I'm perplexed at your whole word salad to basically just say you don't agree. Interesting
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I've always thought Johnny Lawrence made this show.
I think the show is bizarrely very watchable, despite how unrealistic and cheesy the storyline is.
I genuinely thought that S05 would be the last one after S04 ended because there was nowhere to go, but they seem to keep bringing in new characters, and with the ending S05 had, I have a feeling there would be a S07 as well - as it might be quite tough to set the storyline up with Cobra Kai effectively starting from scratch and have the competition and also get the entire thing to an end
I genuinely thought that S05 would be the last one after S04 ended because there was nowhere to go, but they seem to keep bringing in new characters, and with the ending S05 had, I have a feeling there would be a S07 as well - as it might be quite tough to set the storyline up with Cobra Kai effectively starting from scratch and have the competition and also get the entire thing to an end
Yes, I wrote a very, very simple three-and-a-half line post to say something mildly negative about a show I've seen a good chunk of. I'm sorry your reading skills made it a word salad for you, I'll try to make my posts simpler in the future if I think there's a chance you'll read them.
It is truly good fun, and that’s why people like it. I don’t think people watch it for great performances or incredible writing
The show creators are absolutely aware what it is and they pull it off very well
The first season worked since it offered an alternative take on the original movie with mild role reversal between the two main protagonists. Second was kind of in the same wane but since then it has reverted to the same old tropes that the sequels relied on and hence were a pale shadow of the OG movie. It has also started to take itself very seriously since S3/4. It is possible to create a show about teenagers coming of age whilst sparring in Karate contests without the hamminess of OTT villains.
As long as you're still not "genuinely perplexed" why people might like something you don't like
So, two relatively uncommon words (which are just a literal translation from my first language) are a word salad to you?
Read your post again. It wasn't two words nor just three and a half lines. I don't mind you don't like it, it's the whole confusion on your end other people like things you don't
Regardless I won't add anything more with this 'topic' as it's not adding anything beneficial to anybody. I mean no disrespect towards you.
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I don't really understand your use of "word salad" here, but never mind, let's move on from that. I wasn't talking about things as in more than one, was I? I was talking about Cobra Kai, of which I've seen enough to have a clear picture of how bad it is. I'm not saying that in a snobbish way, and I made that very clear in the original post, where I wrote there's a fair amount of rubbish I've seen and enjoyed, but that doesn't make them any less rubbish.
You’re in the wrong thread if you think it’s that bad. Thanks for sharing your opinion of how bad it is though.
How is this the wrong thread for someone who has seen more than 30 episodes of the show or, until 2 days ago, about 80% of it? Only positive opinions are allowed? And is that only in this thread or the whole forum?
The best season to date.
I like that the story is much more serious than previous seasons. Partly because there's less focus on the kids and more focus on the adults. Chozen, Johnny and LaRusso have a great chemistry. Mike Barnes is such a badass.
Silver is such an amazing bad guy btw. He's a much better bad guy than Kreese.
Although I must say I like all the kids in this season, even LaRusso's son.
I like that the story is much more serious than previous seasons. Partly because there's less focus on the kids and more focus on the adults. Chozen, Johnny and LaRusso have a great chemistry. Mike Barnes is such a badass.
Silver is such an amazing bad guy btw. He's a much better bad guy than Kreese.
Although I must say I like all the kids in this season, even LaRusso's son.
Why have you watched 30 episodes of something you hate?
Just finished season 5. It’s class.
That's a fair question, I ask myself that too. It's generally difficult for me to stop watching any series, this one is probably just the third or fourth I've ever left unfinished after watching a good chunk of it. Also, I didn't always hate it, as I explained in my first message.
There was some genuine nostalgic love for this show when it first aired, seeing the Karate Kid characters as adults was fun. I really think they should have made it a limited-run series, like they do in the UK, instead of leaving it open-ended with plots that grow increasingly more ridiculous with each season. Seeing the friendship develop, then fall apart, then rekindle between Johnny and Daniel-san was cool. It seems the show has lost its way, can't make up its mind how seriously people should be taking it. Once Miguel broke his back and the Larusso daughter got her arm slashed, it was pretty much out of the "fun nostalgia" realm. Then the next season Miguel does shit that would have permanently crippled him and I just suffered through the rest of it with my kids. Couldn't do the season after that, saw it occasionally over my shoulder while surfing the net. Good grief.
I don't watch the show but my wife does, all I've caught from it is a bit more swearing, not sure that makes it more serious from the few episodes I've seen before,The best season to date.
I like that the story is much more serious than previous seasons. Partly because there's less focus on the kids and more focus on the adults. Chozen, Johnny and LaRusso have a great chemistry. Mike Barnes is such a badass.
Silver is such an amazing bad guy btw. He's a much better bad guy than Kreese.
Although I must say I like all the kids in this season, even LaRusso's son.
