When I first saw the film "Crash," everyone told me how amazing it was and I admit, I was initially moved by the clever (if not convenient) depiction of intertwining ethnic groups in Los Angeles. But after reading some more critical reviews of the film, I realized that I did feel a bit manipulated by Haggis and Co. Thandie Newton's character is sexually assaulted by Matt Dillon's character, yet she has to be saved by him later from a burning car? And as much as people praise "Crash" for its multiethnic cast, there was no prominent Asian/American character in the film. The ones that did appear were either a) a shrewish, loud older Chinese woman with crazy hair b) a van full of illegal immigrants or c) an older Chinese man that was smuggling said immigrants.

Do I have high hopes for the series? Not really, especially judging by the snippets of character info from Hollywood Reporter above. I don't even have high hopes that a good portion of America actually gets the Starz network. But I'm always happy to hear that actors of color are getting work, especially Asian American actors. Hopefully for Tee and the other actors' sake, the "Crash" series won't crash and burn.