What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!
Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/899017
November 12 - 18, 2017 WHATS UP! T5 BY ANDREW WARREN TV Media Fix this: Looks like Uma Thurman isn't just an imposter — she's a more permanent fix- ture. With Bravo's "Imposters" landing a second season order and expected to return some- time next year, the "Pulp Fic- tion" (1994) star is confirmed to be among the cast for the en- core outing. "Imposters" follows a con art- ist named Maddie (Inbar Lavi, "House of Dust," 2013) who se- duces lonely men and women before making off with their savings, leaving them destitute. Rob Heaps ("Home Fires"), Parker Young ("Suburgatory") and Marianne Rendón ("Gemi- ni," 2017) star as her three most recent victims, who discover each other and team up to take down the woman who broke their hearts — and their bank accounts. Thurman starred in a recur- ring role throughout the first season as Lenny, a skilled fixer who cleans things up for Mad- die's boss, The Doctor (Ray Proscia, "Suits"). She'll still be in that recurring role for the second season, but with the ad- dition of a character dredged from her past. Paul Adelstein, who co-creat- ed the series and writes for, di- rects and produces it, will be stepping in front of the camera in the upcoming season. The "Private Practice" star has, much like Thurman, joined the on-screen cast in a recurring role as another fixer, Shelly. He's not just a fixer, though: he's also Lenny's ex-husband, set- ting up the second season to have even more relationship drama than the first. In addition to "Private Prac- tice," Adelstein has starred in "Prison Break," "Scandal" and "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce," but "Imposters" has been his first success behind the camera. He and Thurman both return when the comedy begins its second season sometime in 2018. Hello, Joe: "MasterChef" and "MasterChef Junior" are a bit like two burgers with differ- ent toppings. They're both suc- culent and juicy, both satisfying and delicious, but ultimately just a little bit different from one another. Well, to keep up with the met- aphor, "MasterChef Junior" has one of its old toppings back on the menu. Former judge Joe Bas- tianich has rejoined the hit se- ries, returning as a permanent judge for season 6. Set to pre- miere on an as-yet-unan- nounced date later this TV sea- son, there hasn't yet been any announcement about the other judges, although it's a good bet that chefs Gordon Ramsay, who's judged all five seasons to date, and Christina Tosi, who's served as judge for the past two seasons, are also returning. Bastianich's return comes af- ter two seasons of sitting on the sidelines. This will be his first time serving as a permanent judge alongside Tosi, who joined the "MasterChef" family after Bastianich departed from both series, and for now he's only re- turning to the "Junior" half of the franchise — no announce- ment has been made either way as to whether he'll also be back for the grown-up "MasterChef." In "MasterChef Junior," kids with more culinary skills than most adults compete is a series of cooking challenges for a $100,000 prize. Kids with knives, boiling water and fryers? There's no need to worry — even though some of the contestants are as young as 8, these pint-sized chefs know what they're doing, and their every move is done un- der the watchful gazes of some of the world's most accom- plished culinary masters. "MasterChef Junior" is a hit show, and the return of one of its favorite judges can only serve to make its fans happy. The sixth season of "MasterChef Junior" premieres later this TV season. All eyes on celebrity: Well "Big Brother" fans, it's finally happening: CBS has greenlit a celebrity edition of its hit sum- mer reality TV series — a possi- bility that's been buzzed about for years among the show's many followers. As of press time, "Big Brother: Celebrity Edition" doesn't have a premiere date attached to it, but this event is coming sooner rather than later: expect it to premiere early in 2018. There's a reason that the series that usual- ly airs in the summer months is planning to broadcast in the winter: the celebrity edition isn't replacing a regular season of the show, it's an extra bonus. Besides featuring celebrities (no names are yet attached to the series, as of press time), "Big Brother: Celebrity Edition" will have a few other differences from the usual series. First, the show will be very condensed — the stars won't be locked up for 90-plus days, but for a much shorter length of time, com- pressing all of the competitions, twists and turns into a much smaller time span. Also, the house that the houseguests stay in will get a re- design prior to the occupants moving in, to play up the fact that the series is taking place in the winter rather than the sum- mer. "Big Brother: Celebrity Edi- tion" is coming soon: expect casting announcements and a premiere date sometime in the near future. ACACIA ALDER ASH ASPEN BEECH BIRCH BRAZIL NUT BUCKTHORN CACAO CEDAR CHERRY CINNAMON CYPRESS ELDER ELM EUCALYPTUS FIR GINKO HICKORY HOLLY KAURI LARCH LILAC MAGNOLIA NUTMEG OAK OLIVE PALM PAWPAW PEAR PINE PLUM POPLAR RUBBER SPRUCE SUGAR MAPLE SYCAMORE TEAK WILLOW In the Woods Uma Thurman as seen in "Imposters" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page A22