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December 05, 2020

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December 5 - 11, 2020 —3 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN December 5 - 11, 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 When you've played one of the most iconic characters in the history of tele- vision drama, finding a follow-up can be daunting. Such was Bryan Cranston's challenge after wrapping his run as "Breaking Bad's" Walter White, which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards. He made the streaming show "Sneaky Pete" after that, but he returns to the cable world as a New Orleans judge whose personal crisis could derail his professional life as Showtime's "Your Honor" starts its limited run Sunday, Dec. 6. Also an executive producer along with "The Good Wife" and "Evil's" Robert and Michelle King, whom he says "really have exceeded my expecta - tions," the friendly Cranston explains that he "just felt that I needed to stay away from television for three years. I went and did theater (winning Tony Awards for "All the Way" and "Network)" and movies, because I felt that Walter White and 'Breaking Bad' needed to calm down a little bit before I could enter that medium again. "Characters that have faults and is - sues are what attract me most," adds Cranston. That you can see the cracks in their foundations, but they attempt to make improvements, is what I think is the key. Who can relate to perfec - tion? Being real, being authentic and trying to be a better person is what draws empathy." A 10-episode adaptation of an Israeli series, "Your Honor "sees Cranston's Judge Michael Desiato try to cover up his teenage son Adam's (Hunter Doohan) involvement in a hit-and-run accident. The resulting deceit comes to involve a prosecutor (Maura Tierney, back on Showtime after "The Affair") and a crime-world couple (Michael Stuhlbarg, who also worked with Cran - ston in "Trumbo," and Hope Davis). Cast members also include Carmen Ejogo, Margo Martindale, Isiah Whit- lock Jr. and Sofia Black-D'Elia. The coronavirus pandemic shut down location filming of "Your Honor" for roughly seven months — during which Cranston contracted and recov - ered from COVID-19 himself — and he says that break and the current climate helped the show, since the pan- demic was written into the plot. Still, he allows the job has been "really chal- lenging. We're rehearsing in masks and/ or shields, there can only be a certain number of people in the room, and the director and I are asked to be as far apart from each other as possible. If one of us goes down, we're in trouble." With his memoir "A Life in Parts" recently published, Cranston reflects that if his path from the comedic dad on "Malcolm in the Middle" to heavy dramatic parts "has helped others in our profession move within our realm with more ease and less judgment, I'm beyond pleased. It really is about op - portunity, and being able to do it." Celebrity Scoop Celebrity Scoop Emmy winner Bryan Cranston is 'Your Honor' in new Showtime drama Cover Story Cover Story By Jay Bobbin Beth Behrs is back in "The Neighborhood," but she also has launched a community of her own. While continuing to play wife, mother and school principal Gem - ma on the Monday CBS sitcom, the "2 Broke Girls" alum also has a relatively new venture in "Har - monics With Beth Behrs." The podcast showcases other creative people, many also in the arts (such as country singer Mickey Guyton and author Glennon Doyle), in explorations of how such pursuits can have an effect on the given person's wellness. "It's been this great, selfish en - deavor for me," the ever-friendly Behrs allows, "because I get to ask people I admire all these questions I would want to know the answers to. And I think that many other Checking in with Beth Behrs people would want to know, be- cause it makes them feel less alone. "I've been so much more vulner- able on this podcast than I ever planned on being in the media," notes Behrs. "I think that hap - pened because I really wanted a space for my guests to be open, and I'm really proud of the con - versations we've had and the brave things said. Some guests have talked about overcoming sexual as - sault through the power of music ... things I never dreamed were possible to address in this way." Behrs is no stranger to doing multiple seasons of a project, hav - ing made "2 Broke Girls" for six and now being in her third year of "The Neighborhood." After com - pleting her first round of "Har- monics," she's ready for more. 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