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There’s a new sheriff in town: Stephen Dorff stars in ‘Deputy’ By KATE HAHN
There’s a new Los Angeles County sheriff in town: grizzled tough guy Bill Hollister, played with subtle swagger and a watchful eye by gravelly voiced Stephen Dorff (True Detective). Hollister gets a promotion from the titular Deputy in the midseason-premiering FOX drama (Thursdays beginning Jan. 2) to head honcho thanks to an obscure rule in the county charter invoked when his boss dies unexpectedly. Hollister, a mounted-unit old hand, first responds: Take this job and shove it. But the responsible realist soon agrees to an emergency swearing-in — at the scene where he has just ended a spectacular car chase with a neat cowboy trick. “Bill is just an old, hard chargin’, horse-ridin’ deputy,” says executive producer and director David Ayer, the writer of gritty, realistic, L.A.-set police thrillers Training Day (2001) and End of Watch (2012), who’s making his TV debut (the script is by former LAPD detective Will Beall). “Hollister does the right thing even if it’s difficult or gets him in trouble. It’s been fun and interesting to bring that as a framework to modern issues and problems. He’s Cowboy 2.0.” The top lawman’s arrogant, by-the-book former superiors aren’t thrilled when Hollister — after doing a piece of official business by making a brief speech to some graduating deputies including his deceased partner’s son, earnest and soon-to-be-in-jeopardy Deputy Joseph Blair (Shane
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DEPUTY: Stephen Dorff in DEPUTY, premiering midseason on FOX. © 2019 FOX MEDIA LLC. Cr: Tyler Golden / FOX.
Paul McGhie) — hightails it back into the field instead of his office. “Bill is ultimately going to put bad guys away,” Dorff says. “He’s a throwback to an older generation. But he’s different from other TV lawmen
Do you like the Mandalorian’s short episodes?
Question: Do you think the Disney+ series The Mandalorian might start a new trend of shorter episode lengths for streaming shows? As someone who has endured the interminable length of so many Netflix shows — is there an episode of a Marvel series that wouldn’t have benefited from being 15 minutes shorter? — I’m finding the shorter episode length of The Mandalorian refreshing. —Darren Matt Roush: I couldn’t agree more, and I can only hope other shows would follow The Mandalorian’s lead and realize that just because streaming gives you the freedom to fashion episodes of any length, that doesn’t mean it should always be an endurance test. (That groan my co-workers often hear is when I cue up another episode of a Netflix or other streaming series — Castle Rock, I’m thinking of you, too — and realize from the time code that it’s going to occupy at least a full hour of my time.) One of the virtues of The Mandalorian is its economy within each episode, its tight focus with minimal filler. The cinematic wipes between scenes also keep the pace brisk. Another thing I enjoy about The Mandalorian is the weekly scheduling of new episodes. If the whole season had dropped at once, like most Netflix shows do, what are the odds we’d still be obsessing on Baby Yoda weeks later? There are lessons to be learned here. To submit questions to TV Critic Matt Roush, go to: tvinsider.com
in that he’s flawed.” At his side is a trusted but equally imperfect buddy, former Marine sniper Deputy Cade Ward (Brian Van Holt, Cougar Town). “There’s demons to Cade, lots of wounds and shadows, but ul-
timately, he’s a good man trying to do his best,” says Van Holt, who comes from a family of cops and could immediately relate to the role. They’re joined by the new head of Hollister’s security detail, young, smart Deputy
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New Year Network News
Bradley Cooper, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen and other special guests celebrate the humor of Dave Chappelle, recipient of the 22nd Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The program will be broadcasted nationally on PBS Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 9 PM ET (check your local listCourtesy of Jaji Lindsay ings). The program will Dave Chappelle, Mark Twain Prize pay tribute to the humor and accomplishments of Chappelle. The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recognizes individuals who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the distinguished 19th-century novelist and essayist Samuel Clemens, best known as Mark Twain. Previous recipients of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize are Richard Pryor (1998), Jonathan Winters (1999), Carl Reiner (2000), Whoopi Goldberg (2001), Bob Newhart (2002), Lily Tomlin (2003), Lorne Michaels (2004), Steve Martin (2005), Neil Simon (2006), Billy Crystal (2007), George Carlin (2008), Bill Cosby (2009; rescinded in 2018), Tina Fey (2010), Will Ferrell (2011), Ellen DeGeneres (2012), Carol Burnett (2013), Jay Leno (2014), Eddie Murphy (2015), Bill Murray (2016), David Letterman (2017), and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2018). Peter Weber begins the search for his soul mate on the new season of The Bachelor, premiering Monday, January 6 with a three-hour special from 8 to 11 PM ET/PT on ABC. An airline pilot, Peter is ready to take off on an international journey filled with romance, high drama and love. 30 stunning, accomplished women will vie for Peter’s heart. Who will get the first impression rose and earn the jealousy of all the other women? It promises to be a very emotional first rose ceremony for Peter as he will say goodbye to eight bachelorettes, some of whom predict that Peter may be in for a bumpy ride with this group of feisty ladies. The series is hosted by Chris Harrison. Smithsonian Channel will premiere season14 of the popular series Air Disasters on Sunday, January 5 at 8 PM ET/PT, followed by the season 2 premiere of Disasters at Sea at 9 PM ET/PT. From infamous aviation disasters to a routine New York ferry trip that turned deadly and the mysterious loss of a fishing vessel in the Bering Sea, this promises to be two hours of shocking revelations.
