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TV Media Weekly | October 20 - 26, 2018 By Adam Thomlison TV Media Q: What's the guy who played Coach Taylor been do- ing since "Friday Night Lights" ended? A: The beloved TV football dra- ma "Friday Night Lights" made stars out of many of its previously unknown cast, but few as much as Kyle Chandler, who played Coach Eric Taylor. Since the show ended in 2011, Chandler's been dividing his time between major blockbuster films and more critically acclaimed TV. On the TV side, he starred in three seasons of the Netflix drama series "Bloodline," from 2015 to 2017. However, more of his time has been devoted to the big screen, where he's mostly leaned toward key supporting roles in Os- car-bait movies such as "Argo" (2012), "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013) and "Manchester by the Sea" (2016). His first major post-"Lights" gig was a big one: a leading role in the Steven Spielberg-produced sci-fi flick "Super 8," which many viewed as a sort of spiritual sequel to Spielberg's 1982 classic "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial." Q: Is Howard Hesseman still working? I feel like I haven't seen him in anything for a long time. A: Yes, and you probably haven't. Hesseman is, of course, a TV icon thanks to his role as DJ Johnny Fe- ver in the classic CBS sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati." He later had another sitcom hit with "Head of the Class" from 1986 to 1990 on ABC (he left before the final season in 1991). Since then, his presence on the screen has been a little less steady, but he's never been far from it. It seems like he's at the point in his career where he only does projects he wants to do, and for longtime counter-cultural weirdo Hesseman, that means projects that don't al- ways get a lot of exposure. His most recent one is a low- budget political-satire film called "Dirty Politics," released earlier this year, in which he plays a char- acter simply named Big Oil. In 2016, he had a supporting role in the indie comedy "Wild Oats," perhaps just for the honor of working with legends Shirley Ma- cLaine and Jessica Lange. In 2014, he appeared in the film "How to Become an Outlaw," which as far as I can tell never went into any theaters or any- where besides a couple of film fes- tivals. It did, however, give him the chance to work with fellow im- prov-comedy greats Fred Willard and Edie McClurg. Have a question? Email us at questions@tvtabloid.com. Hollywood Q&A By Andrew Warren TV Media I t doesn't take training at the finest culinary schools in the land or training under a Mi- chelin-starred chef to be able to cook like one of the pros. Ina Garten is living proof that anyone with drive, a love of good food and a willingness to learn can whip up restaurant-quality dishes right at home, and in the third season of "Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro," premiering Sun- day, Oct. 21, on Food Network, she's continuing to share all of the tricks, tips and techniques that she's developed over years of becoming a self-taught chef. A spinoff of her long-running series "Barefoot Contessa," Gar- ten's "Cook Like a Pro" is pretty much exactly what its title adver- tises. In each episode, the host shares her wealth of culinary knowledge, with recipes that are designed to help viewers follow- ing along cook with confidence, whether they're total amateurs or more experienced home cooks. In this week's premiere, Garten mixes things up by combining humble dishes with fancy ingre- dients. She whips up a not-so- fancy potato and celery root pu- ree, but she takes it over the top and transforms the dish into something that wouldn't be out of place in a high-end restaurant by mixing in decadent truffle but- ter and serving it with perfectly seared scallops. This season will also feature a special prime-time Thanksgiving episode in a few weeks, on Satur- day, Nov. 17, with celebrity food writer Nigella Lawson and ac- tress Jennifer Garner ("Love, Si- mon," 2018) stopping by Gar- ten's East Hampton home to help make side dishes for the holiday. "Why is it worth learning to cook the ways pros do? Because when you can really cook with confidence, you will find cooking and entertaining so much less stressful," Garten said in a state- ment. And she couldn't be more right. Obviously, watching "Cook Like a Pro" won't turn anyone into a Gordon Ramsay-level chef, but learning to do things the way chefs do them — and why — is a huge step towards putting out restaurant-worthy dishes. 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