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5 The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, April 24, 2015 By Andrew Warren TV Media Seeking happiness: It's been a long time in the works, but Showtime's highly hyped new dark comedy/drama has finally hit TV screens. The premiere of "Happyish" comes with both a sweet and a sour note. The original pilot starred the late Oscar winner Phillip Seymour Hoffman ("Ca- pote," 2005) in what was to be his first regular TV role, but his death in early 2014 led to the show being reworked with a new leading man. "Happyish" had a special premiere of its pilot Sunday, April 5, in the U.S., but the show really gets into the swing of things Sunday, May 3, on Showtime. The reworked show now has Steve Coogan in the lead role, along with Kathryn Hahn ("The Secret Life of Wal- ter Mitty," 2013), Bradley Whit- ford ("The West Wing") and El- len Barkin ("Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," 1998). In "Happyish," Coogan por- trays a middle-aged man whose life is in an all-too- familiar place. His new bosses are young, hip and love their tech- savvy buzz words, his prescription medi- cine might be interfering with his romantic life and his life at home leaves something to be desired. More than 'Casual': Her works have successfully made the transition from the pages of books to the screen before — in one heck of a big way — and if her past experiences are any indication, author J.K. Rowling is about to have an- other hit on her hands. The author should barely need an introduction. Her Har- ry Potter series of novels is one of the best selling in history, and the film adaptation of those books is the highest grossing film series of all time. So Rowling and her works are big news, and her post- Harry Potter adult novel "The Casual Vacancy" has finally been adapted for the screen, this time as a three-part mini- series on HBO. Premiering Wednesday, April 29, the joint HBO/BBC produc- tion revolves around the peo- ple of Pagford, a classic little English town whose idyllic sur- face disguises a village that's at war with itself. A large cast means a lot going on, and "The Casual Vacancy" may not lend itself to a casual viewing. The first of three episodes premieres Wednesday, April 29, on HBO. AA MILNE AL B SURE BB KING BEN E KING CC DEVILLE CCH POUNDER CRAIG T NELSON CS LEWIS DH LAWRENCE EDWARD G ROBINSON EE CUMMINGS EL JAMES GEORGE RR MARTIN HG WELLS JAMES T KIRK JFK JJ CALE JP MORGAN JR EWING KD LANG LBJ tvsearch From the list, find each word and circle its letters in the puzzle above to reveal the message relating to this week's theme. The Initializers starsonscreen LEE J COBB LL COOL J LOUIS CK MEL B MLK PT BARNUM R LEE ERMEY WC FIELDS WH AUDEN WILE E COYOTE The Late Show: David Letterman Al Gore is 67 years old today. Al Gore, 67 candles on his cake. There's your global warming. It was announced that President Obama and his wife, when they're finished in Washington, are moving to New York City. The guy just can't get enough gridlock. The world's oldest person died at 117. That moves me up to No. 7. Kids in Washington every year have the big Easter egg roll on the White House lawn. The kids found 300 Easter eggs. They also found about 10,000 missing Hillary emails. Jimmy Kimmel Live: Jimmy Kimmel In England, Princess Kate yesterday started her maternity leave. Isn't her whole life maternity leave? Right now the favorite — at 4-1 odds — is that they will have a girl named Alice. Other names with good odds are Charlotte at 11-2 and Victoria at 12-1. This, by the way, is how the Royal Family makes all their money. Late Night With Seth Meyers: Seth Meyers It's being reported that Kim Kardashian may be pregnant. Or maybe she was just standing backwards. late laughs Eastern Travel 3 x 5 Steve Coogan stars in "Happyish" A/Nationwide Robert Archer 2 x 2

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