![]() Additionally, Parker's past in public relations was scrapped. Gretchen Egolf was brought in to play the unit's new leader, Amy Dylan, from the beginning of Season 2. Cast members Louis Mandylor and Tom Wright were dropped. They more or less pretended that the first season did not exist, retaining only the basic concept of a fish-out-of-water detective. New executive producers Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin took the helm at the beginning of the second season due to runaway production costs. Hung was not delighted to be filming in early mornings and late night that American television productions require. The production however was not without complications, as Hung was used to the control over filming he had in Hong Kong and was not fluent in English. ![]() After the first six episodes had aired they knew it was a hit. CBS agreed very quickly and production began on the series. Tong approached Sammo Hung, still eager to fill the 9pm programme slot. Jackie Chan was contacted by Tong, but declined. Stanley Tong suggested a cop show based on "Police Story 3: Super Cop" a movie that he directed and Jackie Chan starred in. The creator, Carlton Cuse was aware that CBS was in need of a shows that would attract young male viewers to its Saturday night schedule. Tzi Ma, who portrayed Consul Han in Rush Hour, guest starred as villain Lee Hei for six episodes in this series. At the end of the episode "Cop Out", when Sammo Law is driving through Los Angeles, a sign is seen which advertises Rush Hour, as the movie was released at the time of the episode. The pairing of Hung and Hall as partners was similar to, albeit a bit less overtly comedic than, the partnership between Sammo's friend, Jackie Chan, and Chris Tucker in the Rush Hour feature films. Then on Episode 9, "How Sammo Got His Groove Back", Arsenio Hall joined the cast as Terrell Parker, a wisecracking former LAPD press liaison who began helping out Sammo and the gang on cases. Detective Dana Dickson (played by Tammy Lauren) exited the show after Episode 6, "Extreme Measures", as she moved away to live with "her parents" as noted on the following episode. The cast faced turnover from the beginning. ![]()
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