{"id":1802,"date":"2021-10-07T10:36:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T10:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2021-10-21T12:12:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T12:12:24","slug":"episode-91-the-conjectural-bruce-lee-with-dr-brian-hu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1802","title":{"rendered":"Episode 91: The Conjectural Bruce Lee with Dr. Brian Hu"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3483\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1802-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_91_Bruce_Lee_Boseman_Hu.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_91_Bruce_Lee_Boseman_Hu.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_91_Bruce_Lee_Boseman_Hu.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_91_Bruce_Lee_Boseman_Hu.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1802-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_91_Bruce_Lee_Boseman_Hu.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Inside_the_Box_ep_91_Bruce_Lee_Boseman_Hu.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week Jonathan sits down with San Diego State University&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/brianhu.net\/\">Dr. Brian Hu<\/a> about his article,<em> &#8220;Bruce Lee&#8221; after Bruce Lee: A Life in Conjectures<\/em>. Then in the second half of the interview Jonathan asks Brian&#8217;s opinion about a question Jonathan has been toying with: Will the powers that be, attempt to mold late actor Chadwick Boseman&#8217;s (1976-2020) legacy and image in much the same way film studios&#8217; attempted to do so with Bruce Lee (1940-1973)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HU_6493.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HU_6493.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HU_6493.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HU_6493-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HU_6493-180x240.png 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, be sure to check out Dr. Hu&#8217;s book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=2H18DwAAQBAJ&amp;lpg=PP1&amp;pg=PP1#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">Worldly Desires: Cosmopolitanism and Cinema in Hong Kong and Taiwan<\/a><\/em>. Also, Brian is the Artistic Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/pacarts.org\/sdaff\/\">San Diego Asian Film Festival<\/a>. This year&#8217;s festival runs October 28 through November 6, 2021 &#8211; so be  sure to check out their great programming. Also, here is Brian&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ttf.sdsu.edu\/faculty\/tfm_faculty_profiles\/brian-hu\">faculty page<\/a> at SDSU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then be sure to check back in with us in two weeks for another brand-new episode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1809\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1809\" class=\"wp-image-1809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Bruce Lee in his most famous film, Enter the Dragon (1973), with the chiseled look that is now forever frozen in our memories. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Clones-of-Bruce-Lee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Clones-of-Bruce-Lee.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1812\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Clones-of-Bruce-Lee.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1812\" class=\"wp-image-1812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Clones-of-Bruce-Lee.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Clones-of-Bruce-Lee-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Clones-of-Bruce-Lee-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The 1980 Bruceploitation film, The Clones of Bruce Lee starring multiple Lee impersonators.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee-dj.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee-dj-868x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1810\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee-dj.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1810\" class=\"wp-image-1810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee-dj-868x1024.jpg 868w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee-dj-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee-dj-768x906.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee-dj-203x240.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bruce-lee-dj.jpg 1085w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Fans reinterpret and remix Lee&#8217;s photographic likeness &#8211; blending his philosophic and martial arts &#8220;cool&#8221; with the cool of hip-hip and rap.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-1200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-1200-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1811\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-1200.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1811\" class=\"wp-image-1811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-1200-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-1200-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-1200-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-1200-240x133.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Chadwick Boseman&#8217;s most high-profile role, and the pose that excited an entire movie-going generation.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/00-story-chadwick-boseman-scaled.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/00-story-chadwick-boseman-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1807\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/00-story-chadwick-boseman-scaled.webp\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1807\" class=\"wp-image-1807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/00-story-chadwick-boseman-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/00-story-chadwick-boseman-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/00-story-chadwick-boseman-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/00-story-chadwick-boseman-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/00-story-chadwick-boseman-1365x2048.webp 1365w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/00-story-chadwick-boseman-160x240.webp 160w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/00-story-chadwick-boseman-scaled.webp 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Boseman was as much dramatic actor as he was action hero, much the way Lee was as much philosopher as he was martial artist. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Black-Panther-tree.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Black-Panther-tree.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1808\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Black-Panther-tree.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1808\" class=\"wp-image-1808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Black-Panther-tree.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Black-Panther-tree-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Black-Panther-tree-240x138.jpeg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Black Panther&#8217;s (2018) ancestral plane scene is one of many from the film that spoke to audience&#8217;s hunger for depictions of heritage, lineage, strength, and respect. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/store-Bruce-Lee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/store-Bruce-Lee.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1806\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/store-Bruce-Lee.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1806\" class=\"wp-image-1806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/store-Bruce-Lee.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/store-Bruce-Lee-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/store-Bruce-Lee-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/store-Bruce-Lee-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/store-Bruce-Lee-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lee&#8217;s daughter now controls her father&#8217;s image and has been actively molding it in an appropriate, respectful, and lucrative fashion. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CGI_Bruce_Lee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CGI_Bruce_Lee.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1813\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CGI_Bruce_Lee.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1813\" class=\"wp-image-1813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CGI_Bruce_Lee.jpg 702w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CGI_Bruce_Lee-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CGI_Bruce_Lee-240x121.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">In 2013 whiskey advertisement, a CGI Bruce Lee was constructed.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week Jonathan sits down with San Diego State University&#8217;s Dr. Brian Hu about his article, &#8220;Bruce Lee&#8221; after Bruce Lee: A Life in Conjectures. 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