I'm halfway through season three now - the last season - and while it is an enjoyable series my main criticism is that the "bad guys" - the corrupt white businessman and politicians - seem more like " snidely whiplash" characters.
Without offering any spoilers it seems that some of the bad they do it would not be in their power
However the reason it is so appealing is the martial arts and generally the bad guys getting what's coming to them
For those who don't know California history, the Chinese were treated terribly
In fact there was a law at one time that a Chinese person could not testify in court.
That part of the series got right.
I guess to give it a higher rating I would appreciate a little subtlety and nuance
Still, it is an entertaining series and recommended
By the way in my town, Sacramento, we have always had a huge Asian population. Part of the reason is the gold rush and part of the reason is mainly Chinese workers built the transcontinental railroad from Sacramento to promontory point Utah.
That's who the central Pacific Railroad used and the union Pacific Railroad going west used Irish labor
You see those tunnels they carved through the Sierra Nevada's and just have to admire them
In addition the Sacramento river used to flood annually for miles around when the Sierra snow melted and only so much water could flow through the Carquinez straight in the San Francisco Bay
And the Chinese built the first levees along the Sacramento river which contained the water. They came from the Pearl River Delta
If you want to see an interesting town along the river I call it a "living Ghost Town." It is the town of Locke. It's the only town in America that was built by the Chinese for the Chinese. And it was built with redwood from the San Francisco Panama exposition which had finished its time and was being torn down. Named the town of locke because at the time in 1915 Chinese were not allowed to own land in California and the rancher George Locke leased it to them
But the Chinese have traditionally valued close family and education and through both of them they've achieved positions at the highest levels of society here
Anyway I think they got the history and friction of the Chinese and whites right I just wish they had toned it down with the bad things done
There's some actions they did that in history I kinda laugh at. For those of you who remember Bonanza little Joe always used to ride down from the Ponderosa in Lake Tahoe to Virginia City and in reality that was a long ride down the eastern slope of the Sierras and up into Virginia city. He probably would've spent two or three days and had a sore butt
Once you get into season three you'll see what I mean in a certain episode.
But anyway without offering spoilers they played fast and loose aspects of history but got the main things right.
Without offering any spoilers it seems that some of the bad they do it would not be in their power
However the reason it is so appealing is the martial arts and generally the bad guys getting what's coming to them
For those who don't know California history, the Chinese were treated terribly
In fact there was a law at one time that a Chinese person could not testify in court.
That part of the series got right.
I guess to give it a higher rating I would appreciate a little subtlety and nuance
Still, it is an entertaining series and recommended
By the way in my town, Sacramento, we have always had a huge Asian population. Part of the reason is the gold rush and part of the reason is mainly Chinese workers built the transcontinental railroad from Sacramento to promontory point Utah.
That's who the central Pacific Railroad used and the union Pacific Railroad going west used Irish labor
You see those tunnels they carved through the Sierra Nevada's and just have to admire them
In addition the Sacramento river used to flood annually for miles around when the Sierra snow melted and only so much water could flow through the Carquinez straight in the San Francisco Bay
And the Chinese built the first levees along the Sacramento river which contained the water. They came from the Pearl River Delta
If you want to see an interesting town along the river I call it a "living Ghost Town." It is the town of Locke. It's the only town in America that was built by the Chinese for the Chinese. And it was built with redwood from the San Francisco Panama exposition which had finished its time and was being torn down. Named the town of locke because at the time in 1915 Chinese were not allowed to own land in California and the rancher George Locke leased it to them
But the Chinese have traditionally valued close family and education and through both of them they've achieved positions at the highest levels of society here
Anyway I think they got the history and friction of the Chinese and whites right I just wish they had toned it down with the bad things done
There's some actions they did that in history I kinda laugh at. For those of you who remember Bonanza little Joe always used to ride down from the Ponderosa in Lake Tahoe to Virginia City and in reality that was a long ride down the eastern slope of the Sierras and up into Virginia city. He probably would've spent two or three days and had a sore butt
Once you get into season three you'll see what I mean in a certain episode.
But anyway without offering spoilers they played fast and loose aspects of history but got the main things right.