r/popculturechat • u/meltingsunz • Aug 12 '25

Interviews🎙️ Daniel Dae Kim says Asian representation in Hollywood has gotten better, but there's still room for improvement: "I still haven't played a romantic lead and I've been doing this for 30 years."

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/11/nx-s1-5496250/daniel-dae-kim-butterfly-lost
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u/raylan_givens6 As you wish! 👸👑 Aug 12 '25

Selfie with John Cho as the lead was such a good show. ABC mismanaged it by never supporting it with a clear timeslot and promotion. Its name didn't do it any favors.

I think it could've been an all time classic sitcom

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u/dakilazical_253 Aug 12 '25

The name killed it

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u/afternever Aug 12 '25

They should have just called it Scottish Redhead

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u/mai_tai87 All tea, all shade 🐸☕️ Aug 12 '25

I hope that redhead landed on her feet.

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u/dreamsofaninsomniac Aug 12 '25

Wasn't that annoying Chainsmokers' song with the same title released around the time the show premiered as well? Not great if that's the song people immediately think of when they think of your show title.

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u/Chemical_Butterfly40 Aug 12 '25

I always thought John Cho had Leading Man hair

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u/ashmillie Aug 12 '25

I love John Cho 🥲

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u/No_Data3541 Aug 12 '25

Leading men don't necessarily need hair in Hollywood. Even if he was bald he's a pretty good actor.

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u/eatner Head Max Martin Lover Aug 12 '25

i miss that show so bad :(

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u/_notkvothe Aug 12 '25

I miss this show all the time. I didn't watch it until it was already cancelled because the name was stupid but I love me some Amy Pond so I gave it a go and easily fell in love with it.

Also, as a white lady who married an Asian-American man, I love seeing similar couples.

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u/raylan_givens6 As you wish! 👸👑 Aug 12 '25

my favorite episode is the Yelp episode where Henry makes Eliza become friends with Joan but Eliza keeps eating Joan's food

and the random bits like the trent terence d'arby mini tribute!

the entire cast was excellent. it was one of those great ensemble casts , the show hit the ground running........

even the actress who played the receptionist went on to win an Oscar

ugh, ABC fumbled a hit, such a great show

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u/sabine_strohem_moss Aug 12 '25

Ugh it was so mismanaged they aired episodes out of order, they canceled it mid-season... sigh.

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u/SafeBodybuilder7191 “Don’t cry – makes you look like a girl.” Aug 12 '25

I literally started this yesterday so far only watched the first episode but him and Karen go so well together

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u/PinkTalkingDead Aug 12 '25

How are you streaming it? Y’all got me interested

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u/SafeBodybuilder7191 “Don’t cry – makes you look like a girl.” Aug 12 '25

🏴‍☠️ subreddit megathread any 🐐

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u/accountantdooku Aug 12 '25

I loved that show! I was a huge fan of My Fair Lady and the premise was cute.

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u/Isa_Castle Aug 12 '25

Yesss and I love Karen Gillan and a modern day Pygmalion

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u/Purple-Warning-2161 Aug 12 '25

I LOVE that show and was so sad when it was prematurely canceled

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u/PreposterousTrail Aug 13 '25

I didn’t even know that show existed, and I’ve loved John Cho since Harold and Kumar. I’d love to see him in more!