Comments on: John Cho Flashes Forward http://www.8asians.com/2009/09/24/john-cho-flashes-forward/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:07:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: raiju http://www.8asians.com/2009/09/24/john-cho-flashes-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-128673 raiju Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:48:26 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3779#comment-128673 It was a fairly entertaining pilot episode, clunky exposition and all (the chase scene was Michael Bay-ish idiocy; I'm fairly sure there are rules and regulations regarding criminal pursuits, and the actor reactions didn't really help either, including Cho's, sadly). My main concern is that the writers seemed to have already set their sights on killing off Cho's POC character even before the first episode has even finished! Hopefully his plot twist is better than some melodramatic death for his white partner to angst over. It should be interesting to see how Noh's interracial relationship pans out (engaged to a black woman; pretty darn rare given Hollywood's crappy track record of featuring mixed couples much less an Asian male in a major role). At any rate, it's much more promising than what they've been doing with the Asian characters over on Heroes (which I've dropped completely). It was a fairly entertaining pilot episode, clunky exposition and all (the chase scene was Michael Bay-ish idiocy; I'm fairly sure there are rules and regulations regarding criminal pursuits, and the actor reactions didn't really help either, including Cho's, sadly). My main concern is that the writers seemed to have already set their sights on killing off Cho's POC character even before the first episode has even finished! Hopefully his plot twist is better than some melodramatic death for his white partner to angst over. It should be interesting to see how Noh's interracial relationship pans out (engaged to a black woman; pretty darn rare given Hollywood's crappy track record of featuring mixed couples much less an Asian male in a major role). At any rate, it's much more promising than what they've been doing with the Asian characters over on Heroes (which I've dropped completely).

]]> By: raiju http://www.8asians.com/2009/09/24/john-cho-flashes-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-126680 raiju Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:48:26 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3779#comment-126680 It was a fairly entertaining pilot episode, clunky exposition and all (the chase scene was Michael Bay-ish idiocy; I'm fairly sure there are rules and regulations regarding criminal pursuits, and the actor reactions didn't really help either, including Cho's, sadly). My main concern is that the writers seemed to have already set their sights on killing off Cho's POC character even before the first episode has even finished! Hopefully his plot twist is better than some melodramatic death for his white partner to angst over. It should be interesting to see how Noh's interracial relationship pans out (engaged to a black woman; pretty darn rare given Hollywood's crappy track record of featuring mixed couples much less an Asian male in a major role). At any rate, it's much more promising than what they've been doing with the Asian characters over on Heroes (which I've dropped completely). It was a fairly entertaining pilot episode, clunky exposition and all (the chase scene was Michael Bay-ish idiocy; I'm fairly sure there are rules and regulations regarding criminal pursuits, and the actor reactions didn't really help either, including Cho's, sadly). My main concern is that the writers seemed to have already set their sights on killing off Cho's POC character even before the first episode has even finished! Hopefully his plot twist is better than some melodramatic death for his white partner to angst over. It should be interesting to see how Noh's interracial relationship pans out (engaged to a black woman; pretty darn rare given Hollywood's crappy track record of featuring mixed couples much less an Asian male in a major role). At any rate, it's much more promising than what they've been doing with the Asian characters over on Heroes (which I've dropped completely).

]]> By: jeesuh http://www.8asians.com/2009/09/24/john-cho-flashes-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-126666 jeesuh Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:15:35 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3779#comment-126666 I heart him too! <br><br>Should we wrestle for him? I heart him too!

Should we wrestle for him?

]]> By: Tristan Dewar http://www.8asians.com/2009/09/24/john-cho-flashes-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-126665 Tristan Dewar Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:45:47 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3779#comment-126665 Hmm. The ham-fisted deliveries were more distracting than the fake explosions. But I get that they had to deliver a lot of clunky exposition in just forty-five minutes, so hopefully the show will even out over the next few episodes.<br><br>John Cho looks good bruised and bloodied. Get this man an action movie. Hmm. The ham-fisted deliveries were more distracting than the fake explosions. But I get that they had to deliver a lot of clunky exposition in just forty-five minutes, so hopefully the show will even out over the next few episodes.

John Cho looks good bruised and bloodied. Get this man an action movie.

]]> By: moye http://www.8asians.com/2009/09/24/john-cho-flashes-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-126664 moye Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:25:28 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3779#comment-126664 <3 john cho. that's all i have to say. <3 john cho. that's all i have to say.

]]> By: johnklin http://www.8asians.com/2009/09/24/john-cho-flashes-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-126661 johnklin Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:27:12 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3779#comment-126661 I saw the premier and enjoyed it. I didn't notice the explosions were too fake, but I definitely noticed the helicopters flying overhead as fake... <br><br>I thought it was odd that Cho's character wasn't in the SUV after the whole world woke up from its FlashForward, like his partner was. Overall, I thought Cho's performance was fine. I hope they don't kill off his character. I saw the premier and enjoyed it. I didn't notice the explosions were too fake, but I definitely noticed the helicopters flying overhead as fake…

I thought it was odd that Cho's character wasn't in the SUV after the whole world woke up from its FlashForward, like his partner was. Overall, I thought Cho's performance was fine. I hope they don't kill off his character.

]]> By: Tristan Dewar http://www.8asians.com/2009/09/24/john-cho-flashes-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-126659 Tristan Dewar Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:11:55 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3779#comment-126659 I've been meaning to check this out. Like you, John Cho is the big draw here for me. I've been meaning to check this out. Like you, John Cho is the big draw here for me.

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