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Featured
Stories
“Broadchurch”
“American Crime”
“Dig”
Profiled
athlete
Aaron Martens
CELEBRITY
SPOTLIGHTS
The story
‘CSI’ enters
cyberspace
Patricia Arquette stars in “CSI: Cyber,”
premiering Wednesday on CBS.
Ryan Phillippe
Melissa George
Kevin Harvick
Aubrey Dollar
Gunnar Peterson
WHAT'S FOR
DINNER
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JAY Bobbin's
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Featured
Stories
“CSI: Cyber”
Premieres Wednesday on CBS.
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“Broadchurch”
Season 2 premieres Wednesday on
BBC America.
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“American Crime”
This ABC drama series premieres
Thursday.
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“Dig”
Premieres Thursday on USA Network.
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Celebrity potlights
Ryan Phillippe
Michael Symon
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Melissa George
Aubrey Dollar
“Secrets and Lies”
on ABC.
“The Slap” on NBC.
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Kevin Harvick
Reigning Spring Cup
champion.
“All-Star Academy”
on Food Network.
“Battle Creek” on CBS.
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Gunnar Peterson
A-listed personal trainer.
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Patricia Arquette
‘fuels CSI: Cyber’
By Jay Bobbin
One of television’s newest crime-fighting teams is led by
a very recent Oscar winner.
the megahertz be rerouted to your appliance to burn your
house down in the middle of the night.”
Former “Medium” star Patricia Arquette also earned a
Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Film
Independent Spirit Award and a British BAFTA Film
Award as best supporting actress for “Boyhood.” There’s
no question CBS is loving to boast about having a freshly
minted Academy Award winner as a series star as “CSI:
Cyber” debuts Wednesday, March 4.
Also seen on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” Arquette allows
that after she filmed “Boyhood” intermittently over a 12year period, her interest in signing up for “CSI: Cyber”
partially came from “CSI” being “the largest global
franchise in the world, so you’re really connecting to
audiences everywhere – but for me, I feel like we’re on
the dawn of a new time. I mean, this is like the Industrial
Revolution. This is an explosion of the way that we’re going
to be living our lives.”
Arquette has played her new character, Avery Ryan,
in two episodes of parent show “CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation.” Inspired by real-life cyberpsychologist
Mary Aiken, one of the new series’ producers, Ryan
leads an FBI unit focused on online-based crimes. James
Van Der Beek, Charley Koontz, Shad Moss and Hayley
Kiyoko play appropriately skilled members of the team,
with Peter MacNicol (“NUMB3RS,” “Ally McBeal”) also
returning to series work as the squad’s supervisor.
“CSI” mentor Anthony E. Zuiker delved into the theme of
cybercrime with “Cybergeddon,” a 2012 series he made
for Yahoo!, and he deems “CSI: Cyber” to be “the reboot
and the future of our franchise.
“The bank robbery of yesterday was going into a bank,
breaking in and taking a lot of money; the bank robbery
of tomorrow is taking three cents out of your account.
The arson of yesterday is burning down a forest because
you’re burning love letters for a loved one; the arson of
tomorrow is hacking into your smart house and having all
Having advocated equal pay and rights for women in her
Oscar acceptance speech, Arquette notes that “to be a
woman in law enforcement on television, I think, is sort of
important. It’s a powerful position for a woman to be in …
but also to be looking at these new technologies, exploring
these new technologies. And the interesting thing about
cybercrime and the whole cyber world is that many of
the people that are most proficient in it are young people,
really young people.”
The “CSI: Cyber” cast member arguably most acquainted
with the show’s themes is MacNicol, who reveals his
identity was “stolen by two separate people, both of whom
I think are playing me much better than I do. It was a
nightmare. And what did I learn from it? To be scared. I
don’t know what to do. I mean, I just don’t know any way
around this, because there are so many get-arounds for
bad guys.”
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CELEBRITY
Jay Bobbin’s Q&A
RyanPhillippe
‘Secrets and Lies’ on ABC
How is it to play a man under suspicion of
causing a youngster’s death in “Secrets
and Lies”?
I felt very much in the throes of the material
pretty throughout the experience. I mean,
every day, I was playing a guy whose life was
falling apart, who was being accused, who
was being slandered, so much negativity in
the material – and then, from the other actors,
you know, (their reactions were) scenedependent and whatever.
And there were things about that that I think
I would take home with me ... but I knew
that before I signed on, that that would
be a part of it. I knew it seemed like an
enormous workload (from) day one, and it
was. I remember KaDee (co-star Strickland),
at a certain point, said, “You’re Hamlet.
