An alternate reality hiding just below the surface of the world we see every day is about to be revealed. On Sunday, March 1, a new mystery series, “Dispatches from Elsewhere,” premieres on AMC, and it follows a group of strangers on a journey of discovery that blurs the lines between what’s real and what’s not.
“Dispatches from Elsewhere” is a game that brings together four people that are searching for meaning in their lives. Each player has been won over and introduced to the elaborate alternate-reality game by the charismatic leader of the Jejune Institute, Octavio, played by Richard E. Grant (“Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker, “ 2019). As they chase clues and search for the mysterious and missing Clara (Cecilia Balagot, “Girl Meets World”), they begin to question whether the game is really just a game.
Our four participants are Fred wynn, portrayed by André Benja min (“American Crime”); Janice, played by the delightful Sally Field (“Hello, My Name Is Doris,” 2015); Simone, played by Eve Lindley (“Mr. Robot”); and Peter,
played by Jason Segel, who most TV fans will remember as Marshall from “How I Met Your Mother.”
As the players unravel the game’s mysteries, they become entangled in the web of the secret society that springs from the Jejune Institute, and they begin to believe they are seeing a new reality in plain sight.
Segel not only stars in “Dispatches from Elsewhere,” he is the show’s creator and has a hand in every aspect of the series. He’s a writer, exec
Dracula puppet opera featured in the 2008 film “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” is actually snippets of a full musical that Segel wrote before he began writing that film’s script. It is not surprising that he has now helped create this odd, winding mystery series — the guy is much more strange and interesting than the role he’s best known for would suggest. The secrets of this new show’s freshman season remain just that for now — secret. Keeping the highlights and surprises under wraps is very important to Segel. At a January
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semble casts in recent memory. Benjamin, perhaps better-known as André 3000 of the band Outkast, has been building an impressive filmography since his debut as Silk Brown in the 2003 crime movie “Hollywood Homicide.” He starred in “Four Brothers” in 2005 and made the move to television in 2016 for the second season of the anthology series “American Crime.”
Field is a Hollywood veteran known for consistently incredible performances in virtually every genre and medium. She shines in heartwarming films such as “Steel Magnolias” (1989), “Forrest Gump” (1993) and “Mrs. Doubtfire” (1994), as well as action films such as “Smokey and the Bandit” (1977), her early TV shows “Gidget” and “The Flying Nun,” and her recent roles in quirky dramedies such as Netflix’s “Maniac.”
Next to one of television and film’s most celebrated actresses stands one of the most exciting fresh faces in the industry. Eve Lindley has already landed roles in some of the most buzzed-about recent series, such as “Outsiders,” “Tales of the City” and “High Maintenance,” but it is clear that this is only the beginning of a long and prolific acting career.
President Trump’s legal adviser, Jenna Ellis, criticized the halftime show as “demeaning to women.” She said the president believes there is a time and a place to demean women, and that’s Twitter.
After President Trump gave his State of the Union address, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore it in half. Then Melania said, “Great! Now do my prenup.”
The Oscars are on Sunday, and just to prepare you, it could be a very long night. The results are being tabulated by the Iowa Democrats.
I’m realizing I need to get better at dating. Let’s be real: I’m bored, I’m lonely, I need to put someone else on my will besides my dog, Sparkles.
You know the first record of a woman wearing high-heeled shoes dates all the way back to the 16th century, and I’m sure her blisters will be healed any day now.
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Congrats to the Kansas City Chiefs on winning Super Bowl LIV. And an even bigger congrats to everyone in Kansas City who actually showed up to work today.
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At the same TCA event in January, Lindley shared how meaningful it was to portray a trans woman as a trans woman herself, saying, “I read the script and I was so moved. ... It was one of the best depictions of a trans character I ever read. I felt close to her. Jason [Segel] allowed me to interject a lot of myself into her.”
The premise for “Dispatches from Elsewhere” comes from some interesting source material. There is a “real” Jejune Institute, and it is the subject of the appropriately named 2013 documentary film, “The Institute.” Documentary might be a generous term for what that feature is, as the institute itself was involved in its production. Between 2008 and 2011, the creators of “The Institute” amassed thousands of participants in their game and sent them all on silly adventures, like dancing with a sasquatch on a sidewalk. But they also asked them to search for a woman named Eva. The game was eventually disbanded, but it left participants questioning how much of what was revealed to them during the experience was real, which infused the whole operation with a cult-like quality.
