Origins is a recurring series that gives artists a space to break down everything that went into their latest release. Today, shoegaze up-and-comers Draag run through their latest single “Good Era Doom.”
Los Angeles-based indie rockers Draag have released their latest single, “Good Era Doom.” The final preview from their upcoming debut album, Dark Fire Heresy, the dreamy tune comes complete with a music video directed by Kenny Becker of the band Goon.
“This song itself had been in my head for years. I just couldn’t get myself to bring it to life because I never felt ready to confront that part of my past,” band member Adrian Acosta tells Consequence. “The melody and lyrics were always floating above me like a dark cloud.”
With crackling synth leads, ethereal vocal harmonies, and earworm melodies, “Good Era Doom” embodies its oxymoronic name. The sonic palette is at once comforting and alien,...
Los Angeles-based indie rockers Draag have released their latest single, “Good Era Doom.” The final preview from their upcoming debut album, Dark Fire Heresy, the dreamy tune comes complete with a music video directed by Kenny Becker of the band Goon.
“This song itself had been in my head for years. I just couldn’t get myself to bring it to life because I never felt ready to confront that part of my past,” band member Adrian Acosta tells Consequence. “The melody and lyrics were always floating above me like a dark cloud.”
With crackling synth leads, ethereal vocal harmonies, and earworm melodies, “Good Era Doom” embodies its oxymoronic name. The sonic palette is at once comforting and alien,...
- 4/25/2023
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
Constance Wu has alleged that a senior production team member on the show Fresh Off the Boat sexually harassed her for years.
Wu played Jessica Huang in the ABC sitcom following a Taiwanese-American family, which aired for six seasons from 2015 to 2020.
Wu makes the revelations in her upcoming memoir entitled Making a Scene, excerpts of which were published by The New York Times on Friday (23 September).
According to the Times, Wu alleges that the producer, who she names only by an initial, “controlled her, demanding that she run all her business matters past him and telling her what to wear”.
“Fresh Off the Boat was my first-ever TV show,” she said. “I was thrown into this world. I don’t have parents in the industry. And because I was 30, people thought I knew what I was doing. It made me paranoid and embarrassed.”
Wu said the harassment became physical at...
Wu played Jessica Huang in the ABC sitcom following a Taiwanese-American family, which aired for six seasons from 2015 to 2020.
Wu makes the revelations in her upcoming memoir entitled Making a Scene, excerpts of which were published by The New York Times on Friday (23 September).
According to the Times, Wu alleges that the producer, who she names only by an initial, “controlled her, demanding that she run all her business matters past him and telling her what to wear”.
“Fresh Off the Boat was my first-ever TV show,” she said. “I was thrown into this world. I don’t have parents in the industry. And because I was 30, people thought I knew what I was doing. It made me paranoid and embarrassed.”
Wu said the harassment became physical at...
- 9/24/2022
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
Constance Wu says she attempted to end her life after receiving harsh backlash from her tweets about Fresh Off the Boat‘s Season 6 renewal.
The actress, who currently stars in Prime Video’s The Terminal List, posted to social media Thursday after a years-long absence. “I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it,” she wrote. She describes how her “careless tweets about the renewal of my TV show” caused a lot of online ire, including some direct messages from “a fellow Asian actress” who allegedly told Wu “I’d become [a blight] on the Asian American community.
The actress, who currently stars in Prime Video’s The Terminal List, posted to social media Thursday after a years-long absence. “I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it,” she wrote. She describes how her “careless tweets about the renewal of my TV show” caused a lot of online ire, including some direct messages from “a fellow Asian actress” who allegedly told Wu “I’d become [a blight] on the Asian American community.
- 7/14/2022
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Based on the life of Chef Eddie Huang, Fresh Off the Boat premiered on ABC in February of 2015 and had a six-season run that came to an end in 2020. Through the show, Constance Wu, who played the role of Jessica Huang, earned herself a Critic’s Choice nomination. Jessica was notorious for being a hard-to-love cheapskate mom who’d go out of her way to get her boys in line. One too many times, Jessica leaned on the extreme side of things when dealing with her family and friends. In these moments, she took things a little too far: 1.
Jessica Huang’s Craziest Moments On “Fresh Off The Boat”...
Jessica Huang’s Craziest Moments On “Fresh Off The Boat”...
- 3/13/2022
- by Nataly Owala
- TVovermind.com
Fresh Off the Boat star Constance Wu is returning to series television as the female lead opposite Chris Pratt in Amazon’s conspiracy-thriller series The Terminal List, based on Jack Carr’s bestselling novel.
Pratt also executive produces the series along with Antoine Fuqua, who directs, and writer David Digilio. The Terminal List is a co-production from Amazon Studios and Civic Center Media in association with MRC Television. Taylor Kitsch also stars.