Your character is Hamlet,” because this is a
guy who everything is going wrong for, and
everything is falling apart.
Did you ever have second thoughts about
how you played your character and his
actions?
A little bit, yeah, a little bit. But I think that
speaks to the nature of the situation the guy is
in. Who knows how to make the right decision
in circumstances like these? Also, you don’t
want to judge the character you’re playing
so much. On this project, I worked from the
inside out because I’m a father, because I’ve
dealt with public media-based things.
There were things that I related to and
connected to on that level, but yeah, I guess
that was sort of my point of connection to it.
And even if I questioned sometimes choices
Ben made, it was perfectly consistent.
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Jay Bobbin’s Q&A
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MelissaGeorge
‘The Slap’ on NBC
How is it for you to revisit the same role
you played in the Australian version of
“The Slap”?
I was watching the casting for a year when
I heard that (NBC) got “The Slap,” and I sat
and watched and read. I was like, “Who is
going to play Rosie? Who is going to play
Rosie?” I said, “This is my girl. This is my
woman. I want her to come home.” I was
signing a deal for another job, and Robbie
(executive producer Jon Robin Baitz) called
me and said, “You’ve got to do it.” I said, “I
am so happy you called, because I want to
dig deeper.” With his dialogue, it’s fantastic.
It was so difficult the first time around
because it is such a difficult subject matter,
watching all these actors go through the
same thing that we all went through before.
It’s very confronting, and I’ve never felt for
a second that I’m repeating something,
or that the scene is the same or that
the cultural (aspect is) is completely the
opposite.
Are you surprised “The Slap” is being
done on broadcast television instead of
cable?
We get a cable script and we’re excited
because we know producers are not ripping
out pages saying, “You can’t say this, you
can’t say that, because the advertisers
are going to not like you to say that.” And
actors like that because, as an actor, you
want freedom of speech.
On the other side of that, you get less
viewers if you’re on cable. We always say,
“If I could do this script on a network with
the millions and millions and millions of
people that are going to tune in every
week, we’ve got it.” For once, I feel, “Wow,
we might get the viewers, and we’ve got
the beautiful dialogue.” So I’m hoping that
the two roads meet.
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CELEBRITY
George Dickie’s Q&A
KevinHarvick
of the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 on Fox
Was this winter any different for you as the
reigning Spring Cup champion?
No, I don’t think so. I think there are different types
of events and obviously probably a little different
caliber of events here and there. But for the most
part, you still have all the production days and
photo shoots and all the things that were already
lined up before the season even ended.
Do you feel the bull’s-eye is on your back now
that you’re champion?
I feel like that bull’s-eye was on our back pretty
much all year last year because of the way that
our cars ran, so I felt like that was an injustice for
us to have to get used to that and deal with that
pressure and people always trying to figure out
what you’re doing and looking at your stuff and
asking questions and how things work. So I feel
like we’ve been through a lot of pressure situations.
Obviously at the end of the year, the last few races
the team performed well under that pressure, and
we have the confidence and feel like we have the
ingredients to go out and be successful again. So
hopefully we can do that.
Are you planning any more events like the one
you did last spring in Daytona, Fla., when you
tweeted a photo of only the interior of a bar
and invited fans to come find you?
(Laughs) You never know about that stuff. That was
just a spur-of-the-moment situation. ... I’ve actually
gotten to know the man and his wife that actually
found us, and then we got to know everybody in
the bar that was already there. But the actual fans
that showed up, his name is Submarine Mike and
he was in the submarine for like 25 years and he
had a great story, and we had a lot to talk about
and he comes to a lot of races. So it was actually
kind of fun.
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FOOD
George Dickie’s What's for Dinner
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MichaelSymon
Contestants get a master class in ‘All-Star Academy’
Ten talented home chefs take on intense culinary challenges while under the tutelage
of superstar chefs with a $50,000 grand prize at stake in the new Food Network
competition series “All-Star Academy,” premiering Sunday, March 1.
The eight-episode series, hosted by Ted Allen, sees chefs Bobby Flay, Alex
Guarnaschelli, Curtis Stone and Michael Symon mentoring the home cooks through
challenges that would pose difficulty for even professional chefs and trying to elevate
their skills along the way.
Symon describes these cooks’ talent level as “relatively advanced ... from a technique
standpoint, like grilling, roasting, sauteing, poaching, things of that nature. Where they
need a lot of guidance is, like, combining of flavors and putting together a complete
dish, which isn’t something that they’ve been making on a daily basis. Creativity. I think
that they understand technique but they don’t 100 percent understand creativity.”
