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5 The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, June 26, 2015 By Andrew Warren TV Media The dance of romance: Most young romances — that's romances that people stumble into while they're young — peter out as the lovebirds grow older and wiser in the ways of the world. The qualities that attract us while we're starry-eyed teenagers usually are not what we're in- terested in once we're a little bit older and a whole lot wiser. For some people, though, the flame of a young romance never really goes out. "Last Tango in Halifax," the critically acclaimed British ro- mantic drama that airs on PBS on this side of the pond, is back with its third season pre- miere Sunday, June 28. Anne Reid ("Coronation Street," "Hot Fuzz," 2007) and Derek Jacobi ("The King's Speech," 2010, "Gladiator," 2000) star in this delightful drama as a pair of septuage- narians who had been child- hood sweethearts, but haven't seen one another in six de- cades. Both now widowed, they reconnect using the Inter- net and discover that their feelings for one another are as strong as they were 60 years ago. It's a sweet story that sounds almost too good to be true, but "Last Tango in Hali- fax" has been praised by crit- ics for its realistic depictions of an older generation and of the trials and difficulties that any romance must work its way through — no matter how many grey hairs are involved. "Last Tango in Halifax" is a favorite of critics for a good reason: its realistic writing and amazing act- ing make for a show about an older genera- tion that never feels forced or fake. The third season gets un- derway Sunday, June 28, on PBS. Small screen shrieks: Near- ly 20 years ago, something in- credible happened: a movie hit theaters that made fun of all the classic slasher movie tropes. From "Halloween" (1978) to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) to "Friday the 13th" (1980), the formulas and tropes of slasher flicks had become an ingrained part of the Hollywood movie land- scape. "Scream" (1996), though, poked fun at all of the tropes even while using them itself — and it ended up raking in more than $160 million at the worldwide box office and spawning a franchise that is up to four films so far. It was a slasher movie that knew it was a slasher movie, and it some- how worked. The really incredible thing, though, is that it has taken this long to spin off the movie fran- chise into a TV series. "Scream" is slashing its way onto MTV Tuesday, June 30, and while it's part of the franchise, it's using a whole new cast of characters whose lives are suddenly and strangely turned into a slasher flick. Of course, just because an actor is starring in "Scream" is no guarantee that he or she will last the whole season — this is a slasher, after all! Sur- vive or not, they'll all be hitting MTV for "Scream's" anticipat- ed premiere Tuesday, June 30. AGENDA BOSS BRANCH BREAK BUSY CARD CLIENTELE CLIMB THE LADDER COMMUTE CONTRACT COOLER DEAL DESK DUTY ENTREPRENEUR EXEC FACTORY GLASS CEILING HIRE HOURS INDUSTRY LUNCH OFFICE PAPER PENS PHONE 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. Business Day starsonscreen POWER PRODUCTS RAISE REPORT RUSH HOUR SALARY SEMINAR SHIFT SKILLS STAFF TEMPS TGIF Conan: Conan O'Brien Bruce Jenner is on the new cover of "Vanity Fair" as her new identity Caitlyn Jenner. This is historic because Caitlyn's the first woman from that family to appear on a magazine cover fully clothed. Kim Kardashian just announced she is pregnant again. Kim said it's been a difficult pregnancy. She wakes up in the middle of the night craving publicity. The TSA is under fire for major security lapses. Because of the security lapses, the TSA has let through pipe bombs, knives and the last three Nicolas Cage movies. In an interview, basketball commentator Charles Barkley said he'd like to shoot sports fans who act like jerks. Barkley was immediately reprimanded by the NBA and recruited by the NFL. The Grateful Dead are putting out an 80-disc live box set. No word yet on which Grateful Dead song it will be. At a fashion award show last night, Kim Kardashian's dress caught on fire. But the fire was immediately put out by a fire hydrant that Lady Gaga was wearing. Facebook has unveiled a new option to let users keep their private information secure. The option is called "Sign off of Facebook." late laughs Eastern Travel 3 x 5 Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi in "Last Tango in Halifax"

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