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The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN December 18 - 24, 2021 — 3 2 x 3.5" ad a) swango's b) greene cnty farmers 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. FRIDAY 11:00 a.m. FSSE NBA Basketball Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers. 3:00 p.m. FSSE NBA Basketball Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers. BOXING SATURDAY 8:00 p.m. 39 Boxing PBC Fight Night: David Morrell Jr. vs. Alan- tez Fox. (Live) FOOTBALL SATURDAY 11:00 a.m. ESPN College Football RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl — Western Kentucky vs Appala- chian State. (Live) 12:00 p.m. 6 College Football Cricket Celebration Bowl — South Carolina State vs Jackson State. (Live) 13 College Football Cricket Celebration Bowl — South Caro - lina State vs Jackson State. (Live) 2:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Football FCS Semifinal: Teams TBA. (Live) 2:15 p.m. ESPN College Football New Mexico Bowl — Texas-El Paso vs Fresno State. (Same-day Tape) 3:30 p.m. 6 13 College Football Radiance Technologies Indepen - dence Bowl — Alabama-Birming- ham vs BYU. (Live) 5:45 p.m. ESPN College Football LendingTree Bowl — Eastern Michigan vs Liberty. (Same-day Tape) 7:30 p.m. 6 13 College Football Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl — Utah State vs Oregon State. (Live) 9:15 p.m. ESPN College Football R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl — Louisiana vs Marshall. (Same- day Tape) SUNDAY 8:20 p.m. 5 10 NFL Football New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buc- caneers. (Live) MONDAY 2:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Myrtle Beach Bowl — Old Domin - ion vs Tulsa. (Live) 8:00 p.m. 6 13 ESPN NFL Football Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears. (Live) TUESDAY 3:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Famous Idaho Potato Bowl — Kent State vs Wyoming. (Live) 7:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Tropical Smoothie Café Frisco Bowl — Texas-San Antonio vs San Diego State. (Live) WEDNESDAY 8:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl — Missouri vs Army. (Live) THURSDAY 7:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl — UCF vs Florida. (Live) 3:00 a.m. ESPN College Football Famous Idaho Potato Bowl — Kent State vs Wyoming. 4:30 a.m. ESPN College Football Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl — UCF vs Florida. FRIDAY 8:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Easypost Hawaii Bowl — Mem- phis vs Hawaii. (Live) GOLF SATURDAY 3:00 p.m. 5 10 PGA Tour Cham- pions Golf PNC Championship, Day 1. (Live) SUNDAY 1:00 p.m. 5 10 PGA Tour Cham- pions Golf PNC Championship, Day 2. (Live) HOCKEY WEDNESDAY 10:00 p.m. TNT NHL Hockey Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings. (Live) By Jay Bobbin Especially with so few Westerns being made now, it's little surprise that a new one would hold great appeal for Sam Elliott. However, there was an extra lure for the "A Star Is Born" Oscar nom- inee: the writing of Taylor Sheridan, the co-creator of the successful series "Yellowstone," which now is yielding a Paramount+ prequel with the Elliott-starring "1883." Pre- miering Sunday, Dec. 19, the dra- ma casts him as a late-19th-century cowboy who guides settlers from Texas to Montana. Among them, played by music-superstar spouses Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, are ancestors of John Dutton .... Kevin Costner's "Yellowstone" character. (The premiere will be simulcast on Paramount Network.) "We started at the end of August in 100-plus-degree weather in Texas," the friendly, famously deep- voiced Elliott says of the filming. It took him away from his actress wife Katharine Ross (both appeared in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"), and he reports, "It was gruel- ing for everyone. It meant wearing wool, so it was tough. And we've headed since to Montana, where we're likely to get snowed on." Elliott notes his "1883" character, Shea Brennan, is "carrying a heavy load" from his family history and serving in the Civil War. The actor appreciates that "Taylor writes these arias that are gifts. It's not just the words (Brennan) says but where they come from, and it's great play- ing someone who has more going on than meets the eye." Before "1883" started produc- tion, Elliott hadn't met Hill and McGraw. "They went to a 'cowboy camp,' because a lot of people hadn't ridden horses when we started this thing — and when I got to Texas and joined them, everyone was in the mood. I hadn't ridden a horse in 20 years, and I was very leery about it, but it's like riding a bicycle. You never forget how, but with that said, you've got to get back in condition and be confident." Once a star of such shows as "Mission: Impossible" and "The Yellow Rose," Elliott has been involved in streaming series such as "The Ranch" and "Grace and Frankie" more recently, but those didn't entail the work demands "1883" does. Still, he maintains, "I'm up to it. It's been a while since I've done something like this, but based on the fact that it was Taylor Sheridan, there was no passing on it." Elliott admits he hasn't been a viewer of "Yellowstone," but he notes that where "1883" is con- cerned, "I've had great fortune in that genre from the beginning. I've always felt a good Western has three classic elements: man against man, man against nature, and man against himself. And here it is again, particularly man against himself, in this character." Sam Elliott takes viewers back to '1883' in new 'Yellowstone' prequel Cover Story Cover Story 423-422-1601 One Y. One Community. 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