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Category Archives: TV
American Born Chinese Trailer Reveals Differences from the Graphic Novel
After I heard about the upcoming Disney+ series American Born Chinese, I purchased and read the graphic novel by Gene Yuen. Now that the trailer has been released, I did notice some noticeable differences. While some people really don’t like … Continue reading
Netflix’s BEEF Creative Team Responds to David Choe Rape Controversy
After what has seem liked an agonizingly long time to say anything, the creative team behind Netflix’s BEEF, including creator Lee Sung Jin and lead actors and executive producers Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, responded to the controversy stemming from … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Entertainment, TV
Tagged ali wong, beef, Davis Choe, Lee Sung Jin, Netflix, Steven Yeun
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A24’s Netflix Series BEEF with Ali Wong and Steven Yeun Premiering on April 6
After a clean sweep at the Oscars for the major acting categories, A24 will release a new series on Netflix called BEEF, starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, on April 6. The series is about how a road rage incident … Continue reading
Posted in TV
Tagged A24, ali wong, Ashley Park, beef, income disparity, Justin Min, Netflix, Steven Yuen
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PBS NewsHour: Randall Park on his directorial debut and Asian American representation in Hollywood
I’ve been following Randall Park ever since I first noticed him in a Wells Fargo television ad back in July of 2008. So I was really happy to see a recent segment on PBS NewsHour about his directorial debut and … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, TV
Tagged Ally Maki, Canvas, Justin Min, Randall Park, Sherry Cola, Shortcomings
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EEAAO Cast is Back: American Born Chinese Premiering on May 24 on Disney+
After seeing Everything Everywhere all at Once (EEAAO) win a slew of Academy Awards, are you wondering where you can see the cast together again? Disney+ recently announced that American Born Chinese, a series based on the graphic novel by Gene … Continue reading
Reporter David Louie retires after 50 years with ABC7
If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area in the last 50 years, you probably have seen local television reporter David Louie. After working at ABC7 News for over 50 years, he will be retiring in October: After 50 … Continue reading
Asian American TV Trailer Watch: NBC’s Reboot of ‘Quantum Leap’
I remember the original ‘Quantum Leap’ TV series, which aired on NBC for 5 seasons from 1989 to 1993. I wasn’t a big watcher of TV back then, mostly because I was in college during most of that time and … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Asian American Commercial Watch, Entertainment, TV
Tagged Caitlin Bassett, Quantum Leap, Raymond Lee
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Ms Marvel Episode 6 Review: No Normal (Major Spoilers)
Ms Marvel wrapped up its initial season with it’s finale, episode six titled No Normal. Here is my final episode and season review. Overall I loved the series but thought that the finale was a mixed bag. Major spoilers below.
Ms Marvel Episode 5 Review: Time and Again (Major Spoilers)
The Wife and I anxiously awaited Ms Marvel episode 5 and found most of it enthralling and even informative. Overall I thought it was worth watching, althoughI thought that this episode had some problems in my opinion. Major spoilers to … Continue reading
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Tagged Fawad Khan, Iman Vellani, Kamala Khan, MCU, Mehwish Hayat, Ms. Marvel, Partition of India
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Ms Marvel Episode 4 Review: Seeing Red (Major Spoilers)
Even as Ms Marvel has passed the half way point, I am still finding the series to be intriguing. While it wasn’t perfect, I really enjoyed Episode 4, titled Seeing Red, especially from an Asian American point of view (more … Continue reading
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Tagged Farhan Akhtar, Iman Vellani, Kamala Khan, MCU, Ms. Marvel
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Ms Marvel Episode 3 Review: Destined (Minor Spoilers)
When I first the saw this official clip, I really wanted to see episode 3 of Ms. Marvel, Destined. It has nothing to do with superheroes, but that is part of the charm of the show. Here are some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Destined, Iman Vellani, Kamala Khan, MCU, Ms. Marvel
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