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By Kyla Brewer TV Media presidential election The hotmemory,forbut politicsmay be a are still a topic many Americans. NBC is taking advantage of the election-year buzz to present a sneak peek at a new comedy about life in the White House. Comedy is the name of the game as an extraordinary yet dysfunctional First Family struggles with average family problems in ���1600 Penn,��� airing Monday, Dec. 17. Bill Pullman headlines ���1600 Penn��� as fictional President Dale Gilchrist, who juggles the demands of being a world leader with those of being head of his family. At his side in the White House is his second wife, Emily Nash Gilchrist, played by Jenna Elfman. Eager to win over the kids, the stepmom jumps in to help, whether they���re struggling in school or at home. Like many families, the Gilchrists have welcomed grown son Skip (Broadway sensation Josh Gad) back home. The ���Hollywood Reporter��� had good things to say about the show���s ensemble cast, which includes Andre Holland as Press Secretary Marshall Malloy. Among his many other duties, it���s Malloy���s job to keep Skip���s Water Softener Specials Rent a Culligan�� water conditioner or Drinking Water System $ 90 6 he is primarily known for his work in theater and film. His big break came in ���Ruthless People��� (1986), opposite Danny DeVito and Bette Midler, followed by such films as ���Spaceballs��� (1987) and ���While You Were Sleeping��� (1995). Pullman���s new TV gig isn���t the first time he���s played the president of the United States, either. He starred as the daring commander in chief in the boxoffice smash ���Independence Day��� (1997). His Broadway credits include ���The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?��� and ���Oleana.��� As for his television work, Pullman recently earned a Saturn Award nomination for his role in the BBC/Starz effort ���Torchwood: Miracle Day.��� Unlike her co-star, Elfman has plenty of TV experience. The actress began her career as a professional dancer, but quickly segued into acting in the ABC sitcom ���Townies��� in 1996. Unfortunately, the series didn���t last, but Elfman has made a lasting impression on 20th Century Fox executives. A year later, she charmed audiences as the leading lady in ���Dharma & Greg,��� which aired on ABC from 1997 to 2002. She didn���t have as much luck with her next two television series, the CBS comedies ���Courting Alex��� in 2006, and ���Accidentally on Purpose��� in 2009. However, things have been looking up for Elfman since she landed a recurring role in Season 5 of the legal drama ���Damages.��� The star power of Elfman and Pullman, combined with the wit of ���1600 Penn��� co-creator, writer and executive producer Gad, has critics sitting up and taking notice. Viewers may recognize him from a number of guest-starring stints in such TV series as ���Back to You,��� ���The Daily Show,��� ���Modern Family��� and ���New Girl.��� Fresh off his starmaking role as Elder Arnold Cunningham in Broadway���s ���The Book of Mormon,��� Gad is poised to win over television audiences as bumbling First Son Skip. NOW PART OF THE LARGEST BUYING GROUP IN INDIANA $5.99 per month for the ���rst 3 months. That means for our customers Limited Time offer. * Some restrictions may apply. Oliver Softs YOUNG���S WATER CONDITIONING ��� 722-2830 750 ml. Not valid with any other offer. Offer Expires 1-5-13 $5.99 Barefoot Pink Moscato 574-722-2830 The cast of ���1600 Penn��� Yellowtail �� Salt Sale Every Sat. 8am-Noon 4115 E. Market St., Logansport public image positive, despite his penchant for accidentally lighting things on fire. Martha MacIsaac, Amara Miller and Benjamin Stockham also star as the president���s other children. NBC���s giving the new sitcom a great lead-in by airing the sneak preview after the final performance episode of the hit reality TV series ���The Voice.��� It���s a strategic move to hook viewers before the holidays in anticipation of ���1600 Penn���s��� premiere on Thursday, Jan. 10. While the last big NBC series to tackle life in the White House was the uber-popular drama ���The West Wing,��� this is not the first time a network has taken viewers inside the home lives of politicians. Way back in 1979, ABC premiered ���Benson,��� about a wisecracking butler (Robert Guillaume) for a governor. In the ���90s, the alpha-network brought Michael J. Fox back to television as Mike Flaherty, the deputy mayor of New York, in ���Spin City.��� More recently, Sigourney Weaver starred as Secretary of State Elaine Barrish in the miniseries ���Political Animals.��� In fact, ���1600 Penn��� is in line with a recent spate of politically themed shows such as HBO���s Julia Louis-Dreyfus vehicle ���VEEP��� and the recently canned Starz series ���Boss,��� starring Kelsey Grammer. With bigwigs such as Weaver, Louis-Dreyfus and Grammer in the mix, it makes sense that Pullman would get in on the action. While the actor has done his fair share of television, $5.49 3 Convenient locations for all your party needs! LOWER PRICES AND GREATER SELECTION!! Gift Certi���cate Make a Gre s at Gift D&J Liquors EAST - 3800 E. Market | WEST - U.S. 24 West | DOWNTOWN - 509 North St.

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