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January 2 - 8, 2017 Page 3 ACROSS 1. __-Charles Jones; "Kevin Can Wait" actress 5. Topher Grace's role on "That '70s Show" 9. Role on "Everybody Loves Raymond" 10. Swerves 12. Irritate 13. Up to the task 16. Actor Torn 17. Ben Stiller's age 18. Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy winner 20. Suriname's continent: abbr. 21. Former New York City mayor Ed 23. Perry Mason or Ben Matlock: abbr. 25. Jack __ of "Barney Miller" 26. "Friday the 13th Part __: The New Blood"; 1988 sequel 27. Mont Blanc or the Matterhorn 28. Actress __ B. Davis 29. "Crossing __ with John Edward" (1999-2004) 30. Equipment 32. 90 degrees from NW 33. Ed __; role on "Last Man Standing" 38. "My Son, My Son, What Have __ Done"; 2009 thriller 39. Letter from Greece 41. Sharif or Epps 42. Actor Holbrook 43. "Dancing with the __" 45. "The __ and the Ecstasy" 47. "__ in the Morning on MSNBC" (1996-2007) 48. Hunger pain DOWN 1. Role on "Code Black" (2) 2. Joan Van __ 3. Smallest of fifty: abbr. 4. Slangy affirmative 5. "Unhappily __ After" 6. Prefix for play or pay 7. Suffix for health or wealth 8. Role on "Grey's Anatomy" (2) 9. 2008 Sean Penn movie 11. SPCA advice 14. "Who Wants to __ a Millionaire" 15. "__ Mans"; Steve McQueen film 18. Priyanka __ of "Quantico" 19. Fred or Ben 22. Singer Natalie 24. Fork prong 29. "The Crazy __"; last series for Robin Williams 31. __ on; have confidence in 34. Game defeat 35. Initials for actor Mostel 36. Battery size 37. "The Parent __"; 1998 Lindsay Lohan film 40. Monogram for Winnie- the-Pooh's creator 42. Casual term of endearment 44. Urich's initials 46. Setting for "Designing Women": abbr. Solution on page 2 CoverStory By George Dickie © Zap2it With sweeping Europe- an vistas, impressive spe- cial effects and dark and brooding characters, NBC's "Emerald City" makes clear early on that this new fan- tasy/drama series is not your father's "The Wizard of Oz." Nor are you in Kan- sas anymore. Premiering Friday, Jan. 6, the hourlong series, a reimagining of L. Frank Baum's original 1900 novel, stars Adria Arjona ("True Detective," "Narcos") as Dorothy Gale, a young Kansas nurse who with K9 police dog Toto is swept by tornado into a fantastical land of competing realms, deadly warriors, dark mag- ic and a bloody battle for supremacy. It's ruled over by the Wizard (a heavily beard- ed, nearly unrecognizable Vincent D'Onofrio, "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Jurassic World"), a guileful monarch who has out- lawed magic, antagonized a growing cauldron of witches and is faced with disaster at the hands of a mythical force. He's a fraud trying to maintain his tenu- ous hold on his kingdom. And Dorothy's dropping into this land seemingly from the sky certainly quali- fies as magic in the eyes of its denizens, thus immedi- ately making her an outlaw. As she fights to survive in this hostile realm, she discovers her own strength and empowerment, a plot point that the actress playing her, Arjona, found attractive. "I felt responsible for cer- tain aspects of the script," Arjona explains, "that Dor- othy's a very insecure and settling character and just becomes this empowered woman toward the end. And I think that journey to me was a lot more import- ant to showcase to little girls that you can embody yourself, you can be a strong woman." "I went on this journey with her," she continues. "... (This role) was my first baby, it was my first lead in a TV show and obvi- ously you start out a little bit scared, you start out a little bit nervous. You're kind of unsure what is right and what is wrong and that's the point where Dorothy kind of starts the show. And then toward the end, the crew becomes your family. The director becomes almost like your dad, your co-stars become your brothers and sisters, and you feel so much more comfortable and so much more empowered that it kind of feeds into the character itself. So at the end of the show, I felt a lot more secure of my- self. I felt a little more like Dorothy, like the actual real Dorothy. I felt strong." Joely Richardson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Florence Kasumba and Ana Ularu (from left) star in "Emerald City," premiering Friday on NBC. NBC reimagines Oz with 'Emerald City' Providing for the Agricultural & Gardening Needs of our Community 711 E. WATERFORD • WAKARUSA • 574.862.1163 SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS ® We Sell and Service Bad Boy and Scag We also service John Deere, Zero Turn, and most other lawn mowers. 574-533-2079 www.billsheatinginc.com Serving Goshen and Surrounding Areas for 65 Years f 803 Linway Drive Goshen, In 46526

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