Top of the food chain
The animals are going rogue
By Jacqueline Spendlove TV MediaAren’t we lucky that our pets love us?
I grew up with a Rottweiler, who could have done major damage to the soft, juicy little 10-yearold who dressed him in her brother’s jacket, used him as a pillow and pretended to eat his treats. My family fed him, housed him, petted him and spoiled him, but when you get down to it, the only reason I got through any given day without getting mauled was because he chose not to.
Animal attacks do happen, of course, domestically and otherwise, but considering how many potentially lethal beasts are roaming the planet, they’re not exactly hurting the human population. Humans may be the dominant species, but we’re by no means the strongest.
If the lions, tigers and bears of the world were to suddenly get it into their heads to push back against the people that are steadily encroaching on their turf, we’d find ourselves in a mess of trouble (oh my!). It’s a situation that is the focus of “Zoo,” a new drama coming to CBS. Based on James Patterson’s No. 1 bestselling novel of the same name, the series follows a wave of vicious animal attacks on humans throughout the globe. As these attacks become more cunning and violent, it becomes clear that this is far from normal animal activity. “Zoo” premieres Tuesday, June 30, on CBS.
Patterson has sold more than 300 million copies of his books, and 10 of his novels have been adapted for the screen, including “Kiss the Girls,” “Along Came a Spider,” “Women’s Murder Club” and “Alex Cross.” “Zoo” — which has sold more than four million copies worldwide and is available in six languages — was originally intended for the big screen actually, but execs thought there was enough material to warrant a longer story.
The author himself is more than confident that his work will translate well to the small screen: “People always say that the book is always better than the movie,” he
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said at CBS’s summer press event. “In this case, I think the series is going to be better than the book.”
“Mad Men’s” James Wolk leads the cast as American zoologist Jackson Oz, who offers safaris in the African wild. He begins to notice unusual behavior in the animals he works with on a regular basis, and before long, he’s wrapped up in the desperate race to figure out what’s causing them to suddenly turn against humans en masse.
Starring alongside Wolk is French actress Nora Arnezeder (“Safe House,” 2012) as former diplomat
Chloe Tousignant, who takes refuge and teams up with Wolk as things start to get hairy (no pun intended) with the animals. “Revolution’s” Billy Burke plays Mitch, a veterinarian who generally prefers to spend his time with animals than with other people. Kristen Connolly (“House of Cards”) plays Jamie, a rather young journalist who has noted and been tracking the unusual animal behavior and
is out to get the whole story behind it.
Not all of the show’s characters are lifted from the novel, and, as is always the case with a book’s screen adaptation, the series won’t line up with Patterson’s work exactly.
“We used some of the characters very specifically, then adjusted them a little bit and created some characters of our own,” said executive producer Jeff Pinkner in a recent interview with CBS.
“It’s impossible to do an adaptation and be completely beholden to the book, because there are some things that work well on the page that just won’t work in filmed entertainment,” he said. “But the idea behind the book and the characters in the book were so strong, we had a really fun leaping-off point.”
Pinkner explains that the show’s structure is notably different from that of the original story as well, with the book’s plot moving into the future, while the show remains in the present. He also revealed to the “Hollywood Reporter” that season 1’s 13-episode arc will not leave off where the book does, and
that the current plan is to have the series span five seasons, if not more.
Filming began in January in New Orleans, but the long list of shooting locations helps demonstrate the truly pandemic nature of the crisis. The first season alone takes the story to Alabama, Africa, Tokyo, Paris, Antarctica and more.
“[The actors] literally have no idea what country they’re going to, what animal they may be dealing with,” Pinkner said in the “Hollywood Reporter” piece, voicing his hope that the constant change in location will help keep things fresh for the cast and audience alike. So if polar bears aren’t your thing, just wait a week and you may get to see someone eaten by an alligator instead.
Mankind’s superior intelligence has taken us a long way, but if “Jurassic Park” has taught us anything, it’s that this by no means makes us invincible against things with pointy teeth and razor-sharp claws. OK, so “Zoo” doesn’t have dinosaurs, but it has teeth and claws aplenty. Catch the premiere Tuesday, June 30, on CBS — and maybe stop using your Rottweiler as a pillow.