Bernie Sanders hosted a Super Bowl party in Iowa yesterday. He even made his special three-layer dip of Robitussin, Metamucil and Werther’s Originals.
If NBC can count the votes for “The Voice,” then Iowa should be able to do it for a presidential election.
Nancy Pelosi extended her hand to President Trump, and he wouldn’t shake it. I’m not saying it was bad, but even flights circling LaGuardia aren’t left hanging that long.
Trump was acquitted today, and then he called up Ukraine and said, “Now, where were we?”
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From the mind of Alex Garland (“Ex Machina”) comes this thrilling futuristic series, premiering Thursday, March 5. Sonoya Mizuno (“Maniac”) stars as Lily, a computer engineer working at Amaya Corporation with her boyfriend. When her boyfriend suddenly dies, Lily is distraught and begins to believe that the police are wrong about his death being a suicide. Desperate to find an answer, she begins to suspect that he was murdered and that the company’s CEO, Forest (Nick Offerman, “Parks and Recreation”), knows more than he will admit. As she delves deeper into her investigation, she realizes that all roads lead back to the Amaya Corporation’s secret development division — or “Devs” — and uncovers a global conspiracy. A new episode of this addictive miniseries premieres every Thursday.
On Friday, March 6, learn the full story of the former first lady and presidential candidate in this four-part documentary. Hillary Rodham Clinton opens up and discusses her life from her college years and her marriage to former U.S. president Bill Clinton to her work for women’s rights and her campaign for president. Director Nanette Burstein (“Going the Distance,” 2010) had concerns that Clinton would shy away from any controversy, but she was happily mistaken when her subject spent 35 hours answering questions and discussing any and all topics that came up, including her husband’s infamous affair with Monica Lewinsky, her relationships with Bernie Sanders and current president Donald Trump, and the fateful night in 2016 when she failed to win the presidency. The series not only includes interviews with Hillary and Bill Clinton, it also includes behind-the-scenes footage from Hillary’s presidential campaign. Don’t miss this fascinating docuseries that looks into a substantial figure in American history.
On Friday, March 6, don’t miss the premiere of this cop-comedy based on the novel “Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland,” by Ace Atkins. Mark Wahlberg (“Daddy’s Home,” 2015) stars as Spenser,
an ex-cop who spent the last five years in prison after being framed. Now free but unable to rejoin the police force, Spenser moves in with his former boxing coach, Henry (Alan Arkin, “The Kominsky Method”), who is happy to take him in, on one condition: he has to share a room with and help train Henry’s newest boxer, a cocky MMA fighter named Hawk (Winston Duke, “Us,” 2019). When two of his former co-workers are murdered, Spenser convinces his eccentric ex-girlfriend, Cissy (Iliza Shlesinger, “Instant Family,” 2018), and his new roommate to help him investigate and take down the corrupt cops and politicians who killed his friends and framed him. Don’t miss this action-packed comedy that features rapper Post Malone’s first on-screen film role.
Based on the popular video game series, “Castlevania” returns to Netflix for a third season, premiering Thursday, March 5. The animated series is
Horowitz (“Once Upon A Time”) bring viewers what is sure to be another fantastic and addictive series with this reboot of Steven Spielberg’s “Amazing Stories,” premiering Friday, March 6. While the fantasy series does not feature Spielberg behind the camera, he is involved in the series as executive producer this time around. True to the original series, “Amazing Stories” is an anthology that combines fantasy, science fiction and horror. Showrunners have given few details about specific plot lines, but it has been revealed that each episode focuses on the universal theme of humanity’s constant search for meaning, and an episode involving a time-traveling World War II pilot has been teased. Catch the premiere of the first five episodes this Friday.
a medieval fantasy that puts a new twist on the classic tale of Dracula. When his wife is falsely accused of witchcraft and subsequently burned at the stake, Dracula (voiced by Graham McTavish, “Preacher”) vows to destroy all humanity, believing them to be a stain on the Earth. Now, the fate of humanity rests in the hands of Trevor Belmont (voiced by Richard Armitage, “The Stranger”), a disgraced monster hunter. Season 2 saw Belmont team up with unlikely allies Sypha Belnades (voiced by Alejandra Reynoso, “Winx Club”), a powerful magic user, and Adrian aka Alucard (voice of James Callis, “Battlestar Galactica”), Dracula’s son, who believes his father should be attacking the person responsible for his mother’s death as opposed to all of humanity. After the dramatic Season 2 finale, Season 3 could go anywhere when it premieres this Thursday.