“My job as a mentor,” he continues, “is to help refine their technique, make it a little
more refined. In that eight-week period, help them develop their palate and explain to
them the things that I’m looking for when I’m tasting a dish and help them understand
why a dish needs balance, why if it had something spicy it needs a touch of sweet, why
acidity plays an important role in food. Not only why you season, but when you season.
And just little things like that that are going to help elevate what they already know to
another level.”
And developing one’s palate, according to Symon, is key to cooking.
“I think a lot of people, when they cook at home, they don’t taste the entire time,” he
explains, “so to (supply) them with a lot of tasting spoons and as they’re cooking, (I
say) ‘taste it, tell me what you taste, tell me what you feel.’ And just getting their initial
reaction from it. And some people are blessed with better palates than others. That’s,
I think, something that you are given but you can develop it and make it stronger. So
what I did with my cooks a lot is the whole time they were cooking, taste it, tell me
what you taste. ... So having them explain it to me and experience it, I think really helps
develop their palates over that time period.”
What book are you currently
reading?
“ ‘Prune.’ The cookbook ‘Prune.’ I’m not
in a novel right now. I’m just wrapped
up in this book which has a lot of
great stories and recipes and stuff in it
that reads a little bit more like a book
than a cookbook. So it’s the one that’s
currently on my bedroom nightstand.”
What did you have for dinner last
night?
“Last night I had chicken tacos at Mario
Batali’s house.”
What is your next project?
“My next project is my wife, Liz, and
I are opening up a barbecue joint in
Cleveland called Mabel’s.”
When was the last vacation you took,
where and why?
“The last vacation I took was August
and it was with my mom, my dad, my
sister-in-law, my nephews and my son
in the Hamptons.
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CELEBRITY
Jay Bobbin's Celebrity ScooP
AubreyDollar
Now that she’s in the hands of the mentors of “Breaking Bad” and
“House,” Aubrey Dollar understandably feels good about her latest series.
Known to daytime viewers from her run as Marina Cooper on “Guiding
Light,” the former co-star of “Point Pleasant” and “Women’s Murder Club”
returns to primetime – and to CBS – in the seriocomic “Battle Creek,”
the teaming of executive producers Vince Gilligan and David Shore that
premieres Sunday, March 1.
Dollar plays Holly, the office manager of the title Michigan city’s police
department, where she quickly becomes enamored of an FBI agent (Josh
Duhamel, “Las Vegas”) who sets up shop there. His polished presence
frustrates a rougher-edge local detective (Dean Winters, “Oz”), and Holly
struggles to balance her loyalties between the two as they work cases
together.
“It felt like kind of an ensemble show to us when we were doing it,” Dollar
says of the series that also features Janet McTeer (“The Honourable
Woman”) and “House” alum Kal Penn. “I think even though the focus
is on Dean and Josh, we spent a lot of time on that set together in the
police station and I think by the end of the pilot, it felt like we were sort of
a team. We all have a, nice, natural, familial way of interacting with each
other.”
In her stints as a series regular, Dollar’s characters typically have an
offbeat sense of humor, and “Battle Creek’s” Holly fits that pattern.
“I think my intention is to honor what’s there, which happens to be that,”
the actress confirms. “It didn’t feel boring to me at all, because there’s so
much to mine and navigate. It’s never that, ‘Why am I just standing here
having a line in this scene?’ There’s a reason you’re there, and there was
actual thought put into all of it. I think that’s just the nature of this show.”
Birthdate: Sept. 23, 1980
Birthplace: Raleigh, N.C.
Current residence: Los Angeles
Marital status: Single
Other television credits include:
“666 Park Avenue,” “Women’s Murder
Club,” “Point Pleasant,” “Weeds,”
“Blue Bloods,” “Person of Interest,”
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“The Good Wife,” “Happy Valley,”
“Ugly Betty,” “Cupid,” “Guiding Light,”
“Dawson’s Creek,” “American Gothic,”
“Trapped: Buried Alive,” “The Education
of Max Bickford,” “Going to California,”
“Murderous Intent”
Movie credits include: “One Small
Hitch,” “See Girl Run,” “The Best Man
for the Job,” “Save the Last Dance
2,” “Failure to Launch,” “Prime,” “The
Perfect You,” “Children of the Corn II:
The Final Sacrifice”
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A personal trainer whose clients include celebrities, professional athletes, and everyday people.
• With a client list as diverse as his training methods, Peterson emphasizes
strength training modalities that can be transferred from the gym to daily life,
from training camp to championship game.
• He has worked with athletes from the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, USTA,
professional boxing and various NCAA sports.
