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Today's Barbershop Talk podcast reviews the hit sitcom "Kim's Convenience,'" starring Marvel's next superhero Simu Liu in "Shang-Chi: The Legend of The Ten Rings." “Kim’s Convenience,” a CBC Television sitcom based on a play of the same name about a Korean Canadian family who owns a convenience store in Toronto.
We talk about the good, the bad, the ugly and give our rating out of 10.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Paul Lee (Appa) denied his heritage growing up
-Being able to see a multitude of Asian characters
-Kim’s Convenience touching on many Asian experiences that we resonate with
-Asian culture reinforces the idea that we shouldn’t talk about our feelings and keep them inside.
-Leo talks about his favorite episode where they showed us the differences between Korean-born vs. an American-born person
-Mike and Leo provides critical feedback on the show
-The main characters didn’t develop as much besides Kimchee. Everyone pretty much stayed stagnant, and the last season didn’t seem congruent with the entire show
-Why the production company decided to pull the plug on Kim Convenience
-Leo talks about the season-ending episode
-The backlash after Kim Convenience was canceled
-Was the cancellation justified?
-We give our rating out of 10
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