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Take an inside look at the intense world of cocaine trafficking in this eight-part series, premiering Friday, March 6. The series looks at the political and economic impact of drug trafficking and the ever-shifting dynamic between various crime organizations, from Mexican cartels to the Calabrian mafia. Based on the Italian book by the bold essayist and screenwriter Roberto Saviano, the series also looks at the familial impact of organized crime and stars Andrea Riseborough (“Birdman,” 2014) and Dane DeHaan (“The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” 2014) as the children of an Italian business man (Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment”) whose business is dependent on brokering cocaine.
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7:00 p.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30)
TNT NBA Basketball L.A. C. at Hou. (Live) (2:30)
HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)
7:30 p.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN Dream. State. (0:30)
8:30 p.m. FSN Home Grown. The Journey of Girls and Women’s Hockey in Minnesota (0:30)
8:45 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)
9:00 p.m. FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
9:30 p.m. FSN NHL Hockey Min. at S.J. (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN Wired: Stadium Series (1:00)
TNT NBA Basketball Tor. at G.S. (Live) (2:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Arnold Palmer Invitational. (3:30)
10:30 p.m. NBCSN Swimming Pro Series Day 1 (1:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (1:00)
Friday, March 6
8:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Wild Live Post-game (0:30)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN Pro Football Talk (2:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Home Grown. The Journey of Girls and Women’s Hockey in Minnesota (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)
FSN PBA Bowling Indianapolis Open. (2:00)
10:00 a.m. NBCSN Sky Sports News (2:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Lund: The Ultimate Fishing Experience (0:30)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 UFC Live (Live) (0:30)
FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Daily Wager (Live) (1:00)
FSN Fish Addictions TV (0:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 1 Hoag Classic. (Live) (2:00)
5:30 p.m. FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Ga.T. at Clem. (Live) (2:00)
FSN The Yearbook Published by PrepSpotlight.tv (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
6:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
FSN WPT Poker Gardens Championship. (1:00)
TBS ELeague (1:00)
11:30 p.m. GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round
1 Hoag Classic. (2:00)
Saturday, March 7
8:00 a.m. ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
8:30 a.m. FSN Musky Hunter Television (0:30)
NBCSN Premier League Mornings (Live) (0:25)
8:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)
9:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Unlocking Victory (0:30)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
9:30 a.m. ESPN2 UFC Live (0:30)
FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (2:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN College Gameday (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
10:30 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College Hoops Tip-Off (Live) (0:30)
FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
11:00 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR
NCAA Basketball Vill. at Geo. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN Fishing the Midwest (0:30)
NBCSN Premier League Mornings (Live) (0:25)
11:25 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer TOT at Burn. (Live) (2:05)
11:30 a.m. (7) KCCO Inside College Basketball (0:30)
(11) KARE Gymnastics American Cup. (Live) (2:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Min. at L.A. (Live) (2:30)
3:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College Hoops Extra (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Golf Films (1:00)
4:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR XFL Football N.Y. vs. Dall. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN FIG Gymnastics World Cup Women’s American Cup. (Live) (2:30)
4:30 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Championship Mountain West Tournament. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 2 Hoag Classic. (Live) (2:30)
5:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Gametime With Boomer Esiason (0:30)
ESPN NCAA Basketball UNC at Duke (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Okl. at TCU (Live) (2:00)
5:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
6:00 p.m. FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
6:30 p.m. FSN Loons Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN AMA Supercross (Live) (3:00)
7:00 p.m. (5) KSTP NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR Boxing Adam Kownacki vs. Robert Helenius Premier Champions. (Live) (2:00)
(29) WFTC NCAA Hockey St. Cloud vs. Mn.D (Live) (2:30)
