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Bakers ready? Bake! The new episode of All of Holland bakes last night wasall about caramel. But viewers had mostly eye for the friendship that seemsto arise between presenter André van Duin and baker Erna.

“Can Erna and André make a program together? What a wonderful duo,” writes aviewer on Twitter.

Sweet, sweeter, sweetest in Heel Holland Bakt

In the All of Holland bakes kitchen, the bakers have to put three sweets onthe table this week to prove themselves. No Van Gogh artworks this time, but aFrench tarte tatin, a technical assignment with toffee and a croquembouche asicing on the cake.

Bakker and social worker Erna explains to Van Duin how she will approach theFrench tarte tatin. “I’m going to make a kind of syrup with ginger andpineapple. And then I will also make caramel”, Erna begins. “And you put thatcaramel on the paper?” asks Van Duin doubtfully, looking at the paper in thepan. “Yes, I was planning to. But now that you ask that question I get a senseof; well, it can also be done without paper”, laughs Erna. “Is that right?”Van Duin admits that he has indeed never seen making caramel on paper.

In the end, Erna manages to put a nice tarte tatin on the table. Only she hasforgotten the sugar in the accompanying whipped cream… “Well then I think Idon’t have to,” laughs presenter Janny van der Heijden. But she still takes abite together with Van Duin and Robèrt van Beckhoven. Unfortunately for Erna,the three are not very impressed with her tarte tatin and the spicy whippedcream.

Babblers prove to be a major challenge

In the other two assignments Erna also fails to rise above the other bakers.For the technical assignment, the bakers have to make babblers. Something thatsounds simple, but turns out to be quite difficult. Erna gets stressed severaltimes while making the babblers, especially when her babbler dough resembles a”muscle”. “Oh no, this can’t be! I’m really at the bottom of the list”, Ernasighs with a laugh. “I am becoming a toffee myself.”

Erna is not the only one who finds making the babblers difficult. “What amess”, baker Jan sighs. “Ben, do you have any tips?” he asks hopefully. Co-baker Ben has to laugh, but doesn’t immediately give a tip. To Jan’sdisappointment: „Competition huh? Then you immediately know what the situationis.” Fortunately for him, Ben eventually rushes over to give Jan a helpinghand.

About the end result of all babblers is the All of Holland bakes jury notsatisfied. Unfortunately for Jan and Erna, the help they received is notenough: they end up with their babblers in second to last and last place.Bakker Geraldine goes there after the first baking day of this one All ofHolland bakes episode took first place.

Croquembouche the last challenge of the day

For the last assignment, the bakers have to make a croquembouche (a chouxtower). After that, the day starts already stressed: “It was very difficultfor me to get to sleep. I had a lot of adrenaline, but then I fell asleep likea log. Until suddenly I felt a kiss on my cheek. That turned out to be myhusband, who woke me up because I had to go back to work,” she explains.Because Erna also dangles at the bottom of the list, the pressure is evengreater. Fortunately, Van Duin is there to support her.

Our André is so much more than just a great presenter!> 💙#HHB> pic.twitter.com/k7tRB6h9HT>> — Heel Holland Bakes (@heelhollandbakt) January 8,> 2023

The other bakers are also nervous. After all, it is the last assignment of theday and certainly not the easiest. Mercedes explains how the cake collapsedwhen she went to try this at home. “Now I have to do it, while it hasn’tworked out at all at home,” she laughs nervously. Making the croquembouche isalso not easy, Van Beckhoven explains. “It is a stacked choux tower withcrunchy caramel profiteroles. They must have a light filling, because you mustbe able to stack them. Sounds simple huh? That’s not it.”

Erna her Heel Holland Bakt adventure is coming to an end

Just like last week, baker Zineb stands out above the other bakers. The juryis most impressed by her croquembouche. “The taste is very special. Welldone”, Van Beckhoven compliments her. It is therefore no surprise to manyviewers that Zineb is appearing in this for the second time All of Hollandbakes season as Master Baker.

Unfortunately for Erna it holds All of Holland bakes adventure on. “I knewit. It’s good this way”, Erna responds, who fortunately can still laugh afterthe bad news. “I enjoyed it immensely.” Erna says goodbye to all jury membersand gives Van Duin a big hug. “You really are a great guy,” she laughs. Ernaalso reveals a secret: “I signed up to see you.” Van Duin bursts intolaughter. “Then you could have just called!” One thing is certain: the All ofHolland bakes viewers love this duo.

Can Erna join Andre and Janny in a next season Thinking of Holland?> #heelhollandbakt> #hhb> pic.twitter.com/sxqcegFYqM>> — Anne (@Anne_deR) January 8,> 2023

I’m dying about Erna and André 🤣🤣🤣>> Erna: “Naan eat everything, don’t Naan that’s gross!”>> André: “Well…. leave that to the jury…”>> Erna: “Can I give you a hug?”>> What a bunch dude..great> TV> #hhb>> — Ken_je_mij (@wiebenikdan_) January 8,> 2023

Erna to André: “yes I signed up for you, I wanted to see you.”>> André: “yes, but then you can just call me?”>> Love that man! Just stayed that> way!❤️#heelhollandbakt> #hhb>> — Ken_je_mij (@wiebenikdan_) January 8,> 2023

Erna to André: ‘You are even sweeter than I thought.’>> If only the whole world were like All of Holland Bakes.> #heelhollandbakt> #hhb>> — Marjolijn van de Gender (@marjolijnvdg) January 8,> 2023

I think this is where a friendship started.> #hhb> #heelhollandbakt> pic.twitter.com/kN2YE0oeOf>> — ℂ𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕪 💙💛 (@ceedee75) January 8,> 2023

Fortunately, Erna doesn’t have to make the journey home alone. When she shootsthe last bit in front of the camera, her husband appears behind her. With abunch of flowers.

Yeah Zineb master baker!>> Unfortunately we say goodbye to our favorite chaoot; After.>> Fortunately, her husband was ready again! With> flowers!❤️#heelhollandbakt> #hhb> pic.twitter.com/3hnfhOSIZ7>> — Ken_je_mij (@wiebenikdan_) January 8,> 2023

Erna’s husband is waiting outside the tent every day with a bunch of flowers> because he thinks she is going to leave.>> Can he tutor all the other men in the world?> #heelhollandbakt> #hhb>> — Marjolijn van de Gender (@marjolijnvdg) January 8,> 2023

You can watch all of Holland Bakt again via NPO Start.

