"Justified:” the fictional television series, centered around a U.S. Marshal in Harlan County who deals his own brand of justice, comes to an end Tuesday, and Series Creator Graham Yost says he wanted to do something special for the region that inspired its setting.
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“You know, we talked a long time about when we wanted to come back down to Harlan as a group and bring some of the actors down here, and it just finally came to be that we could do it right before the final episode,” Yost said.
The result was an early public screening of the finale at Harlan County High School Saturday. For several of the shows actors, it was there first time in the real Harlan County.
“Beautiful. Much more beautiful than I expected. The landscape and everything, and the people are very friendly and. So far, so good,” says Joelle Carter, who plays “Ava Crowder."
“I don't know, I’ve had the rich kids retreat. I get in a van; I come to the hotel; I get in a van; I go to the high school; I get in the van; I get buffalo wings - that's been my impression of Harlan so far,” laughed Jacob Pitts, who plays “Tim Gutterson.”
Hundreds of fans came out Saturday - some from out-of-state. They say the show has played a special role in their lives for the past six seasons.
“It's just a really great show and the dialogue is top notch. It’s just so much fun and I feel like I’m going to start crying at the end of the show,” says Rachel Lange, a fan who travelled from Washington, D.C. to attend the event.
Cameras weren't allowed in the auditorium for security reasons; but fan reviews of the finale Saturday were positive.
“Out of this world! Totally unexpected! There's a lot of twists that people are not going to expect and it's fabulous, They went out with a bang, I can say that,” says Lynn Rowland, reacting to the finale.
The justified finale airs Tuesday, April 14th at 10 p.m. on FX. .. The screening was followed by a question and answer session with members of the cast and crew.
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Original Story:
Television stars visit Eastern Kentucky. Actors from the FX series "Justified" are in Harlan County for a special screening of the series finale.
The show is based off of a deputy U.S. Marshal who comes back to his home state of Kentucky and finds himself in Harlan.
Hundreds of folks were treated to the series finale of the FX series at Harlan County High School.
Some fans traveled as far as Washington, D.C. for the special event. Actors and series creator, Graham Yost, traveled to the mountains for the event.
Yost says the series finale is a bitter sweet end to a wonderful six seasons.
Yost said, "it is bitter sweet, frankly spending this much time with Joelle and Jacob, it's like I am glad its over. Haha. No, we have had a really fun trip and we are really looking forward to showing our finale here. We hope people like it".
We will have much more from cast members and fans on Mountain News at 11.
The series finale will air on FX Tuesday at 10 p.m.
