tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post8254620788812851275..comments2024-03-04T10:20:10.154+00:00Comments on Anna Chen: Madam Miaow Says: Exclusive: No BBCs on the BBC. Ben Bradshaw asks whyMadam Miaowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-76782404713253054072010-01-14T12:05:56.359+00:002010-01-14T12:05:56.359+00:00AW, I think you'll find that, unusually, many ...AW, I think you'll find that, unusually, many of the cast are Chinese. I know of some of these guys and it's good to them used on TV in a regularly screened show.<br><br>It's also written by Jo Ho who is Chinese.<br><br>A cliché? It's a kids' fairy tale.<br><br>The problem with Eastenders is that the one Chinese character was low status. Actually not a problem if there were plenty of other representations balancing this. But there aren't. Which would you rather be: a DVD seller or a scientist who gets to fight monsters? Even if you do get killed off at the end.Madam Miaowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-1757090742272889772010-01-14T01:02:54.373+00:002010-01-14T01:02:54.373+00:00I'd love to see any response Ben Bradshaw gets...I'd love to see any response Ben Bradshaw gets. If any.<br><br>I haven't seen any of Spirit Warriors yet, but I didn't notice a Chinese surname in the lead actress' name. Then again, that's no proof of anything... but really? kung fu? spiritual warriors? It's cliche city, again. <br><br>Which is the problem. At least the Fujianese DVD seller was an interesting character. Toshiko Sato was so cliched (Japanese nerdy scientist who has trouble connecting with people) they had to kill her off.almostwitty.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831583566981758189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-1211543901320255212010-01-08T04:11:02.214+00:002010-01-08T04:11:02.214+00:00I forgot about Alexa Chung. I googled her and app...I forgot about Alexa Chung. I googled her and apparently she's still dating the singer from the Arctic Monkeys, and they live in Brooklyn (where I am now!), hence her disappearance from British TV. <br><br>I can't believe she's going out with him. I still think he sounds like George Formby.D.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17068816125711875576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-39719047421710051092010-01-07T07:41:47.195+00:002010-01-07T07:41:47.195+00:00I remember the Chinese family in Brookside. I also...I remember the Chinese family in Brookside. I also remember the debate that Eastenders had a long time ago about bringing in a Chinese family or something else. They went for the something else a hairdressers instead of a take-away. I too welcome the prod. But at the same time I cannot help feeling rather disappointed that twenty plus years and we are still knocking on the door. We can but try and perhaps little by little we will chip away.Gwei Muihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118148558033452749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-62923166603060604382010-01-06T23:11:20.941+00:002010-01-06T23:11:20.941+00:00" if we did have a bbc family in eastenders o..." if we did have a bbc family in eastenders or any other soap, there would be a outcry of how it is representing us the wrong way."<br><br>You're not wrong there. :-)<br><br>However, I say they should at least have a try.<br><br>Do you remember the Chinese family in Brookside? Everyone said that was a really good depiction of ordinary Chinese people as human beings. Starred David Yip and Sarah Lam.Madam Miaowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-35423114108936640922010-01-06T23:02:13.432+00:002010-01-06T23:02:13.432+00:00I was just thinking that, there's so much asia...I was just thinking that, there's so much asian american representation across the pond and in england- NOTHING. <br><br>But then again, if we did have a bbc family in eastenders or any other soap, there would be a outcry of how it is representing us the wrong way. [Like the ferreiras] but no harm in trying. =)hidden_emotionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12248972908086640725noreply@blogger.com