Category Archives: TV

The Amazing Race’s Michael & Kevin Eliminated

Posted on November 8, 2010 by John

This past Sunday, Michael & Kevin on The Amazing Race were eliminated. The first rule in The Amazing Race is to READ the damn clue; in segments of the St. Petersburg, Russia leg of the race, the instructions explicitly state … Continue reading →

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Ready for an Asian American Sitcom? ‘The Chin Chens’ Coming to CoLours TV

Posted on October 31, 2010 by jozjozjoz

Out of Atlanta comes a story written by Rodney Ho about The Chin Chens, a new Asian American sitcom about a family with a Chinese American father, a Vietnamese American mother, and their three children. According to the article, the … Continue reading →

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Two Minutes To Save Lives

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Guest Writer

By Ken Daniel Dae Kim is me. That’s what I think when I see him on TV. “That’s me up there.” I can relate to him because I know he can relate to me. And when I see him appear … Continue reading →

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Steve Yeun on AMC’s The Walking Dead

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Moye

Video Game – E3 2011 – Movies and TV Over here in nerd world, we can’t stop talking about AMC’s new television show, The Walking Dead, based on the popular comic book series by Robert Kirkman. We also can’t stop … Continue reading →

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8Questions: Dyana Liu of Cartoon Network’s Tower Prep

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Koji Steven Sakai

People complain that there aren’t enough Asian Pacific Islanders on TV. And it’s true. So when someone actually makes it, we should celebrate and recognize them. That’s why I’d like to highlight the über talented and beautiful Dyana Liu. She is the newest star of the Cartoon Network’s second live-action show Tower Prep. Her character, Suki Sato, is NOT the stereotypical dragon lady, geisha, or awkward nerd (although her character is very intelligent). She’s as three dimensional Asian American female as I’ve seen on television for a long time. Continue reading →

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Asian American Cage Fights Her Way into True Blood

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Dino-Ray

The craziest, raunchiest, bloodiest, and nakediest show on television has made room for an Asian American character. Yay! The omniscient TV writers, Michael Ausiello and Andy Patrick of Entertainment Weekly got the scoop on some of the new characters on … Continue reading →

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WTF: Jersey Shore’s “You look Asian. I like it.”

Posted on October 26, 2010 by John

I’m not a regular watcher MTV’s Jersey Shore, but if I am channel surfing and see that it’s on, I’ll check out the episode just to see what the hell is going on (i.e. what kind of fight, meltdown, hookups … Continue reading →

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Producer of K-Town Reality Show Writes About His Experiences

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Guest Writer

This piece, “No Time For Love, Dr. Jones! (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Produced a Reality Show)” was originally written for GeekWeek.com and has been reposted here with permission. By Mike Le …And you may think it … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: BlackBerry Torch 9800 “Love What You Do”

Posted on October 13, 2010 by John

I happened to catch this commercial recently for the new BlackBerry Torch. At first, I couldn’t really tell with the guy’s helmet whether or not the courier was Asian since the commercial doesn’t focus on the his face for too … Continue reading →

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What Asian-American Kids Watch on TV: Phineas and Ferb

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Jeff

One of my sons’ favorite shows is a Disney Channel cartoon called Phineas and Ferb.  It’s about two stepbrothers who have adventures while looking for things to do on a summer day.   Phineas and Ferb are excellent engineers and builders … Continue reading →

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Asians on Reality TV: The Amazing Race’s Kat Chang

Posted on October 11, 2010 by John

In my excitement to blog about Kevin and Michael in the latest season of CBS’s The Amazing Race, I overlooked the dynamic doctor duo friends team of Nat & Kat: They are both anesthesiologists. Kat’s hometown is Santa Monica, California. … Continue reading →

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