Outsourced Pilot Episode

Outsourced Pilot Episode

Outsourced” is NBC’s new workplace comedy series centered around a catalog-based company, Mid America Novelties, that sells American novelty goods including whoopee cushions, foam fingers and wallets made of bacon, and whose call center has suddenly been outsourced to India. After recently completing Mid America Novelties’ manager training program, Todd Dempsy (Ben Rappaport, off-Broadway’s “The Gingerbread House”) learns that the call center is being outsourced to India, and he is asked to move there to be the manager. Having never ventured out of the country, he is unprepared for the culture shock. Overwhelmed, Todd discovers that his new staff needs a crash course in all things American if they are to understand the U.S. product line and ramp up sales from halfway around the world.

The sales team Todd inherits includes Gupta (Parvesh Cheena, “Help Me Help You”), a socially awkward employee; Manmeet (Sacha Dhawan, BBC’s “Five Days II”), a young romantic who is enamored with America; Asha (Rebecca Hazlewood, BBC’s “Doctors”), a smart, striking woman who finds herself intrigued by Todd; Rajiv (Rizwan Manji, “Privileged”) the assistant manager who wants Todd’s job; and Madhuri (Anisha Nagarajan, Broadway’s “Bombay Dreams”), a wallflower who suffers from extreme shyness. Todd also discovers other transplants working in his office building, including an American expatriate, Charlie Davies (Diedrich Bader, “The Drew Carey Show”), who runs the All-American Hunter call center, and Tonya (Pippa Black, “Neighbours”), a beautiful Australian who runs the call center for Koala Air.

Outsourced Pilot Episode

2010 ID Film Fest

2010 ID Film Fest

ID Film Fest, a program of the Japanese American National Museum, is set to kickoff on Friday October 8, 2010 through October 10, 2010 in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles. This unique cinema festival – a weekend of Asian / Asian American film presentations and workshops, will open with the Los Angeles premiere of the critically acclaimed film Kit Hui’s FOG, starring Terrence Yin and Eugenia Wan. Hirokazu Koreeda’s much talked about film AIR DOLL is slated as the fest’s Centerpiece film and Ian McGruder’s THE THINGS WE CARRY will close out the three-day movie feast.

ID Film Fest was founded in 2008, by filmmakers Koji Steven Sakai and Quentin Lee who wanted screen compelling Asian / Asian American works that have not yet had a chance to show in Los Angeles. Now in its third year of running, ID Film Fest is a festival by filmmakers and for filmmakers who create Asian American content and/or of Asian descent.

“Los Angeles is a postmodern collage of cultures and identity,” says founder/filmmaker Quentin Lee. “Even within the broader umbrella of the ‘Asian American’ community, there are Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian Americans. Further diversifying the community are the divisions between first generation immigrants and those who were born here. A crisis of identity is inevitable and necessary even though we fantasize a more utopian unity. ID Film Fest is proud to present contemporary works that examine, explore or celebrate the identity crisis in our diverse global Asian community.”

“Everyone’s struggle with identity is totally unique, but at the same time there are commonalities,” shares co-founder/filmmaker Koji Sakai, “What Am I? Am I Japanese American? Am I Asian American? Am I American? ID Film Fest is meant to explore those similarities and differences; and through both, my hope is that everyone will be able to answer the basic question: ‘What are you?’”

Previous filmmakers and artists who have participated at ID Film Fest include: Justin Lin, Michael Aki, Eric Nakamura, Margaret Rhee, Tony Huang, Ann Kaneko, Chris Chan Lee, Tad Nakamura, Jason Tobin, Rea Tajiri and Ming Lai.

This year’s ID Film Fest filmmakers and actors will include: PJ Raval, Jessica Sanders, Brent Anbe, William Lu, Feodor Chin (Golden Boy), James Huang (R E P R E S E N T and The New Adventures of Johnny Karate & Golden Delicious), Kerwin Berk, Hirokazu Koreeda, Kit Hui, Ming Lai (Journey of a Paper Son), Eugenia Wan and Terrence Yin.