• Many film and television celebrities have also sought Peterson’s guidance in
preparing for roles and have stayed on to become devoted clients, making him
part of their fitness regimen.
• Peterson’s innovative approach and his devotion to pursuing and
communicating only the most credible and effective fitness information have
resulted in several corporate partnerships and business opportunities.
• Peterson currently enjoys relationships with Gatorade, Under Amour, and
Dolce & Gabana.
• He is the developer of “Core Secrets,” a project done with the Guthy-Renker
Corporation, that is an 18 DVD fitness system featuring full-body and bodypart specific workouts focused on strengthening the core of the body.
• In the spring of 2010, he released the “Best Ever Hollywood Workout” DVD.
• He released his first book, “G-Force,” in January 2005. Now out in paperback
as “The Workout,” the book is about training, making it a part of your life,
creating and maintaining a positive mindset, and improvising to keep workouts
effective and interesting.
• Through his own fitness product development company, Outside Shot,
Peterson has created The Bottom LineC, a total body exercise machine,
The RAC, an accessory that incorporates weighted upper body work with
Spinning, and Hoop Hands, a basketball-specific resistance training aid.
• Peterson is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association
and is a graduate of Duke University.
• He is an editor and writes a regular column for Muscle and Fitness
magazine, is on the advisory board for Fitness magazine as well as
contributor to Clean Eating magazine.
• Peterson is also regularly featured in Allure, Elle, In Style, In Touch, Us,
Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Self, and other magazines.
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CELEBRITY
Celebs’ favorite shows
Aubrey
Dollar
Kevin
Harvick
Shanola
Hampton
Lily
Aldridge
Set the DVR
NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick
“Well, I have pretty much had every UFC anything, whether
it’s “Fight Night” or a talk show just in case we’re not home
and one of our fighters is on there. I have ‘Fantasy Factory,’
which is Rob Dyrdek’s TV show. Honestly, when we go to
bed, it’s usually something like ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse’
so that my son can spend 30 minutes hanging out with us
and then we send him off to bed, and usually I’m tired by
that point. So that’s usually what we watch the most of.”
Aubrey Dollar of “Battle Creek” on CBS
“I TiVo ‘The Bachelorette’ religiously, and ‘International
House Hunters.’ I watched all of ‘Friday Night Lights’
recently and really loved that. And I’ve watched all of
‘Breaking Bad’; Aaron Paul was on ‘Point Pleasant’ with
me, so I was like, ‘Oh. Aaron has this little new show.’ ”
Shanola Hampton of “Shameless” on Showtime
“I’m a TV addict, so I watch over 40 hours of television a
week. I’m not a TV snob, which means I will watch reality
television as well. So on my DVR right now is ‘Downton
Abbey.’ I have ‘American Horror Story’ because I’m really
behind on it. ‘Revenge,’ ‘Parenthood.’ ‘Real Housewives
of Beverly Hills’ is on right now but I watch all the ‘Real
Housewives’ franchises. ‘Vanderpump Rules’ is on there.
‘Marriage Boot Camp’ ... (laughs). ‘Scandal’ is not back
yet but that would be on it. ‘How to Get Away With Murder’
would be another thing that’s on it. ‘New Girl’ is on there.
‘The Mindy Project.’ Oh, I’m into this new sitcom called
‘Marry Me.’ I like that girl. I just watch so much television.
It’s my addiction. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke. I eat
cupcakes and watch television. Those are my addictions.”
Lily Aldridge of “The Victoria’s Secret Swim Special”
on CBS
“I love to record and watch ‘Homeland’ and ‘Downton
Abbey.’ I loved ‘Breaking Bad’ when it was on, and I also
love ‘Game of Thrones.’ TV has evolved so much, and it’s
so exciting.”
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STORY
Season 2 premieres Wednesday!
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Favorite characters
are back
as ‘Broadchurch’ returns
By John Crook
When his shattering murder mystery “Broadchurch”
exploded into an international hit a couple of years ago,
writer-creator Chris Chibnall hinted that he had something
different in mind for Season 2. In fact, he wouldn’t even
confirm which, if any, characters from Season 1 – including
detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller (David Tennant, Olivia
Colman) – would be back.
Fans will be relieved, then, to find nearly all their favorites
returning as the new season premieres Wednesday, March
4, on BBC America.
“Chris sees this season as a courtroom drama, not a
thriller. In his mind, that was the shift he was talking about,”
executive producer Jane Featherstone explains. “We were
still working things out at that point, but he didn’t want to
just have the same cops doing another murder in the same
town. He wanted to work out the impact of a very public
murder trial on these individuals we had come to know and
love.”