It’s been one year since Bob Saget’s unexpected death and his loved ones arepaying tribute. Candace Cameron Bure said she “stayed up for hours watchingvideos of Bob on my phone” on the eve of the anniversary.

“Videos I couldn’t watch a year ago because it hurt too much. Last night theymade me laugh,” the Fullhouse star shared on Instagram. “They comforted meand warmed my heart. I watched them over and over and laughed so hard. I misshim so much and I’m grateful he was my friend for so many years. I love you,Bob… now go hug a friend like Bob would.”

Saget was found deceased on Jan. 9, 2022 at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando. Thecomedian’s cause of death was the result of blunt head trauma, likely afterthe star fell alone in his hotel room. He was 65.

Dave Coulier, who was extremely close to his co-star, said he and Saget became”instant brothers” when they met more than 40 years ago.

“Sometimes, I still grab my phone, ready to share one of the hundreds of sillybits that we did together. At some point today, I’ll think about how much Imiss him and I’ll shed some tears. Then I’ ll hear Bob’s voice, and it’ll makeme laugh. Enjoy the gifts of life while they’re still here with you. Tellthose you love that you love them…and hug them like Bob Saget,” the comedianshared.

Saget’s widow, Kelly Rizzo, wrote about the past 12 months for People __ andsaid it doesn’t feel like like it’s been “one year since I’ve seen or talkedto my husband. That just feels surreal. I’d say it feels like 3 months?? Butalso 300 years… time is so strange now!

“Each day is a mixture of remembering him as my sweet and adorable husband whowas my best friend and do everything he could every day to make me feel lovedand special… mixed with me remembering him as how the world saw him… a greatcomedian , a person who could bring out the best in people, and a man with aphilanthropic heart who only wanted to help people,” Rizzo wrote.

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The travel and lifestyle blogger added, “The most comfort I have received isfrom Bob’s daughters. I can’t imaging not having each other through thispainful journey.” Saget has three adult daughters from his first marriage.

“Bob changed my life just by being the person who he was. Complicated,brilliant, compassionate, hilarious, neurotic, opinionated, loving, adorable,complex, determined, loyal and sweet. He taught me so much about how to be abetter person , how to love ourselves and others more completely.He taught methat life can be very hard and that death is a part of it all and we just haveto tell everyone we love how much we love them because we never know how longwe have ,” she wrote.

“I miss his sweetness and his cuteness. I know it’s not a side everyone saw,but damn was he adorable. I miss how he treated me like I was the only womanin the entire world and I’ll miss how he looked at me all day every day,”Rizzo continued.

“I want people to know that there is nothing more that Bob wanted out of lifethan to make people laugh and entertain people. All he wanted was to makepeople happy. He was also fiercely dedicated to his cause, The SclerodermaResearch Foundation, it was his life’s work,” she concluded. “So pleaseremember him as a comedian who truly loved people and wanted to bring them joyand as a man who never hesitated to give back and help people. He truly was aGREAT man.”

The Scleroderma Research Foundation, a cause extremely close to Saget’s heart,also paid tribute. Saget’s sister Gay died from scleroderma, a rare and oftenfatal disease, in 1994. He made it his life’s mission to raise funding for acure.

“Today, January 9th, marks one year since we lost our dear friend, Bob Saget,and we’ve missed him every single day. Bob was a deeply caring friend whoselove and positivity radiated to everyone. He brought hope and inspiration toscleroderma patients everywhere and worked tirelessly to support researchefforts that would bring a cure,” the organization said on Monday.

“Bob wanted nothing more than for the SRF to close its doors because we founda cure, and today we are as committed as ever to eradicating this disease,”the foundation’s statement continued. “Bob will always remain in our hearts aswe continue on this journey, and he will be with us all when we finallycelebrate finding a cure

After ten years of dance parties in The Concertgebouw and under theRijksmuseum, Jeroen Fontein (42) and Naut Donders (35) of Audio Obscura nowwant to explore the world further with the audiovisual light art installationSora. “We’ve made a lot of attempts to book Daft Punk.”

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“We challenge artists at unique locations to do things a little differentlythan usual,” says Fontein about Audio Obscura’s house and techno parties, thefirst of which took place in 2013 in Het Concertgebouw. Together with Donders,he wanted to organize parties where the DJ would get more space and attentionand at locations where this had never been done before. Fontein: “With that inmind, we organized our first event in The Concertgebouw, where we put the DJin the place of the conductor.”

In the past ten years, in addition to The Concertgebouw and the bicycle tunnelunder the Rijksmuseum, there have also been parties in Central Station, thehead office of clothing brand G-Star along the A10 in Southeast, theMuziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ and in the Loft at the top of the A’ Dam Tower.

Each and every one of them also locations that entail additional challenges,says Donders. “We have to take into account things that other organizers don’teven have to think about. Acoustically, our locations are often far fromoptimal and a lot of extra work is also involved in terms of walking routes.For us, every new location is a kind of empty shell and then we look at whatwe can do there.”

Ornament was about to come loose

That also sometimes goes wrong. In 2017, a party with DJs Dixon and Job Jobsein Het Concertgebouw had to be stopped in the middle of the evening. Anornament that had been incorrectly attached to the ceiling threatened to comeloose. In retrospect, something the organization could have done little about.“But at the moment it’s just a different story,” says Fontein. “We had to livewith the image that we had sent the public away in the middle of the eveningand that was read everywhere. And when the research is completed, it will beon page 8 a few weeks later. That is a hard lesson.”

Donders says that it has given them a very thick skin and has become ‘somewhatmore risk-averse’. “But we still have the bravura and guts we started with.”

Underworld in 2017 for Audio Obscura in the bicycle tunnel under theRijksmuseum.