I've just seen a fecking water race, hardly think that's more serious
Season 5 is poor so far.
You have to completely suspend belief but it remains a fun show. Silver is an excellent villain and it was definitely an improvement to see the main characters not being as dumb for the purposes of creating friction as in previous series.
Has a final series been confirmed? On one hand, it’s clear what the final show will be but, on the other, it’s more difficult to see how they can flesh out a full series, given the ending of Season 5.
Has a final series been confirmed? On one hand, it’s clear what the final show will be but, on the other, it’s more difficult to see how they can flesh out a full series, given the ending of Season 5.
I think I'm going to bin this. That joke's not funny anymore.
Only positive please. Refreshing
In the nightclub LaRusso orders a Macallan 18. How much do you reckon that would cost?
More than 50 dollars?
More than 50 dollars?
I still really enjoyed it.
Cheesey but great fun cheese
Cant wait for Series 6..
Cheesey but great fun cheese
Cant wait for Series 6..
Just started season 5. Some of the worst blue-screen work of the last 20 years!
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That honour goes to prison break season 5
I just can’t get into this season
Not sure why, I’ve binged every other season in 1-2 days but I’m only on episode 3 so far.
Not sure why, I’ve binged every other season in 1-2 days but I’m only on episode 3 so far.
I pretty much binge watched this in one day last Saturday. The show itself is entirely driven on its exciting fight scenes, funny and occasionally cheesy dialogue and an excellent roster of characters. The story and the writing are not its strong point, at times it was very weak in this season. I don’t think the producers are particularly fussed about it’s weak story, it knows what it’s about, the season was still extremely entertaining because of what it did well.
Because it's the same old, same old. I quit after 5eps. I think the fun part was watching Johnny Lawrence set up Cobra Kai and be himself. The rest of the show was always crap.
Is there going to be a season 6? Everything seems pretty rapped up.
There'll be a season six
With Kreese up to his tricks
Cobra Kai acting like dicks
Yo I wish LaRusso would just kill those pricks
Really can't see how there isn't at least one more season.
We didn't exactly get a "happy ever after" ending from the 'good guys'. They just found out about Kreese and that was it.
They can use the whole Johnny becoming a real dad from the beginning angle. Kumiko will surely join the cast and have a funny story with Chozen. Kreese will want revenge, not just against Miyagi/Eagle but Silver too. There's still the Taikai Tournament that Miyagi Fang may go to. I also imagine they want Hilary Swank to do at least a guest appearance to get everyone involved.
Definitely enough material for another season. I wouldn't even be surprised if they stretched it to two, or a sixth season & a movie.
We didn't exactly get a "happy ever after" ending from the 'good guys'. They just found out about Kreese and that was it.
They can use the whole Johnny becoming a real dad from the beginning angle. Kumiko will surely join the cast and have a funny story with Chozen. Kreese will want revenge, not just against Miyagi/Eagle but Silver too. There's still the Taikai Tournament that Miyagi Fang may go to. I also imagine they want Hilary Swank to do at least a guest appearance to get everyone involved.
Definitely enough material for another season. I wouldn't even be surprised if they stretched it to two, or a sixth season & a movie.
Just read they haven't been renewed yet and the writers haven't started writing season 6 so maybe it will be the end. Agree we didn't get the happy ending but it's pretty close.
One final season is defo needed and agree with @Havak , a name fit for the show
Sony have announced a karate kid movie for 2024
We need it to end with a karate tournament.
My only quip with the show is that almost all of them are shite at Karate
Daniel and Johny moves are laughably bad it looks like 80s movie. Especially Daniel his moves are so damn awful looks like some parody
Daniel and Johny moves are laughably bad it looks like 80s movie. Especially Daniel his moves are so damn awful looks like some parody
I think the show has run its course now, they have wrapped up most/all of the drama story lines, in the show's own way Silver was a terrific villain, giving Kreese another turn would be extremely weak in comparison and I don't really see how you'd write him running a dojo while on the run - they could just call the cops every time he showed up. Looks more like they set up a movie to me.
https://www.deccanherald.com/entert...y-announces-new-karate-kid-movie-1145959.html
You maybe right. Although, I think the escalation this time would be the global tournament. Seeing everyone going along to this big even somewhere in Europe or South America and going from there. That feels like it would be a more natural end for the series. Kreese I think they wrote into a corner. Would have made more sense to just have him released after the events of the season 5 finale, rather than the daring escape they went with. As you say, its just a case of calling the cops on him now. But stage the tournament outside the US and have him show up might be ok. I guess then they could have a real ending where they pay homage to the original movie with Kreese pushing someone else too far and Daniel and Johnny on the other side of that. One more season just to really tie it all up and then be done.
Agree there can only be one more season now if they go there.
I've enjoyed the cheesefest though it's fun.