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Kim’s Convenience, the hit that changed TV’s representation of Asians We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement This is the story of the little sitcom that could. It’s the story of how Kim’s Convenience, a dark, complex experimental Canadian stage-play about a Korean-Canadian family running a corner store but fractured by the schism between father and son, became a hit TV comedy, and then a global streaming superstar. And it’s the story of how the show has genuinely transformed Asian representation on the screen. To call the show a slow burn is an understatement. Commissioned by the Canadian national broadcaster CBC, like another brilliant Canadian comedy ....
Published Wednesday, June 16, 2021 6:28PM EDT TORONTO - “Kim s Convenience” star Simu Liu says he s not out to end anyone s career with his criticism of what went on behind the scenes of the now-defunct CBC series. But the Toronto-raised actor says there s a lesson to be learned from the way the hit Korean-Canadian family comedy ended and his experiences on set. The star of Marvel s upcoming film “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” addressed the situation in a virtual chat with musician and actor Sook-Yin Lee at the Banff World Media Festival. He was following up on his Facebook post earlier this month in which he decried a lack of East Asian and female representation in the show s writers room. ....
The star of Marvel s upcoming film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings addressed the situation in a virtual chat with musician and actor Sook-Yin Lee at the Banff World Media Festival. He was following up on his Facebook post earlier this month in which he decried a lack of East Asian and female representation in the show s writers room. Liu is among several cast members to speak publicly about being unhappy with the way producers ended the show after its fifth season because co-creators Ins Choi and Kevin White were moving on to pursue other projects. That includes co-star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, and Jean Yoon who recently took to Twitter to say that a lack of Asian female writers made her experience working on the show painful. ....
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Simu Liu talks 'Kim's Convenience' demise at Banff World Media Festival 680news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 680news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.