Because of that bravura and guts, we managed to throw a party twice in thebicycle tunnel under the Rijks during Amsterdam Dance Event in 2016 and 2017.For both the most beautiful location where they have given a party so far,they say. Donders: “We started there with a firm no and a few years later itworked. It felt like the impossible place to organize something and in the endit worked, with a full production with all the trimmings. And the second yearwith Underworld, one of our dream acts. When I cycle there, those images stillflash before me.”

That one act that didn’t want to work

For Fontein, Underworld was therefore the most beautiful act they managed tobook. “They lean more towards artists. They measured the echo in the tunnel toincorporate it into their music for the performance. Then you already knowthat it is going to be very special.”

In addition to Underworld, almost all the big names from the house and technoscene have now performed at an Audio Obscura party. Peggy Gou, Maceo Plex,Joris Voorn, Kölsch, Solomun, Adriatique; they all turned.

Yet there was always that one act that did not want to succeed. Donders: “Wehave made many attempts to book Daft Punk. We sent gold envelopes withhandwritten letters. I would do anything for it, it was really my dream.”

Daft Punk has since stopped, but Donders would now like to book Fred Again andJamie XX. “I am very much looking forward to that and I think it will happen.At Fred Again I can say that there is mutual interest.” Fontein would like tosee Rüfüs Du Sol at one of his parties. “I think there are still too fewelectronic dance acts, but if there are, I like to embrace them. And they arealso super fat.”

Joris Voorn in 2016 for Audio Obscura in the Concertgebouw.

Abroad

Although all their parties are almost always sold out, Fontein and Dondersalso look further ahead. Just before corona, they brought the audiovisual artinstallation Skalar to the Gashouder and this month they are doing so withSora by the artist duo Nonotak, consisting of Noemi Schipfer and TakamiNakamoto, who have previously exhibited in Miami, New York and Taipei. AtSora, light and sound are constantly combined.

For the exhibition, Fontein and Donders have set up a new company, Unfold.art,in order not to cause confusion with Audio Obscura among the public. Theintention is that Sora will also be seen abroad soon. “We want to go toIstanbul, London and Barcelona within three years. And to Seoul, Tokyo andSingapore,” says Fontein. Donders: “We are already in talks with many of thosecities, so we think these are reasonably achievable goals.”

Yet Sora is not without a dance party either. On January 28, in combinationwith the audiovisual light installation, there will be a party at night in theGashouder, where Adriatique and Henrik Schwarz will play, among others. AndAudio Obscura is not sitting still this year. Fontein: “We have some surprisesfor our 10th anniversary and hope they all continue.”

The It List is Yahoo ‘s weekly look at the best in pop culture, includingmovies, music, TV, streaming, games, books, podcasts and more. Here are ourpicks for Jan. 9-15 the best deals we could find for each. (YahooEntertainment may receive a share from purchases made via links on thispage.)

STREAM IT: Jeremy Renner scores a second term as the ** Mayor ofKingstown**

In real life, Marvel Cinematic Universe avenger Jeremy Renner continues to> heal up after a snowplow accident that left him in critical condition. But> there’s no rest for the actors Mayor of Kingstown alter ego as Taylor> Sheridan’s streaming series returns for a sophomore season on Jan. 15. This> new batch of episodes finds Renner’s ex-con-turned-power broker, Mike> McLusky, dealing with the fallout of the prison riot that unsettled his> Michigan hometown at the end of the show’s freshman year. With the non-> governmental power vested in him, Mike decides that a “pecking order” needs> to be instituted within the jail’s walls to better police what happens> outside. Needless to say, that choice has major consequences. Besides> Renner, Oscar winner Dianne Wiest and former Game of Thrones star Aidan> Gillen are back for Season 2, which confirms that the always-busy Sheridan> is basically the Mayor of Paramount+. — Ethan Alter

Mayor of Kingstown Season 2 premieres Sunday, Jan. 15 onParamount+ .

STREAM IT: Velma reveals the backstory of the whipsmart Scooby Doo slut

Mindy Kaling, who co-created and co-wrote this series, voices the titlecharacter, the brainy, turtleneck-wearing member of the mystery-solving gangfrom Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated , in this animated sitcom — althoughit’s definitely for adults — that is without Scooby himself. In it, Velma,who’s often overlooked, shares her origin story, which is packed with nods topop culture; even the trailer featured her complaining to HBO Max about thedetails of a project the network is supposedly making about Judy Jetson at thesame time that a scream -inspired killer calls Velma from, of course,inside her house. The first few actual minutes of the series consist ofVelma remarking that origin stories are “normally about tall, handsome guysstruggling with the burden of being handed even more power.” In real life,Kaling has explained that, when she was growing up, Velma was the onlyanimated character with whom she identified, and it wasn’t just because theyboth wore thick glasses. “She’s obviously not Indian, but… I felt like shewas, like, really pretty but in an untraditional way, super smart and unafraidof being smart,” Kaling said at New York Comic Con 2022. The show co-starsConstance Wu, Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson, Scooby Doo veteran FrankWelker’s voice, and it features performances by Wanda Sykes; Nicole Byer;Debbie Ryan; Gary Cole; Jane Lynch; “Weird Al” Yankovic; Shay Mitchell andmore. —Raechal Shewfelt

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Velma premieres Thursday, Jan. 12 on HBO Max .

WATCH IT: It’s country time for HGTV personality Christina Hall

The Christina on the Coast star — formerly known as Christina Haack, Ansteadand El Moussa — has a new show, Christina in the Country on the heels of_Flip or Flop_ ending after 10 seasons. The six-episode docuseries sees theSoCal real estate and house-flipping pro at her Tennessee country home withher new husband, Josh Hall, her three kids and his French bulldog. It willshow her at work, as she expands her design business, and off the clock withher crew at the farmhouse she purchased in May 2021. “I love that I get thebest of both worlds — the coast and the country. It’s an incredibleopportunity to get to work in Tennessee, our home away from home,” Hall saidin a statement. — Suzy Byrne

Christina in the Country premieres Thursday, Jan. 12 at 8 pm onHGTV.