Written by Digilio, who also serves as showrunner, The Terminal List follows James Reece (Pratt) after his entire platoon of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability. However, as new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers dark forces working against him, endangering not only his life but the lives of those he loves.
2021 Amazon Prime Video Pilots & Series Order
Wu will play Katie Buranek,...
Pratt also executive produces the series along with Antoine Fuqua, who directs, and writer David Digilio. The Terminal List is a co-production from Amazon Studios and Civic Center Media in association with MRC Television. Taylor Kitsch also stars.
Written by Digilio, who also serves as showrunner, The Terminal List follows James Reece (Pratt) after his entire platoon of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability. However, as new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers dark forces working against him, endangering not only his life but the lives of those he loves.
2021 Amazon Prime Video Pilots & Series Order
Wu will play Katie Buranek,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Constance Wu is celebrating motherhood with a belated Christmas gift.
The 'Crazy Rich Asians' star, who is known for her notoriously private life, has secretly become a first-time mother.
According to E! News, the 38-year-old actress reportedly welcomed a baby girl with her boyfriend, musician Ryan Kattner over the summer.
The news comes as a big surprise to her fans, as Constance Wu has been keeping a very low-profile since the pandemic and never publicly addressed her pregnancy.
"They are doing great, and they're so excited and happy," a source told E! News, who was first to bring up the news to spotlight. However, no further details about the newborn child are known as of yet.
The new mom reportedly keeps her private life away from the public eye and has not been active on social media ever since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March. She has also...
The 'Crazy Rich Asians' star, who is known for her notoriously private life, has secretly become a first-time mother.
According to E! News, the 38-year-old actress reportedly welcomed a baby girl with her boyfriend, musician Ryan Kattner over the summer.
The news comes as a big surprise to her fans, as Constance Wu has been keeping a very low-profile since the pandemic and never publicly addressed her pregnancy.
"They are doing great, and they're so excited and happy," a source told E! News, who was first to bring up the news to spotlight. However, no further details about the newborn child are known as of yet.
The new mom reportedly keeps her private life away from the public eye and has not been active on social media ever since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March. She has also...
- 12/29/2020
- by Omkar Padte
- GlamSham
Somewhere Jessica Huang is screaming.
“Fresh Off the Boat” star Hudson Yang revealed Friday that he’s been accepted into Harvard University, making the dreams of his real-life parents come true by pulling off that amazing accomplishment, and probably pleasing his fictional mother, seeing as Jessica (played by Constance Wu) always wanted Eddie (Yang’s character on the ABC sitcom) to go to Harvard.
“Congratulations! I’m glad to inform you that the committee has admitted you to the Harvard class of 2025 under the Early Action program! Welcome to Harvard!” Yang said, reading off his acceptance letter to his parents in a video he shared on Twitter Friday. He captioned the tweet, “Screaming and crying. Thank you God, mom and dad. #Harvard2025.”
When Yang’s parents asked the actor how he felt he said: “I’m so proud and so happy and so shocked and so — I’m 100. Whoa, I’m shaking.
“Fresh Off the Boat” star Hudson Yang revealed Friday that he’s been accepted into Harvard University, making the dreams of his real-life parents come true by pulling off that amazing accomplishment, and probably pleasing his fictional mother, seeing as Jessica (played by Constance Wu) always wanted Eddie (Yang’s character on the ABC sitcom) to go to Harvard.
“Congratulations! I’m glad to inform you that the committee has admitted you to the Harvard class of 2025 under the Early Action program! Welcome to Harvard!” Yang said, reading off his acceptance letter to his parents in a video he shared on Twitter Friday. He captioned the tweet, “Screaming and crying. Thank you God, mom and dad. #Harvard2025.”
When Yang’s parents asked the actor how he felt he said: “I’m so proud and so happy and so shocked and so — I’m 100. Whoa, I’m shaking.
- 12/18/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Network: ABC
Episodes: 116 (half-hour)
Seasons: Six
TV show dates: February 4, 2015 -- February 21, 2020
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler, and Ian Chen.
TV show description:
This family sitcom takes place in the 1990s and follows the story of Eddie Huang's Taiwanese family as they make their way from Chinatown in Washington, DC to Orlando, Florida. They open up a steak restaurant and experience serious culture shock while pursuing the American Dream.
Young Eddie's parents are Louis (Randall Park) and Jessica Huang (Constance Wu). Louis loves everything America and moves his family to open Cattleman's Ranch Steakhouse. Unlike Jessica, he believes in the good of people. Jessica is a strong, protective mother who's also a frugal, business-minded woman who doesn't believe in wasting anything.
Episodes: 116 (half-hour)
Seasons: Six
TV show dates: February 4, 2015 -- February 21, 2020
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler, and Ian Chen.
