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NOVEMBER 24 - 30, 2019 staradvertiser.com GETTING BY The Conners, well into its second season on ABC, is achieving both critical and ratings success. Starring John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson and Michael Fishman, the series follows the Conner family in the wake of its matriarch’s death. Airing Tuesday, Nov. 26, on ABC. LIVE! 2019 Kapolei City Lights SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 | 6:00 PM | CHANNEL 53 Get into the holiday spirit and watch the Kapolei Hale Tree Lighting Ceremony and Electric Light Parade! olelo.org ON THE COVER | THE CONNERS Family ties ‘The Conners’ shines despite reviewers and audiences. You can watch a new the series — understandable considering episode of “The Conners” on Tuesday, Nov. 26, the show starts off with the family getting the loss of its matriarch on ABC. the news of Roseanne’s death, followed by One of America’s favorite families is carrying the shocking revelation that she died of an By Sachi Kameishi on without its matriarch, and viewers are all in. opioid overdose. She’d been scoring pills TV Media It seemed impossible to do, but “The Conners” from multiple sources and hiding her ad- has continued to deliver the familiar highs and diction from her family — certainly a timely t’s impressive that “The Conners” even ex- lows of blue-collar family life, and is doing so storyline considering the opioid crisis that ists. Its road has been long, starting with the just as well as it did before Barr’s departure. continues to plague our society. Roseanne’s Ioriginal “Roseanne” premiere in 1988 — that Its success is due to a combination of factors: sister, Jackie (Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird,” series ran for nine well-rated seasons and is top-notch writing, the familiar, talented cast, 2018), her husband, Dan (John Goodman, now considered one of the most popular sit- fan loyalty and even the current political cli- “The Righteous Gemstones”), and their chil- coms of all time. Next came the 2018 revival, mate. But overall, it’s the abil- dren, Darlene (Sara Gilbert, “The Talk”), Becky which shocked and excited fans, and did quite ity of “The Conners” to de- (Lecy Goranson, “Buck Run,” 2019) and D.J. well itself. Add that revival’s sudden cancella- liver touching, relatable (Michael Fishman, “Undrafted,” 2016), pull tion and yet another revival/spinoff, and it’s all episodes that don’t shy together to help one another get through the enough to give longtime fans of the Conner away from the difficult tragedy, which has a lasting effect on each of family whiplash. moments in life that their lives. More than a year after a racist tweet trig- make it so irresistible. But life is not slowed by death, and the gered the firing of the original show’s star and Grief has been one of Conner family’s lives continue with as much namesake, Roseanne Barr, the latest iteration the most prevalent comedy and drama as ever. Executive pro- of the show, “The Conners,” is well into its themes in the ducer Bruce Helford said, “These characters second season on ABC, and it’s first and needed to be allowed to move on and grow,” achieving both critical and second and that’s what they’re doing. The show ratings success. sea- takes the daily struggles of Middle America These would be sons and puts them on screen, managing to both gold-star of show respect and make it funny — a delicate results balancing act. In an interview with Parade, for any Sara Gilbert said, “Our show has never really show been overtly political in that we never take on the air, an issue in the news and hit it head-on. It’s but given the more: How do the things that are happening history and in our country affect our family? What hap- circumstances of pens if you don’t have great health care? this particular series, Laurie Metcalf What happens if you can’t break the cycle of these achievements come as seen in “The Conners” poverty? What happens if you get pregnant as a pleasant surprise for both too young?” 2 STAR CHANNELS November 24 - 30, 2019 BEST BETS Sunday Tuesday Thursday The Walking Dead The Flash Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade AMC 7 p.m. CW 7 p.m. KHNL 9 a.m. Get ready for another epic mid-season fi- With his death imminent, Barry’s (Grant Millions of spectators line the streets of nale as the residents of Alexandria set out Gustin) convictions are tested when the vil- Manhattan to celebrate the holiday on dangerous new mission, and tensions are lain Dr. Ramsey Rosso (Sendhil Ramamurthy) season at this year’s parade. The annual rising in Oceanside. AMC airs the entire 10th uses a mysterious hallucinogenic conta- event features giant character balloons, season so far before the new episode, just in gion to infect The Flash in part one of this floats, cheerleaders, dancers, clowns, case you need to catch up. Arrowverse series’ midseason finale. marching bands and the one and only Santa Claus. Monday Wednesday Friday Bluff City Law Forged in Fire KHNL 9 p.m. HIST 7 p.m. The Polar Express When a journalist’s life is Two families go head-to-head in a battle to AMC 5 p.m. put at risk, Sydney (Caitlin create a canister Damascus blade When a little boy starts to doubt that McGee) and Elijah (Jimmy in this new episode. Then, Santa exists, he’s whisked away to the Smits) race to have them two competitors will have North Pole on a magical train. Based on granted political asylum in this to recreate the infamous Chris Van Allsburg’s 1985 children’s book new episode. Elsewhere, rapier from “The Princess of the same name, the computer-animated Emerson (Stony Blyden) Bride” (1987) that was film features Tom Hanks in six different is planning a Thanksgiving used by Inigo Montoya roles. (Mandy Patinkin). surprise for Elijah. 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November 24 - 30, 2019 STAR CHANNELS 3 ON DEMAND Christmas is coming Netflix is rolling out its 2019 holiday programming WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX: to help him buy another radio station with one tical when Dorothy decides to hire a nanny, the condition: his family must drastically downsize. mysterious Leanne (Nell Tiger Free, “Game of “Holiday Rush” Christmas is coming, and Rush’s children have Thrones”), to care for their “baby.” Tensions just shared their extravagant wish lists with arise as Sean and Dorothy realize they don’t Romany Malco (“A Million Little Things”) stars him, so changing everything isn’t easy, but it know enough about Leanne, and Leanne real- as radio DJ Rashon “Rush” Williams in this new does help them realize what’s really important izes she doesn’t know exactly how their child holiday film premiering Thursday, Nov. 28. As in life. died. Having been described as “tragic and a single father of four, Rush is providing a very weird and scary,” this psychological thriller is comfortable life for his family, but when he not to be missed. loses his job right before Christmas, things WHAT’S NEW ON APPLE get complicated. In an effort to help him stay on the air, his producer, Roxy (Sonequa Martin- TV+: WHAT’S NEW ON HULU: Green, “The Walking Dead”), and his Aunt Jo “Servant” “NOS4A2” Season 1 (Darlene Love, “Lethal Weapon,” 1987) agree On, Thursday, Nov. 28, director and producer The vampire genre gets a new spin in M. Night Shyamalan continues to make his “NOS4A2,” which begins streaming Tuesday, mark in television when this series premieres. Nov. 26. Based on the novel of the same name The show follows Dorothy (Lauren Ambrose, by Joe Hill, the series follows Vic McQueen “Six Feet Under”) and Sean Turner (Toby (Ashleigh Cummings, “Miss Fisher’s Murder Kebbell, “Destroyer,” 2018), who struggle to Mysteries”) as she uses her newly discovered cope after the tragic death of their baby.