brian tee cast in new crash tv series

The Crash TV show is coming. Long time readers know that I wasn't a big fan of the movie Crash when it came out back in 2005. I hated it. Simply aggravating. And I was astounded how the film quietly collected so much critical praise and attention, eventually winning the Academy Award for Best Pictures. Ridiculous. We've been over it before, so I won't get into it. But it looks like we're not done with Crash just yet...

Shortly after the film's release, I remember hearing that director Paul Haggis was developing a television drama based on Crash. That was three years ago. Turns out, that project did not die as I had hoped. Starz Entertainment announced earlier this year that Crash, the television series, will debut exclusively on Starz in 2008: Starz Developing Crash Series.

I'm assuming that the show will revolve around a multicultural cast of characters living and struggling in Los Angeles, and talking about race and stuff for 13 episodes. Can we hope for something a little better this time around? And more Asians than just a badly-accented driver and a vanload of illegal immigrants?

According to the Hollywood Reporter, five actors have joined the cast of the series: Starz's 'Crash' adds cast. Among them, we've got Brian Tee, who you may recognize from Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. He'll play Eddie, "a Korean-American immigrant who became an EMT." Brian's a cool guy, so for his sake, I'm crossing my fingers...