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November 9 - 15, 2019 —3 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN November 9 - 15, 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 Two weeks after Apple TV+ joined the streaming fray, there comes another 800-pound gorilla — or in this case, mouse — into the room with the debut of Disney+. Signing on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the new service — which costs subscrib - ers $6.99/month or $69.99/year — will at launch offer up about a dozen original series and movies plus more than 30 other original productions to be rolled out over the next two years. That's in addition to the more than 7,500 episodes of TV series such as "The Simpsons," "Amazing Planet," "Wicked Tuna" and "That's So Raven" and the 500 or so movie titles including "Iron Man," "Toy Story," "High School Musical" and the first seven "Star Wars" movies that become available this week. Speaking of "High School Musi - cal," that 2006 feature film is the inspiration for one of the original entries available Tuesday. "High School Musical: The Musical — The Series" is a 10-episode scripted series that follows a group of students as they prepare for opening night of their first-ever production of — well, see the title. Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo, Kate Reinders and Sofia Wylie head the cast. In that same vein on launch day is the unscripted series "Encore!" from executive producer Kristen Bell, which reunites former castmates from a high school musical and tasks them with re-creating their original performances, with all the emotions, rivalries and faded friendships that might entail. Also starting up Tuesday is "The World According to Jeff Goldblum," in which the Oscar- and Emmy- nominated actor does a deep dive into such commonplace items as sneakers and ice cream and pulls up some surprising facts, revelations and histories. If it is holiday fare you seek, the comedy movie "Noelle" stars Anna Kendrick as the title character, Kris Kringle's daughter, who must take over the family business when her brother (played by Bill Hader) goes missing. Other originals available on open - ing day include "The Imagineer- ing Story," a documentary series chronicling the 65-year history of Walt Disney Imagineering; "Marvel's Hero Project," spotlighting the dif- ference young heroes are making in their communities; "The Mandalo- rian," an action series from the "Star Wars" universe starring Pedro Pascal, Carl Weathers, Gina Carano and Giancarlo Esposito; the animated short "Forky Asks a Question," in which the character from "Toy Story 4" explores questions about how the world works; and the movie "Lady and the Tramp," a retelling of the 1955 animated classic. Later in 2019 and into 2020 and 2021, subscribers can look forward to more original fare such as "Lizzie McGuire," in which Hilary Duff reprises her role from the 2001-04 Disney Channel kids show; "Wan - daVision," starring Elizabeth Olsen in a new Marvel Studios offering from the "Avengers" franchise; "Monsters at Work," a "Monsters, Inc."-inspired animated series with voice work from Ben Feldman, Billy Crystal and John Goodman; "(Re) Connect," an unscripted offering in which troubled families are forced to shut out outside distractions and devices and address their issues; and "Be Our Chef," a competition show hosted by Angela Kinsey ("The Of - fice") in which contestants are tasked with preparing Disney-inspired dishes. Celebrity Scoop Celebrity Scoop More streaming, more mouse: Disney+ debuts Cover Story Cover Story By George Dickie Like her character Veronica, Sha- nola Hampton is branching out as "Shameless" enters its 10th season. "I have been shadowing direc- tors on 'Shameless' just trying to learn it and hopefully I will be able to direct in the future," the 42-year-old actress reveals. "... I'm on like my fourth week of shadowing and it has ignited something in me creatively that has just made me have such a buzz on a daily basis, I love it so much and I'm so glad that I now have another way that I can be creative and use my talents." The freewheeling dramedy about a scrappy Southside Chi- cago family that makes no apolo- gies opens the new season Sun- day, Nov. 10, on Showtime (and Crave 1 in Canada) and finds Veronica in the midst of change. Her best friend Fiona (former castmate Emmy Rossum) has gone south with $50,000 in her Checking in with Shanola Hampton pocket to pursue new opportuni- ties, leaving V to cope with the absence. She's also taken young Liam (Christian Isaiah) under her wing to teach him about black history and culture. And then, of course, there is the Alibi, the bar she owns with husband Kev (Steve Howey), and the ever-increasing cost of raising twins, which will force Veronica to seek out other in- come streams. "This season, you'll see her really trying to tap into other businesses," Hampton explains, "where they can really work out- side of the bar and make some money. Because the kids are going to be starting school, and if they want them to not go to public school, it might cost them to go to preschool. So it's all of those things. It's the real-life struggle of people that don't have a lot but are trying to acquire a lot now that they have children." Name: Shanola Hampton Birth date: May 27, 1977 Birthplace: Roosevelt, N.Y. (raised in Summerville, S.C.) 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