The writing on this show is spectacular. They shamelessly brought back the cheesy Karate action that everyone loved about those old 80's movies, but added humanity and depth to the characters.
I try to avoid re-watching old movies that I loved as a kid because I don't want to have to say "wow...that's not as good as I remember it being" so I avoided this series for a long time. Boredom and curiosity finally got the better of me and I figured I'd watch an episode or two to give it a chance. 8 hours later, my kids are coming downstairs and I'm saying "Shhhh! 4 more episodes left and you guys can watch cartoons. Make your own breakfast."