STREAM IT: Jason Momoa scales great heights in the HBO Max reality series_The Climb_

Once he wraps up his run as Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe, maybe JasonMomoa can reboot Cliffhanger. The action star establishes his rock climbingbonafides in The Climb , HBO Max’s competitive reality series that bringstogether some of the world’s best climbers to scale steep cliffs in pursuit ofa $100,000 payday. Boasting a diverse cast of competitors, exotic locationsand endings that are literal cliffhangers, The Climb is addictive viewingright out of the gate. And while Momoa isn’t the Jeff Probst of the show —that honor goes to professional climbers Chris Sharma and Meagan Martin — hedoes get his hands gritty in documentary segments like the exclusive clipabove, where he and Sharma hoist themselves over oversized rocks. “It’s sorooted in my soul,” Momoa says earnestly of why he loves climbing. You mightsay it’s the moon of his life. — EA

The Climb premieres Thursday, Jan. 12 on HBO Max .

STREAM IT: ** How I Caught My Killer reveals how social media canbe a crime-solving tool**

Death doesn’t have to stop the long arm of the law. Hulu’s new true crimedocuseries How I Caught My Killer reveals how the clues murder victims leavebehind can eventually lead authorities to capture their killers. The showdelves into nine specific cases where evidence provided by the deceasedresulted in justice being served. This exclusive clip depicts one of thosecases, involving a 17-year-old social media fanatic named Nikki whose non-stopposts suddenly stopped… the first clue that something terrible had happened toher. — EA

How I Caught My Killer premieres Thursday, Jan. 12 on Hulu .

WATCH IT: ** House Party is the rare remake that lives up to theoriginal**

If you’re of a certain age and vibe, Reginald Hudlin’s 1990 Kid N’ Playstarring comedy House Party is a bona fide classic. So for many of us, it’sright up there with other films maybe we wished Hollywood would leave alone(especially considering all its forgettable sequels). But what do you know,there’s a new House Party … and it’s really, really good. The premise isgold to begin with — friends (Jacob Lattimore and Tosin Cole) find themselvesalone in LeBron James’s mansion, where they scheme to host a supreme star-studded bash. It’s funny and sharp from the get-go, and stocked with killercameos, none better than Kid Cudi’s hilarious turn. — Kevin Polwy

House Party opens in theaters Friday, Jan. 13. Get tickets onFandango .

WATCH/STREAM IT: The Golden Globes Awards return to TV

After NBC declined to broadcast the 2022 show — following controversy over themembership of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the small group ofoverseas journalists who run the fete, when they were found to have behavedunethically and to be without a single Blackmember, promptingpublic criticism from big stars including Tom Cruise and Scarlett Johansson —the more laid-back of the awards shows is back on the air. The body thatgoverns it has made some changes: It now has a total of 97 members, six ofwhom are Black, and an additional 103 nonmember voters. At this year’sceremony, which will be hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael, movies TheBanshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All at Once and TVs AbbottElementary are all poised to have a big night, as they have the mostnominations going in. What’s TBD is whether anyone will watch. — RS

The 80th Golden Globe Awards airs Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 8 pm on NBC andpeacock .

HEAR IT: Margo Price doesn ‘t stray from her vision

For her fourth studio album, the Best New Artist Grammy nominee joined> producer Jonathan Wilson (Father John Misty, Angel Olsen, Benmont Tench,> Dawes, Conor Oberst, Bonnie “Prince” Billy) and her husband/co-writer Jeremy> Ivey in Wilson’s Topanga Canyon headquarters Fivestar Studio, where she and> Wilson co-produced and collaborated with the likes of Mike Campbell, Sharon> Van Etten and Lucius. The result is perhaps the Americana maverick’s most> ambitious project yet, and a sort of unofficial companion piece to her raw> October 2022 memoir, Maybe We ‘ll Make It, which she wrote while making> the confessional record. — Lyndsey Parker

Strays by Margo Price is available Friday, Jan. 13 to download/streamon * *.

BUY-IT: ** Groundhog Day celebrates 30 years of being celebratedwith new Blu-ray release**

(Image: Sony Home Entertainment)

Released 30 years ago this February, Groundhog Day wasn’t immediatelyrecognized for its genius. Maybe we weren’t evolved enough as a species in1993. But we got there eventually. In the years and decades since, HaroldRamis’s pitch-perfect comedy starring Bill Murray as a Pittsburgh weathermanreliving the same droll day over and over (and over) again while on assignmentin small-town Punxsutawney has fully gotten its flowers. Now for its 30thbirthday comes its first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release, with bonus featuresincluding audio commentary, deleted scenes and, best (most unexpected) of all,a featurette on actual groundhogs. — KP

Groundhog Day releases on 4K Ultra HD Tuesday, Jan. 10 onAmazon.com .

HEAR IT: Gaz Coombes makes a super return

Fresh off performing at the all-star tribute to Taylor Hawkins in London,> the frontman of one of Hawkins’s favorite bands, Britpop trio Supergrass,> releases his fourth solo album, Turn the Car Around. The LP serves as the> final installment in a trilogy that began with Coombes’s Mercury Music> Prize-nominated Matador in 2015 and continued with 2018’s World ‘s> Strongest Man_with the singer explaining in a statement: “ _Turn the Car> Around is a record that I’ve been building up to for the last seven years.> There’s a lot of subject matter in there that I’ve played with and maybe not> managed to see through in the past. I’ve evolved and I feel like I’ve got> better at what I do.” — LP

Turn The Car Around by Gaz Coombes is available Friday, Jan. 13 todownload/stream on * *.

COLLECT IT: Playmobil’s Klingon Bird of Prey replica is 2023’s first must-have collectible

Playmobil’s new Star Trek -inspired playset allows Trekkies to construct aKlingon Bird of Prey. (Photo: Playmobil)

Here’s how Playmobil is helping Star Trek fans boldly go into 2023: As afollow-up to last year’s USS Enterprise replica, the toy company has puttogether a Klingon Bird of Prey. actually, you ‘ll _put this big bad birdtogether, assembling the 94-piece set into a fearsome intergalactic predator.Flashing lights and _Pull -specific sound effects complete this Bird ofPrey’s impact. Beam us up, Playmobil. — EA

Playmobil ‘s Klingon Bird of Prey is available now on the officialPlaymobil site.