TV show description:
This family sitcom takes place in the 1990s and follows the story of Eddie Huang's Taiwanese family as they make their way from Chinatown in Washington, DC to Orlando, Florida. They open up a steak restaurant and experience serious culture shock while pursuing the American Dream.
Young Eddie's parents are Louis (Randall Park) and Jessica Huang (Constance Wu). Louis loves everything America and moves his family to open Cattleman's Ranch Steakhouse. Unlike Jessica, he believes in the good of people. Jessica is a strong, protective mother who's also a frugal, business-minded woman who doesn't believe in wasting anything.
- 2/22/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Fresh Off the Boat signed off on Friday with a double-episode series finale full of nostalgic trips down memory lane — and a glimpse of the future.
In the first half of the series-ender, the Huang family finally embarks on a visit to Disney World, courtesy of a discount for Orlando residents. But on the way there, their beloved van Sheila breaks down, forcing them to go back home. As the family cleans out the vehicle so it can be repaired, the long-forgotten things they find in the van spark flashbacks to old scenes from the show’s early seasons.
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In the first half of the series-ender, the Huang family finally embarks on a visit to Disney World, courtesy of a discount for Orlando residents. But on the way there, their beloved van Sheila breaks down, forcing them to go back home. As the family cleans out the vehicle so it can be repaired, the long-forgotten things they find in the van spark flashbacks to old scenes from the show’s early seasons.
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- 2/22/2020
- TVLine.com
You may be unfamiliar with her name and her face, but you sure know her work and the faces she's made.
Cindy Miguens is the hand and artistic mastermind behind the Makeup Department for Fresh Off the Boat.
During her 25 years as a TV makeup artist her most notable TV shows include Pretty Little Liars, Faking It, Famous In Love, The Oc, and many more.
She initially joined the industry after receiving her Cosmetology license and decided to move to Los Angeles to work with big names and big faces.
She received training under Joe Blasco from the Joe Blasco School, one of the most renowned and prestigious makeup artists in the industry.
It's a hard industry and the path to success is through connections and who you know.
Miguens said the person who gave her her first job is now a coworker on Fresh Off the Boat. Things truly come around full circle.
Cindy Miguens is the hand and artistic mastermind behind the Makeup Department for Fresh Off the Boat.
During her 25 years as a TV makeup artist her most notable TV shows include Pretty Little Liars, Faking It, Famous In Love, The Oc, and many more.
She initially joined the industry after receiving her Cosmetology license and decided to move to Los Angeles to work with big names and big faces.
She received training under Joe Blasco from the Joe Blasco School, one of the most renowned and prestigious makeup artists in the industry.
It's a hard industry and the path to success is through connections and who you know.
Miguens said the person who gave her her first job is now a coworker on Fresh Off the Boat. Things truly come around full circle.
- 12/6/2019
- by Inga Parkel
- TVfanatic
ABC on Tuesday formally responded to the recent imbroglio involving Fresh Off the Boat star Constance Wu, insisting there are no plans to recast the role of Jessica Huang.
Even in the name of “perfect harmony” for all involved, “There have been no thoughts of recasting Constance. We love what she does on the show, and we love the show,” Karey Burke, president of entertainment at ABC, told TVLine during an Upfronts press briefing. “I did know that she had another opportunity that, had Fresh Off the Boat not gone forward, she would have pursued. But we never really considered not bringing the show back.
Even in the name of “perfect harmony” for all involved, “There have been no thoughts of recasting Constance. We love what she does on the show, and we love the show,” Karey Burke, president of entertainment at ABC, told TVLine during an Upfronts press briefing. “I did know that she had another opportunity that, had Fresh Off the Boat not gone forward, she would have pursued. But we never really considered not bringing the show back.
- 5/14/2019
- TVLine.com
Update: Hours after Wu posted a string of tweets that seemingly expressed her disappointment in Fresh Off the Boat's renewal, the actress clarified her statements. "Todays tweets were on the heels of rough day&were ill timed w/the news of the show," she wrote on Friday, May 10. "Plz know, Im so grateful for Fotb renewal. I love the cast&crew. Im proud to be a part of it."
Original post: Fans of Fresh Off the Boat are worried after Constance Wu posted a string of angry tweets following the sitcom's season six renewal on Friday. When a fan on Twitter reached out to the show's star to congratulate Wu on the "great news," the actress replied, "No, it's not." Wu then tweeted, "F*cking hell" and "So upset right now that I'm literally crying. Ugh. F*ck."
The show - which first premiered in 2015 and is based on...
Original post: Fans of Fresh Off the Boat are worried after Constance Wu posted a string of angry tweets following the sitcom's season six renewal on Friday. When a fan on Twitter reached out to the show's star to congratulate Wu on the "great news," the actress replied, "No, it's not." Wu then tweeted, "F*cking hell" and "So upset right now that I'm literally crying. Ugh. F*ck."
