Ranger." It has the same plot and everything. Plus, I think it is a little more childish than "Walker." But even still, this is a really, really good show that all martial arts and/or crime fighting fans should definitely watch.

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