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JANUARY 19 - 25, 2020 staradvertiser.com 9-1-1 IN THE 5-1-2 Set in Austin, Texas, 9-1-1: Lone Star has all the makings of a majorly successful second installment of the fi rst-responder series 9-1-1: a talented, high-profi le cast, fantastic source material, eye-catching artistic direction and a compelling jumping-off point for the storyline. The brand new series premieres Sunday, January 19, on Fox. LIVE! STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS by Governor Ige WWatchatch asas GovernorGovernor DavidDavid IIgege sshareshares tthehe ccurrenturrent conditioncondition ooff thethe SStatetate aandnd hishis outlookoutlook forfor thethe future.future. olelo.org TUES, JAN 21, 10AM | CHANNEL 53 | olelo.org/53 ON THE COVER | 9-1-1: LONE STAR ‘Lowe’n Star State New ‘9-1-1’ spinoff takes on ing his team from the ground up, and this un- of firefighters. The “Fine ... but I get to pick enviable entry on Capt. Owen Strand’s resume my team” trope is a classic part of a modern Texas makes him uniquely qualified for a job in Texas hero’s journey, and Owen uses it well, select- at Firehouse 126. ing devout Muslim Marjan Marwani (Natacha By Breanna Henry Tragically, the 126 received a rescue call, Karam, “The Brave”), the adrenaline junkie, Paul TV Media and much like Strand’s Manhattan team, the Strickland (Brian Michael Smith, “The L Word: result was the devastating loss of all of the Generation Q”), a transgender firefighter with he first-responder series “9-1-1” is cur- responders but one. The parallel tragedies set enough brains for the whole house, and Mateo rently Fox’s highest-rated drama, so it the stage for “9-1-1: Lone Star,” and act as the Chavez (Julian Works, “American Crime”), who Tstands to reason that it should get its catalyst for Strand’s move from the Big Apple has no known qualities yet, because no team is own spinoff. Set in Austin, Texas, “9-1-1: Lone to the Lone Star State. complete without someone everyone else can Star” has all the makings of a majorly success- There is a stereotype about close-knit teams call “rookie.” ful second installment: a talented, high-profile of first responders, specifically police and fire- Setting the series in Austin, and Texas in gen- cast, fantastic source material, eye-catching fighters: they don’t like outsiders. This is true eral, creates room for some distinctly southern artistic direction and a compelling jumping- in “9-1-1: Lone Star,” too, as Owen emergencies that would seem out of place in off point for the storyline. The brand-new Strand is met with a prickly chief Los Angeles, where the parent series is set. series premieres Sunday, Jan. 19, on Fox. paramedic Michelle Watts (Liv The show’s trailer includes a rampaging rodeo “Lone Star” is centered around a Tyler, “Harlots”) and Firehouse bull, for example. Another small blessing “9-1- character named Owen Strand, who is 126’s sole survivor, Judd Ryder 1: Lone Star” appears to be offering viewers is played by former Brat Packer Rob Lowe (Jim Parrack, “The Deuce”). a lack of terrible Texas accents. In fact, the only (“Code Black”). You can think of him as Watts is a genius and Judd is team member (so far) who is meant to be from a variation of “9-1-1’s” Bobby Nash a cowboy, but both of them Texas is actually played by an actor from Texas (Peter Krause), only shorter, a seem to agree that the (Parrack). Though the cast hails from all over — little older and with a more aforementioned ste- from Michigan to Rehovot, Israel — the series chiselled jawline. Nearly reotype holds true. is set up so that the main character’s diction 20 years before “9-1-1: The cast is rounded and dialogue won’t leave you needing to sus- Lone Star” opens, Owen out by Strand’s trou- pend your disbelief when you hear a New Yorker worked as a firefighter bled son, T.K. (Ronen like Tyler attempting a natural “y’all.” in Manhattan during Rubenstein, “Dead Part of what makes the 9-1-1 series special the harrowing events of Summer”), officer is the way it seamlessly weaves comedy into of 9/11, which took Carlos Reyes (Rafael a drama that, on the surface, has absolutely the lives of every Silva, “Fluidity” 2019) no business being light and funny. However, member of his fire- and the captain’s everyone who knows (or is) a police officer, fire- house but him. The hand-picked team fighter, paramedic, nurse or any one of the real- lone survivor, he life superhero professions knows that this kind spent the next Liv Tyler as seen in of work has two hidden requirements: an iron “9-1-1: Lone Star” decade rebuild- stomach and a pitch-black sense of humor. 2 STAR CHANNELS JANUARy 19 - 25, 2020 BEST BETS Sunday Tuesday Thursday Curb Your Enthusiasm Project Blue Book Project Runway HBO 8:30 p.m. HIST 8:05 p.m. BRAVO 7 p.m. Larry David stars as himself, a cynical com- This hit drama returns for a second season, Model Karlie Kloss hosts this reality compe- edy writer from New York with famous heading to Roswell, New Mexico to ex- tition series that sets out to find the next big friends, in the Season 10 premiere of plore where the UFO phenomenon began. name in fashion design. In this new episode, this acclaimed series. Varying fictional- Aiden Gillen stars as Dr. J. 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Based on the novel “Shrill: Notes ACCESS wanted it to be a real-time followup to where from a Loud Woman” by Lindy West, Season 1 we last saw Picard.” Rounding out the cast are saw Annie, with the support of her best friend, “Star Trek: Picard” Santiago Cabrera (“Salvation”), Michelle Hurd Fran (Lolly Adefope, “Miracle Workers”), deal It’s been nearly 20 years since Sir Patrick (“Blindspot”), Alison Pill (“The Newsroom”) and with her mediocre boyfriend (Luka Jones, Stewart last suited up as Captain Jean-Luc Harry Treadaway (“Mr. Mercedes”), not to men- “People of Earth”), her crazy mother (Julia Picard in a live-action production. On Thursday, tion original “Star Trek: The Next Generation” Sweeney, “Maybe It’s Me”), her awful boss cast member Brent Spiner, who is set to re- Jan.