Fresh Off the Boat Premieres on ABC on February 10, 2015. (Photo: ABC)
Gather together for the special two-episode preview of ABC’s groundbreaking new Asian American family comedy “Fresh Off the Boat,” inspired by Eddie Huang’s bestselling memoir, on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 8:00 PM, at The CIRCLE NYC, 135 W. 41st St. in New York. The event is free (cash bar) and will feature a Live Talkback featuring Jeff Yang, Hudson Yang who stars as Eddie Huang, and special guests Erin Quill (original cast, AVENUE Q), Greg Pak (writer, BATMAN/SUPERMAN; STORM), Richard Lui (anchor, MSNBC).
Hudson Yang stars as Eddie in ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat.
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“Fresh Off the Boat” will be sampled twice in ABC’s Wednesday night comedy block on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at both 8:30 and 9:31 p.m., followed by its time slot premiere on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET).
Inspired by a true story, “Fresh Off the Boat” stars Randall Park as Louis, Constance Wu as Jessica, Hudson Yang as Eddie, Forrest Wheeler as Emery and Ian Chen as Evan. Eddie Huang provides the voice over narration.
“Fresh Off the Boat” was written by Nahnatchka Khan, who also serves as executive producer. Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar are executive producers, and Eddie Huang is producer. The series is produced by 20th Century Fox Television.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015
8:00 PM THE MIDDLE
8:30 PM FRESH OFF THE BOAT
“Pilot” — It’s 1995 and 11-year-old hip-hop loving Eddie Huang has just moved with his family from Chinatown in Washington D.C. to suburban Orlando. Eddie’s dad, Louis, has dragged the family to the ‘burbs to pursue his version of the American dream, opening Cattleman’s Ranch Steakhouse, a struggling western-themed restaurant. Louis thinks that the best way to get customers in the door is to hire a white host to greet them and make them feel comfortable. Eddie’s mom, Jessica, has agreed to the move, but she finds Orlando a strange place — from the rollerblading stay-at-home moms, to the hospital-like grocery stores, to the fact that the humidity has ruined her hair.
9:00 PM MODERN FAMILY
9:31 PM FRESH OFF THE BOAT
“Home Sweet Homeschool” —
Louis and Jessica clash over how to raise the kids and how to run the restaurant. When the boys get straight A’s in school, Jessica decides that their school must be too easy and takes it upon herself to give them more homework and tutor them after class. She takes the same strict approach at the restaurant (no extra croutons for anyone!), so it’s up to Louis to get her to lighten up on everyone.
10:00 PM NASHVILLE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015
8:00-8:30 PM FRESH OFF THE BOAT (time slot premiere)
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Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist. Lia starred as Carole Barbara in Lorey Hayes’ Power Play at the 2013 National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, N.C., with Pauletta Pearson Washington, Roscoe Orman, and made her jazz vocalist debut in Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz “LADY” at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York. She is profiled in Jade Magazine.
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