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Historic but dated TV series, worth viewing.
This one-season television series is getting old (about 25 years old) and a bit dated. The comedy writing is much more like the 1970s and 1980s, and has not yet achieved the sophisticated humor and wry irony of "Friends" or "Will and Grace." It definitely falls into the large category of "family comedies" -- meaning the show is based around a family. And since this family is the first Asian-American family featured on American TV, for that reason alone it is historic and worth watching. Margaret Cho was so very young when this series was made, and it is unfortunate that she could not have exerted more creative control over the series. Her commentary provided on some of the episodes is very revealing, and I would highly recommend listening to those commentary tracks. Though the show claims that it is based on the "comedy" and family of Margaret Cho, she claims in the commentary that neither is true. And that is obvious. Her stand-up comedy is so much better than the humor in this show.
Still, "All-American Girl" has a place in the history of American sit-coms. It is interesting to see how each actor attempted to develop their characters the best they could -- but even good acting cannot overcome mediocre scripts. I do recommend viewing of this series -- before it becomes hopelessly dated. But one viewing is probably enough, unless you are a student or collector of Asian-American memorabilia.
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Margaret Cho is Baddass!
Always loved this show! Im so glad i own it, now. Still a huge fan of margaret cho. Its a shame theyre arent more asian tv shows in the US.
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Thank you excellent
Thank you excellent
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