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TV Media Weekly | July 21 - 27, 2018 By Adam Thomlison TV Media Q: How scripted was "Supernanny"? A: To some degree it depends on who you ask, but the consen- sus answer seems to be "not as much as you'd think." "Supernanny" was a reality TV show that originated on the U.K.'s Channel 4 but was reproduced for various markets. The U.S. version imported not only the format but the nanny herself: Jo Frost. It fea- tured stories of families whose kids' bad behavior pushed them to the desperate end of asking a real- ity show nanny for help. The families and their problems were certainly real. There was proof of this in the number of times the families subsequently ended up in the news, such as when one family's kids burned their house down, and the time Frost reported a family to the De- partment of Children and Family Services. As for the actual, on-screen in- teractions between Frost and the families, this is where the staging comes in. For example, Channel 4 board member Roger Graef said publicly that children were often "forced" to cry for the camera, in the British version at least. However, Dylan Young, one of the children featured on an epi- sode of the U.S. version, went on the popular social media site Red- dit to talk about his experiences, and he said that it wasn't a matter of scripting so much as provoking. Q: What has Jeffrey Donovan been doing since "Burn Notice"? A: Playing Kennedys, mostly. Perhaps it's natural for a hand- some guy from Massachusetts, but Jeffrey Donovan has the odd distinction of having played both John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert in major films. He played Bobby in the high- profile 2011 film "J. Edgar," a bi- ography of the legendarily power- ful FBI head, directed by the equal- ly legendary Clint Eastwood. Five years later, another great director, Rob Reiner, was making the biopic "LBJ," and he turned again to Donovan and his eternal- ly babyish face, this time to play JFK. Of course, it hasn't just been Kennedys since Donovan's show "Burn Notice" ended in 2013. He took another crack at series televi- sion in 2016 with "Shut Eye," an oddball crime drama that only lasted a season on the online Hulu channel. He also did an arc in the critically acclaimed cable drama "Fargo." Have a question? Email us at questions@tvtabloid.com. Please include your name and town. Per- sonal replies will not be provided. Hollywood Q&A By Andrew Warren TV Media W ho doesn't love cheese? It's just such a rich, flavorful food with so many variet- ies to enjoy, whether it's made from the milk of a cow, goat or sheep — or maybe even some- thing more exotic. Even the vegan alternatives are tasty; trust me — give them a try! Trisha Yearwood, I think, would agree that cheese is one of the greatest foods out there. The country music superstar is as skill- ful in the kitchen as she is in a re- cording studio, and her Emmy- winning Food Network series "Trisha's Southern Kitchen" kicked off its latest season last week and currently airs Saturday mornings. This week's episode is all about cheesy goodness. Trisha spends a day with her friend, and together they visit their local cheese shop, where the duo picks out a stun- ning variety of the good stuff. Once they're back in Trisha's kitch- en, the magic begins as they transform the cheeses into some absolutely stunning dishes. So what's on the menu? Well, there's a classic French onion soup with an eye-opening amount of cheese melted on top that's served with a mouth-watering goat cheese fondue and roast beef with Camembert paninis with arugula aioli. Cheese isn't just for appetizers and entrees, ei- ther, and the two friends make sure that cheese stars in the des- sert course, too, with a stunning cheesy apple skillet pie. "Trisha's Southern Kitchen," which won a Daytime Emmy in 2013 for Outstanding Culinary Program, features the country music legend inviting viewers into her own kitchen so that she can share her love of southern-in- spired cooking. In last week's sea- son premiere, she had her band over before a concert for home- made snacks that included or- ange barbecue steak kabobs, cornbread and chili bites and a charred lemon ricotta dip. It's that genuine, down-to- earth feel that makes the show what it is; Trisha Yearwood may be a bestselling country artist who's sold more than 15 million albums, but she still loves nothing more than cooking up her favorite dish- es for family and friends. "Trisha's Southern Kitchen" airs Saturdays on Food Network. Cheese is king in 'Trisha's Southern Kitchen' 10 | Cooking this week Moore's Home Health 2 x 2" Family Health Clinic 2 x 1.5" White Lilies N Paradise 2 x 1.5" Trisha Yearwood as seen in "Trisha's Southern Kitchen" 608 W. 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