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December 25 - 31, 2022 WHATS UP! T11 Specifically, it was in fact can- celled by its original network, CBS, early this past summer af- ter four seasons. But rival NBC swept in and rescued the show, buying the rights and ordering two more seasons. The show's fifth season, its first on NBC, premieres Feb. 19. This, too, is good news, since it means NBC is giving it a Sunday night slot instead of the rougher Friday night spot it got on CBS. The series is, of course, a re- make of the classic '80s action show about a Vietnam veteran working in Hawaii as a private detective while living in a frank- ly weird guest-house arrange- ment on a rich man's sprawling estate. The remake kept most of that (including the weird living situ- ation), but slightly updated it by making him an Afghanistan vet instead. It did, however, change actors. While original series made a su- perstar out of Tom Selleck (now of "Blue Bloods" fame), it so far remains to be seen if the new version will do the same for its star, Jay Hernandez. That said, Hernandez already had some fame to build on. He's been doing supporting roles in films and television since the late '90s, most notably playing Brian Chavez in the 2004 film "Friday Night Lights" and star- ring in the gross-out horror films "Hostel" (2005) and "Hos- tel: Part II" (2007). Q: Has Bruce Springsteen ever acted? Like, playing a character, not just playing himself? A: Legendary rock star Bruce Springsteen has had a long and varied career, releasing his first album all the way back in 1973. In all that time, he's only acted on film twice — and one of those barely counts. He appeared in the quirky 2020 film "Broken Poet," doing a cameo in the music-themed dra- ma as a fictional musician who just so happens to be named Bruce. But his other screen role is a little more legit, and it comes with a nice little backstory. Springsteen played Giuseppe Tagliano in the 2014 series finale of the Netflix drama "Lilyham- mer," a series that just so hap- pened to star Steven Van Zandt, a longtime member of Springs- teen's band. The series was also produced by Van Zandt, and he directed the episode, so it's easy to see how this could have material- ized as a favor by Bruce for his old buddy. Springsteen played Van Zandt's brother, and the epi- sode is named "Loose Ends," which is the name of a Springs- teen song. That song plays at the end of the episode — and thus, in fact, the end of the series. Van Zandt told Billboard mag- azine he was flattered that Springsteen chose this role as his acting debut. "I know we're friends for 50 years, but still it meant a lot to me that he chose me and trusted me enough to di- rect him when literally every- body on Earth's been wanting to do it." Have a question? Email us at questions@tvtabloid.com. Please include your name and town. Personal replies will not be provided. 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 BY ADAM THOMLISON TV Media Q: I was just watching "Sleepless in Seattle" for the umpteenth time, and there was a quick, throwaway mention (in the newsroom scene) of a person who sounded like the Soup Nazi from "Seinfeld." Did the "Seinfeld" episode come out before this movie? A: Actually, the "Seinfeld" epi- sode "The Soup Nazi" was re- leased in 1995, two years after the landmark romantic comedy "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993). The reason they both reference the same character is simple: he wasn't a character. The Soup Nazi on "Seinfeld" (played by an actor named Larry Thomas, in what was by far his biggest role) was actually based on a real person, Ali Yeganeh, proprietor of the International Soup Kitchen in Manhattan. Indeed, "Seinfeld" and Thom- as didn't even need to embellish the character much. Yeganeh was known for his short temper and strict code of conduct in his restaurant, to the extent that he was himself known as the Soup Terrorist. And like on the show, the soup was reportedly so good that it was worth the experi- ence. And so in "Sleepless in Seat- tle," when the reporter in the Baltimore Sun newsroom pitch- es a story about "this man [who] sells the greatest soup you have ever eaten, and he is the mean- est man in America," he's refer- ring to a real piece of New York lore. So why were a bunch of fic- tional Baltimore journalists talk- ing about a New York cult res- taurateur? That could be be- cause "Sleepless in Seattle's" di- rector and co-writer, Nora Eph- ron, was a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker. If she was looking for a funny throwaway line to add to the scene, she'd write from her own experience. But she'd also want it to be be- lievable and realistic, which clearly it was. Apparently, ev- eryone was talking about New York's combative soup seller in the early '90s. Q: Has the series "Magnum P.I." been cancelled? Or is it coming back next year some- time? A: Actually, yes to both ques- tions. Actor Larry Thomas in a scene from "Seinfeld" HOLLYWOOD Q&A www.advancepestcontrolnwa.com Family Owned, Competitively Priced, Quality Service Since 1981 Rogers 479-636-5590 Springdale 479-756-1788 Eureka Springs 479-253-8967 PEST CONTROL TERMITE FERTILIZATION WEED CONTROL PRE-EMERGENTS