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July 12 - 18, 2020 WHATS UP! T5 BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media Merry 'Gemstones': What would a "Righteous Gemstones" Christmas look like, exactly? We might find out later this year if series creator, executive produc- er, head writer, lead actor and general mastermind Danny Mc- Bride ("Eastbound & Down") has his way. In an exclusive interview with Gold Derby, McBride revealed his plans for a possible Christ- mas special: "We have a script and HBO's into it. And we're into it. But we'll see if we're able to pull it off." "Because of some actors' availability and some stuff, we really won't be shooting the sec- ond season until the beginning of next year," McBride ex- plained. "But in the meantime, to get our crew back to work, and to give audiences another piece of the Gemstones since they won't get it this year, I've written a Christmas special that we're going to try to shoot. And it will be an hour-long [special] and about a two-week shoot. So hopefully, we get to do it." No word on what said "stuff" might be, exactly, but the HBO series about a family of corrupt televangelists, also starring Adam Devine ("Modern Fami- ly") and Edi Patterson ("We Bare Bears"), was renewed for a sec- ond season last fall. And it's easy to assume he's referring to the industry-wide production shut- down, because all of the scripts for Season 2 have been finalized and production had just begun when things came to a screech- ing halt in March. As for availability, John Good- man ("Roseanne"), who plays patriarch Eli, may be the one with the busiest schedule, due to his involvement with ABC's "The Conners" and a few up- coming TV projects, including Disney+'s "Monsters, Inc." ani- mated series. Devine, who plays Kelvin, also has a few projects planned for 2020, as does Tony Cavalero ("Miracle Workers"), who plays Keefe Chambers. Still, production on a one- hour special is probably easier to schedule and co-ordinate than an entire season, so there is hope for fans of the show. In the meantime, the first season of "The Righteous Gemstones" has garnered nominations in several Emmy categories including Comedy Series, Comedy Sup- porting Actor, Comedy Support- ing Actress and Comedy Actor for McBride. Dr. Knows: Ben Whishaw ("Mary Poppins Returns," 2018) will be reprising his role as MI6 quartermaster "Q" in the next James Bond film, "No Time To Die" (2020), due out in theaters this November. But for his next TV project, the English actor is stepping away from internation- al intrigue, modified Walter PPKs and tiny detonators and will be working with a stetho- scope instead. Whishaw recently signed on to star in the eight-episode dramedy "This Is Going to Hurt," a joint production for BBC Two and AMC. The series is based on the bestselling, iden- tically titled memoir by British comedy writer Adam Kay. A for- mer doctor, Kay's experiences working in the United King- dom's National Health Service (NHS) are chronicled in the book, which he is now adapting for TV. Whishaw will play a fictional version of Kay as he works his way up the ranks of the health- care hierarchy. Per the official announcement, Adam (Whishaw) is "junior enough to suffer the crippling hours but se- nior enough to face a constant barrage of terrifying responsibil- ities." Adam is constantly over- whelmed by workplace stress, whether it's the 97-hour work week or the life-and-death deci- sions, "all the while knowing the hospital parking meter is earn- ing more than him." Twice in a Lifetime: In De- cember 1983, director Jonathan Demme ("The Silence of the Lambs," 1991) collaborated with members of the New Wave band Talking Heads — frontman Da- vid Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, bassist Tina Weymouth and guitarist Jerry Harrison — to record their live performanc- es and commit them to film. The result was 1984's "Stop Making Sense," a concert film that continues to be hailed as one of the greatest ever made. Fast-forward to 2020 and By- rne is still performing, albeit as a solo act. His live show, "Ameri- can Utopia," ended its Broadway residency earlier this year, but TV audiences will have the best seat in the house when a filmed version airs later this year on HBO. The concert performance will feature Byrne accompanied by 11 artists from around the world. There will be performances of songs from Byrne's 2018 album, some from his solo back catalog and, of course, some hits from his Talking Heads era, including "Burning Down the House" and "Once in a Lifetime." The Broadway set list also in- cluded a timely and relevant ad- dition: a rendition of Janelle Monáe's 2015 protest song, "Hell You Talmbout," with Byrne and the musicians taking turns call- ing out the names of Black vic- tims of police brutality. Director Spike Lee ("Da 5 Bloods," 2020) captured all of the action during "American Utopia's" 17-week run at the Hudson Theater in New York City. But this being a Byrne show, you have to go into it with the expectation of seeing a lot of movement and some high ener- gy (and a famously big suit, one can hope). In fact, Lee reported- ly had to employ 11 camera oper- ators to get it all on film. ALEWIFE ALLIGATOR GAR ARCTIC GRAYLING BLOATER BLUEFISH CATFISH CHUB COD CUTTHROAT TROUT DACE EEL FLOUNDER HALIBUT HERRING MUSKIE PERCH PIKE RED DRUM ROCK BASS SALMON SAUGER SHAD SMELT SNAPPER SPOTTED BASS SUCKER SUNFISH WALLEYE WEAKFISH Gone Fishin' Adam Devine, Danny McBride and Edi Patterson in "The Righteous Gemstones" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23