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Purposefully on Purpose

CBS has a new show to welcome to thefamily in Accidentally on Purpose, a quirkycomedy starring Jenna Elfman as BillieChase, a thirty-something, career drivenwoman who finds herself pregnant from aone night stand, and suddenly roomingwith the 22 year-old father Zack, played byJohn Foster.

This pair is joined by a stellar cast offamiliar faces, and some newcomers as well.Ashley Jensen plays Olivia, Billie’sglobetrotting coworker; a woman whoknows what she wants in bed and out.Lennon Parham plays Abby, Billie’s bubblyyounger sister; buttoned down but prone toantics. Grant Show plays James, Billie’s bossand ex-boyfriend; a billionaire playboy withan allergy to commitment. And of courseNicolas Wright plays Zack’s buddy Davis, theoff-kilter slacker with a heart of gold. Theshow premiered with a strong opening onMonday, September 21st at 8:30 p.m.following How I Met Your Mother.

Crowds can be seen nearly every Fridayevening making the trek from the SaterParking Structure to Stage 17, where theshow tapes before a live audience. And thenew marquee you see hanging above thestage entrance isn’t the only reason Stage 17is glowing - both Jenna Elfman and AshleyJensen are expecting! This will be Jenna’ssecond child and Ashley’s first.

Stage 17 was of course home to thelegendary Will and Grace for eight years.Step on stage now however, and you’ll findthe high-rise offices of the San FranciscoTelegraph, alongside Billie’s well appointedapartment, complete with nursery. Walk alittle further and you’ll be standing in the“bro-partment,” as referred to by Zack, the

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John Foster (Zack) and Jenna Elfman (Billie) on set in Accidentally on Purpose

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John Foster (Zack), Jenna Elfman (Billie) with Grant Show (James)

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Pumpkin patches are popping up onstreet corners, fun sized candy fills the aislesat CVS, and Jaime Lee Curtis is runningfrom Michael Myers all over the cablechannels. This can mean just one thing; it’stime for Halloween!

Also known as All Hallow’s Eve and AllSaint’s Eve, Halloween originated from theCeltic festival of Samhain (pronounced sah-wen) which marked the end of harvestseason, or the beginning of a new year. TheCelts believed the souls of the dead visitedtheir homes on this night, and witchesroamed the earth playing tricks on humans.To avoid demonic persecution, people woulddisguise themselves as spirits and makeofferings of food and drink. Hence, themodern day practice of children (and many ofus adults) dressing in costume and solicitingcandy door to door in lieu of playing a prank.

You may wonder about anotherHalloween tradition – pumpkins. Whypumpkins? They’re fun to carve and theseeds can be quite tasty, but what do theyhave to do with Halloween? Well it seems onAll Hallow’s Eve, in addition to foodofferings the Celts would carve a head outof a turnip or rutabaga to ward off the evilspirits. As Irish legend would have it, an oldfarmer named Stingy Jack played a trick onthe devil, and in retaliation the devil placeda curse on Jack, condemning him toeternally walk the earth in the dark, armedwith the only light he had, which was a

candle placed inside his carved turnip.Turnips were later replaced by more readilyavailable pumpkins and voila, we have JackO’Lanterns!

Remember the old elementary schoolHalloween custom of bobbing for apples?In this game one tries to retrieve a floatingapple from a water filled basin with theteeth. Not a very sanitary venture during fluseason I must say. This ritual is derived froman important part of the Samhain festival.During this time apples were associated withlove, and it was believed that those able toretrieve an apple either from a hangingstring or the water would be next to marry.

So, now armed with a bit of Halloweenlore, get out the decorations, don yourcostumes, gather your candy sacks, andenjoy the holiday!

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grungy apartment that Davis calls home,complete with X-Box and candy wrappers.

From time to time you may even seeZack’s van parked outside the stage - arental in which he sometimes sleeps. Andyou may have caught the cast and crew onNew York Street a few weeks back, filming ascene involving a sports car, a camera phone,and a few dozen live crabs. Needless to say,Accidentally on Purpose will be taking fulladvantage of all this lot has to offer.

Don’t forget to catch Accidentally on Purpose,every Monday at 8:30 p.m., only on CBS.

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From left to right: John Foster, Grant Show,Nicolas Wright, Ashley Jensen,

Jenna Elfman and Lennon Parham

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• Purchase only those costumes containing a labelindicating they are flame resistant.

• Plan costumes that are bright and reflective.• Avoid costumes which limit eyesight.• Be sure all trick-or-treaters have working flashlights.• Instruct children to only go to well known

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