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Stars shine bright in ‘Les Misérables’
By Francis Babin TV MediaWe are currently living in the era of superheroes — whether on the big or small screen, they are unavoidable. It seems like every month a new series or film is released featuring a costumed protagonist using his or her superhuman powers to save the day. Even if there are many interesting stories being told (see last year’s “Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse”), it’s easy to see how someone can be afflicted by a bad case of superhero fatigue. How many times can we watch Bruce Wayne become Batman?
We may complain about the abun dance of superhero sagas, but some how we are still drawn to them. Some tales are just compelling, they
numerous mediums, including dozens of films. PBS’s new miniseries marks the novel’s return to English television for the first time since 2000 (it has been adapted into Vietnamese and Spanish in the interim, with an upcoming Japanese version on the way).
Dominic West (“The Affair”) takes a break from playing slimy, unlikable characters to portray the ex-convict Jean Valjean. After serving a brutal prison sentence for stealing bread in order to feed his sister’s children,
vive in post-revolutionary France. They are joined by Adeel Akhtar (“Counterpart”) and Oscar winner Olivia Colman (“The Crown”) as Monsieur and Madame Thénardier, respectively, Derek Jacobi (“Murder on the Orient Express,” 2017) as Bishop Myriel and a bevy of other ultra-talented actors. Adapted by Andrew Davies (“House of Cards”) and directed by Tom Shankland (“The Missing”), the
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At the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter Press Tour, awardwinning screenwriter Davies spoke to the stunned crowd about his disdain for what most consider one of the greatest stage musicals of all time: “I absolutely hated the musical,” he said, adding that he wanted to rescue what he considered to be a great book. While the gifted scribe doesn’t typically adapt stories like “Les Misérables,” he saw something in the source material that called to him, specifically the cat-and-mouse relationship between the two leads. Moreover, he was not intimidated by the renowned novel like many others have been: “I thought I wanted to have a go at it. I’m an old man, I don’t get scared. I’ve faced down many great books. This is just anoth-
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especially different
The six-part miniseries features a modern take on the French classic. It showcases an ethnically diverse cast, various British accents, and focuses on rebellion, poverty and the day-to-day struggle of ordinary people, making it incredibly relevant to today’s world. These decisions were made not only to differentiate it from its predecessors, but to make the story resonate with audiences.
Jean Valjean’s extraordinary journey of redemption during a time of civil unrest has become amazingly important in today’s world. As previously mentioned, PBS’s “Les Misérables” deals with many current problems in our society but also digs deep into themes that dominate our political discourse, such as class, inequality, wealth, the judicial system and the prison industry.
“Les Misérables” is considered one of the greatest literary works of all time from one of the greatest authors, and it’s easy to see why. Jean Valjean’s inspirational arc of destitution, struggle and redemption is as captivating now as it was when the novel was published 157 years ago. If we take a close look around us, we will find real human beings that mirror the characters of Valjean, Javert, Fantine, Cosette and the Thénardiers in our everyday life — these characters are not just abstract concepts or caricatures, but depictions of real qualities and struggles found in the lives of men and women that we know personally. On Sunday, April 21, take a trip through time with a new episode of “Les Misérables,” on PBS.
After getting pulled over by the police, a man in South Carolina attempted to cover the smell of alcohol on his breath by spraying his mouth with — get this — Axe body spray. And you thought the worst thing you could do with Axe body spray was put it on your body.
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McDonald’s has announced plans for new digital menus at their drive-thrus that will offer customers suggestions based on what they ordered. For instance, if you order a salad, it will suggest you stop kidding yourself.
