Tag: family sitcoms

Fresh off the Boat: 1990s Wonder Years, East Asian Style

Posted on by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

Fresh off the Boat, the first family sitcom featuring predominantly Asian characters in 20 years, made its premiere on ABC last night.  Told in a narration format (think The Wonder Years) and set in 1990s, it follows Eddie Huang, an 11 year old obsessed with hip hop and the “black sheep” of the family, his […]

Black-ish Review from a First Gen CBC*’s Perspective

Posted on by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

I caught the series premiere of Black-ish, a new sitcom starring Anthony Anderson and Laurence Fishburne last night.  The show centres around an upper-middle class black family and the culture clash between the father and his kids. Black-ish trailer via IGN While the generational culture clash plot line isn’t new, it’s also rarely told (and […]