Kung Faux

Recently, while making compilation videos for friends near and far, I stumbled upon this AWESOME (dare I say fuckin' awesome?) show called Kung Faux. OMG, it's the best thing to come along since Strangers With Candy and/or Mystery Science Theater 3000! What exactly is Kung Faux, you may be asking. Well, here's a synopsis courtesy of the Kung Faux site: Kung Faux is a series of classic Kung Fu films that have been individually re-cut down to standard television half hour lengths, re-scored with hit music, re-dubbed with the comedic voiceovers of Hip Hop personalities, and re-combined with comic book-style graphics and video game theme pacing for a complete sensory blast!

So far, I think my favorite episodes have been Pimp Stick and Mini Lee. Pimp Stick, favorite scene: the retarded kid (AKA "Retardo") who likes cheese and Mini Lee: where a sexually-confused Mini Lee (AKA "Hatcha"), in a drunken stupor tells his friend to "Gimme a hug. Gimme a hug in the balls." LMAO! This show is cracking me UP!

Though I'm normally not a big fan of Hip Hop, I am totally diggin' the music for the show. I just wish they would include who the artists are and the names of the songs at the end of the episodes! I'd be buyin' me some new CDs!

Currently there are 30 episodes and 15 volumes in development. Volume 1 is currently available for purchase at Amazon.com for around $20 and contains episodes 1 and 2: III Master and Boxcutta.

Kung Faux will be premiering on an upcoming new cable channel called Ripe TV (coming September 2005), but you can currently watch some of the episodes online at the Kung Faux site and/or if you have OnDemand with your cable company, you can find episodes under the "Cutting Edge" category. Hikeebah!