The show - which first premiered in 2015 and is based on...
- 5/11/2019
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
Constance Wu is now changing her tune regarding Fresh Off the Boat‘s renewal.
Hours after the actress, 37, publicly shared her disappointment about the ABC comedy being renewed on social media, she released a statement on Twitter, telling her followers that her tweets came “on the heels of a rough day.”
Contrary to her earlier sentiments, Wu also said that she was “grateful” for the renewal and “proud” to be a part of the show.
“Todays tweets were on the heels of rough day&were ill timed w/the news of the show,” she tweeted on Friday. “Plz know, Im so grateful for Fotb renewal.
Hours after the actress, 37, publicly shared her disappointment about the ABC comedy being renewed on social media, she released a statement on Twitter, telling her followers that her tweets came “on the heels of a rough day.”
Contrary to her earlier sentiments, Wu also said that she was “grateful” for the renewal and “proud” to be a part of the show.
“Todays tweets were on the heels of rough day&were ill timed w/the news of the show,” she tweeted on Friday. “Plz know, Im so grateful for Fotb renewal.
- 5/11/2019
- by Joelle Goldstein
- PEOPLE.com
Constance Wu is getting back on the Boat, it seems.
The actress is now expressing gratitude for ABC’s decision to renew her comedy Fresh Off the Boat for a sixth season, following a much-publicized outburst on Twitter. Wu now admits her tweets were “ill-timed” and says she’s “so grateful” the show was renewed, thanking fans for their support:
Todays tweets were on the heels of rough day&were ill timed w/the news of the show. Plz know, Im so grateful for Fotb renewal. I love the cast&crew. Im proud to be a part of it. For all the fans support,...
The actress is now expressing gratitude for ABC’s decision to renew her comedy Fresh Off the Boat for a sixth season, following a much-publicized outburst on Twitter. Wu now admits her tweets were “ill-timed” and says she’s “so grateful” the show was renewed, thanking fans for their support:
Todays tweets were on the heels of rough day&were ill timed w/the news of the show. Plz know, Im so grateful for Fotb renewal. I love the cast&crew. Im proud to be a part of it. For all the fans support,...
- 5/11/2019
- TVLine.com
The families of the cast of Crazy Rich Asians are located all around the globe — and between shooting their hit movie and attending the 2019 Academy Awards, the stars have used WhatsApp to keep their relatives updated every step of the way!
Constance Wu, who stars in the 2018 hit, told PeopleTV on the Red Carpet Live special that the cast relied on the Facebook-owned messaging app to keep in touch with their families overseas. The app has been essential to people all over the world for many years since it allows users to make international calls and send messages without...
Constance Wu, who stars in the 2018 hit, told PeopleTV on the Red Carpet Live special that the cast relied on the Facebook-owned messaging app to keep in touch with their families overseas. The app has been essential to people all over the world for many years since it allows users to make international calls and send messages without...
- 2/25/2019
- by Jason Duaine Hahn
- PEOPLE.com
Image Source: Warner Bros.
Romantic comedies are universal in appeal, but they've historically been limiting in terms of casting. Over the years, white actresses like Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts have dominated female protagonist roles in the genre. The road to progress has been slow, but after an unnecessarily long delay, there's finally an Asian-American leading lady in a major rom-com. In Crazy Rich Asians, Taiwanese-American actress (and queen of lobs) Constance Wu stars as Rachel Chu, a middle-class economics professor who falls for a member of Singapore's elite.
Wu has had a few parts in films and TV series, but her biggest role yet is on ABC's Fresh Off the Boat, in which she plays the stern, often inadvertently hilarious Jessica Huang. Besides Jessica, Rachel is a very important part for Wu since it marks her first leading role in a major studio film. In a recent emotional tweet,...
Romantic comedies are universal in appeal, but they've historically been limiting in terms of casting. Over the years, white actresses like Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts have dominated female protagonist roles in the genre. The road to progress has been slow, but after an unnecessarily long delay, there's finally an Asian-American leading lady in a major rom-com. In Crazy Rich Asians, Taiwanese-American actress (and queen of lobs) Constance Wu stars as Rachel Chu, a middle-class economics professor who falls for a member of Singapore's elite.
Wu has had a few parts in films and TV series, but her biggest role yet is on ABC's Fresh Off the Boat, in which she plays the stern, often inadvertently hilarious Jessica Huang. Besides Jessica, Rachel is a very important part for Wu since it marks her first leading role in a major studio film. In a recent emotional tweet,...
- 12/7/2018
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
For those anxiously awaiting China Rich Girlfriend–the follow-up to the Warner Bros. smash-hit Crazy Rich Asians, according to Constance Wu, it may take a while, due to director Jon M. Chu’s schedule.