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NBCSN Premier League Mornings (Live) (0:25)
8:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer Evert. at C.Pal. (Live) (2:05)
9:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Pro14 Rugby Scar. vs. Drag. (Live) (2:00)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN College GameDay (Live) (1:00)
10:30 a.m. FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
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8:30 a.m. FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
FSN MLS Soccer LA at MIN (2:00)
9:30 a.m. GOLF EPGA Golf Round 2 Trophee Hassan II. (Live) (1:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 Get Up! (1:00)
NBCSN Sky Sports News (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NCAA Softball Women’s Neb. vs. Ia. (1:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 1
Legends of Golf. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN Match of the Week (2:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)
ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
12:30 p.m. FSN NCAA Softball
Women’s Neb. vs. Ia. (1:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (1:00)
NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:55)
4:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
NBCSN Men in Blazers (Live) (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Draft Countdown (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Fish Addictions TV (0:30)
NBCSN Track & Field Day 1 Penn Relays. (Live) (1:00)
5:30 p.m. FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)
GOLF LPGA Golf Round 2 L.A. Open. (Live) (2:30)
HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)
6:00 p.m. (5) KSTP ESPN NFL Draft (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NBA Countdown (Live) (1:00)
FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
6:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Playoffs. (Live) (2:30)
ESPN2 NFL Draft (Live) (3:30)
2:00 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Golf Round 3 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. (Live) (3:00)
(11) KARE NHL Hockey Stanley Cup Playoffs. (Live) (3:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 2 Legends of Golf. (Live) (3:00)
3:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR PBC Face to Face (0:30)
3:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NASCAR Auto Racing Monster Energy Cup Series Qualifying Geico 500. (Live) (1:30)
4:00 p.m. FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Supercross (Live) (3:00)
4:30 p.m. FSN 18 Holes (0:30)
5:00 p.m. (23) WUCW The James Brown Show (0:30)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN PBA Bowling Round of 16 Playoffs. (2:00)
GOLF LPGA Golf Round 3 L.A. Open. (Live) (3:00)
5:30 p.m. TNT NBA Tip-Off (Live) (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN UFC UFC Preliminaries (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 eSports (Live) (1:00)
TNT NBA Basketball Playoffs. (Live) (2:30)
7:00 p.m. (11) KARE NHL Hockey Stanley Cup Playoffs. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN2 eSports (Live) (1:30)
FSN NHRA Drag Racing (2:00)
NBCSN Monster Jam (1:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN UFC UFC Yoel Romero vs. Ronaldo Souza 2 (Live) (3:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN Curling Gold Medal World Mixed Doubles Championship. (2:00)
8:30 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter Special (0:30)
TNT NBA Basketball Playoffs. (Live) (2:30)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter Special (0:30)
11:00 a.m. (5) KSTP ESPN NFL Draft (Live) (7:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Softball Women’s Ga. at S.C. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
NBCSN Premier League Mornings (Live) (0:30)
11:30 a.m. (11) KARE EPL Soccer NEW at B&H (Live) (2:00)
FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Track & Field Day 2 Penn Relays. (Live) (2:30)
Noon FSN Fish Addictions TV (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. (Live) (1:45)
12:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
1:00 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Special (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Softball Women’s Fla. at Aub. (Live) (2:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Bal. at Min. (Live) (3:00)
1:30 p.m. (11) KARE Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (0:30)
1:45 p.m. GOLF Golf Central Pregame (Live) (0:15)
FSN NHRA Drag Racing Pro Stock Series (1:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. (2:00)
SHOW Boxing Robert Easter Jr. vs. Rances Barthelemy Showtime Championship. (Live) (3:30)
9:30 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:30)
ESPN2 SportsCenter Special (0:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker (1:00)
NBCSN FINA Swimming Day 1 Champions Series. (2:00)
11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL Combine (0:30)
FSN Golf Life (0:30)
GOLF APGC Golf Women’s Final Round Amateur Asia-Pacific. (Live) (2:00)
TNT Inside the NBA (Live) (1:00)
11:30 p.m. ESPN2 Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL Combine (0:30)
FSN Twins Live Pre-game (0:30) Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Apr 21, 2019 to Apr 27, 2019
Chefs Burrell and Florence aim to help culinarily clueless celebrities
By Andrew Warren TV MediaKeep those fire extinguishers close, chefs Anne Burrell and Tyler Florence are back with a fresh batch of culinary dunces who are eager to learn a thing or two about how to succeed in the kitchen. “Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition” returns to Food Network for a fifth season on Sunday, April 21.
