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The original ‘Power Rangers’ return in 2010

After months of speculation, Disney and Bandai made an official announcement that the hit 1993 series MIGHTY MORPHIN’ POWER RANGERS will make its official return to television…

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Steven Seagal reality series spurs lawsuit

A&E has been planning a reality TV series based around the police work of action star, bluesman and Louisiana deputy sheriff Steven Seagal that is set…

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New ‘Eagle Shooting Heroes’ series coming to US

Hong Kong and North American-based distributor Tai Seng has announced their DVD line-up for September and it includes the Fan Bing-bing starring drama HOME RUN (2008),…

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Trailer for ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’

Coming to premium TV channel Starz is SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND, a 300-style TV series update to the sword and sandal legend previously made famous by…

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Conan showcases Steven Ho’s fight work on ‘Tonight Show’

Conan O’Brien, who has been settling into his new position as host of NBC’s THE TONIGHT SHOW, brought on Hollywood stuntman, fight choreographer and martial arts…

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Stills from Gao Xixi’s ‘Three Kingdoms’

In 2010, Chinese television audiences will be treated to THREE KINGDOMS, an epic 80-episode TV adaptation of author Luo Guanzhong’s Chinese literary classic, “Romance of the…

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History tells us ‘How Bruce Lee Changed the World’

To mark the 35th anniversary of Bruce Lee’s death, the History Channel will air a new two-hour documentary, HOW BRUCE LEE CHANGED THE WORLD beginning May…

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Watch Ed Brubaker’s ‘Angel of Death’ online

There is a new web original action series from comic book writer Ed Brubaker that is giving TV some serious competition where straight up action is…

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Shaw classics come to Digital Cable in Canada

Celestial Pictures has announced a deal to bring select Shaw Brothers classics to residents of Canada via On Demand through Rogers Cable Communications, the country’s leading…

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Zhang Jizhong’s ‘Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber’

A new 40-episode television adaptation of famed wuxia author Louis Cha’s “Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber” novel from producer Zhang Jizhong is in its sixth month…

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Philip Morris starring in new series, ‘Emissary’

Attendees of the New York Comic Con will have an opportunity to sit in on a special panel presentation of an upcoming sci-fi/action TV series called…

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Tai Seng releasing ‘Sword and the Fairy’

The complete, English-subtitled first season of the fantasy wuxia TV series THE SWORD AND THE FAIRY (aka CHINESE PALADIN) is coming to DVD in the U.S.…

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Shaw films leave U.S. and head to Russia

Celestial Pictures has announced the seal of an exclusive pay TV deal with Viasat Broadcasting UK Limited to broadcast Shaw Brothers kung fu and wuxia movies…

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Cablevision pulls plug on Kung Fu HD

Another blow has been struck to the distribution of martial arts movies here in the U.S. this week following news of Navarre’s closure of its BCI…

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The Stunt People on Discovery’s ‘Time Warp’

This week, Eric Jacobus and Ray Carbonel, both leading members of Southern California-based screen fighting and stunt team The Stunt People, will be featured on The…

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