“I don’t know much about the production side of things,” Wu said at Vulture Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday. “But I know that Jon wants to direct the next one, and all next year he’s directing In The Heights.”
Wu also said she wasn’t sure if the plan was to follow the next two books in Kevin Kwan’s bestselling series.
However, she may be kept very busy with other things in the meantime. While the fifth season of her ABC show Fresh Off the Boat is currently airing, Wu is in contention for the upcoming Jennifer Lopez stripper film, based on the New York magazine article ‘The Hustlers at Scores’. Recently jettisoned by Annapurna,...
“I don’t know much about the production side of things,” Wu said at Vulture Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday. “But I know that Jon wants to direct the next one, and all next year he’s directing In The Heights.”
Wu also said she wasn’t sure if the plan was to follow the next two books in Kevin Kwan’s bestselling series.
However, she may be kept very busy with other things in the meantime. While the fifth season of her ABC show Fresh Off the Boat is currently airing, Wu is in contention for the upcoming Jennifer Lopez stripper film, based on the New York magazine article ‘The Hustlers at Scores’. Recently jettisoned by Annapurna,...
- 11/18/2018
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
“Rachel grew up in a place where her face was not the dominant culture, so it’s crucial to plot and to story that she goes to a place that she thinks she’ll belong, but then she doesn’t,” actress Constance Wu explains about the summer blockbuster hit romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians.” In our exclusive interview (watch the video above), Wu’s New York-based character Rachel Chu visits Singapore to meet her boyfriend’s family.
She adds that the Jon Chu film covers “identity as Asian Americans and what it means when you don’t feel like you completely belong in America, but then you go to Asia and you think you might get this recognition, but then Asian-Asian people dismiss you or judge you as other. It’s just this weird in-between place where independence really comes into play because it’s harder to find community.”
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She adds that the Jon Chu film covers “identity as Asian Americans and what it means when you don’t feel like you completely belong in America, but then you go to Asia and you think you might get this recognition, but then Asian-Asian people dismiss you or judge you as other. It’s just this weird in-between place where independence really comes into play because it’s harder to find community.”
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- 11/12/2018
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
On November 1, the 2018 IndieWire Honors ceremony will celebrate seven filmmakers and actors for their achievement in creative independence. We’re showcasing their work with new interviews this week.
Constance Wu is getting more offers — not auditions or scripts to read, but actual offers to star in movies. “I can’t take any of them because I film my show nine months of the year,” she told IndieWire. “But I’m getting them.”
That change, in and of itself, is an important personal development for an actress who’s been part of creating positive cultural touchstones with her work. Wu’s show, “Fresh Off the Boat,” is the first TV series led by an Asian-American cast to sell syndication rights. It’s also the first Asian-American series to complete a full season, not to mention the first to earn a renewal. Yet even after its fifth season was picked up on...
Constance Wu is getting more offers — not auditions or scripts to read, but actual offers to star in movies. “I can’t take any of them because I film my show nine months of the year,” she told IndieWire. “But I’m getting them.”
That change, in and of itself, is an important personal development for an actress who’s been part of creating positive cultural touchstones with her work. Wu’s show, “Fresh Off the Boat,” is the first TV series led by an Asian-American cast to sell syndication rights. It’s also the first Asian-American series to complete a full season, not to mention the first to earn a renewal. Yet even after its fifth season was picked up on...
- 10/29/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
IndieWire, the definitive outlet for creative independence in film and TV, today announced the honorees for their second annual IndieWire Honors. Selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, IndieWire Honors is a celebration of seven of the biggest names in entertainment and will be celebrated at an intimate cocktail reception taking place on November 1 in Los Angeles. Exclusive editorial content, including honoree profiles and video interviews, will also be featured on Indiewire.com beginning November 1 and will continue throughout the month of November.
“For our second annual IndieWire Honors, we are delighted to commend these artists and the work they’ve created,” said IndieWire Editor in Chief Dana Harris. “IndieWire is the voice of creative independence, and these people are the visionaries at the forefront of our industry. We’re honored to host a celebration that recognizes their talents.”
“As IndieWire continues our dramatic growth in 2018 we’re beyond thrilled to...
“For our second annual IndieWire Honors, we are delighted to commend these artists and the work they’ve created,” said IndieWire Editor in Chief Dana Harris. “IndieWire is the voice of creative independence, and these people are the visionaries at the forefront of our industry. We’re honored to host a celebration that recognizes their talents.”
“As IndieWire continues our dramatic growth in 2018 we’re beyond thrilled to...
- 10/23/2018
- by Indiewire Staff
- Indiewire
Is Hollywood ready for Asians to fall in love? Constance Wu, who charmed television audiences as the lion-hearted matriarch Jessica Huang in ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat and now stars as the female lead in Jon M. Chu’s big-screen rom-com Crazy Rich Asians, feels it’s about time people stopped asking that question in the first place.
