Last Dragon Revival

 Reboots, reimages, and quasi-sequels are all the rage now. On the flip side streaming video on demand is rapidly becoming the king of good quality content. With demand for quality content so high, streaming providers have to dig deep for original content and the archives to see what can be bought back.        

          

  After watching season 2 of Luke Cage this past weekend, an idea popped in my head. One of my personal favorites The Last Dragon needs to be bought back as a tv series. The Last Dragon is a cult classic and had a perfect blend of campiness, comedy, and action. Not to mention classic lines like “Who’s the master?” and “Won’t you teach me some moves.”, and everyone was trying to find the glow. There has been talk for years of doing a reboot of the Last Dragon but nothing has ever came about with it.      

  YouTube Red’s recent hit “Cobra Kai” proved there is a market for older properties that are bought to modern times and  provided a blueprint of how it could be done. The tv series could pick up during the present day 30 plus years after the events of the movie, and feature Leroy Green better known as  Bruce Leroy helping a student become the master of the 21st century.

   Since Bruce Leroy was oblivious to everything around him that didn’t involve martial arts, it would make for hilarious situations of him still being oblivious in today’s high tech world. Throw in a engaging villain much on the level or better than Sho’nuff, that both Bruce Leroy and his student can face off against and it would be TV gold.

    Now that black nerds and geeks are accepted more within our community, the show could also be a showcase of that subculture, how diverse and vibrant it is,  and just how much the Asian culture influences a lot of us. The movie provided a little insight but the show could dig a lot deeper.

    Unfortunately with the deaths of Vanity, Julius Curry, and Leo O’Brien, iconic characters such as Laura Charles, Sho’Nuff, and Leroy’s little brother Richie could not be reprised. The characters could be given good backstories as to why their not in the series but still exist in the world. On the flip side we could catch up with master wannabe Johnny, his little brother, Mama and Papa Green, Keisha Knight Pullliam could make a cameo as the younger sister with the ever changing name, we could even see what Eddie Arcadian has been up to all these years.

     All the ingredients are there to make a TV show semi-reboot of the Last Dragon a success. Make Brooklyn and Harlem characters within the show and integral to the hero’s battle, between 10-13 episodes and people will fall in love with the Last Dragon all over again. A new generation will come to appreciate the franchise and learn just what the glow is. Netflix, Hulu, YouTube Red, Brown Sugar someone make this happen.

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Relationship with Money

    Cheap, frugal, thrifty, penny pincher, these are all terms one may hear when they try to save every dollar they make. I’m very cheap and I hear those terms all the time, after a while you shrug it off and begin to embrace it as part of your personality. However I often ask myself and others what is wrong with being cheap? Unfortunately no one has an honest clear cut answer.

   When it comes to money and how to spend and manage it, there are two different ends of the spectrum. There are those who use the frequent sayings “I work hard for my money so I’m going to spend it”, or “You can’t take it with you, live everyday like it’s your last”. Then there are folks such as myself on other side, always looking for the best deal. Saving money in case some shit goes down, doesn’t see the need in paying for certain items because a “name” is attached to it, “I work too hard for my money to just give it away” or quite simply the thought of “my money is better with me”. 

    These opinions raise a good question, are people’s relationship with money built only by their upbringing and environment or are other factors in play? I’ve heard people say they didn’t have a lot growing up, so they get what they want now. I’ve also met people who had good middle class lives and they spend for the sake of spending. I’ve also met people from comfortable backgrounds who are as cheap as they come and sometimes ashamed they came from money. Hard to believe some people think that way but it’s true.

    Upbringing is another factor, if you have cheap parents who always managed and budgeted their money chances are you’ll pick up those habits. If you saw members of your family enjoy their money and still sustain their lifestyle, one may think hell why not. Teachings during ones youth definitely plays a part in someone’s relationship with money.

    Next to environment and upbringing, media of course plays a role in people’s relationship with money. When watching TV and seeing name brand and luxury products everywhere, people want to attain that. Having a luxury product provides an image of a baller, high maintenance, “My situation good”, or whatever to give the illusion you’re eating good and more.

   Or is it an unexplainable factor that makes someone cheap with their money or use money for its intention, to spend it? I honestly believe I came out the womb cheap as I have always been stingy with my money. When I was a kid and I would receive Christmas or Birthday money, I would hold onto it as long as I could. Funny thing is I’m not sure where I get that habit from, both of my parents have cheap quirks depending on what it is, I had grandparents at both end of the table spenders and savers, and other relatives who had different opinions on money. Here I am today a very frugal individual. 

   Money is what makes the world rotate, it’s how people pay for goods and services, and access to it is a factor in a person’s lifestyle. Just like anything else individuals relationship’s with money is different and works for that individual. Which means it may not necessarily be a good or bad thing that they are spenders or savers, and it may not be any particular reason why they lean one way or another. It’s just who they are, for now I’ll keep taking the cheap jokes.

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