Bonus Ep: Interior Chinatown Eps 1-3

Decoding TV

David Chen

Tv & Film, Netflix, Tv, Television, Streaming, Recap, Hulu, Fx, Hbo, Max

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In this Decoding TV bonus episode, David and @joyofnapping discuss the first 3 episodes of Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown (Hulu):

Ep 1 - Generic Asian Man
Ep 2 - Delivery Guy
Ep 3 - Tech Guy

How does Charles Yu’s amazing book make the transition to the small screen? What components were we particularly taken by? How do we find the show as a parody of police procedurals? And as a piece of media criticism? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!

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0:00.0	In Chinatown, nothing ever changes.
0:05.5	Nothing exciting ever happens to me or you or anyone would know.
0:09.4	I feel like I'm a background character in someone else's story.
0:12.8	I think that's called being a loser.
0:14.9	Shut up, man.
0:16.1	Police are investigating a missing woman.
0:18.2	The abduction may be related to reports of a gang war.
0:21.1	Whoa, whoa, whoa.
0:22.0	Who is that?
0:23.8	She looks Thai.
0:24.8	Dude, she's clearly Korean.
0:26.5	Know your Asians.
0:30.9	Holy.
0:31.5	What is she doing here?
0:33.9	Willis Wu.
0:34.8	You know my name?
0:35.8	Pretend to take my order.
0:37.4	Welcome to the Golden Palace.
0:39.1	How may I help you?
0:40.1	Just act normal.
0:42.0	Welcome to the Golden Palace.
0:44.3	I need your help.
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