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April 5 - 11, 2020 WHATS UP! T5 BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media Goodbye, 'Schitt's Creek': After a six season-long stay at the Rosebud Motel, the Rose family is leaving — well, leaving prime time TV, anyway. The series finale of "Schitt's Creek" airs this Tuesday, April 7, on CBC. It's going to be tough to say goodbye to the cast and en- dearing characters of this riches- to-roadside motel story. But if you're upset about hav- ing just a half-hour to say good- bye, in the words of Moira Rose (Catherine O'Hara, "The Ad- dams Family," 2019), "Stop act- ing like a disgruntled pelican." To show appreciation to its big and very dedicated fan base, the self-described "Schittheads," the series will follow up the finale with an emotional hour-long special. "Best Wishes, Warmest Re- gards: A Schitt's Creek Fare- well" promises to be an inti- mate, behind-the-scenes look at the final season, with "never-be- fore-seen footage of table reads, audition tapes and heartfelt mo- ments from the very last day on set." (Cue the tears, both on screen and in millions of homes.) There will also be a ton of interviews with everyone from the creators and cast mem- bers to celebrity fans, including Will Arnett, Tony Hale, Amy Se- daris and the venerable Carol Burnett. The Canadian comedy- turned-American hit has had quite a run since its debut in 2015 — in hindsight, it's hard to be- lieve HBO and Showtime passed on the initial pitch. Its ratings steadily climbed then soared once it was added to Netflix's catalog in 2017. And last year, word of mouth and viral mo- ments (like Annie Murphy's "A Little Bit Alexis") propelled it to "best hidden gem/comedy on TV" status and earned it four Emmy nominations, including one each for series leads Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara. It takes 'My Village': Actor/ director Kyra Sedgwick has had no trouble finding work since her star turn in the TNT series "The Closer." And it looks like Sedgwick will soon be adding another acting credit to her al- ready lengthy resume (techni- cally, it's already listed on IMDb). The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor will play the leading role in "My Village." The comedy pilot is written and executive produced by "The New Adventures of Old Chris- tine" creator, Kari Lizer. This one is being touted as a multi-camera series centered on an empty-nester. Mom Jean Raines (Sedgwick) has found herself living alone and removed from her children, who are liv- ing thousands of miles away. If home is where the heart is, and Jean's heart will always be with her now-grown children, then that's seemingly where she needs to be. So Jean sets out to re-insert herself into her chil- dren's lives and, it turns out, the "kids" might actually need her more than they thought. When you read the official de- scription of the character, it be- comes apparent that Sedgwick's ability to exude warmth — not- withstanding her recurring role in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" — makes her a natural fit, even if it required some lengthy negotia- tions to secure the actor's in- volvement. Her character hails from Iowa (Sedgwick is a New Yorker) and is said to be "earthy, unfiltered and emotional." That's partly the reason why Jean doesn't feel at home in Los Angeles anymore. But after the sudden loss of her husband, Jean has also become "a tad neurotic" when it comes to worrying about her loved ones, and that will undoubtedly complicate the family's rap- prochement. 'Kung Fu' Casting: A few more names have been added to the cast of CW's planned "Kung Fu" reboot. You might remember the orig- inal "Kung Fu" series that ran for three seasons on ABC, from 1972 to 1975. It starred David Car- radine as Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine, a martial arts ex- pert searching for his brother in the American Old West. But this modern version will feature a fe- male lead character instead. Olivia Liang ("Legacies") will star as Nicky Chen, a young Chinese-American woman who drops out of college and em- barks on a life-changing jour- ney that takes her to a monas- tery in China. But upon her re- turn, she discovers her home- town is overrun with crime and corruption. Like Carradine's character, Nicky will have to use her martial arts skills to bring criminals to justice. Un- like Carradine's character, she'll be looking for the assassin who killed her mentor and is also targeting her. Also joining the cast as series regulars are Gavin Stenhouse ("Black Mirror") and Gwen- doline Yeo ("American Crime"). Stenhouse will play the role of Evan Hartlly, an As- sistant District Attorney who always had feelings for Nicky. Yeo will play Zhilan, the antag- onist whose criminal ties run deep. It is Zhilan's quest for power that led her to the Shao- lin monastery and to Nicky's mentor, and it will be her deter- mination that will make her so hard to beat. BITING BLANKET BOOTS BRISK CHILLY COAT COLD SNAP COUGH CURLING DUVET EARMUFFS FLEECE FLU FROZEN GLOVES HEATER HIBERNATE HOT CHOCOLATE HYPOTHERMIA ICE FISHING ICICLE JANUARY LUGE MITTENS PARKA POLAR SCARF SHOVEL SKATING SKIING SLED SLEET SNEEZE SNOWFLAKE TOBOGGAN Memories of January Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy and Annie Murphy star in "Schitt's Creek" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23