JULY 28 - AUGUST 3, 2019 staradvertiser.com LEGAL EAGLES Christine Baranski stars as lawyer Diane Lockhart in a new episode of The Good Fight. This spinoff of The Good Wife also stars Cush Jumbo as African- American-owned law fi rm associate Lucca Quinn, and Rose Leslie as Maia, who recently passed her bar exam and got herself and her godmother, Diane, mixed up in a whole heap of trouble. Airing Sunday, July 28, on CBS. WE VOLUNTEERS ¶Ōlelo Community Media is seeking volunteers. From video crew (camera, sound, editing) to support assistance at our six media centers. If you’re able and willing to learn, come join the ¶Ōlelo Ohana. Applicants should be 15 years old or older. olelo.org Visit olelo.org/volunteer to apply today. ON THE COVER | THE GOOD FIGHT The ‘Good’ spinoff CBS pulls no punches in ‘The “The Good Fight” is actually a CBS All and uncover some distressing repressed Access series, and it wrapped up its third memories. Good Fight’ season on the streamer in mid-May. But this Showrunners Michelle and Robert King, summer, CBS itself has graciously started who also created “The Good Wife,” were al- By Breanna Henry airing Season 1 in a prime-time Sunday slot, lowed much more creative freedom with TV Media which allows new viewers (and fans who their new series on CBS All Access, and the just miss the series) to watch it from the show has a shorter, 10-episode season, pon beginning research for the article beginning. The ninth episode, titled “Self which is why “The Good Fight” is able to hit you are currently reading, the first Condemned,” airs Sunday, July 28, on the harder and pull fewer punches than “The Uthing I did was ask my mother if she eye network, and I, for one, and my mother, Good Wife” could; don’t be surprised to see had ever watched “The Good Wife” or “The for two, strongly suggest tuning in to catch much darker subjects explored, or to hear a Good Fight.” She replied to my text mes- Christine Baranski (“Mamma Mia!,” 2008) little bit of foul language. sage instantly and wrote simply: “Love them as lawyer Diane Lockhart, Cush Jumbo The only film trope more consistent than both.” Perhaps a mom’s glowing three-word (“Vera”) as Reddick Boseman & Kolstad law the bad sequel is probably the terrible spi- review isn’t typically the thing to set some- firm associate Lucca Quinn, and Rose Leslie noff, but “The Good Fight” came out swing- one on a 10-season-long law-drama televi- (“Game of Thrones”) as Maia, who recently ing and continues to beat both of those as- sion binge, but this is a show that is almost passed her bar exam and got herself and her sumptions into the dust. The show’s prede- impossible to talk about without mentioning godmother, Diane, mixed up in a whole heap cessor, “The Good Wife,” which ended after strong, intelligent and empowered women, of trouble. seven seasons in 2016, was consistently and my mom fits that bill to a T, so why not In the very first episode (“Inauguration”), well reviewed, despite many fans feeling the take her word for it? the liberal politics of “The Good Fight” are show had already run its course by the end laid bare, as Diane decides to retire in the of the fifth. wake of Donald Trump’s election and pre- Apparently, what the Kings needed was a pares to move south for some well-earned bit of a fresh start, because while it makes rest and relaxation. use of characters and storylines from the Unfortunately, a wrench is thrown into prequel, “The Good Fight” stands strong Diane’s plan in the form of an elaborate on its own. Since many people are already Ponzi scheme, and voilà — we have every- caught up with the show on CBS All Access, thing we need for one of television’s great- you’re going to want to be quick on your feet est spinoffs. A couple of arrests, a few af- in order to dodge spoilers; the best way to fairs and plenty of bad tweets later, we find avoid them is to make sure you catch the ourselves one episode away from the most recent episodes as they come out, so Season 1 finale, and Diane is prepared tune in to CBS on Sunday nights. The best to lay it all on the line for the FBI part is, you still have two whole seasons to watch after the season finale airs, and trust Cush Jumbo as seen in me (and my mom), you won’t want to miss “The Good Fight” what happens next. 2 STAR CHANNELS JULy 28 - AUGUST 3, 2019 BEST BETS Sunday Tuesday Thursday Legendary Locations Good Bones Mountain Men TRAVEL 7 p.m. HGTV 3 p.m. HIST 5 p.m. Josh Gates visits famous places where When Mina and Karen acquire a century- When Jake encounters a problem lion, he people’s passions were transformed old duplex in Indianapolis, they decide realizes it isn’t alone in this new episode. into lasting legacies in this new epi- to keep the units separate and start Elsewhere, Tom and Jack break down on their sode. He brings viewers the story of a renovating the north side of the town- way to the Yaak Valley, and Morgan traverses samurai smackdown in 17th-cen- home. 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Filmed in Mychal Smith, “Gridiron Gang,” 2006) and Duffy Washington, D.C., Cummings’ hometown, the (John Reynolds, “Stranger Things”) — four old “Whitney Cummings: Can I Touch It?” standup special features a broad range of top- friends who reunite for a wedding in London. ics, from women’s issues to politics and more. When a bombshell is dropped at the altar, what You may be surprised at how prolific comedian follows is a year of love, laughs, heartbreak, Whitney Cummings is. She created and wrote drama and self-reflection. both hit comedy series “2 Broke Girls” and “Whitney,” produced the revival of “Roseanne” (which, sadly, imploded after its star made a WHAT’S NEW ON HULU WHAT’S NEW ON AMAZON controversial tweet and was condemned as “Four Weddings and a Funeral” racist), and is currently creating a series called PRIME If you were sentient in the ‘90s, I’m willing to “Good People” with Lisa Kudrow (“Friends”) “This Is Football” and Oscar nominee Lee Daniels (“Empire”). On bet you remember the 1994 film that intro- top of all that, her sixth comedy special pre- duced the world to Hugh Grant’s charmingly It may seem odd to those of us who can’t mus- befuddled screen persona, which would serve ter up a shred of interest in soccer (yeah, that him well in romcoms for years to come. Richard football), but the fact is, it’s the most popular Curtis wrote the screenplay, and he’s on board sport in the world. It’s played by 250 million as executive producer for this new miniseries people in more than 200 countries, and I’m not premiering Wednesday, July 31. The series sure if you’ve noticed, but the World Cup is kind was adapted for TV by Mindy Kaling and her of a big deal. This six-part documentary series fellow writer/producer for “The Mindy Project,” streams Friday, Aug. 2, and examines the ef- Matt Warburton, and follows the young-adult fect the sport has had on players and fans, ups and downs of Maya (Nathalie Emmanuel, from individuals to whole countries, and the Whitney Cummings headlines “Whitney “Game of Thrones”), Ainsley (Rebecca stories, emotions and triumphs of those who Cummings: Can I Touch It?” Rittenhouse, “Blood & Oil”), Craig (Brandon pursue it with a passion.