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HBO’s ‘The Leftovers’and the Garveys have moved to Miracle, Texas, a town where no one was raptured. FROM ADAM Miracle has become a national park, hosting thousands of pilgrims everyday who come to receive whatever spiritual HBO ’ve had a very difficult time pitching HBO’s “The protection they believe the town has to offer. Streets Leftovers” to friends. - HBO | A are lined with vendors Hey, would you like to watch a show about a small sce who sell water and - I ne town after a rapture-like event claims 140 mil fr knickknacks as om lion people? “holy relics” may be the ultimate message of “The Left - se Did I mention the event isn’t tied a from the town s We two - o God spared. overs.” to any religious dogma, and people n The show’s creators hint at as much by cleverly us 2 are introduced to the were seemingly taken at ran o f town’s fire chief who ing a 1992 Iris Dement bluegrass song as the season dom, punching a hole in every ‘ T theme song. “But no one knows for certain, and belief system on earth and h burns down houses e “Fahrenheit 451” style so it’s all the same to me / I think I’ll creating existential panic L e

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ested? I completely un s derstand. ’ entire river. - [email protected]. “The Leftovers” is The Guilty Rem based on a 2011 novel -by nant, a cult of chain- Tom Perrotta and cre smoking malcontents, ated by Damon Lindelof. have also reappeared in You may remember season two. Last Sunday Lindelof as a co-creator night’s episode showed GR of ABC’s “Lost,” who members are ready to do more THE LIST seems to have brought his than take a vow of silence to penchant for mysterious menace others into never forgetting questions to “The Leftovers” the horror of “the departure.” What is the most “basic” thing you enjoy? but left his bag of answers at the airport. “The Leftovers” may be the best show Joe: Nothing The first season revolves around on television right now and also the most difficult toeir Kristin: Pumpkin spice everything a small town police chief, Kevin Garvey, h watch. It’s depressing, complicated, slow-moving at Paige: Grey’s Anatomy who struggles to keep the peace in his town, times and challenging. Viewers have to let go of th Hayley: Iphone Snob his family and within himself as people cope three desire for answers in order to enjoy the show, whic years after the sudden disappearance of 2 percent of Desiree: Leggings and oversized shirts the world’s population. Jason: Fall The show’s second season began three weeks ago, What would your pick be? Tell us on Twitter using #vdtxtra.

Romantic movie things that are 6) Serenades. creepy in real life 7) Attempting to break up a relationship.

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when they never overwhelming told you their address. amount of texts.

2) Showing up on someone’s 5) Objecting during a doorstep, especially if they are wedding. hours away.

Dating tips #456: Don’t get into windowless vans. SUBMITTED PHOTO 6A Thursday, October 22, 2015 The Valdosta Daily Times Local Music Scene: Demun Jones

FROM DESIREE people who are able to express themselves through this style,” Most Southerners who keep up said Jones. with the times already know what Thanks to 92.9 being one of the hick-hop is. only stations in Georgia catering Thanks to Dave “Kraken” Stone to Jones’ style of music, he will #172: tip Dating of 92.9’s Country Fried with the be coming to town 8 p.m. Friday, Kraken and Demun Jones, for- Lucky’s. merly of the band Rehab and cur- “A lot of my friends play at

rent hick-hop artist, explained the Lucky’s and I wanted to give peo- concept. ple the good kind of show they’re cat. a get Maybe dating. not consider Jones, born in Macon, ex- use to seeing there,” said Jones. plained this music is a form of His recent album, “Jones Coun- country rap. ty,” is a homage to his home coun- “It’s a mixture of the environ- ty and can be found on iTunes, ment I was raised in and the music Google Play and Amazon. that was popular at the time,” said His new video, “Boondocks,” Jones. drops Nov. 2. His involvement in music be- All tour dates and merchandise gan at an early age. He began writ- can be found on de- ing songs as a teenager and toured munjones.com. with the band Rehab for years. Jones finally struck out on his Desiree Carver can own to work on his current proj- be reached at de- ects and making a name for him- siree.carver@gafl- self in the hick-hop world. news.com. “There have been so many

