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July 27 - August 2, 2019—3 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN July 27 - August 2, 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 George Dickie Fans of the oceans' apex predator will find plenty to sink their teeth into when Shark Week surfaces for its 31st programming frenzy this week on Discovery Channel. Swimming into view Sunday, July 28, the annual eight-day block devoted to all things shark offers up a plethora of knowledge on everything from great white hunting behaviors ("Great White Kill Zone: Guadalupe," Thursday, Aug. 1), the accounts of shark-attack victims ("I Was Prey," Friday, Aug. 2) and how to survive in shark-infested waters ("Laws of Jaws: Dangerous Waters," Tuesday, July 30) to the latest in shark-detecting technology ("Sharks of the Badlands," Monday, July 29), an attempt to create the perfect shark suit ("Andrew Mayne: Ghost Diver," Friday) and how a giant prehistoric shark went extinct ("Expedition Unknown: Megalodon," Sunday). There is even a celebrity shark swim with actor/comedian Rob Riggle ("Shark Trip: Eat Prey Chum," Sunday). In "Expedition Unknown: Megalodon," host Josh Gates speaks to paleontologists and marine biologists and even goes diving in shark-infested waters to investigate the decline and eventual disappearance of "The Meg," a powerful predator that reached lengths up to 59 feet, millions of years ago. "The old thinking up until a few years ago," Gates explains, "is that the Meg went away because of a climate change, it went away because of the onset of an Ice Age, it went away because there was a stellar event where the Earth was bathed in a type of radiation that possibly changed some of the ecosystems on the planet. And that's always been the story about the Meg and that story is changing and that's what we wanted to investigate with this show, is it may be that the Meg went extinct a million years earlier than previously thought at a time when there was no real big climactic change. And if that's the case, it means that it probably died out because it was outcompeted by other animals." In another piece of noteworthy programming, Tuesday's "Laws of Jaws: Dangerous Waters" places hosts Paul de Gelder, Jamin Martinelli, Mike Dornellas and Nick LeBeouf in harm's way to re-enact five recent shark attacks to find out how things could have ended differently and what people can do to prevent or fend off an attack. In one experiment, Martinelli climbs on a paddleboard in the Bahamas to test how sharks react to her presence and various actions, such as falling off the board. Her advice to someone confronted by a shark? "Try to make eye contact," she says. "... That's the most important thing, is for them to know that you are alert and you're watching them. Also, if you do have a paddle, that's great because you can actually keep your distance from them, so they may circle just to kind of check you out but you can keep a barrier. Celebrity Scoop Celebrity Scoop Discovery Channel gets in the swim of things with Shark Week 2019 Cover Story Cover Story By Jay Bobbin Carla Gugino's latest series has flown by like a "Jett" for her. The actress may have found her signature role in the Cinemax and HBO Canada action drama. In its first year's penultimate episode Friday, Aug. 2 — written and directed (as the entire show has been) by Gugino's longtime significant other, Sebastian Gutierrez — thief Daisy "Jett" Kowalski finds big trouble in Dillon's (Michael Aronov) revenge plan, which primarily targets crime kingpin Charlie Baudelaire (Giancarlo Esposito) and his son Junior (Gentry White). "It's really challenging to play Jett," Gugino says, "because she is not emotionally involved and not introspective. I came to this straight from (Netflix's) 'The Haunting of Hill House,' so Checking in with Carla Gugino the first week of shooting 'Jett' was Sebastian going, 'I'm seeing too much. Too much empathy. She doesn't care that much.' It was really interesting to get that from someone who knows me so well. I had to have faith that pulling back tremendously was the right choice and what needed to be done." However, Gugino notes, "That's one of the things I love about acting, the fact that you see the world through a character's eyes, and I feel very grateful for the opportunities and the people that I'm able to collaborate with. "It's now been over three decades — which is crazy to me! — and this stage has required me to say 'No' a lot, and to hold out for the things I feel can make an impact," adds Gugino, who's now filming the movie "Gunpowder Milkshake" in Berlin. "It's about making sure that I know why I'm doing something, and to hopefully contribute in a meaningful way." Birthdate: Aug. 29, 1971 Birthplace: Sarasota, Fla. 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