Category Archives: TV

Dale Talde Returns to Top Chef All-Stars

Ahh! I’m so excited! Last night, Bravo premiered Top Chef All-Stars, the new 8th season that features the best and the brightest from all the past competitions who either should have or could have won. This show’s contestants include the … Continue reading

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MTV Iggy Exclusive: A Day With The Cast Of K-Town

“MTV Iggy recently spent the day with the crazy cast of K-Town to see what, exactly, these gorgeous, tanned, toned, over-sexed, over-gelled, and shamelessly egotistical, Asian American cast members do with their time. We kept the cameras rolling from the … Continue reading

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Charice Returning to Glee!

Uh-oh. Looks like those Charice haters will have a lot more to gripe about because Sunshine Corazon is set to return to Glee. The show on Fox is currently in its second season, but the last time we saw Charice, … Continue reading

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Modern Family Takes on The Stereotypical & Racist Asian Commercial

I’m continually amused and fascinated how Modern Family continues to sometimes reinforce as well as make fun of Asian American stereotypes. In the latest episode, the comedy show takes on racist Asian stereotype commercials. You know what I am talking … Continue reading

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Dad & Daughter in Toyota’s Ideas for Good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8iFqz1Ogig Recently, Toyota has been running a series of “Ideas for Good” corporate TV commercials (no doubt to rebuild its reputation after all their recalls) talking about how Toyota is sharing its R&D and technology into other industries for the … Continue reading

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Kung Fu Panda Holiday Celebrates Christmas in Asia Anyway

The folks at Dreamworks would like to wish all of you a very happy holiday by showing a Christmas Hannukah Holiday episode of Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special. Of course, let’s casually ignore the fact that this is inferring that … Continue reading

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No Evil Professor Here: SNL’s Take on U.S. Debt Owned by China

As you have heard in the news, President Obama recently returned from a 10-day trip to Asia, including stops in India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. Obama attended the G20 economic summit while he was in South Korea, and Saturday … Continue reading

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Nicole Scherzinger Plays With Her Beaver on ‘How I Met Your Mother’

On this week’s episode of How I Met Your Mother, Nicole Scherzinger “loosened up her buttons” as Jessica Glitter, Robin’s (Cobie Smulders) ex-BFF from her days as Robin Sparkles, her Canadian pop star alter-ego of the ’80s. Drenched in hyper-overstyled, … Continue reading

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Yes, Darren Criss from ‘Glee’ is Half Filipino

Fans of Glee are still all a twitter about the show’s latest heartthrob addition: Darren Criss. Last week the relatively unknown pop star/actor became known. He made us swoon as Blaine, Kurt’s (Chris Colfer) potential love interest and mentor. As … Continue reading

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Michelle Wie & Kia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vQyZ8BoNSQ I think the first time I saw golfer Michelle Wie on television was for a McDonald’s commercial over the summer. After watching this Kia commercial for the Kia Soul, I guess she’s got more endorsement deals. The next time I’m … Continue reading

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8 Questions: Nam Phan from The Ultimate Fighter 12

Nam Phan was happy with the post we did earlier on how he fought his way into The Ultimate Fighter reality show, so we managed to arrange this interview with him.   We talk about such diverse subjects as  the difficulties … Continue reading

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The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun at Comic-Con

So recently, my wife tells me that there’s this cool new show premiering on Halloween called The Walking Dead. The show is based on a comic book series and has serious potential for those that crave a little bit of … Continue reading

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