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DECEMBER 29, 2019 - JANUARY 4, 2020 staradvertiser.com STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND Follow Bill Hollister, a gruff, fi fth-generation lawman as he reckons with his new position as the Los Angeles County sheriff after his predecessor dies suddenly in Deputy. The cast is rounded out by Brian Van Holt, Mark Moses, Yara Martinez, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Karrueche Tran and Shane Paul McGhie. Premiering on Thursday, Jan. 2, on Fox. Governors, First Ladies and a Place of memories. HOLIDAY SPECIAL TODAY, DECEMBER 29 3:00 PM | CHANNEL 53 Celebrate the holidays with four Hawai¶i Governors and their First Ladies as they share their favorite memories of historic olelo.org Washington Place. Hosted by Lyla Berg. ON THE COVER | DEPUTY Urban cowboy There’s a new sheriff in town However, the western genre is resilient western, Deputy Bill Hollister is not at all an and tough like its cowboy protagonists, so it ambitious man, and he certainly has no aspira- in ‘Deputy’ never truly went away. Over the years, the ele- tions of climbing the ladder at work. He is a ments that made the genre so popular have career lawman who is very comfortable kicking By Francis Babin been incorporated into other genres. From the down doors and taking down bad guys but is TV Media cult-classic series “Firefly” and the critically utterly lost in a staff meeting or navigating the acclaimed blockbuster “Logan” (2017) to FX’s sea of politics. fter weeks of looking back at the year’s “Justified” and Disney’s “The Mandalorian,” the How, then, does Hollister end up in the best movies, television shows and western is still going strong, just in a more sub- coveted position of the Los Angeles County Aall things entertainment, it’s time to tle way than before. On Thursday, Jan. 2, travel Sheriff in this western tale? Pure chance. The look at what 2020 will bring us. Once again, to Los Angeles as the Old West meets the big deputy who does not play by the rules ends up superheroes and comic book adaptions are city in the premiere of the modern-day western as the top cop, thanks to an arcane rule written poised to dominate the big and small screen “Deputy,” on Fox. way back in the days of the Wild West. If that alike. This is nothing new, of course — we are After years of obscurity following a fruit- sounds like an outrageous premise, again, you currently living in a superhero world and ful early career, Stephen Dorff bounced are not wrong, but just think about how many have been for well over a decade, but back in a big way in 2019 with his leading wildly out-of-date laws are still on the books that has not always been the case. performance opposite Academy Award because the time was never taken to repeal There was a period not long ago when winner Mahershala Ali (“Green Book,” them. In short, becoming sheriff by chance the majority of these kinds of movies 2018) in the well-received third season is unlikely but not implausible. And it’s very and shows were neither remarkable nor of the HBO anthology “True Detective.” entertaining. very successful. Now, Dorff dons a badge and gun for a We have all been in a situation where Long before our favorite second year in a row to portray we did not feel comfortable or felt like an Marvel and DC friends Bill Hollister in “Deputy,” a imposter. We have all found ourselves in a dominated Hollywood, gruff, fifth-generation law- situation where we did not feel at ease or in it was the western that man who must come to control, but most of us were not thrust into ruled the world. From the terms with his new position the high-stakes world of law enforcement advent of the moving as the Los Angeles County where lives are constantly on the line. How picture to the 1960s, Sheriff after his predeces- will the newly appointed sheriff fare in this the western was with- sor dies unexpectedly. brave new world of politics and red tape? out a doubt the most If that sounds like a Only time will tell. popular genre before it generic procedural, you’re Beyond having to deal with the countless not wrong. But there is slowly started to fade new responsibilities, the new sheriff in town definitely more to this story. away. There were some has to learn how to lead and be part of a team, In this gritty, modern-day memorable westerns re- a prospect that is assuredly not appealing to leased in the intervening the lawman. Luckily for our protagonist, his new decades, but they were few Brian Van Holt costars in colleagues all share his passion, devotion and “Deputy” and far between. dedication for law and justice. 2 STAR CHANNELS December 29, 2019 - JANUARY 4, 2020 BEST BETS Sunday Tuesday Thursday Dare Me New Year’s Eve With Steve Harvey Project Runway USA 10 p.m. KHON 7 p.m. BRAVO 7 p.m. Two Midwestern friends, Addy (Herizen Steve Harvey rings in the New Year in New This new episode features the first “upcy- Guardiola) and Beth (Marlo Kelly) have their York City’s Times Square in this star-studded cling” challenge of the season, designers lives and friendship disrupted by the arrival special. Celebrity guests and recording art- will need to create their looks using donated of a new cheerleading coach, and a murder ists join Harvey, who will bring his signature clothing from Goodwill. 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