[Tim Budong]

Not the vice doc..but one based on Eddie

picked up by ABC

Fresh off the Boat Trailer - Coming soon to ABC - First Look (HD) Trailer - YouTube

[G-spec]

wow really.... really cool, me and my wife always watch him on youtube

[Purely]

Eddie Huang!

[rsx]

He's a bit too chigger on vice, but this looks promising.

[Peturbo]

Sounds just like his book.

[Tim Budong]

First two episodes premiered tonight
its hilarious

Lunchables, Tearaway pants and starter jackets

[Verdasco]

fucking hate the trailer, makes racism more complete in the USA with her accent and how the chinese are portrayed.... so dumb.

All about the money i see... eh eddie

[jshen]

First two episodes premiered tonight
its hilarious

Lunchables, Tearaway pants and start jackets

I may be a noob, but where are you streaming this online?

[boatcaptain]

is like malcom in the middle.but chinese verison

[twitchyzero]

All about the money i see... eh eddie

Eddie Huang on Seeing His Memoir Become a Sitcom -- Vulture (http://www.vulture.com/2015/01/eddie-huang-fresh-off-the-boat-abc.html)

[SkinnyPupp]

This looks so horrible.. The wife's accent is enough to make me never want to watch it. And the way Eddie talks like Vanilla Ice has always bothered me.

Have to admit, the market scene was pretty funny though, but that's about it

[Klondike]

Oh look, it's Asian Jim

[Tim Budong]

Im sure a lot of people here can relate to the whole lunch thing?

[twitchyzero]

gave it a go last night
pretty bad...acting, racial jokes and accents were all too forced
some parts were relateable though being an asian immigrant in the 90's
this show wont make it past half a season before being canned.

[Mr.HappySilp]

is decent for the times when you are really bored and have nothing better to do.

[sam0m0]

was hoping this would be good, but didn't find it funny and hated the wifes accent.

[chin3se604]

every time i see Randall Park on screen, I see his Kim Jong Un character in my head :banghead:

[SkinnyPupp]

It's so off-putting having an extremely effeminate man portraying an alpha male... The mom is too pretty/young looking and her fake accent is horrible.

The casting in this is just so wrong, with the exception of young Eddie. He's great

I may keep watching it just to have a short show to watch occasionally, and for the mid 90's nostalgia

[rice cooker]

wow this show is so cringe worthy. the korean dad:confused: and the retarded fake ass fob accent is enough to put me off :seriously::facepalm:

[rsx]

Randall Park, the dad, actually had issues being Korean playing a Taiwanese dude. The show even hired an accent coach for the chick and himself. I think they weren't really true to Eddie's book, so it got super fucked.

[ZN6]

is like malcom in the middle.but chinese verison

More like Everybody hates Chris Asian version.

The wife is hot.

BABY YOU'RE A FIIIIIIIIIIIRE WOOOOOORRRRKK! COMON SHOW THEM WHAAAAAAT YOU'RE WORTH!

I can't see Randall Park as anyone other than Kim Jong Un

[punkwax]

Few laughs but overall don't see this show lasting. I've said that before and been wrong though.. many sitcoms take a handful of episodes to get in the groove.

Music is good though!

[sonick]

Randall Park, the dad, actually had issues being Korean playing a Taiwanese dude. The show even hired an accent coach for the chick and himself. I think they weren't really true to Eddie's book, so it got super fucked.

Yeah, the recent interview with Eddie Huang and Randall Park on Joe Rogan's podcast was pretty insightful for the show. It's not like they were just in it for the pay day, there was genuine consideration and concern for portraying and representing the Asian community properly on network television.

I am happy to see it's been getting relatively good response overall (75% metacritic), and not so much white-washed cries of racism.

[fliptuner]

The music on this show :fuckyea:

[PiuYi]

didn't know something could be funny and cringe-worthy at the same time

but I can see this show being cut quick, i'm only watching cuz i relate

[$_$]

The three kids are good and pretty funny, don't know about the mom and pop .. we'll see

[Zordon]

My wife and I love this show.

From CLC to the tear aways, MIATA, basketball, and the rap music. I can relate to Lil' Eddie.

[sonick]

Miata ftw.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10203770072557948&l=7400722320793073546

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10203770062117687&l=7333888216383506623

For the record, the Miata in the episode was in fact a 1997 M-Edition in Marina Green not BRG.

[punkwax]

Success Perm was an awesome episode. Easily the best so far.

Tatas and Miatas :lol

[carisear]

lol, I don't care what any of you say, I love this show.

Now I'm not going to confirm anything, but I may have had a perm in the 90s too ...

this show definitely takes me back!

[v_tec]

Where you guys watching this show on?

[HonestTea]

Not a fan of the fake accents but overall I enjoyed it :lol:

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

that honey.