One of this year’s ID Film Fest highlights will be the BATTLE OF THE PITCHES 2 and The API PILOT SHOOT OUT where filmmakers will get a chance to participate in a live screenwriting pitch session with industry execs and the finalists for the API PILOT SHOOT OUT will present trailers of their work in competition.

This year’s Centerpiece film, AIR DOLL from Hirokazu Koreeda, is based on the popular manga series Kuuki Nigyo. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2009 and revolves around a middle-aged man whose closest friend is a life-sized doll. This isn’t just any sex doll though; it was made with a heart. So when the man goes to work during the day, the doll goes out and explores the world. The doll is played by the amazingly talented and beautiful Bae Donna (from the Korean film “The Host”). AIR DOLL portrays the loneliness and lack of human connection in not only Japan, but all industrialized big cities around the world. Koreeda remains of Japan’s most funny, poignant and prolifically skilled filmmakers.

ID Film Fest will run October 8 thru October 10, with all events taking place at the at downtown Los Angeles’ National Center for the Preservation of Democracy located at 111 N. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

“I Make Films Because…” ID FIlm Fest 2010 Trailer

The Things We Carry trailer (closing night film)

B HERE campaign goes to Rutgers

B HERE campaign goes to Rutgers

Up-and-coming Asian American dance, music and comedy stars join forces with Rutgers students for B HERE, a national campaign to raise awareness of hepatitis B. The B HERE campaign features two campus events:

  • Multi-media art exhibit showcasing perspectives on chronic hepatitis B, a life-threatening liver disease that disproportionately affects Asian Americans
  • Live performances from comedian Paul “PK” Kim of Kollaboration, singer/songwriters Clara C., Joseph Vincent, Jennifer Chung and Paul Dateh, and dance groups Quest Crew and Kaba Modern, who have been featured on MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew

Both events are FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – but you must attend the art exhibit to obtain a ticket to the live performances. Here’s details of the events:

Art Exhibit – Monday, September 27
Open from 10 AM – 5 PM
Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room
126 College Avenue (at Morrell Street), located on the Rutgers University College Avenue Campus
Street parking is available on College Avenue, Morrell Street and Senior Street

Live Performances – Tuesday, September 28
Doors open at 6 PM; Performance from 7 – 9 PM
Mason Gross Performing Arts Center, Nicholas Music Center Concert Hall
85 George Street, located on the Rutgers University Douglass College Campus
Parking is available in Lot 74A, on George Street across from the Center

The Rutgers event will be the first of 3 stops for the nationwide tour. B HERE will also be in San Diego and Los Angeles in early November.

B HERE Fall 2009 Tour footage

Like a Good Boy by Ryan Higa

Like a Good Boy by Ryan Higa

Last week, David Choi did a banjo version of Far East Movement’s Like a G6. Now, Ryan Higa makes his parody of the FM song called “Like a Good Boy”. He sings all the parts of the song himself as he tells you how to be a good boy from household chores to obeying the rules. With “Like a G6” breaking into mainstream pop charts, we expect more parodies, remixes, and mashups soon.

Be sure to to pick up “Like a G6” to support Far East Movement. Also you can pre order their album “Free Wired” now at Amazon

Like a Good Boy by Ryan Higa

Lyrics to Like a Good Boy by Ryan Higa

Playing nice, tickle fight; with my sister
When I’m in a rush, don’t run with the scissors
Using scissors on my crafts, cus all my crafts give me joy
Now I’m following the rules, Like a Good Boy
Like a Good Boy, Like a Good Boy
Now, now now now now I’m following the rules Like a Good Boy.
Like a Good Boy, Like a Good Boy
Now, now now now now I’m following the rules Like a Good Boy.

Verse 1
Gimmie that Gimmie that dust pan
Gimmie that mop and broom broom
Bust out my vacuum, so that I can clean my room.
Get get get get, Get those bottles right now I can recycle those
Taking off my shirt so I can DONATE SOME CLOTHES!
HECK YES!
I don’t curse, no, I don’t drink.
No alcohol around me so you’ll never catch me drunk.
Never never catch me drunk, never never catch me drunk
No alcohol around me so you’ll never catch me drunk

Chorus

Playing nice, tickle fight; with my sister
When I’m in a rush, don’t run with the scissors
Using scissors on my crafts, cus all my crafts give me joy
Now I’m following the rules, Like a Good Boy
Like a Good Boy, Like a Good Boy
Now, now now now now I’m following the rules Like a Good Boy.
Like a Good Boy, Like a Good Boy
Now, now now now now I’m following the rules Like a Good Boy.

