Curry Bear got an advance screening of the show "Aliens in America". Why? Is it because we are one of the most influential Desi Blogs on the east coast or because I once slept with one of the casting directors? Well the answer is Yes. Curry Bear must admit he was very skeptical about this show. After reading about it on IMDB, and reading many angry posts by Muslims, I thought this show was going to be lame. However I was wrong. This is actually a very good show. It maybe a little on the teeny side, meaning the show is more targeted towards a younger audience. Since it's on the CW network, it isn't a surprise that they want to market towards the same audience that watches Smallville, One Tree Hill, and Supernatural. This might be the best new show on the CW.

This show is about a Pakistani foreign exchange student from Islamabad named Raja Musharaff. He comes to America to a family with a son who has trouble fitting in at school. The son finds himself relating to Raja, who not only is having trouble fitting in at school but in the country as well. Even though many Muslim people commented on this show as being racist, I believe once they actually watch this show they will realize that it is actually the opposite. In fact they should be happy they are not being portrayed as terrorist for once.

The show portrays most Americans as being ignorant to Raja's Desi culture and even accusing "his people" of knocking down the towers. Sadly I am not surprised that quite a few Americans actually believe that. I once saw a clip where a guy thought 9/11 took place in October, and thought Hindus were the ones who knocked down the towers.

Also I find most desi actors to be overacting or trying to hard. However, Adhir Kalyan does an excellent job. Since he is desi, it is not a hard stretch to play a Desi American. However I do think he does a job at playing a lovable FOB (fresh off the boat). They also throw in a few desi jokes, and references that only we Desi people will find funny.

Produced by CBS Paramount Network Television and Warner Bros. Television, the series was officially greenlit and given a thirteen-episode order on May 15, 2007. It is currently scheduled to premiere on October 1, 2007, airing on Monday nights at 8:30/7:30c on The CW, following Everybody Hates Chris. Unfortunately, I do not think this show is going to last. Not only are most Americans not interested in Desi people, this show is competing with a lot of hard to beat shows. Mondays also features shows like, “Prison Break”, “24”, “Heroes”, “2 and a Half Men”, and my favorite “How I Met Your Mother”, and a few more I can not remember.

So in conclusion, is this a good show? Yes, it is. Will it last to become a great show? No, it won’t. Do I hope I am wrong? Yes, I do. Should you guys watch this show so it does well in the ratings? Yes, you should. Should I stop asking myself questions and answering them. Yes, I should.

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Curry Bear has a friend who recently visited Pakistan. Upon going to his motherland, he came across a few problems including diarrhea, blackouts, and BBS (black booger syndrome). However, none of those problems could amount to the millions of women throwing themselves at this young bachelor. Now if your parents are strict in culture, sooner or later they are going to take you out to look at girls that will make you a good wifey. You will sit at the girl's house along with her family and stare at each other from across the room. The girl will run back to her room and cry her eyes out hoping the guy doesn’t like her. Or the guy would go back to his house and whine about how he doesn’t like her. Well Curry Bear is an expert on bonding and losing risthas. Curry Bear had over 20000 risthas thrown his way. Curry bear is the Wilt Chamberlain of the rishta game. Here are some tips on how to get the people you are visiting for a rishta to reject you.

1. Speak American English.- For example, if they ask “how many years are you?”, you reply with “Huh? Oh you mean how old am I?” Make them look dumb.
- Speak English even when they speak to you in Urdu/Hindi/Punjabi/Gujju, especially if their English is terrible. Pretend you don't understand some words because of their thick accent. And then show them how to really pronounce those words.

2. Don’t eat!- They find it very rude if you go to their house and don’t eat. So when the girl brings in the chai and biscuits, you don't touch it! No matter how delicious those strawberry biscuits look, you DO NOT touch it.
- Be sure to tell your parents your stomach hurts before hand.

3. Aimless glare.
- Start glaring aimlessly with your mouth open and look uninterested.
- This should be done when the ristha side is looking at you and your parents are not.

4. Dress short.- It's sad but desi parents are very big on height
- Don’t dress in high heels or dress shoes.

5. Darkness Factor.
- Go to the beach the day before and stay out in the sun till you bake yourself into an overcooked piece of tandoori chicken.
- Desi people are also racist in a subtle way. They prefer fair skin. (sorry South Indians)

6. Glasses.
- It turns out that desi parents do not like boys/girls with weak vision. Yep, it's all part of natural selection.
- However, on the positive side it makes boys looks smart. So if you are a nerd, try to dress like a punk rocker.
- Don’t wear nice contacts though!They'll assume you're rich.

7. Talking is a judgment call.
- If you talk too much, they might think you’re entertaining or obnoxious.
- If you talk too little, they might think you’re boring or very polite.

8. Twitch or shake.- Pretend you have a nervous twitch and only do it when your parents are not looking.
- If caught by your parents, blame it on staying up all night or your cold.
- For guys, they should shake their legs like they're craving another hit of heroin. It's very annoying to desi parents.

9. Grooming.- Claim you ran out of hair products and couldn’t style your hair.
- Also, try either to not shave or cut yourself on purpose while shaving.
- No cologne is a plus.

10. The bathroom.- Right before you leave, ask if you can go to the bathroom. Use the bathroom but don’t flush. This only works if they have a potty system. If they have the 3rd world toilets, jus take a dump and don't pour the bucket of water. But please, wash your hand!
- If your parents go in after you, say it was them and not you. And if the other family goes in after you, well they won’t be asking you over anytime soon.

Well that concludes “How to loose a ristha in 10 ways.”

If you have more ideas of how to loose a ristha, please post them here in the comments.

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