Just like its non-celebrity parent, the premiere features a batch of recruits — in this case, all celebrities — who are the sort of folks who have trouble boiling water. With a little help from chefs Burrell and Florence, they’ll be whipped into shape over the next few weeks and transformed
into cooks who are more than capable of preparing a restaurantquality meal for a panel of judges. Wait, did I say “with a little help?” I should probably rephrase that: these people need a lot of it. Luckily, the chefs both have the competition to drive them, and each instructs a team of celebrity kitchen disasters. Every week, both chefs drop the worst-performing member of their team, and when it’s finally time for the finale, the two remaining trainees go head to head in a cookoff, with the one who prepares the better meal earning $25,000 for the charity of his or her choice.
This year’s celebrity lineup is a diverse one. Controversial former Olympian Tonya Harding, actor Jim J. Bullock (“Spaceballs,”
1987) and actress Morgan Fairchild (“Days of Our Lives”) are just a few of the famous folks eager to learn some culinary basics from the two accomplished chefs. In this week’s premiere, the recruits enter boot camp and are immediately handed their first challenge: to recreate their favorite restaurant dishes. After the chefs have had a chance to watch how the recruits perform in the kitchen and
taste their food, they stage a ceremony inspired by awards shows in which they reveal who they’ve chosen to be on their teams.
It’s all in good fun, but the celebrities really do learn a lot about how to cook, and in the end, one lucky charity receives a hefty donation. The latest season of “Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition” premieres Sunday, April 21, on Food Network.
Sunday, April 21
Noon (8) WDSE Around the Farm Table
1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Lidia’s Kitchen
2:00 p.m. (9) KAWE The Great British Baking Show The contestants bake perfectly thin and crispy bread sticks and tricky English muffins.
Monday, April 22
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Tuesday, April 23
11:30 a.m. (9) KAWE Martha Bakes Bake wholesome treats that will encourage everyone never to skip breakfast again.
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Wednesday, April 24
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Thursday, April 25
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
9:00 p.m. (8) WDSE Around the Farm Table
Friday, April 26
12:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Over 50 Make a low sodium diet, no salt chicken chili verde, and low sodium orange sesame chicken.
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Saturday, April 27
6:00 a.m. TRAV Food Paradise We crisscross the country to find the ultimate dishes for every meal of the day.
7:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke Tabaka chicken with rhubarb tkemali and grilled chicken kebabs with charmoula are served.
TRAV Food Paradise New fusions are bringing noodles to the next level such as spaghetti in a cone.
7:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lucky Chow An explanation of Filipino cuisine from PJ Quesada of the Filipino Food Movement.
8:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Simply Ming Top Chef alum Fatima Ali joins Ming for some healthy cooking and eating.
TRAV Food Paradise A ghost pepper burger in Texas.
8:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Moveable Feast
With Fine Cooking Trail through the Presidio, a national park at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge.
9:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Martha Bakes
Chocolate mint sandwich cookies and iconic ginger biscuits are made.
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations From chicken rice to fish head curry, Andrew explores Singapore’s popular foods.
9:30 a.m. (2) KTCA How to Cook Well
With Rory O’Connell Today’s recipes: carrot, coconut and lemongrass soup; slow roast shoulder of lamb.
10:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Mexico: One Plate at a Time Rick prepares a
tried-and-true sopa de tortilla and a meal-in-a-bowl lamb-pasilla caldo.
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Andrew enjoys classics such as bittersballen and haring in Amsterdam.
11:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Jacques Pepin’s Heart & Soul in the Kitchen Chicken livers in mushroom port sauce and beef tongue topped with a sauce are served.
11:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lidia’s Kitchen Lidia makes a lasagna with ricotta and fresh mozzarella, and eggplant parmigiana stacks.
Noon (2) KTCA Sara’s Weeknight Meals Recipes include kielbasa sandwiches with kim chi and cheddar and chorizo chicken wings.
(9) KAWE America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated
12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated
1:00 p.m. (2) KTCA Jamie’s Quick and Easy Food Jamie prepares melt in your mouth beef with saffron rice and finishes with a plum tart.
1:30 p.m. (2) KTCA New Scandinavian Cooking
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE To Dine for With Kate Sullivan Nike Air designer, Jason Mayden, takes us to Giordano’s Deep Dish pizza.
3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated
4:00 p.m. (8) WDSE Confucius Was a Foodie Chef Christine looks for the culinary roots of foods such as ice cream and more.
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food Apr 21, 2019 to Apr 27, 2019
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