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July 18 - 24, 2020 —3 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN July 18 - 24, 2020 — 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 2 x 1.5" ad midway const. By Jay Bobbin To start the fourth and final season of "Room 104," executive producer Mark Duplass finally decided to check into an acting role on it. He's also the director, writer and composer of the tale "The Murderer" as the HBO anthology series (also executive-produced by his brother Jay) launches its last round Friday, July 24. Duplass plays a long-absent music legend lured by several youths (including one played by Hari Nef ) for a private concert in the motel room where the show's stories un - fold ... and where those young fans discover the artist's lyrics may be too autobiographical. "We always thought, 'Let's save Mark in reserve, just in case an actor drops out,' " Duplass muses. "When we got to this season, we realized it probably would be our last, so I tried to create something I really wanted to do." Duplass based it on a musi - cian friend who declined the part, "but the story stuck with me. And that's usually where the best stories come from." Duplass also wrote three other scripts for "Room 104's" last season, ranging from an ancient-warrior mu - sical to a story with the first several minutes enacted by action figures. Then, there's one in which someone in a hamster costume haunts a young woman (played by Jillian Bell). We couldn't make that up, but Duplass could, and he's grateful HBO has given "Room 104" four seasons: "When we started making it, it happened to coincide with Jay and I being done making 'Together - ness' (another HBO series). That was the epitome of our own togetherness personally and creatively, writing and directing every episode, and we were thinking it was time to open our circle of collaborators and tell differ - ent kinds of stories." With "Room 104's" last telecasts also featuring such guests as Dave Bautista, Melissa Fumero and Kevin McKidd ("Grey's Anatomy"), Du - plass is waiting to resume work on Season 2 of "The Morning Show," the Apple TV+ series in which his character Chip lost his executive- producer job rather spectacularly. "To just be one cog in that rather large machine is wonderful," typical multi- tasker Duplass attests. "I get to watch and learn, and my job is not only to be good but to give others what they need. It's rewarding without being as stressful." Married to Katie Aselton, with whom he co-starred on the sitcom "The League," Duplass has been a guest panelist lately on such taped- pre-pandemic ABC programs as "To Tell the Truth" and "Match Game." He says, "I love doing that stuff! A friend who was a producer on one of the shows invited me on. And to be candid, they pay really well, and that's money I can use for charity work. It's a cool thing, on many fronts." Celebrity Scoop Celebrity Scoop Mark Duplass reopens HBO's 'Room 104' for its last season Cover Story Cover Story By Jay Bobbin Being a "Mom," albeit a fictional one, certainly has had its rewards for Allison Janney. Though nominally a comedy, the Chuck Lorre-produced CBS Thurs - day staple has given the actress many dramatic moments as recovering ad- dict Bonnie Plunkett, likely factoring into her two Emmy Award wins for the role. Daughter Christy (Anna Faris) continues to face her own chal- lenges as a mother while dealing with her mom, an adventure much more often than not. With Season 8 of "Mom" on the horizon, the warm and friendly Janney affirms that the series "re- ally means a lot to me. I'm proud of how we deal with issues on the show. It's subject matter that affects so many people and shows them that there can be recovery, with hope and laughter. I love the service it provides." Another of Janney's signature parts is slated to be on view again soon when the HBO Max streaming ser- Checking in with Allison Janney vice adds "The West Wing." A win- ner of another four Emmys as White House press secretary C.J. Cregg, she notes, "Of all the characters I've played, I wish I was more like C.J. And the friends I made doing that show are so close to me." Having maintained a consistently busy career in television and mov- ies for many years, Janney has been forced not to work — along with countless other actors — by the pro- duction stoppage caused by the coro- navirus pandemic. It also tabled her planned action movie "Lou," which she hopes will restart when possible. An Oscar winner as well for "I, Tonya," she says of "Lou," "That's really out of my wheelhouse. I was getting in great shape for it." 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