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A new year means lots of new TV shows and movies. What to expect

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With the new year comes new television shows and movies. Two members of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour team tell us about the TV shows and movies they're looking forward.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

So with the new year comes new TV shows and movies. But even though I live for new stuff to watch, I can't watch all the new stuff. So we asked Pop Culture Happy Hour's Linda Holmes and Aisha Harris to find out what's on their radar². Hello, you two.

LINDA HOLMES, BYLINE³: Hello.

AISHA HARRIS, BYLINE: Hey there.

MART?NEZ: Linda, let's start with you. What's must see viewing for you?

HOLMES: So one of the things that I am very excited about this year is a series on Peacock called "Poker⁵ Face." It is essentially⁶ "Columbo" starring Natasha Lyonne, who people know from "Russian Doll" and other things. It was created by Rian Johnson, who is fresh off of "Glass Onion," and it's very much a case-of-the-week show that follows this woman Charlie as she goes from town to town. She's on the run herself from - for reasons that you will find out. And she - everywhere she goes - it's a little bit, you know, one of those things where everywhere she goes, there's a mystery that needs solving. And she runs into all kinds of wonderful guest stars like Lil Rel Howery and lots of really cool and interesting folks.

And I am excited about this just because I love "Columbo," and it has very much the spirit of that show. It also has all those wonderful guest stars. And I love Natasha Lyonne. So I've seen the first just, like, six of these. There will ultimately be 10. I'm very excited about "Poker Face" on Peacock.

MART?NEZ: She has this feel about her that she can figure out when someone's lying to her, so I think, yeah, it'll probably be fun to watch. OK, now there's also an upcoming action comedy that's on both your radars⁷ - "American Born Chinese," a TV series that's going to air on Disney+.

HARRIS: Yeah, and this is based on the graphic⁸ novel by Gene⁹ Luen Yang. It's - basically it follows multiple storylines and includes a mythic Chinese god and a kid of Chinese immigrants who's struggling to fit in in his school as one of the few Asian kids at his school. So it deals with identity and themes of adolescence¹⁰ and how those things collide. And I'm really excited for this action series adaptation of it because it is going to be starring Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu, who are reunited from my favorite movie of 2022, "Everything Everywhere All At Once." So I'm really excited for it. It's also created by Kelvin Yu, who is an actor and writer who's worked on "Master Of None" and "Bob's Burgers" among other things. So some great pedigree here. It looks really exciting.

HOLMES: Yeah, I'm excited about this one, too. I think that cast reunion, coming so soon on the heels of "Everything Everywhere All At Once," is so exciting. I would watch pretty much any of those actors in anything. So I definitely plan to check this one out, too.

MART?NEZ: I mean, there are battles between Chinese mythological¹¹ gods. That's all anyone has to say to me to have me watch that. Aisha, so what about returning TV series that you're going to be following?

HARRIS: Well, I'm really excited especially for the return of "Yellowjackets" on Showtime. It was kind of, I think, a surprise hit last year. It's not based on any, you know, familiar property. It's about a girls' high school soccer team who are fighting for survival after their plane crashes in the middle of nowhere. And they're on their way to a tournament in 1996. And then it jumps back and forth¹² between the events that occurred while they were stranded¹³ there and then their lives as adults in the present day. And it has an amazing all-star cast that includes Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis. And I'm so interested and curious to see how Season 2 kind of digs into all of the mysteries that were still left at the end of Season 1. There are some things that were sort of wrapped up, but there were a lot of loose threads there. So Season 2, I hope, is going to answer some more of those questions and provide perhaps even more mysteries and puzzles for us to solve.

HOLMES: Yeah, I loved "Yellowjackets." I think one of the most exciting things about a new year of television is always thinking about what's coming back that - you know, television shows go away for a long time now. So I am excited to eventually see the return of not just "Yellowjackets," but also, you know, "Succession," which I love, "Severance," which premiered on Apple last - in 2022, and which I thought was great. "Ted⁴ Lasso" will eventually be back, also on Apple. So, like, just there's a lot to look forward to that I already know that I like.