Wu plays Rachel Chu, an Asian-American economics professor who travels from New York City to Singapore to meet her boyfriend Nick Young’s family — which turns out to own the most...
Wu plays Rachel Chu, an Asian-American economics professor who travels from New York City to Singapore to meet her boyfriend Nick Young’s family — which turns out to own the most...
- 8/19/2018
- by Amy X. Wang
- Rollingstone.com
Hollywood is a week into Emmy voting, and ballots are being cast every day. But with 728 eligible programs in 2018 (18 more than last year) and 2,372 performances (92 more than 2017), there’s quite a few options to consider.
So IndieWire is here to help. After carefully examining the ballot, these are the shows and performances that stand out in the comedy category. Every one is on the ballot (no write-ins necessary) and each is more than worthy of your vote, dearest TV Academy members. If you haven’t seen these series, there’s still time — the screeners are out there, and voting doesn’t close until June 25 at 10 p.m. Pt.
For those of you not voting, it’s still important to share your enthusiasm. Now is the time to be loud and proud about your favorite TV shows, so head to Twitter, Facebook, the comments section, or the streets with your support.
So IndieWire is here to help. After carefully examining the ballot, these are the shows and performances that stand out in the comedy category. Every one is on the ballot (no write-ins necessary) and each is more than worthy of your vote, dearest TV Academy members. If you haven’t seen these series, there’s still time — the screeners are out there, and voting doesn’t close until June 25 at 10 p.m. Pt.
For those of you not voting, it’s still important to share your enthusiasm. Now is the time to be loud and proud about your favorite TV shows, so head to Twitter, Facebook, the comments section, or the streets with your support.
- 6/17/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Constance Wu has a simple, direct response to the upcoming Matt Damon thriller The Great Wall: "We have to stop perpetuating the racist myth that only a white man can save the world." The Taiwanese-American actress, known for her role as Jessica Huang on ABC's Fresh Off the Boat, took to Twitter to share her thoughts on the sci-fi co-production between Legendary Entertainment and Chinese companies Le Vision Pictues and China Film Group, which features Damon and Willem Dafoe joining a number of big name actors from Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan to battle an
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- 7/29/2016
- by Graeme McMillan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rainbow Johnson (Tracee Ellis Ross) bans hate speech at her children’s school by taking to the barricades. She punches through a banner and chants into a megaphone, protesting in a shirt that reads “She-ro,” and although her passion proves too intense—she tosses a brick through a parked car’s window—her gesture of triumph is perfect. Tilting her head back in exultation, Ross emerges as the unsung star of Kenya Barris’ “Black-ish,” and the emblem of a sitcom character reborn: I am mother. Hear me roar.
Along with ABC counterpart Constance Wu, of Nahnatchka Khan’s “Fresh Off the Boat,” Ross, as the successful surgeon and mother of four, adapts the most familiar figure in American television—see: Carol Brady, Clair Huxtable, Roseanne—to the medium’s modern age, in which single ladies—see: Liz Lemon, Leslie Knope, Hannah Horvath—lately seem to attract the most attention. In part,...
Along with ABC counterpart Constance Wu, of Nahnatchka Khan’s “Fresh Off the Boat,” Ross, as the successful surgeon and mother of four, adapts the most familiar figure in American television—see: Carol Brady, Clair Huxtable, Roseanne—to the medium’s modern age, in which single ladies—see: Liz Lemon, Leslie Knope, Hannah Horvath—lately seem to attract the most attention. In part,...
- 6/22/2016
- by Matt Brennan
- Indiewire
Constance Wu, who's known for playing Jessica Huang, the ambitious and hilarious mom on Fresh Off the Boat, has found a darker film role: You and Me Both, from writer and director Jennifer Cho Suhr, about an addict who travels across the country with her sister in search of their birth mother. According to Variety, the film is "aimed at showcasing the breadth and range of the Asian American experience with complicated and deeply human characters." The film sounds like a good fit for Wu, who recently told The New York Times Magazine, "I’d like to continue doing drama. And I’d like to promote Asian-American stories, where the Asians carry the story and where being Asian-American is not the only part of their identity, but it’s a beautiful part of their identity that we want to show." Done and done.
- 2/2/2016
- by Jackson McHenry
- Vulture
My love for Jessica Huang is well-documented. She's a rude-ass woman with a heart of gold, and she's indiscriminately mean with little-to-no repercussions. The former is fine. It's a television trope, a sitcom formula that works. The latter is something I've been patiently waiting for this show to address. Jessica's great — she's funny, she's smart, she's conniving — but she's also kind of a jerk. This week, she finally realizes that her actions have consequences.The investment property that Honey, Jessica, and Grandma have worked on is finally going to market. Honey made fliers and is full of suggestions for their business, but there's no room in the budget for bacon and mini-quiches or team-building workshops. What is in the budget, however, is Madame Xing, a fortune-teller that Jessica has relied on for every big decision in her life, from bag shopping to marrying Louis to possibly standing in her...
