Crap television
Okay, that new show Hawaii really bothers me. Firstly, because it's just another formulaic cop drama with the hothead detective, the newbie detective, the older and wiser detective, and the other detective. But what really pisses me off about this show is that it takes place in the state with by far the largest per capital Asian population, but an Asian actor does not play any of the lead roles. Would an Asian really kill your ratings that much, NBC? But it gets worse. Hawaii, of course, also features the obligatory fringe cops that no one really gives much of a crap about, and NBC has magnanimously handed these roles to the Asian actors. Hurray! And speaking on behalf of the Asian community, we thank you so much for your generosity, NBC! We love you! Oh wait, no we don't because you're bastards. I can just imagine the casting meeting for this series. "Okay, Giant Sumo-like Asian Man? You can play the wisecracking street cop stereotype. And Older Asian Man? You can play the stern-but-fair police captain stereotype. And Attractive Asian Woman? You can play the walking pair of tits. You can all thank us later!" Bastards.