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Dianne Choie's TV is in Brooklyn, NY. She has a cat, several reusable shopping bags, and other mildly annoying stereotypes of youngish people who live in Brooklyn.
Dianne Choie
Hyphen TV: Powerful, Dramatic, Quirky, Scary
Dianne Choie - September 3, 2012
Top eight on So You Think You Can Dance, aphrodisiacs on Top Chef Masters, plus Project Runway, Sullivan and Son, and more.
Hyphen TV: Tofu Guy
Dianne Choie - August 26, 2012
Bad client relations on Project Runway, no more judge love on So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef Masters pool party, online dating on Sullivan and Son, and the Awkward. Asian mafia goes evil.
Hyphen TV: Psychotically Mental
Dianne Choie - August 20, 2012
So You Think You Can Dance returns, helicopter rides on Top Chef Masters, teamwork on Project Runway, and Sullivan and Son.
Hyphen TV: Big Big Jealous
Dianne Choie - August 13, 2012
Grilling on Top Chef Masters, Project Runway on the go, the Push Girls ski, plus alternate jobs on Sullivan and Son and a late night update.
Hyphen TV: It's Gonna Be Difficult
Dianne Choie - August 6, 2012
A Filipino wedding on Top Chef Masters and pleasing tough clients on Project Runway, plus Craft Wars, Sullivan and Son, Awkward, and Moon Bloodgood on Conan.
Hyphen TV: I Don't Eat the Bolognas
Dianne Choie - July 30, 2012
Candy couture on Project Runway, cha-cha troubles on So You Think You Can Dance, the premiere of Top Chef Masters, plus Sullivan and Son, Awkward, Push Girls, and late night.
Hyphen TV: Freaking Me Out
Dianne Choie - July 24, 2012
The premieres of Sullivan and Son and Project Runway, Duets finale, plus So You Think You Can Dance, Craft Wars, and Conan.
Hyphen TV: A Walking Cliche
Dianne Choie - July 16, 2012
The competition starts on So You Think You Can Dance, heading into Duets' finale, modeling on Push Girls, and building pet mansions on Craft Wars.
Hyphen TV: Cool Asian or School Asian?
Dianne Choie - July 9, 2012
Classic songs on Duets, serious debate on Push Girls, and the introduction of the Asian mafia on Awkward.
Hyphen TV: Moving On
Dianne Choie - July 2, 2012
Meeting the top 20 on So You Think You Can Dance, an inevitable elimination on Around the World in 80 Plates, viewer voting on Duets, and more.
Hyphen TV: Come What May
Dianne Choie - June 24, 2012
At the movies on Duets, welcome to Thailand on Around the World in 80 Plates, a ton of cuts on So You Think You Can Dance, and giving support on Push Girls.
Hyphen TV: Lousy Feet
Dianne Choie - June 18, 2012
America's Best Dance Crew finale, final auditions on So You Think You Can Dance, going solo on Duets, and learning about the Push Girls.
Hyphen TV: To Be Beaten Is Not a Defeat
Dianne Choie - June 11, 2012
The premiere of Push Girls, the semifinals of ABDC, plus Duets, So You Think You Can Dance, and Around the World in 80 Plates.
Hyphen TV: Such an Overachiever
Dianne Choie - June 4, 2012
A new contestant on Duets, martial arts and a familiar face on So You Think You Can Dance, and a final four showdown on America's Best Dance Crew.
Hyphen TV: Grimy
Dianne Choie - May 28, 2012
American Idol finale, Rihanna on America's Best Dance Crew, plus the premieres of So You Think You Can Dance and Duets
Hyphen TV: A Lot of Crystals
Dianne Choie - May 21, 2012
Switched identity on Glee, the final three on American Idol, judges' mercy on America's Best Dance Crew, and Around the World in 80 Plates.
Hyphen TV: Phenomenal
Dianne Choie - May 14, 2012
Survivor closes out its season, plus American Idol, America's Best Dance Crew, and a new cooking competition show.
Hyphen TV: A Little Bit Tina
Dianne Choie - May 7, 2012
Top Shot and RuPaul's Drag Race finales, plus American Idol, Survivor, and Hollywood Chinese.
Hyphen TV: Sexy as Hell
Dianne Choie - April 30, 2012
Big eliminations on The Voice, Queen week on Idol, Madonna week on ABDC, plus Drag Race, Top Shot, Survivor, and America's Next Top Model.
Hyphen TV: Ropes Again
Dianne Choie - April 23, 2012
Los Angeles represents on America's Best Dance Crew, now and then songs on American Idol, plus Survivor, Top Shot, America Revealed, and Kunal Nayyar.
Hyphen TV: Baby Chez
Dianne Choie - April 10, 2012
Jessica's alter ego on Idol, dad makeovers on RuPaul's Drag Race, plus Yuna on Conan.
Hyphen TV: Knock, Knock
Dianne Choie - April 2, 2012
Heejun leaves Idol, Mathai on The Voice, no more sushi on Survivor, and a presidential debate on Drag Race.
Hyphen TV: Happy Place
Dianne Choie - March 27, 2012
Billy Joel on Idol, some Mean Girls action on Survivor, singing on Drag Race, and compiling data on Top Shot.
Hyphen TV: How to Eat a Pound of Chicken
Dianne Choie - March 19, 2012
Young'ns on Idol, Drag Race goes to print, stand-up comedy, sketchy schemes, and more.
Hyphen TV: Smiling Dad
Dianne Choie - March 6, 2012
Paul Qui is the Top Chef, Heejun and Jessica on American Idol, plus The Voice, RuPaul's Drag Race, and more.
