dnoblett Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Yes, it may have a lot of stereotypes but we all can relate to it. http://youtu.be/b6iKSTOx1fU https://www.facebook.com/FreshOffTheBoatABC Based on a true life story: http://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Off-Boat-A-Memoir/dp/0812983351 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NVHBJWa7L._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg More: http://eater.com/archives/2014/05/13/watch-the-trailer-for-abcs-fresh-off-the-boat-pilot.php 1 Link to comment
dnoblett Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 A little about Eddie Huang who is a chef. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/fashion/eddie-huang-defies-description.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Link to comment
Greg.D. Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Looks good! And, it's on broadcast TV - my favorite, Greg Link to comment
Joecy Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Very funny! Shared with friends Link to comment
dnoblett Posted February 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 The show aired this week, I caught the first to episodes last night, seems like a good sit-com. Tuesday evenings on A.B.C. 17 “Fresh Off The Boat” Moments That Were Way Too RealThe Huang family truly encapsulates an Asian-American household. FINALLY! http://www.buzzfeed.com/susancheng/fresh-off-the-boat-moments-is-way-too-real If you missed it and have satellite or cable, you can watch it here, or wait a week after it aired and watch it at this page. http://abc.go.com/shows/fresh-off-the-boat TV provider not listed? You can still watch full episodes one week after they premiere without signing in. Link to comment
Joecy Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 How was it? I got two friends texting me about this on the air night. But we don't have a cable... Link to comment
dnoblett Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 How was it? I got two friends texting me about this on the air night. But we don't have a cable...No cable no problem, watch it on the website Tuesday or Wednesday night A.B.C. will replay online the show a week after it was in the TV. http://abc.go.com/shows/fresh-off-the-boat OR on Hulu http://www.hulu.com/fresh-off-the-boat Link to comment
dnoblett Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Interesting interview with Constance Wu who plays who plays Eddie Huang’s mother, Jessica. "We are such a varied group that there’s no one show that can be like, “This is what Asian America looks like!” But we’re given that burden because we’re so rarely represented" Constance Wu talks about accents and authenticity in A.B.C.'s Fresh Off the Boat, which moves to its regular Tuesday schedule tonight A.B.C.’s new sitcom Fresh Off the Boat — the first Asian-American family sitcom in 20 years — is a loose adaptation of the memoir by restaurateur Eddie Huang, who’s profiled in the new issue of TIME. But while the TV show may draw from Huang’s life story, its real star is actress Constance Wu, who plays Huang’s mother, Jessica — and nearly steals the show with her deft comic delivery, according to TIME television critic James Poniewozik. TIME: Given how historic the show is, how do you make sure that Jessica is portrayed responsibly and doesn’t become a stereotype? Constance Wu: Stereotypes are only dangerous when they are used as the butt of the joke, and our writers have taken great care to never write a single joke that is based upon a stereotype. The fact that this is the first show in 20 years that has Asian leads— carrying a story instead of supporting a white person’s story — takes away that burden of stereotypes. What makes a stereotype harmful is when it’s a one-dimensional person. I think the reason people have been quick to throw the stereotype criticism on us is because there will always be people who are laughing at the wrong thing. Some people are like, “Oh, stereotypical accent!” An accent is an accent. If there were jokes written about the accent, then that would certainly be harmful. But there aren’t jokes written about it. It’s not even talked about. It’s just a fact of life: immigrants have accents. Making the choice to have that is a way of not watering down the character and making it politically correct. It’s choosing authenticity over safety, and I think that’s bold. The people who are going to laugh at the alleged stereotypes are the same people who are going to laugh at their Chinese waiter in the restaurant next door for very coarse, uneducated reasons.MORE: http://time.com/3696111/fresh-off-the-boat-constance-wu/ Link to comment
dnoblett Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Another interesting take on this. Some insite into hoe Eddie Huang was able to keep the TV producers from straying too far off track. Bamboo-Ceiling TV The network tried to turn my memoir into a cornstarch sitcom and me into a mascot for America. I hated that. .... “Why does anyone even sign up for this Hollywood High School bullshit? It’s not like there aren’t other ways to tell stories.” “Because you CAN do it. You’ve been irreverent everywhere you’ve gone, just don’t change now. You go to Hollywood and you go be the same person you’ve been the whole time. I believe in you, and to be honest, we need this.” Over the next year, I went to production meetings, sat on set at times, gave alts, and checked for authenticity, but I couldn’t stomach the culture of scripted sitcoms. In our first production meeting, there were about 50 to 60 people gathered in a classroom like studio setting, with Jake Kasdan, Natch, Lynn Shelton, Melvin, and myself going scene by scene through the script. Eventually, we got to the macaroni-and-cheese scene. Throughout the book tour, it was my favorite scene to read because it exemplified how foreign white culture was to me. I remember the first time I saw macaroni and cheese, as a guest in my friend Jeff’s home, thinking it was pig intestines cut into half-moons hanging out in an orange sauce. Jeff found it incredulous that I didn’t know what macaroni and cheese was, but it was formative; he got a taste of macaroni and cheese from my eyes, discovering how it felt to be gazed on and seen as exotic instead of being the one gazing. The script took the moment and exploited it for humor as opposed to making it a teaching moment, so I spoke up. “The setup for the joke in this scene is nonexistent. People need to understand how weird it is for Young Eddie to see macaroni and cheese for the first time.” MORE... http://www.vulture.com/2015/01/eddie-huang-fresh-off-the-boat-abc.html MORE: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/arts/television/fresh-off-the-boat-is-based-on-the-eddie-huang-memoir.html?_r=0http://www.vox.com/2015/2/10/8008953/fresh-off-the-boat-abc Link to comment
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