Season 2 opens on the day of Joe Miller’s (Matthew
Gravelle) arraignment, but while spectators – and even
Joe’s barrister – expect a guilty plea and quick sentencing,
things take an unexpected turn and Broadchurch braces
itself for a murder trial that threatens to blow the lid off still
more local secrets. Joe enlists a formidable defense team
headed by Queen’s Counsel (QC) Sharon Bishop (Marianne
Jean-Baptiste), a fascinating new character.
“For her, the main thing is that everyone deserves a good
defense,” the actress says. “Looking at the evidence, she
sees that there definitely were things that went awry. That
alone told her this guy was not going to be treated fairly in
this small town, in such an emotionally charged situation.”
Meanwhile, Alec – still nursing a bum ticker and no longer
on active duty – remains in Broadchurch for reasons that at
first seem unclear, until his past comes back to haunt him
via new developments in the previously failed investigation
that followed him like a dark cloud as he first arrived in the
town last season. This secondary story line introduces two
other new characters played by Eve Myles (“Torchwood”)
and James D’Arcy (“Marvel’s Agent Carter”), but it’s virtually
impossible to reveal more about that plot thread without
venturing into some major spoilers.
While Season 1 of “Broadchurch” came rushing at you with
the chilling inevitability of an avalanche, Season 2 unfolds
more deliberately. As before, though, fans can anticipate
plenty of twists, shocks and haunting performances.
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STORY
ABC Show
is a
‘CRIME’
Check out the ABC drama series "American Crime,"
premiering Thursday.
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TimothyHutton
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STORY
NEW Drama series!
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New ABC drama probes an
‘American Crime’
By Jay Bobbin
As anyone thus affected knows, the impact of a crime can “Because it was a limited series, because we had room,
be far-reaching and sometimes surprising.
it was really an opportunity to sit down with the actors
and talk about these characters and build them out. So I
believe (in), and I hope that I came in with, specific ideas
John Ridley, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “12 Years
that I was offering up to everybody.”
a Slave,” is using that framework as the creator-writerdirector and an executive producer of an ABC drama
series. Premiering Thursday, March 5, “American Crime”
Returning to series work after his five seasons on TNT’s
covers a cross-section of lives tied to the home-invasion
“Leverage,” Hutton clearly liked the “American Crime”
murder of a military veteran in Modesto, Calif., with Oscar approach, since he notes that “from the beginning, the
winner Timothy Hutton (“Ordinary People”) and Emmy
conversations with John – about the characters and their
winner Felicity Huffman (“Desperate Housewives’) leading place in the story and what they mean to the overall –
the ensemble cast as the victim’s long-estranged parents. were really great conversations in a way that I had never
experienced before.
The premise observes matters of gender, race and social
standing as it weaves in additional characters, including
“They were very, very specific. Ideas were shared. And it
an addicted young couple (played by Caitlin Gerard and
was clear that this wasn’t just going to be a story about
Elvis Nolasco) and the mother (Penelope Ann Miller) of
the outcome of this investigation, but that it would really
the slain man’s brutally assaulted wife. Also among the
focus on the details of these people, everyday people,
show’s stars are Regina King (“Southland”), Lili Taylor, W. that all intersect one another because of this tragedy. We
Earl Brown (“Deadwood”), Benito Martinez, Johnny Ortiz were going to follow each of them, not just what they had
and Richard Cabral.
to say, but what they do in a given day.”
Ridley says ABC came to him with “a desire to do a show
that looked at where we are now, and who we are now,
and do it through an inciting incident that people tend to
galvanize around. And one of the things that I wanted to
explore was the concept that it’s not about the police. It’s
not about the prosecutors. But it really is about the family
and what they deal with ... not just for 45 minutes, but
the fact (is) that these events usually take months, if not
years, to deal with. And sometimes even then, there’s not
a resolution.”
The maiden season of “American Crime” lasts 11
episodes, a fact that held particular appeal for Ridley:
If some elements of “American Crime” reflect recent and
even current events in the U.S., such as the nature of
police relations with the public, Ridley maintains that’s not
intentional. Still, he doesn’t mind that they add timeliness
to the show.
“The reality is that, unfortunately, these events remain
cyclical in this country,” he reflects. “It was never our
desire to try to exploit any of these things, but at the
same time, you want to build the space where people do
recognize that it is not purely empty entertainment, in the
sense that we’re not trying to acknowledge things that are
going on.”
