Thread by @originalspin

My latest for @InkstoneNews is a personal reflection on how #FreshOffTheBoat got to 100 freaking episodes (with my son @HudsonDYang on board)...and transformed the face of Hollywood.

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“At the time the pilot was being shot, @HudsonDYang was barely nine years old, a four-foot-something little nugget with a halo of bushy hair, a surplus of attitude and zero acting experience.”
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“Hudson is now 6’2”, a young man who’s lived much of his life and experienced many of his (simulated) firsts in front of the camera – his first crush, his first kiss, his first time driving a car, his first job, his first girlfriend and his first breakup.”
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“A studio exec noted they were rooting for the show, because they had ‘lots of other Asian shows’ they wanted to make. SOMETHING had to work, for ANYTHING to be allowed to try. #FreshOffTheBoat proved Asians want to watch Asians – and non-Asians do, too.”
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Tonight’s 100th Episode of #FreshOffTheBoat is all about...the “Taiwan Love Boat.” ❤️🚢

If you don’t know what this is, tune in and find out. 😂 (And maybe catch special guest star @SimuLiu with his shirt on for a change!)

#Fresh100

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