- 12/2/2015
- by Megan Reynolds
- Vulture
I've been wondering how the Huangs would handle Thanksgiving, a befuddling American tradition full of unfamiliar foodstuffs and forced family time. They did not disappoint.My favorite episodes of Fresh Off the Boat tend to focus on the deranged, delightful inner workings of Jessica Huang. This one was no exception. I'll always hold a candle for Eddie, Emery, and Evan — they're the little brothers I never had — but my heart belongs to Jessica. Constance Wu forever! As Thanksgiving approaches, Jessica eagerly awaits the time-honored tradition of nominating the holiday dinner host. She crouches over the telephone, waiting for the call. Her sister Connie gets picked every year, but because sister competition is the realest thing you will ever know — see: the Kardashians, my own sisters, everyone in the world who has a sister — it makes sense that Jessica wants this so badly. This year, she campaigns by...
- 11/18/2015
- by Megan Reynolds
- Vulture
While I love Jessica Huang more than my own mother sometimes, I love the kids of Fresh Off the Boat, too. I’m rooting for them. I want them to succeed. I want to see them do well in school. That’s why this episode fills me with such delight: It’s kid-centric, full of heart, and features #TaiwansFinest, Jeremy Lin.Eddie and his crew are prepping themselves for their first school dance, an exciting time for hormonal middle-schoolers everywhere. This is also a very exciting time for Louis, who never got the pleasure of putting on a silk dress shirt and sweatily clutching the shoulders of his crush in a darkened gymnasium while swaying to Tevin Campbell. When the principal calls him to provide food for the dance, he drops everything and runs home. Louis learned everything there is to know about American dances from John Hughes movies, watched...
- 10/14/2015
- by Megan Reynolds
- Vulture
Another Fresh Off the Boat, another stereotype shattered at the cost of teaching us all a valuable lesson. This week, we tackle the myth of the penny-pinching, eternally cheap Asian, cracking it open to reveal the universal truth contained within. What did we learn from our studies last night? Disappointing the ones you love is never fun.It’s Jessica and Louis’s wedding anniversary — their 12th, silk and linen, according to Emery. Naturally, she hates the traditional presents that come with anniversaries. Flowers are a good way to watch your money wilt. Pearls are an invitation for a mugging. What Jessica Huang does love, however, is a bargain. And, what better way to celebrate 12 years of marriage than wheeling and dealing for a new car to replace their battered minivan? Negotiating is Jessica’s strength. It’s her favorite thing to do. Behold, the perfect flashback to their wedding day.
- 10/7/2015
- by Megan Reynolds
- Vulture
“Do you honestly think that things just work out for the best? That true love conquers all?”
Showtime’s The Affair is posing a tough question in the first trailer for its upcoming second season.
RelatedThe Affair Season Finale Recap: They Can’t Handle the Truth
In the video below, Alison and Noah’s morally ambiguous relationship appears much less romantic than it did in Season 1: They fight, they cry in the shower and Noah, who was arrested at the end of last year’s finale, is thrown into a jail cell. (What are you waiting for? Press play!
Showtime’s The Affair is posing a tough question in the first trailer for its upcoming second season.
RelatedThe Affair Season Finale Recap: They Can’t Handle the Truth
In the video below, Alison and Noah’s morally ambiguous relationship appears much less romantic than it did in Season 1: They fight, they cry in the shower and Noah, who was arrested at the end of last year’s finale, is thrown into a jail cell. (What are you waiting for? Press play!
- 6/30/2015
- TVLine.com
"It's been a surprise because, you know, I was like a waitress two years ago," dishes "Fresh Off the Boat" star Constance Wu to us on her newfound fame. (Watch our complete video chat below.) -Break- Producers Kenya Barris, Jonathan Groff on 'Black-ish' 'renaissance' [Exclusive Video] The star of the ABC hit series says she knew the role of Jessica Huang was for her from the first time she read the script: "I did think there were some really weird lines that [series creator Nahnatchka Khan] had written in there that were weird, but in way that was like, 'I get that. I completely understand how to say that and it won't even be weird for me.' So in that sense I knew that I had a good instinct for it." "Fresh off the Boat" is based on the life of famous chef Eddie Huang as described in his book "Fresh off the Boat: A Memoir.