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12:30 p.m. NBCSN Off the Grid (0:30)
1:00 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)
ESPN2 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest (1:00)
NBCSN Off the Grid (0:30)
ESPN Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest (1:00)
FSN Champions Tennis PowerShares Series Champions Shootout. Salt Lake City, Utah (2:00)
3:30 p.m. (5) KSTP 30 for 30 (1:30)
ESPN2 SportsNation (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Coke Zero 400. Daytona Beach, Fla. (2:00)
4:00 p.m. (11) KARE Horse Racing Belmont Oaks and Suburban Handicap Breeder’s Cup Challenge Series. Elmont, N.Y. (Live) (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN2 NHRA Drag Racing Mello Yello Series Qualifying Summit Racing Equipment Nationals. Norwalk, Ohio (2:00)
5:00 p.m. FSN UFC 149 (3:00)
5:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 The Greenbrier Classic. White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (4:30)
NBCSN NASCAR America (0:30)
6:00 p.m. (9) KMSP MLB Baseball Min. at Kan. Kansas City, Mo. (Live) (3:00) (15) KVRR MLB Baseball (Live) (3:00)
ESPN Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest (1:00)
NBCSN Xfinity Series Pre-Race (0:30)
6:30 p.m. ESPN2 30 for 30 (1:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Subway Firecracker 250. Daytona Beach, Fla. (Live) (2:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest (1:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest (1:00)
ESPN2 ISKA Karate U.S. Open. Orlando, Fla. (Live) (1:00) FSN MLL Lacrosse Bos. at Den. Denver, Colo. (Live) (2:30)
9:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (0:30)
FSN MLB Baseball Min. at Kan. Kansas City, Mo. (2:00)
NBCSN NASCAR America (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (0:40)
NBCSN NASCAR America (0:30)
1:00 p.m. NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Practice Subway Firecracker 250. Daytona Beach, Fla. (1:00)
1:10 p.m. ESPN2 MLB Baseball Mia. at Chi.C. Chicago, Ill. (Live) (3:00)
2:00 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series Practice Coke Zero 400. Daytona Beach, Fla. (1:00) 2:30 p.m. FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
3:00 p.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 The Greenbrier Classic. White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (Live) (3:00)
5:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball S.F. at Wash. Washington, D.C. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:30)
FSN The Game 365 (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR America (1:00)
5:30 p.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
6:00 p.m. FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
NBCSN Off the Grid (0:30)
6:30 p.m. ESPN2 CFL Football Cal. at Mtl. Montreal, Que. (Live) (3:00)
FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 The Greenbrier Classic. White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (3:00)
NBCSN /Drive on NBC Sports (0:30)
7:00 p.m. FSN MLB Baseball Min. at Kan. Kansas City, Mo. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Practice Subway Firecracker 250. Daytona Beach, Fla. (1:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)
1:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Central Pregame (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Qualifying Subway Firecracker 250. Daytona Beach, Fla. (2:00)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP 30 for 30 (1:30)
(7) KCCO PGA Golf Round 3 The Greenbrier Classic. White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (Live) (3:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR FIFA Women’s World Cup Today (Live) (1:00)
(11) KARE Cycling Stage 1 UltrechtUltrecht Tour de France. (1:00)
ESPN2 Lacrosse Championship World Series of Youth. Denver, Colo. (Live) (1:30)
FSN Spotlight (0:30)
GOLF Web.com Golf Round 3 Nova Scotia Open. Halifax, N.S. (Live) (3:00)
2:30 p.m. FSN 18 Holes With Jimmy Hanlin (0:30)
3:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR FIFA Soccer Women’s Third Place Match World Cup. Edmonton, Alta. (Live) (2:00)
(11) KARE AMA Motocross Red Bud 300. Buchanan, Mich. (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 Mike Tyson’s Greatest Hits (1:00)
9:30 p.m. NBCSN /Drive on NBC Sports (0:30)
9:45 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:15)
10:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Boxing Classics 1990 Buster Douglas vs. Mike Tyson Tokyo, Japan (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
NBCSN AMA Motocross Lucas Oil Series Pro. (1:00)
10:30 p.m. FSN A Piece of the Game (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 The Greenbrier Classic. White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (4:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker Borgata Classic. (1:00)
NBCSN UCI Cycling Stage 1 Utrecht Tour de France. France (3:00)
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Jun 28, 2015 to Jul 4, 2015
Barbecue is serious business.
