Uh…yeah. We’re not all nerds. I mean, deep down inside, we are. But after finishing up MTV’s live auditions for the new season of America’s Best Dance Crew, I realized how nice it was to see a healthy representation of Asian Americans in mainstream television. We may have a long way to go in our scripted shows, but at least we can dance (and win!) against some stiff competition on a popular dance show.
I’m excited to see that out of the 10 dance crews set to compete every week for Randy Jackson’s title of “Best Dance Crew” (couldn’t they have come up with something better? Like, “Awesomest Dance Crew Like EVER”?), almost all of them feature a stylin Asian American kid. Yay.
(Though I must say that Team Millenia, one group who celebrated their Filipino background, did not deserve to go home last night.)
And now I won’t really know who to secretly root for as the competition unfolds. I mean, you should have seen how heartbroken and dejected I was after Dale was eliminated in this past season of Bravo’s Top Chef, because although he did act like a spoiled brat, I always have to support other Asians in entertainment!
So let’s get all excited for Season 2, because while we struggle to find equal footing on both the big and small screens, we can always dance! Or something cheesy like that.
PS. I sound super chipper, don’t I? I’m just trying to stay positive, because I’m about to watch the pilot of Samurai Girl and already want to gouge my eyes out with how horrible it sounds.
PPS. Watch the dance videos here.
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jozjozjoz wrote:
Oh god.
I am officially old.
Posted on 13-Jun-08 at 11:01 pm | Permalink
kay wrote:
In one of the teams, there’s an asian kid who is deaf, and actually dances, even though he can’t actually hear the music. I think that’s awesome, and u get a double dose of a minority and disability lol.
Posted on 14-Jun-08 at 7:27 am | Permalink
Lan wrote:
TM definitely should have stayed. I was so angry when they announced Fanny Pak got in. -.-;
But the deaf guy named Joey is awesome! He seems so sweet
Posted on 14-Jun-08 at 9:43 am | Permalink
Jun wrote:
after i watched “planet B-boy” i cant take this show seriously…
ill still watch it but it wont have the same affect as the first season did…
Posted on 14-Jun-08 at 2:47 pm | Permalink
What killed me: When the deaf guy spoke and they used captions, as if his “deaf-speak” was so bad that know would be able to understand why he had a speech impediment. (Did we mention his disability, only seconds before? Oh, good.)
Posted on 14-Jun-08 at 5:53 pm | Permalink
Bo wrote:
Ernie, the captions might have been a west coast thing. They didn’t have captions when I watched it here in NY.
Posted on 16-Jun-08 at 7:43 am | Permalink
kay wrote:
i don’t think there was captions on my broadcast either.
Posted on 17-Jun-08 at 8:55 am | Permalink