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STORY
Faith that
‘Digs’ deep
Jason Isaacs stars in “Dig,” premiering Thursday on
USA Network.
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NEW thriller series!
STORY
S
USA series
to ‘Dig’ into
faith and
mystery
By Jacqueline Cutler
It helps to have faith to get through life but it’s required to
watch “Dig.”
While showrunners are fond of saying how a locale is
another character, in this case, Jerusalem is central to
the theme of the show. As Isaacs and an Israeli cop
chase a suspect, down narrow stone staircases, across
uneven rooftops and through crowded alleys, it’s always
obvious that this can be no other place. Even those in the
background, clearly are of different cultures, would only
be in such tight quarters in Jerusalem.
The USA Network thriller, launching Thursday, March
5, is about religion, murder and intrigue, and requires a
basic faith from its audience. Viewers must believe that the
disparate plot lines will pull together and make sense in
future episodes.
Given a strong cast – Jason Isaacs and Anne Heche as
the leads and a David Costabile, Regina Taylor, Lauren
Ambrose and Richard E. Grant as supporting players – and
superb production qualities, it seems likely the plots will
eventually congeal.
“You talk to all of the different religious people and you
get a sense as to why this square kilometer of land has
been considered the jewel by everyone for 5,000 years,”
Isaacs says.
“Whether or not you believe in God or any kind of god,
you can’t ignore the passion everyone has,” Isaacs says.
“Those gigantic pieces of stone have seen so much
bloodshed.”
“I find this young girl who reminds me of someone and as I
investigate it gets more and more sinister,” Isaacs says.
He plays FBI Agent Peter Connelly, a bit of a rogue.
Connelly is stationed in Jerusalem, where he reports to
Heche’s character, Lynn Monahan. They’re casual lovers,
which is how the audience first encounters them.
While Connelly assigns himself to investigate the
murder of a young woman, who reminds him of his dead
daughter, Monahan tries to reel him in. Their relationship
alone could sustain a show.
But before that, the peripatetic pilot starts in Oppland,
Norway where Orthodox Jewish men are concerned over
the birth of a red heifer. According to the Torah, the ashes
of a pure red cow are used in the purification ritual of
someone who has come into contact with a corpse.
“We are in places no one has laid eyes on,” Heche says.
“Some places we are shooting, no one has seen.”
This red heifer shows up again later in the pilot, deep under
Jerusalem, in a stunning scene where a priest speaks Latin
and Orthodox Jewish men surround him. The haunting
scene, unusual for its blend of religions and languages, is
cinematically startling as much of the underground scenes
are. Lit by torches, the ancient stones come alive.
“They gave Gideon the keys to the kingdom,” she says
of co-creator and executive producer Gideon Raff, who
worked on “Homeland.”
“Dig” has “Homeland’s” tension, entwined with the eternal
mysteries and talismans of faith.
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SPORTS
Aaron
Martens
Fishing
for a
Classic
win
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Hometown: Leeds, Ala.
Born: Aug. 24, 1972 (Age, 42)
First place finishes: 6
Top 10 finishes: 62
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Bassmaster Classic
appearances: 15
Classic wins/top 10s: 0/7
Honors and achievements:
Two time Bassmaster Angler of the
Year (2004, 2013)
SPORTS
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By Dan Ladd
Aaron Martens was beside himself in his
boat. It was the 2005 Bassmaster Classic
in Pittsburgh and after three days of tough
fishing on the Three Rivers, he had a good
creel of five fish. But he’d heard Kevin
VanDam, who is basically the face of
professional bass fishing, had a heavier bag.
It was confirmed a few hours later at the
final weigh-in, and for the third time in four
years, Martens would be the runner-up in
what is called the Super Bowl of professional
bass fishing.
Although he won Angler of the Year titles
in 2004 and 2013, a Bassmaster Classic
crown remains elusive. He’ll get another
chance when the Classic airs Saturday and
Sunday, March 7 and 8, on ESPN2. This
year’s Classic takes place on Lake Hartwell
in Greenville, S.C.
Martens remains one of the top anglers on
the Bassmasters’ Elite circuit. He’s fished
nearly 200 tournaments, finishing in the
money in 148 of those, and has appeared in
15 Classics where he’s finished second four
times. He has seven top-10 Classic finishes.
Although he makes his home in Alabama,
he grew up in California, where finesse
fishing reigns supreme. Both of Martens’
parents were outdoors folk, and the young
angler cut his teeth in fishing tournaments
alongside his mother.
AaronMartens
Martens finished ninth back in the 2008
Bassmaster Classic at Lake Hartwell. He’s
hoping this time around that he’ll be the
one hoisting the trophy in front of a packed
crowd at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in
Greenville.
