Post by kg redhead on Dec 8, 2005 12:11:57 GMT -5
Mortal Kombat: Conquest was a fantasy television series which aired from 1998 to 1999. The series is based on the fighting game series Mortal Kombat and acted as a prequel to the first Mortal Kombat movie. Filmed in Orlando, Conquest was cancelled after one season.
Many millennia ago, the Earth was a young and desirable planet. Powerful and rich with natural resources, the vicious megalomaniac, Shao Khan wanted Earth as part of his growing collection of conquered realms known as Outworld. To protect the Earth (a.k.a. Earthrealm) from Shao Kahn, Mortal Kombat a tournament, in which the fate of the planet is decided in battles between competitors from Earthrealm and Outworld, was created. Five-hundred years in the past, the monk warrior, Kung Lao defeated Kahn's demon sorcerer, Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat. When Kung Lao spared his life, Kahn imprisoned Tsung in the cobalt mines.
Kung Lao now had to train the next generation of warriors, who would give their lives to save the Earth. Kung Lao creates a partnership and friendship with two warriors Siro, a former bodyguard and Taja, an ex-thief. In the dark and mysterious city of Zhu Zin, Kung Lao and his new friends are guided and watched over by the thunder god, Raiden. The three now battle various evils of both Outworld and Earthrealm, including an imprisoned Tsung, who swore eternal revenge on Kung Lao for his humiliating defeat and his ally; the sultry and seductive Vorpax who is also imprisoned in the cobalt mines and has an agenda of her own.
* While other characters from the first Mortal Kombat until Mortal Kombat Trilogy are featured or mentioned in the Mortal Kombat movies and the cartoon Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Kung Lao was only featured in Conquest.
* In the episode Debt of the Dragon, the Black Dragon organization is featured.
* The episode The Master features a character named Master Cho. It is rumored that he is the prototype of Bo' Rai Cho.
* The episode Unholy Alliance features an alliance between Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, which is the premise for Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.
* Guest stars Angelica Bridges, Sung Hi Lee, Dana Hee, Jamie Pressly, Renee Tenison, Kathleen Kinmont, Candace Miller and Suzanne Stokes all posed nude for the adult magazine, Playboy. Another guest star, Eva Mendes, was also featured doing an interview in one issue.
* The show was very popular, but according to the show's developer Joshua Wexler, because it ran on the cable network TNT, as well as syndication, the costs for the show were higher than anticipated. The cancellation wasn't announced at first and rumors of a second season circulated. However, TNT pulled the plug on the show leaving it with a cliffhanger ending.
Many millennia ago, the Earth was a young and desirable planet. Powerful and rich with natural resources, the vicious megalomaniac, Shao Khan wanted Earth as part of his growing collection of conquered realms known as Outworld. To protect the Earth (a.k.a. Earthrealm) from Shao Kahn, Mortal Kombat a tournament, in which the fate of the planet is decided in battles between competitors from Earthrealm and Outworld, was created. Five-hundred years in the past, the monk warrior, Kung Lao defeated Kahn's demon sorcerer, Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat. When Kung Lao spared his life, Kahn imprisoned Tsung in the cobalt mines.
Kung Lao now had to train the next generation of warriors, who would give their lives to save the Earth. Kung Lao creates a partnership and friendship with two warriors Siro, a former bodyguard and Taja, an ex-thief. In the dark and mysterious city of Zhu Zin, Kung Lao and his new friends are guided and watched over by the thunder god, Raiden. The three now battle various evils of both Outworld and Earthrealm, including an imprisoned Tsung, who swore eternal revenge on Kung Lao for his humiliating defeat and his ally; the sultry and seductive Vorpax who is also imprisoned in the cobalt mines and has an agenda of her own.
* While other characters from the first Mortal Kombat until Mortal Kombat Trilogy are featured or mentioned in the Mortal Kombat movies and the cartoon Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Kung Lao was only featured in Conquest.
* In the episode Debt of the Dragon, the Black Dragon organization is featured.
* The episode The Master features a character named Master Cho. It is rumored that he is the prototype of Bo' Rai Cho.
* The episode Unholy Alliance features an alliance between Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, which is the premise for Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.
* Guest stars Angelica Bridges, Sung Hi Lee, Dana Hee, Jamie Pressly, Renee Tenison, Kathleen Kinmont, Candace Miller and Suzanne Stokes all posed nude for the adult magazine, Playboy. Another guest star, Eva Mendes, was also featured doing an interview in one issue.
* The show was very popular, but according to the show's developer Joshua Wexler, because it ran on the cable network TNT, as well as syndication, the costs for the show were higher than anticipated. The cancellation wasn't announced at first and rumors of a second season circulated. However, TNT pulled the plug on the show leaving it with a cliffhanger ending.