[Vansterdam]

this book is worth checking out if your a fan of the show :)

http://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Off-Boat-A-Memoir/dp/0812983351

http://atrandom.com/files/2013/01/FreshOffBoat_interesting-angle2.jpg

[Ludepower]

The 3 kids are cool shiet...
The parents have terrible accents as mentioned above...cringe worthy...

Im liking the show...gotta support the asians

[hotjoint]

Where you guys watching this show on?

ABC, Tuesdays, 5PM

[hi-revs]

Pretty funny show in a racist way. But I'm Chinese and can relate to some stuff. Lol

[fliptuner]

H-Town and LL ..... :notbad:

[Eatman]

good last episode, mom was hilarious

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

you know i figured out why the accents are so bad.

it's not the accents per se...

even if they have those crappy accents... it's their grammar.

they're using "accents" and speaking almost perfect grammar.

if they use those shitty accents and speak broken english like a real fob, it would be 100x better. They use very western slang and sayings, when in real life, fobs wouldn't be saying those things.

it's like being read Shakespeare with a fake fob accent. it just doesn't go together.

[sonick]

To that point, in the last episode (with the sleepover), the mom used a pretty advanced English idiom (can't remember what it was) that kinda threw me off.

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

that is exactly why it sounds so awkward.

[SkinnyPupp]

you know i figured out why the accents are so bad.

it's not the accents per se...

even if they have those crappy accents... it's their grammar.

they're using "accents" and speaking almost perfect grammar.

if they use those shitty accents and speak broken english like a real fob, it would be 100x better. They use very western slang and sayings, when in real life, fobs wouldn't be saying those things.

it's like being read Shakespeare with a fake fob accent. it just doesn't go together.
Good point, that's probably exactly what it is

Also the accent is nothing like what a mandarin accent sounds like... So it's double shit

[jonwon]

the mom is hot

[Tone Loc]

Personally I think it's a great show, growing up during that time in a first-generation Asian immigrant family I find it super relatable. I even showed a few episodes to my dad and he was able to relate a lot to Randall Park's character as the struggle in the show to assimilate and create a new beginning in the West was spot-on, especially the part where Eddie's dad is chided by Eddie's grandmother about how being a "hard worker" does not have to mean a "hard father", and that Eddie's dad never had a good relationship with his dad because he was obsessed with showing his son the value of hard work as it closely mirrors nearly every Asian family's attempt to reconcile their own cultural views with more "Western" ideas of connecting with your kids. Not to mention I love 90s hip-hop culture so that is just icing on the cake. Plus the mom is kinda hot...

But that's the problem IMO. A few of my white friends have watched it, and though they do find it humorous, they "just don't get it". Things like the "success perm", "CLC", and the grandmothers' obsession with TV are pretty "Asian" things that a lot of non-Asians don't really get. Sort of like how we Asians watch "Friends" and don't get why they never lock their doors or take off their shoes, only it extends to the whole plot of the show.

Personally, I think people who are complaining that a Korean man is playing a Taiwanese man are just plain retarded and just want something to bitch about. I don't see people complaining when a white person of Italian/Irish descent plays a white American with a fake Texan accent, like Bradley Cooper playing Chris Kyle in American Sniper. I don't see it racist at all, and I am Asian, but rather I am happy that there are finally shows about Asian people and touches on our cultural idiosyncrasies.

Looking forward to how the show evolves as it goes on and we learn more about the characters.

[SkinnyPupp]

Personally, I think people who are complaining that a Korean man is playing a Taiwanese man are just plain retarded

I agree, but that's not really what people are complaining about. It's just poor casting, regardless of race.

[JShifter]

loving this series !

[InvisibleSoul]

For me, I think the series has been just okay so far. So far, it's had higher ratings than Parks and Recreation, but I don't know how much staying power it has.

I think I might have enjoyed Everybody Hates Chris more, which is literally the exact same thing but from a black family perspective.

[SkinnyPupp]

Wonder Years was better than both those shows, which is literally the exact same thing from a white family in the 60's perspective

[InvisibleSoul]

Wonder Years was better than both those shows, which is literally the exact same thing from a white family in the 60's perspective

Yep, you're totally right on that. All three shows are based on US families. The differences are:

Wonder Years - White family, 1968 to 1973, unspecified location
Everybody Hates Chris - Black family, 1982 to 1987, Brooklyn
Fresh Off the Boat - Chinese family, 1995 to ?, Orlando

While looking this up, it looks like there's actually another similar show currently as well.

The Goldbergs - White family, 1980's, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

[Eatman]

Good episode, pretty good tuesday.

