It’s also lucky that Norris approved of their idea for Walker, not just because he wasn’t going to be a part of the new show, but because they made quite a lot of changes to the story for this update on the concept. Even though Padalecki is playing Cordell Walker, his version of the character is very different than Norris’ was. There is a lot less of a focus on Cordell kicking ass and taking bad guy names, both because of the fact that Padalecki isn’t a renowned martial artist, and the times that we live in.
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