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There’s a Klingons of yore, however, you’ll more serialized, with stories, con- Trekkies, I’ve been indoctri- Michael Burnham (Martin-Green) fierce fan base to impress, while need to adjust your expectations. flicts and character arcs develop- War for the Planet of Anated in the world of Star is the first human to attend the also drawing in viewers with no They’ve gotten a full overhaul in ing from one week to the next, the Apes Trek for pretty much my entire life. Vulcan Learning Center and Vulcan prior Star Trek immersion. “Discovery,” and, as one of Star rather than wrapping up in neat, Caesar (Serkis) and his clan of My parents’ basement is peppered Science Academy. We’re seeing a “We’re very, very attentive to Trek’s most iconic alien species, the self-contained episodes. The fresh- intelligent apes come under with posters and action figures younger Sarek in “Discovery,” but the divergence between audience change has tongues wagging. man season is split into two chap- attack from a paramilitary or- from the shows, they know every we’ve met him before; he’s Spock’s bases. I think we know that there Relax, though. You may recall ters, with the first ending in No- ganization led by a man episode of “The Original Series” (Leonard Nimoy) father, first intro- are folks like us who know way too that the Klingons look wildly less vember and the second beginning known only as The Colonel practically by heart, and they even duced in “The Original Series.” If much, and folks who know very lit- Klingon-y in “The Original Series” in January. (Harrelson). When they find a carted me along to a Star Trek con- you’re wondering why the heck tle or not at all,” executive produc- than they did in every other Star With almost two years gone safe haven where they hope to Spock never mentioned an adop- er Akiva Goldsman told TrekMovie Trek incarnation down the line, since CBS first announced that a vention with them when I was live their lives in peace, the tive sister before, be patient — ex- in a San Diego Comic-Con inter- and we all got right on board with new Star Trek series was coming around 7 or 8 years old. It was a apes prepare to make the ar- big deal in my house long before it ecutive producer Alex Kurtzman view. “We’re trying to be welcom- those telltale forehead ridges and our way, “Star Trek: Discovery” has really became a big deal in gener- has affirmed that all will be ex- ing to people who have never seen pointy teeth. The new Klingons are been a long time coming, and, duous journey there, but be- al, which it undoubtedly has. plained, and it will fit into the can- an episode of Trek, but also really ridgier than ever, and hairless (RIP, judging by the trailers, it won’t dis- fore they can set out, The Colo- Between television series and on of the show. delightful to those of us who can’t Worf’s ponytail). They come in a appoint. Catch the premiere when nel and his forces strike, killing movies, Star Trek has seen 19 dif- Canon is important with a fran- stop seeing them.” range of distinctly non-human it airs Sunday, Sept. 24 on CBS, af- Caesar’s loved ones and driv- ferent installments on the screen, chise like Star Trek, with its mas- Burnham’s personal story has an hues (gray, mauve-ish, jet black, ter which the remainder of the se- ing him to embrace the more and that number’s about to be- sive and fervent following. Unsur- important connection to the meat etc.) and look decidedly more alien ries will stream weekly on CBS All violent impulses that he’d come a nice round 20. The long- prisingly, “Discovery” is one of the of this first season, which centers all around. Access. thought he’d left behind. awaited “Star Trek: Discovery” Director: Matt Reeves. Stars: premieres Sunday, Sept. 24, on Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson. CBS, after which the remainder of 2017. 140 min. Action. the series will stream weekly on CBS All Access. The franchise first made itself Annabelle: Creation known to the world with creator Possessed doll Annabelle’s ori- Gene Roddenberry’s original series gins are finally revealed. in 1966, with William Shatner in Twelve years after their the lead role as Capt. James T. Kirk. daughter died, dollmaker Admittedly, the original had its Samuel Mullins (LaPaglia) and share of cheesiness, and the sets his wife, Esther (Otto), open and special effects didn’t hold a their home and take in six or- candle to what its later scions phan girls and the nun who would have, but it was light years looks after them (Sigman). Al- (no pun intended) ahead of its though they have been time even then. warned that they must never “Discovery” marks Star Trek’s enter their daughter’s old bed- return to the small screen — it’s room, one of the girls is lured been more than 15 years since the into it by a strange noise and a 2001 premiere of “Star Trek: Enter- cryptic note, unknowingly re- prise,” which wrapped in 2005. Chronologically, that series was leasing the demon that Samu- the earliest, created as a prequel el and Esther had kept trapped to “The Original Series,” and so it in there since shortly after remains. “Discovery” is set be- their daughter’s death. tween the two — roughly a de- Director: David F. Sandberg. cade before Kirk and Co. set out on Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Sa- their five-year mission. Harry Potter baddie Jason Isaacs heads up the USS Discovery as Capt. Gabriel Lorca, with Ma- laysian actress Michelle Yeoh (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Drag- on,” 2000) playing Philippa Geor- giou, captain of the USS Shenzhou, another Starfleet ship. As for which of these is the lead in “Discovery,” the answer, surprisingly, is neither. While Star Trek always makes use of a strong supporting cast, the captain has always been the main protagonist. Not so in “Dis- covery.” Sonequa Martin-Green A Scene from “War for (“The Walking Dead”) takes the the Planet of the Apes” lead in the new series, but, in a marked departure from the fran- Stephen Moyer stars in “The Gifted” Continued on page 16 FINAL-1 Sat, Oct 14, 2017 7:52:54 PM October 21 - 27, 2017 • Salem News • 3 3:30 p.m. TBS (31) MLB National 10:30 p.m. TNT (33) NBA New Orleans 4:00 p.m. WFXT (13) The OT Live GOLF 7:00 p.m. NESN (51) NHL Buffalo Sabres League Championship Series Live Pelicans at Sacramento Kings Live 4:25 p.m. WBZ (4) NFL Seattle Sea- at Boston Bruins Live 7:00 p.m. TBS (31) MLB Postseason CSNE (52) Celtics Post-game Live Live hawks at New York Giants Live Saturday 7:30 p.m. NBCSN (48) NHL Florida Pan- Live Live Post-Game 11:00 p.m.