- 5/27/2015
- Gold Derby
"It's been a surprise because, you know, I was like a waitress two years ago," dishes "Fresh Off the Boat" star Constance Wu to us on her newfound fame. (Watch our complete video chat below.) -Break- Producers Kenya Barris, Jonathan Groff on 'Black-ish' 'renaissance' [Exclusive Video] The star of the ABC hit series says she knew the role of Jessica Huang was for her from the first time she read the script: "I did think there were some really weird lines that [series creator Nahnatchka Khan] had written in there that were weird, but in way that was like, 'I get that. I completely understand how to say that and it won't even be weird for me.' So in that sense I knew that I had a good instinct for it." "Fresh off the Boat" is based on the life of famous chef Eddie Huang as described in his book "Fresh off the Boat: A Memoir.
- 5/27/2015
- Gold Derby
The season finale opens with the Huangs doing just great, thanks. Evan and Emery are thriving both at school and at being really freaking adorable, this time as they sit together in Louis’s hairdresser chair and pretend it’s a rocket ship to Santa. Eddie is his school’s “first black president” (a rare groaner of a joke). Jessica has her Melrose Place viewing parties with the Rollerblading moms she’s learned to tolerate, and hey, even the restaurant is booming (we really haven’t seen any evidence of that before this moment, but it’s nice to see Louis so happy, so I’ll allow it)! It’s only a small step to get to the true pinnacle of success, according to Jessica Huang: a country-club membership.Jessica convinces Louis to give the country club a shot after Marvin and Honey hint that it could be good for his business prospects,...
- 4/22/2015
- by Caroline Framke
- Vulture
Week after week (well, at least the weeks that Fresh Off the Boat airs; I was surprised at how much I missed it last Tuesday), Constance Wu’s performance as Jessica continues to be the highlight of the series. There’s something fiercely effortless about Wu’s on-point delivery and the way she routinely and deftly navigates Jessica Huang. With less skilled writing and acting, Jessica could easily fall into the trap of a stereotypical overbearing “Tiger Mom” (which could do more harm than good when it comes to representation) but instead, Jessica is sweetly stern, with clear motives for everything she says and does. And, as we learned with Louis in “Showdown at Cattleman’s Ranch,” these motives mostly have to do with ensuring that everyone in her family is happy and successful. The greatness of “License to Sell” (besides the obvious Beastie Boys reference in the title, of...
- 3/25/2015
- by Pilot Viruet
- Vulture
A weekly feature in which we spotlight shining stars
The Performer | Constance Wu
The Show | Fresh Off the Boat
The Episode | “The Shunning”
The Airdate | Feb. 10, 2015
The Performance | Fresh Off the Boat’s sassy matriarch Jessica Huang sees the world a bit differently than most.
She prefers the Black Friday-esque hustle and bustle of Taiwanese markets to the quiet, fluorescent-lit grocery stores of Orlando, Fla. She’d rather enjoy a heated game of poker with her Washington, D.C. girlfriends than gossip with suburban Rollerblade moms.
RelatedRatings: NCIS, Poi, Flash and Forever Rise; Carter Ticks Up; Fire Ties Low
And...
The Performer | Constance Wu
The Show | Fresh Off the Boat
The Episode | “The Shunning”
The Airdate | Feb. 10, 2015
The Performance | Fresh Off the Boat’s sassy matriarch Jessica Huang sees the world a bit differently than most.
She prefers the Black Friday-esque hustle and bustle of Taiwanese markets to the quiet, fluorescent-lit grocery stores of Orlando, Fla. She’d rather enjoy a heated game of poker with her Washington, D.C. girlfriends than gossip with suburban Rollerblade moms.
RelatedRatings: NCIS, Poi, Flash and Forever Rise; Carter Ticks Up; Fire Ties Low
And...
- 2/14/2015
- TVLine.com
Network: ABC
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: February 4, 2015 -- Tbd
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler, and Ian Chen.
TV show description:
This family sitcom takes place in the 1990s and follows the story of Eddie Huang's Taiwanese family as they make their way from Chinatown in Washington, DC to Orlando, Florida. They open up a steak restaurant and experience serious culture shock while pursuing the American Dream.
Young Eddie's parents are Louis (Randall Park) and Jessica Huang (Constance Wu). Louis loves everything America and moves his family to open Cattleman's Ranch Steakhouse. Unlike Jessica, he believes in the good of people. Jessica is a strong, protective mother who's also a frugal, business-minded woman who doesn't believe in wasting...
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: February 4, 2015 -- Tbd
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler, and Ian Chen.
TV show description:
This family sitcom takes place in the 1990s and follows the story of Eddie Huang's Taiwanese family as they make their way from Chinatown in Washington, DC to Orlando, Florida. They open up a steak restaurant and experience serious culture shock while pursuing the American Dream.
Young Eddie's parents are Louis (Randall Park) and Jessica Huang (Constance Wu). Louis loves everything America and moves his family to open Cattleman's Ranch Steakhouse. Unlike Jessica, he believes in the good of people. Jessica is a strong, protective mother who's also a frugal, business-minded woman who doesn't believe in wasting...
- 2/5/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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