Category Archives: TV

NBC’s Outsourced Canceled: Sad But Not Surprised

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Sanjay

And so it is over. As NBC officially announced its Fall Prime Time schedule early Monday this week, fans were disappointed to see Outsourced axed, along with The Event with Ian Anthony Dale and Perfect Couples co-starring Olivia Munn. Fact: … Continue reading →

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From Chiseled Features to Two Broke Girls: Who is Responsible for APA Representation in Media?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Guest Writer

By Ken Esteemed reporter Ted Chen recently interviewed Ian Anthony Dale, the star of the NBC scripted series The Event, in a spotlighted conversation before an audience. Besides being remarkably charismatic and astonishingly handsome, the actor is keenly aware of … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Staples Tech Support Center

Posted on May 9, 2011 by John

An 8Asians reader sent along this latest Staple commercial highlighting their services for their Tech Support Center, and of course, the IT guy is Asian. I think I have commented before that in my past business travels to technology industry … Continue reading →

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Margaret Cho Portrays Kim Jung-Il on 30 Rock

Posted on May 2, 2011 by John

In the most recent episode of 30 Rock, comedian and actress Margaret Cho guest stars as the crazy and idiosyncratic North Korean dictator Kim Jung-Il who has taken Jack Donaghy’s wife Avery hostage while she is on assignment in Asia for CNBC. I … Continue reading →

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The Daily Show’s Olivia Munn Investigates Tiger Mom

Posted on April 28, 2011 by John

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Tiger Mothering www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook Whether you love or hate author and Yale law professor Amy … Continue reading →

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Instant Noodles Joins America’s Best Dance Crew Season 6

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Guest Writer

By Phil America’s Best Dance Crew is back for their sixth season on MTV. This season’s all Asian crew  and first ever all Taiwanese crew is Instant Noodles. The majority of them were actually born in the U.S. but grew … Continue reading →

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Undercover Boss Features Baja Fresh CEO David Kim

Posted on April 14, 2011 by John

If you’ve never watched the CBS reality TV show, Undercover Boss, the show’s premise follows the CEO or some other high level executive (“boss”) of a large corporation going incognito to see what life is like working in the trenches. … Continue reading →

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Ron & Christina Eliminated from The Amazing Race

Posted on April 13, 2011 by John

This past Sunday, father and daughter team Ron & Christina were eliminated from this season’s The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business . Unfortunately, the team didn’t make it as far as last time when they were in the final legs of the … Continue reading →

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Is NBC’s Community Racist?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Guest Writer

By Brian I happened upon the Christmas claymation episode of NBC’s sitcom Community and was so taken by their ensemble cast’s characterizations and the ultimately heartfelt sense of humor that I went out of my way to watch every episode … Continue reading →

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Simon Cowell’s X Factor Specifically Looking for Asian American Talent

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Ernie

X Factor, the UK show that launched Leona Lewis and the reason Simon Cowell quit American Idol, is coming to the United States, and the producers — perhaps being a little freaked out by the lack of decent APA talent … Continue reading →

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New K-Town Sizzle Reel Looks Just Like an Asian Jersey Shore

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Ernie

And on the seventh day, the Asian American Pop Culture God rested as his creation, the Asian-American-reality-show-pilot-similar-to-Jersey-Shore-but-not-because-Jersey-Shore-has-Italians-and-these-people-are-clearly-Asian K-Town was created, and Asian American Pop Culture God decided it was good. Well, good in a kinda trashy sort of way, enough … Continue reading →

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‘The Bachelor’ Creator Defends All-White Cast

Posted on March 22, 2011 by John

When The Bachelor and The Bachelorette first came out, I was a big fan of the shows – since this was in the early days of reality television and I am easily entertained. But like many things, I quickly got … Continue reading →

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