The entertainment industry was shocked when Netflix lost subscribers for thefirst time in a decade in the first quarter of 2022. Wall Street lost faith instreaming and suddenly the days of unbridled growth and unprecedented budgetsfor big TV series seemed over. __

Nevertheless, it will not be much less in the short term with the contentsupply and the associated series choice stress. Also in 2023, hundreds of newseries will compete for the attention of the viewer, the new economic realitymay not be visible until later in the offer. Last year the conversation was alot about very expensive blockbuster series like House of the Dragon and_The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power_. The success of a much smallerproduction like The Bear , one of the best series of 2022, proves that thereis a demand for authentic stories with ‘real’ flesh and blood characters. ThatAmerican drama series, about a tormented star chef who has to take over asimple sandwich shop after the death of his brother, stood out for itsrealistic depiction of kitchen life.

The streaming and TV highlights of 2023 are difficult to predict. For example,last year around this time hardly anyone knew The Bear was coming at all.Nevertheless, many productions have already been announced that lookpromising.

Fleishman is in Trouble

Writer and New York Times journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner edited her debutnovel Fleishman Is in Trouble to a miniseries and strict top actors JesseEisenberg, Claire Danes and Lizzy Caplan for the leading roles. Recentlydivorced Toby Fleishman, in his forties, enjoys modern Manhattan dating life.And then his ex-wife Rachel suddenly disappears. The series has alreadyreceived rave reviews in the US.

Disney+, February 22

Daisy Jones & The Six

Another book adaptation, this time based on a novel about the rise and fall ofa fictional rock group in the 1970s that is very reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac,a band that was constantly in conflict despite great success. In the series,the characters look back on their heyday twenty years after the end of theband Daisy Jones & The Six. Actress Riley Keough, a granddaughter of ElvisPresley, plays the role of the charismatic frontwoman.

Prime Video, March 3

CAST

After The Lice Mother a new satire by Ilse Warringa, about a casting tycoonsimilar to Job Gosschalk who is canceled after revelations about histransgressive behavior. A discussion about whether such a plot is stillpossible after all the revelations about NPO icons such as DWDD and NOSSports seems inevitable. There are leading roles for Gijs Scholten vanAschat, Jacqueline Blom and Lykele Muus.

NTR, March 16

Arcadia

Ambitious futuristic co-production of NPO and VRT, set in a fictional societyin the near future. After a major catastrophe, resources are scarce and apoints system is introduced that measures people’s quality of life. Based onthis so-called citizen score, it is determined what each person may or may notdo in society. Tim Oliehoek ( Hendrik Groen ‘s secret diary) directs MonicHendrickx, Maarten Heijmans and Melody Klaver.

KRO-NCRV, 19 March

The White House Plumbers

Political miniseries about the Watergate scandal. _The White House Plumbers_tells the story from the perspective of E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy,two loyal team members of President Nixon. They were nicknamed ‘the plumbers’.The two staged the break-in that ultimately marked the end of the presidency.

HBO Max, March

Queen Charlotte A Bridgerton Story

The success of costume drama Bridgerton is further expanded with a prequelseries about the young Queen Charlotte. The story shows how Charlotte becamepowerful and influential. There is also room for the love story with KingGeorge. The young talent India Ria Amarteifio takes on the role of Charlotte.

Netflix, May 4

1985

Belgian thriller series based on true stories about the infamous Bende vanNijvel, which committed a number of gruesome robberies in the mid-1980s. Thewave of violence is one of the major Belgian collective traumas of recentdecades. The series follows three young adults – including young star TijmenGovaerts – who accidentally end up in the eye of the gang’s storm.

NPO, May

Ferry The series

The fourth series of Netflix hit Under cover is a prequel that follows thefilm Ferry , which showed how the unpredictable Brabant drug king (FrankLammers) met his great love Daniëlle (Elise Schaap). Old acquaintances such asMonic Hendrickx, Raymond Thiry and Yannick van de Velde return. A new face isTygo Gernandt as Ricardo, Ferry’s unreliable business partner.

Netflix, Mid 2023

Masters of the Air

The creators of the war series Band of Brothers and The Pacific are backwith another mega production. Masters of the Air is about pilots of theAmerican Eighth Air Force. During World War II, they are tasked withdestroying strategic points in Germany. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielbergproduce.

Apple TV+, in 2023

Macro Mafia season 5

It’s been five years Macro Mafia one of Videoland’s well-watchedhobbyhorses. The series, with leading roles for Achmed Akkabi, Nasrdin Dcharand Robert de Hoog, tells about the battle between a number of leaders in theAmsterdam drug world. The young team of makers of the bloody series knows verywell how to incorporate current developments in the criminal circuit into thestory. MM5 will be the first season without Akkabi as showrunner.

Videoland, in 2023

Full Circle

Steven Soderbergh’s new series ( Ocean ‘s Eleven, Magic Mike and muchmore) is about an investigation into a failed kidnapping. We don’t know muchmore, but Soderberg’s work is almost always worthwhile.

HBO Max, in 2023

Plus: new seasons of succession and other hit series

This spring, all eyes are once again on the dysfunctional Roy family. In thefourth season of succession , the crown jewel of HBO Max, the battle forsuccession to media mogul Logan Roy continues. Masterful dialogues, dirtygames and a lot of humor too. Other hits will also return in 2023, such as theinfluential science fiction series BlackMirror (Netflix) and the alwayssurprising Fargo (Prime Video). Furthermore, the crime series TrueDetective revived. In True Detective: Night Country (HBO Max) JodieFoster plays a detective who has to solve a missing person case in Alaska.

Search all of our series reviews on, among other things, rating, genre and

Prince Harry wants nothing more than to restore contact with his family, hesaid (again) in TV interviews on Sunday to promote his book. The British royaltakes part Reserve one remarkable anecdote after another and his family isnot spared. According to critics, the chance of reconciliation seems to begetting smaller and smaller.

Harry’s memoirs are in stores from Tuesday morning, but several passages havealready leaked. One thing is certain: the prince does not mince words. Williamin particular has to pay for it. According to Harry, his brother physicallyassaulted him.