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Brianna Bishop (scene stealer Bex Taylor-Klaus). Making the characters and their police work authentic is an Ayer trademark so the cast worked with consultants and deputies from the L.A. Sheriff’s Department. They did ride-alongs and just talked about the job. Dorff polished his equestrian skills (his horse Rain Man is a star himself, having just worked with Tom Hanks). And although most of the shooting is in Albuquerque, N.M., iconic Los Angeles locations get screen time, so the show feels grounded in the sprawling, diverse county. When Hollister kicks off his boots at home, he is kept in line by wife Dr. Paula Reyes (Yara Martinez, Jane the Virgin), a badass ER trauma surgeon he met 20 years ago when she stitched him up. “We’ll see the pressures of being in the public eye, and what that does to the family,” says Martinez, who got to know her costar when Ayer had them do martial arts at a dojo as he peppered them with questions. Emotion doesn’t take a back seat to the action, of which Deputy has plenty. “In Episode 2, I’m in a chopper and take down a cartel. It gets pretty gnarly,” Dorff says. Cases coming up include child abduction, high-end burglaries and smugglers bringing immigrants across the border. With L.A. County stretching from Malibu to the mountains, there’s plenty of crime to fight. “Bill’s a street deputy at heart,” Ayer says. “Sheriff is what he has to wrestle with and grow into.” We are so along for the ride.
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" by Charlie Mackesy (HarperOne) 2. "The Guardians" by John Grisham (Doubleday) 3. "Strange Planet" by Nathan W. Pyle (Morrow Gift) 4. "Chris Cross" by James Patterson (Little, Brown) 5. "The Institute" by Stephen King (Scribner) 6. "A Minute to Midnight" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) 7. "Blue Moon" by Lee Child (Delacorte) 8. "Twisted Twenty-Six" by Janet Evanovich (G.P. Putnam's Sons) 9. "The Dutch House" by Ann Patchett (Harper) 10. "The Testaments" by Margaret Atwood (Doubleday/Talese)
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" by Ree Drummond (William Morrow) 2. "Guinness World Records 2020" (Guinness World Records) 3. "How Not to Diet" by Michael Greger (Flatiron Books) 4. "Me" by Elton John (Henry Holt and Co.) 5. "Becoming" by Michelle Obama (Clarkson Potter) 6. "Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers" by Brian Kilmeade (Sentinel) 7. "Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Avengers" (Pokemon) 8. "The Book of Gutsy Women" by Clinton/Clinton (Simon & Schuster) 9. "I Really Needed this Today" by Hoda Kotb (G.P. Putnam's Sons) 10. "Talking to Strangers" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)
NIELSENS
1. “NFL Sunday Post-Game Show," Fox, 20 million. 2. “Sunday Night Football: Kansas City at Chicago,” NBC, 17 million. 3. “”Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC. 13.3 million. 4. “The OT,” Fox, 13.1 million. 5. “NFL: Indianapolis at New Orleans," ESPN, 11.4 million. 6. “NCIS,” CBS, 11.1 million. 7. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 9.8 million. 8. “The Voice,” NBC, 8.8 million. 9. "The Voice (Tuesday)", NBC, 8.7 million. 10. “Thursday Night Football: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco,” NFL Network, 8.5 million. 11. “FBI,” CBS, 8.47 million. 12. “The Masked Singer,” Fox, 8.4 million. 13. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 7.1 million. 14. “Thursday Night Football Pre-Kick,” NFL Network, 7 million. 15. “The Voice,” NBC, 6.7 million.