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The explanation for Sarah Palin's surprise resignation from the Alaska governorship is as simple as ABC--that is to say, the legislator-turned-actress had to commit immediately to appearing in a TV series that will appear on the network's mid-season schedule.
The show, a recharge of the "Maverick" franchise, which has appeared in several incarnations. Here, Palin is to portray Bertha ("Bert") Maverick, who inherits a bar that her grandfather Bret (James Garner in a cameo) won in a card game. Trouble is, a local landowner (Tom Selleck) thinks that he was cheated out of the property, and comes gunnin' for Bert. He finds out she is a she, and they fall in love.
In this version Palin's character is also a sheriff where previous protagonists where shiftless gamblers with no fixed income stream. Palin insisted on the change, because it qualifies as executive experience.
Palin often invoked the "maverick" label during the campaign, which prompted the owners of the franchise to threaten a copyright infringement suit. Palin promised the TV folks would "get takin' care of" when the election was over, which meant either a cabinet post or a movie contract. The issue was decided in favor of the latter when Palin's ticket went down in flames.
Former presidential candidate and exposed wife cheater John Edwards is appearing in his first acting role. Edwards was added for bipartisan balance and comic relief, and his character is said to be gay.
Palin has already caused some trouble on the set for her inability to read the script correctly.
"The way the character talks she always drops the 'g' at the end of a word," a scriptwriter said. "For some reason Gov. Palin pronounces them in an exaggerated way that the real Bert Maverick never would."
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