"Mortal Kombat: Conquest" (1998) TV series 1998-1999

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

1 November 1999 (France)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

In this prequel to the movies, Kung Lao has triumphed in the Mortal Kombat tournament, defeating Shang Tsung and saving Earth Realm...

Plot Keywords:

Mortal Kombat | Beautiful Woman | Based On Film | Based On Video Game

Cast

Paolo Montalban	...	Kung Lao (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Daniel Bernhardt	...	Siro (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Kristanna Loken	...	Taja (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jeffrey Meek	...	Rayden / ... (21 episodes, 1998-1999)
Tracy Douglas	...	Vorpax (19 episodes, 1998-1999)
Bruce Locke	...	Shang Tsung (17 episodes, 1998-1999)

Also Known As:

"Mortal Kombat: Krusade" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Germany:40 min | Argentina:40 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Germany:16 (episode "Eternal Warrior")

Filming Locations:

Disney-MGM Studios, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

Company:

New Line Television

Trivia:

This series only lasted one season between 1998 and 1999.

Quotes:

Siro: The baron could use some new kitchen help
Taja: I'd rather die.
Siro: And you will if you can't cook.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#23.1)" (2000)

A quality show...

I'll be the first to admit that, when I first saw this series back in 1998 following WCW Monday Nitro on TNT, I did not like it. I watched the pilot episodes and a third one and thought "oh gawd!" I stopped watching until I happened to catch an episode near the end of the season. Something much bigger was happening in the show, on screen and off screen. The writing felt compelling and pulled me into the series, the acting improved ten fold, and the direction of the show was clever and complex. What started out as a rather tame and slow show developed into a deep character driven show. Conquest if it was filled the senseless violence and rest of the traits of the games would have made a poor show. It never would have made the light of day in a theater or on the small screen. Remember any fatalities in either of the movies? Me neither. When it comes to Conquest, despite a low, very low budget the writers and producers had enough faith to just focus on the show and not the politics at the network. The finale of the show proves how risky pays off and makes you wonder who was sick enough to pull off such a nihilistic ending. Have you caught Resident Evil (2002)? It was bold and frankly ballsy.

Anyone with an "all-region" dvd player the UK does have more than the one volume on dvd there. You just have to know where to look to get them. I got mine from the UK Amazon.com store. Type in Mortal Kombat and search the dvds, there are five dvd's in total. One of those has 6 episodes, the others are two a piece. These are all cut together into 1hr, 20 min. or better movies on each disc. It's very cool to see it done this way. The first disc with 6 episodes, pulls together the Scorpion and Subzero saga seamlessly. Final Battle is perhaps the most seamless entry on dvd as those two episodes are so tight you won't notice where the original cut off point was to jump to that final episode.