Asians on TV: Updates galore on survivors Glenn, Josh, Amy and Tim

Wait until next week to find out about Glenn
WELL, that was a disappointment. After building up the cliffhanger on the fate of Glenn in The Walking Dead, we instead were treated to a 90-minute backstory on how another character, Morgan Jones, attained his bo-fighting skills. 

The last show we had of Glenn was gut-wrenching.

Don't get me wrong, Sunday's episode was fascinating and the actors in the "Here's Not Here" episode reminds us how high-calibre the talent is in this show.

If you remember the ending of last week's episode, the character Glenn Rhee, apparently the only Asian to survive in th zombie apocalypse, appeared to be the lunch of a herd of zombies. 

Fandom was aghast that one of their favorite characters was meeting an untimely demise contrary to the comic book storyline.

Hints and clues from the production team seem to point to other possible scenarios in which our hero, Glenn, miraculously survives. 

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Now we apparently have to tune next week to see what happened to good-guy Glenn. However, I wouldn't be surprised if the creators still don't answer the question, "Did Glenn survive?" There's so much time-jumping this season, we might have to wait until the end of the season before we get an answer.

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Two Filipino/Americans in The Voice's Top 20

Tony Atlas

SURVIVAL, seems to be the theme this week.

Amy Vachal, whom we have written about earlier,  and Filipino/American Tim Atlas, a native of San Jose, California lost their Knockout rounds last week on the reality singing contest The Voice. 

However, both were picked up by other coaches. 

Amy, who hails from New Jersey by way of Brooklyn, N.Y., was stolen by coach Adam Levine and Pharrell jumped at the chance to have Tim  join his team.

While Amy has received comparisons to the soothing sound of Nora Jones, its hard to pinpoint the indie-rocker Tim Atlas. He has a sound that is uniquely his own ... and a growing fan base because of his smoldering good looks, which could serve him well if he continues into next week's competition.

Amy Vachal

The competition gets more intense and more competitive in the Top 20. The two will compete Monday or Tuesday and the coaches will decide who will continue. The following week will start the Live Rounds during which viewers get to vote for their favorites.

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Neither of the singers have thus far demonstrated any of the high notes or emotion-generating styles that audiences seem to favor in these competitions. Both are low-key easy-on-the-ears performers favoring ballads.

Tune in 8 tonight and 9 tomorrow on NBC to see if either of these Asian/American singers survive.

If either, or both, of the competitors make it into next week's live rounds, we'll have to call on the demonstrated power of the Asian/American community's social networkers to generate votes to support them.

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Will Josh survive the antics of his 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'?

Continuing our survival theme: Josh Chan (Vincent Rodriguez), the Filipino/American character in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - the best new television show nobody is watching - is the recipient of the unwanted affection of the title character, Rebecca Bunch played to perfection by Rachel Bloom. 

It's a musical comedy in which the performers break out into song and dance. Rodriguez has not been able to show his musical talents until this number in which he plays all four members of a boy band.

Rodriguez is from Daly City, California, a city noted for its high percentage of Filipino residents. He majored in theater arts and was in the cast of Here Lies Love, the smash Broadway musical about Imelda Marcos, the wife of the Philippines dictator.

Watch Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on Monday nights on the CW.

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