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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 16 May 2017
Fox looks to sci-fi, fantasy this fall; MacFarlane in space

LYNN ELBER starring Matt Czuchry (“The
AP Television Writer Good Wife”) and Em-
NEW YORK (AP) — The Fox ily VanCamp (“Revenge”),
network is calling on super- will focus on three doctors
powers and Seth MacFar- and a nurse as it reveals
lane to boost ratings this “what really happens,
fall. “The Orville,” a new both good and bad,” at
space adventure starring American hospitals.
and produced by Mac- — “LA to Vegas” from ex-
Farlane, is set 400 years ecutive producers includ-
in the future and follows ing Will Ferrell and Steve
the adventures of an ex- Levitan (“Modern Family”).
ploratory spaceship. “This Fox describes it as a work-
is Seth’s passion project,” place comedy about an
Dana Walden, Fox Televi- airline crew and the “ec-
sion Group chairman and centric passengers” who
CEO, said Monday in a fly to Las Vegas weekly
teleconference detailing in the hope of becoming
the 2017-18 schedule for winners. Dylan McDermott
the network that’s No. 4 stars.
among total viewers. This image provided by Fox shows Seth MacFarlane, from left, Penny Johnson Jerald, Adrianne MAYBE, MAYBE NOT
The multitalented MacFar- Palicki, Halston Sage and guest star Brian George in a scene from “The Orville”. Fox was happy with “24:
lane, who contributes the Associated Press Legacy,” the follow-up to
animated comedy “Fam- its successful “24,” the ex-
ily Guy” to Fox, is a science “The X-Files,” the onetime fraudulent” recycling the ule Sunday, Fox is holding ecutives said. With star Co-
buff who brought the doc- Fox staple that will make its show so soon after what back several new series rey Hawkins on Broadway
umentary “Cosmos: A Spa- second appearance as an was billed as its farewell for midseason. It’s another in “Six Degrees of Separa-
cetime Odyssey” to the “event series” with a 10-ep- season, and in light of indication that the once tion,” its return couldn’t be
network in 2014. isode midseason run star- how sharply its ratings had entrenched September- considered for fall but its fu-
Also debuting this fall is ring David Duchovny and dropped from its once-stel- to-May network schedule ture remains under discus-
“The Gifted,” about a sub- Gillian Anderson. lar No. 1 position. has given way to efforts to sion. “Prison Break: Resur-
urban couple who discov- Fox will have music as well, Walden and fellow Fox reduce repeats amid in- rection” was intended as a
ers their children have mu- with returning series “Em- Television Group chair and creased competition from special, one-season return
tant powers. Stephen Moy- pire” and “Star” and the CEO Gary Newman em- cable and streaming. and no more episodes are
er (“True Blood”) and Amy live musicals “Rent” and “A phasized their effort to use Other broadcast networks in the works, Walden said.
Acker (“Person of Interest”) Christmas Story.” established shows to sup- will present their upcoming But Fox “loved” what aired
will star in the drama that But it won’t have “Ameri- port newer shows, such as program lineups to adver- earlier this year and would
Walden called “big, cin- can Idol,” which ended the pairing of “Lucifer” and tisers in New York this week. consider it for another limit-
ematic and commercial” its run on Fox in 2016 and “The Gifted” on Monday MORE NEWCOMERS ed run if the producers are
and is Fox’s first with the is being revived next year and “Empire” and “Star” on Freshman series set for Fox’s so inclined, she added.
Marvel factory. by ABC. Walden said Fox Thursday. “The New Girl” is midseason: KELLY’S RETURN
Comedy will get the fan- was interested in bringing getting another season, its — “9-1-1,” described as a Megyn Kelly made her NBC
tasy and sci-fi touch at Fox back the show in 2020 with last, but others that aren’t “fast-paced exploration” debut Monday onstage at
with “Ghosted.” The sitcom changes for a new genera- so lucky include canceled of the lives and careers of Radio City Music Hall, tell-
about two partners explor- tion of viewers but couldn’t shows “Pitch,” ‘’Rose- first responders including ing a crowd of advertisers
ing unexplained phenom- reach an agreement with wood,” ‘’Scream Queens,” police, paramedics and at the network’s schedule
ena in Los Angeles stars producer FremantleMedia. ‘’Sleepy Hollow,” ‘’Son of firefighters. Angela Bassett presentation that she’ll de-
Craig Robinson of “The Of- “It feels bad knowing it’s Zorn,” ‘’APB” and “Making stars in the drama from pro- but her Sunday newsmag-
fice” and Adam Scott of coming back on another History.” lific producer Ryan Murphy azine in June and start in
“Parks and Recreation.” network,” she said. But Fox Like NBC, which an- (“Feud”). the 9 a.m. hour of “Today”
Continuing the theme is felt it would be “extremely nounced its fall sched- — “The Resident, a drama in September.q

‘Deadwood’ actor Powers Boothe dies at 68

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pow- Jim Jones in the TV movie a corrupt senator in “Sin
ers Boothe, the character “Guyana Tragedy: The Sto- City.” More recently he
actor known for his villain ry of Jim Jones.” The cer- appeared as Gideon Ma-
roles in TV’s “Deadwood,” emony was held amid an lick in 2012’s “The Aveng-
and in the movies “Tomb- actors strike, and Boothe ers” and ABC’s “Marvel’s
stone,” ‘’Sin City” and “The was the only acting winner Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Pe-
Avengers,” has died. He to show up for his award. ter MacNicol, who acted
was 68.n Boothe’s publi- “This is either the most cou- alongside Boothe on Fox’s
cist said he died of natural rageous moment of my “24,” tweeted Monday that
causes at his home in Los career or the stupidest,” Boothe was a great, old
Angeles on Sunday. Fellow he quipped after accept- school actor whose every
actor Beau Bridges tweet- ing the prize.He went on word on camera “sounded
ed the news and called to play other memorable like a first time utterance.”
him “a dear friend, great antagonists, including Born to a farming family in
actor, devoted father and ruthless saloon owner Cy the west Texas town of Sny-
In this Aug. 19, 2014 file photo, actor Powers Boothe attends the husband.” Tolliver in “Deadwood,” der, Boothe eventually left
Los Angeles premiere of “Sin City: A Dame To Kill For” in Los
Angeles. Boothe won an Emmy in the gunman Curly Bill Bro- for New York to pursue an
Associated Press 1980 for playing cult leader cius in “Tombstone” and acting career.q