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Pavan · 01-22-2006, 01:38 AM

All-American Girl - The Complete Series Review:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/allamer...dvdreview.html

HuntingtonM15 · 01-22-2006, 01:55 AM

Great review! I can't wait to see the show again.

Dean Winchester · 01-22-2006, 02:33 AM

I have never seen the show before but I do love Margaret Cho, even though I did think her last concert went too far into the political area instead of the comedy area.

I cannot wait to get my copy of it as well, especially after seeing both seeing and reading about her drama with ABC and the producers of this show in both her live act and in her autobiography "I'm The One That I Want"

vashti1999 · 01-22-2006, 02:59 AM

I watched a few episodes when it aired. What I remember most was the woman who played Margaret's mother. She was funny.

vashti1999 · 01-26-2006, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by vashti1999

What I remember most was the woman who played Margaret's mother. She was funny.

That should be grandmother, not mother.

Dean Winchester · 01-27-2006, 05:28 PM

I got the set today, I watched the first two episodes.

If you are familiar with Margaret's stand-up, "Grandma" is a total variation of Margaret's mother, which is one of her most beloved stand-up routines. It's not a great sitcom, but it's kinda fun to watch and it's interesting seeing Margaret Cho censoring herself long enough to be in a family sitcom setting.

TV Knowledge Fan · 04-06-2006, 07:50 PM

...and I can understand WHY Margaret Cho went off the deep end after it went off the air. She deserved a better show than that....

Chocolate Moose · 02-05-2007, 10:32 PM

Terrible show. I liked the mother a lot but the grandmother was way too cheesy for me.

waichingliu81 · 02-19-2007, 08:18 PM

i watched all- american girl when it was shown in england years ago, and frankly i wasn't impressed by it. being chinese myself, i was in a way looking forward to seeing this considering all the hype and the fact that it was the first time in ages that a chinese- though in the case of this show a chinese american family was portrayed in a sitcom. my god it was terrible, it is and was one of the worst sitcoms i've ever witnessed; it was so unfunny that after a couple of episodes i didn't watch it ever again. besides, why did the cast hire margaret cho? seeing as she was and is korean and NOT chinese? back in the days, they could've hired the young lucy liu,or martial law's kelly hu or even ex ER- dr chen herself, ming-na wen in the main role. they are chinese americans in their own right-unlike cho who as i said was korean

TGFNickAtNite · 08-14-2008, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by waichingliu81

i watched all- american girl when it was shown in england years ago, and frankly i wasn't impressed by it. being chinese myself, i was in a way looking forward to seeing this considering all the hype and the fact that it was the first time in ages that a chinese- though in the case of this show a chinese american family was portrayed in a sitcom. my god it was terrible, it is and was one of the worst sitcoms i've ever witnessed; it was so unfunny that after a couple of episodes i didn't watch it ever again. besides, why did the cast hire margaret cho? seeing as she was and is korean and NOT chinese? back in the days, they could've hired the young lucy liu,or martial law's kelly hu or even ex ER- dr chen herself, ming-na wen in the main role. they are chinese americans in their own right-unlike cho who as i said was korean

The show was based on a Korean-American family, not Chinese. Margaret Cho, due to her rising star status at the time as a fresh new comedian being a regular on the Arsenio Hall Show, an opener for Jerry Seinfeld, & on a Bob Hope special, was approached a concept to do a show revolving around her as many comedians at the time were getting their own sitcoms (Roseanne, Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres). Although it stated in the closing credits that the show was based on Margaret Cho's stand up comedy, Margaret clearly stated it was NOT in interviews and on the DVD itself. The show definitely was not emmy award winning material by all means. The producers tried too hard to make the show work (even hiring an "Asian Consultant" for Cho to try to make her appear more Asian, Cho would joke about it in her later stand up routines) and because the show's premise kept getting changed constantly, it never found its groove and eventually met it's fate due to poor ratings. Though it made history as being the first show ever to prominently feature an Asian Family, it was one of those shows that "could have been".

TMC · 11-17-2015, 04:55 PM

http://www.avclub.com/article/margar...-asian--228396

Dr. Ken, Fresh Off the Boat and even TBS' canceled Sullivan & Son with its half-Korean lead “are really part of my legacy,” says Cho. She adds: "It’s a good feeling that my hard work was not for nothing.”

01-22-2006, 01:38 AM	#1
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01-22-2006, 02:59 AM	#4
vashti1999 NY METS - #1 Forum Fanatic Join Date: Oct 14, 2003 Location: The world's greatest city - New York City Posts: 11,404	I watched a few episodes when it aired. What I remember most was the woman who played Margaret's mother. She was funny.
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04-06-2006, 07:50 PM	#7
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	I remember seeing this on ABC.. ...and I can understand WHY Margaret Cho went off the deep end after it went off the air. She deserved a better show than that....

02-05-2007, 10:32 PM	#8
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,886	Terrible show. I liked the mother a lot but the grandmother was way too cheesy for me.
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02-19-2007, 08:18 PM	#9
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	not a fan of this show i watched all- american girl when it was shown in england years ago, and frankly i wasn't impressed by it. being chinese myself, i was in a way looking forward to seeing this considering all the hype and the fact that it was the first time in ages that a chinese- though in the case of this show a chinese american family was portrayed in a sitcom. my god it was terrible, it is and was one of the worst sitcoms i've ever witnessed; it was so unfunny that after a couple of episodes i didn't watch it ever again. besides, why did the cast hire margaret cho? seeing as she was and is korean and NOT chinese? back in the days, they could've hired the young lucy liu,or martial law's kelly hu or even ex ER- dr chen herself, ming-na wen in the main role. they are chinese americans in their own right-unlike cho who as i said was korean

01-22-2006, 01:55 AM	#2
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	Great review! I can't wait to see the show again.

01-22-2006, 02:33 AM	#3
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	I have never seen the show before but I do love Margaret Cho, even though I did think her last concert went too far into the political area instead of the comedy area. I cannot wait to get my copy of it as well, especially after seeing both seeing and reading about her drama with ABC and the producers of this show in both her live act and in her autobiography "I'm The One That I Want"

01-27-2006, 05:28 PM	#6
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	I got the set today, I watched the first two episodes. If you are familiar with Margaret's stand-up, "Grandma" is a total variation of Margaret's mother, which is one of her most beloved stand-up routines. It's not a great sitcom, but it's kinda fun to watch and it's interesting seeing Margaret Cho censoring herself long enough to be in a family sitcom setting.

11-17-2015, 04:55 PM	#11
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,181	Margaret Cho feels “vindicated” by the success of the new Asian-American sitcoms http://www.avclub.com/article/margar...-asian--228396 Dr. Ken, Fresh Off the Boat and even TBS' canceled Sullivan & Son with its half-Korean lead “are really part of my legacy,” says Cho. She adds: "It’s a good feeling that my hard work was not for nothing.”