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JANUARY 3 - 9, 2021 staradvertiser.com ‘CLAWSOME ’ COMEDY Mayim Bialik returns to prime-time television as Kat, a woman who sinks the money saved for her wedding into opening a cat cafe while trying to prove to her mother that she’s happy to be single in Call Me Kat. When her former crush takes a job at the piano bar across the street, Kat may have to rethink her single-forever plan. Premiering Sunday, Jan. 3, on Fox. WE VOLUNTEERS ¶Ōlelo Community Media is seeking volunteers. From video crew (camera, sound, editing) to support assistance at our six media centers. If you’re able and willing to learn, come join the ¶Ōlelo Ohana. Applicants should be 15 years old or older. olelo.org Visit olelo.org/volunteer to apply today. 590187_Volunteers_2_2020_FreeSpeech.indd 1 12/29/20 11:39 AM ON THE COVER | CALL ME KAT Feline fine ‘Call Me Kat’ pulls through it seems they found a way, because that is which means we film all day.” She continued by exactly what they did. explaining why that was difficult. COVID to premiere on Fox Bialik even chronicled her first day on set in “A lot of sitcom acting is dependent on tim- a YouTube video on her official channel. She ing, based on laughs and based on what works By Kyla Brewer showed fans exactly what filming in the era of for the audience, so it’s definitely a new way of TV Media COVID-19 involves as she gave them a sneak learning to do this kind of comedy,” she said. peek at the new series. In the video, posted on Still, she and the rest of the cast and crew fter a trying year, most people are prob- Friday, Oct. 30, she started off by explaining persevered to bring TV viewers the story of a ably ready for a few laughs. Luckily, a new that she had to show up to work in a mask and modern woman forging ahead with her life plan, Acomedy has navigated the tricky waters answer a series of questions, just like every- determined to be happy despite being single. of filming during the COVID-19 pandemic to body else — no preferential “star” treatment In the show, Kat struggles to prove to her bring a little lighthearted fun back to prime there. As she panned around her dressing mother, Sheila (Swoosie Kurtz, “Mike & Molly”), time, and it stars a familiar fan favorite. room, she showed off her wipes, gloves that she can live a fulfilling life without having Mayim Bialik (“The Big Bang Theory”) and hand sanitizer, even later showing every little thing that she wants. She takes stars as Kat, a thirtysomething woman viewers the podium by her chair on the money her parents had been saving for her who leaves her job as a math teacher set where she keeps her mask. wedding and sinks it into the cafe, where she to open a cat cafe in “Call Me Kat,” She also talked about some of the works alongside millennial Randi (Kyla Pratt, premiering Sunday, Jan. 3, on challenges they were facing while “Doctor Dolittle,” 1998), a self-proclaimed Fox. Inspired by the British BBC trying to bring a little laughter into non-cat person. Kat also enlists the services series “Miranda,” the pilot people’s lives. of Phil (Leslie Jordan, “The Cool Kids”) to make “Typically, we film with a live received a series order from all of the pastries she sells at the cafe. As Kat studio audience and, because Fox in May 2020 and producers celebrates her independence, Phil deals with of COVID, we cannot,” Bialik said had to figure out how to get the the fallout of recently breaking up with his in the YouTube video. “So, essen- production up and running longtime partner. Kat also has the support of tially, we’re filming like it’s a little movie, safely after the COVID-19 her best friend, Tara (Vanessa Lachey, “Truth pandemic forced an indus- Be Told”), whose life as a wife and mother looks Mayim Bialik stars in “Call Me Kat” try-wide shutdown. And very different from her own. Free Headlines, Breaking News There can’t be a Next Generation without Whether you like the stories, the features, the columns, the savings, the comics...or just the feel of a newspaper in your hand, and Much More on staradvertiser.com the original one. There’s always the original — the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. The Next Generation — news and information your way 538-NEWS. The Next Generation — news and information your way JANUARy 3 - 9, 2021 STAR CHANNELS 2 ON DEMAND ‘Karate Kid-’ding around ‘Cobra Kai’ waxes onto Netflix WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX 2, there is no doubt that this new 10-episode the means to defend themselves. Among season will have fans hyped up and ready for his most promising students are Miguel Diaz “Cobra Kai” Season 3 more — which is good because Season 4 is (Xolo Maridueña, “Parenthood”), a high school student who is in need of confidence and self- Start practicing your kiais and defending your- already “in training” (as stated by Netflix). For defence, and Eli “Hawk” Moscowitz (Jacob self as the third season of “Cobra Kai” comes those of you who haven’t yet seen the first to the Netflix dojo on Friday, Jan. 8. Making the two seasons, don’t worry. You can still catch Bertrand, “Kirby Buckets”), who joins Cobra Kai move from YouTube Red to Netflix, seasons up with the 20 existing episodes that the following Miguel’s fight with a gang of bullies in 1 and 2 are already available to stream and streamer has picked up and watch as Johnny the school cafeteria. A spinoff of the cult clas- Season 3 will pick up where last season left off. Lawrence (William Zabka, “The Karate Kid,” sic “The Karate Kid” (1984), this series blends From dojos in trouble to senseis at odds with 1984) is inspired to reopen his karate alma ma- heroes with villains, the past with the present one another and a life hanging in the balance ter, Cobrai Kai dojo, becoming sensei to a group and defence tactics with attacks in such a way following a shocking turn of events in Season of teens all looking for purpose, discipline and that often makes it difficult to know who to root for. One thing that viewers can be sure of is that Lawrence’s long-standing rival, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio, “The Deuce”), will not stand by and watch the action silently for long ... “Cobra Kai” is produced by a team featuring the show’s leading stars, Zabka and Macchio, creators Josh Heald (“Hot Tub Time Machine,” 2010), Jon Hurwitz (“Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle,” 2004) and Hayden Schlossberg (“A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas,” 2011), and Hollywood magnate Will Smith (“The Fresh Jacob Bertrand, William Zabka and Xolo Maridueña in “Cobra Kai” Prince of Bel-Air”). FREE Download the BREAKING NEWS FREE TRAFFIC FREE WEATHER No matter how you read it, we deliver. app for free. FREE PHOTO GALLERIES PRINT • WEB • MOBILE APP The Honolulu Star-Advertiser app gives you PREMIUM CONTENT breaking news updates on what’s happening Sign-in or subscribe in Hawaii, the nation and around the world. PRINT REPLICA www.staradvertiser.com/download Download it today for FREE. 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