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Posted by NYC XYZ on 02/27/06 23:39
helenuhm wrote:
> How about this for the analysis of "All American Girl"?... It just
> wasn't funny. To be fair to Cho, she never accused ABC execs for being
> racists for the failure of the show. However, she did make her mark as
> a stand up comedian, making fun of the ABC execs, and how ABC's execs'
> obsession with her weight drove her into bolemia which hardly borders
> novelty when talking about Hollywood.
Actually, while she doesn't accuse them of racism, she does note that
they wanted to tone down the Asian stuff -- it was supposed to be
"All-American," only with a slight twist. I wonder if anyone's ever
written a book about the show; I wonder whose idea it was. Why did
they ever greenlight something only to dilute it so that by the end it
no longer resembled the spark of inspiration it once was and lost
whatever originality it had that sold it in the first place? So it
wasn't "racism" per se, but racial perceptions did play into things.
Poor Margaret Cho. Quite the tragedy. It could have really put Asian
America on the map, but she didn't stand up for herself, after all,
though certainly the forces arrayed against her were terrible and it
wasn't clear at the time how things would work out. After all, the
producers also know what sells, that is true. But as an artist, you've
just got to plough ahead past your critics.
Anyway, enough Monday QB'ing...I don't find her material too funny --
seems to play up best to liberal whites who like thinking they're on
the edge -- but as a footnote to Asian American history I think she is
an important figure.
> To be honest, I don't think the show was worse than 99.9% of the crap
> they have on WB or the UPN channel.
That, too. Not that I've ever watched 'em. But the way everybody is
always screaming, all that silly exaggerated mannerism like what you
see goofballs do at parties, etc. -- I knew it was dumb.
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