The flash, FOB. damn

[jeedee]

Emery and Evan are awesome :lol

[Gh0stRider]

Those 2 are hilarious

[JShifter]

loving this show so far ! I love Eddie when he was trying to hit on the girl and he said "i lived the crow" and it show something else it was so funny !

[hi-revs]

Constance Wu is so hot

[HonestTea]

Constance Wu is so hot

+1

[carisear]

Wonder Years was better than both those shows, which is literally the exact same thing from a white family in the 60's perspective

I couldn't stand the wonder years. Always turned the channel when it came on.

I love FOtB though. More relateable to me for sure. Since it's still early in season one, every actor is still just settling into their roles. I fully expect s2-s3 (if it gets there) to be really good.

[jonwon]

would wife the mom and live a happy life together with her

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

heard ABC dumbed down and toned down the show a lot from his book.

too bad. makes me wanna read the book now, has anyone read it?

i heard it was very "real" and he brought up tons of issues like asian domestic violence and like... what it was like to be an asian kid, like the dark side of asians perceived by progressive westerners lol.

[SkinnyPupp]

heard ABC dumbed down and toned down the show a lot from his book.

too bad. makes me wanna read the book now, has anyone read it?

i heard it was very "real" and he brought up tons of issues like asian domestic violence and like... what it was like to be an asian kid, like the dark side of asians perceived by progressive westerners lol.
They're nothing alike apparently. His parents hated each other, and constantly fought. He was on twitter complaining about it, but it's a fucking family sitcom, so I don't know what he expected.

Anyway I doubt there's any one way asians grew up, so it could go either way. I'm sure some people relate to the show, and some would relate to the book. To me that part is not really relevant, I just think it's pretty funny, especially the two young kids.

[Tone Loc]

heard ABC dumbed down and toned down the show a lot from his book.

too bad. makes me wanna read the book now, has anyone read it?

i heard it was very "real" and he brought up tons of issues like asian domestic violence and like... what it was like to be an asian kid, like the dark side of asians perceived by progressive westerners lol.

'Fresh Off The Boat' Author Eddie Huang SLAMS Series, Says It's 'Far From The Truth,' Do You Agree? [POLL] : The Eye : Fashion & Style (http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/56257/20150410/fresh-off-the-boat-author-eddie-huang-slams-series-says-far-from-truth-do-you-agree-poll.htm)

I haven't read the book but this article sums up Huang's feelings pretty well.... basically he hates the TV show because ABC turned it into just another family sitcom that tries to be funny instead of touching on issues surrounding Asian culture. Things like: beating your kids, expecting perfection in nearly everything you do, "pushing" your kids really hard, and how Asian parents put down their kids all the time. Obviously I'm generalizing, but Huang apparently wrote about a lot of these things in his book but nearly all of it was cut out.

...personally I find there is not a whole lot that is "relatable" to me except little Eddie's love for hip hop lol. But like Huang says, I enjoyed hip hop/rap and some darker rock because it was a reflection of the negativity in my upbringing. Maybe I just had a "bad" childhood but I don't recall either of my parents ever being that nice, either to me or each other. They were more of disciplinarians which the show doesn't touch on at all.

Randall Park is a decent actor but the second Eddie asked him about girl advice (in the show) and he actually GAVE it to his son instead of going on a long spiel about not thinking about girls and focussing on school/academics I knew the show had become "too" Western.

[Vansterdam]

book is totally different then the show imo. Eddie gets into some pretty crazy shit in the book lol, worth a read imo

[MikeyStyle]

Season 3 Promo (HD)

[Vansterdam]

Eddie Huang has a fairly new book out if anyone is interested. I enjoyed his last one so def grabbing this

http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2016/03/09/09-eddie-huang-double-cup-love.nocrop.w529.h560.jpg

[Tim Budong]

decent start
THEM Js
haha

[Verdasco]

been watching eddie huangs - huangs world

good show on vice, visit different countries like anthony bourdain


dude is chill as fuck , would love to meet him

[Sir_Loin]

decent start
THEM Js
haha

New they were fakes and gonna fall apart. 1996 11s Jumpan Logo on the left shoe should of been facing the other way. The jumpman logos should've been mirrored not identical to one another.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OZUC-eB9FV0/maxresdefault.jpg
http://cdn.niketalk.com/e/eb/900x900px-LL-eb4418ca_s95OGBredXI5.jpeg

[Manic!]

Did not know Hector as the same Hector in Fast and the Furious.

Dat CRX.

[FerrariEnzo]

Constance Wu is so hot
thank god im not the only who thinks this :badpokerface:

[SpeedStars]

Did not know Hector as the same Hector in Fast and the Furious.

Dat CRX.

https://img.ifcdn.com/images/1bc05b05cec775ea719831d6d4df0476734ba62545d53663a5 d0316742773105_1.jpg

He's Hector in everything :lawl: