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Leadership of Sayreville BOE remains for 2021 By MATTHEW SOCKOL Staff Writer

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Madison Szumera, an Old Bridge teen who attends St. Benedict School in Holmdel, collected almost 500 toys for children at Saint Peter’s University Hospital. See story, page 9.

Rittenhouse will not appeal mayoral bid decision from 2019

fter his appeal contesting the results of his 2019 mayoral bid was dismissed in New Jersey Superior Court, a Sayreville resident is looking to bring reform to the election process. Arthur Rittenhouse, the Republican candidate for Sayreville’s mayor in 2019, announced in a Jan. 11 statement that he would not appeal a Superior Court decision dismissing his verified petition against the election. When the results were first tallied after Election Day 2019, Democrat Victoria Kilpatrick was declared the winner over

Rittenhouse by a margin of three votes. A recount increased Kilpatrick’s lead to six votes and an additional count of provisional ballots increased her lead to 18 votes. Rittenhouse’s legal team argued in the petition that there were numerous errors and irregularities during the election process capable of changing the outcome of the election, seeking to have the court must declare the results of the mayoral election null and void and order a special election to be held. A Superior Court judge ruled against the petition last year, stating that there was

nothing in the record to indicate that the final count is not accurate, and there is nothing in the record to support any conclusion other than the recount is accurate. According to the statement, Rittenhouse is not appealing the court decision because cost at this point is prohibitive. “I would like to thank the support I received from the residents of Sayreville, the individuals and groups from Middlesex County and the state,” he said. Instead, Rittenhouse said he plans to work toward reforming the election (Continued on page 7)

embers of the Sayreville Board of Education (BOE) have voted to keep the individuals who served as president and vice president of the board during 2020 in place for 2021. The board held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 5, and the winning candidates from the Nov. 3 election – newcomers Alison Napolitano, Eloy Fernandez, Eileen Pabon and Patrick Walsh – were sworn in to begin serving their first terms. Napolitano, Fernandez and Pabon were elected to full three-year terms on the board. Walsh was elected to a one-year, unexpired term. After all members were seated, the board held elections for the positions of president and vice president. Anthony Esposito, who served as president in 2020, was nominated to serve as president for a second consecutive year and was elected in an unanimous vote. He joined the board in 2016 and previously served as vice president for three consecutive years from 2018 to 2020 until he was named president due to the resignation of the board’s previous president. John Walsh, who served as vice president in 2020, was nominated to serve as vice president for a second consecutive year and was also elected unanimously by his fellow board members. He joined the board in 2013 and began serving as vice president after Esposito became president in 2020. Following the elections, board members approved the following appointments on the recommendation of Superintendent Richard Labbe for 2021: • Business Administrator Erin Hill was appointed board secretary, the public agency compliance officer for contracts, the (Continued on page 7)

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Old Bridge Board of Education reorganizes with new leadership By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge Board of Education reorganized with new leadership. Jill DeCaro, who served as board vice president last year, was nominated to serve as president, and Theresa Burns was nominated to serve as board vice president during the school board’s reorganization meet-

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ing on Jan. 7. During the reorganization meeting, DeCaro, Matthew Anthony Sulikowski, both incumbents, and former board member Frank Weber were sworn in to their seats on the board. The three board members won the three, three-year terms that were available on the Old Bridge Board of Education in the election on Nov. 3. Editorial: 732-358-5200 Fax: 732-385-8868 Email: news@njsuburban.com Sports Email:

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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD The Sayreville Public Library will offer the following programs during January: • The Contagious Optimism Wellness Group goes virtual from 10:30 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of the month. Feeling down or discouraged? Want to increase your positivity? Dr. Colleen Georges, author of the award-winning, best-selling “Rescript the Story You’re Telling Yourself” and co-author of “Contagious Optimism,” facilitates this monthly wellness group designed to help grow optimism and overall happiness. Register at www.sayrevillelibrary.org to receive the Zoom link. • A virtual movement- and restorationbased yoga practice will be held from 6-7 p.m. Jan. 28. Join Stephanie BarriosCullins for two classes offering restorative yoga.Participants need a webcam to participate in this program. Register at www.sayrevillelibrary. org to receive the Zoom link. • Join Constance Hallinan Lagan for Connie’s New Year program “Hope” at 6 p.m. Jan. 21. Since the New Year is traditionally a period of renewal and resolution, there is no better time to commit to living optimistically

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Register at www.sayrevillelibrary.org in order to receive the Zoom link. • Enjoy an opportunity to pick up a few new tips from fellow craft addicts during the virtual Stitchers and Knitters Anonymous Club for folks who know the basics, but want to take their project to a new level. Have supplies and a current craft project ready. This group is open to all adult residents. They will meet virtually at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28. For more information, contact Aziza at 732-727-0212. Nominations for the 25th annual Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award are being accepted through Feb. 12. Each year, the Making a Difference Award presents $50,000 to one winner, $25,000 to two runners-up, and up to $7,500 to several others at a ceremony hosted by Ramapo College of New Jersey, which manages the awards program on behalf of the Russell Berrie Foundation. Awards will be presented at a virtual ceremony in May. The nomination form is available online at berrieawards.ramapo.edu.

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Middlesex County commissioners outline priorities for 2021

he Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners shared their vision for the county in 2021. That vision focuses on initiatives and programs that position the county for continued success, including: economic development – building an infrastructure for businesses; education – enabling students to thrive; and COVID-19 – expanded testing and vaccine distribution. The event, which was held online Jan. 7 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, began with the swearing-in ceremonies of re-elected County Commissioners Leslie Koppel and Charles Tomaro, and newly elected County Clerk Nancy J. Pinkin, before the reorganization meeting began. Additionally, the county honored two longtime public servants on their retirements: County Clerk Elaine Flynn who served 25 years, and Surrogate Kevin Hoagland, who served 28 years. While the COVID-19 pandemic required the county to devote much of its attention to pandemic-related response during 2020, the goal for 2021 is to focus on new initiatives that drive continued economic growth and invest further in education while continuing to provide a strong, proactive, innovative response to the global pandemic, according to a prepared statement. “As we take a collective sigh that the year is behind us, we can look to the hope that a new year brings. While 2020 brought us together, 2021 will lead us forward,” County Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios said in the statement. “Our all-

important work with the pandemic will continue. However, this new year will present the opportunity to continue making crucial investments in our economic and educational infrastructures.” In 2021, Middlesex County will move forward with an emphasis on its economic development strategy in order to attract, retain, and expand businesses in three key industries: life sciences, food innovation, and electric connected autonomous vehicles. In keeping with the strategies developed by the Destination 2040 strategic plan, the county’s master economic roadmap, this future-thinking growth strategy will foster opportunities and pathways across a variety of disciplines including education, technology, healthcare, and business, according to the statement. “As Middlesex County continues to grow as an economic epicenter in New Jersey, as shown in the recent announcement of the HUB in New Brunswick, we will be well positioned to welcome entrepreneurs and industry leaders to a thriving community in which business, arts and culture, and innovation are fostered to give our residents the environment in which they will lead healthy, dynamic, and prosperous lives,” Rios said in the statement. This year, the county is renewing its commitment to education by investing in Middlesex College and the students who will become the entrepreneurs, CEOs, essential workers, and life science experts of the businesses that will call Middlesex County home. “Students embarking on a career at

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Nancy Pinkin is sworn in as the newest clerk of Middlesex County during the Board of County Commissioners reorganization meeting on Jan. 7.

Middlesex College will receive a firstclass education and be given invaluable real-world opportunities to succeed and thrive personally, academically, and professionally,” Rios said in the statement. As the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 continues, so too will the county’s vigilance in the fight against this deadly virus and its dedication to creating a safe environment for county residents to return to work and school in order to grow the economy and workforce, according to the

statement. In 2021, the county will continue to perform free COVID-19 testing, evolving with the needs of the community. Middlesex County will also continue contact tracing efforts and will play a key, collaborative role in bringing the COVID-19 vaccine to County residents by working closely with local, state, and federal officials. The full reorganization meeting and commissioner director’s speech are located on the county’s YouTube page.

Middlesex County College announces name change

iddlesex County College is transforming to Middlesex College. The college’s Board of Trustees approved the name change in October, which took effect Jan. 1. A public unveiling of the new logo and visual identity is planned for some time in May. “We know two things,” College President Mark McCormick said in a prepared statement. “First, that students receive an excellent education here, and when they transfer to a four-year college or university, they do as well or better than students who start at a four-year institution. They are very well prepared. But we are also well aware that there is a stigma attached to community colleges. While we know the high quality of the educational experiences we provide, that message has not

fully penetrated in our community. We hope this name change will go a long way in doing that.” Two-year colleges in other states have already begun to drop “community” or “county” from their names as part of a rebrand, according to the statement, including Gloucester County College, which changed its name first to Rowan College at Gloucester County and then last year to Rowan College of South Jersey when it merged with the former Cumberland County College. McCormick noted that the name change would not affect the objective of the college. “Our mission remains the same,” he said in the statement. “It is to offer a quality, affordable education for the people of Middlesex County, and to help our students thrive in education, growth and personal success.

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That will not change. “We are fortunate to have the support of the Middlesex County Commissioners in this effort,” he continued. “We thank the commissioners and the county administration for their incredible support of Middlesex College and our mission.” The college is planning an open house on April 18 and expects to have new admissions materials created by that date. The diplomas for May 2021 graduates will say Middlesex College, and the college anticipates having a fully revamped website by the fall of 2021. College athletic teams, which have been known as the Blue Colts, will now be the Middlesex Colts, and a mascot will be unveiled in the months ahead.

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ON THE ROAD PETER PERROTTA

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ld is new again. Retro is in. That seems to be the theme these days with some car manufacturers as they harken back to the nostalgic ’40s, ’50s or ’60s to bring back popular iconic models in a repackaged old but new look. Chevy did it with the Camaro. Ford is doing it this year by bringing back the once popular Bronco. Dodge certainly has had much success when this concept by bringing back more modern Peter Perrotta and stylized versions of the Charger and Challenger. Not to be outdone, Land Rover has reached back into its truck/SUV vault to bring back the iconic Land Rover Defender. The Land Rover Defender 110 – which is what I am reviewing this week – was actually styled after a very rugged British four-wheel drive off road vehicle first produced in 1948. This steel-framed truck gained a worldwide reputation for ruggedness and versatility. Land Rover had a continuous run of 67 years of producing the Defender, pumping out over 2 million units in that timeframe. It ended production of the Defender in January 2016. Now, it’s back with a vengeance. In 2020, the United Kingdom-based Land Rover brought back the four-door version of the Defender, badged the 110 SE, and for 2021 it also unveiled the twodoor version of the same truck, badged the 90 model. Needless to say, it’s been a smashing success. The new Land Rover Defender line recently won accolades as it was named Motor Trend’s 2021 SUV of the Year. “We are thrilled to honor the Land Rover Defender with our SUV of the Year award,” says Motor Trend Editor-in-Chief Mark Rechtin. “Part of the word ‘transportation’ is not just driving but the feeling of being transported. The moment you get into a Land Rover Defender you are transported. Every design element gives the sense of journey, safari, moving outward into the world with courage.” Needless to say the folks at Land Rov-

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er were thrilled with the truck of the year award. “It’s a great achievement and an honor for the new Defender to be selected as the SUV of the Year from Motor Trend,” says Joe Eberhardt, president and CEO of Jaguar Land Rover North America. Personally, I first saw the new/old look Defender at the Philadelphia car show in 2019 where it was unveiled in a sneak peak presentation. I was impressed then with its new, but ruggedly old, look. But, of course, I didn’t get a chance to drive it. More recently I had the privilege of jumping behind the wheel of the 2020 Land Rover Defender 110 SE – the fourdoor version – for one week for some reallife road testing. The first thing I noticed about this new Defender was how ruggedly awesome it looks. My tester had a Gondwana Stone colored exterior with black rimmed, offroad 19 inch tires with an Ebony leather interior. The Gondwana Stone is a light green that suits this vehicle just fine – giving it a military-like look. The next thing you notice, after you jump into this rig, is how it was designed to be a sporty or utilitarian type vehicle but at the same time it is loaded with all the most modern tech. The 10-inch touch screen infotainment system is one of the best in the business and the back up camera and surround cam-

era system is simply astounding in its clarity and usefulness. However, at the same time, the interior is Jeep rugged. There are no carpeted mats. Instead it is outfitted with very durable allweather terrain mats, so if you accidentally drag some mud into the vehicle there will be no worries. Moreover, the grab handles, shelving and compartments are comprised of a tough, polyurethane composite that lends itself to taking this vehicle on a safari with you. In regular around town driving, the Defender performs well. It is comfortable to drive, a bit top heavy because it has a high center of gravity, but overall it handles well, takes bumps extremely well and is a pretty good highway cruiser as well. But, that isn’t where this vehicle really struts its stuff. To really get the feel of the overall competence of this truck, you have to take it off road. The folks at Motor Trend took their Land Rover Defender to the rugged terrain of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast when they tested it. Obviously, I didn’t have that luxury. But, the sandy trails of South Jersey’s Pinelands would have to do for my test drive. Needless to say, if the newly redesigned Defender was able to chew up the terrain of Namibia and win truck of year honors at the same time, handling the sandy Pinelands trails was kid stuff. And, it was.

The Defender performs best when it’sw chewing up sand and gravel beneath its wheels and spitting it all out with ease. It holds the off-road quite nicely and you feel very confident that whatever mud puddle, sandy patch or small log that gets thrown in its path, you could handle it with ease. My tester Defender 110 SE had a basep price of $62,250. However, after optionss and destination and delivery it had a bot-a tom line sticker price of $72,780. Added options included but weren’tp limited to: $1,020 for the driver assistt package (adaptive cruise); $700 for a coldt climate package (heated steering wheel);v $2,080 for advanced off-road package;w w $1,750 for a sliding panoramic roof. The government’s EPA fuel consump-s tion ratings for this vehicle come in at 19 miles per gallon overall with 22 mpg int highway driving and 17 mpg in city driv-d ing. The EPA estimates the annual fuel costs of operating the Defender to be $2,550 as iti uses 5.3 gallons of gas per every 100 milesb b driven. This vehicle has not been safety crashr tested yet by the government. My tester was powered by a 3.0 liter, six cylinder engine that puts out 395 horsepower.

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process so voters get back to voting in person, as well as better regulation of mail-in and provisional ballots. As a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy ordered that the 2020 election be primarily conducted through mail-in ballots. Excluding individuals with disabilities, voting machines were prohibited and New Jersey residents who voted in person could only cast provisional ballots. According to the press release, more than 500 ballots were rejected in Sayreville during the 2020 election. “The legislature must go back to in-person voting immediately,” Rittenhouse said in thes statement. “Safety precautions can be taken to keep everyone safe. Absentee ballots have worked for years; there is no reason they cannot work today.” For a complete list of community announcements, visit www.centraljersey.com. Any items not appearing in the newspaper will be posted online. To submit an announcement, send details to news@njsuburban.com.

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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD High school students are invited to enter their substance use prevention messages through their original music as part of the music and song writing competition, “Your Song! Your Voice! Shout Down Drugs New Jersey,” sponsored by New Jersey Broadcasters and 959.9-FM WRAT. The competition is designed to challenge New Jersey high school students to create original music and lyrics with powerful peer-to-peer substance use, misuse and prevention messages. Entries are accepted through Feb. 1.

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All music genres are welcomed from students interested in sharing their talent and inspiring messages about shouting down drugs and raising up their voices to inspire their peers. The winner will receive a $5,000 music contract. The second- and third-place performers will receive $3,000 and $2,000 music contracts, respectively, with the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey. For rules and information on how to enter, contact Diane Higgins at 973-2757985.

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Not Quite Wonderful By Paul Hall

hen Wonder Woman graced theaters in 2017, it was a special moment for the DC cinematic universe. A feeling of hope arrived in the form of the superhero toting a golden lasso. Now we fast-forward the tale to everyone’s favorite decade — the ’80s — as Diana Prince’s (Gal Gadot) story evolves in the new film Wonder Woman 1984. Diana, working in cultural anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., meets a new colleague, Barbara Minerva (Kristen Wiig), who specializes in rare gems. Barbara has been asked by the FBI to identify some items that have recently been recovered after a robbery. It is that task that eventually introduces Barbara to the suave and debonair Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal). The particular stone that Maxwell and the FBI are both interested in allows

people to be granted their wish, whatever they desire. Maxwell will stop at nothing to get the stone and use it to benefit the one person he cares for the most — himself. Maxwell attempts to charm everyone around him. Some fall for his advances and others shut him down, but many are about to experience the power of the stone in one way or another. The question remains: Once the power is unleashed on the world, can the genie be put back in the bottle? The genre is filled with possibilities and I remain hopeful even after I experienced this film, but this is definitely a speed bump for the DC universe. WW84, as it has been dubbed, has myriad issues that slow the promise that Wonder Woman held. For starters, it is too long, checking in at 2 hours and 31 minutes. That duration is not a problem when stories keep moving, but this film feels like following a broken path to the end.

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Setting the film in a timeframe that is likable helps, as the ’80s evoke positive memories for many fans of the character. Set decorations, background music and fashion engulf viewers in the era, and that may be enough for some to forgive the bigger faults. Without giving too much away, part of the plot seems like a thinly veiled attempt to bring back Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), and this really feels like a manipulation that wasn’t needed. I like Chris, but there comes a time when packing too much in hinders the overall film. I love Gadot’s take on the Diana/Wonder Woman character, but this film just doesn’t reach the finish line on her talent

s w t t h w a t alone. The brightest star is Wiig, whose t villainous turn feels like an everyday bad- m die coming forward for the masses. D Because I like so many aspects of the franchise, I can’t wait to see where things t go, but this effort seems to be an average one at best. Wonder Woman 1984 is less wonderful than I hoped for; let’s just hope the wonder can return in the future. Paul’s Grade: C+ Wonder Woman 1984 Rated PG-13 Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal Director: Patty Jenkins

Will CBS air the second season of Star Trek: Discovery? Question: It was a treat for CBS to release Star Trek: Discovery on their regular network. Do you think there is any chance those of us without CBS All Access will get to see Season 2? —Larry Matt Roush: Probably not, because the Trek spinoffs (including Picard and others in the pipeline) are critical to the brand identity of ViacomCBS’s streaming service, which in 2021 will be renamed Paramount+ to further distance it from the legacy linear network. You’re right that the first season of Discovery got that primetime exposure because of pandemic production delays, but it was also an effective commercial to try to lure fans such as yourself to give the streamer a look. If that’s not a possibility, your best bet to see future seasons will be the DVD route. Question: I was wondering if you could provide some insight into why Aidy

Bryant seems to be missing in action on Saturday Night Live! —MJ Matt Roush: Aidy Bryant hasn’t been seen since the start of the season because she’s been far away from New York City, working in Portland, Oregon, on the third season of her Hulu comedy Shrill, on which production this year was delayed until fall, like so many others, by the pandemic. She’s still in SNL‘s opening credits, and when she’s free to return, she’ll be back. To submit questions to TV Critic Matt Roush, go to: tvinsider.com

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Old Bridge teen donates almost 500 toys to children’s hospital

OLD BRIDGE – An Old Bridge teen collected almost 500 toys for children at Saint Peter’s University Hospital. Madison Szumera collected 383 toys on one day, and then an additional 86 toys, for a total of 469 gifts donated to the New Brunswick children’s hospital in time for Christmas. Every October, the 14-year-old begins preparing for her annual holiday toy drive, her mother Dineen said. “Inspired by Superstorm Sandy, she started her toy drive in 2012 while she was in Kindergarten. Her motivation was to give back to the people who lost everything during the storm. Children lost their homes, toys and personal belongings. She wanted to ensure that those children were able to receive new toys in replacement of the things that they lost in the storm and to make sure that they felt a sense of normalcy and joy during the holiday season,” Dineen Szumera said. In the first two years, Madison donated the toys she collected to the RAINE Foun-

dation and the following year, she donated to Operation Jersey Shore Santa. Both of these foundations made sure that the toys were given to families who were impacted by the destruction of the storm, Dineen Szumera said. However, for the subsequent years, Madison started donating to Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital because in 2015, her childhood friend, Ryan, passed away. He was a 9-year-old boy who lost his battle with cancer. “With the destruction of Hurricane Sandy having subsided, her new goal was to make sure that children who were unhealthy or in the hospital were as happy as possible during the holidays. Madison wanted to do something that had the potential to put a smile on every child’s face. With the help of social media platforms, family, friends, neighbors and her school, St. Benedict [in Holmdel], she has collected hundreds of toys and each year, the donations increase,” Dineen Szumera said.