Verse 2
Skipping on, skipping on my feet
Spotted a chick for me.
Girl imma treat you right, Helping you cross the street. (street)
This is how I live, I stay in every night.
Give me a controller and we’ll have a good time!
HECK YES!
I don’t curse, no, I don’t drink.
No alcohol around me so you’ll never catch me drunk.
Never never catch me drunk, never never catch me drunk
Even when I’m 35 you’ll never catch me drunk

Chorus

Playing nice, tickle fight; with my sister
When I’m in a rush, don’t run with the scissors
Using scissors on my crafts, cus all my crafts give me joy
Now I’m following the rules, Like a Good Boy
Like a Good Boy, Like a Good Boy
Now, now now now now I’m following the rules Like a Good Boy.
Like a Good Boy, Like a Good Boy
Now, now now now now I’m following the rules Like a Good Boy.

Verse 3

Yeah if you’re happy and you know it, you should
Put your hands up, you should put your hands up,
put put put put your hands up
Yeah if you have a question for me, you should
Put your hands up, put your put your hands up,
Put put put put your hands up!
HECK YES
Now our hands are all up, yes our hands are all up, o o o our hands are all up
HECK YES
Now you can put your hands down, cus your armpits really smell, so can you put them back down.

Chorus

Playing nice, tickle fight; with my sister
When I’m in a rush, don’t run with the scissors
Using scissors on my crafts, cus all my crafts give me joy
Now I’m following the rules, Like a Good Boy
Like a Good Boy, Like a Good Boy
Now, now now now now I’m following the rules Like a Good Boy.
Like a Good Boy, Like a Good Boy
Now, now now now now I’m following the rules Like a Good Boy.

Only From Afar by Timothy DelaGhetto

Only From Afar by Timothy DelaGhetto

Timothy DelaGhetto made a parody of Bruno Mars’ Just The Way You Are called Only From Afar. It’s a completely opposite song from the original. He dons a tiny hat on his head as he sings about his ugly girl. Even the magnetic tape from the Bruno Mars music video makes an appearance. Also watch the behind the scenes footage for more fun scenes.

Here’s a few other videos he’s collaborate with The Station recently: Best Party Ever, What Kinda Asian is Timothy DeLaGhetto?, and Immediate Fortune Cookie.

Only From Afar by Timothy DelaGhetto

Behind the scenes of Only From Afar by Timothy DelaGhetto (contains profanity)

Dirty Little Secrets – Episode 10

Dirty Little Secrets - Episode 10

It’s the last episode of the Dirty Little Secrets web series. In the finale, Riley Kendrick learns what really matters in life while facing the reality of losing her best friend, boyfriend and dream job. Riley Kendrick returns to her original dream to have a small salon in The Village. Look for stylist Jeanie Syfu as one of the key characters along with the motion graphics animation of Annie Wu.

Previous episodes:
Dirty Little Secrets – Episode 1 & 2
Dirty Little Secrets – Episode 3
Dirty Little Secrets – Episode 4
Dirty Little Secrets – Episode 5
Dirty Little Secrets – Episode 6
Dirty Little Secrets – Episode 7
Dirty Little Secrets – Episode 8
Dirty Little Secrets – Episode 9

Thoughts from Jeanie Syfu on Episode 10:

Dirty Little Secret had everything that I’m a sucker for: beauty, fashion, love and drama! From the first episode I was hooked, and the finale did not disappoint. It is every woman’s nightmare to find out your ex-boyfriend is seeing your friend, so I’m happy everything worked out in the end. I also love that I got to play myself as a confidant to Riley, and I related to her character the most. I am usually lending my ear in real life and often told I am a good listener. Tell me your thoughts on the final episode on the TRESemmé wall.

Dirty Little Secrets – Episode 10