Happy holidays from the Hyphen staff! I'm visiting my family right now and if you're anything like us, you're trying to figure out what sort of entertainment would be good family fare.
Well, here's something: A new Asian American family drama, My Life... Disoriented premieres on PBS tonight. It's about a Chinese American family who moves from San Francisco to Bakersfield, California. (Bakersfield is an agricultural town).
If you're cringing because of memories of All American Girl, there's some good talent involved, so maybe it will be more promising. The pilot is directed by Eric Byler, the director of Charlotte Sometimes and Americanese. And the cast includes Karin Anna Cheung, Tamlyn Tomita, Dennis Dun, Autumn Reeser, and Di Quon.
Posted by melissa at December 26, 2006 9:30 AM
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actually i'm cringing because this show seems to play up the cute teen girl angle at the expense of anyone appearing to be a normal asian american male character. wtf? between this and hero hiro of "heroes" not kissing the girl (of course -- aka the bruce lee syndrome), it's been a long year.
I highly recommend "The Singles Table" for your asian-am viewing pleasure. The pilot aired once in September and it's scheduled to air again in February.