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Hey everyone, you're listening to Code Switch from NPR. I'm BA Parker.

And I'm Jean D'Embi.

Now Jean, the end of 2022 is upon us.

And with that, you get all of these end of year list, you know, like the 50 best movies of the year,

top 10 literary debuts of 2022, or, you know, 20 best albums of the year that weren't Beyonce's Renaissance.

And here at Code Switch, we have our own little version of that.

Mm-hmm.

Today, we talk about the television shows that we really dug from this past year.

Shows that delighted us, shows that infuriated us, and shows that shook us to our very core.

Parker, I'm curious though. Like, were there any shows that did those things for you?

I'm glad you asked Jean.

I've gotta say, the show that made me want to hug myself with joy is the new interview with the vampire.

Have you watched it yet?

I have not watched it, but I saw the original version with Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise from Wayback in the 1990s.

So, like, I'm curious about the show. What's the deal with this new show?

Oh my gosh. It's incredible. Okay.

So it's on AMC Plus, and it's the best thing I've seen on TV all year.

And I never say that.

Mm-hmm.

It does that thing that I'm always a little bit lary of, which is race-bent casting.

Right. And I guess we gotta explain the story kind of, but race-bent casting is when like a show or movie

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