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5 The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, May 22, 2015 By Andrew Warren TV Media Mother have mercy: He's been keeping a low profile since "How I Met Your Moth- er" wrapped up last year, but at last Josh Radnor is heading back to TV screens — or at least he will be after a bit more of a wait. The former star of CBS's Em- my-winning sitcom will star in PBS's upcoming civil war dra- ma "Mercy Street" alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead ("The Returned"). The six-part series will be the first American drama to air on PBS in more than a year, and that alone makes it an in- teresting choice for the net- work that's become known more for its import of British dramas such as "Downton Ab- bey." "Mercy Street," which will air on Sunday nights in the winter of 2016, will follow the lives of two nurses serving on opposite sides of the Civil War. Winstead will play a New Eng- land abolitionist nurse serving in an old luxury hotel in Virgin- ia that's been converted to an army hospital, while Radnor will be playing a surgeon from a slave-owning family in the south. Joining them on screen will be a diverse array of characters portrayed by an equally diverse array of actors. Peter Gerety ("The Wire"), Gary Cole ("Veep"), Jack Falahee ("How to Get Away With Murder"), Norbert Leo Butz ("Bloodline")and Anna- Sophia Robb ("The Carrie Dia- ries") have all been confirmed to be joining Winstead and Radnor in the Civil War-era drama. Radnor won over America's heart with his loveable por- trayal of the love-lost Ted Mos- by, and while "Mercy Street" is something far more serious, he may end up winning our hearts all over again. "Mercy Street" is in production and scheduled for a winter 2016 premiere. Give peace (and war) a chance: It's widely considered to be one of the most influen- tial pieces of literature in the world. It's been adapted for the screen many times in the past, and now several net- works are coming together to make "War and Peace" into an anticipated miniseries. First announced as a BBC series back in 2013, the six-ep- isode limited series will be si- mulcast stateside on Lifetime, A&E and History next year. ACC AMWAY AUGUSTA BELMONT CHURCHILL DOWNS DAYTONA EVERBANK MODA MSG MTS NRG O.co COLISEUM ORACLE PEBBLE BEACH PETCO PNC ARENA QUALCOMM RALPH WILSON SAP CENTER SARATOGA 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. Big Names in Sporting Venues starsonscreen SLEEP TRAIN SOLDIER FIELD ST ANDREWS STAPLES TARGET TCF TD GARDEN TOYOTA WEMBLEY YANKEE STADIUM Conan: Conan O'Brien The NBA playoffs are underway. Or as the Lakers call it: "time to golf." According to a UN study, the happiest country in the world is Switzerland. When asked why they are so happy, Swiss people couldn't answer because their hands were counting money and their mouths were full of chocolate. In England, a 102-year- old man and a 91-year- old-woman are set to marry and become the world's oldest newlyweds ever. It's the only wedding where if the groom gets cold feet, they check his pulse. Over the weekend, here in Los Angeles, Justin Bieber crashed a high school prom. Not only that, he won homecoming queen. During Supreme Court arguments on same-sex marriage today, one of the conservative Justices opposed it on the grounds that they didn't have gay marriage in ancient Greece. As a result, the Supreme Court has now banned electricity, sushi and pants for men. Due to civil unrest in Baltimore, tomorrow's game between the Orioles and the White Sox will be played to an empty stadium. When asked for comment, players on the Milwaukee Brewers said: "You get used it." late laughs Eastern Travel 3 x 5 Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Josh Radnor in "Mercy Street" A/Nationwide Robert Archer 2 x 2