DECEMBER 30, 2018 - JANUARY 5, 2019 staradvertiser.com REACHING FOR THE STARS The crew of the U.S.S. Orville encounters new aliens, makes fi rst contact with a new civilization and faces off against old adversaries in the new season of The Orville, which premieres with a two-hour special. Also this season, Ed (Seth MacFarlane) and Kelly’s (Adrianne Palicki) tumultuous relationship takes a turn. Airing Sunday, Dec. 30, on Fox. Happy New Year! – From your ‘Olelo ohana. olelo.org ON THE COVER | THE ORVILLE A new kind of sci-fi Fox’s ‘The Orville’ mixes its unique mix of comedy and drama. Despite Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) takes a turn this sea- criticism that the series was a blatant spoof son. They broke up when Mercer found out comedy, drama and more of the iconic sci-fi series “Star Trek,” millions she’d had an affair with an alien, and he was of fans tuned in each week to witness the an- surprised to discover she had been assigned By Kyla Brewer tics of MacFarlane and his cast, leading to an as his first officer aboard the Orville at the be- TV Media early renewal for another season of the show. ginning of season 1. What he doesn’t know is Season 2 was announced in November 2017, that Grayson lobbied his superiors to give him hen it comes to television, science before the first season had even finished the command. fiction fans can be a fickle bunch. As airing. The crew also includes Scott Grimes (“ER”) Wloyal as they are to the series they Fox executive Michael Thorn had high praise as Mercer’s best friend, Lt. Gordon Malloy, adore, they can also be highly critical of those for MacFarlane and his cohorts when the net- the ship’s helmsman, who’s known for his that don’t live up to their expectations. Howev- work announced the show had been renewed juvenile pranks. Penny Johnson Jerald (“The er, a sci-fi series turned the genre on its head for a second season. Larry Sanders Show”) stars as the ship’s chief last season and won over skeptics. “Once again, Seth has struck a powerful medical officer, Dr. Claire Finn. Lt.-Cmdr. Bortus Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy”) returns as chord with viewers,” Thorn said in an official (Peter Macon, “Supernatural”) serves as the Capt. Ed Mercer, commanding officer of a mid- release. “He has delivered a series full of op- ship’s second officer. Hailing from Moclus, level exploratory spaceship, in the special two- timism, drama and his trademark humor. We he and his mate, Klyden (Chad Coleman, “The hour season premiere of “The Orville,” airing want to thank him and the rest of the talented Walking Dead”), welcomed a baby last season. Sunday, Dec. 30, on Fox. This season comes cast, as well as the producers and crew, for an The Orville’s young chief of security, Lt. Alara with a slew of new challenges for him and his incredible first season. We can’t wait to see Kitan (Halston Sage, “How to Rock”), comes crew as they embark on another mission to ex- where the Orville travels in the second.” from a high-gravity planet, and as a re- plore the universe. Mercer and his crew are in for an excit- sult has super-human strength. Lt.- Combining classic science fiction with com- ing sophomore season as they encoun- Cmdr. John LaMarr (J. Lee, “Family edy, drama and even romance, “The Orville” ter new aliens and face off with their old Guy”) was promoted from naviga- is a departure for MacFarlane, who’s not only adversaries, the Krill. They’ll make first tor to chief engineer last season. the series star but also its creator. He’s best contact with a brand new civilization, an The crew’s science and engineer- known for his work in animation as the creator exciting prospect for a crew of space ing officer, Isaac (Mark Jackson, and star of Fox’s “Family Guy,” as well as co- explorers. Fans of the show “Peppermint,” 2013), is creator of “American Dad!” and “The Cleveland may also recognize a famil- a member of a non- Show.” A true renaissance man, MacFarlane is iar planet from season 1 biological race from also a singer, writer and filmmaker. as the U.S.S. Orville revis- Kaylon-1 who’s using “The Orville” marks his first leading-man its Moclus. his post to study hu- man behavior. role in a live-action prime-time comedy, and On a personal level, he’s been mostly well received by viewers as Mercer’s relationship Mercer. The show got off to a rough start with with ex-wife Kelly Seth MacFarlane TV critics when it premiered on Sunday, Sept. Grayson (Adrianne in a scene from “The Orville” 10, 2017, but it soon won over audiences with Palicki, “Marvel’s 2 STAR CHANNELS December 30, 2018 - JANUARY 5, 2019 SOAP UPDATES By Andrew Sawyer hang the Horton orna- an unwanted visit. Laura turns to Felix for help. TV Media ments. Abigail comes Griffin struggles with his feelings. Michael face to face with goes to a charity gala. Willow and Chase go on a For the week of December 24 - 28 Ben. Abigail and Chad date. Kim thinks about the past. receive a Christmas The Young and the Restless miracle. Leo makes a Billy works to lift Victoria’s spirits as they The Bold and the Beautiful spectacle of himself spend the holiday together. As they spend the The Forresters, Logans, Avants and Spencers at the hospital during day as a family, Billy and Victoria’s romantic spend Christmas Eve together at the Forrester the holiday children’s chemistry begins to return. Jack spends the estate, where they celebrate Kelly’s first party. Roman arrang- day with Dina, trying to remain festive even as Christmas. Hope and Liam announce the name es a special moment Sasha Calles as his mother can’t recognize her own son. Jack they’ve chosen for their daughter. The Logan seen in “The Young between Sonny and tells Dina a story about how she canceled sisters step in to save Pam and Charlie’s din- and the Restless” Will. Abe receives an plans to spend time with him and they are ner. At Ridge’s request, each person expresses unexpected gift from both moved by the memory. Devon struggles their blessings to one another. Xander carries Sheila. Chad finds out he is really Charlotte’s during his first Christmas without Hilary, but on a Forrester tradition. Eric reminds everyone father. Claire and Tripp grow even closer. JJ Nate and Ana join him and share their tradi- of the true meaning of Christmas. Ridge has tries to get Haley to open up. Chad tells Rafe tions with him. Kyle gives Lola a beautiful bag, a present for Steffy to give to Taylor. Hope about Gabi’s lies and demands he arrest her. while she gives him a nice watch. Kyle insists surprises Liam with a vacation on Catalina Jennifer apologizes to Abigail for not believing the new watch is more special than the one Island. A serious threat is made to Zoe’s safety in her. Gabi fears for her life as she finds her- he has and he replaces his fancy watch with by someone from Reese’s past. Liam goes self at Stefan’s mercy. Kate makes a surpris- the second-hand model she gave him. When to check on baby Kelly, while Hope arrives at ing admission to Stefan. Family and friends Lola finds out how much Kyle spent on her the airport and meets Matt and Kieran. Ridge gather at Doug’s Place to ring in the New Year. gift, she’s taken by how little he knows her. makes a New Year’s resolution to Brooke to A face from the past makes an appearance. Ana confronts Devon for taking credit for the put her and their marriage first. Hope arrives JJ invites Haley to spend New Year’s Eve with talent she discovered and he offers her a role in Catalina Island, while Liam gets grounded in him. Eric talks to Justin about suing for cus- as an assistant. He asks her to sign the writer Los Angeles. tody of Holly. of Fen’s song to the label. Ana says that won’t Days of Our Lives General Hospital be possible as the writer is reclusive. It comes Gabi experiences panic when she learns that Kevin continues to be tormented by Ryan. Lulu out that Ana is the songwriter, but she ex- Julie has woken up. Abigail drops a bomb on shares what she found with Laura. 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