Hyphen TV: Mostly Water
Dianne Choie - February 27, 2012
Singers making it on The Voice and American Idol, coming down to the Top Chef finale, plus a lot more reality television than anyone ought to be watching, really.
Hyphen TV: Shady Deals?
Dianne Choie - February 21, 2012
The premieres of Survivor and Top Shot, American Idol goes to Vegas, plus continuing drama on RuPaul's Drag Race, Top Chef, and Face Off.
Hyphen TV: Brain Stones
Dianne Choie - February 13, 2012
Heejun in Hollywood on Idol, WTF wrestling on RuPaul's Drag Race, the return of the Walking Dead, plus Top Chef and Face Off.
Hyphen TV: Eyeball Assault
Dianne Choie - February 7, 2012
The premieres of RuPaul's Drag Race and The Voice, screaming on Glee, Top Chef pancakes.
Hyphen TV: So Phenomenon
Dianne Choie - January 30, 2012
Healthy kalbi on Top Chef, triumph and embarrassment on American Idol, nudity on Face Off, and a very teddy-y 24 Hour Catwalk.
Hyphen TV: Forbidden Black Rice
Dianne Choie - January 23, 2012
A Korean American hopeful on Idol, light racism on Glee, a sad elimination on Top Chef, and leafy sea dragons on Face Off.
Hyphen TV: Not So Almond Joy
Dianne Choie - January 17, 2012
Restaurant Wars on Top Chef and the premiere of Face Off
Hyphen TV: Slamma Jamma Barbeque
Dianne Choie - January 9, 2012
Barbeque stress on Top Chef, Mindy Kaling on Conan, and Kumail Nanjiani serves up some laughs on Portlandia.
Hyphen TV: Stupid Beard
Dianne Choie - January 3, 2012
Work of Art finale, glorious karma on Top Chef, and a (possible) modern day Korean fop on Conan.
Hyphen TV: Not Too Asian
Dianne Choie - December 19, 2011
Major personality conflicts on Top Chef, a field trip for the artists on Work of Art, the Survivor finale, and another late night roundup.
Hyphen Gift Guide: Get Your Shop on in Brooklyn
Dianne Choie - December 15, 2011
A local's favorite shops for fun gifts, vintage clothes, and some good eatin' this holiday season.
Hyphen TV: Petite and Round and Pert
Dianne Choie - December 13, 2011
Irresponsibly pursuing dreams on Glee, too little too late on Survivor, steak disasters, on Top Chef, and selling out on Work of Art.
Hyphen TV: Don't Single Me Out
Dianne Choie - December 5, 2011
Deconstructing cars on Work of Art, cooking in the dirt on Top Chef, tears on Survivor, and late night's got hip-hop and ... cancer?
Hyphen TV: Never Went to Kindergarten
Dianne Choie - November 28, 2011
Chili peppers and chili cook-off on Top Chef, the Sing-Off finale, and some fun Survivor facts.
Hyphen TV: Lost in the Dish
Dianne Choie - November 22, 2011
Top Chef heats up (promise that's my only cooking pun), Work of Art takes the show to the streets, some backstabbing on Survivor, almost to the Sing-Off's finale, and a whole lot of craziness going on with Glenn on The Walking Dead.
Hyphen TV: I Can I Must I Will
Dianne Choie - November 15, 2011
We get our final contestant list on Top Chef Texas, Ai Weiwei in the news on Work of Art, plus updates on Glee, The Walking Dead, The Sing-Off, and John Cho's doings around town.
Hyphen TV: Hello, Farmer's Daughter
Dianne Choie - November 8, 2011
Glenn's time in the sun (or ... down a well) on The Walking Dead, the premiere of Top Chef Texas, updates on The X-Factor and Work of Art, and what's happening on late night.
Hyphen TV: Plunging V-Necks
Dianne Choie - November 1, 2011
The finales of Project Runway and Top Chef: Just Desserts, plus Queen on The Sing-Off, pop art on Work of Art, and a red jacket on The X-Factor.
Hyphen TV: Too Too Sweet
Dianne Choie - October 25, 2011
Heading into the finales of Top Chef: Just Desserts and Project Runway, disturbing sentiments afoot on Survivor, and catching up with The Sing-Off, The X-Factor, The Walking Dead, and Work of Art.
Hyphen TV: Making Bad Art into...Less Bad Art?
Dianne Choie - October 18, 2011
The premieres of Work of Art and The Walking Dead, our singers on The X-Factor and The Sing-Off, and the ladies of Survivor, Project Runway, and Top Chef: Just Desserts
Hyphen TV: Mike Chang, Fleet-Footed Dance Ninja
Dianne Choie - October 11, 2011
Mike Chang gets his time in the sun on Glee, a second chance on The X-Factor, domination on Top Chef and Project Runway, trouble on Survivor.
Hyphen TV: Multicultural Evil Twins, the Upside of Losing a Benjamin
Dianne Choie - October 3, 2011
"Asian Annie" rocks the Community crew, Awkward gives us AsAm students and teachers, Sally and Anya riding high on Top Chef and Project Runway
Hyphen TV: The Return of ... Every Show, Basically
Dianne Choie - September 27, 2011
The return of Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, Modern Family, Glee, and the Sing-Off. Plus a ton of other shows, old and new.
Hyphen TV: 'Survivor' and 'Top Model' Return, 'Top Chef' Close Call, and Boobs on 'Project Runway'
Dianne Choie - September 19, 2011
The premieres of Survivor and America's Next Top Model All-Stars, plus Sally serves up dirt on Top Chef: Just Desserts, Anya rocks out Runway, and Olivier begins an anti-breast campaign.