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13 The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, December 3, 2010 sudoku Ben Alkes Sewing Machine 1 x 4 A/Catskill Tractor B/PDQ Service and Supplies 2 x 2 Gregory Plumbing 1 x 4 day dialogue. ”Peanuts” was Schulz’s lifelong passion project until his death in 2000. His two col- laborators, Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, had worked with the creator from 1965 until his passing. In their time working to- Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. Solution page 22 Classifieds As Individual As The Hero Hut 1 x 2 Build your own ad using our new online classifieds tool. starsonscreen By Sheila Busteed TV Media GOOD OL’ CHUCK: Charlie Brown may be 60 years old, but his secret to staying young and relevant is deliver- ing wholesome stories and messages that ring true for any generation. ABC is showing that it thinks the beloved “Peanuts” character and his friends are still hip and with it. The net- work recently announced it has extended its contract A/Pine Ridge Grocery B/Smoker Friendly 1 x 4 with Peanuts Worldwide LLC and Lee Mendelson Film Pro- ductions for another five years. That means the iconic holi- day special “A Charlie Brown Christmas” will continue to air on the network during the Yuletide season until at least 2015. It debuted on television 45 years ago in 1965. The same deal will apply to the franchise’s other holiday specials, including “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” The specials moved to their new home at ABC nine years ago and have continually earned stellar ratings ever since. Since their comic-strip de- but in 1950, the famed Charles Schulz characters have appeared in more than 2,200 newspapers. Their im- ages are recognized globally and even some of their popu- lar phrases, such as “security blanket” and “good grief,” are now ingrained in every- gether, the three men were behind 50 network specials and four feature films. Eight of the specials were produced after Schulz’s death, using material from the comic strips or ideas he offered to ABC be- fore his passing. The team’s work garnered them two Peabody Awards, five Emmys wins and an addi- tional 18 nominations. MAGNIFICENT MIND: Get- ting inside someone’s head seems to be a popular tech- nique for solving TV crimes. CBS has the behavior ana- lysts of “Criminal Minds,” Fox employs a psychologist who reads people’s expressions and body language in “Lie to Me,” and TNT will soon have Eric McCormack. The actor has signed on for Benson 1 x 5 It’s fast, easy, convenient, and always available! To create your customized classified ad visit www.thedailystar.com And click on “Buy a Classified” A/Van’s Auto B/Nicole’s Family Dining 1 x 3 B/Maury’s Restaurant 1 x 3 the role of Dr. Geoffrey Pierce, a neuroscientist who helps solve federal cases in the up- coming pilot for “Percep- tion.” Pierce’s acute knowledge of human behavior, which is rooted in his study of the brain, allows him to offer in- vestigators a detailed under- standing of a suspect’s psyche. It also gives the quirky doctor a rather unusu- al outlook on the world. This will be a return to TNT for McCormack, who previ- ously starred in its short-lived 2009 drama “Trust Me” and also co-produced its pilot for 2007’s “Imperfect Union.”