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MOVIES
JAY BOBBIN's Theatrical movie review
review
“Black
or White”
Kevin Costner tackles a ‘Black or White’ matter
Jillian Estel and
Kevin Costner
As interesting as much of his earlier movie work was, it’s
nice to see Kevin Costner trying to make his latest projects
count, too.
The actor-director was solid in such recent efforts as “Three
Days to Kill” and “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” but with
as much as he’s done in the action genre, those might be
more expected of him. Take something like “The Upside of
Anger” or “The Company Men,” and it’s clear Costner also
is trying to stay in projects that are more on the cerebral
side.
That’s surely the case with “Black or White,” and it’s no
small thing that Costner is better than the movie is as a
whole. It speaks to how dedicated he is as he reunites with
“The Upside of Anger” writer-director Mike Binder, with the
star playing a lawyer and new widower who’s determined
to continue to raise his late daughter’s own daughter (the
engaging Jillian Estel).
Someone has a problem with that, though: the child’s
paternal grandmother (the always excellent Octavia
Spencer), who believes the girl belongs with her ... with
racial considerations becoming big elements of the
resulting custody battle.
“Black or White” poses big questions but ultimately shies
away from them a bit, possibly in a bid to be everything
to all audiences. In the end, the Spencer character gets
somewhat short shrift, and you have to wonder if that’s
because in the end, Costner is the one with top billing here.
Still, a cast of this caliber expectedly rises to and beyond
the occasion, also including Anthony Mackie (“The Hurt
Locker”) as Spencer’s attorney – but to single out one
person, without Costner, “Black and White” might not work
as well as it does despite the scripting pitfalls. His alter ego
faces emotional and thematic trials throughout the story,
and in his typically understated manner, the actor handles
them masterfully.
Like the story itself, the film by the same name isn’t
entirely a black or white matter. Thanks principally to its oncamera talents, though, the result still manages to remain
engrossing.
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“THE HUNGER GAMES:
MOCKINGJAY –
PART 1”
In the beginning of the end of the screen
versions of Suzanne Collins’ best-sellers,
heroine Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) is sought
to unite the survivors of District 13 in an
uprising against their society’s leadership.
Her concerns about the captured Peeta (Josh
Hutcherson) weigh heavily on her decision,
worrying the rebellion sponsors (Julianne
Moore and, in his final movie role, Philip
Seymour Hoffman) who want her participation.
Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Stanley
Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and Donald Sutherland
are among other returnees; “Mockingjay
– Part 2” will be in theaters in November. DVD
extras: audio commentary by director Francis
Lawrence and producer Nina Jacobson;
deleted scenes. ››› (PG-13: AS, P, V)
(Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)
Top Pick
DVD
Jennifer Lawrence
upcoming DVD releases
Coming Soon on DVD...
“ANNIE” (March 17): The musical about the famous orphan gets a revision starring
Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx and (as Miss Hannigan) Cameron Diaz. (PG: AS, P)
“FIREBALL XL5: THE COMPLETE SERIES” (March 10): Col. Steve Zodiac and
Venus are among the characters in a reissue of the classic, Gerry and Sylvia Andersonproduced “Supermarionation” adventure. (Not rated: V)
“NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB” (March 10): In the series’ third
and last installment, Larry (Ben Stiller) goes to London in search of the tablet that brings
exhibits to life. (PG: AS, P)
“THE SOUND OF MUSIC: 50TH ANNIVERSARY ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S
EDITION” (March 10): The half-century movie milestone of the beloved Rodgers &
Hammerstein musical is marked; Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star. (G)
“PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR” (March 17): The animated title characters are on
a crusade to save the world; the voice cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch and John
Malkovich. (PG: AS)
Quvenzhane
Wallis
“INTERSTELLAR” (March 31): A space explorer (Matthew McConaughey) seeks a
future for mankind – and, even closer to home, his family – in the galaxy in Christopher
Nolan’s sci-fi drama. (PG-13: P, V)
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FAVORITE SHOWS
James Purefoy stars in
“The Following”
Will Forte
stars in “The
Last Man on
Earth”
SUNDAY
9 p.m. on ABC
Secrets and Lies