ESPN UFC UFC 248 Preliminaries (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Championship OVC Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN MLS Soccer MIN at SJ (Live) (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
7:30 p.m. (5) KSTP NBA Basketball Phi. at G.S. (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Arnold Palmer Invitational. (6:00)
ESPN2 First Take (1:30)
FSN NHL Hockey Min. at S.J. (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (2:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)
ESPN MLB Baseball Spring Training. Bos. vs. Atl. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN IBU Biathlon World Cup 10km Sprint (1:00)
12:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
1:00 p.m. FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Arnold Palmer Invitational. (Live)
NBCSN Swimming Pro Series Day 2 (Live) (1:30)
7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR WWE SmackDown (Live) (2:00)
ESPN NBA Basketball Utah at Bos. (Live) (2:30)
FSN NBA Basketball Orl. at Min. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
7:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Arnold Palmer Invitational. (4:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Vir. C. at Dav. (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN Curling Night in America (2:00)
9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)
ESPN NBA Basketball Mil. at L.A. L. (Live) (2:35)
FSN Wolves Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Spotlight (0:30)
NBCSN Curling Night in America (2:00)
10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:20)
10:30 p.m. FSN The Yearbook
Published by PrepSpotlight.tv (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Sportsman’s Journal (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Arnold Palmer Invitational. (Live) (2:00)
Noon (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)
(7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Ken. vs. Fla. (Live) (2:15)
FSN NCAA Hockey St. Cloud vs. Mn.D (2:00)
1:00 p.m. (5) KSTP XFL Football Sea. at Hou. (Live) (3:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College Hoops Extra (Live) (0:30)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live)
(2:00)
1:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Basketball Set. Hall at Crei. (Live) (2:00)
(11) KARE PGA Golf Round 3 Arnold Palmer Invitational. (Live) (3:30)
GOLF Golf Films (1:00)
NBCSN Premier League Goal Zone
(Live) (0:30)
2:00 p.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30)
NBCSN RBS6 Rugby It. vs. Ire. (2:00)
2:15 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball UCLA at USC (Live) (2:15)
2:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Golf Films (1:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Quarter-final WCC Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Loons Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
9:30 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:30) (29) WFTC Whacked Out Sports (0:30) NBCSN RBS6 Rugby Wa. vs. Eng. (2:00)
10:00 p.m. FSN AMA Arenacross (1:00)
11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Live Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
FSN Spotlight (0:30)
11:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Quarter-final WCC Tournament. (Live) (3:00)
FSN Wild Live Pre-game (0:30)
NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Women’s Giant Slalom (1:00)
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Mar 1, 2020 to Mar 7, 2020
Sunday, March 1
Noon (8) WDSE Beatrice
Ojakangas: Welcome to My Kitchen Bea serves up a light as air, never fail recipe for cheese soufflé and a farmer’s cheese.
12:35 p.m. (8) WDSE Beatrice
Ojakangas: Welcome to My Kitchen Today, Bea makes delicious specialties straight from Finland: Piirakka, Pulla, and Paisti.
1:10 p.m. (8) WDSE Beatrice
Ojakangas: Welcome to My Kitchen Bea creates a gourmet dinner for two featuring a standing rib roast and crisp salad.
1:45 p.m. (8) WDSE Beatrice
Ojakangas: Welcome to My Kitchen Bea makes moist flaky Danish pastry with jewel tone fruit preserves and almond filling.
2:20 p.m. (8) WDSE Beatrice
Ojakangas: Welcome to My
Kitchen Bea turns delicious homemade soup and bread combinations into a feast for the senses.
Monday, March 2
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
4:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Julia Child: Best Bites Chefs and celebrities share personal insights as they screen Julia’s mostbeloved recipes.
Tuesday, March 3
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 America’s Test Kitchen 20th Anniversary Special The 20 most popular recipes and
greatest moments from the show are showcased.
10:30 p.m. (2) KTCA Julia Child: Best Bites Chefs and celebrities share personal insights as they screen Julia’s mostbeloved recipes.
Wednesday, March 4
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Thursday, March 5
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Friday, March 6
12:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Over 50 When it comes to eating red meats and poultry selection, prep and portions are important.
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Saturday, March 7
Noon (2) KTCA Julia Child: Best Bites Chefs and celebrities share personal insights as they screen Julia’s mostbeloved recipes.
12:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Julia Child: Best Bites Chefs and celebrities share personal insights as they screen Julia’s most-beloved recipes.
4:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Julia Child: Best Bites Chefs and celebrities share personal insights as they screen Julia’s mostbeloved recipes.
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food Mar 1, 2020 to Mar 7, 2020
By Michelle Rose TV Media
We’reinto March, which means it’s time for a certain single-elimination tournament to capture our attention.
If you’re a sports fan, your first thought might be March Madness. And while there are some similarities (mostly the bracket-style format), I’m actually referring to Food Network’s new five-episode competition series, “Tournament of Champions,” which begins Wednesday, March 4.
Hosted by Guy Fieri, “Tournament” will see 16 of the most celebrated chefs battling it out in various challenges that get progressively tougher with every round.
These competitors are not only racing against the clock, they’re also going into this blind: They don’t know who their competitors are (but we do), they don’t know what the challenges involve, and, in some rounds, they’ll be forced to use some specialized tools or unusual ingredients.
So who are the competitors?
There are a few familiar faces and names, such as Alex Guarnaschelli and Rocco DiSpirito, and some “under-the-radar talent” (per Food Network), too. The bracket is split into two regions, East and West, and each challenger is seeded by rank in their region as they battle it out.
At the end of each round, you’re not going to see the chefs appear before a judging panel, à la “Chopped.” “Tournament of Champions” will use a blind judging system: The judges don’t know who’s competing because they’re
completely removed from the competition area and their decision will be based solely on the plates put before them.
Star power and name recognition aren’t competitive advantages in this competition. But Fieri knows exactly who’s competing, since he and fellow commentators Justin Warner and Simon Majumdar will shadow a chef during each round.
Food Network greenlit the series back in October, when it invited Fieri fans to submit their challenger nominations via social media. It only took a week for the video post to garner more than a million views. Production was completed in De-
cember, but Food Network has kept fans engaged every step of the way — in fact, just last month fans were invited to fill out their bracket for a chance to win weekly prizes and to share their predictions for how the tournament will unfold.
Round 1 of “Tournament of Champions” begins this Wednesday, and time management will be key in the three matchups. A randomizer (a slot machine-like contraption) will determine each challenge, from a key ingredient to a specific cooking style or reduced prep time, and that could set things up for a memorable March Madness-like upset.
By Sachi Kameishi TV Media
When asked about “Better Things,” a show she not only created but runs, writes, produces, directs and stars in, Pamela Adlon (“Californication”) had this to say:
“My life has changed exponentially because of this show. It’s not just another job for me, it has completely cracked open my whole life.”
Adlon has been knee-deep in the television industry since her mid-20s. You’ve almost definitely heard her iconic voice in “King of the Hill” (as Bobby) or “Recess” (as Spinelli), and you may have seen her in Showtime’s “Californication” or FX’s “Louie.” It was the latter that provided her with the big break she had been waiting for: The series and her work with controversial comedian Louis C.K. showcased Adlon’s writing, acting and producing talents, and soon FX gave Adlon her very own TV show.
“Better Things” is an off-beat, unfiltered look at the life of a struggling actor and mom, and it often feels like the very best of what television has to offer. The show has received massive critical acclaim, and Adlon’s writing and acting has never been better. In other words, it’s been a long road for Adlon, but it’s been worth it. The highly anticipated fourth season premieres Thursday, March 5, on FX.
One need only take a look at the premise of the series to understand the intimate investment Adlon has made in every aspect of its narrative. She plays the lead character, Sam Fox, an actress and acting coach who is struggling to find a way to make it in Hollywood now that she’s reached middle age. On top of her professional woes, Sam deals with all the major challenges of being a single mother to her three daughters. Those daughters are Frankie (Hannah Alligood, “Miracles from Heaven,” 2016), Max (Mikey Madison, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood,” 2019) and Duke (Olivia Edward, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”), and all three steal every scene they’re in. Sam has her gay best friend, Rich (Diedrich Bader, “American Housewife”), to rely
on, as well as her very British mother, Phyllis (Celia Imrie, “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” 2011), who is both encouraging and emotionally draining.
