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THE OPENING ACT
JANUARY 13�19, 2022
STAFF
RAISING THE CURTAIN
ON THIS WEEK’S ISSUE
What we’re into New on TV
‘JUSTIFIED’
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City Herald and East Oregonian.
I
am perpetually behind the
curve when it comes to series
television, but every now and
then I’ll fi nd something that really
sucks me in.
One example is “Justifi ed,”
which ran on FX from 2010 to
2015. A friend turned me on to
the show right around the end
of its run. I got hold of the DVDs
from my local library and burned
right through all six seasons. A
couple weeks ago I picked up
Season 1 from the Grant County
Library in John Day, and it looks
like the process is starting to
repeat itself all over again.
Based on characters created
by Elmore Leonard, “Justifi ed”
tells the story of Raylan Givens
(Timothy Olyphant), a modern-
day U.S. marshal with an Old West
attitude who gets reassigned from
Miami to rural Kentucky, a place he
vowed never to return to after his
hardscrabble upbringing. There he
matches wits with Boyd Crowder
(Walton Goggins), a childhood
friend turned backwoods crime
boss. He also gets involved in
a complicated and dangerous
love triangle featuring his ex-wife,
Winona (Natalie Zea), and Ava
Crowder (Joelle Carter), Boyd’s
newly widowed sister-in-law.
The show delivers fast-paced
action, satisfying story arcs,
crackling dialogue and quirkily
engaging characters. My favorite
is Art (Nick Searcy), Raylan’s
smart-mouthed and perpetually
exasperated boss. A close sec-
ond is Wynn Duff y (Jere Burns),
a psychotic Dixie Mafi a enforcer
who runs criminal enterprises
out of a motor home.
But it’s the high-tension
cat-and-mouse game between
Raylan Givens and Boyd Crowder
that gives “Justifi ed” its dramatic
fi repower.
— BENNETT HALL, EDITOR,
BLUE MOUNTAIN EAGLE
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Tyler James Williams stars as new teacher Greg Eddie in ABC’s “Abbott
Elementary.”
‘ABBOTT ELEMENTARY’
F
ellow TV obsessives: We
fi nally have a worthy suc-
cessor to “The Offi ce” in ABC’s
“Abbott Elementary.” Created by
Quinta Brunson, who also stars
alongside a terrifi c ensemble
that includes the great Sheryl
Lee Ralph, the show centers on
an eclectic group of teachers
working at an under-resourced
elementary school. Loosely in-
spired by the 40-year career of
Brunson’s mother, who worked
in the Philadelphia public school
system, it begins its regular run
Tuesday after a teaser episode
aired last month (and is available
on Hulu if you need to catch up).
“Abbott Elementary” is
primarily a showcase for wildly
talented and funny women and
I’m in the bag for any comedy
that has the smarts to leverage
Ralph’s incredible talents.
— NINA METZ,
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
