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November 7, 2021

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November 7 - 13, 2021 WHATS UP! T11 Advance Pest Control 2 x 2 TAKE 5 Solution on page T23 Use the clues above and beside the grid to fill in the squares Gibson Chiro 3 x 2 BY ADAM THOMLISON TV Media Q: Is it true Chris Hems- worth used to be on a soap opera? A:You may not know it from the placeless accent he puts on as Thor in the Avengers movies, but Chris Hemsworth is from Australia. It was there that he got his start, on the long-running soap "Home and Away." He was on the show for three years, from 2004 to 2007, and though it wasn't his first role (he'd done a few small TV roles prior, including one on compet- ing Aussie soap "Neighbours"), it was by far his biggest until he moved to the U.S. and became a megastar, seemingly overnight. While not actually overnight, his first American role was in a pretty big movie: Hemsworth played Capt. Kirk's (Chris Pine, "Wonder Woman," 2017) father, George, in the 2009 big-screen "Star Trek" reboot, but was only on screen briefly. His rapid rise may, in fact, be due to his time on "Home and Away." He made a splash in the role, earning a Logie Award (ba- sically an Australian Emmy) for best newcomer in 2005 and was nominated for two more. Q: What TV series has had the longest opening se- quence? A: These sorts of questions are always a little disappointing, either because the "winner" is a show no one has heard of or be- cause there is no clear winner at all. In this case, both are true. It appears that the award for longest TV show intro goes to an Iranian drama called "Zire Tigh" (the title translates as "Under the Blade"). It was a prime-time, soap-style family saga, and its credits ran a whop- ping three minutes and 21 sec- onds. That news is probably a little disappointing because it's un- likely many people reading this will have seen an episode of "Zire Tigh." Our hearts, of course, go out to the Iranians who had to sit through that slog- ging intro, but the fact just doesn't hit home. (It should be said that "Zire Tigh" was a land- mark hit in Iran, so perhaps the credits weren't that much of a drag.) In terms of shows that have been broadcast in North Ameri- ca, it's even less clear, but it seems "The Prisoner" had the longest opening sequence. (Yes, it's a British show, but it was re- run heavily over on this side of the Atlantic.) The extended version of the credits ran for three minutes (al- most exactly). I say "extended version" because it varied a little over the course of the season — shorter credits aired in later epi- sodes. If you're still thinking, "OK, but people from the rest of the world have more time on their hands — surely North American shows are snappier," then I have two words for you: "Twin Peaks." The full opening sequence for that oddball classic ran for a still- lengthy two minutes and 40 sec- onds. They individually listed the name of every member of the enormous cast, with a tune by Angelo Badalamenti that seems to move slower than the accompanying footage of a lazy river flowing toward a waterfall. Again, though, that's the ex- tended version — a shorter one (a minute, 40) was produced lat- er. That's a minute and a half lon- ger than the opening credits for, say, the sitcom "Last Man Stand- ing," led by Tim Allen ("Home Improvement"), in which a pair of boots drops onto the screen with the title, taking all of about six seconds. Have a question? Email us at questions@tvtabloid.com. Please include your name and town. Per- sonal replies will not be provided. Karrie Martin, J.J. Soria, Joaquín Cosío, Carlos Santos and Manuel Uriza as seen in "Gentefied" HOLLYWOOD Q&A Rogers 479-636-5590 • Springdale 479-756-1788 Eureka Springs 479-253-8967 www.advancepestcontrolnwa.com Family Owned, Competitively Priced, Quality Service Since 1981 PEST CONTROL | TERMITE FERTILIZATION | WEED CONTROL PRE-EMERGENTS Introduct y Offer $ 49 Contour Light Treatment Mention you saw this ad! Special Regular $ 199 Lose 1-2 inches of fat or your money back! ExpirEs DEc. 3rD 93 West Colt Square, Suite 3 Fayetteville, AR 72703 479.587.0227 www.thegibsoncenter.com Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Allergy & Stress Relief Dr. Jean Gibson for NEW clients of

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