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Even XXXXX, XXXXX XX, 2013 | TAB NAME Odd 2 TV ENCORE By Shona Dustan TV Media A beloved book series that has been bewitching fans for decades will finally make it to television screens this month. It's hard to put a label on "Outlander," a fact that adds to the story's charm and mystique. Equal parts mystery, romance, fantasy, sci-fi and historical fic- tion, the big-budget cable series tells the complex tale of Claire Randall, a Second World War nurse who, while on a post-war getaway with her husband in Scotland, stumbles through a glitch in time and is transported back to 1743 — which is where the drama really heats up. Though it has yet to air, the show already has a dedicated following, and word-of-mouth advertising is sure to play a major role in the series' ratings. Thousands of fans will finally get to see how their favorite fictional characters translate to the small screen when "Outlander" pre- mieres Saturday, Aug. 9, on Starz. On top of the action, drama, romance and mystery the "Outlander" series promises, be prepared for some breathtaking scenery, fabulous accents and even a little Scottish Gaelic (pro- nounced "gah-lik," not "gay-lik" like its Irish counterpart). The series was almost entirely filmed Graybeals Carpet 2 x 3" Young's Culligan 3 x 3" Harrison- Merzger 2 x 2" On the Cover where most of the story unfolds — the Highlands of Scotland. This is, after all, a very Scottish love story. The Jacobite Rising of 1745 provides the historical background for the tale, a fore- boding cloud that adds plenty of drama as it hangs ominously over even the most lighthearted moments. When 28-year-old Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe, "Now You See Me," 2013) suddenly finds herself in the Scottish Highlands of 1743, she tries to find her way home to her hus- band, Frank (Tobias Menzies, "Atonement," 2007), but ends up increasingly embroiled in the complex personal and political lives of the local Clan MacKenzie. When her life eventually lands in the hands of a kind, enigmatic 22-year-old Highlander named Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan, "Doctors"), she realizes she cares very much about what happens to these people and remembers enough of her history lessons to realize that disaster looms large just a few years down the road. In "Outlander," Claire and Jamie begin a journey that spans eight (huge) novels so far. Fans are already hoping the series will take off in the same way so that we can expect many more sea- sons of "Outlander" in the future. Claire and Jamie, Jamie and Claire — the casting of these two beloved characters was no small thing. There are hundreds of Internet forums dedicated to the positive and negative aspects of the chosen actors, not all of which are kind. Though she wasn't directly involved in the casting process, thankfully the books' author, Diana Gabaldon, laid out some very specific parameters for the studios to fol- low, the most important of which was Jamie's nationality: the actor playing Jamie had to be Scottish. Sam Heughan is certainly that. Born in New Galloway, Heughan spent his life in Scotland and studied at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now known as the Royal Conservatoire). He's appeared in quite a few celebrated British series over the years — "Island at War," "Party Animals," "Doctors" — but "Outlander" will mark his first starring role in a series. On her website, diana- gabaldon.com, the author admits that she had her doubts when she first saw Heughan. "Frankly, I thought he looked bizarre. He's (six-foot-three), that's fine. Very chiseled face, but oddly chiseled, and what's with the large forehead and cleft chin?!? Jamie doesn't have a cleft chin. ... So I sat down at my computer, sort of looking warily through my fingers. Willing to suspend disbelief if I could, but kind of dubious, you know? ... Immensely popular 'Outlander' series comes to the small screen "And five seconds later, Sam Heughan was GONE, and it was Jamie Fraser right there in front of me. True. No costume, no makeup, no props, nothing but cues from an offstage casting director, and … it was him." Of Heughan's counterpart, Irish actress Caitriona Balfe, Gabaldon had similarly glowing reviews. "Hard to believe lightning can strike twice," she told deadline. com, "but it surely did. The moment Caitriona Balfe came on screen, I sat up straight and said, 'There she is!' She and Sam Heughan absolutely lit up the screen with fireworks." Balfe has had roles in some recent big-budget films — "Super 8" (2011), "Now you See Me" (2013), "Escape Plan" (2013) — but, like Heughan, this will be her first starring role on television. 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