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‘’ EVENTS What’s happening awash in color, ghosts around town? Ashley Street Station Didges Christ Superdrum w/ A Brilliant Lie @ 10 p.m. Lucky Dutch and the Jen Anders Trio @ 10 p.m. Go Get Gone w/ Ninja Gun Reunion Show @ 10 p.m. Pre-Fest Show: Barb Wire Dolls, Shehehe, Killmama, Wolf & Witness, Divorce, Long Knives, Hashtag Holygrail and Sarah Beth @ 8 p.m.

doubt brought over by Wasikowska from- Bleu Cafe The Essential FROM STUART her role in “Stoker,” a 2013 film also con Hank Hall and Dustin cerned with family and obsession. - Otey @ 7-10 p.m. Edith’s childhood friend, Alan McMi f “Crimson Peak” was a book — and - Darren and Rob @ 7-9 p.m. Iit’s a film awash in books, from the chael, is an optometrist and amateur de ghost story manuscript Edith Cush- tective in the Sherlock Holmes mode. - Guillermo del Toro is a ing (Mia Wasikowska) is working on McMichael owns a set of slide pho Salty Snapper storyteller of many mediums. to the family library of Thomas and tos, created using a silver process, that Mark Swift @ 6-9 p.m. Primarily a filmmaker and screenwriter, Lucille Sharpe to the opening and shows ghosts faintly looming in family Sam Jamwich @ 7-11 p.m. del Toro has also produced films, written closing of the film which is book- portraits. - (patio); Leah & Kevin @ 8-11 p.m. ended by a book opening and a book The dead are all around us, McMi novels and inspired television shows, as (Main Stage) well as worked on several video games. closing — it would be the book you chael tells Edith, if only we would learn read in a 19th century English lit to see them. Jen Anders @ 7-11 p.m. If you like “Crimson Peak,” class, the one you remember because Guillermo del Toro is a filmmaker (Patio); Creeksiders @ 8-11 p.m. here’s what to seek: you enjoyed it, the one you remember- awash in influences — Victorian novels, (Main Stage) because you read the whole thing de horror comics, old ghost stories — to the Earth Tribe FILMS spite your intentions to read the first extent where he has a separate house for “Cronos” and last chapter and wiki the rest. his collection of books, movies, comics Revival @ 6-9 p.m. “The Devil’s Backbone” “Peak” — which should please and toys. Tanner “Pan’s Labyrinth” both horror fans and fans of a good “Crimson Peak’s” biggest influence Strickland @ 6-9 p.m. “” story — tells the story of Edith, a young is Poe (Allerdale Hall, in its disrepair Backstreet “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” woman who falls for Thomas Sharpe, and torrid history could just as well be Blazers @ 6-9 p.m. “The Orphanage” (executive producer) an English aristocrat who has come to called Usher Hall), but when it comes to- “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” (writer/ America — and Edith’s father, Carter — the ghosts, they’re pure del Toro, resem producer) seeking money, funding for an invention bling the titular character from the 2013 “Mama” (executive producer) that could resurrect his family’s defunct- horror film he produced, “Mama.” The “Pacific Rim” red clay mines, restore the depleted fam ghosts here move in herky-jerky ily fortunes and maybe repair the family movements, clawing BOOKS home, Allerdale Hall, which sits atop the their way des- ASSOCIATED PRESS “” (w/ ) mines and has clay seeping up between perately toward “The Fall” (w/ Chuck Hogan) the floor boards. Edith, toward “The Night Eternal” (w/ Chuck Hogan) Thomas is accompanied by his sister, us, at least “Trollhunters” (w/ Daniel Kraus) Lucille, the two of them the only living until the story members of the family. ends and the TELEVISION Which isn’t to say they’re the only book closes. “The Strain.” members of the family who show up in the film. This is, after all, a ghost story - VIDEO GAMES and to paraphrase the narrator of “Mag Sadly, almost every video game del nolia,” we might be through with the Toro works on ends up cancelled, to dead, but the dead aren’t through with us. the point where he has now said he “Crimson Peak” is a film awash with won’t try to make another. color: Rich blacks, deep blues, midnight Go search the Internet for “Sundown,” greens and reds of every hue. There are also bright yellows, no “Insane” and especially “” Stuart Taylor can be - to hear the lament of fans. reached at stuart.tay [email protected].

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