Television Q&A
QUESTION: I never saw the series “Fargo” when it was running on TV. But I happened to sit down when the whole series was being shown. I got all the way up to the last and final episode when my TV quit!!! Do you know anywhere they might be showing it again on TV?
ANSWER: I do not know of any current telecasts of the TV series “Fargo,” which was derived from the Coen brothers movie of the same name. I don’t even see it On Demand. For those of you just hearing about the show, it is worth finding. The first season’s cast included Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman. That first season is now on DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant and iTunes. A second season has been ordered, although it will have a significantly different cast.
QUESTION: I don’t understand why David Letterman insists on jogging across the stage from left to right and then walking out onto the stage. Before he utters a word, he then takes a right turn, walks over to the edge of the curtain, leans on a pole behind it for few seconds and then comes center stage. Maybe he says something there to someone each night but we don’t know that, as no one is visible. Do you know why he has this unusual approach to the evening’s activities?
ANSWER: More than one reader has asked this question, a sign that they are paying very close attention. But if Letterman has a special reason for doing it, I have no answer. When I asked CBS about it, a representative said the question had been asked before and “there’s no real reason behind it, it’s just something that Dave does.”
QUESTION: Is there any chance of NBC or any other network picking up the “Dracula” series?
ANSWER: No. The quite odd portrayal of the vampire (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers) ended after a single season in 2013-14.
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