TV Show 'Furious' Called a Thriller for a 'Post-Epstein World'
A new TV show is called Furious. It is a thriller. A thriller is a show with danger and excitement.
A writer wrote an opinion piece about it. An opinion piece is when a writer gives their own view. The writer works for a big newspaper called The New York Times.
The writer says Furious is the first thriller for a "post-Epstein world". This means a time after the Epstein story became famous. Jeffrey Epstein was a rich man. He did very bad things. Many people learned about this on the news.
The show has finished its first season. A season is a group of episodes. The writer calls the last episode, or finale, "savage". Savage means very strong and hard.
The writer thinks Furious is "messy" and "clever". Messy means not neat. Clever means smart.
The writer also says the show is full of rage. Rage means very strong anger.
The writer asks if Furious is the best TV show this year. Many people are now talking about it.
Vocabulary15 words
- thriller
- a story with danger and excitement
- opinion
- what one person thinks
- post-Epstein world
- the time after the Epstein news story
- season
- a group of TV episodes shown together
- finale
- the last part of a show
- rage
- very strong anger
- messy
- not neat; mixed up
- clever
- smart; good at thinking
- savage
- very strong and rough
- outstanding
- very, very good
- conceal
- to hide something
- breaking down
- explaining something part by part
- TV show
- a program you watch on television
- newspaper
- a company that writes news
- writer
- a person who writes
Quiz
Answer key
1. A thriller 2. Savage 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A new TV show is called Furious. It is a _____.
A writer wrote an _____ piece about it.
The writer says Furious is the first thriller for a "_____".
Jeffrey Epstein was a rich man who did very bad _____.
The show has finished its first _____.
The writer calls the last episode, or _____, "savage".
The writer thinks Furious is "messy" and "_____".
The writer also says the show is full of _____.
The writer asks if Furious is the best TV show this _____.
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