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deucelow · 01-03-2006, 01:42 PM

UM on now here in Australia.

It's the Brandon Lee season premiere - was this also the CBS premiere?

Agreed in one thing, the slower theme music does not work!

Interesting factoid on Bruce Lees death I just saw. Apparently his house in Hong Kong had not been built according to the principles of Feng Shui. The previous owner had consulted an expert who had told him to place a small mirror on the outside of the house to deflect evil spirits.
The mirror was blown away in a typhoon on July 19th 1973. Bruce Lee died the next day. Weird.

Back to the show...

- Deucelow -

deucelow · 01-03-2006, 01:46 PM

PS - This is also the Tony Castro episode. A re-enactment done to a VERY high standard.

Kane · 01-03-2006, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by deucelow

UM on now here in Australia.

It's the Brandon Lee season premiere - was this also the CBS premiere?

It was an NBC segment, shown at the beginning of the 1995-96 season.

JimmyHendricks · 01-03-2006, 08:04 PM

It was an NBC show--the season premiere--the first UM with the new powder blue logo/intro and the "flutey" remix of the theme song. I remember it being heavily advertised in the weeks leading up to the premiere.

Cori aka ChrisSCrush · 11-17-2008, 06:51 AM

It's rare, but Brandon Lee is not the only person ever killed by a prop gun. Look at Jon-Erik Hexum and this poor kid: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,452811,00.html

browneyes106 · 11-17-2008, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Cori aka ChrisSCrush

It's rare, but Brandon Lee is not the only person ever killed by a prop gun. Look at Jon-Erik Hexum and this poor kid: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,452811,00.html

Poor kid. Maybe there was a mixup on the school play.

Cori aka ChrisSCrush · 11-18-2008, 06:09 AM

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Poor kid. Maybe there was a mixup on the school play.

I don't know how someone managed this. I've been to performances of Oklahoma! and Oliver! which involved firing prop guns, some at fairly close range, and no one was hurt.

leafygreens · 11-18-2008, 01:08 PM

Brandon Lee's death was so heartbreaking, especially since he was to marry his fiance about 2 weeks later. Sort of just like the plot of The Crow.

marlins3 · 01-17-2015, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by deucelow

PS - This is also the Tony Castro episode. A re-enactment done to a VERY high standard.

I've always wanted the Tony Castro segment and the Ed Barbara segment.

There was also a segment where a guy in Kentucky (a police officer if I recall) came across a man who started chasing him (the fugitive was kicked out of a radical group because his views were too violent). Unfortunately, I don't recall the names of those involved. I saw the segment a couple years ago on a certain video site. I wanted that segment, too.

TheUntouchables · 01-18-2015, 05:27 PM

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Just watched this again on UM.

Bruce Lee- theories range from Chinese curse because he spread Kung Fu to Westerners and non-Chinese, the Yakuza took him out, etc.

I believe his death was what the coroner stated: a freak allergic reaction that caused a brain edema.

Brandon Lee- a freak accident no less.

Curse? No. I simply do not believe it.

I believe the theory was that it was a family curse brought on by Bruce Lee's father, not because he taught Westerners kung-fu.

TheUntouchables · 01-20-2015, 05:38 AM

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Tell us more about this theory.

Google is your friend.

01-03-2006, 01:42 PM	#1
deucelow Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 02, 2006 Posts: 15	Brandon Lee - CBS Premiere? UM on now here in Australia. It's the Brandon Lee season premiere - was this also the CBS premiere? Agreed in one thing, the slower theme music does not work! Interesting factoid on Bruce Lees death I just saw. Apparently his house in Hong Kong had not been built according to the principles of Feng Shui. The previous owner had consulted an expert who had told him to place a small mirror on the outside of the house to deflect evil spirits. The mirror was blown away in a typhoon on July 19th 1973. Bruce Lee died the next day. Weird. Back to the show... - Deucelow -

01-03-2006, 01:46 PM	#2
deucelow Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 02, 2006 Posts: 15	PS - This is also the Tony Castro episode. A re-enactment done to a VERY high standard.

01-03-2006, 08:04 PM	#4
JimmyHendricks Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 11, 2004 Posts: 112	It was an NBC show--the season premiere--the first UM with the new powder blue logo/intro and the "flutey" remix of the theme song. I remember it being heavily advertised in the weeks leading up to the premiere.

11-17-2008, 06:51 AM	#5
Cori aka ChrisSCrush Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 30, 2001 Location: USA and still trying to be proud of it! Posts: 2,068	It's rare, but Brandon Lee is not the only person ever killed by a prop gun. Look at Jon-Erik Hexum and this poor kid: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,452811,00.html

11-18-2008, 01:08 PM	#8
leafygreens Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 183	Brandon Lee's death was so heartbreaking, especially since he was to marry his fiance about 2 weeks later. Sort of just like the plot of The Crow.