Re-enter the Dragon

More international news of great import: China's national broadcaster, which like its government is never one to go half way, has begun filming a 40-part biopic on the martial artist nonpareil Bruce Lee. Lee was born in San Francisco but grew up mostly in and around Hong Kong -- until, says his bio on the Internet Movie Database, at 18 or 19 "his temper and quick fists saw him fall foul of the HK police on numerous occasions, and his parents suggested that he head off to the United States."

There began an unparalleled career in Hollywood as the face (and body) of martial arts, at least until Jackie Chan came along and arguably sullied kung fu with humor. Lee's signature move was to wipe blood from his lip, stunned, after receiving a hit, and then bust out his unstoppable moves until the enemy lay writhing in badly dubbed cries of pain. Perhaps you remember the movies from Channel 38?

I'm interested to see how the series will make 40 parts of Lee's life. He died at 32, of cerebral edema, or swelling of the brain. I might not be interested enough, however, for a 40-part series with subtitles if it ever airs in the US. Or would it be dubbed?