MART?NEZ: All right. I can't let either of you go without hearing more about a movie from each of you. So, Aisha, you go first.

HARRIS: As soon as it hits theaters, I am going to be in the - well, not the front row, because I want to be able to see it, but in the middle, as perfectly¹⁴ central as possible, to see "Magic Mike's Last Dance." I loved "Magic Mike XXL." I'm one of those people who actually thinks that it's better than the first "Magic Mike," which I think was also good. But I'm very excited because it's kind of continuing in the tradition of "Magic Mike XXL," which featured older women in that film like Jada Pinkett Smith and Andie MacDowell, and here Salma Hayek plays a - what looks like possibly a love interest for Channing Tatum. And so I'm just very much looking forward to it. This is the type of thing where you go to the movies for, and it's sure to be a very entertaining experience amongst a lot of other people who are excited to see "Magic Mike's Last Dance."

MART?NEZ: And Aisha, they - I don't care what they had to spend, I better hear Donna Summer somewhere in that movie.

HARRIS: (Laughter).

MART?NEZ: You can't name a movie "Last Dance" and not have Donna Summer somewhere in that movie singing. Linda, what about you?

HOLMES: Well, I'm excited about "Magic Mike's Last Dance." I share that with Aisha. Those are wonderful, really wonderful movies, I agree. And I'm also looking forward to the continuation of a series, which is "Creed¹⁵ III," which is coming out this year. It's the new kind of "Rocky" universe movie, although this is the third one that is about Adonis Creed, who is played by Michael B. Jordan. And in this one, he - his sort of - I can't tell if they're nemesises (ph) or frenemies or what, but the co-star is Jonathan Majors, who's a terrific actor. And Michael B. Jordan directed this. You know, the first one was directed by Ryan Coogler, who is now doing all kinds of exciting stuff. And he stepped away from directing after the first one. But this one is directed by Michael B. Jordan. It's his feature directing debut¹⁶. And it's very exciting. I really want to see what this guy does in the director's chair, in addition to the fact that, you know, I really enjoy watching him in these films. So "Creed III" - love it.

HARRIS: Yeah.

MART?NEZ: Linda Holmes and Aisha Harris, hosts of Pop Culture Happy Hour. Linda, Aisha, thanks.

HOLMES: Thank you.

HARRIS: Thank you.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

5 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

6 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

7 radars   

n.雷达( radar的名词复数 )；雷达装置

参考例句：

• Servos for large radars and launchers are either electro-hydraulic or all-electric. 大型雷达和发射装置的伺服系统，不是电动-液压式的，就是全电动式的。 来自辞典例句
• Range-velocity simultaneous pull-off is one of effective measures for countering PD radars. 距离-速度同步拖引干扰是对抗PD雷达的有效方法。 来自互联网

8 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

9 gene   

n.遗传因子，基因

参考例句：

• A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
• The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。

10 adolescence   

n.青春期，青少年

参考例句：

• Adolescence is the process of going from childhood to maturity.青春期是从少年到成年的过渡期。
• The film is about the trials and tribulations of adolescence.这部电影讲述了青春期的麻烦和苦恼。

11 mythological   

adj.神话的

参考例句：

• He is remembered for his historical and mythological works. 他以其带有历史感和神话色彩的作品而著称。
• But even so, the cumulative process had for most Americans a deep, almost mythological significance. 不过即使如此，移民渐增的过程，对于大部分美国人，还是意味深长的，几乎有不可思议的影响。

12 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

13 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

14 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

15 creed   

n.信条；信念，纲领

参考例句：

• They offended against every article of his creed.他们触犯了他的每一条戒律。
• Our creed has always been that business is business.我们的信条一直是公私分明。

16 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。