The book was finished in the summer, even before Queen Elizabeth’s death inSeptember. It was expected that Harry would be a bit milder in interviewsafter the loss of his grandmother. “After Elizabeth passed away, Harry spenttime with his family. You’d think he’d choose his words a little morecarefully after that,” writes Sky News in an analysis.

“But that was absolutely out of the question. He continues to hang out thedirty laundry. And the worst part is that this overshadows the saddest story:the loss of his mother.”

Among other things, the prince speaks with little love about Camilla, the wifeof his father Charles since 2005. “She was the enemy,” the prince told ITV.”She had to fix her image.”

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I get why Harry is sharing this. But the way he does that, he smashes his> own glasses.

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Camilla, now queen consort, had an affair with (then) Prince Charles foryears. That made her unpopular with the general public. Nor with Harry, it nowappears. “It was dangerous because she wanted to get a white foot with thepress. She was therefore open to exchanging information. And that could claimvictims.”

According to the prince, his older brother William would do the same:deliberately share information about Harry, for example. In return, the mediawould spare William and write nothing negative about him.

Harry describes that relationship with the press as “making a pact with thedevil”. “If you think you should do that to polish your image. Well, that’s achoice. But if you also discredit others… I would never do that myself.”

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‘Terrible’ reactions after Elizabeth’s death

The British royal says that this also happened after his grandmother Elizabethdied. The family reunited shortly after her death. Harry expected them tomourn and reminisce. “But they reacted horribly to it. There was only talk ofbriefings, information was deliberately leaked to the press. I was like,aren’t we here to celebrate grandma’s life?”

Harry denies that he is out to put his family in a bad light. “Certainly notmy stepmother,” says the prince. “I want to restore the bond, but I do thinkthey should take responsibility for what they’ve done. If it’s up to me, I’llforgive them everything. I want my dad back, I want my brother back. But fornow that’s it not in it, because it remains silent from their side.”

Critics say it will stay that way for some time to come. “I understand whyHarry is sharing this. But the way he does it makes him throw his ownglasses,” says the British newspaper’s royalty reporter The Independent.

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Even the most ardent royalty fans feel they’ve been given an information> overload.

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Harry also joined the American talk show 60 Minutes , where journalistAnderson Cooper dared to be a bit bolder than his British colleague from ITV.For example, he asked Harry to cry when he heard that his mother had died.

The prince then told how he dealt with Diana’s death in his twenties. He foundit hard to cry about it at the time. “So I started drinking heavily, and alsodoing drugs. While watching videos of my mom online. Maybe that brought tearsto my eyes.” Therapy helped him, as did his time in the military. “I was faraway from the British press, I finally felt normal. And I had a purpose in

Last night millions of people were back in front of the tube for the start ofthe 23rd season of Who is the mole?. And of course every viewer sees hiddenhints, striking symbols and other clues that lead to the final mole. Althoughthey are different for everyone.

Part of the viewers is already certain: the mole is Olympic swimmer RanomiKromowidjojo. And that has everything to do with the very first assignment ofthis season. Because there was something that pointed very strongly in thedirection of the swimmer.

The phone call to the Wie is de Mol? candidates

In the first episode, things went a little differently than we are used tofrom the makers of Who is the mole?. We saw how the candidates were puttogether one by one in a room with a telephone and got to know each otherthere. It led to some inconvenience, because the candidates themselves had notexpected this.

After some buzz, the phone rang. In the end, that happened ten times: eachcandidate was told by Everon Jackson Hooi, the mole from the previous season,what his or her role would be in the game. Until then, the mole did not knowthat he or she would be the saboteur of the game. “It’s about time you put onyour poker face,” the former mole tipped the candidates during every call.

Twitter isn’t Twitter if viewers don’t run off with the images.

I’m Jurre after every phone call> ever.#widm> #Who is the> mole> pic.twitter.com/i3FBj4sjE2>> — Evelien Berkemeijer (@EvelienBerkie) January 7,> 2023

Me: “I’m not going to call him. I really have self-esteem.”>> Me> too:#widm> #Who is the> mole> pic.twitter.com/UpNHiHhZUk>> — Evelien Berkemeijer (@EvelienBerkie) January 7,> 2023

For the younger viewers: this is a phone, you can use it to make calls.#Who> is the> mole> #widm> pic.twitter.com/WSQR5rwdC0>> — Flint (@flintstoon) January 7,> 2023

During the call, some viewers heard something striking. Everon reports to thecandidates at the end that he has handed over the baton to the new mole. Butthe way he says that, viewers find suspicious. Soy Kroon in particular has tosuffer, who is the most suspected nationally, judging by the figures in the_Who is the mole_ app.

Because Everon says something that points strongly in the direction of theactor.

“’SOY right’ I handed over the baton to the new mole” my husband understood> at Everon his handover #Who is the> mole> #widm> #widm2023>> — Marieke (@hmemarieke) January 7,> 2023

yes we have him> #widm> pic.twitter.com/Yof3o2gDrL>> — niko/matt (@sickboyfilm) January 7,> 2023

The Olympic rings of ‘mole’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo

Then it will be switched to the old historic center of Cape Town, SouthAfrica. There on the Western Cape the game takes place this season. There arefive boxes through the center, with two candidates in each box. They need toknow how to play out of the box. In the end, four candidates succeed, who alsoarrive at the place where they should end up. This way they win 500 euros forthe pot.

But the game seems to hold clear hints, viewers say. There are five colors onthe box, exactly the same colors as the colors in the Olympic rings: blue,yellow, black, green and red. And which of the candidates has something to dowith the Olympic Games? Triple Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Twitterusers know. Although some find it “very easy”.

They think it’s time for a female mole again. In the past ten seasons, it wasmainly men who sabotaged the game.

Hint towards Ranomi? Or too easy> #widm> #Olympic> pic.twitter.com/3e9OtnteKp>> — Tommy (@tomster88) January 7,> 2023

The boxes were colored blue, black, red, yellow, and green. The colors of> the Olympic rings.>> The assignment was called ‘Gulden Middenweg’. Gold. Gold medals? And who was> in the coffin at the center point?>> It’s Ranomi> #widm2023>> — ❤️Loekazz❤️ (@Loekazz22) January 7,> 2023

Hands up if you think Ranomi is the mole. #Who is the> mole> #widm> pic.twitter.com/LFsNUg6chz>> — Stephen (@ontaal) January 7,> 2023

Second assignment and ‘a bit of luck’?

