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T2 WHATS UP! November 15 - 21, 2020 BY RACHEL JONES TV Media T he Season 3 premiere of the hit show "The Neighborhood" is air- ing Monday, Nov. 16, on CBS. And, if you haven't seen it yet, the premise is simple but hilarious. A wholesome, outgoing, white, midwestern family moves from their friendly part of the country to settle in a rough- around-the-edges, historically Black neighborhood in Los An- geles. Hearing that his new neighbors, the Johnsons, have just moved in, Calvin Butler (Ce- dric the Entertainer, "The Soul Man") resolves to welcome the family. What he wasn't expect- ing, however, was to meet an overly friendly white man on the other side of the door. While the color of their skin didn't initially strike the Johnsons as a problem, they quickly learn that not ev- eryone in their new neighbor- hood has the same experiences and perceptions of the world as they do. As the two families work together to find a common ground, a series of misunder- standings, suspicions and a healthy dose of perspective await them. New to L.A., Dave Johnson (Max Greenfield, "New Girl") and his wife, Gemma (Beth Beh- rs, "2 Broke Girls"), may be far friendlier than what their new neighbors are comfortable with, but Dave, given his line of work as a professional mediator, sim- ply doesn't see the racial differ- ences as a problem. Resolved to navigate his way through any problems that come up, Dave quickly learns through an im- mersive experience that life isn't quite as simple for others as it has proven to be for him. Fans of the show will be excit- ed to know that all "The Neigh- borhood's'" main characters are expected to return for the up- coming new season. Not only are they all coming back, but Calvin and his wife, Tina (Tichi- na Arnold, "Everybody Hates Chris"), have somehow found themselves closer than ever to the Johnsons. Finally starting to see each other's side on many is- sues, the warm and fuzzy John- son family has snuggled its way into the lives of the Butlers — though between stuck-in-his- ways Calvin and the realistic and focused Tina, the relationship still isn't without a bit of push- back. Other regular characters in the show include Calvin and Ti- na's sons, Malcolm (Sheaun McKinney, "Vice Principals") and Marty (Marcel Spears, "The Mayor"), and Dave and Gem- ma's son, Grover (Hank Greens- pan, "13 Reasons Why"), which helps to add a tone of genera- tional complexity as we see how age, upbringing and life experi- ence really can make a differ- ence on a person's perspective. Tackling many tough themes — first and foremost being rac- ism and reverse racism — the show examines exactly what it means to "belong." "The Neigh- borhood" takes the sensitive topics and approaches them with an often other-the-top sense of humor, which is far more challenging than it sounds. The result of these efforts is a show that presents a lot of food for thought about the ways in Beth Behrs and Tichina Arnold in "The Neighborhood" United front continued on page T10 TV FEATURE Interactive Puzzles 5 x 5 Your subscription includes full access to the digital replica with all of its great extra features! INTERACTIVE PUZZLES! Available on the digital replica. Subscribe today and receive an iPad with your subscription*. *iPad must be returned within 30 days of termination of account. Call 479-684-5509 or go to nwaonline.com/nwaipad