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TV Media Weekly | October 21 - 27, 2017 By Adam Thomlison TV Media Q: What can you tell me about the sequel to "Creed"? They are making one, right? A: The rumor mill's been pretty active about a sequel to the award-winning 2015 film "Creed," which was itself a se- quel to the many Rocky movies that came before it. The main per- son feeding these rumors has been Rocky himself, Sylvester Stallone. I'll start by saying that yes, "Creed II" (it seems they're stick- ing with the Roman-numeric sys- tem, much like the original Rocky films) is pretty definitely happen- ing. It's currently in the develop- ment stage, with an estimated re- lease of late 2018. We know it's happening be- cause Stallone keeps broadly hinting at it, mostly on social me- dia. The biggest piece of evidence we have is a photograph he post- ed to Instagram of his "Creed II" notebook (as well as being the star, Stallone is also the writer). As I say, that's a pretty broad hint. But there was a more subtle hint built in there: He tagged the photo "#drago." Fans of the se- ries know that's the name of his Russian adversary in 1985's "Rocky IV," played by Stallone's fellow bodybuilding action star Dolph Lundgren. Q: I'm trying to find the mov- ie in which a mentally chal- lenged woman and man fall in love, but both their families op- pose the relationship. I think it had Diane Keaton. A: You're looking for "The Other Sister" (1999), in which the great Diane Keaton plays the mother of the girl in love (played by Juliette Lewis). The title of the film refers to the fact that Lewis's character, Carla, generally feels like the less- favored child in her family. In the film, Carla's whole story arc, in which she seeks independence and eventually finds love, plays out while her family (especially her somewhat distant mother) is wrapped up in planning her older sister's wedding. This all sounds a little heavy, but it was actually a romantic comedy, helped along by the legendarily light touch of romcom director Garry Marshall, who also wrote the script. Marshall is probably best known for a little movie he did in 1990 called "Pretty Woman" (or maybe for 1988's "Beaches," or for the TV show "Happy Days" — the list goes on). It was further helped by a pretty stellar cast, which also includes Tom Skerritt, Giovanni Ribisi and Poppy Montgomery. Have a question? Email us at questions@tvtabloid.com. Please include your name and town. Hollywood Q&A By Andrew Warren TV Media D oes an apple a day re- ally keep the doctor away? Just how Irish is corned beef anyways? There are so many idioms, sto- ries and sayings about all sorts of everyday foods that it can be all but impossible to sort out the true from the false when it comes to the food we eat. That's where acclaimed actor Michael McKean comes in. The "Better Call Saul" star is on a fact-finding mission in "Food: Fact or Fiction?," digging into the everyday foods we eat to fig- ure out what's true and what's not, while coming across fasci- nating stories along the way. A new season of the culinary series premieres Sunday, Oct. 22, on Cooking Channel with a look at some holiday classics. First up is Halloween, with McKean searching for the ori- gins of the tradition of handing out candy — but what he finds is that we really should be giv- ing out cake, instead. Then, Val- entine's Day comes early as our host investigates cute little candy hearts and discovers that they used to be used as medi- cine. Finally, he checks out St. Patrick's Day, and what could be more Irish than delicious corned beef ... right? Sometimes when watching "Food: Fact or Fiction?," it can seem like there isn't a single food out there that doesn't have an interesting story be- hind it. As the season contin- ues, McKean peels back the mystery surrounding all sorts of eats. He investigates how a food's shape can actually trans- form how it tastes, discovers that a loud noise can land someone in burger heaven and, with his friend, actor Joe Man- tegna ("Criminal Minds"), learns how a delicious Italian Beef once had the potential to bring some cops knocking. Every food has a story, and McKean has a lot of fun explor- ing as many as he can. A new season of the ever informative "Food: Fact or Fiction?" pre- mieres Sunday, Oct. 22, on Cooking Channel. Cooking Channel favorite separates food truths from myths 10 | Cooking this week Sunspot 2 x 2" Vicker's Graphics 2 x 1.5" Tech Repairadise 2 x 1.5" Michael McKean hosts "Food: Fact or Fiction?" Sunspot Nat ural Marke t 3717 Sout h Re e d Rd 931 Sout h Kokomo, I N 46902 765 - 453 - 5555 w w w. SunspotNatural.com M on - S at 9 - 8 • Su n 11- 6 Sunspot Nat ural Marke t 3717 Sout h Re e d Rd 931 Sout h Kokomo, I N 46902 765 - 453 - 5555 w w w. SunspotNatural.com p M on - S at 9 - 8 • Su n 11- 6

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