Adlon is, herself, a veteran actor and the main parent to three daughters the same ages as those in the show, and she has a very English mother who lives right next door to her. As you can see, this series is a very personal project. “You write what you know,” is the adage that comes to mind. In the hands of a lesser writer or less courageous showrunner, this kind of personal material could come across trite or maudlin with toospecific storylines or unrelatable slice-of-life moments.
But Adlon’s take on her own life is spectacular. She is unflinching, and gives us heart-wrenching, relatable moments such as one in the third season when Sam is at the height of a meltdown driven by anger at her absent ex-husband, disturbing dreams, extreme parental frustration and the consuming, overall exhaustion of growing old. Sam says, “It’s a lot. And some mornings I just lay in bed in my room and I stare at the ceiling and I say, ‘I just can’t do it anymore, I just can’t, I just can’t, I just can’t, I can’t, I can’t.’” It’s the kind of low point many of us reach (or will reach) in our lives, and it’s somehow comforting to see it on TV.
“Better Things” is more articulate than most shows and portrays painful, universal situations in a way that never lets the characters off the hook, but it infuses even the darkest moments with humor. The show has spent three seasons covering issues like aging, sexual identity, gaslighting and the horrific things mothers and daughters say to each other in anger — all this would be at home in a heavy drama, but Adlon infuses each scene with almost radical empathy and love. Add her dark humor to the mix, and you have one captivating series.
The Season 3 finale was set on Sam’s 50th birthday, the event that had loomed over the characters for a while now. Sam hit the dreaded milestone in the midst of a storm of complications that included an attraction
to her therapist, menopause, a fallout with her eldest daughter and her ongoing haunting by her late father. Oh, and her father died when he was 50.
As she is blowing out her cake’s candles, with only two of her three children present for her, her father’s ghost congratulates her. “You made
it,” he says. “Now what are you going to do?”
Tune in to find the answer and watch as Sam’s midlife crisis be-
gins to unfold in the premiere of the fourth season of “Better Things,” airing Thursday, March 5, on FX.
Queen & Slim
After an awkward date in an Ohio diner, Queen (Turner-Smith), a criminal defense attorney, is driven home by her Tinder match, Slim (Kaluuya). On the drive home, the couple is pulled over by a police officer who claims Slim was driving erratically. After Slim is asked to step out of the vehicle, the situation escalates, and the officer draws his gun on the couple. When Queen steps out of the car to record the encounter on her phone, the officer shoots Queen, grazing her leg. In reaction to the gunfire, Slim takes the officer’s gun and shoots him in self-defense. Deciding to go on the run rather than spend their lives in jail, the couple quickly become viral sensations and incite grief and hysteria worldwide.
Director:MelinaMatsoukas.Stars:
DanielKaluuya,JodieTurner-Smith,
BokeemWoodbine,ChloëSevigny, Flea,SturgillSimpson,Indya Moore,BenitoMartinez,Jahi Di’AlloWinston.2019.132min.
Drama.
Dark Waters
When a local farmer asks corporate lawyer Robert Bilott (Ruffalo) to in
vestigate a number of unexplained deaths linked to the DuPont chemi
cal company in West Virginia, he reluctantly accepts, despite being employed by large corporations himself. Examining the claims as a courtesy, Bilott soon realizes that the chemicals produced by the company have not only infiltrated every home in the small West Virginia town, but possibly America.
Director:ToddHaynes.Stars:Mark Ruffalo,AnneHathaway,TimRobbins,BillPullman,BillCamp,Victor Garber,MareWinningham,Wil-
liamJacksonHarper,Louisa Krause.2019.126min.Biography.
Magically transported into the animated world of Playmobil after the death of their parents, siblings Marla (Taylor-Joy) and Charlie (Bateman) find themselves in the midst of an animated Viking battle. When Charlie is captured and taken away by rowdy pirates, Marla enlists the help of food truck driver
Del (Gaffigan) and secret agent Rex Dasher (Radcliffe) to help locate her beloved brother. After Charlie falls into the clutches of the tyrannical Emperor Maximus (Lambert), Marla and her new friends must work together to bring down the evil ruler and save her brother.
Director:LinoDiSalvo.Stars:Anya Taylor-Joy,GabrielBateman,Jim Gaffigan,DanielRadcliffe, MeghanTrainor,AdamLambert. 2019.99min.Animation.
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