That’s no exaggeration: it really is. And it’s not exactly small potatoes, either. Barbecue is taken seriously across the continent, and nowhere more so than in the south.
That’s where Travel Channel’s “BBQ Crawl” comes in. Its latest season premieres Wednesday, July 1, and, like seasons past, it features Danielle Dimovski — better known as Diva Q — traveling up and down and all across the continent, trying out the best barbecue at every stop, and even battling on the competitive circuit along the way.
That right there is what really makes both “BBQ Crawl” and
Diva Q herself so compelling. This lady isn’t your typical competitive barbecuer, and she stands out from the crowd for a whole bunch of reasons.
First up are her awards: she’s won far too many to list here, but needless to say that Dimovski isn’t just on the competitive circuit for fun — she’s in it to win.
Secondly, and kind of obviously, is the fact that she stands out for being a woman. Granted, there are plenty of other ladies competing to make the best briskets and ribs, but their numbers are still absolutely swamped by all of the men.
She’s also Canadian. In a sport whose home and soul are in the American south, it’s practically unheard of for a middle-aged
woman from the suburbs of Toronto to come in and beat lifelong pros on their home turf.
Add in the fact that she’s a mom of three, a loyal wife and a former human resources manager and you have a paradox of a barbecuer on screen.
Maybe, though, barbecue should just be looked at in a different light. While its heart and soul live in the American south, maybe the long, slow cooking of succulent cuts of meat, the sweet,
spicy and sticky sauces and the rustic smell of a wood smoker transcend cultures and draw in anyone who just loves good food.
Because at the end of the day, isn’t that what barbecue is all about? It’s just amazing food that hasn’t been hurried, but it’s well worth the wait.
Diva Q is back on the road trying out the best that barbecue has to offer in “BBQ Crawl” premiering Wednesday, July 1, on Travel Channel.
Sunday, June 28
1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Pati’s Mexican Table
TRAV Bizarre Foods America
1:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Lidia’s Kitchen
2:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE The Mind of a Chef
3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE A Chef’s Life
TRAV Food Paradise
4:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
4:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Forward
5:00 p.m. TRAV
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Videoreleases
Danny Collins
Danny Collins (Pacino) is an aging 1970s-era rocker who’s set in his ways. His fans are as old as he is, his beautiful young wife is faithless and he relies on drugs to get him through his shows. When his manager (Plummer) uncovers a letter that John Lennon wrote to Danny more than 40 years ago, he takes its advice to heart and becomes determined to change his life’s trajectory. He gives up the drugs, leaves his
wife to her younger lover and crosses the country to connect with his adult son Tom (Cannavale).
Director:DanFogelman.Stars:Al Pacino,ChristopherPlummer,BobbyCannavale,JenniferGarner,MelissaBenoist,NickOfferman,Josh Peck,.2015.106min.Comedy.
Al Pacino stars in “Danny Collins”
Assisted Living That Works For You
Heritage House of Pequot Lakes is located in a quiet country setting on a 20 acre campus with five homes geared toward the special needs of our aging population. On this campus, we are privileged to see many types of wildlife from deer, who come to eat the apples off the trees, to eagles that soar above us. Each one of our houses on campus will strive to meet the needs from an independent individual to a completely dependent resident.
Community Services:
Single level living All male and female units Heat & air-conditioning Private & semi private rooms
Paid utilities (telephone not included) Cable television included Wireless internet provided
Three home-cooked meals daily Two nutritous snacks daily Activities 3 times daily
Exercise program Religious services on site 24 hour supervision & care
On site medical physician as needed 24 hour onsite RN/LPN nursing serviesMedication administration
Assistance with bathing & dressing Mechanical lifts Two person assists
On site bus with lift for outings Memory care community Dining/activity area Fireside sitting area
Patio area Full sidewalk around building for walks Beauty salon Spa room with whirlpool tub
Sprinklers/alarms for fire safety Outings for shopping & community events
Housekeeping and laundry services Hospice available PT/OT services available
Jeff
Maggie
Udy, Campus Administrator jeffu@heritagehouseofmn.com McCormick, Director of Nursing don@heritagehouseofmn.com