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The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, July 24, 2015 2 By Rory MacDonald- Gauthier TV Media H aving car problems? Take it to a mechanic! Leaky pipe underneath your sink? Call a plumber! Tele- vision reception coming off a bit fuzzy? Call the cable guy! Things break all the time. For those of us who aren't fixers, most of our problems can be remedied simply by picking up the phone and making a re- quest. For Hollywood's rich and famous, they pick up the phone and dial one man whose job it is to fix ... bigger problems. Catch a new episode of the hit crime drama "Ray Donovan," airing Sunday, July 26, on Showtime. If Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," 2009) shows up at your door, it'll go one of two ways. Either all of your past problems, headaches and sleepless nights will be fixed for a lump sum of cash with no strings attached or you'll find yourself being put to bed in a cozy spot, roughly six feet un- der the ground. Stemming from his days as a ruthless Bos- ton thug, violence and the al- lure of money and material re- wards saw him relocate west to become Hollywood's No. 1 fixer — anything from a hired kill to arranging bribes — for the rich and famous. Playing the bad guy has be- come a bit of a routine for Schreiber, who has taken on a plethora of villainous roles throughout his career. From Victor Creed/Sabretooth in "X- Men Origins: Wolverine" to the wrongly framed but eventual murderer Cotton Weary in the "Scream" franchise, he's been there and done that, but they're roles Schreiber says ul- timately are the best — even though we, as viewers, tend to dislike the dark-hearted char- acters. "Everyone says villains are thankless parts, but those are really the best roles," said Schreiber in an interview with "Vanity Fair." It also helps his case that he has a rather nefar- ious look about him, but that doesn't always translate well in real life, as people tend to "think I'm a lot meaner than I am." Mean is good for Donovan, though, as he faces some new challenges in season 3, espe- cially with his personal life in such a state of disarray. He's fo- cusing a lot more of his time and energy on his career, which sees him working with a new client — one with a lot of wealth and a lot of power. In the season premiere, he met billionaire Andrew Finney (Ian McShane, "American Hor- ror Story") and took him on as a client after hearing that An- drew's son had been kid- napped. This led to him meet- ing an entirely new class of people, including Paige Finney (Katie Holmes, "Dawson's Creek"), a tough and savvy businesswoman who has her own plans to usurp her father's wealth by any means. Alas, Donovan is presented with an immediate problem — one that he may not be able to fix on his own. Will he work and operate under the estab- lished and reputable billionaire or give in to temptation and side with the manipulative, up- and-coming billionaire's daughter? It's a storyline that promises to play out over the course of the season, as both McShane and Holmes have signed on to the show for ex- tended guest arcs. Robynwood Home 2 x 2 coverstory Ian McShane and Liev Schreiber as seen in "Ray Donovan" Hollywood's favorite fixer sees new problems in season 3 of 'Ray Donovan' By Adam Thomlison TV Media Q: Do you have any news of the intriguing Dennis Franz? A: Only that no news is good news, for him at least. Though he admits that he misses some aspects of his old, celebrity life, Franz is enjoying a long retirement from the acting business. "I miss Sipowicz sometimes," he said in a 2012 inter- view with "Access Hollywood," referring to his star-mak- ing "NYPD Blue" character. "As far as being back in the game, I'm enjoying life so much right now, with golf and grandkids, and we travel quite a bit. I have a full life." That said, he didn't completely rule out a return to acting. "I'm not going to say never again. If the right script comes along, I always have my eyes open." The chances of that are seeming more and more re- mote as the years pass. He hasn't taken an acting role since he left "NYPD Blue" in 2005. Q: I thought we would be getting new episodes of "Doc Martin," but so far all we get are the same old reruns. What happened? A: A new season of "Doc Martin" is definitely on its way, we just have to be a little more patient. In fact, it's still on schedule, albeit a schedule of its own making. The seventh season is currently being filmed, with its British network, ITV, promising that it will debut in the fall, two years after the sixth season debuted. And, in- deed, the previous four seasons have all aired two years apart. Unlike North American television, which demands a new season every year (at least), British TV often takes a looser approach. Other examples North American audi- ences will be familiar with are "Sherlock," whose three seasons have aired roughly two years apart as well; and "Agatha Christie's Poirot," which released 13 seasons at seemingly random intervals. "Doc Martin" is currently being filmed on location on the northern coast of Cornwall, which is the most south- westerly county in the mainland United Kingdom. Its rural locale is, of course, a key plot point on the se- ries, about a big-city surgeon who develops a fear of blood and so moves to a remote fishing village, despite apparently disliking the town and its people. Have a question? Email us at questions@tvtabloid.com. Please include your name and town. 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