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May 25 - 31, 2019 —3 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN May 25 - 31, 2019 — 3 2 x 3.5" ad a) greene cnty farmers b) swango's 2 x 4" ad williams electric 2 x 1.5" ad ymca 2 x 1.5" ad doughty stevens By John Crook More than a decade after the Em- my-winning Western "Deadwood" ended its run in 2006, many fans still question why the series, a critical favorite that racked up 28 Primetime Emmy Award nominations over three seasons, got canceled. For now, however, the revered drama returns to temporary life as a TV movie premiering Friday, May 31, on HBO. Written by series creator David Milch, this follow-up resumes the action 10 years after the series finale, as most of the principal characters are reunited to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Prominent among them are sa - loon owner Al Swearengen (Golden Globe winner Ian McShane) and Seth Bullock (Timothy Olyphant), the conflicted sheriff of Deadwood, but other returnees include Paula Malcomson as former prostitute Trixie, Molly Parker (Alma), Brad Dourif (Doc), Robin Weigert (Ca - lamity Jane), Anna Gunn (Martha) and Kim Dickens (Joanie), among many others. "This movie does link back to the last episode we did in Season 3," McShane explains. "It was a wonder - ful, out-of-body experience to revisit these characters. "Al and Bullock are different sides of the same coin. It's just that they can't stand each other. They'd go crazy if they were forced to spend time together, yet they're actually very similar: both explosive in na - ture, but coming from vastly differ- ent backgrounds." While McShane and Olyphant were the top-billed actors on the series, Milch's writing gave each character in the large ensemble a dis - tinctive voice. Since the show filmed on a single location — Gene Autry's Melody Ranch, a famous produc - tion studio for Westerns — Milch often would fine-tune each episode as it was being rehearsed and shot, McShane notes. "Milch was constantly adjusting, maybe shifting something as he saw what a particular actor was giving him in a scene," the actor recalls. "The story was always the same: this place in America in the 1870s, and what happens when civilization gradually creeps in over a period of time and human beings find a way of living together." Those humans were never one- dimensional heroes or villains, even Al, last seen scrubbing the blood of his latest victim from the floor. "Al takes care of the under- trodden," McShane says. "This may seem a romantic view, but he takes care of Jewel (Geri Jewell), a cripple. He doesn't judge the Chinese at a time when they were hated. Al actu - ally is very liberal in his choice of friends, because they come from the same background he does. "He has no respect for privilege or position, but he does respect people like himself, who will prove to be the backbone of America. He surrounds himself with people who otherwise would be cast adrift by society in those days. He's on the side of the angels, even though he may not be one." Celebrity Scoop Celebrity Scoop 'Deadwood' returns to life as an HBO original movie Cover Story Cover Story By Jay Bobbin Harriet Dyer didn't expect to buy into her new role as much as she does now. The Australian actress has her first major U.S. project by play- ing Cassie Bedford, who sees the future — and communicates with the dead — as the NBC drama "The InBetween" pre- mieres Wednesday, May 29. The clairvoyant uses her gift to help her police-detective father (Paul Blackthorne, "Arrow") and his new FBI-veteran partner (Justin Cornwell) with their cases. "I'd always been a healthy skeptic when it came to ghosts and things like that," the pleas- ant Dyer reflects, "so without judging this character, I didn't fully believe what I was going into. But then, I had the most amazing experience, actually at an NBC event. A woman who works there told me that she was a medium, and that she really enjoyed my performance (in the Checking in With Harriet Dyer series pilot) and that I must have done a lot of research. "And then, she so accurately described someone in my life who had passed away, I had this little rod of belief in my heart then. I realized I wasn't playing a fictional character, but a real person. There's no science about it, but the way that woman talked to me flipped my whole world." As "The InBetween" starts, Dyer is making Season 2 of the Australian comedy "The Other Guy." Feeling "slightly schizo- phrenic" about her two current parts, she admits she has found American TV a different ball game: "We have a beautiful in- dustry (in Australia) that is very successful in its own right, but in terms of scale and budget and the profile, this is the biggest thing I've done. Definitely." Birthdate: 1988 Birthplace: Townsville, Queensland, Australia Current residence: Australia Marital status: Single Other television credits in- clude: "The Other Guy," "No Activity," "Kiki and Kitty," "The Letdown," "Hyde & Seek," "Rake," "Black Com- edy," "Janet King," "Love Child," "Packed to the Raf- ters," "A Moody Christmas," "Micro Nation" Movie credits include: "The Way We Weren't," "Killing Ground," "Down Under," "Ruben Guthrie" On being a relative newcom- er in the U.S.: "To the Ameri- can public, I'm a stranger ... but I have wonderful people who look after me and are very aware of all the stuff I've done back home. 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