But other viewers see very different hints and clues. In the secondassignment, five candidates have to sing along with a beautiful South Africanchoir and a conductor has to pick them out when they walk by singing. Thatends surprisingly well for the candidates: the man manages to pick ‘only’ twocandidates who do not belong to the choir.

Before that, this conductor had said that he “hopes for a bit of luck”. Andthat, according to viewers, indicates that the mole must be Jurre Geluk. Thefact that he was sitting on a chair with number 13 during the episode is alsosuspicious to some viewers.

A little… Jurre> Luck?#widm> #Who is the> mole> pic.twitter.com/m8QjoflEKC>> — Evelien Berkemeijer (@EvelienBerkie) January 7,> 2023

Jurre is sitting in chair 13 , which is the letter M in the alphabet ! MOL?> #widm #Who> is the> mole> #widmhints> @AVROTROS>> — Glenn Eilbracht (@GlennEilbracht) January 7,> 2023

This candidate must Wie is de Mol? leave. Or not?

Finally, the test must be done. Who do the candidates themselves suspect?Unfortunately (spoiler alert) the curtain falls for Sarah Janneh. He gets tosee the well-known red screen of presenter Rik van de Westelaken, because shewould have made the test the least well.

But does she really have to get out? At the end of the episode, she receives aletter and a phone call informing her that she still has a chance to get backinto the game.

Viewers see clues in the episode’s intro and title

Some viewers notice that someone is sitting by the campfire in the hotel whereSarah gets the announcement. Some say it concerns Nabil, others suspect DanielVerlaan. The tech journalist is more often suspected by viewers anyway. Theysee hints in the intro and in the title of the episode that point to thejournalist.

He would also have sung along with a Britney Spears song during the musicassignment. “I’m not so innocent”, he would have sung. “That is typicallysomething you will see in the last episode when the mole is revealed,” says aviewer.

Those viewers suspect less include Sander de Kramer, Froukje de Both and NabilAoulad Ayad. Spoke with the last two participants Subway about theiradventure in South Africa.

Daniel?>> — Marion Weaver (@WeverMarion) January 7,> 2023

I already solved Who is the Mole. This shot is hidden in the intro. A wall> full of ones and zeros. A reference to Daniel Verlaan. Don’t mention it.> #widm #Who> is the> mole> #hint> pic.twitter.com/9UcexV63yL>> — Jurgen Steenwelle (@JSteenwelle) January 7,> 2023

Episode is also called ‘connection’. Internet/WiFi connection 🤯>> — A$AP SUUS (@suusvano1) January 7,> 2023

Daniel too?>> — 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕟𝕪: ☀️ (@SocialPixel85) January 7,> 2023

Watch the first episode of Wie is de Mol? back here.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 988 to reach the Suicide andCrisis Lifeline. You can also call the network, previously known as theNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 orvisit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources.

The last time Wynonna Judd shared a stage with her mother, Naomi Judd, waslast spring, just weeks before her 76-year-old parent and country musicpartner’s death by suicide — and it was unlike any other time they performedtogether.

In an interview with TODAY’s Hoda Kotb for her “Making Space with Hoda Kotb”podcast, Wynonna Judd opened up about what made that night so different fromall the other times the Judds’ singers belted out their hits side by side.

“She was very fragile,” the 58-year-old said of her mother’s demeanor that> night in April 2022, when they put on their final performance at the CMT> Awards.

The duo were there to sing their 1990 single “Love Can Build a Bridge,” but asthey harmonized, Wynonna saw more than love in her mom’s eyes. She also saw atrepidation she’d never seen before a show.

“I think it’s because she hadn’t sung in a long time,” she explained. “And Ithink when our parents get older, their world gets smaller. And she was late(that night), and she is never late. I think she was nervous. And I think itwas so much of an expectation to do it for CMT Awards, and I just think itwas, like, imagine being that nervous and having to go out.”

Wynonna shared that her first instinct wasn’t to comfort her mother in thatmoment — though that came in time. Instead, all she could focus on at firstwas the towering, wine-colored, spotlight-stealing wig her mother wore to theevent.

“The first thought in my head was, no, I don’t want to hug her or comfort her.I want to pull her wig off,” she recalled. “Because that was the dynamics ofour relationship. It was tough and tender.”

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She went on to describe them both as “alpha and determined” in theirrelationship with each other, noting that the tenderness part took some extratime to find.

“It was sometimes hard for me to be tender with mom, because I’m the leadsinger, and I’m on my own version of life, on my own journey,” Judd continued.”And I think it occurred to me, though. All of a sudden, she looked at me andblinked, and I knew then that something wasn’t right in terms of her being offa little bit, like, nervous. I softened, which I think is God’s grace. I justkind of reached out and touched her hand, like, ‘I’m here. I got you. It’sOK.'”

She added, “I’m glad I did that, because that was the last time we performedtogether. I’m glad I didn’t stay stuck in my perfectionism is my point, Iguess.”

Back in October, during an interview with People magazine, Wynonna revealedthat “I love you” was “the last thing” she said to Naomi before she died. Butduring her chat with Hoda, the hit-maker revealed that she’s had a lot more tosay to Naomi since then.

“I had a lot of conversations with her,” she confessed. “I’m constantlytalking to her about, ‘Well, what the hell am I supposed to do aboutwardrobe?’ Because she was always the wardrobe (person).”

And the conversations get heavy at times.

“I talk to her a lot about (how) I don’t understand, I don’t understand, Idon’t understand. I kept saying, ‘Why, why, why did you do this? Why did youdo this? Why did you do this?’ I talk a lot to her… I’m still struggling bigtime with, ‘Why did you do this?'”

It’s a question she asks not only for herself, but also for others who arestruggling in their own lives.

“I want to help other people not do what my mother (did),” she added. “I talkto her a lot about, ‘What am I supposed to do now? We were supposed to do arecord together. We were supposed to do this tour together. We’re supposed to,we’re supposed to… “Life is a mystery, you know?”

