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Entertainment Now | September 14 - 20, 2019 By Adam Thomlison TV Media Q: Has "Deep State" been canceled? And is Mark Strong no longer involved with the series? A: "Deep State" has not been canceled, but Mark Strong has. It's become something of a trend among prestige dramas to write out their seemingly unkill- able main characters (see, for example, "True Detective," "Far- go" and, of course, "Game of Thrones"). Nonetheless, it still came as a surprise to fans when [slight spoiler alert] Mark Strong's character seemed to have been written off at the end of "Deep State" Season 1. Strong was unquestionably the star of the show, and so many thought that the writers would find a way to bring him back in Season 2. But that sea- son came and went without him. His spot was filled by another critically beloved character ac- tor, Walton Goggins, who played a very different character but brought the same gravitas and star power that Strong offered. The second season finished in the summer, but there's been no word yet on a third. There's every reason to be hopeful, though. The producers still have time to make the decision before they blow any kind of deadline, and in fact there aren't any real dead- lines, because the show's British. Q: I love Chicago P.D. and I'm looking at some of the earliest episodes. The music (by Atli Orvarsson) at the end of the shows is so powerful. Why did they stop using it on the new episodes? A: Award-winning Icelandic composer Atli Orvarsson's music was all over "Chicago P.D.," and indeed all over Dick Wolf's other two "One Chicago" properties ("Chicago Med" and "Chicago Fire"). At least it was until re- cently. He's still being used on "Med," but he disappeared from the other two in early 2018. No one's explicitly said why — composers don't get the same attention that actors do — but it seems to have been part of a general refresh of the brand that happened last fall. Reviewing "Chicago P.D.'s" season premiere at the time, fan site OneChicagoCenter.com said that the episode, "continued the theme that ran through all of 'One Chicago' opening night — showing fans that things aren't the same anymore in the city." 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 Michelle Rose TV Media W hen disaster strikes, you can always count on Guy Fieri. No, really, hear me out. Fieri has always been a big supporter of the nation's first re- sponders. When the North Bay fires hit Santa Rosa in 2017, Fieri — him- self an evacuee — set up a barbe- cue and fed 5,000 displaced resi- dents, military personnel and fire- fighters per day. Online haters were quick to pile on Fieri for us- ing a smoker while wildfires raged, but they missed the point: Fieri simply showed up and helped out, and it wasn't done for the benefit of any cameras. During last summer's Carr Fire, the seventh-most destructive fire in the nation's history, Fieri teamed up with fellow chef José Andrés to help out. His team served an estimated 2,000 meals per day during the disaster. And he was back at it in No- vember 2018 to feed and support firefighters battling Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive U.S. wildfire to date. What does this have to do with TV? This Wednesday, Sept. 18, the Mayor of Flavortown plays host to some fearless California firefight- ers in a new episode of Food Net- work's "Guy's Grocery Games." This week's competitors are challenged to make a "firehouse favorite" in the first round, and a spicy family meal in the second one. And in the end, one firefight- er has the chance to win $20,000. This isn't the first time firefight- ers have participated in "Guy's Grocery Games." In fact, the show seems to be Fieri's way of show- ing support for good people and good causes, whether he's invit- ing veterans and Make-A-Wish families to tapings or spotlighting a competitor's cause on air. And I'm not even talking about all the causes and charity events that Fieri is personally involved with or supports. In fact, even the set of "Guy's Grocery Games" is de- signed to generate goodwill. The 15,000-square-foot loca- tion in Santa Rosa is set up like a working grocery store, com- plete with 241 varieties of pro- duce, 67 varieties of meat and 442 pounds of seafood. But any item damaged during filming or nearing the end of its shelf life is donated to the local mis- sion or a food program before it spoils. Per Food Network, that amounts to roughly 30,000 pounds of donated food per season. And that's another reason why in Sonoma County, and in the eyes of many California firefighters — like the ones competing on this week's "Guy's Grocery Games" — Fi- eri is one of the good guys. Good Guy: Fieri plays host to firefighters in 'Guy's Grocery Games' 10 | Cooking this week Crab House 2 x 2" Family Health Clinic 2 x 1.5" White Lilies N Paradise 2 x 1.5" Guy Fieri hosts "Guy's Grocery Games"

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