For fans of The Office, you might get a kick out of this commercial for Kollaboration 9 coming up in a few weeks. Here’ some previous promos for Kollaboration 9 here and here. Don’t forget you can still win tickets to Kollaboration 9.
Kollaboration 9 Commercial – The Office edition
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This past Friday, we caught an episode of Numb3rs with a storyline based in Chinatown. The Season 5 Episode 13 program was entitled “Trouble in Chinatown”. We saw a bunch of Asian American actors and actresses including Kelly Hu, Jennifer Chu (also in The Gene Generation), and Lanny Joon (recently on CSI).
Others spotted include:
Camille Chen as Zi-Zi
Jennifer Chu as Store Owner
Chyna Chuu as Lily
Tina Huang as Ni-Shu
Elizabeth Pan as Agent Kim Hsaio
Keone Young as Walter Yoon
Conan Lee as Jimmy Lin
Donald Li as Waiter #1
Here’s the recap of “Trouble in Chinatown”
The FBI works with immigration control enforcement (ICE) when one of their undercover Chinese agents goes missing from a sweatshop in Chinatown, just as a gang war erupts between the leader of a human trafficking/sweatshop ring, Jimmy Lim, and the leader of what is assumed to be a prostitution ring, Henry Yoon. David and Colby get caught in the middle of this feud when they witness Jimmy shoot Henry dead and are forced to fire on Jimmy, killing him and eliminating one of the few people that can help them understand exactly what sparked the gang war. With Charlie, Larry and Amita’s help, the team discovers that Henry and his brother Walter were not only running a prostitution ring, but also a ghost bride service for the families of Chinese men who died before getting married. Henry and Walter would provide young women to be buried alive with the deceased, and had been stealing undocumented girls away from Jimmy’s operation, prompting Jimmy to confront Henry. The psychic Simon Kraft (episode 217) returns in this episode and provides assistance in locating the missing ICE agent, but is ultimately run down and killed by a fleeing suspect.
You can see the full episode of Numb3rs – Trouble in Chinatown here.
These past few months we have seen highly rated shows on network TV have episodes set in an Asian American location. We have seen Asian Americans on House and CSI. Looks like a trend is developing here.
Numb3rs – Trouble in Chinatown promo
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The release of “The Gene Generation” was severely delayed. The original release date was October 2007. Now The Gene Generation is on DVD. The film is directed by Singaporean director Pearry Reginald Teo and stars Bai Ling and Parry Shen. (Parry Shen was in another horror short “The TiVo” recently. We wonder if he wants to star in horror films.) Anyways, here’s the synopsis for “The Gene Generation”:
In the futuristic world of Olympia, a city on the brink of destruction, a team of scientists discovers a way to instantly reconfigure human DNA so that all disease will come to an end. But even miracles come at a cost, and we’ll find out if this new technology is actually a blessing or a curse. The DNA reconfiguration can save lives, but could potentially end them as well. Now, as the city is overtaken by gangs ters and DNA Hackers, the only promise for a better life is with the right DNA. Michelle (Bai Ling), a seductive assassin whose mission is to take out these so-called DNA hackers, is determined to use the new technology for good instead of evil. When her brother Jackie (Perry Shen) steals a genetic device from their next-door neighbor Christian (Alec Newman), a vigilante scientist, he gets dragged into the immoral cyber-underworld. Banded together with him, Michelle must fight not just for her own flesh and blood, but also for the survival of mankind.
Buy The Gene Generation DVD. The film has mixed reviews, so let us know what you think.
The Gene Generation trailer
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Celebrate Lunar New Year 2009 with Chinese, Koreans and and Vietnamese around the world find out what will bring you good luck, what you should eat, how to dress, and more. Happy Year of the Ox – starting 1/26/09!
Happy Lunar New Year – Year of the Ox
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