However, Wynonna doesn’t want her mother’s life to remain a mystery to fans —or to be defined by how it ended.

“My mother was very kind,” the “I Saw the Light” singer said. “(She) alwaysmade people feel, whether it was a limo driver or the maid in the hallway, shealways spoke to everyone. She will be remembered for that, the kindness. Andthe ones that didn’t know her, I would say give her a break, because they’regoing to judge her based on what they know about the suicide.”

So Judd shared how she’d like her family’s matriarch remembered.

“I would like for her to be remembered for being a great songwriter,” shenoted. “She’s still my queen.”

This article was originally published on TODAY.com

MusicThe summer of her life gets a sequel. After successful DJ sets on stagesworldwide, Amber Broos (20) now gets her own show on One World Radio -Tomorrowland’s radio station. At twenty, the youngest DJ in a line-up full ofstars, but certainly not the least. “Twelve-year-old Amber wouldn’t evenbelieve this.”

“Do you have a moment? Then I put my book away”, Amber Broos laughs when weget her on the phone. “I am currently in full exams, and I am studying.” Notthat the communication sciences student from Leuven will soon be less busy, onthe contrary. After all, today it became known that Amber is getting her ownradio show on One World Radio. Every second Sunday of the month she treatslisteners to her unique style in ‘Sorry For The Noise’ – in which techno,house and Belgian retro-inspired music take the upper hand. “I really can’tbelieve I can check this off my bucket list. I started around the age ofthirteen. My dad Joeri has been a DJ himself for years. He also has his own DJschool where I used to practice after school. Not only has he passed on hispassion to me, he is also my biggest fan. Is he not jealous? No, he isgenuinely happy that I get to experience all this. Together with mom, he alsoaccompanies me to every performance. Although they can handle it well, theyare forced to be night owls, because I don’t have a driver’s license yet. Ipassed my theoretical exam during the corona crisis, the practical part willhopefully follow in March.”

Nervous debut in Boom

At the age of sixteen, Amber took the step that would define her career ratherby chance. “I had responded to a question from Studio Brussel. It was aboutthe inequality between men and women in the music industry. One thing led toanother and so I was allowed to work as a resident DJ. That eventually led toits own show with ‘UNTZ’.”

“Of course I was proud of that, but Tomorrowland also remained a dream. Ireally look up to artists like Charlotte de Witte and Amelie Lens, and theyhave played the tiles of the roof so often. As a DJ they are an example. Andthen suddenly it happened last year. When I saw that booking, I was blownaway. And then stress. Before my very first set, I was so nervous that Icouldn’t fully enjoy it.”

Not that she had long to think about it. After her debut in Boom, sheimmediately went to Ibiza. There Amber was allowed to play for the first timein the legendary club Ushuaïa. “I was programmed just before Paul Kalkbrenner.Insanely, and 2023 has started just as nicely. Not only is there ‘Sorry forthe Noise’, but I will soon also be playing on the mainstage of TomorrowlandWinter. I hope to be able to smuggle some of my own music into my set by then.If I could go back in time and tell this to 12-year-old Amber, she wouldn’tbelieve it. (laughs) ”

Can I still start with my New Year’s resolution, or should I keep itachievable, this television season? A new episode traditionally starts on thefirst Saturday of January Who is the mole? , this year for the 23rd time. AsI’ve stated before, I don’t get the program, I don’t get the excitement aroundit, and quite frankly I don’t want to get it. Or wanted to, I should say,because this year I intend to delve into the logic of this game with tencandidates, always well-known Dutch people, who have to complete assignmentstogether to earn money. Among them is one, no one knows who, who is secretlysabotaging things. Who that is, the candidates have to find out, and the fewmillion Dutch people who are watching guess to their heart’s content.

I can’t promise that I’ll be sitting in front of the TV with a notebook to jotdown every clue, no matter how brief. I also don’t have the app where you canearn points with Mol vision and suspicions. I don’t listen to the podcast(yet) and I wasn’t planning to watch it on Sunday evenings Mole tricks ayouth spin-off in which Lavezzi Rutjes systematically checks which of thecandidates behaves suspiciously and could well be the mole.

Saturday, first episode, I was ready. The first hurdle is always: do I knowall the celebrities? Not all, but at least eight by name. Actors andpresenters are often overrepresented, this time too, and this year’s topathlete is Ranomi Kromowidjojo, the swimmer. This time there was also ajournalist among them, Daniël Verlaan, an investigative journalist after all.

Maybe that’s what’s eating at me so much, the whole idea that I should havethe skills to detect the Mole in-house. A little journalist can observe, youwould say. Always a bit of an outsider, the one who can listen, has knowledgeof people, has an eye for details, looks closely, does not judge (tooquickly). And how nice is it to experience on a Saturday night that you failon all those fronts?

Worldview

Of course it could also be that my worldview is wrong, after all, distrust isthe engine of journalism, and behind every sheep there is a mole. And thatidea is exactly what the makers of De Mol actively encourage. Everything issuspicious and there can be a clue in everything. From the title of theepisode (Connection) to the names of the assignments (Pokerface, The GoldenMean), whether a candidate is too fanatical or too relaxed.

Maddening and exhausting. I think so, but I didn’t quit this time, Ipersevered to the end. A bit high to follow immediately Mol talc it seemedto me, in which the entire episode is completely rehashed in the studio withtwo presenters and three guests – all former participants. I saved that halfhour of collective conspiracy thinking until Sunday.

Almost every name passed by as a possible Mole, even the first dropout SarahJanneh was not exonerated – while the Mole is the only one who can never besent home. But, someone cleverly said, Sarah wasn’t going home, she gotanother chance to stay in the game at the end of this first episode.“Brilliant”, they thought in the studio. If it turns out that Sarah remains inthe game in episode two, no one will suspect her.

Just looking is not enough, I had imposed active participation on myself. So Ihave a Mole in mind. Annick Boer. Actress. She was immediately called AnnickPanic because she shouted at the very first assignment that she was”completely overwrought”. Apart from the fact that I understand that verywell, I found her so-called muddledness extremely suspicious.