Here is my two cents, for what it is worth. I have watched all 39 episodes of "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan" and I found them interesting.

I believe the TV series has a stronger link to the Biggers novels than to the previous movies.

If you are expecting mini-movie mysteries, you will be disappointed. "New Adventures" is a crime drama, not a mystery or suspense series. The earlier episodes are the weakest in the series. It took this group a while before they got into the groove of Charlie Chan.

Like all weekly TV series, there are weak episodes and excellent episodes.

The later TV episodes are the better episodes. Naish and Hong work well together, but it bothered me that Number One Son is taller than "Pop." Naish is serious in playing "his" Chan, and Hong brings humor to these serious episodes. When these two actors work together, the series is at its best.

By this time in Chan history, Naish is the fourth actor to play Charlie Chan. There is a bit of a parody in the Naish's character of Chan.

Don't play full-price for this series. There are sources for low-priced DVDs of this series.