PAGE b8 THE STATE JOURNAL FUAREbR y 29, 2012 Wednesday ALMANAC 50 YEARS AGO Betty Jo Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. Tay- ‘Awake’ is an original lor Sr., and a junior mathematics major at Western College for Women in Ohio, was elected editor-in-chief of Round-Up, the college newspaper, for the second semester of the school year. Taylor, a Trustee Scholar, was treasurer of the junior class and Parliament representative from McKee Hall. 25 YEARS AGO Cara Ballinger, daughter of Westley and Betty Ballinger of Frankfort, and Marti McLean, daughter of Edward and Grace McLean of Frankfort, were named to the dean’s list at Camp- bellsville College. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Abby Smith Feb. 29, 2004 Abby loves talking. She is the daughter of Dennis and Christie Smith and the young- er sister of Alex Smith. Alex Smith March 5, 1997 Alex loves school, slinkies and Spiderman. He is the son of Dennis and Christie Smith and the older brother of Abby Smith. bCw A k Ard GLANCes courtesy nbc Michael britten, a Los Angeles police detective played by Jason Isaacs, finds himself living in two realities in nbc’s engrossing new puzzler “Awake.” A horrific car crash turned his life upside-down: In one of britten’s realities, his wife died, but his son sur- vived. In the other, his son died, but his wife survived. Dual-reality drama more than another cop show By Gail PenninGton wife, Hannah (Laura Allen), sponds. ful but hard to explain. St. LouiS PoSt-DiSPatch they’re mourning their dead Back at work, with only To keep his two worlds son Rex (Dylan Minnette). his shrinks (and, in one re- straight, Britten wears a rub- A horrific car crash When he wakes up, he eats ality, his wife) knowing his ber band on his wrist – red turned Michael Britten’s life cereal with Rex, a teen who secret, Britten isn’t partic- for days with his wife, green upside-down. His wife died. remains deeply shaken by ularly interested in solving with his son. The two worlds His son died. the loss of his mother. his problem. He is happier are also shot in a slightly dif- Or not. That’s right – in one of this way, he knows, than ferent visual style, with dif- Britten, a Los Angeles ferent color saturation, so as c ourtesy pAuL weddLe And rodgers studIo Britten’s realities, his wife he would be with one of his police detective played by died, but his son survived. loved ones permanently out puzzling as “Awake” is, it’s Players from the 1969 Frankfort High School football team the great Jason Isaacs, finds In the other, his son died, of his life. rarely confusing. accept the district championship trophy for beating Ander- himself living in two reali- but his wife survived. Beyond this big mystery, Acting is strong through- ties in NBC’s engrossing out, particularly from the son County. The team went on to the state championship No wonder his police-as- which gets deliciously more new puzzler “Awake.” signed shrink is puzzled. So complicated over the course reliable Harris (“The Prac- and lost to Lynch High School. “So tell me how this is his other, alternate-reali- of four episodes sent for pre- tice”) and surprisingly in- works,” asks his therapist, ty shrink, Dr. Evans (Cherry view, “Awake” is also an ab- tense Valderrama (“That ‘70s Dr. Lee (B.D. Wong), in the Jones). Each assumes he’s sorbing police procedural. Show”). HIS IMA FRA series opener. Creator Kyle Killen, who Now dreaming half the time – With different partners previously brought us the TOR GES NKF Available “I don’t know,” Britten but which half? (Steve Harris and Wilmer tells him. “I close my eyes “I can assure you this is Valderrama), Britten inves- shockingly short-lived “Lone IC OF ORT and open them, just like not a dream,” Evans tells tigates different cases each Star,” is fascinated by duali- you.” him. week, but clues from one ties. In “Lone Star,” his pro- RODGERS STUDIO • 223-3123 But when Michael Brit- “That’s just what the begin to bleed over into the tagonist was a swindler liv- Visit Us At ten goes to sleep with his other shrink said,” he re- other, something that’s use- ing a double life to defraud. “Awake,” though, benefits from a much more sympa- thetic hero. Michael Britten doesn’t want to fool anybody, ON TV TONIGHT Brought To You By www.fpb.cc 352-4372 except possibly himself. 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