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Madison Szumera, an Old Bridge teen who attends St. Benedict School in Holmdel, collected almost 500 toys for children at Saint Peter’s University Hospital.

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Gil Gerard Beating Space Enemies Along With Addiction By Taylor Neumann, ReMIND Magazine

il Gerard was born on Jan. 23, 1943, in Little Rock, Arkansas. For school he attended a seminary before graduating from a Catholic high school. He began to work as an industrial chemist, but soon left the position and moved to New York City, where he studied drama by day and drove a taxi by night. During this time, Gerard starred in around 450 commercials and landed a role as Alan Stewart on the soap opera The Doctors, which lasted about two years. He decided to move from New York City across the country to Los Angeles for more opportunities, which is where he

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ended up in his most famous role as Buck Rogers in 1978. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was a television show with its feature-length pilot episode released theatrically — having an even better opening week than Star Wars. The film was released in March 1979 and performed well enough to launch the show in September of that same year. It followed Capt. William Anthony “Buck” Rogers, a NASA and Air Force pilot who commands a spaceship launched in 1987. He is accidentally frozen in space and discovered in the year 2491, woken up and newly introduced to a post-nuclear war society. It is his job to help protect the planet alongside a cohort of sidekicks, both human and robotic. The show was canceled in 1981, and Gerard spiraled into addiction. He got clean from cocaine, but fell into overeating that sidelined his short-lived series Sidekicks (1986-87). Though he initially kicked his habits, enough to star in 1990’s E.A.R.T.H. Force and host Code 3 (1992), overeating would be something that con-

tinued to haunt his life. In January 2007, Gerard was the subject of the Discovery Health documentary Action Hero Makeover, which documented a year of his life in which the former superhero tried to recover from a lifetime of overeating and a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes. He received mini-gastric bypass surgery in 2005, and the series followed his progress afterward. When production began, Gerard was around 350 pounds; within 10 months he had lost 145 pounds. Since then, Gerard has done a small amount of acting, including reuniting with fellow Buck Rogers star Erin Gray in 2007 for the TV film Nuclear Hurricane. They also played Buck Rogers’ parents in the pilot of an internet series, Buck Rogers Begins, in 2009. In October 2019, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Gerard is executive producing a sci-fi project, tentatively titled 2491, that will follow in the footsteps of Buck Rogers with an astronaut shot into the future. Gerard also intends to be a series regular on the program.

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Jeers to Big Sky for becoming a big snooze. After a killer pilot that dared to off top-billed star Ryan Phillippe, the only real mystery since then has been how many times the ABC drama’s sex- trafficking plot will be used to show female characters being abducted, exploited, attacked or pitted against one another.

Cheers to HBO for investing in Industry. Like a Grey’s Anatomy for the finance crowd, this highadrenaline drama about a group of cutthroat newbies (including Myha’la Herrold and Harry Lawtey) navigating their first year at a London banking firm is hotter than a blue chip stock and was just picked up for Season 2. Bottom line: It’s time to rally around this one. Cheers to The Mandalorian for its Force-full finale. That was no Jedi mind trick, that really was Luke Skywalker (thanks to some CGI) who showed up in the last moments to take Baby Yoda off to his training. What that means for Season 3, we still have no idea, but Mando’s goodbye to his lil pal will stick with us until then.

Jeers to The Christmas Setup for leaving us hanging like a stocking. We adored Lifetime’s romcom starring Arrow’s Ben Lewis, his real-life beau, Blake Lee, and Fran Drescher—but it was never revealed if Hugo (Lewis, right, with Drescher and Lee) saved his beloved train station or left boyfriend Patrick (Lee) for a job in London. Fingers crossed this is the Setup for a sequel!

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