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October 30 - November 5, 2017 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Role on "Blue Bloods" (2) 10. "__ Man"; 2008 Rob- ert Downey Jr. film 11. Did a lawn chore 12. "Mad __" (2007-15) 13. "Morning Express with Robin Meade" network 14. Siesta 16. Minnie Driver's role on "Speechless" (2) 18. Biol. or chem. 20. Water jug 21. Top dollar amount on the board in the first round of "Jeopardy!" 22. Female animal 23. CL tripled 24. Takes advantage of 25. Assistant 27. Polished off 28. Actor on "MacGyver" (2) 32. Family members 33. "__ Garry Shandling's Show" (1986-90) 34. Rebecca's hubby on "Return to Amish" 37. Do a waiter's job 39. "Resident __"; 2002 Milla Jovovich movie 40. "__ __, Kotter" DOWN 1. __ Brass; "CSI" role 2. "Where the Wild Things __"; 2009 fantasy film 3. Night we watch "Superior Donuts": abbr. 4. "Hot __ Cleveland" 5. __ on; have confi- dence in 6. __ Garrett; Charlotte Rae's role on "The Facts of Life" 7. Initials for Matlock's portrayer 8. Creature in a lamp in "Aladdin" 9. Portrayer of "Batman" (2) 13. Initials for the star of "Night Court" 15. Paul Reubens' char - acter (hyph.) 16. " 'O Sole __"; globally known Italian song 17. Unprocessed metals 18. __ chloride; salt 19. 2003-10 crime drama series (2) 21. Suffix for period or method 24. Suffix for act or event 26. Artist's stand 29. TV show recording device 30. Dating couple gos - siped about 31. Initials for Hot Lips' portrayer 34. __ Gardner 35. Pen name 36. Antlered animal 38. Pepsi rival 39. Scrooge, to friends (if he had any) Solution on page 2 CoverStory By Jay Bobbin © Zap2it Many of the names — starting with the title — and some of the theme music will be familiar to fans of a 1970s action series. Originally made by TV mega-producer Aaron Spelling and current "Blue Bloods" supplier Leonard Goldberg, the police dra- ma "S.W.A.T." gets a CBS reboot starting Thursday, Nov. 2. "Criminal Minds" alum Shemar Moore as- sumes Steve Forrest's ear- lier role as Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson, leader of an elite Special Weapons and Tac- tics Team ... but the new incarnation of the character often is torn, having to play cop (literally) on the Los Angeles streets where he grew up. Those who know the original show — which inspired a Samuel L. Jack- son-starring 2003 movie, too — also will recognize the names of officers Jim Street (Alex Russell, suc- ceeding Robert Urich), "Deacon" Kay (Jay Har- rington, in Rod Perry's '70s part) and Dom Luca ("The Shield's" Kenny Johnson, taking over from Mark Shera). Stephanie Sigman, who shared the lengthy single-camera opening sequence of "Spectre" with Daniel Craig's James Bond, and Lina Esco ("Kingdom") star as well. Along with filmmaker Justin Lin ("Fast & Furi- ous"), the executive produc- ers of "S.W.A.T." include Shawn Ryan, the mentor of the gritty, aforementioned "The Shield." He maintains the way to do "S.W.A.T." now is "honestly, and in a grounded way. I think the characters are heroes, and I think you can be pro-po- lice and yet also be pro- truth, but there are certain instances and times and events that shouldn't hap- pen. That's what fascinated me about this show, to look at the police and the com- munities that they're polic- ing, and figure out if there is a way to bring these com- munities closer together." Ryan admits he wasn't sure how much CBS would want to delve into that theme within the type of procedural show the net - work is known for, but he maintains its executives "really encouraged us to tell the story and tell the truth that we wanted to tell. I was very sort of moved by that." "S.W.A.T." star Moore continues his relationship with CBS after his long tenures on "The Young and the Restless" and "Criminal Minds," and he claims the series reflects "just what's happening today. It's Black Lives Matter, and as much as some people don't want to hear it, it's All Lives Mat - ter. It's not just black versus blue or black versus white. It's every ethnicity. It's fear. It's racism. It's terrorism. It's subject matter of today. I don't want us to preach to you. It's not going to be heavy. This is 'S.W.A.T.' You're going to have a good time. It's a thrill ride. It's everything you know 'S.W.A.T.' to be, but I really believe we're going to sur - prise you." The timing of "S.W.A.T.'s" return is signif- icant, since this year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of metropolitan L.A.'s first such team. "I've known a lot of cops over the years as I've worked in television," Ryan reflects. "A lot of them, I really ad - mire. We are all aware of the stories of cops doing things and behaving in ways that we don't agree with, and I spent seven years working on a show that highlighted that ('The Shield'). I think there's a way to try to bridge the gap between those two, and that's what this show is go - ing to try to do." Shemar Moore stars in CBS' reboot of "S.W.A.T.," premiering Thursday. 'S.W.A.T.' sees action again in CBS reboot

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