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February 1 - 7, 2020 —23 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN February 1 - 7, 2020 — 23 to see that's what she does. She's going to get pushback, and she can react to that any way she wants ... but if she continues to do the job and to do it well, people tend to come around." In playing someone who hails from the Big Apple — as does Falco herself — the actress notes that in the show, "I'm kind of being the New Yorker that I am, which is sort of a subtle New Yorker. I mean, I try not to go overboard — but I also have been told I can have some rough edges and whatever else that other people By Jay Bobbin Edie Falco has been a mob- ster's wife and a troubled nurse, and now, she's becoming the first female police chief of Los Angeles. That's only in fictional terms, of course. The four-time Emmy winner plays a New Yorker who switches coasts to keep the City of Angels safe in "Tommy," a CBS drama premiering Thurs- day, Feb. 6. Abigail "Tommy" Thomas' approach doesn't always sit comfortably with others, particularly those with politics in mind, but she's de- termined to do what it takes to protect her new turf and staff. Writer-producer Paul At- tanasio ("Homicide: Life on the Street," "Bull") created the show, which includes Adelaide Clemens, Joseph Lyle Taylor and Olivia Lucy Phillip among its co-stars. Corbin Bernsen ("Psych," "L.A. Law") appears in several episodes. "She comes from a cop fam- ily," Falco says of Tommy, "and I think she's seen how it's done. I don't know that she ever thought, 'I see how Dad does it, but I'm a girl, so it's going to be different.' I think she just sees, 'He's a cop. He takes care of the populace. He does the right thing, and that's kind of what I want to do.' And I think it may be less intimidating and more manageable to her be- cause she's seen it growing up. "She knows she's more quali- fied than a lot of people who have come before her," adds Falco, "so I think she steps into that job with that pretty stable knowledge. Her job really is to do her job, and the people around her will eventually come CroSSWord Solution Puzzle on Page 17 Sudoku Solution Puzzle on Page 25 filled by client may equate with being a New Yorker. But it's not something that has to be front-and-center about the series." Interestingly, self-described "homebody" Falco hasn't had to go to Los Angeles to make "Tommy." As with her ear- lier series "The Sopranos" and "Nurse Jackie," it's being filmed primarily in New York. She recalls, "I read (the 'Tommy' pilot) and I thought, 'This is great. Oh, well.' And that's the way it was, until I got a call say- ing they would shoot it in New York. And here I am." Editor's Pick Edie Falco is L.A. police chief 'Tommy' in new CBS drama Edie Falco stars in the new CBS drama series "Tommy," premiering Thursday. Q U J P F A G P Z A W K V W X R Y B O D O J S X P N V A H M F A S H I O N K A S N C E L Y K B P V Y J H P Q U H O O F L A V I S C O U N T J A R B O K W X N R J S H R E H J O R G E C O O D G I P X F Q M O O P X Z K F U J E O G T U V M Q T F P W F M X N P S R Z I M K C A E O O I E K L R X L H A L E S P R V W I K A T Y R L T X Q I P J Y B J Y O O M I M E P V Z E O O P C P Q V Y K S S U N P R N B E A U C H A M P X O J K C J K P R A L E X A N D E R P Bingo Solution Puzzle on Page 29 SearCh Solution Puzzle on Page 9

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