Inspired by an Australian show, this
new drama stars Ryan Phillippe
(“Crash”) as a man who finds a
deceased boy’s body — and is
immediately suspected of causing
the death. Juliette Lewis (“The Firm”)
returns to series television as the
principal police detective on the
case. The cast also includes KaDee
Strickland (“Private Practice”) and
Natalie Martinez (“CSI: NY”). The
opening episodes, “The Trail” and “The
Father,” feature guest star Melissa
Gilbert. Series Premiere New
9 p.m. on FOX
The Last Man on Earth
Also the show’s creator, “Saturday
Gordon
Ramsay
hosts “Hell’s
Kitchen”
Night Live” alum Will Forte has the title
part in this new sitcom, which puts
spins on a concept treated seriously
in such movies as “I Am Legend” and
“The Omega Man.” In the year 2020,
Phil Miller (Forte) apparently is the
sole survivor of a virus — and just as
he’s convinced no one else is alive,
he gets a surprise. This hour-long
premiere combines two episodes,
“Alive in Tucson” and “The Elephant in
the Room.” Series Premiere New
MONDAY
9 p.m. on FOX
The Following
If Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) seems
happier as Season 3 begins, don’t
bet it will last very long. Then again,
followers of this Kevin Williamsoncreated show likely know that by
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Meghan
Markle stars
in “Suits”
now anyway. There’s a new woman
in Hardy’s life (played by Zuleikha
Robinson), but his nemesis Joe Carroll
(James Purefoy) is still around — and
another dark element of his past
may remain, too. Shawn Ashmore
and Jessica Stroup also return in the
season opener, “New Blood.” Season
Premiere New
TUESDAY
8 p.m. on FOX
Hell’s Kitchen
It isn’t kids’ stuff as Gordon Ramsay
segues from the latest Junior Edition
of “MasterChef” into the 14th round
of this competition, in which the rivals
are old enough to handle whatever
he dishes out ... supposedly. The
opening episode, “18 Chefs Compete,”
divides the new contenders into
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FAVORITE SHOWS
male and female teams, with the
winners getting an up-close celebrity
encounter with William Shatner. One
aspiring chef will be gone by the
hour’s end. Season Premiere New
WEDNESDAY
10 p.m. on USA
Suits
In the season finale, “Not Just a
Pretty Face,” after Sean Cahill (guest
star Neal McDonough) fails to link his
corrupt boss to shady tycoon Charles
Forstman (guest star Eric Roberts),
Harvey (Gabriel Macht) revisits his
own uneasy past in order to put
Forstman and disgraced former U.S.
Attorney Eric Woodall (Zeljko Ivanek)
away. Elsewhere, Donna (Sarah
Rafferty) helps Louis (Rick Hoffman),
while Mike and Rachel (Patrick J.
Adams, Meghan Markle) confront
their different roles. Gina Torres also
stars. Season Finale New
THURSDAY
9 p.m. on NBC
The Blacklist
Multiple foes — all of them related —
- pose new dangers for Red (James
Spader) in the new episode “T. Earl
King VI.” The wealthy clan made a
fortune through illegal means, and
they’re determined not to be brought
down. The situation also spells peril
for Liz (Megan Boone), as does
Tom’s (Ryan Eggold) latest initiative.
Jennifer Ehle (“Fifty Shades of Grey”)
and Lance Henriksen (“Millennium”)
guest star. Diego Klattenhoff also
stars. New
9 p.m. on FOX
Backstrom
Veteran actor Robert Forster (“Jackie
Brown”) is faring well with playing
television fathers: Not only does
he recur as Tim Allen’s on “Last
Man Standing,” he turns up here as
Rainn Wilson’s in the new episode
“Enemy of My Enemies.” The elder
Backstrom is a sheriff who joins
his estranged son in probing an oilpipeline explosion. Sarah Chalke
S
(“Scrubs”) also guest stars as the
afterward also is considered. Series
younger Backstrom’s ex-fiancee. Dennis Premiere New
Haysbert also stars. New
FRIDAY
9 p.m. on ABC
In an Instant
True stories of people who faced their
moment of truth (which was the original
title of this show) in various ways are
dramatized in this new series, normally
to be seen Saturdays and premiering
with “Flying Blind.” Individuals caught
in such situations as a bridge collapse
and a grizzly-bear attack tell their tales,
with staged sequences illustrating
what happened at the cruclal point of
life or death. How their lives changed
Megan Boone
stars in “The
Blacklist”
SATURDAY
10 p.m. on ANIMAL PLANET
Pit Bulls and Parolees
In a new episode, Tia squares off with
a local shelter over the fate of a scared
and violent pit bull. A local couple
comes to the rescue center, hoping to
find a compatible friend for the family
dog, but the pooch in residence has
a very different opinion on that notion.
After a long recovery, a dog rescued
from near death has a chance at finding
a forever home in Boston. New
“In an Instant”
“Pit Bulls and
Parolees”
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