Northeast Oregon TV Weekly
July 4 - 10, 2021 l 3
BY JAY BOBBIN
Stella Baker
OF ‘THE REPUBLIC OF SARAH’ ON THE CW
can’t do this task alone. I would not trust myself
to run a country – I don’t have the expertise
for that – but I am a bit of a control freak, so I
guess we share that.
What have you learned about politics
from doing the series?
Because it’s a small town, if we’re doing a
poll in (the show’s fictional) Greylock about a
new law or the constitution or whatever it is,
everyone who expresses an opinion on that
is heard. I think we’re moving back towards
more of that sort of grassroots, focused
on your community, focused on your local
representatives to get to pass policy that relates
specifically to the people around you.
In “The Republic of Sarah,” what do
you think are Sarah’s strengths and
weaknesses in becoming the leader of a
newly formed country?
It’s just that in Greylock, when people vote for
something like that or engage civically, it’s the
laws for the whole country ... but I don’t think
it’s so different than when we show up to our
town hall and say, “This is what we care about.
This is what we need.”
I think Sarah’s basic knowledge of U.S. history
and cartography and geography ... it’s just
such a wealth of knowledge in that area. And
it’s such a progressive outlook on the possibility
of what a country can look like.
How is it now to have a father who’s also
been through the series-star experience,
namely Simon Baker (“The Mentalist”)?
At the same time, she is a little bit impulsive.
She can make quick, reckless decisions
sometimes. She also sometimes thinks that she
has the best ideas for everyone, so I think one
of the biggest challenges for Sarah is figuring
out how to reach out and get help, because you
I feel really lucky that I have some sense of
guidance, that when the s–- hits the fan, I can
call my dad and be like “What’s going on? Am
I doing it all wrong?” He’s been through it all,
so he has been available to give me guidance,
and I’m really grateful for that.
Remembering Robin
BY JOHN CROOK
Questions:
1) Richard Pryor
2) Boulder, Colo.
3) The planet Ork,
where he had to
report back to Orson
4) “Happy Days”
5) “Rowan &
Martin’s Laugh-In”
6) Jonathan Winters
Answers:
Robin
Williams
1) Robin Williams made his network series debut not in “Mork
& Mindy,” but as a regular on a 1977 NBC variety series
starring what iconic Black comic?
2) “Mork & Mindy” was set in what midsize Western city?
3) What was the name of Mork’s home planet, and to whom
did he have to send back regular reports?
4) On what ABC sitcom did the character of Mork first appear?
5) After Williams became a hit on “Mork & Mindy,” in 1979
NBC reran a previously low-rated
series of comedy specials featuring
Williams. They were an ill-advised
attempt to recapture the zaniness of
what signature ‘60s ensemble comedy
smash?
6) Williams often cited this frequent
guest star on “The Jack Paar Show” as
being one of his inspirations to become
an improvisational comic. Can you
name him?
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