Nov. 28th, 2006 10:03 pm
masi oka is my hero
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toastykittenHey, he even has a Wikipedia page already. I *heart* the Internets.
Anyway, Masi Oka gets more and more endearing as Hiro Nakamura on Heroes. And dude, he was Franklyn on Scrubs! I just remember him from that one episode where he overhears J.D. say the word "chink" to the Janitor (supposedly solving a crossword puzzle), and then Franklyn, who overhears, gets a very hurt look on his face. For the rest of the episode the Asian staff at the hospital give J.D. the evil eye, and he keeps trying to atone for saying it. At one point his date asks him, after a dinner at a Chinese restaurant, "Why did you leave a $20 tip on a $30 tab?" J.D. responds, "Oh, no reason. I just felt like it." As an aside, "And because I love Asian people."
It was really funny. You'll have to trust me on that.
Anyway, George Takei has signed on to play his father in an upcoming episode. And the nerd world explodes. In one of the interviews I read, Oka translates all the Japanese lines in Heroes himself, and gives input on how things should sound. For example, the writers wanted him to yell "Banzai!" after his first successful time-bend. I can't believe that he had to explain to the writers that "Banzai!" had wartime connotations and could be considered offensive. Anyway, he changed it to "Yatta!", and that was much better.
Wired interview with Oka.
Anyway, Masi Oka gets more and more endearing as Hiro Nakamura on Heroes. And dude, he was Franklyn on Scrubs! I just remember him from that one episode where he overhears J.D. say the word "chink" to the Janitor (supposedly solving a crossword puzzle), and then Franklyn, who overhears, gets a very hurt look on his face. For the rest of the episode the Asian staff at the hospital give J.D. the evil eye, and he keeps trying to atone for saying it. At one point his date asks him, after a dinner at a Chinese restaurant, "Why did you leave a $20 tip on a $30 tab?" J.D. responds, "Oh, no reason. I just felt like it." As an aside, "And because I love Asian people."
It was really funny. You'll have to trust me on that.
Anyway, George Takei has signed on to play his father in an upcoming episode. And the nerd world explodes. In one of the interviews I read, Oka translates all the Japanese lines in Heroes himself, and gives input on how things should sound. For example, the writers wanted him to yell "Banzai!" after his first successful time-bend. I can't believe that he had to explain to the writers that "Banzai!" had wartime connotations and could be considered offensive. Anyway, he changed it to "Yatta!", and that was much better.
Wired interview with Oka.