Category Archives: TV

Empire State of Mind Parodies – Beijing & Taiwan State of Mind

Posted on July 17, 2013 by John

I recently saw these two video spoofs of JAY Z & Alicia Key’s “Empire State of Mind” with instead of New York City being a state of mind, Beijing and Taipei being a state of mind. I first saw the … Continue reading →

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NTSB Intern Who Confirmed Fake Racist Asiana Airlines Pilot Names Sacked ; KTVU Being Sued by Asiana

Posted on July 16, 2013 by John

According to both NBC News and CNN (and many other media outlets), the NTSB intern who confirmed the fake racist Asiana Airlines pilot names to KTVU is no longer an intern at the NTSB. As I had blogged earlier, KTVU … Continue reading →

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KTVU Makes Full Apology for On Air Racist Joke in Evening Broadcast

Posted on July 13, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/mPNl2S30MF8 Obviously, with the racist joke amazingly aired without their recognition at noon on Friday, KTVU has been doing some massive damage control. The video broadcast clip has been going viral not only in the San Francisco Bay Area, but … Continue reading →

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Racist Joke: Asiana Airlines 214 Pilot Names Reported On-Air by SF Bay Area Local TV News KTVU

Posted on July 12, 2013 by John

The crash of Asiana Airlines flight #214 last Saturday is no laughing matter. But someone else at the San Francisco Bay Area local television news broadcast KTVU thought otherwise – erroneously reporting that these four were the pilots: Sum Ting … Continue reading →

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Anime Review: Okami-san and Her Seven Companions

Posted on July 12, 2013 by tinabot

What caught my attention first about this anime was the kitty boxing gloves. Immediately, I was like “I must have a pair of kitty boxing gloves like so!” They are too awesome. And they “meowed” when Okami, the main heroine, … Continue reading →

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“Attack on Titan” Anime PTSD

Posted on July 9, 2013 by tinabot

After watching the new anime “Attack on Titan”, I have been suffering from mild insomnia, having sudden flashback attacks, and lapsing into waking dreams where I’m replaying scenes from the show over and over again in my mind. I feel … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Suburu’s Nature Painting

Posted on July 5, 2013 by John

http://youtu.be/6KlEY1J-tiI I caught this Suburu television commercial last week and found it fairly entertaining. I’m not sure buying an easel and having a Suburu SUV is going to make any nature loving painting enthusiast go out of their way to … Continue reading →

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‘Sullivan & Son’ Episode Review: “Ladies Night”

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Season 2, Epsiode 3: “Ladies Night” Microsynopsis: Responding to Yelp reviews calling his bar a place for old people, Steve holds a Ladies Night in hopes of drawing a younger clientele. Among other regulars, Melanie objects, insisting such a move … Continue reading →

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Sullivan & Son Episode Review: “Pilot, One More Time” and “Acceptance”

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

About a year ago, Dino-Ray of 8Asians mused that the new TBS show Sullivan & Son looked sort of intriguing because of its ethnically diverse cast, but would commit only to the possibility that he might see it when he … Continue reading →

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Anime Review: Bamboo Blade

Posted on June 17, 2013 by tinabot

Bamboo Blade is basically a sports anime. Sports anime are ones that focus on a sport or activity through which a main protagonist, with a cohort of friends providing plenty of back stories to explore, works on improving in that … Continue reading →

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Anime Review: A Certain Scientific Railgun

Posted on June 8, 2013 by tinabot

Extra Sensory Perception (ESP) stories are pretty common, but of course, not all of them are done well. A Certain Scientific Railgun is done pretty well. Masaka Mikoto is a young girl who goes to school in Academy City where … Continue reading →

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Armed With a Camera Fellowship

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Koji Steven Sakai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdor7oHWEic&list=PLCF8CB711438E4CB9&index=1 As a filmmaker, I am a big believer in the importance of API film festivals. I believe they are the incubator of API talent and help get our stories on the big screen. One of the first people to … Continue reading →

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