Tuned In: Koreans on Prime-time TV
Tuned In: Koreans on Prime-time TV
Autumn and post-Emmy awards only mean one thing in Hollywood and that is: Fall TV Premiere Season.But, for someone who spends most of her few available hours of mindless amusement surfing the “super portable screen”, ie. my laptop and the interwebs, rather than surfing the hundreds of DirecTV channels of the small screen, turning on and sitting down in front of my television has become a very seldom event in my house. However, recently one thing has gotten me to keep my laptop on hibernate and reach for the remote (besides the fact that the internet has been down in my building-blast you technology!). What could this mythical power be? Why, it’s none other than the magical lure of the rare and elusive Asian American actor on new prime-time TV series, of course.For those of you who prefer your Kdramas and Korean variety shows, I get it. I really do. I mean, I’m watching Yoon Eun Hye play the snot on “My Fair Lady”, and can’t wait for Daesung’s return to Family Outing along with the rest of you. But, alas, some of my friends and peers are starting to call me a snob and antisocial for always saying “oh, I don’t watch television anymore” and for constantly refusing their invitations to TV-viewing parties. So this week, I decided on a new approach to keep up with my friends and to have something to chat with them about. But, being the KPOP lover that I am, I decided that I would only watch new Fall shows with at least one Asian actor starring in it.I was surprised by what I found-not only did I find 3 great new shows to watch, coincidentally enough, all 3 have Korean actors starring in them as well.“Glee” (Fox, Wednesdays at 9:00/8:00C)Hands-down one of the most hilarious shows I’ve seen in a long while. Not only is it funny with great one liners, but as a wonderful musical comedy, it also comes with some FANTASTIC song and dance sequences. These musical numbers include our token Asian
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