And also we wanted a real variety of fights, so when you watch an episode you can go, “Okay, that’s the ‘Rain Fight’, that’s the ‘Cemetery Fight’, that’s Sunny Vs. The Widow, that’s the ‘Wheelchair Fight’. We also wanted to see a variety of locales, people fighting–

MILES MILLAR: We wanted to do the classics! Martial arts fans would know classic martial arts movies, like The Grandmaster, Enter the Dragon, Flash Point, and you can see all the styles of fighting that we reference and blend in. We wanted our fights to pay homage to specific movies and it’s all very deliberate. What sets this show apart is that we have authentic Hong Kong style martial arts because we actually have a full-time dedicated fight unit, which is a luxury that most shows can’t afford and really makes this show distinctive. So we have fights that take seven days to shoot sometimes. That’s why our fights can be two or three minutes long because most shows have to shoot their fights in two days. We’re really rebelling here. From the inception that was what this show was going to be about. It was going to be about really bringing authentic style Hong Kong martial arts to American television. Obviously this was a genre that people love and enjoy, but we love being able to introduce a new group of people to these movies and this kind of filmmaking.

DEN OF GEEK: No, and it’s absolutely necessary. You can feel it right from the moment the show begins, too. While we’re talking about the variety of fight scenes that your show has, you do great work with weapons, but also have some incredible unarmed battles. Do you have a preference between the two?

AL GOUGH: Well I think one of the hallmarks of Hong Kong martial arts–and you see this with Jackie, or with Jet–there’s sort of a jazz quality to what they do. So when we come to a location they can turn anything into a weapon. We also just wanted to see the variety of the show–not only in swordplay, but also hand-to-hand–and then obviously we got into the armory in episode five which let us show off a lot of weapons. But I think for us it’s a matter of how do we keep changing up the fights so it doesn’t feel like you’re watching the same fight over and over again? And that requires switching out the weapons as well as the styles.